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  • Tsukiji Outer Market; surviving and thriving / Tsukiji Preserves Outer Market Culture with New Rules; History of District from Great Kanto Quake to COVID-19

    “Tsukiji used to be a place where business and daily life were close-knit,” said Yoshiko Yamazaki...

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  • Tsukiji Outer Market; surviving and thriving / Tsukiji Outer Market Striving to Preserve Food Culture amid Redevelopment

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    June 24, 2024

  • Emperor’s Role in Japan-U.K. Ties / Long-standing Bilateral Relationship Woven by Imperial Family, Royal Family; Strength of Bond Demonstrated with Reconciliation after WWII

    While he was studying in the United Kingdom, the Emperor learned how a British monarch should beh...

    June 23, 2024

  • Emperor’s Role in Japan-U.K. Ties / Expanding Friend Circle Allowed Emperor to Improve English Ability; Realized Importance of Learning English at Young Age

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    June 21, 2024

  • Emperor’s Role in Japan-U.K. Ties / Japan Emperor Draws on Student Days at Oxford University; U.K. Experience Helped Shape Approach to Current Duties

    The Emperor studied at the University of Oxford in Britain from June 1983 to October 1985, living...

    June 20, 2024

  • Emperor’s Role in Japan-U.K. Ties / Japan Emperor’s Time in U.K. Spent Learning About British Constitutional Monarchy; Studying Overseas Proved to be Impactful

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    June 20, 2024

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  • Organ Donation Constraints / Japan’s National Mediator Struggles with Low Staff, Rising Workload; Psychological Support for Coordinators Essential

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    June 16, 2024

  • Organ Donation Constraints / Japan Lags behind from Lack of Resources; Leading Hospitals in U.S., S. Korea Have Dedicated Staff, Facilities

    “My disease is getting worse so fast. I wonder if I’ll receive a transplant in time,” a woman suf...

    June 15, 2024

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  • Examining Generative AI: Impact on Society / AI Lends Medicine Helping Hand, But Doctors Wary of Variation in Diagnoses

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