By NAMI SUGIURA/ Staff Writer
April 24, 2021 at 07:00 JST
A simulation shows how droplets spread when a driver coughs in a taxi. Thanks to a partition and open windows, droplets effectively blow out the car. (Provided by Riken in cooperation with Toyota Motor Corp. and the transport ministry)
A partition separating the driver and passenger seats in a bus can prevent large droplets from reaching either side when someone coughs, according to simulations by the world’s fastest supercomputer. [Read More]
Stories about memories of cherry blossoms solicited from readers
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
A series on the death of a Japanese woman that sparked a debate about criminal justice policy in the United States
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
