The number of Muslims in Japan is growing fast
Source: Economist But locals are wary of building facilities for them Every friday scores of Muslim men and women stream into a mosque in an unassuming four-storey building in Beppu, […]
Fukushima reactor water could damage human DNA if released, says Greenpeace
Japan disaster Environmental organisation says ‘dangerous’ levels of carbon-14 exist in water that could soon be released into Pacific ocean Workers stand near storage tanks for radioactive water at the […]
The Nuclear Risk Is “Higher Than it has been since the Darkest Days of the Cold War”
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Spiegel International 75 Years after Hiroshima In an interview, Izumi Nakamitsu, the United Nations’ […]
Marking 75 Years Since the Hiroshima Bombing – Have We Learned Our Lessons?
Sabahat Ali CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 6th August 2020 Models in Hiroshima museum depicting the scene after the nuclear bomb was dropped. The skin of those directly affected literally melted […]
At Least Two Controlled Studies From China Supporting Avigan for Covid 19
Chinese official says Fujifilm’s Favipiravir could treat Covid-19 Source: Pharmaceutical Technology Dated March 18,2020 China’s Science and Technology Ministry official Zhang Xinmin has said that Japan-based Fujifilm’s anti-flu drug Favipiravir […]
The Promise of the Japanese Medication, Avigan
Source: WIRED Japan Is Racing to Test a Drug to Treat Covid-19 Based on a compound discovered in 1998, the antiviral favipiravir is already being used in Japan and Turkey. […]
Japanese flu drug ‘clearly effective’ in treating coronavirus, says China
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred, saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: The Guardian By Justin McCurry in Tokyo […]
History’s deadliest air raid happened in Tokyo during World War II and you’ve probably never heard of it
By Brad Lendon and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Updated 1354 GMT (2154 HKT) March 8, 2020 Tokyo (CNN)Everywhere she turned, 8-year-old Haruyo Nihei saw flames. Bombs dropped by the Americans had created tornadoes of fire so intense that they were sucking mattresses from homes and hurling them down the street […]
Olympics in Tokyo ‘are off until 2021’
The event is scheduled for July 24-Aug. 9. Olympic body, Japan promise decision within month Canada and Australia both bluntly said they would not participate this year JEDDAH: Olympics chiefs […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community calls to prayer as Coronavirus cases rise above 70,000
World Health Organization: As on Monday, the 24th of February: Deaths due to Coronavirus (officially known as COVID-19) has climbed to 2,595 with 77,262 confirmed cases worldwide. So we, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Japan, express our support and we pray for all and especially for those in Wuhan, during this […]
Mosque on wheels rolls in to help Muslims pray at Tokyo Games
Source: Reuters By Jack Tarrant For the thousands of Muslim athletes, officials and supporters arriving in Tokyo for the Olympic Games later this year, it may be a struggle for […]
Saudi Arabia, Japan, UAE, Oman ‘can work together to defuse tension’
Arab News Faisal J. Abbas Ali Itani January 12, 2020 Foreign Ministry spokesman tells Arab News of friendship between Japanese PM and Saudi crown prince, and Tokyo’s support for […]
Japan’s Emperor has a $248 million dinner date with a sun goddess
Source: CNN By Julia Hollingsworth Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito will take part in a ritual feast with a sun goddess on Thursday night as part of a centuries-old ceremony to […]
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Developers of Lithium-Ion Batteries
Source: Wall Street Journal By Brianna Abbott, Peter Landers and Joanna Sugden The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three scientists for their work developing lithium-ion batteries—power sources that touched […]
Robot priests can bless you, advise you, and even perform your funeral
AI religion is upon us. Welcome to the future. By Sigal Samuel Sep 9, 2019 A new priest named Mindar is holding forth at Kodaiji, a 400-year-old Buddhist temple […]
Dialogue a must to resolve conflicts, head of Saudi-led interfaith dialogue center tells G20 forum
Source: Arab News Religion should be seen as ‘part of solution’, interfaith forum told 84% of world’s population professes a religious faith or tradition, majority of whom are encouraged […]
Donald Trump welcomes Japan’s offer of mediation with Iran
Source: The Guardian President acknowledges Abe’s close links to Tehran and says US ‘would like to talk’ By Justin McCurry in Tokyo Donald Trump has said he would support Shinzo […]
Japan’s new emperor Naruhito formally ascends to throne in brief ceremony – video
Naruhito formally ascends to the throne in a brief ceremony after his father, Akihito, ended his 30-year reign as head of the world’s oldest continuing hereditary monarchy. On Wednesday, Naruhito […]
A Monk’s Son Struggles to Find Meaning
Source: The Atlantic Video by Yoko Okumura Finding a path in life is a tall order for anyone. But when you’re the son of a Buddhist monk, discovering your purpose can […]
Sony creates colossal 16K screen in Japan
Source; BBC News By Leo Kelion Technology desk editor The biggest 16K screen of its kind will shortly go on show in Japan. Sony’s display has four times as many […]
