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Killer Whale Communities Near Hokkaido | Mirage News
Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan -- The species Orcinus orca, generally known as orcas or killer whales, is made up of many genetically distinct populations called ecotypes. Each ecotype indicates an ecological specialization with its own ecological and phylogenetic characteristics. The North Pacific is home to three known ecotypes of killer whales, called the transient, resident, and offshore ecotypes. While transient ecotype killer whales are mammal-eating, the resident and offshore orcas are fish-eating.
Though killer whale populations in the eastern North Pacific near Vancouver Island and Alaska have been studied extensively, populations in the western North Pacific have been less studied, especially around Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island. One...
Japan, Poland to join U.S. military satellite network
Top Stories Tamfitronics Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite illustration. Credit: U.S. Air ForceWASHINGTON Japan and Poland are set to gain access to the U.S. militarys Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite network, marking a strategic expansion of the system that currently supports the United States and several other partner nations.Officials said the inclusion of these new partners reflects the growing importance of space-based communications for military coordination and response, as global tensions increasingly extend into the space domain.The WGS satellites, built by Boeing and operated by the U.S. Space Force, provide high-capacity communication services for military operations. With 10 satellites in geostationary Earth orbit, WGS has been the backbone of U.S. military communications.The first WGS-1 satellite launched in 2001.. The newest additions, WGS-11 and WGS-12, will be launched in 2025 and 2027 respectively, and will...
Japan makes tepid push on gender gap in politics as election nears
Politics tamfitronics ODAWARA, Japan — Karen Makishima is the only female running for Japan’s governing party in her 20-seat prefecture for the Oct. 27 general election, reflecting the tough battle women face in breaking into the country’s male-dominated politics.Her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has promised to narrow one of the widest gender gaps among lawmakers in the democratic world, but even with a record fifth of all election candidates being women, it and other parties will most likely fail to hit a government target of 35% female lower house candidates by 2025.While surveys show societal attitudes toward women in Japan are a barrier, some also say that the governing LDP, which has governed for almost all of the post-war period, is not serious about shrinking the gender gap in lawmakers, citing its failure to implement...
