Category: Japanese

Japanese Cucumber Diet May Aid Weight Loss

Cucumbers have been used since ancient times for weight loss benefits due to their high water and low-calorie content. In addition to containing rich nutrients, cucumbers can help people to maintain an ideal weight, according to renowned Japanese physician Dr. Takashi Tsurumi, who is famous for his research on enzyme nutrition and introducing a simple cucumber…


Cucumber May Aid Weight Loss Argues Japanese Doctor

Cucumbers have been used since ancient times for weight loss benefits due to their high water and low-calorie content. In addition to containing rich nutrients, cucumbers can help people to maintain an ideal weight, according to renowned Japanese physician Dr. Takashi Tsurumi, who is famous for his research on enzyme nutrition and introducing a simple cucumber…


Crash of Private Japanese Moon Lander Blamed on Software, Last-Minute Location Switch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A private Japanese moon lander went into free-fall while trying to land on the lunar surface last month, company officials said Friday, blaming a software issue and a last-minute switch in the touchdown location. The spacecraft belonging to the company ispace was originally supposed to land in a flat plain. But the target…


Ohtani Turns in Another Gem as Angels Blank Nationals 2–0

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Shohei Ohtani has followed up his MVP performance in the World Baseball Classic with one of the best pitching starts of the modern era. The Japanese two-way superstar turned in another gem on Tuesday night, allowing only one hit in seven innings as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Washington Nationals 2–0. Ohtani walked…


Panthalassa Edges Out Country Grammer to Win Saudi Cup

Japanese rider Yutaka Yoshida rode Panthalassa to victory in the Saudi Cup on Saturday, edging out Frankie Dettori and Country Grammar in the world’s richest race. Panthalassa, at 16–1, shot out of the gate at King Abdulaziz Racecourse, putting the field under pressure and holding off a late rally from Country Grammar to take the…


Baked Satsuma Is Sweet Potato Perfection

In Okinawa, Japan, the Tokko Shrine honors a sailor named Maeda Riemon for bringing sweet potatoes to Japan in 1705. He had encountered this plant—which isn’t actually a potato—in the Ryukyu Islands of the South China Sea, where locals called it “Chinese potato.” Riemon was so impressed by the flavor that he brought tubers home…


LIVE NOW: Japan’s New H3 Heavy-Lift Rocket Debuts

Japan will launch its new heavy-lift H3 rocket for the first time at 7:45 p.m. ET on Feb. 16. The H3 rocket will carry a new land observation satellite with an experimental infrared sensor to detect missile launches. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Japan’s New H3 Heavy-Lift Rocket Debuts

Japan will launch its new heavy-lift H3 rocket for the first time at 7:45 p.m. ET on Feb. 16. The H3 rocket will carry a new land observation satellite with an experimental infrared sensor to detect missile launches. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


LIVE 8:30 PM ET: Japan’s New H3 Heavy-Lift Rocket Debuts

Japan will launch its new heavy-lift H3 rocket for the first time at 8:25 p.m. ET on Feb. 14. The H3 rocket will carry a new land observation satellite with an experimental infrared sensor to detect missile launches. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


LIVE February 16, 7:45 PM ET: Japan’s New H3 Heavy-Lift Rocket Debuts

Japan will launch its new heavy-lift H3 rocket for the first time at 7:45 p.m. ET on Feb. 16. The H3 rocket will carry a new land observation satellite with an experimental infrared sensor to detect missile launches. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …