Shinji Ono

Shinji Ono is a science & technology news writer of The Sankei Shimbun, Science News Department.

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INTERVIEW | Koichi Wakata on the Prospects of a Japanese Astronaut on the Moon

Shinji Ono August 20, 2020

The Japanese and United States governments announced in July a joint declaration for...

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Japan Increases Production of Avigan as Early Results of Clinical Trials Show Promise

Shinji Ono April 29, 2020

As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues, the Japanese drug Avigan has commanded global...

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Existing Drugs Tested as Experts Search for Effective Treatments for COVID-19

Shinji Ono April 2, 2020

With the ongoing spread of the novel coronavirus, Japan is revving up the...

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Across the Pacific in Two Hours: JAXA Sets Sights on Mach 5 Supersonic Aircraft

Shinji Ono February 25, 2019

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is advancing research on a hypersonic Mach...

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Robots From Around the World Come to Tokyo for JPY100-Million Prize

Shinji Ono October 16, 2018

Robots are becoming more familiar in our daily lives. In...

The Eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano

After Hawaii's Kilauea Erupts, is Japan's Mt. Fuji Next?

Shinji Ono June 7, 2018

Shinji Ono Recently, spells of fierce eruptions with dramatic lava flows...