Japan Marks 8th Anniversary of March 2011 Disaster

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Tokyo, March 11 (Jiji Press)--Japan marked the eighth anniversary on Monday of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, offering prayers for the victims of the catastrophe and renewing resolve to a

Japan Team Makes iPS Cells with Low Rejection Risk

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Kyoto, March 8 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese team has said it succeeded in producing induced pluripotent stem, or iPS, cells with low rejection risk by using the technology of genome editing.

Japan Govt OKs Transplants of iPS-Made Corneal Cells

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Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)--A team of Osaka University researchers received approval in principle on Tuesday from a Japanese health ministry panel for the world's first clinical study plan to

New Emperor to Appear for Public Visitors on May 4

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Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)--Japan's new Emperor will appear for congratulatory visits by the general public at the Imperial Palace on May 4, after Crown Prince Naruhito's enthronement on May 1,

Japan to Ban Parental Physical Punishment

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Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will step up its fight against child abuse, by taking such measures as prohibiting physical punishment by parents against their children thro

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