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DRUGS

WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 12, 2015
Australia seeks last-ditch deal to save pair from execution in Indonesia
Australia is pursuing a last-ditch deal with Indonesia to save two of its citizens from imminent execution on drugs charges, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Thursday, in a case that threatens to strain already fragile relations.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 12, 2015
Afghan Taliban smuggling drugs and gems like mafia: U.N. report
Afghanistan's Taliban Islamist movement is increasingly financed by criminal enterprises including heroin laboratories, illegal ruby and emerald mines and kidnapping, making negotiated peace harder, according to a report for the U.N. Security Council.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 9, 2015
Growth concerns loom for Daiichi Sankyo on drug warning
Daiichi Sankyo Co. risks losing a slice of revenue to generic-medicine competition next year. Now, the drugmaker's plans to fill the gap have hit a roadblock and investors worry that growth may flounder.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 6, 2015
Police used wiretaps in 10 investigations in 2014
Police last year intercepted telecommunications during investigations of 10 cases, leading to 72 arrests, the Justice Ministry said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2015
Award-winning photographer vows to continue work with Colombia's drug gangs
Kosuke Okahara, a 34-year-old freelance photographer whose decade-long documentation of Colombia's notorious drug gangs has earned him the 2014 Pierre & Alexandra Boulat Award for professional journalism as well as a prize of €8,000 (¥1.08 million), says he is determined to continue his work in...
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 29, 2015
'Expensive' placebo beats 'cheap' one in Parkinson's disease: study
When patients with Parkinson's disease received an injection described as an effective drug costing $1,500 per dose, their motor function improved significantly more than when they got one supposedly costing $100, scientists reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 16, 2015
Mt. Gox chief was thought by U.S. to be Silk Road mastermind
The former head of the bankrupt Mt. Gox Co. bitcoin exchange was originally believed by U.S. investigators to be the secret mastermind behind the Silk Road online drug marketplace, an agent who infiltrated the website told jurors at the trial of the man prosecutors now accuse of running it.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2015
Son of Jackie Chan to stand trial in China on drugs charge
Jaycee Chan, the son of kung fu movie star Jackie Chan, will stand trial Friday on a drugs charge, media reported Tuesday, the latest in a series of minor celebrities accused of narcotics offenses.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 25, 2014
Japanese man sentenced to death over drugs charge in China
A court in the Chinese province of Jiangsu has sentenced a 45-year-old Japanese man to death for transporting illegal drugs for sale, a source close to Japan-China relations said Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2014
Man banned from bicycling for 90 days for using quasi-legal 'kiken' drugs
The Chiba Prefectural Public Safety Commission has banned a 29-year-old man from Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, from riding a bicycle for 90 days, after he was found guilty of cycling under the influence of quasi-legal "kiken" (dangerous) drugs.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 9, 2014
Methamphetamine use soars in Iran as lifestyles speed up
Women in headscarves and men in tatty clothes puff on a glass pipe as smoke swirls around their faces. The pictures published by Iranian media and blogs in recent months are a sign of a new drug epidemic: shishe, or methamphetamine.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 2, 2014
HIV may evolve to cause AIDS less frequently
HIV may be evolving to become less aggressive, suggesting that one day it may infect humans without causing AIDS.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2014
Elderly Japanese man allegedly carrying methamphetamine arrested in Indonesia
A Japanese man has been arrested in Indonesia for allegedly carrying methamphetamine, police said, in a country where smuggling drugs can be punished by death.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 19, 2014
Diet passes bill to strengthen controls on quasi-legal drugs
The Diet on Wednesday passed a bill revising the pharmaceutical affairs law to tighten controls on quasi-legal drugs after a series of traffic accidents involving drivers high on them.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 19, 2014
China blames rise in violence on drug smuggling from Southeast Asia
An increase in the smuggling of synthetic drugs like methamphetamine from Southeast Asia has fueled a rise in violent crime in China this year, a state-run newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 14, 2014
Battle against Ebola raises ethical questions
The tiny number of Ebola cases in rich countries — and the ensuing panic-inducing headlines and quarantine measures — have brought home the global nature of infectious disease today.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 11, 2014
Avigan could be formally approved as Ebola drug early next year: Fujifilm
Fujifilm Holdings Corp. said Tuesday it expects its Avigan flu drug to be formally approved by early next year for treating patients infected with the Ebola virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 11, 2014
Rise of quasi-legal drugs has hospitals turning to 'workbook' treatment
A "workbook" approach is drawing attention as an effective way to address a growing number of drug addicts in Japan, where there are only around 10 specialized medical institutions nationwide to treat abuse cases.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 9, 2014
'I've had enough,' says Mexican attorney general in massacre gaffe
After weeks fielding questions about the abduction and apparent massacre of 43 trainee teachers by corrupt police in league with drug gang members, Mexico's Attorney General Jesus Murillo has had enough.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2014
Voters OK legal marijuana in Oregon, Alaska, and Washington, D.C.
Residents of Oregon, Alaska, and the U.S. capital voted to legalize marijuana on Tuesday, in key victories that could fuel the legalization movement as cannabis usage is increasingly recognized by the American public.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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