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Kyoto University Opens Research Base in Amazon Jungle

May 11, 2018

Manaus, Brazil- Japan’s Kyoto University has opened a large research base in the jungles of the Amazon basin in Brazil. Previously, no accommodations had been available on the ground for researchers from around the world who are studying flora and

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Dead Fire Ant Found in Osaka

May 11, 2018

Tokyo- A dead fire ant was found in Osaka Prefecture, the Environment Ministry has said. This was the first discovery of the venomous insect in Japan this year. According to the ministry, the dead red imported fire ant was found

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Cannes Film Festival

May 10, 2018

France- US-Japanese model Kiko Mizuhara poses as she arrives on Wednesday, 9 May 2018 for the screening of the film “Yomeddine” at the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. AFP-Jiji Press US-Japanese model Kiko Mizuhara

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Choral Event for Disaster Reconstruction Held in N.Y.

May 10, 2018

New York- A choral event was held at Carnegie Hall in New York on Wednesday night to support the reconstruction of areas hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Choirs from Japan and the United States sang

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Casio to Quit Compact Digital Camera Market

May 10, 2018

Tokyo- Casio Computer Co. has decided to put an end to its compact digital camera business after over 20 years of operation, due to a rapid decline in demand. Casio will terminate production of such cameras as their profitability has

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Photo Exhibition of Abductee Yokota Opens in Tokyo’s Shinjuku

May 9, 2018

Tokyo- -A photo exhibition featuring Megumi Yokota, a Japanese national who was abducted to North Korea in 1977 at the age of 13, has opened in Shinjuku Station in central Tokyo. “It’s painful beyond words to look at the photos

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Popularity of Amazake Drink Keeps Growing

May 9, 2018

Nagoya- The popularity of “amazake,” a sweet Japanese drink made from fermented rice, keeps growing, thanks chiefly to brisk demand from beauty- and health-conscious women. A nonalcoholic type of amazake that children can drink is also popular. A series of

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Expert Wants Youths to Learn about Itai-itai Disease

May 8, 2018

Toyama- As Tuesday marked the 50th anniversary of the Japanese government’s recognition of itai-itai disease as the country’s first pollution-related illness, a former doctor has renewed his pledge to inform the public of the horrors of the disease. Sadanobu Kagamimori,

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