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Japan scientists warn of cancer risk for Hyaluronan

May 11, 2019

Tokyo–Hyaluronan, a substance that is widely used in beauty treatments, can cause cancer, Japanese scientists warned on Friday. While high-molecular-weight hyaluronan helps curb cancer development, low-molecular-weight hyaluronan works in the exact opposite way, a research team led by Masanori Hatakeyama,

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Half of Japanese to give gifts on Father’s Day: survey

May 11, 2019

Tokyo–Nearly half of adult children in Japan plan to give their male parents gifts on Father’s Day, while over 20 pct of fathers want some words of appreciation from their children, a private survey showed Friday. The result of the

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Cosmo-Eggs

May 9, 2019

Italy– A view of the Japan Pavilion, ‘Cosmo-Eggs’ of artists Motoyuki Shitamichi, Taro Yasuno, Toshiaki Ishikura and Fuminori Nousaku, at the 58th International Art Exhibition of the Biennale in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, 08 May 2019. The art event runs from

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“Menma” made from young bamboo helping save forests

May 9, 2019

Tokyo–“Menma” seasoned food made domestically from bamboo plants as tall as humans is gaining popularity in Japan, contributing to preserving undeveloped woodland near populated areas. Imported menma, made usually from bamboo shoots, is commonly used as a topping for ramen

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Travelers surge during Japan’s Golden Week holiday

May 7, 2019

Tokyo–The number of people in Japan who traveled by rail and air during this year’s Golden Week holiday period in the nation surged from a year earlier, data from railway operators and airlines showed on Tuesday. The six passenger service

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People back to work in Japan after 10-day holiday

May 7, 2019

Tokyo/Osaka–Many people in Japan were back to work on Tuesday, after the end on Monday of an unprecedented 10-day holiday during which the Imperial succession was carried out and the country’s era name changed to Reiwa from Heisei. Ticket gates

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Ginza road on canvas

May 6, 2019

On the 5th of Children’s Day, the streets of Ginza, Tokyo, were reborn on a huge canvas. The children who participated in one frame of “Kodomo Allan-Ginza” drew colorful pictures about 120 meters using colorful cloth tape. Daiya Daii, 11,

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Carp streamer in celebration of Children’s Day

May 4, 2019

A 100-metre-long (328 ft.) carp streamer is hosted by a crane in the city of Kazo, Saitama prefecture on Friday, 3 May 2019, during an event to celebrate the Japanese holiday of Children’s Day on May 5. AFP- JIJI Press