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YONEZAWA, Yamagata Prefecture--A multiple-institute effort using computer graphics and DNA technology reproduced the assumed features of a woman who was likely a person of noble birth 1,600 years ago.

The public has largely ignored the government’s calls for them to receive vaccine shots to protect against the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus and a possible eighth wave of infections.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike announced plans to build a hydrogen supply network of pipelines in the capital as an energy resource to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions.

Japan’s space agency announced Nov. 25 that data was falsified  on a research project headed by astronaut Satoshi Furukawa simulating the effects of a prolonged stay in space, but said it was not his doing.

The health ministry on Nov. 22 sanctioned the use of an anti-COVID-19 drug manufactured by a domestic maker for the first time under the emergency regulatory approval system, with shipments expected to start early next month.

A new study says bacterial infections are the second leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for one in eight of all deaths in 2019.

Communications and other problems with the Japanese space agencys Omotenashi probe have dashed hopes for the nations first lunar landing.

As NASA gears up for a manned moon landing through its Artemis program, some Japanese venture companies are taking steps toward making it possible for humans to eventually live there.

OKAYAMA—A U.S. fossil entrusted to a university museum here was from a Corythosaurus dinosaur, the first such specimen discovered outside of Canada, researchers said.

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