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World’s oldest person Maria Branyas Morera passes away at 117; Japan’s 116-year-old Tomiko Itooka now oldest
Maria Branyas Morera, the world's oldest person, has passed away at 117. Her life spanned major his…
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India's population to peak in early 2060s to 1.7 billion before declining: UN
According to the report, India's population in 2024 is projected at 1.45 billion and this will peak…
PTI
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Should you be worried about the potential side-effects of the Covishield vaccine?
Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS), can lead to dangerously low blood clot and platele…
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Spread of flesh-eating bacteria causes frenzy in Japan: Here’s all about STSS, the deadly disease that can kill in 2 days
Japan is experiencing an increase in cases of a rare and deadly disease caused by flesh-eating bact…
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Japan supermarket sales drop for first time in eight months
Supermarket sales in Japan fell for the first time in eight months in February as food prices conti…
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Japan's yakuza — once powerful organized crime figures — are reduced to stealing Pokémon cards
The once powerful yakuza, feared for their ferocity, are dwindling in numbers. And their crimes are…
Joshua Zitser
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Most people don't really care about COVID anymore. That's good — and bad.
Even amid a summer spike in COVID cases, the general public's attitude toward the virus is more rel…
Erin Snodgrass
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Instagram's Threads never wanted to be a platform for hard news or politics. Now it's blocking searches about COVID-19.
Meta has temporarily blocked searches for COVID-19-related topics on Threads after rolling out a ne…
Tom Carter
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A 24-year-old man mistakenly received an entire Japanese town's COVID-19 relief money. He kept the cash and disappeared.
The man, who had only moved into the town of Abu in October 2020, was erroneously given around $359…
Matthew Loh
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Is Covid-19 making a comeback? China, US & Japan witness an increase in cases
Is Covid-19 making a comeback? China, US & Japan witness an increase in cases
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Combing through news articles could help us predict food crisis outbreaks almost a year in advance!
A group of researchers have developed a machine-learning model that scours through news articles to…
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Japan expands COVID-19 emergency in Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama and Osaka prefectures
Both will be effective from August 2-31. The emergency declaration is currently in place fo…
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You might have missed your best chance to visit Japan
One US dollar can now buy about 143 yen, as compared to nearly 152 yen last month — and the yen may…
Huileng Tan
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One man in Japan accidentally received over $350,000 in COVID relief funds intended for his whole town and he says he gambled it away online
After the Japanese government accidentally gave a 24-year-old man his entire town's COVID relief fu…
Ben Gilbert
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Less than 1 in 5 Bangladeshi kids could learn remotely during Covid: Unicef report
Fewer than one in five children (18.7 per cent) in Bangladesh participated in remote learning durin…
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My boyfriend and I spent $40,000 to take our dog to Japan on vacation. It was worth every penny.
Despite the paperwork and steep cost, Tiffany Chan has already returned for a second trip to Japan …
Faye Bradley
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Japanese scientists are developing face masks that glow under UV light if the wearer has COVID-19
The scientists say the masks help detect COVID with a filter that shows traces of the virus when sp…
Cheryl Teh
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Japan, Israel, and Morocco ban all foreign travelers from entering over Omicron variant fears
Monday also marks the start of US travel restrictions from eight countries in southern Africa, wher…
Jake Epstein
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EU says the plant that produced 1.63 million Moderna doses Japan halted the use of because of possible contamination can keep producing vaccines
Japan stopped the use of 1.63 million Moderna doses after its health ministry reported foreign subs…
Natalie Musumeci
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Think your bank's interest rates are bad? Just take a look at Japan
In the last few weeks, three major Japanese banks — MUFG, Sumitomo Mitsui, and Mizuho — hiked 10-ye…