First heart surgery using iPS cells

First heart surgery using iPS cells

Researchers at Osaka University become the first to treat severe heart disease by surgically transplanting sheets of hea...

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France's first Japanese 3-star Michelin chef

France's first Japanese 3-star Michelin chef

The Michelin Guide awards its coveted 3-star rating to a Japanese chef in France for the first time.

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Japan to add new coronavirus to list of designated infectious diseases

Japan to add new coronavirus to list of designated infectious diseases

Japan plans to add the new coronavirus to its list of designated infectious diseases, allowing the government to take co...

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New coronavirus infection in Tokyo

New coronavirus infection in Tokyo

A Chinese traveler from Wuhan is hospitalized in Tokyo due to infection with the new coronavirus that has caused an outb...

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Mitsubishi Electric hacked

Mitsubishi Electric hacked

Major Japanese electronics maker Mitsubishi Electric suffers a cyber attack and says hackers may have stolen sensitive i...

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Ghosn's trial in Japan virtually stops

Ghosn's trial in Japan virtually stops

Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's trial in Japan has virtually stopped after the defendant fled to Lebanon, and two ...

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1st case of new coronavirus infection in Japan

1st case of new coronavirus infection in Japan

Japan's health ministry confirms the country's first case of infection with a new coronavirus believed to be causing an ...

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Starliner spaceship launch in 360 degrees

Starliner spaceship launch in 360 degrees

Nippon TV films the experimental launch of Boeing's Starliner spaceship with a 360-degree camera.

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Badminton star Momota injured in car crash

Badminton star Momota injured in car crash

Japanese badminton star Kento Momota, ranked No. 1 in the world, is headed back to Japan after being injured in a car ac...

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US, Japan to help defuse Middle East tensions

US, Japan to help defuse Middle East tensions

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meet in California and agree to work...

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