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Study finds vitamin B6 may help keep COVID-19's cytokine storms at bay
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hiroshima [Japan], February 26 (ANI): A recent study led by food scientist Thanutchaporn Kumrungsee can be the first step in showing vitamin B6's potential in lowering the odds of patients becoming seriously ill with the coronavirus.
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Soaring demand accelerates growth and risks for EV battery makers: Moody's
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 26 (ANI): Electric vehicle battery makers Contemporary Amperex Technology, LG Chem, Panasonic Corporation and SK Innovation, which account for more than half of global production are set to benefit from rising battery demand, according to Moody's Investors Service.
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Japan could fire at foreign official vessels aiming to enter waters near D
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 26 (ANI): The Japan Coast Guard could directly fire a weapon against foreign official vessels aiming to land on the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea, local media reported citing ruling party members on Thursday.
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Hitachi launches super exciting range of new-age room air conditioners in
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): Johnson Controls - Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited, the joint venture Company of Johnson Controls Inc, U.S.A and Hitachi Appliances, Japan and one of India's most selling air-conditioner brand has recently launched its latest range of ne
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Japan mulls halting new assistance projects to Myanmar following military
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 25 (ANI): The Japanese government is considering halting new assistance projects to Myanmar, where a military coup d'etat has taken place, Sputnik reported citing sources.
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Japanese WHO expert voices skepticism on China's theory 'virus intruded' i
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 25 (ANI): A Japanese expert from the World Health Organization (WHO), who visited Wuhan as part of the investigative team to look into the origins of COVID-19, has voiced skepticism on China's stance that the virus had originally entered the country from abroad throug
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Japan's Unicharm shift its strategic focus to India, Africa from China
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 24 (ANI): Japanese personal care group Unicharm has announced its decision to shift its strategy in developing countries by moving production facilities from China to India and South Africa, where a steady growth in domestic consumption is expected.
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G7 'firmly condemns' Myanmar coup, use of force against protestors
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], February 23 (ANI): The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven most developed countries on Tuesday 'firmly condemned' the deadly use of force by Myanmar's military against people protesting a coup.
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Japan PM appoints 'Loneliness' minister to cabinet
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 23 (ANI): Japan has appointed its first Minister for Loneliness this month after the country's suicide rate increased for the first time in 11 years during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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12 Japanese companies to cease business deals involving Uyghur forced labo
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 23 (ANI): Amid the ongoing human rights abuse on Uyghurs by China, 12 major Japanese companies have announced their decision to cease their business deals with the Chinese companies found to be benefiting from the forced labour of the minority ethnic community in Xinj
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Tokyo's new daily COVID-19 cases drop below 200 for 1st time in 3 months
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Tokyo on Monday reported 178 new daily COVID-19 infections, marking the first time the daily tally has dropped below the 200-mark since Nov. 24.
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5,800 students left school in Japan in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 21 (ANI): The Japanese government on Sunday has found that at least 5,800 college students either left school or took time off because of the spread of the coronavirus between April and December of last year, reported NHK World.
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