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Recurring outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) severely damage healthy corals, especially in the Western Pacific Ocean. To obtain a better understanding of population genetics of COTS and historical colonization across the Pacific Ocean, complete mitochondrial genomes were sequenced from 243 individuals collected in 11 reef regions. Our results indicate that Pacific COTS (Acanthaster cf. solaris) comprise two major clades, an East-Central Pacific (ECP) clade and a Pan-Pacific (PP) clade, separation of which was supported by high bootstrap value. The ECP clade consists of COTS from Fren...

KURE, Hiroshima Prefecture--In August 2020, about one and a half years before “Drive My Car” won the Oscar for best international feature film, director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and his film crew were scouting locations in the city.

Ryusuke Hamaguchi's film, which was shot mainly in Hiroshima and won an Academy Award for best international feature film, could renew interest in the prefecture as a filming locale

People in Hiroshima Prefecture, where Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi's film "Drive My Car" was mainly shot, celebrated Monday the film's best international feature Oscar awarded at the 94th U.S. Academy Awards. Local residents are happy over the renewed interest and attention on Hiroshima thanks to the film, where t...

街の東を流れる鴨川の風景が、桜、新緑、納涼床、紅葉、そして雪景色へと、うつろいゆく様子は京都の四季そのもの。街の各所にはこんこんと名水が湧き、神輿（みこし）洗い、御手洗（みたらし）祭、水みくじといった水にまつわる神事も数知れず。水は、河川の氾濫（はんらん）や疫病をもたらさぬよう鎮め祀（まつ）る存在であったと同時に、豊かな文化と暮らしを育む資源でもありました。