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EXCLUSIVE: Japan to Conduct Gaming Disorder Survey within FY ’18

August 17, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s health ministry will conduct a survey within fiscal 2018 on gaming disorder, listed in the World Health Organization’s new International Classification of Diseases released in June, Jiji Press learned Friday. Following the WHO action, the ministry found it

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Suit Filed to Halt Demolition of Tsunami-Hit Building in Japan

August 17, 2018

Morioka, Iwate Pref.- A citizens group in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, filed a suit Friday seeking to stop the demolition of a former town office building ravaged by the March 2011 tsunami. The suit was filed with Morioka District Court

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New Japan Govt Plane Unveiled

August 17, 2018

Chitose, Hokkaido- One of two new Japanese government planes to carry the prime minister, members of the Imperial Family and other dignitaries made its appearance in Japan on Friday. The Boeing 777-300ER jet arrived at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force’s

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Police Question Ex-Nihon Univ. Coaches over Football Hit

August 17, 2018

Tokyo- Police have questioned Masato Uchida, former coach of Nihon University’s American football team, and former assistant coach Tsutomu Inoue on a voluntary basis in connection with a dangerous hit by one of its players, investigative sources said Friday. Tokyo’s

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No Remains Collected in Philippines Identified as Japanese Soldiers’: Experts

August 17, 2018

Tokyo- Experts have reported that DNA tests found that no remains collected and kept in the Philippines as those of Japanese soldiers who died during World War II were identified as those of Japanese people, informed sources said. Japan’s welfare

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Kumamoto Students Develop Fertilizers from Shochu Remnants

August 17, 2018

Kumamoto- Students in Kumamoto have developed a low-cost method to culture photosynthetic bacteria, which work as fertilizer, using distillation remnants of “shochu” spirits. The developers, led by Aoi Koga, 24, a second-grader of Sojo University’s Graduate School of Engineering in

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Saury Prices in Japan Likely to Drop Slightly in Late Sept.

August 17, 2018

Tokyo- Retail prices in Japan of saury, an autumn delicacy, are projected to inch down in late September as the Fisheries Agency estimated recently that the country’s catches of the fish this year are likely to increase slightly from the

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47-Minute Delay Cited for Chopper Crash Search in Eastern Japan

August 17, 2018

Tokyo- Search and rescue operations following the crash of a disaster response helicopter that occurred in eastern Japan last week is seen to have started 47 minutes later than they could have been launched, the transport ministry said Thursday. The

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