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AGC Biologics to Manufacture Teikoku Seiyaku's rhMMP-7 Drug Substance

HEIDELBERG, Germany and CHIBA, Japan, May 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AGC Biologics, your friendly CDMO expert, was selected by Teikoku Seiyaku Co., Ltd., a leader in transdermal drug delivery, to provide microbial contract development and manufacturing services for KTP-001, a recombinant human matrix metalloproteinase-7 (rhMMP-7), to treat lumbar disc…

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Japan earthquake live: Tsunami alert lifted after 6.9-magnitude tremor prompts evacuations along Pacific coast

Details on damage and injuries from the new quake weren’t immediately clear

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Japan earthquake live: Powerful aftershocks strike Japan days after megaquake advisory issued

The megaquake warning covers approximately 800 miles (1,300 kilometres) from Chiba to Hokkaido

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Eagle-eyed Herbert cruises to five-shot win in Japan

Aussie golf ace Lucas Herbert has finished in style with an eagle on the 18th hole to romp to a five-shot win at the International Series Japan event in Chiba.

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USS Ronald Reagan Departs Japan After 9-Year Deployment

USS Ronald Reagan's departure from Chiba, Japan highlights US Navy's commitment to Indo-Pacific security amidst China's assertiveness.

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Justin Suh seeks first win, Collin Morikawa bounces back and more from Saturday at the 2023 Zozo Championship

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Beau Hossler’s low round among 5 things you missed from round 2 at 2023 Zozo Championship

"That was one of the windiest rounds of golf I've had all year, for sure. That was tough."

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Bengaluru boy bags gold at International Mathematical Olympiad

Atul Shatavart Nadig, student of Shri Ram Global School, Whitefield, bagged the gold medal at the 64th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), held in Chiba, Japan, from July 2 to 13.

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Japan's crackdown on truck driver overtime raises fears of economic breakdown

Truck driver Yuichi Tomita has been delivering packages all over Japan for two decades, often clocking 40 straight hours on the road. He says the work is tough but a source of pride, and one he's never thought of quitting - until now.

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32 dolphins beached in Chiba Prefecture

ICHINOMIYA, Chiba -- Thirty-two dolphins washed up along the coast in Chiba Prefecture on Monday morning. Despite hours of efforts by surfers and local residents to return them to the sea, three of the animals died.

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Ohtani told WBC catcher to sit back and enjoy the show

NARITA, Chiba -- Before Shohei Ohtani closed out Japan's dramatic victory over the United States in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic, catcher Yuhei Nakamura went out to the mound for a talk.

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Narita Airport opponents clash with police as structures removed

NARITA, Chiba -- Skirmishes broke out Wednesday evening as authorities began the forcible removal of structures set up to block the development of Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture and the eviction of people effectively occupying the site.

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Take A Look At This Sidecar Rig For The Honda CT125 Hunter Cub

If you've ever thought that what your Honda Hunter Cub CT125 is missing is a sidecar, then a shop in Chiba, Japan has just the thing you're looking for.

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U.S. ambassador enjoys local train ride in Chiba

CHIBA -- U.S. Ambassador to Japan and railway enthusiast Rahm Emanuel enjoyed a train ride in Chiba Prefecture, accompanied by Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno.

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Tesla's largest Japanese outlet opens in Chiba

The Japanese arm of Tesla, a major U.S. electric vehicle manufacturer, opened a new sales outlet, Tesla Center Chiba Inage, on Saturday.

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Keegan Bradley wins first PGA Tour title in over four years at ZOZO Championship

Keegan Bradley claimed his first PGA Tour title in more than four years with a one-shot win at Japan’s ZOZO Championship in Chiba.

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Rickie Fowler leads, Keegan Bradley has an even longer victory drought, and Sahith Theegala goes low at Zozo Championship

Rickie Fowler is 18 holes away from ending a victory drought on the PGA Tour that stretches to the 2019 WM Phoenix Open.

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Veteran PGA Tour pro flirts with 59, sets course record and Rickie Fowler shares lead at the midway point of the 2022 Zozo Championship in Japan

If you didn’t burn the midnight oil and watch the second round of the Zozo Championship, you missed some spectacular golf.

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Nippon Steel reports 59 cyanide leaks over 5 yrs

Nippon Steel Corp. detected cyanide in waterways near its East Nippon Works in Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, 59 times over five years, according to a report the steelmaking giant submitted to local governments in the prefecture.

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Metaverse, VR in spotlight as Tokyo Game Show opens

CHIBA, Japan: The Tokyo Game Show opened to media and industry figures on Thursday, with the general public permitted to attend in the coming days for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus, bringing the latest in metaverse and virtual reality titles and technologies into the spotlight.

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From Bayamon to Zagreb, a look at the UFC’s one-time-only international fight locations: Au revoir, Paris!

Take a look at each international city the UFC has been to just once – with Paris about to come off the list.

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Riding the wave of passion

Japanese surfer/photographer Ken Yashiro believes if you're happy with what you're doing, you're doing it right. It has been more than a decade since a country boy from a coastal village in Chiba, Japan, decided to move to Bangkok to pursue a career in an advertising agency. Yashiro is known…

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Cost of offshore wind power continues to plunge

At the end of last year, the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry and the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry selected a corporate consortium centered around Mitsubishi Corp. for three offshore wind power projects off the coasts of Akita and Chiba prefectures.

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