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NATIONAL CANCER CENTER

Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 8, 2019
Japan's National Cancer Center releases survival rates for group of less common cancers
The center calculated the survival rates based on information gathered in 2012 from some 550,000 people who were diagnosed with cancer at 349 core hospitals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 12, 2018
Japan's three-year cancer survival rate at 71%
The three-year survival rate stood at 71.3 percent for people who were diagnosed with cancer in Japan in 2011, the National Cancer Center said in a survey report Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2018
Long-term stress raises cancer risk 20% in men, Japanese study finds
Long periods of stress appear to raise the cancer risk in men by 20 percent compared with those who say they're stress-free, according to a survey by a Japanese research team.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 9, 2017
Japan's five-year cancer survival rate at 65.2%, survey of 209 hospitals shows
The survey covered 214,500 people diagnosed with cancer in 2008 at 209 hospitals designated for cancer treatment as of 2015.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 22, 2016
Five-year survival rate for cancer patients improving, report shows
The five-year survival rate for people diagnosed with cancer from 2006 till 2008 was 62.1 percent, up 3.5 percentage points from the preceding three years, according to the latest statistics released by the National Cancer Center.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2014
Suicides among cancer patients 20 times that of general population
Cancer patients are 20 times more likely to commit suicide within the first year of their diagnosis than members of the general population, according to new findings.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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