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TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

A Japanese research team has identified three genetically distinct populations of the Japanese honeybee.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 16, 2023
Three genetically distinct groups found for Japanese honeybee
Temperature rises caused by global warming could lead to a decline in the species.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 1, 2023
Suspect in attack on Japanese sociologist Shinji Miyadai found dead
Miyadai, a 63-year-old academic known for books about socio-economic issues, was seriously wounded in the November attack but has since been released from hospital.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 8, 2022
Assaulted sociologist Shinji Miyadai leaves hospital and ready to resume work
Miyadai, known for his writing on girls dating for money and the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, was taken to hospital after being seriously wounded in a knife attack.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2022
Sociologist Shinji Miyadai seriously injured in stabbing
According to an eyewitness, Miyadai was on a walkway on campus when the suspect struck him in the head from behind and attacked him with a bladed object.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2019
Tokyo Metropolitan University professor fired for giving unfair advantage to master's program applicant
Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU) said it has fired a professor for providing an unfair advantage to an application for an admission test and also for attempting to persuade students to vote for a particular candidate in a national election.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2016
Japanese professor creates online archive documenting Pearl Harbor attack
On Dec. 7, 1941, Peter Willett was feeding his rabbits in the backyard of his house at Ford Island, which sits in the middle of Hawaii's Pearl Harbor.

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High-end tourism is becoming more about the kinds of experiences that Japan's lesser-known places can provide.
Can Japan lure the jet-set class off the beaten path?