Ko Tae Mun, Ko Chung Hee, and the Osaka Family Origins of North Korean Successor Kim Jong Un by Kokita Kiyohito, Mark Selden, Tessa Morris-Suzuki

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Usability Evaluation of Foods with Function Claims Labelling as Health Information in Japan: A User-Testing Study by Yamamoto M, Yamamoto K, Takano-Ohmuro H, Yamamoto R, Saruwatari J

“…Michiko Yamamoto,1,* Ken Yamamoto,2,* Hiromi Takano-Ohmuro,3 Rain Yamamoto,4 Junji Saruwatari1 1Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto-city, Kumamoto, Japan; 2Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida-city, Tokyo, Japan; 3Faculty of Pharmacy, Musashino University, Nishitokyo-city, Tokyo, Japan; 4Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Michiko Yamamoto, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oehonmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-city, Kumamoto, Japan, Email m-yamamoto@kumamoto-u.ac.jpPurpose: The saturation of health foods in the market is coupled with inadequate information on their safe usage. …”
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Group childcare has a positive impact on child development from the Japan Environment and Children’s Study by Keita Kanamori, Tomohisa Suzuki, Chiharu Ota, The Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group

“…Abstract This study aimed to investigate the impact of early group childcare on child development using data from the Japan Environment and Children’s Study. This prospective cohort study enrolled participants between January 2011 and March 2014. …”
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Genetic profile of domestic cat (<i>Felis catus</i> L.) population of Aoshima Island (Japan) by S. K. Kholin

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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Japan Endocrine Society: reflecting on my 50 years of hormone research by Kazuwa Nakao

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Frequent Seronegative Primary Hypothyroidism in Myxedema Coma in Japan: Three Case Reports With a Systematic Review by Yosuke Okuno, Kosuke Mukai, Yuri Tamura, Tomoaki Hayakawa, Atsunori Fukuhara, Iichiro Shimomura

“…During a systematic review of cases from 1999 to 2022, we also noticed that a significant proportion of myxedema coma was caused by seronegative primary hypothyroidism especially in Japan.…”
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Assessment of the Sphericity of Submicrometer Particles Using a Single-particle Polar Nephelometer at an Urban Site in Japan by Maho Nakagawa, Tomoki Nakayama, Hiroshi Sasago, Yuki Kuruma, Hikari Yai, Shuhei Ogawa, Yange Deng, Michihiro Mochida, Yutaka Matsumi

“…Thus, to examine this property and its controlling factors, this study measured the scattering angular distributions of both thermodenuded and non-thermodenuded individual particles with a diameter of 500 nm in real time using a home-made polar nephelometer in Nagoya, Japan. Estimating the sphericities based on the depths of the local minima in the scattering angular distributions, we found the ambient aerosols to be external mixtures of at least two types of particles, one with relatively high and the other with relatively low sphericity. …”
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A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis on the Efficacy of Medications in the Treatment of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation in Japan by Atsushi Nakajima, Ayako Shoji, Kinya Kokubo, Ataru Igarashi

“…In the 2010s, medications with new mechanisms were introduced in Japan for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC). …”
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JAPAN’S EXPERIENCE IN USING ANALYTICS OF BIG DATA TO REDUCE CREDIT RISK IN FINANCING SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES by S. Matveevskii

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An analysis of the burden of migraine and tension-type headache across the global, China, the United States, India and Japan by Rongjiang Xu, Ruonan Zhang, Liang Dong, Xiaonuo Xu, Xiaoping Fan, Jiying Zhou

“…However, few research compare headache illness burden in China, India, the United States (US), and Japan.MethodsGlobal and Chinese, the US, Indian, and Japanese migraine and TTH incidence, prevalence, and disability-adjusted life years were taken from the GBD database for 1990–2021. …”
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Predominant Dissemination of PVL-Negative CC89 MRSA with SCCmec Type II in Children with Impetigo in Japan by H. Kikuta, M. Shibata, S. Nakata, T. Yamanaka, H. Sakata, K. Akizawa, K. Kobayashi

“…The ratio of CA-MRSA in children with impetigo has been increasing in Japan. Methods. Antimicrobial susceptibilities of 136 S. aureus isolates from children with impetigo were studied. …”
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Surgery lengthens survival for collecting duct carcinoma: analysis of hospital-based cancer registry data in Japan by Shuya Kandori, Shuhei Suzuki, Kosuke Kojo, Bunpei Isoda, Takazo Tanaka, Satoshi Nitta, Masanobu Shiga, Yoshiyuki Nagumo, Atsushi Ikeda, Takashi Kawahara, Akio Hoshi, Hiromitsu Negoro, Bryan J. Mathis, Ayako Okuyama, Hiroyuki Nishiyama

“…Methods We used a hospital-based cancer registry data in Japan to extract CDC cases that were diagnosed in 2013, histologically confirmed, and determined the first course of treatment. …”
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The Impact of Migraine on the Whole Life Course of Patients: Results from the OVERCOME (Japan) 2nd Study by Daisuke Danno, Shiho Suzuki, Tsubasa Takizawa, Ryotaro Ishii, Masayuki Hamakawa, Yoshinori Tanizawa, Satoshi Osaga, Mika Komori

“…The ObserVational survey of the Epidemiology, tReatment, and Care Of MigrainE [OVERCOME (Japan)] 2nd study was conducted to provide information regarding burden and experience with migraine throughout the life course. …”
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Characteristic Fe and Cu Compounds in Particulate Matter from Subway Premises in Japan and their Potential Biological Effects by Takuma Okamoto, Ayumi Iwata, Hiroko Yamanaka, Kako Ogane, Tatsuhiro Mori, Akiko Honda, Hirohisa Takano, Tomoaki Okuda

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Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis in Border Collie Dogs in Japan: Clinical and Molecular Epidemiological Study (2000–2011) by Keijiro Mizukami, Takuji Kawamichi, Hiroshi Koie, Shinji Tamura, Satoru Matsunaga, Shigeki Imamoto, Miyoko Saito, Daisuke Hasegawa, Naoaki Matsuki, Satoshi Tamahara, Shigenobu Sato, Akira Yabuki, Hye-Sook Chang, Osamu Yamato

“…Such endeavors will reduce NCL prevalence and may already be contributing to the recent decreasing trend in Japan.…”
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A Case of Persistent Generalized Retrograde Autobiographical Amnesia Subsequent to the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 by Yuji Odagaki

“…On 11 March 2011, the largest earthquake on record in Japan took place, and subsequent huge tsunami devastated the Pacific coast of northern Japan. …”
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Three-dimensional transport of coral larvae and associated population connectivity in the coastal area of Okinawa Island, Japan by Zhang Tianrui, Uchiyama Yusuke, Takeyasu Kimika

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Identification of shrinkage patterns in Japan’s four major metropolitan areas based on nighttime light and population data by Hao Zheng, Runsen Zhang

“…Urban shrinkage has become a critical global issue, influencing the sustainable development of cities across social, economic, and environmental dimensions. In Japan, which is characterized by an aging population and low birth rate, this phenomenon has now extended to metropolitan areas, presenting new challenges for urban sustainability. …”
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Association of socioeconomic factors and the risk for unintentional injuries among children in Japan: a cross-sectional study by Nobuhiro Sato, Kohei Akazawa, Yusuke Hagiwara, Junta Ishikawa

“…Objectives While Japan has socioeconomic issues, such as income inequality, little is known about the association between socioeconomic factors and the risk of unintentional childhood injuries. …”
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Antibody Responses to mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Among Healthcare Workers in Outpatient Clinics in Japan by Teruhime Otoguro, Keita Wagatsuma, Toshiharu Hino, The Society of Ambulatory and General Pediatrics of Japan, Yusuke Ichikawa, Tri Bayu Purnama, Yuyang Sun, Jiaming Li, Irina Chon, Hisami Watanabe, Reiko Saito

“…Background: This study aimed to assess the antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines among healthcare workers (HCWs) from multiple outpatient clinics in Japan, examining the effects of baseline characteristics (e.g., sex, age, underlying condition, smoking history, occupation) and prior infections. …”
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