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When Japanese borrows another language’s words but not their meanings (The Japan Times), 26-Nov-2021

When Japanese borrows another language's words but not their meanings ERIC MAR­GO­LIS CON­TRIBUT­ING WRITER The Japan Times 26-Nov-2021 Read more... Lucky you. This email was sent to you by a user of PressReader, who thought you'd be interested in reading this story. It means you get to click the link and read it. It does not, however, mean you get any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property, copyrighted material, or trademarks of PressReader or any of our content partners. PressReader Inc., 200-13111 Vanier Place, Richmond BC V6V 2J1, Canada PressReader International Limited, 2nd Floor, The Boat House, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, D08 H01F, Ireland ®2003- PressReader, all rights reserved. |  

SoftBank’s Son bets on narcolepsy drug for sleep-deprived Japan (The Japan Times), 26-Nov-2021

SoftBank's Son bets on narcolepsy drug for sleep-deprived Japan KANOKO MATSUYAMA AND TAKAHIKO HYUGA BLOOMBERG The Japan Times 26-Nov-2021 Read more... Lucky you. This email was sent to you by a user of PressReader, who thought you'd be interested in reading this story. It means you get to click the link and read it. It does not, however, mean you get any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property, copyrighted material, or trademarks of PressReader or any of our content partners. PressReader Inc., 200-13111 Vanier Place, Richmond BC V6V 2J1, Canada PressReader International Limited, 2nd Floor, The Boat House, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, D08 H01F, Ireland ®2003- PressReader, all rights reserved. |  

Fwd: New Book Release: Sai Seva

The book is Now available  for purchase online. Hearty congratulations.  Begin forwarded message: From: Product Updates <updates@sssbpt.org> Date: 26 November 2021 at 10:56:47 AM IST To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: New Book Release: Sai Seva  Sai Seva 'SAI SEVA', a unique book on selfless service, is an interesting and educative narrative of the extensive services rendered and coordinated by Dr. Krishnamurthy Narasimhan in Hyderabad, Begumpet, Dundigal and other villages, places in Medak district, as well as in Prasanthi Nilayam and its surrounding villages. In 9 chapters, he has given details of various services, their planning and execution, as well as the joy and the Divine grace showered on the participants. Some of the topics covered in book are given below: Benefits of community bhajans, different aspects of service relating to it and the importance of doing namasmarana with awareness; seva and its purpose, pre-requisites and guidelines for col...

The case of Japan’s curiously quiescent inflation rate

This suggests that whatever is raising prices elsewhere in the world—whether supply-side constraints associated with the pandemic, demand-side stimulus, or some combination of the two—monetary easing alone is struggling to move the needle when confronted with decades of low inflation expectations. https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2021/11/20/the-case-of-the-curiously-quiescent-inflation-rate The case of Japan's curiously quiescent inflation rate from TheEconomist

To prevent floods, China is building “sponge cities”

https://www.economist.com/china/2021/11/18/to-prevent-floods-china-is-building-sponge-cities To prevent floods, China is building "sponge cities" from TheEconomist After four decades of frantic expansion, many other cities are in similar difficulty. They are poorly prepared for extreme downpours, which are likely to become more common as a result of global warming.

It’s official: Science now says grandmas are good for you (The Japan Times), Nov 20, 2021

It's official: Science now says grandmas are good for you AFP-JIJI The Japan Times Nov 20, 2021 Read more... Lucky you. This email was sent to you by a user of PressReader, who thought you'd be interested in reading this story. It means you get to click the link and read it. It does not, however, mean you get any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property, copyrighted material, or trademarks of PressReader or any of our content partners. PressReader Inc., 200-13111 Vanier Place, Richmond BC V6V 2J1, Canada PressReader International Limited, 2nd Floor, The Boat House, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, D08 H01F, Ireland ®2003- PressReader, all rights reserved. |  

JR East opens test run of autonomous bullet train to media

East Japan Railway Co on Wednesday invited the media to observe a test run of an autonomously operated bullet train in Niigata Prefecture as it eyes introducing trains without drivers in the future amid a labor shortage. During the test conducted in the early hours of Wednesday, the 12-car bullet train ran without any manual intervention after a driver switched it to automatic mode. The E7-series train was piloted remotely from a control center. https://japantoday.com/category/tech/jr-east-opens-test-run-of-autonomous-bullet-train-to-media?