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Cabinet Office Announces Plans for Accessible and Interactive National Archives to Open in 2028; To Include Videos, Models, Digital Technology and More
The Cabinet Office on Friday announced the basic plan for exhibitions at the new National Archive...
March 30, 2024
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Ukraine Coverage Earns Yomiuri Shimbun Bureau Chief Journalism Award; Plans to Continue Reporting on War in Ukraine
Koya Ozeki, 51, chief of The Yomiuri Shimbun General Bureau of Europe, received a Vaughn-Uyeda Me...
March 30, 2024
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Whaling Mother Ship Built in Japan for 1st Time in 73 Years
SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi (Jiji Press) — A ceremony to mark the completion of Japan’s first new dome...
March 30, 2024
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Koichi Wakata, Japan’s Longest Serving Astronaut, Envisions Future of Private Sector-Led Manned Space and Lunar Missions
Koichi Wakata, Japan’s longest serving astronaut, told a press conference in Tokyo on Friday that...
March 30, 2024
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Japan’s Takarazuka Revue Admits Deceased Member Suffered Harassment from Senior Performers, Apologizes to Family
The Takarazuka Revue musical theater group formally admitted that one of its members, who died in...
March 30, 2024
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Health Ministry Says Puberulic Acid Included in Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s Supplement Containing Benikoji
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Friday that puberulic acid was included in Kobayashi ...
March 29, 2024
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Health Ministry to Conduct Inspection to Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s Factories Manufacturing Material for Benikoji Red Rice Mold
Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry will conduct inspections based on Food Sanitation Law to Kobay...
March 29, 2024
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Kobayashi Supplement Death Toll Reaches 5; Contaminant Substance ‘Has Ringlike Structure’
OSAKA — One more person has been confirmed to have died after taking a Kobayashi Pharmaceutical C...
March 29, 2024
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Yellow Sand Expected in Western, Northern Japan Through Sunday
Yellow sand is expected to blow across wide areas from western Japan to northern Japan from Frida...
March 29, 2024
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Smile-Up Admits to Sexual Abuse of Artists by 2 Ex-Employees of the Entertainment Agency
Smile-Up. Inc., formerly known as Johnny & Associates Inc., admitted Thursday that sexual abuse o...
March 29, 2024
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Benikoji Supplement Likely Caused Renal Failure in 2 Japanese Women, Doctor Says; Supplement Users Urged to Get Checked
A woman was found to have an acute kidney injury after she resumed taking a supplement made with ...
March 29, 2024
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Kidney Failure Linked to Japan’s Kobayashi Pharma Benikoji Supplements Also Reported in Taiwan
TAIPEI — A Taiwanese woman suffered kidney failure after taking Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.’s su...
March 29, 2024
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1 More Benikoji-Linked Death Confirmed, Bringing Total Deaths to 5 After Taking Japan’s Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s Supplement
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. said Friday that one more person who had taken supplements containin...
March 29, 2024
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Chalk Plant Churns Out Blackboard Essential Ahead of Japan’s School Year Starting in April
Employees of Nihon Rikagaku Industry Co.’s plant in Bibai, Hokkaido, produce chalks during its pe...
March 29, 2024
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JR Tohoku, Yamagata, Akita Shinkansen Lines Resume Operations After Suspension Due to Power Failure (UPDATE 1)
JR East’s Tohoku, Yamagata and Akita Shinkansen lines resumed operations around 9 a.m. Friday aft...
March 29, 2024
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