TOKYO, Dec 12 (The Guardian) –
A Japanese zoo has launched an investigation after apparently killing 31 of its 40 squirrels by mistake with therapies meant to kill parasites, officers mentioned.
Keepers on the Inokashira Park Zoo in Tokyo handled the animals with anti-parasitic drugs on 4 December as a part of a sanitary precaution, whereas additionally spraying insecticide over their nest bins.
One of the bushy-tailed rodents – a standard Japanese squirrel – died quickly afterwards and over subsequent days increasingly perished, with 31 fatalities recorded by Monday morning.
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Dec 12 (ANNnewsCH) – 東京・武蔵野市の井の頭自然文化園で、二ホンリス31匹が死んでいたことが分かりました。 …proceed studying
Major gender hole in Japan’s perceptions of childcare duties: survey
News On Japan – Dec 11
A survey by Sumitomo Life on family chores and childcare revealed a big discrepancy between males’s and ladies’s perceptions of their respective burdens. While males consider they’re moderately sharing the load, girls really feel a considerably heavier burden compared to males.
21-year-old Japan army man admits to random killing
News On Japan – Dec 11
A 21-year-old male member of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 82-year-old man in a condominium in Kyoto earlier this month, admitting to police, “it could have been anyone”.
Ohtani Shohei to affix LA Dodgers on 10-year, $700-million contract
ESPN – Dec 10
Shohei Ohtani signed a historic 10-year, $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.
Ohtani posted to Instagram on Saturday saying he would play for his former workforce’s crosstown rival beginning subsequent season after spending six seasons with the Los Angeles Angels.
‘Dynaland’ ski resort opens in snow-covered Gifu mountains
News On Japan – Dec 08
The ski slopes of “Dynaland” in Gujo City, Gifu Prefecture, opened for enterprise on Friday, with expectations excessive this season after a disappointing final winter, and snow already reaching a depth of 1 meter in some areas.
Fukuoka police seize dozens of army weapons
News On Japan – Dec 08
An organization government from Saitama Prefecture has been arrested for allegedly promoting deadly weapons to consumers together with a physician, with a complete of 37 army firearms seized.