Article : Moon might be best place to study Earth's climate
Source : NewScientist.com news service ( Author : Catherine Brahic)
Published : Friday, May 31, 2007(U.S.)
Download from : http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn11961-moon-might-be-best-place-to-study-earths-climate-.html at 3:26pm on June 1, 2007
Shoapeng Huang, at the University of Wisconsin, show a view that moon is the good place to observe Earth's climate. In 1971, the instrument were inserted to moon's surface by the Apollo 15 mission. Huang got hold of this data, which spans mid-1972 to late 1975. The night-time temperature on the moon from this record are affected by Earth's radiation, Huang said. He explained increase in night-time temprature on the moon are caused by "global dimming", the phenomenon which led to cooler temperatures on Earth at the time and the Earth's radiation should decrease as rising levels of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere retain more and more of the sun's energy because the moon can feel its change. However, this article also refer to critical opinion by ," Bruce Wielicki of NASA. His view is that moon is tilted oribit relative to earth, Therefore, the Moon is a very poor place to monitor the Earth's changing radiation signal.
2007年5月15日火曜日
Biofuels demands eating into US corn stockpiles
Article : Biofuels demands eating into US corn stockpiles
Source : NewScientist.com news service ( Author : Catherine Brahic)
Published : Monday, May 14, 2007 (U.S.)
Download from : http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn11849-biofuels-demands-eating-into-us-corn-stockpiles.htmlat at 11:20am on May 15, 2007
Biofuels industry uses a much of US corn stockpile. the US Department of Agriculture(USDA) said national corn stockpiles will run low going into the next crop year, when voracious ethanol demand will rise again. In fact, about 20% of the 2006 US corn crop already was used to make ethanol and the US government said its rate of this year will rise to 27%. It is anticipated for US ehanol output to be going to rise in the future so President George W. Bush announced in his State of the Union address that the US would cut US gasoline use by 20% over the coming decade on 24 January 2007. However, this article also said there is criticizing that using bioethanol is suspicious to reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions by analyst.
Source : NewScientist.com news service ( Author : Catherine Brahic)
Published : Monday, May 14, 2007 (U.S.)
Download from : http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn11849-biofuels-demands-eating-into-us-corn-stockpiles.htmlat at 11:20am on May 15, 2007
Biofuels industry uses a much of US corn stockpile. the US Department of Agriculture(USDA) said national corn stockpiles will run low going into the next crop year, when voracious ethanol demand will rise again. In fact, about 20% of the 2006 US corn crop already was used to make ethanol and the US government said its rate of this year will rise to 27%. It is anticipated for US ehanol output to be going to rise in the future so President George W. Bush announced in his State of the Union address that the US would cut US gasoline use by 20% over the coming decade on 24 January 2007. However, this article also said there is criticizing that using bioethanol is suspicious to reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions by analyst.
2007年5月14日月曜日
62% OK with Japan's ban on collective defense
Article : 62% OK with Japan's ban on collective defense
Source : Kyodo News
Journal : The Japan Times Online
Published : Monday, May 14, 2007
Download from: http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070514a2.html at 10:12am on May 14,2007
The survey regarding current goverment and policies was conducted over the weekend. This article focus on the result of interpretation of the Constitution barring Japan from exercising the right to collective self-defense. The survey shows 62 percent of people from 1.054 responses who are eligible voters said the current constitutional interpretation of collective self-defense should remain intact. Though a government panel of outside experts who are critical of the current official interpretation took the survey, the result of it was against their stances. However, 58.9 percent of responses think this matter should be deliberated by a panel of experts, the survey shows the matter still be open to dispute.
Source : Kyodo News
Journal : The Japan Times Online
Published : Monday, May 14, 2007
Download from: http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070514a2.html at 10:12am on May 14,2007
The survey regarding current goverment and policies was conducted over the weekend. This article focus on the result of interpretation of the Constitution barring Japan from exercising the right to collective self-defense. The survey shows 62 percent of people from 1.054 responses who are eligible voters said the current constitutional interpretation of collective self-defense should remain intact. Though a government panel of outside experts who are critical of the current official interpretation took the survey, the result of it was against their stances. However, 58.9 percent of responses think this matter should be deliberated by a panel of experts, the survey shows the matter still be open to dispute.
2007年5月10日木曜日
Toyota profit hits record 2.24 trillion yen
Article : Toyota profit hits record 2.24 trillion yen
Source : The Japan Times (Author : Kaho Shimizu)
Journal : The Japan Times Online
Published : Thursday, 10 May 2007
Download from : http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20070510a1.html at 15:25pm on May 10, 2007
In 2006 business year which ended in March, Japanese automaker, Toyota achieved the operating profits 2.24 trillion yen by jumping 19.2 percent from the previous year. This is the first time that Japanese firm top the 2 trillion yen. On news conference in Tokyo, Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe said "Our continuous efforts for growth in the global market are paying off," . This article analyzed rising sales on North America and Euro and achivement of increasing sales by Toyota's subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co. and Hino Motor Ltd are the factors of this great profits. However, Toyota decrease the sales in Japan and other Asian market and Katsuaki Watanabe also has a a conservative forecast to North America sales. He said "I think the American market will remain flat this year, but we are taking a conservative approach," .
Source : The Japan Times (Author : Kaho Shimizu)
Journal : The Japan Times Online
Published : Thursday, 10 May 2007
Download from : http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20070510a1.html at 15:25pm on May 10, 2007
In 2006 business year which ended in March, Japanese automaker, Toyota achieved the operating profits 2.24 trillion yen by jumping 19.2 percent from the previous year. This is the first time that Japanese firm top the 2 trillion yen. On news conference in Tokyo, Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe said "Our continuous efforts for growth in the global market are paying off," . This article analyzed rising sales on North America and Euro and achivement of increasing sales by Toyota's subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co. and Hino Motor Ltd are the factors of this great profits. However, Toyota decrease the sales in Japan and other Asian market and Katsuaki Watanabe also has a a conservative forecast to North America sales. He said "I think the American market will remain flat this year, but we are taking a conservative approach," .
2007年5月8日火曜日
Shiozaki denies change on arms sales
Article : Shiozaki denies change on arms sales
Source : Kyodo News
Journal : The Japan Times Online
Published : Tuesday, 8 May 2007
Download from :http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070508a7.html at12:54am on May 8,2007
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki denied the suggetion that Japan will review the principles on arms exports which refrain from arms exports by Defience Minister Fumio Kyuma. Kyuma said since it is hard to research and develop defence equipment by ourselves, looser arms exports might be need to enhance joint between Japan and the United States on this Monday. However, Shiozaki stated the principles on arms exports are extremely important policy for our country and indicated the intention to maintain these policy of continuting to deal carefully.
Source : Kyodo News
Journal : The Japan Times Online
Published : Tuesday, 8 May 2007
Download from :http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070508a7.html at12:54am on May 8,2007
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki denied the suggetion that Japan will review the principles on arms exports which refrain from arms exports by Defience Minister Fumio Kyuma. Kyuma said since it is hard to research and develop defence equipment by ourselves, looser arms exports might be need to enhance joint between Japan and the United States on this Monday. However, Shiozaki stated the principles on arms exports are extremely important policy for our country and indicated the intention to maintain these policy of continuting to deal carefully.
2007年5月2日水曜日
The Justice Ministry intend to recognize the children whose mother was pregnant after devorce as a new husband's children
Article : Just 10% of kids of remarriage to be recognized
Source : Yomiuri Shinbun (Author : Soichiro Kuboniwa / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer)
Journal : Daily Yomiuri Online
Published : Wednesday, 2 May 2007
Download from : http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20070502TDY03003.htm at 8:42am on May 2, 2007.
The Justice Ministry is expected to set up the notice that even if children were born within 300 days of their mother's devorce, they would be recognized as as those of new spouses. To recognize them, their mother will have to need a conception certificates to prove the mother became pregnant after devorce. However, the argument concerning this issue is still lasting. The ministry explained that why there are limits to recognize them is because of fidelity or sexual moral. Therefore, even the ministry suspects that this notice may be applied for only 10 percent of such children. In addition to, the ruling two parties, the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito, are also still discussing the issue of conception before divorce. This case does not be agreed on yet. New Komeito insisted that if the mothers remarried by the time the children are born and providing DNA tests can prove paternity, such children should be recognized as those of their new spouses. But since the LDP importance the moral of family system, they oppose to New Kometo's proposal and there is another difference about the when the new legal measure are established because the LDP want to postpone disscussions until after the election.
Source : Yomiuri Shinbun (Author : Soichiro Kuboniwa / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer)
Journal : Daily Yomiuri Online
Published : Wednesday, 2 May 2007
Download from : http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20070502TDY03003.htm at 8:42am on May 2, 2007.
The Justice Ministry is expected to set up the notice that even if children were born within 300 days of their mother's devorce, they would be recognized as as those of new spouses. To recognize them, their mother will have to need a conception certificates to prove the mother became pregnant after devorce. However, the argument concerning this issue is still lasting. The ministry explained that why there are limits to recognize them is because of fidelity or sexual moral. Therefore, even the ministry suspects that this notice may be applied for only 10 percent of such children. In addition to, the ruling two parties, the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito, are also still discussing the issue of conception before divorce. This case does not be agreed on yet. New Komeito insisted that if the mothers remarried by the time the children are born and providing DNA tests can prove paternity, such children should be recognized as those of their new spouses. But since the LDP importance the moral of family system, they oppose to New Kometo's proposal and there is another difference about the when the new legal measure are established because the LDP want to postpone disscussions until after the election.
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