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A Japanese Foreign Ministry official declined to comment on the pair's diplomatic status, saying only, "We will judge their status as we monitor how the situation in Myanmar evolves."
Introducing the Japanese school model to countries such as Egypt has been met with approval from other nations and their teachers and parents.
The proposed deployment could allow China and Russia to justify further military expansion, experts say.
Experiments on mice that were taken to the International Space Station have shown an internal protein has the potential to help slow the aging process, according to a joint study by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Tohoku University.
The government and manufacturers of face masks are facing a growing challenge to keep up with demand amid the coronavirus outbreak, fueling concern that shortages of such items will continue for some time and leading to frantic searches by many people for stores that ...
Misaki Matsui shed a tear as she stood in a vineyard in Southern California, viewing the same scenery captured in one of her late grandfather's photos. "I felt like I was able to unite with (her grandfather and great-grandfather), who were there about 100 years ...
SAPPORO — Inmates at Abashiri Prison in Hokkaido are producing garbage cages that are winning strong popularity from resident associations and other groups because they save space and deter crows. "We can contribute to society by making the towns cleaner," said Fumihiko Fujikawa, chief warden ...
