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Apr 2, 2017
Japanese collegiate sports study ends Phase 1
Japan is currently working to reform college sports and establish its own version of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), creating athletic departments at universities to help it function more efficiently.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 30, 2017
Chiba University medical student found guilty in gang-rape case
A Chiba University medical student was found guilty Thursday of gang-raping a woman with two classmates, while a doctor at the university's hospital was convicted of indecent assault in connection with the case.
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JAPAN / Society
Mar 29, 2017
Newly released archives stir memories of Japan's anti-apartheid campaign
Activists who took part in an anti-apartheid movement years ago in Japan, while voicing support for those oppressed in South Africa, are featured in newly released university archives.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 24, 2017
Ex-Nagoya University student sentenced to life for murder, poisoning bids
A former Nagoya University student with mental disorders is sentenced to life for the 2014 murder of a woman and attempts to poison classmates from other schools.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 24, 2017
Kyoto University professor does the math and finds that sperm swim to a beat
We know that the upshot of sex between a man and a woman is more than 50 million sperm racing to reach one egg, though exactly how sperm swim through a woman’s body and how just one survives the journey to fertilize an egg is full of mystery.
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Mar 23, 2017
Hokkaido University agrees to return remains of Ainu to descendants
Hokkaido University has agreed to return to descendants of the Ainu, an indigenous ethnic group concentrated in Japan's northernmost main island, ancestral remains exhumed from a cemetery for research in the 1930s, the descendants said this week.
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Mar 17, 2017
Nihon University hospital admits giving improper sedative dosages — including instance where patient's heart stopped
Four cases of incorrect administering of drugs occurred at Nihon University Itabashi Hospital in 2015 and 2016, including a case in which a patient's heart briefly stopped after being given the sedative Precedex at a rapid pace, sources said.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 14, 2017
Cockroach longevity linked to female cohabitation
Female cockroaches living in groups with other females are more likely to have their unfertilized eggs hatch, a research team at Hokkaido University has found, providing a possible explanation for the reason the insect has managed to survive for hundreds of millions of years.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 10, 2017
Life sentence sought for ex-university student over murder, poisoning
Prosecutors on Friday sought life imprisonment for a 21-year-old woman charged with murdering an elderly woman and poisoning two high school students.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 2, 2017
Kyoto's Kotzur deft with both hands
There's no rule, written or spoken, that requires basketball players to have the ability to shoot with both hands.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2017
'White hat' hackers see rising demand for protection in corporate Japan
"White hat" hackers who spot security vulnerabilities may be one of the most sought-after professions today as Japan's tech firms struggle to cope with the rising threat of cyberattacks.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 22, 2017
Okayama University carries out successful lung transplant surgery in Vietnam
Okayama University Hospital said Tuesday it has successfully conducted a lung transplant operation on a 6-year-old boy at a hospital in Vietnam, the first such surgery in the Southeast Asian country.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2017
University disciplines teacher who made discriminatory remark about Fukushima student glowing in the dark
A part-time teacher at Kwansei Gakuin University has been disciplined for comments made in 2014 about a student from Fukushima Prefecture glowing in the dark due to supposed radiation exposure, the university said Tuesday.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 20, 2017
Is Fido stressed out? New heart sensor can help find out
A group of researchers at Osaka Prefecture University has developed a method to detect real-time stress in dogs by using a special canine heartbeat sensor.
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BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Feb 18, 2017
Hachimura biding his time with top-ranked Gonzaga
The Gonzaga University men's basketball team is having a remarkable season — one of the best seasons in U.S. college basketball history. And freshman reserve forward Rui Hachimura has been along for the magical ride.
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JAPAN / Society
Feb 15, 2017
Niigata Minamata disease victims shed light on stigma in new book
The perils of mercury-poisoning are laid bare by victims of the Niigata Minamata disease who recount lingering social stigma and the importance of protecting the environment in a new book by a Tokyo publisher.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 14, 2017
Okayama University team to conduct lung transplant operation in Vietnam
Okayama University Hospital said Tuesday it will conduct a lung transplant operation on a 6-year-boy in Vietnam on or around Feb. 21.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 14, 2017
Forged doctor's note gets yakuza out of jail, police say
Police raided a public hospital in the city of Kyoto Tuesday in relation to the alleged helping of a senior member of a crime syndicate stay out of prison by the forging of a certificate of illness.
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BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Feb 11, 2017
Kohama's legacy certain to live on
Mototaka Kohama leaves behind a trail of memories with those who knew him well or casually crossed paths with him during his decades-long involvement in basketball.
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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 6, 2017
State-backed scholarship program to open doors to university
The government will soon launch the first state-backed scholarships in an effort to make universities more accessible as more students face financial difficulties to pursue higher education.

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