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Universities and institutes are preparing to terminate thousands of technically temporary researchers by next spring instead of granting them the permanent employment mandated by a 2013 labor law.

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Roadmap for Establishing a Hydrogen Supply Chain in the Kansai Area (Japan)

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Italy Closes All Schools for Two Weeks as Coronavirus Spreads

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Newly Named Chibanian Age Demarcates Earth’s Last Magnetic Flip

Outrage and Grief Follow Death of Coronavirus Whistleblower

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Bioethicists Concerned over Japan’s Chimera Embryo Regulations

Japan Approves iPS Cell Therapy Trial for Spinal Cord Injury

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GFP Discoverer Osamu Shimomura Dies

First iPS Cell Trial for Heart Disease Raises Excitement, Concern

Japanese Authorities Recommend Not Regulating Gene Editing

Research Scandal Involving Popular Heart Drug Engulfs Three More Papers

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Tracking Invasive Fire Ants in Asia

Coastal Critters Make Epic Voyages After 2011 Tsunami

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More Retractions for Tokyo Scientist?

First Ever iPS-Cell Trial a Go

Proposed “Japanese NIH” Draws Fire

Japan’s Nuclear Reboot Stalled

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The Science of Stowaways

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