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Breakthrough Discovery Lets People Detect Various Cancers Using Just Their Urine Sample

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ROCKE NEWS
 
This simple procedure can be done in the comfort of your own home, changing the world as we know it.
Early detection of cancer is paramount to successful treatment, and humankind is constantly racing to develop faster and cheaper detection kits.
The concept of using urine samples to ...

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Japanese Research Team Set to Redefine The Kilogram for The First Time in 130 Years

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ROCKET NEWS
 
This weighty physics revolution might just change the way you look at numbers.
Whether it’s losing weight for cosplay or gaining muscle to impress that special someone, our lives sometimes revolve around mass. To the most of us, the humble kilogram is nothing more than a unit of mea...

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Researchers Develop Thin Electronic Circuits For Skin

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Ultra-thin electronic circuits that can be applied to human skin for extended periods of time have been developed by a team of researchers from the University of Tokyo, Keio University and other institutions.
According to the team, they improved ventilation properties by using na...

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Mie University to Add “ninja section” On Entrance Exams

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ROCKET NEWS
 
If you don’t know your mizugumo from your kunai, then I’m afraid you might not be Mie University material.
It has been reported that Mie University will be adding ninja and ninjutsu-related material to their entrance exam, which judges whether students can enroll in their university...

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Bird-shaped Robot Created to Practice English Conversation

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
HAMAMATSU (Jiji Press) — Japanese education software developer CAI Media Co. recently developed a bird-shaped robot for English learners to practice conversation, using artificial intelligence and internet of things technologies.
Making use of a cloud service with massive data co...

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University Student Saves Abused Child After Chance Encounter in The Rain

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO - The rainy season of 2017 has been particularly hard on Japan with a recent typhoon causing widespread damage to life and property. It’s hard to imagine at times like this that something good could have actually come from it.
Just as Japan’s rainy season was getting under ...

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More Kids Respect Moms Than Dads For First Time in 20 Years: Survey

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JAPAN TIMES
 
More children in Tokyo respect their mothers than their fathers for the first time since 1997, according to a survey by ad giant Hakuhodo Inc.
The result comes as an unwelcome surprise ahead of Father’s Day on Sunday.
The survey, which has been conducted every 10 years since 1997 to...

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Kanji ‘Toilet Training’ Is a Hit With Kids

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JAPAN TIMES
 
One of the great incentives for learning Japanese is to appreciate the people’s rich sense of humor. I kid you not: Along with traditional performances such as 漫才 (manzai, comic dialogue) and 落語 (rakugo, traditional storytelling), the written and spoken language is full of outra...

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Education Ministry Finds Documents Apparently Supporting Abe Favoritism Claims

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO - The education ministry said Thursday that its internal probe has found documents similar in substance to those presented by opposition lawmakers supporting allegations of favoritism against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The probe was relaunched recently after news reports an...

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Abe Delays Goal of No Waiting List for Daycare Centers by 3 Years

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 JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday announced a three-year delay in the government's goal of eliminating long waiting lists for daycare centers, an issue that has captured media attention amid a flood of pleas from working parents.
The government now aims to eliminate th...

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