Mother of mentally ill man calls for ban on lengthy physical restraint
The mother of a mentally ill man from New Zealand who died in Japan after being bound to a bed for 10 days calls for a b...
read morePikotaro promotes SDGs at UN conference
Japanese comedian and singer Pikotaro helps Japan's foreign minister promote sustainable development goals at a United N...
read moreiPS heart therapy could enter human trials
Osaka University researchers prepare to apply for permission to be the first in the world to test an iPS cell heart dise...
read moreChinese ships again enter Japanese waters
Chinese Coast Guard ships again enter Japan's territorial waters.
read moreChinese ships enter waters off northern Kyushu
Chinese ships intrude into Japan's terrritorial waters off northern Kyushu for the first time.
read moreTokyo Olympic summer goods hit stores
Summer is here and so are official Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics goods including yukata casual summer kimono.
read moreMinistry steps up fire ant measures
The Environment Ministry redoubles efforts to prevent the nationwide spread of venomous red imported fire ants.
read morePikotaro boosts UN sustainability on behalf of Japan
Popular comic singer Pikotaro helps promote the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals at the request of Foreign M...
read moreFire ants turn up again
Poisonous red imported fire ants turn up for the fifth time in Japan.
read moreOkinoshima gets World Heritage status
Okinoshima and related ancient sites in southwestern Japan join the ranks of UNESCO World Heritage sites.
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