The Japan Times2d ago
The five-year survival rate for male and female patients in Japan who were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer between 2012 and 2015 came to 10.7% and 10.2%, respectively. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/science-health/pancreatic-cancer-survival-rate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #cancer #health #surveys
Five-year pancreatic cancer survival rate hits 10.7% for men and 10.2% for women

The rates are the lowest among all cancer types except for childhood cancers.

The Japan Times
Dining and Cooking4d ago

Your holiday might be doomed if you don’t have this ingredient in your kitchen this holiday season

Nearly two-thirds of Americans said they’ll be “doomed” if they run out of butter during their holiday baking and cooking this year. That’s according t…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #Food&Drink #FoodTopics #foodtrends #holidays #Lifestyle #Polls #surveys
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2386325/your-holiday-might-be-doomed-if-you-dont-have-this-ingredient-in-your-kitchen-this-holiday-season/

Frontend Dogma4d ago

The State of Django 2025, by @wsvincent.bsky.social (@jetbrains.com):

https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2025/10/the-state-of-django-2025/

#surveys #metrics #django

The State of Django 2025 | The PyCharm Blog

Develop with Django? See how over 4,600 developers are using it today and get actionable ideas to implement in your projects right now.

The JetBrains Blog
The Japan Times4d ago
Japanese private think tank Genron NPO has put off the announcement of the results of a Japan-China joint opinion poll, previously set for Monday, officials said, amid a diplomatic spat between the two nations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/japan/japan-china-poll-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #taiwan #sanaetakaichi #surveys
Announcement of Japan-China survey results postponed amid diplomatic spat

This is the second time that the announcement of the latest survey results has been postponed at the request of the Chinese side.

The Japan Times
The Japan Times4d ago
A survey of researchers on Japan's retrial system has found that all 19 respondents support a proposed ban on prosecutors' ability to appeal a court's decision to initiate a retrial. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/japan/crime-legal/retrial-system-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #surveys #justiceministry
Ban on prosecutors' appeals in retrials wins expert support

For Iwao Hakamata, a man who was acquitted of murdering four people in a retrial, it took about nine years for the decision to start a retrial to become final because of appeals.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesNov 13
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's summit diplomacy with the United States, China and South Korea has won her high marks from respondents of an opinion poll by Jiji Press. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/japan/politics/jiji-poll-takaichi-diplomacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #surveys #donaldtrump #xijinping #leejaemyung #ldp #nipponishinnokai
Takaichi's summit diplomacy scores highly in Jiji poll

A total of 75.1% of respondents rated highly the prime minister's summit meetings with the leaders of the United States, China and South Korea.

The Japan Times
💧🌏 Greg CocksNov 13
Combining Remote Sensing With Local Knowledge Is Vital For Understanding Forest Change In West Africa
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-23133-5 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #tropical #forest #Africa #satellite #vegetation #ontheground #localobservations #WestAfrica #community #crowdsourcing #Landsat #spatialanalysis #household #surveys #localknowledge #integration #forestcover #deforestration #regrowth #convergence #limitations #imagery #spatiotemporal #Togo #Benin #Nigeria #Cameroon
The Japan TimesNov 12
Over 60% of residents near the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture do not believe the conditions for restarting the facility have been met, a survey by the prefectural government showed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/kashiwazaki-kariwa-restart-negative/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kashiwazakikariwa #niigata #nuclearenergy #surveys
61% of nearby residents negative about Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant restart

A survey found 61% of people who live within 30 kilometers of the nuclear plant said they do not think the conditions for bringing it back online have been fulfilled.

The Japan Times
OsakaNov 11

Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly

Tokyo has been ranked as the world’s richest city, ahead of New York, London and Los Angeles, in a recently released report. Japan’s capital has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater …
#Japan #JP #Osaka #cities #gdp #news #osakanews #surveys #Tokyo #大阪 #大阪府
https://www.alojapan.com/1410649/tokyo-ranked-worlds-richest-city-by-gdp-with-osaka-kobe-also-rated-highly/

Alo JapanNov 11
https://www.alojapan.com/1410649/tokyo-ranked-worlds-richest-city-by-gdp-with-osaka-kobe-also-rated-highly/ Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly #cities #gdp #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #surveys #Tokyo #大阪 #大阪府 Tokyo has been ranked as the world’s richest city, ahead of New York, London and Los Angeles, in a recently released report. Japan’s capital has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth