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The document aims to promote the fair and equitable sharing of benefits stemming from the use of genetic resources of biological diversity, like plants, animals, and micro-organisms, as well as the ... ( read original story ...)

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Japan extended a state of emergency in the Tokyo area by two weeks on Friday to try to combat COVID-19, prompting a "heartfelt apology" by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. The state of emergency had ... ( read original story ...)

Japan extended a virus state of emergency in the Tokyo area by two weeks on Friday, less than five months before the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)

A critical ingredient for auroras exists much higher in space than previously thought, according to new research in the journal Scientific Reports. The dazzling light displays in the polar night skies ... ( read original story ...)

President Seiko Hashimoto promised on Friday to revive the Japanese people's passion for the Summer Olympics and "turn their concerns into excitement." Hashimoto, who took charge of the Games ... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA -- A COVID-19 contact-tracing service launched by the east Japan prefecture of Kanagawa in May 2020 has sent no alerts to subscribers, according to the prefectural government. The prefectural ... ( read original story ...)

In 2018, the Scottish Government and the City of Yokohama shared the philosophy of “growing together” in a joint declaration on interchange and collaboration. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto promised on Friday to revive the Japanese people's passion for the Summer Olympics and "turn their concerns into excitement." Hashimoto, who took charge of the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan The Silver Lining In A Greying Society. Japan is not only a country with a long life expectancy, but it is also a country with a large number of healthy elderly people, who ... ( read original story ...)

The new president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has begun holding weekly news conferences hoping to win over a doubting Japanese public. ( read original story ...)

The minister overseeing Japan's vaccination programme, Taro Kono, said on Friday shipments to Japan of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech will likely make a nearly fourfold jump in ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese town of Taro had sea walls that were supposed to be able to survive almost anything the ocean could offer up, but the 2011 tsunami still brought utter destruction. ( read original story ...)

Born in 1903, the super-centenarian has survived cancer twice, owned and worked at her rice store until the age of 103, and says her key to longevity is to practice math to keep the mind sharp. ( read original story ...)

A total of 64 people in Osaka Prefecture in western Japan have been confirmed infected with a new coronavirus variant since January, the pref･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Family of Natsuko Okuyama ‘extremely happy’ after remains identified as those of 61-year-old woman who went missing 10 years ago ... ( read original story ...)