Japan approves criteria for designating a secondary capital
Only Hokkaido, Aichi, Osaka and Fukuoka qualify under the requirements, and all four are preparing proposals for the central government.
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Ancient eclipse record helps refine estimates of Earth's rotation
Researchers corrected the location of an ancient Chinese court to reconstruct a 709 BCE eclipse, while a later account offered possible clues to solar activity.
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