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Famous composer Kaija Saariaho passes away from a brain tumor at age 70.
Kaija Saariaho passed away on Friday. She was one of the most well-known composers of the twenty-first century because to her critically lauded pieces. She was 70 years old.
Saariaho passed away in her Paris residence, according to a statement her family put on her Facebook page. Her ma...
Kishida's ruling bloc's candidates do well in state wide elections.
On Sunday, candidates endorsed by the ruling alliance of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida easily defeated their opponents backed by the largest opposition party in the first round of nationwide municipal polls. There has been speculation that Kishida may dissolve the lower house for a snap e...
Transparent clams discovered off the coast of Hokkaido provide a glimpse into the mysteries of the deep water.
The Japanese archipelago sits on the edge of the Eurasian tectonic plate, where the Philippine and Pacific plates slide beneath it. Because of this peculiar convergence, the eastern side of the Japanese shoreline swiftly collapses into a series of trenches, some of which reach approximately 10,00...
After a car strikes a deer in Hokkaido, two people die in the crash.
The collision of two cars caused by a deer in Hokkaido, northern Japan, claimed the lives of two individuals, according to the local police.
In the town of Shibecha, close to Kushiro, a minivan and truck were involved in an accident on Wednesday. The minivan's driver and passenger b...
Singapore Analyzes Impact of Secondhand Smoking
The number of people complaining because of secondhand smoking has more than doubled since before the pandemic. In 2018 and 2019, the city-state saw around 60-80 complaints per month whereas now the number has risen to 150 to 200 complaints every month.
This is probably because people h...
Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Laureate is appointed as Sustainable Development Goals Advocate by the United Nations
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- Kailash Satyarthi appointed as the new advocate of SDG by Antonio Guterres
- Valentina Munoz Rabanal, Brad Smith and K-pop superstars Blackpink appointed as SDG Advocates
Antonio Guterres, the UN chief appointed Nobel L...
HOKKAIDO GOVT. SUED BY A WOMAN OVER DENIAL OF SPOUSAL BENEFITS
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- Hokkaido govt. sued by a woman over denial of spousal benefits.
- The woman in a same-sex relationship had filed the lawsuit with Sapporo District Court.
- Kaoru Sasaki seeks $43,000 for being denied spousal benefits. ...
TWITTER VS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA: COMPLY WITH NEW RULES OR FACE CONSEQUENCES SAYS NEW DELHI
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• Twitter had recently removed a blue tick badge from the account of Indian President Venakaiah Naidu
• Twitter had said that these new rules are a threat to freedom of speech
Right from the toolkit issue to most recent removal of blue tick badge...
HOKKAIDO, OKAYAMA & HIROSHIMA TO COME UNDER COVID-19 STATE OF EMERGENCY
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- Hokkaido, Okayama & Hiroshima to come under COVID-19 state of emergency.
- Infections continue to surge ahead of this summer's Tokyo Olympics.
- Okayama and Hiroshima were planned to be put under a quasi-emergency ear...
OSAKA AND HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY FINDS A WAY TO ANALYZE COVID-19 MUTATIONS
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- Osaka and Hokkaido University finds a way to analyse COVID-19 mutations.
- The university developed a system capable of analyzing genetic mutations of COVID-19 much quicker.
- a simple and efficient way to generate infectious...
KAIDA REPORTS S. KOREA’S SALES ON IMPORTED VEHICLE TO INCREASE IN MARCH
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- KAIDA reports S. Korea’s sales on imported vehicle to increase in March.
- German cars saw the most sales in the country.
- In March the country’s newly registered foreign vehicles climbed to 27,297 units. ...
KAIST LAUNCHES THE COUNTRY’S FIST EVER MOBLIE APP TO DETECT DEEPFAKES
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- KAIST launches the country’s first ever mobile app to detect deepfakes.
- The mobile app will be able to detect deepfake images or video manipulated by AI.
- The name of the software is called KaiCatch and can accuratel...
S. KOREA TO SHOWCASE ITS FIRST INDIGENOUS FIGHTER JET IN APRIL
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- S. Korea to showcase its first indigenous fighter jet in April.
- The country has been working on the next-generation fighter development project since late 2015.
- KAI is leading the $7.9 billion project.
- The comp...
KAI REPORTS FINAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COUNTRY’S FIRST INDIGENOUS DEVELOPED FIGHTER JET
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- KAI reports final assembly of the country’s first indigenous developed fighter jet.
- The country has been working on the KF-X project to replace the Air Force's aging fleet of F-4 and F-5 jets.
- KAI started the fi...
JAPAN’S TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION SCHEME TO LOCAL GOVT. SEES A RISE
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- Japan’s tax-deductible donation scheme to local govt. sees a rise.
- The ‘hometown tax’ by Japan Govt. allows people to make donations to municipalities where they do not reside.
- The workload of officials ...
HOKKAIDO PREFECTURE REPORTS 5 PEOPLE INFECTED BY COVID-19 AT A HOME GATHERING
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- Hokkaido prefecture reports 5 people infected by COVID-19 at a home gathering.
- Japan confirmed 4 clusters of coronavirus infections.
- The authorities reported that the drinking sessions were held at the home of one person ...
SHANGHAI MOBILE GAME CREATORS BREAK INTO BIG TIME
- From the dormitories at Shanghai Jiao Tong University to Japanese anime, comics and gaming, three postgraduate students came up with their own formula for heralding in the big time in mobile gaming.
- In 2011, Liu Wei, Cai Haoyu and Luo Yuhao honed in with “Fly Me 2 the Moo...
HOKKAIDO MEDICAL ASSOCIATION DECLARES ‘STATE OF MEDICAL EMERGENCY’; COVID-19
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- Hokkaido Medical Association declares ‘state of medical emergency’; COVID-19.
- Several other organizations have also joined the medical association to declare the emergency.
- Hokkaido cities like Sapporo and Asa...
JAPAN’S SAPPORO SNOW FESTIVAL STANDS CANCELED AMID RISING COVID-19 CASES
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- Japan’s Sapporo Snow Festival stands canceled amid rising COVID-19 cases.
- This will be the first time that the country’s biggest winter festival is canceled.
- The event normally sees around 2 million domestic a...
SURVEY SHOWS JAPANESE COMPANIES TO SUSPEND NEW YEAR PARTIES AMID PANDEMIC
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- Survey shows Japanese companies to suspend New Year parties amid pandemic.
- In Japanese corporate culture, year-end annual parties are important customs.
- The survey of companies suspending year-end parties was conducted by...