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Next-Generation Radiation Facility to Be Built in Sendai

July 3, 2018

Tokyo- A next-generation synchrotron radiation facility is set to be built in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, the science and technology ministry said Tuesday. The ministry designated partners that will work with the National Institutes for Quantum

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Two soldiers injured in fighting vs alleged BIFF in Maguindanao

July 3, 2018

Two soldiers were wounded after alleged members of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) fought the government troops last Sunday. Capt. Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the 6th Infantry Division, said based on initial report the headquarters of 23rd Mechanized Company located  in the

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Abe Lauds Japan’s Good Fight in World Cup

July 3, 2018

Tokyo- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe praised Tuesday the Japanese national soccer team’s good fight in a World Cup knockout round match with Belgium despite its failure to make it to quarterfinals. “They were so close,” Abe told reporters. “But I

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INTERVIEW: Japan’s Norinchukin Bank to Set Up Branch in Amsterdam

July 3, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Norinchukin Bank plans to open a bank branch in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, by September next year, its president and chief executive officer, Kazuto Oku, has said in a recent interview. Norinchukin, the central organization for agricultural, forestry and

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One Killed, 11 Injured in Blast at Central Japan Plant

July 3, 2018

Fukui- One person was killed and 11 others suffered injuries in an explosion at a chemical plant in the town of Wakasa in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Monday. At 1:45 p.m. (4:45 a.m. GMT), fire authorities received a phone

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Ochanomizu University to Accept Transgender Students

July 3, 2018

Tokyo- Ochanomizu University, a women’s university in Tokyo, said Monday that it will start accepting transgender students from the fiscal year beginning April 2020. Kimiko Murofushi, president of the university, will hold a press conference shortly to explain why the

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Up To 59 Millisieverts per Hour Detected at Fukushima N-Plant

July 3, 2018

Tokyo- Readings of up to 59 millisieverts per hour of radiation were detected on the top floor of the No. 2 reactor building at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station on Monday, according to Tokyo Electric Power Company

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Japan to Set Up Public-Private Task Force for Flying Cars

July 3, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga unveiled a plan on Monday to establish by year-end a public-private task force with the aim of making flying cars a commercial reality. From the government, the industry ministry and the transport ministry

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