Japan team develops COVID treatment using synthetic immune cells
WNAM REPORT: A research team in Japan has developed immune cells using embryonic stem cells of human origin to treat...
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Japan marks 79th anniv. of WWII end at event with no COVID curbs
Japan marked on Thursday the 79th anniversary of its surrender in World War II, with a memorial to mourn the...
Kishida holds phone talks with Tajik, Turkmen leaders
WNAM REPORT: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held phone talks with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov Monday,...
Tokyo deploys AI to detect fires, collapses for rapid quake response
WNAM REPORT: The Tokyo metropolitan government has launched an artificial intelligence system that uses high-altitude cameras to detect fires and...
Japan city seeks to liven up Awa Odori dance fest amid tourism boom
WNAM REPORT: A western Japanese city on Shikoku, one of the country's four main islands, is seeking to liven up...
M6.8 quake jolts northern and northeastern Japan
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck northern and northeastern Japan on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was...
Japan PM cancels Central Asia, Mongolia trip over megaquake advisory
WNAM REPORT: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday canceled his planned four-day trip to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia, as...
M7.1 quake hits southwestern Japan, 0.5-meter tsunami observed
WNAM REPORT:An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 hit southwestern Japan on Thursday, followed by tsunami of up to 50...
Nagasaki defies pressure from G7, will keep Israel away from US bombing commemoration event
WNAM REPORT: The Nagasaki local government has defied pressure from the Group of Seven (G7) nations and stands by its...
Tsunami advisory issued after strong quake strikes off Kyushu
WNAM REPORT: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake registering a lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale struck southern Kyushu on...