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Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese health ministry council on Wednesday approved the public health insurance coverage for a regenerative medicine for Parkinson’s disease produced from induced pluripotent stem, or iPS, cells, effective from May 20. With the approval by the Central

Paris, May 13 (Jiji Press)–The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development suggested in a report Wednesday that Japan’s macroeconomic policies “be calibrated carefully.” As the East Asian economy is shifting toward “a new equilibrium in terms of higher prices and wages,” careful

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, enacted a bill Wednesday to promote work-style reforms for truck drivers by encouraging the use of systems that allow multiple logistics firms to relay cargo. The bill to revise the logistics streamlining law was

Kyoto, May 13 (Jiji Press)–Immune cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem, or iPS, cells that are genetically modified to produce two specific proteins simultaneously can improve the therapeutic effect against solid cancers, a Japanese group said Wednesday. The findings may lead

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds, regarded as the country’s benchmark long-term interest rate, rose to as high as 2.600 pct in Tokyo interdealer trading Wednesday morning. The reading was the highest

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)–Mathias Cormann, secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, has expressed concern over the Japanese government’s plan to temporarily lower the consumption tax on food items to zero, calling it not cost-effective. While acknowledging that “we

Kyoto, May 13 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese motor maker Nidec Corp. said Wednesday that improper activities, such as changing materials, manufacturing processes and designs without customer approval, are suspected for some of the firm’s products. There are believed to be more than 1,000

Osaka, May 13 (Jiji Press)–About one year after launching sweeping management reforms aimed at restoring profitability, major Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic Holdings Corp. is entering a decisive stage in its turnaround efforts. Over the past year, Panasonic has worked to revamp its

Seoul, May 13 (Jiji Press)–A South Korean court has sentenced a man to five years in prison for drunken driving that left a Japanese tourist in her 50s dead and her daughter in her 30s seriously injured in Seoul last year. The

Kyoto, May 13 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese motor maker Nidec Corp. said Wednesday that improper activities, such as changing “materials, processes and designs without customer approval,” are suspected for some of the firm’s products. The company said it has begun contacting and providing