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Kyodo News
16 hours ago
- Kyodo News
Kyodo News Digest: Aug. 18, 2025
TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- 2 Japanese killed in street shooting in Manila on Fri.: embassy MANILA - Two Japanese were fatally shot in Manila earlier this week and their belongings stolen, the Japanese Embassy in the Philippines said Sunday as it continues to alert nationals in the wake of a string of street robberies. According to the embassy, the two were shot Friday night by a man who approached them after they left a taxi. The man fled on a motorcycle. ---------- Half of Japan municipalities say evacuation shelters fall short: survey TOKYO - Nearly half of municipalities across Japan say evacuation shelters they are preparing do not meet government guidelines on the required number of toilets or minimum living space per person, a recent Kyodo News survey showed, citing budget and capacity constraints. The survey findings highlight the urgent need for the central and local governments in quake-prone Japan to make further efforts in this area, as inadequate shelter conditions could even prove fatal. ---------- Japan plans "notebook" system to support crime victims TOKYO - The Japanese government plans to introduce a nationwide "victim notebook" system to better support crime victims, enabling them to document their cases so they can more easily apply for financial and other assistance, government sources said Sunday. The National Police Agency plans to provide prefectural police with information on the system's operation, including sample entries showing how the notebook will be used. ---------- Vietnamese man indicted over robbery-murder in southwest Japan SAGA, Japan - A Vietnamese man was indicted Sunday for allegedly killing a woman during robbery at her home in the southwestern Japan city of Imari in late July. Dam Duy Khang, a 24-year-old worker under Japan's technical internship program, allegedly entered the house in the afternoon of July 26 and stole 11,000 yen ($75) after threatening Maiko Mukumoto, a 40-year-old Japanese language teacher, and her mother by brandishing a kitchen knife. ---------- Japanese film wins top award at Swiss Locarno film festival LONDON - The Japanese film "Two Seasons, Two Strangers" directed by Sho Miyake won the top award Saturday at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. The film became the fourth Japanese winner of the Golden Leopard after Masahiro Kobayashi's "The Rebirth" in 2007, according to the Locarno Film Festival website. ---------- Japan's 1st osmotic power plant begins operating in Fukuoka FUKUOKA - Japan's first osmotic power plant that uses the difference in salt concentration between seawater and fresh water to generate electricity began operations in early August in a southwestern prefecture. The Fukuoka District Waterworks Agency, the world's second operator to use the technology following a Danish firm that began doing so in 2023, describes it as "a next-generation renewable energy source that is not affected by weather or time of day and emits no carbon dioxide." ---------- Baseball: Tigers' Ishii throws NPB record 40 straight scoreless innings TOKYO - Hanshin Tigers right-hander Daichi Ishii set a Nippon Professional Baseball record of pitching 40 straight scoreless innings Sunday as his Central League-leading club beat the Yomiuri Giants 3-1. The 28-year-old had tied the previous record of 39 innings on Wednesday, set in 2021 by the Seibu Lions' Kaima Taira, and now tops the list after throwing a scoreless eighth inning at Tokyo Dome. ---------- Football: Okayama claim deserved win to deny Kashiwa J1 top spot OKAYAMA, Japan - Fagiano Okayama stunned Kashiwa Reysol 2-1 at home in the J-League first division on Sunday, denying the title chasers the chance to go top of the table. Kashiwa stay third on 47 points, one off leaders Kyoto Sanga and second-placed Kashima Antlers, while Okayama moved up to 10th on 36 points at JFE Harenokuni Stadium where the kick-off was delayed by 90 minutes due to lightning. ---------- VIDEO: Return rush of "bon" summer holidaymakers in Japan
Japan Today
20 hours ago
- Business
- Japan Today
Japan's 1st osmotic power plant begins operating in Fukuoka
Japan's first osmotic power plant that uses the difference in salt concentration between seawater and fresh water to generate electricity began operations in early August in a southwestern prefecture. The Fukuoka District Waterworks Agency, the world's second operator to use the technology following a Danish firm that began doing so in 2023, describes it as "a next-generation renewable energy source that is not affected by weather or time of day and emits no carbon dioxide." In the process, also called salinity gradient power, the electricity is produced by the osmotic process when concentrated seawater created by extracting fresh water is separated by a permeable membrane from treated water from a sewage treatment facility. The membrane does not allow impurities other than water to pass. A turbine in the plant is rotated via pressure created by the movement of water from the fresh to the saltwater reservoir, with a generator producing electricity from the turbine's movement. The agency expects the power generation plant, which began operations on Aug. 5 in Fukuoka, to produce 880,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. The power will be used in a desalination facility that provides fresh water to the city and neighboring areas. "I feel overwhelmed that we have been able to put this into practical use. I hope it spreads not just in Japan, but across the world," said Akihiko Tanioka, an expert in osmotic power and professor emeritus at the Institute of Science Tokyo. © KYODO
The Star
a day ago
- Science
- The Star
Japan's first osmotic power plant begins operating in Fukuoka
- Photo: Fukuoka Area Waterworks Agency official Instagram FUKUOKA, (Japan): (Bernama-Kyodo) Japan's first osmotic power plant that uses the difference in salt concentration between seawater and fresh water to generate electricity began operations in early August in a southwestern prefecture, Kyodo News Agency reported. The Fukuoka District Waterworks Agency, the world's second operator to use the technology following a Danish firm that began doing so in 2023, describes it as "a next-generation renewable energy source that is not affected by weather or time of day and emits no carbon dioxide." In the process, also called salinity gradient power, the electricity is produced by the osmotic process when concentrated seawater created by extracting fresh water is separated by a permeable membrane from treated water from a sewage treatment facility. The membrane does not allow impurities other than water to pass. A turbine in the plant is rotated via pressure created by the movement of water from the fresh to the saltwater reservoir, with a generator producing electricity from the turbine's movement. The agency expects the power generation plant, which began operations on Aug 5 in Fukuoka, to produce 880,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. The power will be used in a desalination facility that provides fresh water to the city and neighbouring areas. "I feel overwhelmed that we have been able to put this into practical use. I hope it spreads not just in Japan, but across the world," said Akihiko Tanioka, an expert in osmotic power and professor emeritus at the Institute of Science Tokyo. - Bernama-Kyodo
The Mainichi
a day ago
- Business
- The Mainichi
Japan's 1st osmotic power plant begins operating in Fukuoka
FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Japan's first osmotic power plant that uses the difference in salt concentration between seawater and fresh water to generate electricity began operations in early August in a southwestern prefecture. The Fukuoka District Waterworks Agency, the world's second operator to use the technology following a Danish firm that began doing so in 2023, describes it as "a next-generation renewable energy source that is not affected by weather or time of day and emits no carbon dioxide." In the process, also called salinity gradient power, the electricity is produced by the osmotic process when concentrated seawater created by extracting fresh water is separated by a permeable membrane from treated water from a sewage treatment facility. The membrane does not allow impurities other than water to pass. A turbine in the plant is rotated via pressure created by the movement of water from the fresh to the saltwater reservoir, with a generator producing electricity from the turbine's movement. The agency expects the power generation plant, which began operations on Aug. 5 in Fukuoka, to produce 880,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. The power will be used in a desalination facility that provides fresh water to the city and neighboring areas. "I feel overwhelmed that we have been able to put this into practical use. I hope it spreads not just in Japan, but across the world," said Akihiko Tanioka, an expert in osmotic power and professor emeritus at the Institute of Science Tokyo.
Kyodo News
2 days ago
- Business
- Kyodo News
Japan's 1st osmotic power plant begins operating in Fukuoka
FUKUOKA - Japan's first osmotic power plant that uses the difference in salt concentration between seawater and fresh water to generate electricity began operations in early August in a southwestern prefecture. The Fukuoka District Waterworks Agency, the world's second operator to use the technology following a Danish firm that began doing so in 2023, describes it as "a next-generation renewable energy source that is not affected by weather or time of day and emits no carbon dioxide." In the process, also called salinity gradient power, the electricity is produced by the osmotic process when concentrated seawater created by extracting fresh water is separated by a permeable membrane from treated water from a sewage treatment facility. The membrane does not allow impurities other than water to pass. A turbine in the plant is rotated via pressure created by the movement of water from the fresh to the saltwater reservoir, with a generator producing electricity from the turbine's movement. The agency expects the power generation plant, which began operations on Aug. 5 in Fukuoka, to produce 880,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. The power will be used in a desalination facility that provides fresh water to the city and neighboring areas. "I feel overwhelmed that we have been able to put this into practical use. I hope it spreads not just in Japan, but across the world," said Akihiko Tanioka, an expert in osmotic power and professor emeritus at the Institute of Science Tokyo.
