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CAR T-cell cancer therapy to be approved in Japan

February 21, 2019

Tokyo–An expert panel of Japan’s health ministry on Wednesday expressed its approval of the production and sales of a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell cancer therapy. The health minister is expected to give the final approval in the near future.

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Putin ready to seek mutually acceptable conditions with Japan

February 21, 2019

Moscow–Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday expressed his country’s intention to work with Japan to seek mutually acceptable conditions for concluding a World War II peace treaty. In his annual state of the nation address in Moscow, Putin said that

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Okinawa vote not to affect U.S. base relocation work: Abe

February 21, 2019

Tokyo–The Japanese government will continue work related to a U.S. base relocation within Okinawa Prefecture regardless of the results of a prefectural referendum on the issue, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe indicated Wednesday. Speaking in a House of Representatives Budget Committee

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EXCLUSIVE: Japan to use human rights lectures to prevent bullying

February 21, 2019

Tokyo–Japan’s Justice Ministry will promote the use of its human rights lectures in cooperation with the education ministry to prevent school bullying, Jiji Press learned Wednesday. The lectures, organized by the Justice Ministry to raise public awareness of human rights,

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91.9 percent of Japan high school grads land job offers

February 21, 2019

Tokyo–Job offers were secured by 91.9 pct of Japanese high school students set to graduate this spring, as of the end of December, the education ministry said Wednesday. The reading was up 0.4 percentage point from a year earlier in

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Abe, Trump to affirm cooperation on abduction, other N. Korea issues

February 21, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump are seen reaffirming bilateral cooperation on North Korean issues in phone talks Wednesday night, ahead of the second U.S.-North Korea summit next week. The issues include abductions of Japanese nationals

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New swine fever case confirmed in Japan

February 20, 2019

Gifu–The Gifu prefectural government said Tuesday that a new case of swine fever infection has been confirmed in the central Japan prefecture, at a pig farm in the city of Mizunami. The prefecture will slaughter some 6,000 pigs raised at

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The Heisei Emperor: Supporting sports for disabled

February 17, 2019

Tokyo–Emperor Akihito has supported the development of sports for people with disabilities since he served as honorary president of the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 1964 when he was Crown Prince. The national sports festival for people with disabilities is now

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