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EXCLUSIVE: Japan to participate in U.S.-proposed Moon Base Project

April 10, 2019

Colorado Springs, Colorado–The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is preparing to announce by the end of this year its participation in a U.S.-led project to build a manned base in a lunar orbit, its president revealed Monday. JAXA President Hiroshi Yamakawa

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10-year cancer survival rate at 56.3 percent in Japan

April 9, 2019

Tokyo–The 10-year cancer survival rate in Japan stood at 56.3 pct, up 0.8 percentage point from the previous year, the National Cancer Center said in a survey report Tuesday. The survey covered some 70,000 patients who were diagnosed with cancer

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Announcement of new banknote portraits prompts surprise, joy

April 9, 2019

Tokyo–People with connections to the new faces chosen for Japanese paper money set to be redesigned expressed surprise and joy after the government announced the planned banknote renovation on Tuesday. The new 10,000-yen bill will have a portrait of industrialist

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New swine fever case suspected in central Japan

April 9, 2019

Gifu–The Gifu prefectural government said Tuesday pigs suspected of being infected with swine fever were found at a pig farm in the city of Ena. The farm is the 14th facility in the central Japan prefecture where swine fever infection

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Duterte confident Islamic State won’t gain foothold in Philippines

April 9, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday Islamic State would not gain foothold in the Philippines. Duterte said he was confident about this as he hailed soldiers who have been fighting terrorists in Mindanao during the commemoration of the 77th Araw

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Less than half of Japanese prepared for disasters: survey

April 9, 2019

Tokyo–Less than 50 pct of Japanese are prepared for large-scale natural disasters, a private-sector survey has shown. The proportion of respondents who know the locations of facilities that would be used as shelters in times of disaster came to 48.1

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French government not to give special treatment to Ghosn

April 9, 2019

Paris–An official of the French presidential office has indicated the government’s unwillingness to give special treatment to former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, French radio RTL reported Monday. The official told the radio that Ghosn, rearrested in Tokyo on

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Palace: Otso Diresto senatorial bets’ raising of PH flags to assert claim over Scarborough “cheap political propaganda”

April 9, 2019

Malacanang said on Tuesday the opposition senatorial candidates’ waving of Philippine flags along the Zambales shores to assert claim over Panatag/Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal was “cheap political propaganda.” In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the visit

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