Medical schools admitting more men than women
About eighty percent of universities with medical schools are admitting more men than women.
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Shinzo Abe will meet Vladimir Putin and Xi Jingping when he visits Vladivostok from September 10th to 13th.
read moreJapan wants to catch more tuna
Japan is expected to recommend raising Pacific bluefin tuna fishing allowances 15% at an international conference in Fuk...
read moreTyphoon Jebi hits Japan
Typhoon Jebi hits western Japan, bringing heavy rain and damaging wind gusts to the nation.
read moreRetailers announce osechi menu
Department stores get a head start vying for high-end traditional osechi New Year meal orders, with some offerings appro...
read more'Extremely powerful' typhoon approaches Japan
"Extremely powerful" typhoon Jebi is expected to rock western Japan when it makes landfall on Tuesday.
read morePrincess Kako gives first official English speech
Princess Kako helps kick off a computer programming competition north of Tokyo by giving her first official address in E...
read morePersonal safety buzzer gets makeover
A new purse-style personal safety alarm is designed to make it easier for women to carry the devices.
read moreEndangered right whale sighted off Hokkaido
A tourist boat captures rare images of an endangered right whale off Japan's pristine Shiretoko Peninsula.
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