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KYOTO UNIVERSITY PERFORMS WORLD’S 1ST LIVING DONOR LUNG TRNSPLANT
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- Kyoto University performs world’s 1st living donor lung transplant.
- A patient had lost functionality of both her lungs due to COVID-19.
- The operation is said to have taken around 11hours to perform.
- The l...
JAPAN PATENT OFFICE REJECTS TRADEMARK FOR INDIGENOUS ‘AINU’ PEOPLE
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- Japan Patent Office rejects trademark for indigenous ‘Ainu’ people.
- The application for "AINU" was filed in March 2020 for products such as smartphone cases and computer mice.
- The move by the individ...
OSAKA, KYOTO, HYOGO PREFECTURE LIKELY TO REQUEST LIFTING OF STATE EMERGENCY
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- Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo prefecture likely to request lifting of state of emergency.
- The matter was discussed during the Osaka government's coronavirus task force meeting.
- Osaka Gov. will consult the same with Kyoto and Hy...
SHIMADZU CORP. SELLS TEST KITS TO DETECT CORONAVIRUS ON INANIMATE SURFACES
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- Shimadzu Corp. sells test kits to detect coronavirus on inanimate surfaces.
- The test kit can identify the virus in about 100 minutes.
- The company said that each kit can conduct 100 tests and costs 302,500 yen ($2,800).
‘POKEMON GO’ EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO RISE IN COVID-19 INFECTIONS IN JAPAN
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- ‘Pokemon Go’ event canceled due to rise in COVID-19 infections in Japan.
- A real-life ‘Pokeman Go’ event was initially scheduled on Nov.22 in Kyoto prefecture.
- The operator of the smartphone game, N...
KYOTO UNIV. RESEARCH ON COVID-19 TREATMENT VIA iPS CELL TECHNOLOGY
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- Kyoto Univ. research on COVID-19 treatment via iPS cell technology.
- Researchers aim to develop COVID-19 treatment by creating cytotoxic T cells in the bloodstream from iPS cells.
- Cytotoxic T cells play an important role i...
KYOTO REPORTS RECOVERY IN TOURISM DUE TO ‘GO TO TRAVEL’ CAMPAIGN
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- Kyoto reports recovery in tourism due to ‘Go To Travel’ campaign.
- Kyoto City Tourism Association showed the survey results of 64 hotels in the Kyoto region.
- Kyoto has reported having seen a decline in COVID-19...
WESTERN JAPAN CITIZENS SUED KYOTO GOVERNOR OVER THE SHINTO CEREMONY
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- Western Japan citizens sued Kyoto Governor over the Shinto ceremony.
- The plaintiffs claim the Governor should return $3,700.
- The suit was filed with the Kyoto District Court by 12 Kyoto residents.
- The Governor ...
SCHOLARS REJECTED FROM JAPAN’S SCIENTIFIC BODY STATES SUGA’S ACTION VIOLATED THE LAW
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- Scholars rejected from Japan’s scientific body states Suga’s action violated the law.
- The rejection is said to have violated the Constitution as well as the Act on the Science Council of Japan.
- The researchers...
DRONE THAT CAN BE OPERATED ON AUTOPILOT CREATED IN A JOINT EFFORT BY A KYOTO STARTUP
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- Drone that can be operated on autopilot created in a joint effort by a Kyoto startup.
- The ‘seamless drone’ was created by a startup named - Earth Analyzer.
- The first demonstration flight was unveiled on July ...
KYOTO TO GIVE THE CITY’S LGBTQ COUPLES RECOGNITION UNDER AN OATH SCHEME
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- Kyoto to give the city’s LGBTQ couples recognitions under an oath scheme.
- They will be publicly certified by the city government.
- The program called “partnership oath scheme” started on Sept.1. <...
MEMORIAL SERVICE HELD AT THE KYOTO ANIMATION CO. STUDIO SITE FOR THE DECEASED WORKERS
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- Memorial service held at the Kyoto Animation Co. Studio site for the deceased workers.
- The company marked its first anniversary of the deadly arson attack from last year.
- 36 people from the company were victims of the de...
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT LIFTS EMERGENCY IN OSAKA, KYOTO AND HYOGO
The government of Japan has decided to lift the state of emergency for prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo and will soon take a decision regarding Tokyo and Hokkaido.
The Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe has stated that the government is lifting the state of emergency declaration impos...
New law to be introduced in Japan in a bid to attract tourists
As an attempt to attract more tourists, the country is in plan to pass a new law. It's anticipated to aid the government in providing allowances in order to better the accessibility to rural areas for tourists. This will increase the inflow of tourists to such places,...
New Working Group created to combat Tea industry woes
The legislators of LDP (Liberal Democratic Party), ruling party of Japan have come together to form a new working group. It's created under one of the teams of Diet members. The National Diet is Japan’s bicameral legislature.
The tea industry has a league called th...