• Alexion's Ultomiris Gets Approval in Japan for Rare Disease
  
  Alexion's (ALXN) Ultomiris gets approval in Japan for the treatment of adults and children living with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.
  Zacks Equity Research.  Zacks.  Mon, 28 Sep 2020 19:03:00 GMT.
• Japan issues suicide warning after death of Miss Sherlock actress
  
  Yuko Takeuchi's death comes close on the heels of recent cases of other Japanese celebrities taking their own lives.
  Al Jazeera.  Mon, 28 Sep 2020 10:26:25 +0000.
• Global shares up ahead of China holiday, Trump-Biden debate
  
  TOKYO (AP) - Global shares were mostly higher Monday, ahead of the first U.S. presidential debate and a national holiday in China later in the week. ...
  Yuri Kageyama.  Washington Times.  Mon, 28 Sep 2020 03:07:12 -0400.
• Asia shares up ahead of China holiday, presidential debate
  
  TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares were mostly higher in muted trading Monday, ahead of the first U.S. presidential debate and a national holiday in China later in the week. ...
  Yuri Kageyama.  Washington Times.  Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:03:44 -0400.
• Ugly Story From American History, Inspiring Stories Of Art, On View At Shofuso Japanese House And Garden
  
  George Nakashima would become a superstar. One in a million artists become household names, Nakashima became one as a furniture maker. Unusual in the extreme.
  By Chadd Scott, Contributor.  Forbes.  Sun, 27 Sep 2020 20:12:35 -0400.
• Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi found dead at 40
  
  The award-winning actress and mother of two is believed to have taken her own life at the age of 40.
  BBC News.  Sun, 27 Sep 2020 15:13:40 GMT.
• Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi found dead at home
  
  Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi has been found dead at her home in Tokyo, according to media in the country.
  Sky News.  Sun, 27 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0100.
• This Carousel Has Had Quite a Ride. Will Anyone in Japan Save It?
  
  The 113-year-old merry-go-round, which arrived in Tokyo after stints in Germany and Coney Island, is now in storage, its fate uncertain in a country that tends to preserve only the very old.
  Motoko Rich and Hikari Hida.  New York Times.  Sat, 26 Sep 2020 09:00:28 +0000.
• Cox Plate in sight after Camelot stars in Underwood
  
  The Cox Plate won't be going back to Japan this year, but Australia's hopes of keeping it out of the hands of the internationals was bolstered on Saturday.
  Damien Ractliffe.  Sydney Morning Herald.  Sat, 26 Sep 2020 17:56:55 +1000.
• It's a dog's life: Cat named Kiki becomes best friends with three Shiba Inus
  
  The owners of the animals live in Chiba, eastern Japan, and told Bored Panda that they already owned their three dogs when they decided to get the cat, named Kiki.
  Daily Mail.  Sat, 26 Sep 2020 08:05:55 +0100.
• In 2018, Russia and Japan were closest to signing peace treaty - Abe
  
  The former head of the Japanese government mentioned "escalating tensions between Washington and Moscow" following the events in Ukraine in 2014
  Tass.  Sat, 26 Sep 2020 08:05:57 +0300.
• Olympic marathoner Molly Seidel found a way to run again
  
  Molly Seidel has stopped trying to outrun OCD, depression and anxiety. She has taken control of her story and is preparing for the London Marathon -- and eventually the Tokyo Olympics.
  ESPN.  Fri, 25 Sep 2020 10:50:18 EST.
• Plastic face shields don't stop coronavirus spread, study claims
  
  Plastic face shields are all but useless when it comes to defeating the spread of the coronavirus, according to a new Japanese study.
  Lia Eustachewich.  Fox News.  Wed, 23 Sep 2020 14:57:05 GMT.
• Anthropologists compare a composite measure of physiological dysregulation among humans and other primates
  
  It is well understood that mortality rates increase with age. Whether you live in Tokyo, rural Tennessee or the forests of Papua, New Guinea, the older you are, the more likely you are to succumb to any number of different ailments.
  Science Daily.  Mon, 21 Sep 2020 17:04:51 EDT.
• Yasukuni Shrine: Japan's ex-PM Abe visits controversial memorial
  
  Shinzo Abe, who last visited the Yasukuni Shrine in 2013, made the trip days after stepping down.
  BBC News.  Sat, 19 Sep 2020 07:45:53 GMT.
• Movie Museum to Open With Show Honoring Japanese Filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki
  
  The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures' inaugural exhibition debuts on April 30, 2021
  Smithsonian.  Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:24:44 +0000.
• Filipino families of sunken ship crew plead for search to resume
  
  Families of 39 Filipino crewmen who were aboard a cattle ship that sank during a typhoon are pleading for a search to continue and to expand into uninhabited islands and nearby waters, two weeks after their vessel capsized off Japan. ...
  Yahoo.  Wed, 16 Sep 2020 07:14:17 -0400.
• Yoshihide Suga named Japan's prime minister, succeeding Shinzo Abe
  
  Japan's Parliament elected Yoshihide Suga as Prime Minister today, replacing long-serving leader Shinzo Abe with his right-hand man.Suga had been chosen as leader of the ruling party on Monday, virtually assuring he would ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Wed, 16 Sep 2020 17:48:53 +1200.
• Yoshihide Suga Wins Party Vote for Japan Prime Minister
  
  Suga has said his top priorities are fighting the coronavirus and turning around an economy battered by the pandemic.
  Voice of America.  Mon, 14 Sep 2020 05:02:52 -0400.
• Mauritius Oil Spill Ship Operator To Pay 9.4Million Dollars
  
  The Japanese operator of a ship that leaked oil off the Mauritius coast pledged Friday to pay at least $9.4 million to help fix damage caused by the spill. ...
  AfricaNews.  Sat, 12 Sep 2020 06:51:04 +0000.

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