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AKI: Indonesia To Receive 200 Antidote Vials From Japan

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ANTARA NEWS
 
 
 
A pharmaceutical company from Japan, Takeda, has donated 200 vials of acute kidney injury (AKI) antidote, Fomepizole, to Indonesia, Health Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Syahril informed at a press conference here on Thursday.
“The drug will arrive next week. We will directly di...

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Japan Digital Transformation Minister Introduces His Avatar Robot

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NHK
 
A team of scientists in Japan has developed a robot modeled after the country's digital transformation minister.
The lifelike Kono Taro is part of a government-backed research project led by Professor Ishiguro Hiroshi at Osaka University in western Japan.
The team says it's possible to mani...

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Kei Komuro, Husband Of Japan’s Princess Mako, Passes New York Bar On Third Try

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CNN
 
The third time’s the charm in the New York bar exam for Kei Komuro, a law clerk at law firm Lowenstein Sandler and the husband of Japan’s Princess Mako.
Komuro’s name appeared on the list of those who passed New York’s July bar exam released October 20, after the Japanese press zeroed in on...

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Japan Economy Minister Quits Over Unification Church Links

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Economic revitalization minister Daishiro Yamagiwa resigned on Monday over his links to the controversial Unification Church, in another blow to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
The decision comes after calls from opposition parties demanding Yamagiwa’s resignation since...

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Japan Temporarily Closes Haiti Embassy As Security Worsens

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TODAY ONLINE
 
Japan has temporarily closed its embassy in Haiti due to the worsening security and humanitarian situation, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Haiti is facing acute fuel shortages due to a blockade by a coalition of gangs that are demanding the resignation of Prime Minis...

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Emperor And Empress Make First Visit To Okinawa Since Enthronement

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The Emperor and Empress visited Okinawa Saturday to attend the opening ceremony of the 37th National Cultural Festival and the 22nd National Art and Cultural Festival for Persons with Disabilities. They departed from Haneda Airport in Tokyo for Okinawa Prefecture on a special plane.
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Japan's Stimulus Plan Must Exceed US$100 Billion, Says Ruling Party Executive

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CNA
 
Japan's promised economic stimulus must be big enough to exceed the economy's output gap of about 15 trillion yen (US$100 billion), a senior ruling party official said on Sunday (Oct 23).
"The gap in Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) is now around 15 trillion yen. It's not enough to just...

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Masato Kudo Dead: Japan International Striker Passes Away Aged 32 After Surgery

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MIRROR
 
Confirmation of Masato Kudo's heart-breaking death came on Friday after his club Tegevajaro Miyazaki made the announcement after unsuccessful brain surgery on the forward
Ex- Japan international striker Masato Kudo has tragically died at the tender age of 32 years old following brain sur...

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Japan Starts Operations With Seaguardian Drone, Receives Two Hawkeyes

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DEFENSE NEWS
 
The Japanese Coast Guard has started operations with a newly delivered MQ-9B SeaGuardian drone, while more airborne early warning aircraft have arrived in the country by ship.
The UAV’s manufacturer, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, said in a news release that the Coast Guard ...

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Ski Slope Opens At The Foot Of Mt. Fuji

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NHK
 
A ski slope at the foot of Mount Fuji became the first ski resort in Japan to open for the season on Friday.
The operator of the Yeti resort in central Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture has been using snowmaking equipment to create a snow-covered slope since October 11. About 550 tons of artifici...

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