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Medical Breakthrough: Japan Greenlights First-Ever Innovative Stem Cell Therapy For Severe Heart Failure
An innovative stem cell therapy approved for severe heart failure has been cleared for use in Japan. Here is why it matters for heart disease patients and what impact it has on the Indian heart disease burden.
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ISS Crew Prepares to Send Japan’s HTV-X1 Cargo Spacecraft Back to Earth After Four Months
The Expedition 74 crew aboard the International Space Station is preparing to release Japan’s HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft after four months docked. Using Canadarm2, the vehicle will detach, conduct additional experiments in orbit, and later deorbit, while astronauts continue biology and AI research onboard.
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Buddharoid: Japan unveils AI Robot Monk To Support Shrinking Buddhist Clergy
Researchers in Japan have unveiled Buddharoid, an AI-powered robot monk designed to support shrinking Buddhist communities as temples face closure due to depopulation and declining religious affiliation.
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Nipah Breakthrough: Japan To Begin First Human Vaccine Trial In April
A team of researchers in Japan has announced a clinical trial to confirm a vaccine's efficacy against the deadly Nipah virus in humans.
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"I Have A Japanese Mom And Dad": How A Flight Gave An Indian Google Scientist A Second Family
The bond became so deep that Dabre's biological parents eventually met his "Japanese parents" in Japan.
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Genius Chimpanzee 'Ai' Who Could Paint, Count Dies In Japan At 49
Ai, a "genius" chimpanzee who could recognise more than 100 Chinese characters and the English alphabet, has died aged 49, Japanese researchers said.
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Research Associate Vacancy At Asian Development Bank Institute Tokyo
Asian Development Bank Jobs: Apply for research associate roles at Asian Development Bank Institute Tokyo office by January 20, 2026.
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Scientists Build One of the Most Detailed Digital Simulations of the Mouse Cortex Using Japan’s Fugaku Supercomputer
Researchers from the Allen Institute and Japan’s University of Electro-Communications have built one of the most detailed mouse cortex simulations ever created. Using Japan’s Fugaku supercomputer, the team modeled around 10 million neurons and 26 billion synapses, recreating realistic structure and activity. The virtual cortex offers a new plat...
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In Japan, Scientists Turn Body Fat Into Bone To Heal Spine: Study
Researchers in Osaka have found that stem cells from fat tissue can repair spinal fractures similar to those caused by osteoporosis.
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Nobel In Medicine Awarded For "Discoveries On Peripheral Immune Tolerance"
Mary E Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell of the United States and Japan's Shimon Sakaguchi won the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday for research into how the immune system is kept in check, the Nobel jury said.
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Medical Breakthrough: Japan Greenlights First-Ever Innovative Stem Cell Therapy For Severe Heart Failure
An innovative stem cell therapy approved for severe heart failure has been cleared for use in Japan. Here is why it matters for heart disease patients and what impact it has on the Indian heart disease burden.
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ISS Crew Prepares to Send Japan’s HTV-X1 Cargo Spacecraft Back to Earth After Four Months
The Expedition 74 crew aboard the International Space Station is preparing to release Japan’s HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft after four months docked. Using Canadarm2, the vehicle will detach, conduct additional experiments in orbit, and later deorbit, while astronauts continue biology and AI research onboard.
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Buddharoid: Japan unveils AI Robot Monk To Support Shrinking Buddhist Clergy
Researchers in Japan have unveiled Buddharoid, an AI-powered robot monk designed to support shrinking Buddhist communities as temples face closure due to depopulation and declining religious affiliation.
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Nipah Breakthrough: Japan To Begin First Human Vaccine Trial In April
A team of researchers in Japan has announced a clinical trial to confirm a vaccine's efficacy against the deadly Nipah virus in humans.
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"I Have A Japanese Mom And Dad": How A Flight Gave An Indian Google Scientist A Second Family
The bond became so deep that Dabre's biological parents eventually met his "Japanese parents" in Japan.
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Genius Chimpanzee 'Ai' Who Could Paint, Count Dies In Japan At 49
Ai, a "genius" chimpanzee who could recognise more than 100 Chinese characters and the English alphabet, has died aged 49, Japanese researchers said.
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Research Associate Vacancy At Asian Development Bank Institute Tokyo
Asian Development Bank Jobs: Apply for research associate roles at Asian Development Bank Institute Tokyo office by January 20, 2026.
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Scientists Build One of the Most Detailed Digital Simulations of the Mouse Cortex Using Japan’s Fugaku Supercomputer
Researchers from the Allen Institute and Japan’s University of Electro-Communications have built one of the most detailed mouse cortex simulations ever created. Using Japan’s Fugaku supercomputer, the team modeled around 10 million neurons and 26 billion synapses, recreating realistic structure and activity. The virtual cortex offers a new plat...
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In Japan, Scientists Turn Body Fat Into Bone To Heal Spine: Study
Researchers in Osaka have found that stem cells from fat tissue can repair spinal fractures similar to those caused by osteoporosis.
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Nobel In Medicine Awarded For "Discoveries On Peripheral Immune Tolerance"
Mary E Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell of the United States and Japan's Shimon Sakaguchi won the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday for research into how the immune system is kept in check, the Nobel jury said.
