This photo shows a monument modeled after life-sized parts from a Gundam plastic model kit at Bandai Spirits Co.'s museum in Shizuoka on Aug. 20, 2025. (Kyodo) SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) -- Bandai Spirits Co.

Submarines were crucial to both the Allies and the Axis powers during World War II. The German Navy would build 1,156 U-boats, of which 784 were lost from enemy action or other causes. U-boats hit no ...

He turned his family’s lumber business into a manufacturer of model kits that won global popularity for their quality and historical accuracy. By Martin Fackler and Kiuko Notoya Reporting from Tokyo ...

The sustainability of any solution, programme, or policy must be scientifically proven, socially acceptable, and economically viable. If conceived like the sustainable plastic waste management policy ...

Every minute, around 20 tonnes of plastic waste end up in the ocean. Most of this plastic comes from land, through rivers, drains, and landfills, and once it reaches the sea, it breaks down into tiny ...

Plastic Odyssey, a ‘floating laboratory vessel’ is now docked at the Chennai Port. It is on a three-year expedition to find sustainable solutions from all over the world to fight plastic pollution ...

A fish found on a beach near Colombo, Sri Lanka. Its mouth is filled with plastic pellets allegedly from the MV X-Press Pearl, which spilled plastic pellets. Plastic pellets are washing ashore in an ...

Plastic pellets which can be a risk to wildlife have washed up on shore following the collision between a tanker and a container ship in the North Sea, the coastguard has said. Conservationists said ...

Small pellets of plastic are washing up on the east coast of England following the fiery collision of two ships in the North Sea last week. The crash between an oil tanker and cargo ship on 10 March ...

Irregular waves exhibit complex and erratic behavior, posing significant challenges for accurate short-term ship motion forecasting. Reliable ship navigation depends on precise motion predictions, ...