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INTERVIEW | Dr. Shinya Yamanaka: How Society Can Learn to Coexist with COVID-19
The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward recently caught up with Dr. Shinya Yamanaka, the winner of the 2012 Nobel [&helli
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Q & A | Japan and the World’s Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine
The novel coronavirus came into the lives of most people around the world only about six months ago. It has […]
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Q&A COVID-19: The Various Drugs Being Researched in Japan
You might have heard the mantra, “We don’t have time to develop something new, let’s use medicines we already [&hellip
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Japan’s Pandemic Paradox: From Spanish Flu to the Coronavirus
In early April, the American embassy in Tokyo sent out a health alert, urging its citizens to […]
Economy & Tech
Soichi Noguchi Prepares for 2020 Spaceflight, as NASA Sees More Japanese in Future Exploration
Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi will launch back into space between September and December 2020 onboard NASA’s new U
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Japanese, American Supercomputers Join Forces to Fight the Coronavirus
There is a movement in Japan and the United States to connect supercomputers to study the novel coronavirus, [&helli
Economy & Tech
30-Meter Tsunami on Hokkaido and Tohoku ‘Could Be Imminent,’ Cabinet Office Warns
Megaquakes surpassing the strongest ones in Japan’s recorded history could be forthcoming, a string of findings rele
Economy & Tech
Japan Leads Race in Development of High-Temperature Gas Reactors, but China is Catching Up
Picture Courtesy of Japan Nuclear Agency: Core of a HTTR About 3 Meters Wide Comprised of Hexagonal Blocks, Very [&hel
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Japan Increases Production of Avigan as Early Results of Clinical Trials Show Promise
As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues, the Japanese drug Avigan has commanded global attention as a front-runner
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Nobel Laureate Tasuku Honjo’s COVID-19 Exit Strategy: Focus on Available Drugs, Testing
As Japan inches closer to an effective lockdown nationwide, increasingly dominating the public conversation is what co
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Takeda Pharmaceuticals Aims for New COVID-19 Therapy By End of 2020 at the Earliest
Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. is speeding up the process of collecting the blood of patients who have rec
Culture
5 Reasons Japan Should Quit Smoking
There’s never been a better time to give up cigarettes. I gave up smoking about eight years ago, […]