Research to start on blood tests to detect 13 cancer types

Research to start on blood tests to detect 13 cancer types

TOKYO, Japan - Researchers announce the commencement of a project to develop ways of detecting 13 types of cancer from a single blood sample at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2014. Making the announcement were Kenji Kurata (L), president of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, Tomomitsu Hotta (C), president of the National Cancer Center, and Tetsu Yonehara, head of Toray Industries Inc.'s New Frontiers Research Laboratories.

Star Flyer to launch regular Busan-Kitakyushu flights

Star Flyer to launch regular Busan-Kitakyushu flights

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Star Flyer Inc. President Shinichi Yonehara (L) speaks at a news conference in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2010. The company said it will launch passenger flights between Kitakyushu and South Korea's Busan in July 2012, becoming the third Japanese airline to run regular international services after Japan Airlines Corp. and All Nippon Airways Co.

Essayist Yonehara dies at 56

Essayist Yonehara dies at 56

TOKYO, Japan - Mari Yonehara (file photo), a writer known for witty essays based on her experience as a Russian translator, died of ovarian cancer at her home in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 25, sources close to her said May 29. She was 56.

Essayist Yonehara dies at 56

Essayist Yonehara dies at 56

TOKYO, Japan - Mari Yonehara (file photo), a writer known for witty essays based on her experience as a Russian translator, died of ovarian cancer at her home in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 25, sources close to her said May 29. She was 56. (Kyodo)

Star Flyer to launch regular Busan-Kitakyushu flights

Star Flyer to launch regular Busan-Kitakyushu flights

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Star Flyer Inc. President Shinichi Yonehara (L) speaks at a news conference in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2010. The company said it will launch passenger flights between Kitakyushu and South Korea's Busan in July 2012, becoming the third Japanese airline to run regular international services after Japan Airlines Corp. and All Nippon Airways Co. (Kyodo)