Japan - Kyoto film crew caught using firecrackers to scare birds into air

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Kyoto film crew caught using firecrackers to scare birds into air

TAKASHIMA, Shiga -- A film crew from a major Japanese movie studio was caught March 1 using firecrackers to scare swans into the air to get a shot of them in flight.
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5 teenagers referred to prosecutors for burning monkey at zoo with fireworks

FUKUCHIYAMA, Kyoto -- Five 18-year-olds had their cases referred to prosecutors on Feb. 23 after a large amount of lit fireworks were thrown in a monkey exhibit...

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Reading facial expressions a likely skill specific to humans: study

Paying attention to facial expressions in order to understand behavioral patterns may be unique to human beings, a Japanese research team has found.

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Human ES cells improve monkeys with Parkinson's

A group of Japanese scientists has succeeded in improving the conditions of monkeys with Parkinson's disease after transplants of nerve cells generated from human Embryonic stem cells, or ES...

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Kyoto researchers confirm fat-burning protein

Japanese scientists say they have found a protein that helps the body burn fat following an intake of fatty meals.

Monday, February 20, 2012 05:38 +0900 (JST)
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8 inpatients and 4 medical staffs infected with Influenza

88 years old woman died of pneumonia on 10 Feb
diagnosis: Influenza A on 7 Feb
antiviral: Tamiflu

her disease
cerebral infarction sequelae...

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Research find chimpanzees help each other

Researchers at Kyoto University have determined for the first time in the world that chimpanzees, like humans, would help each other in times of need.

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Kyoto Univ. institute to publish journal with British chemistry society

KYOTO (Kyodo) -- An institute at Kyoto University said Friday it will launch a journal this year titled "Biomaterial Science" to be published jointly with...

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Japan iPS Techs Licensed to French Firm

Kyoto, Jan. 10 (Jiji Press)--A Kyoto intellectual property management firm said Tuesday it has reached an agreement with France's Vectalys SAS to grant a nonexclusive license to basic patents for...

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Kyoto research team to create stem cell bank

KYOTO -- A research team here has announced its plans to create a stem cells bank that will preserve artificially created stem cells to be used in regenerative medicine, it has been revealed....

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Nurse gets 3 years in prison for tearing off patients' toenails

KYOTO (Kyodo) -- The Kyoto District Court on Wednesday sentenced a 38-year-old assistant nurse to three years in prison for tearing off the big toenails of four patients at...

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Japan's oldest person dies at 115

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Chiyono Hasegawa, Japan's oldest person, died of natural causes Friday at a care facility for the aged in the town of Kiyama, Saga Prefecture, the health ministry said. She was 115.
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Research team makes transparent crab shells with high-tech possibilities

KYOTO -- Researchers have discovered a way to make crab shells transparent, which while of no use to the shells' former owners, could be applied to solar panels and...

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Concert for good sleep held in Kyoto

In Kyoto, western Japan, an unusual concert was held on Tuesday to help people get to sleep by listening to relaxing music......

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 06:14 +0900 (JST)
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Japanese Develop Antibody Drops to Fight Flu

Osaka, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)--Biotechnology startup firm Pharma Foods International Co. <2929> and other parties have jointly developed medical drops containing antibodies to help prevent...