The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) is inviting bids to procure 24 exceptional E5 Series Shinkansen trainsets from Japan. India has launched a tender for the same.

The NHSRCL earlier planned on introducing the first-ever bullet train project. The Government of India aims of inaugurating this by 2027. To facilitate the same, the authorities have now put up a tender to gain bids.

The 24 E5 Series Shinkansen trains cost around Rs 11,000 crore. However, to comply with the funding norms set by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), NHSRCL has put limits on participation in this procurement.

Industry giants such as Hitachi Rail and Kawasaki Heavy Industries are some of the forefront contributors to crafting these trainsets. These trains are a result of Brilliant Japanese engineering and ingenuity.

Speaking of the brilliant features that distinguish the E5 Series trainsets, it starts with the speed, which reaches up to 320 km/h. These trains ensure swift and efficient travel while seamlessly connecting destinations. The trainsets feature a sleek and aerodynamic design, which minimizes air resistance and noise levels. This enables a smoother and quieter ride for passengers. It is configurable in either 10-car or 12-car formations, thus capable of adapting to different passenger demands.

The interior possesses excellent comfort and space, with ample seating and legroom.

Companies are gearing up to submit their bids by the end of October.

A single Shinkansen trainset consists of 10 coaches and is capable of accommodating 690 passengers.

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American football player Christian Pulisic is out of action and is set to miss the warmup match against Japan. The U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) said Pulisic was out “because of a knock he took in training earlier this week.” The USSF has claimed it was too soon to figure out whether he will be available for Tuesday’s friendly against Saudi Arabia in Murcia, Spain.

Tim Weah, Yunus Musah, Chris Richards, Antonee Robinson and Zack Steffen also were not in the squad because of injuries. Moreover, Miles Robinson will miss the World Cup because of a torn Achilles.

Due to injuries and suspensions, Pulisic, Adams and McKennie have played together only four times, a 2019 friendly against Ecuador, World Cup qualifiers against Honduras and Canada in January, and a June friendly against Uruguay.

Big names and Key players absence on regular basis is not a good sign for American football.

With the World Cup knocking doors in a couple of months, the Americans are back after missing the 2018 tournament, they start off their campaign opener against Wales on November 21, after that they lock horns with England four days later and close the first round against Iran on November 29.

On the other hand, Japan is preparing for its seventh straight World Cup edition, they start off against Germany on November 23, meet up with Costa Rica four days later and closes group play against Spain on December 1.

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Hayabusa-2 was launched in 2014 to reach Ryugu, which is around 300 million kilometers away.

The roughly refrigerator-sized Hayabusa-2 spacecraft reportedly landed on the diamond-shaped asteroid Ryugu, which was given the name Ryugu after the Japanese term for “dragon palace,” according to Phys.org.

The probe impacted an “impactor” into the surface, collecting 5.4 grams (0.2 ounces) of rocks and dust. The discovery of water in an asteroid sample for the first time sheds light on the possible origins of the oceans on Earth. The Hayabusa2 spacecraft from Japan made the discovery.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tohoku University, and other research teams published their findings in the journal Science on Thursday. Scientists studied the Ryugu asteroid samples that the Hayabusa2 sent.

The minuscule amount of water was discovered in a dip in an iron sulfide crystal that was several microns wide. It is believed to have existed roughly 4.6 billion years ago, not long after the solar system first formed. On Ryugu, though, the water appears to be liquid rather than frozen. Salts, organic debris, and carbon dioxide were all present in the carbonated water.

Despite the fact that water had already been discovered in a meteorite, it was still feasible for it to have originated on Earth. A prior study of a Ryugu sample had suggested the presence of water, but this was not confirmed until water and minerals began to interact chemically.
Tomoki Nakamura, a professor of earth science at Tohoku University, made the observation that an asteroid that collides with the Earth and contains water also carries organic material. The origins of living things and the origins of the oceans are directly tied to this information.

The Ryugu samples are still being examined in Japan by eight research teams. It is predicted that more details about the makeup of organic matter, including the 23 amino acids that have already been discovered, will be found.

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Japan announced on Wednesday that it is looking into the possible involvement of a pro-Russian group after numerous government websites were disrupted the day before. The pro-Russian group “Killnet” was quoted in the media as claiming responsibility for the attacks on government websites.

As per the Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, the Japanese government is investigating whether the problems trying to access more than 20 websites across four government ministries were caused by a denial attack.  Matsuno said,”We are aware that the (Killnet) hacker group was behind the attacks, but at the moment we are still investigating the cause of the failures, including the group’s involvement”. Further, on this he said, the government services failed to be accessed on Tuesday, but after sometime, the services were restored itself.

One of the tweets by Japan’s digital agency, it was clear that the e-Gov official portal was facing certain log-in inconveniences. However, the issue was not specified. It is still being assumed that this governmental portal,too, was one of the targeted websites that day.

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After days of attacks, Killnet has officially declared its urge to target Japan. Just like the anonymous slogan Killnet has made a slogan of its own while declaring a full-on cyber war against japan, ‘We are Russians, We are Killnet’.

Japan announced on Wednesday that it is looking into the possible involvement of a pro-Russian group after multiple government websites were disrupted the day before. The media reported that the pro-Russian group “Killnet” was responsible for the attacks on government websites. The Japanese government is investigating whether problems accessing more than 20 websites across four government ministries were caused by a denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, according to Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno.

In a DDoS attack, hackers attempt to paralyze a network by flooding it with unusually large amounts of data traffic.

“We are aware that the (Killnet) hacker group claimed responsibility for the attacks, but we are still investigating the cause of the failures, including the group’s involvement,” Matsuno explained.  The government websites were unavailable on Tuesday evening, but services were restored the following day, he added.

Japan’s digital agency later tweeted that its e-Gov administrative portal was experiencing log-in issues to some services on Wednesday, but did not specify the cause. According to public broadcaster NHK, the portal was among those targeted on Tuesday.

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The pro-Russian hacktivist group Killnet has been particularly active since Russia invaded Ukraine. Killnet declared war on groups in countries that were allies of Ukraine and then carried out attacks in Lithuania, Norway, and Italy, to name a few. Many people have started to worry that these attacks may next target their companies.

On July 27, GroupSense analysts discovered a stunning new message from Killnet. KillMilk, the brains behind Killnet, will split off to begin his final assault on Lockheed Martin. Killnet claims that KillMilk has been putting considerable effort into getting ready for this pivotal clash. In their main Telegram channel, Killnet shared a brand-new channel that belonged to their creator KillMilk.

The letter from Killnet expresses a persistent commitment to defending Russia from its adversaries abroad, shares an anti-European point of view, and challenges other activists to continue their work for the benefit of the nation.

He said, “What I would do for my country now would be dangerous enough for my team. So I made the decision to withdraw from Killnet for their own safety. But that doesn’t mean I’m leaving them without my help. Nothing changes, folks! Killnet is in full swing to win!”

Now recently it was brought to notice by KillNet that KillMilk has sobered up after a binge and has now restarted attacking Japan as their first target, with several government sites on their list.

The sites include the Electronic government of Japan (Public Services), the Electronic Application of the e-government of Japan, Japan’s main tax portal(desktop), and the main electronic system of tax authority of Japan, including local authorities, certified contractors, tax software development companies, financial institutions, and major tax system providers.

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The BWF World Championship 2022 will be starting from August 21 in Tokyo, Japan. Indian shuttlers in the likes of Saina Nehwal, Viktor Axelsen, Kento Momota and Tai Tzu Ying will compete in the BWF top flight event.

Moreover, recent Commonwealth Games medalist PV Sindhu will not be participating in the event as she suffered a stress fracture at the Commonwealth Games, which now has ruled her out of the tournament.

Therefore, shuttlers like Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth will headline the action for the Indian contingent. Furthermore, the two players were crowned with bronze and silver medals respectively.

Here is the schedule of BWF World Championship 2022:

1st round– August 22, 23

2nd round– August 24

Quarter-final– August 25

Semi-final– August 26

Final – August 27

The BWF World Championship 2022 will begin at 7:30 am IST on August 2022.

Now, here is the list of the Indian players who will be taking part in the prestigious BWF World Championship. A total of 24 shuttlers will be flying to Tokyo.

Ace player Saina Nehwal will be back in action after missing out on the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. With a stellar performance in the Commonwealth Games recently, India will be looking to take advantage of their good form and enhance their history in the tournament.

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The newest national holiday in Japan is Mountain Day, or “Yama no hi” as it is more often known. It has been observed on August 11th since 2016. A holiday will be observed the following Monday if August 11 falls on a Sunday. The legislature adopted a revision to the statute governing national holidays on May 23, 2014. On January 1st, 2016, it will go into effect. Mountain Day intends to provide people with an “opportunity to get to know mountains and appreciate gifts from mountains,” as stated in the statute.

The Japanese Alpine Club and other organizations lobbied for the measure, arguing that Japan should honor its peaks and mountains because Shinto beliefs in nature have shaped the country’s culture. The occasion became a holiday as a result.

Given that Japan’s landscape is dominated by mountains, where skiing and hiking are popular sports, this is apt. Each of Japan’s major islands is divided by a mountain range. Mount Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan, one of the “Three Holy Mountains,” and one of the most well-known symbols of the nation (3,776 m). Other significant summits are Mount Kita, Mount Hotaka, Mount Yari, Mount Tate, Mount Haku, and Mount Kumotori. August 11th was chosen as Mountain Day because numerous local governments in the country’s mountainous regions had already designated that day as a day to honor their mountains. Others claim that the date is appropriate because, when written in Japanese kanji characters, the numerals 8 and 11 both resemble mountains.

Being a modern holiday, there are no particular traditional ceremonies associated with the day.

The first-ever National Ceremony for Mountain Day was held in the Japanese Alps at Kamikochi in Matsumoto, Nagano.

Only 68% of respondents to a Japan Weather Association study in 2016 were aware of the new holiday. It will be some time until Mountain Day is recognized as a national holiday; in the same study, almost 10% of participants said they had never heard of Marine Day, which was started in 1996.

Google Doodle paid a tribute to Japanese Mountain Day.

Psst. You hear that? The great outdoors is calling.

Each year during Mountain Day in Japan, people leave the urban jungle to recharge in transcendent mountains and relaxing hot springs. Learn more about this rejuvenating holiday → https://t.co/owR6TW1Btm #GoogleDoodle pic.twitter.com/r0wYczWsjn

— Google Doodles (@GoogleDoodles) August 11, 2022

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Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp recently posted a $23.1 billion quarterly investment lost at its Vision Fund investing arm. Consequently, SoftBank has decided to cut headcount at Vision Fund. 

Vision Fund supports the world of venture capital with bets on startups such as Uber and Didi. They posted the mentioned loss in the April-June quarter citing evaporation in value from its investments in the market rout. 

Vision Fund faced a quarterly loss of $26.2 billion in the month of May. This happened because SoftBank was caught out by rising interest rates and political instability that hammered markets globally. 

Masayishi Son stated in an earnings news conference that the world is in great confusion. Son is executing scaling back of investment activity. In the new investments in the first quarter, Vision Fund has approved just $600 million. In the same period last year, the investment was $20.6 billion. 

The billionaire on Monday has pledged to limit the second fun to manage its current portfolio of investments. Parallel to it, it is being planned to cut workforce at Vision Fund and execute cost reduction across the group. 

Son asserted that they need to cut costs with no sacred areas. 

Son has already faced series of high-profile reversals after bets by later stage startups soured. WeWork is one such startup. This prompted Son to tighten investment controls with the second fund. 

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Everybody, as well as every civilization, has a living history. Older languages have influenced our contemporary ones. All of the customs, beliefs, and civilizations we practice now have a long history. Even our genetic makeup is derived from earlier generations. Having a solid grasp of these connections will enable you to better comprehend what it means to be a person.

It may be a lot of fun to learn history. The many movies about our past serve as proof of this. Among the most fascinating and gripping tales in history are those involving pirates, treasure, mysteries, and adventures. New historical accounts are frequently incorporated into popular culture.
Even better, each topic and profession has a history.

History is a mystery. We can never be certain of what happened in the past. While we talk about mysteries now, recently a video was posted on Twitter. The video showed A Japanese house that was constructed without any nails over 100 years ago. While looking carefully at the video and observing, it can be seen that the house was built with such amazing creativity that it didn’t need even a single piece of nail to build it. The secret to that was the way they cut the wood and arranged it like they were playing Lego. Instead of nails using nails, they used wooden pieces to bind the house together, and evidently, the house was built so perfectly that it managed to stay intact even after a hundred years.

A Japanese house constructed without any nails over 100 years ago pic.twitter.com/55VY2pjL9q

— Lost in history (@lostinhist0ry) August 4, 2022

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