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07.07.25 - 13:54
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Mercury Tops 35 C in Tokyo for 1st Time This Year (Nippon)
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Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)--Temperatures soared in many parts of Japan on Monday, reaching 35.6 degrees Celsius in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, which marked the first "extremely hot day" of this year in the capital. The central city of Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, recorded the day's highest temperature in the country, at 38.8 degrees, followed by the southwestern village of Nishimera, Miyazaki Prefect......
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16.06.25 - 07:06
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HekaBio, Japan-based Biopharma and MedTech Platform, Enters Strategic Partnership with Alfresa Holdings Corporation (Business Wire)
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~~Accelerating Access to Innovative Therapies in Japan through Alfresa Group's 'Total Supply Chain Service'~~TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HekaBio K.K. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Robert E. Claar; hereinafter “HekaBio”) today announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Alfresa Holdings Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & President: Ryuji Arakawa; hereinafter “Alfresa Holdings”), the leading pharmaceutical wholesaler group in Japan. As part of this agreement, Alfresa Holdings has also made a capital investment in HekaBio. The partnership aims to accelerate the commercialization of innovative medical products in Japan.
Background and Purpose
In recent years, Japan has implemented policy reforms to address the growing access gap, where innovative therapies approved overseas are slow to come to the Japanese market.
In response to these developments, HekaBio has focused on introducing cutting-edge pharmaceuticals, medical devices,...
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02.06.25 - 12:54
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Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for New National Archives in Tokyo (Nippon)
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Tokyo, June 2 (Jiji Press)--A groundbreaking ceremony was held at a site near the Diet, Japan's parliament, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Monday for the new National Archives of Japan, which is expected to open at the end of fiscal 2029. The new facility was initially planned to open in fiscal 2026, but the opening was delayed due to research on culturally important burial grounds and a diffic......
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14.05.25 - 11:36
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Japan′s Emperor Naruhito Plants Rice Seedlings at Palace (Nippon)
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Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Emperor Naruhito planted rice seedlings at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward in an annual tradition Wednesday. The custom was originally started by Emperor Hirohito, the current Emperor's grandfather and posthumously known as Emperor Showa. Wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt, gray pants and black rain boots, Emperor Naruhito walked into the ri......
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22.04.25 - 06:54
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70 Japanese Lawmakers Visit Yasukuni Shrine (Nippon)
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Tokyo, April 22 (Jiji Press)--Some 70 lawmakers of both chambers of Japan's parliament on Tuesday visited together war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its spring festival. They are members of a suprapartisan group promoting visits to the Shinto shrine in the Kudankita district in the Japanese capital's Chiyoda Ward. Yasukuni Shrine is regarded as a symbol of Japan's past militar......
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21.04.25 - 18:06
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OKI Invests in ICMG Co-Creation Fund II Limited Partnership (Business Wire)
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- Accelerating collaboration with startups to resolve social issues in the Global South -
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OKI (TOKYO: 6703) has entered into an agreement for investment in the ICMG Co-Creation Fund II Limited Partnership (“ICMG Co-Creation Fund II” hereinafter), newly established by the ICMG Group (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Group COO: Gen Funahashi) in January 2025. Managed by ICMG Ventures Pte. Ltd., an ICMG Group investment management company based in Singapore, this co-creation fund is funded by The 77 Bank, Ltd. (Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture; President: Hidefumi Kobayashi), Hokuriku Bank, Ltd. (Toyama, Toyama Prefecture; President: Hiroshi Nakazawa), and OKI. The ICMG Co-Creation Fund II seeks to resolve social infrastructure issues in the Global South (Note 1) by supporting startup businesses active in India, Southeast Asia, and other regions while collaborating with them as an equal partner to maximize fusion value. OKI will leverage this co-creation fund to actively engage in co-crea...
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18.04.25 - 13:42
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Japan′s Territory Museum Reopens (Nippon)
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Tokyo, April 18 (Jiji Press)--The National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward reopened after renovation on Friday with a new immersive theater. The renovation is aimed at attracting the interest of young people to the history of four Russian-held northwestern Pacific islands claimed by Japan, the islands of Takeshima in the Sea of Japan, which are effectively contro......
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30.03.25 - 09:06
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Cherry Blossoms Come into Full Bloom in Tokyo (Nippon)
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Tokyo, March 30 (Jiji Press)--The sample cherry tree monitored in Tokyo by the Japan Meteorological Agency came into full bloom Sunday, the agency said. The full bloom of the Somei-Yoshino tree at Yasukuni Shrine in the Japanese capital's Chiyoda Ward came five days earlier than last year and one day earlier than usual years. The agency judges that a monitored cherry tree has reached ful......
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27.03.25 - 09:54
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Japan Emperor Bids Farewell to Brazil President (Nippon)
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Tokyo, March 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito bade farewell on Thursday to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at a hotel in Tokyo. The Emperor arrived at the hotel in Chiyoda Ward where the president stayed around 10 a.m. Lula told him that he will never forget the warm welcome he received in Japan. "I am certain that the friendship and goodwill between both countrie......
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24.03.25 - 11:12
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Cherry Blossoms Start Blooming in Tokyo (Nippon)
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Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)--Cherry blossoms have started blooming in Tokyo this season, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced Monday. The first buds have now opened on a benchmark Somei-Yoshino cherry tree at Yasukuni Shrine in Chiyoda Ward, according to the agency. The blooming date was the same as in an average year and five days earlier than last year. Cherry trees in the Japane......
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23.02.25 - 05:12
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People Celebrate Japan Emperor′s 65th Birthday at Palace (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Feb. 23 (Jiji Press)--A public gathering was held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sunday to celebrate Japanese Emperor Naruhito's 65th birthday on the day. "I wish everyone around the country a peaceful spring," the Emperor told crowds of people who gathered at the palace in the Japanese capital's Chiyoda Ward for the greeting event. Meanwhile, Emperor Naruhito said, "I would l......
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