China congratulates Jose Raul Mulino on his election as the new president of Panama, said Lin Jian, spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry at a press briefing in Beijing on Tuesday.
Panama's Electoral Tribunal late Sunday declared Jose Raul Mulino, the candidate of the opposition alliance comprised of the Realizing Goals party and Alianza movement, as the winner of the presidential elections after a preliminary count of more than 85 percent of voting stations.
On Sunday, the head of the Electoral Tribunal Alfredo Junca confirmed via a video call to Mulino that he was the preliminary winner of the presidential race in the 2024 general elections.
"China has noted that Panama's Electoral Tribunal has declared Mr. Mulino as the new president of Panama and would like to extend our congratulations to him. China attaches great importance to China-Panama relations and stands ready to work with Panama to enhance political mutual trust, strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation and push for sustained, in-depth development of bilateral relations," Lin said.
China congratulates Mulino on election as Panama president: spokesman
The Miraikan Museum in Tokyo, Japan, is hosting an aging-themed exhibition that offers young people a simulated experience of how the human body changes with age.
The exhibition, Park of Age, is split into four interactive areas where visitors can experience the changes aging brings to their visual, auditory, motor skills and brain through interactive games.
In one game, participants can experience the challenges of judging objects with vision loss as they age. Another game called Nucopol simulates the effects of cataracts on color vision, resulting in difficulties in judging colors.
A unique feature in the brain aging experience area is a self-service camera that allows participants to see how elderly people may struggle to understand expressions like anger, sadness, and fear. Through these games, visitors can grasp the mechanisms of human aging and reflect on how they interact with the elderly and envision their own future.
The Park of Age exhibition, part of Miraikan's three permanent exhibits themed Create Your Future, is one of 22 exhibitions grouped under those three main themes, with the other two being Explore the Frontiers and Discover Your Earth.
"I take him to this exhibition related to robotics today. But he's not school age yet, so hopefully he'll find something here that interests him," said a mother.
"The emphasis in school is on basic theory. Much of what is on display here is practical science that can be applied to life. It gave me inspiration on my own research as well," said a student.
According to the museum staff, nearly half of the visitors are under 18, with high school students making up 17 percent of that group. As an off-campus learning venue, Miraikan also collaborates with local schools, inviting teachers to contribute to exhibition planning to align with students' actual needs and interests.
"Through physical display and interactive experience, students can get a new scientific experience different from classroom teaching, which is the biggest feature of our Miraikan science museum exhibition," said Ito Yoichi, deputy director of the museum.
Tokyo science museum holds aging experience exhibition
