Japan to study plasma treatment for coronavirus

Japan to study plasma treatment for coronavirus

Japan is preparing to study methods of treating patients infected with the novel coronavirus using blood plasma of those...

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Pacific saury sells for 6,000 yen a piece

Pacific saury sells for 6,000 yen a piece

Pacific saury fetched about 6,000 yen apiece in the season's first auction due in part to the record low number of the f...

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Tokyo raises coronavirus alert to highest level

Tokyo raises coronavirus alert to highest level

Officials confirm 165 new cases of coronavirus infections in Tokyo on Wednesday. The Japanese capital saw more than 100 ...

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136 coronavirus cases at US bases in Okinawa

136 coronavirus cases at US bases in Okinawa

Officials confirm 36 new cases of novel coronavirus infections at a U.S. military base in Okinawa Prefecture, bringing t...

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8 patients with coronavirus antibodies found immune to COVID-19

8 patients with coronavirus antibodies found immune to COVID-19

The results of Japan's large-scale antibody test show all eight patients who had antibodies against the novel coronaviru...

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94 coronavirus cases at US bases in Okinawa in a week

94 coronavirus cases at US bases in Okinawa in a week

Officials confirm 32 new cases of novel coronavirus infections on Monday at a U.S. military base in Okinawa Prefecture, ...

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Japan PM vows aid to rain-battered Kumamoto

Japan PM vows aid to rain-battered Kumamoto

Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo visits the disaster-stricken areas of Kumamoto Prefecture. Japan's southwestern regio...

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Ainu museum opens following coronavirus delay

Ainu museum opens following coronavirus delay

The Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park opens after a two-and-a-half-month delay due to the novel coronavirus pandemic....

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Japan's Self-Defense Force deploys Osprey

Japan's Self-Defense Force deploys Osprey

Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force deploys 17 Ospreys at a base southeast of Tokyo.

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Tokyo subway goes antimicrobial

Tokyo subway goes antimicrobial

Tokyo Metro is applying an antimicrobial surface coating to their trains to protect passengers from the coronavirus.

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