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Reality of overseas organ transplants / Patients struggle amid shortage of donors
In a recently publicized case of suspected organ trafficking, a living donor kidney transplant was c...
August 25, 2022
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Reality of overseas organ transplants / Financially desperate organ donors solicited via social media
“[It] doesn’t matter [where organ donors are found] as [long] as the documents are OK ... [they] jus...
August 24, 2022
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Reality of overseas organ transplants / Kidney patient enters world of under-the-table payoffs
In a recently publicized case of suspected organ trafficking, a living donor kidney transplant was c...
August 23, 2022
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Reality of overseas organ transplants / NPO-related operations in Kyrgyzstan caused harm to recipient
In a recently publicized case of suspected organ trafficking, a living donor kidney transplant was c...
August 22, 2022
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Foreign students return / Support for foreign students helps them adjust to Japanese life
The recent relaxation of entry restrictions for foreigners opened the door again for overseas studen...
August 19, 2022
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Foreign students return / Overseas tech degrees in hand, Japanese language students seek to use skills in Japan
The recent relaxation of entry restrictions for foreigners opened the door again for overseas studen...
August 18, 2022
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Foreign students return / Brazilians of Japanese descent plan soy sauce-based future
“Kannan shinku o norikoete ...” intoned a student in a classroom of Kai Japanese Language School in ...
August 18, 2022
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Foreign students return / Ukrainian students grateful for Japan’s support
In a video posted on YouTube, Ukrainian student Valeriia Savenko introduces herself in Japanese and ...
August 16, 2022
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Foreign students return / Overseas students finally start new chapter in life
Briton Gregory McDonald landed on March 23 at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Hearing Japanese spoken all ar...
August 16, 2022
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Lessons for dignitary protection: Police, safety commission slow in dealing with Abe shooting
In the aftermath of the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, questions have arisen ab...
July 28, 2022
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VIP protection in Japan compares poorly to other countries
In the aftermath of the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, questions have arisen ab...
July 26, 2022
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Lessons for dignitary protection: Incident 30 years ago fading from memory
In the aftermath of the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, questions have arisen ab...
July 26, 2022
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Defunct elevated roads being transformed into walking trails
Projects are seen in many parts of the nation to convert disused elevated railways and roads into wa...
June 9, 2022
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Okinawa-based startups help raise floor of prefectural economy
Large-scale resort hotels line the beaches of Onna, a village in the central part of Okinawa Island,...
May 17, 2022
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Okinawa 50 years since return: Regional banks boost efforts to circulate funds locally
Regional banks in Okinawa Prefecture are stepping up efforts to have capital circulating locally. O...
May 5, 2022
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