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Japanese health minister Kenichiro Ueno speaks at a press conference at his ministry in Tokyo on March 6, 2026, announcing that the government has conditionally approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world.

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Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

OSAKA, Japan, Feb. 19 Kyodo - University of Osaka professor Yoshiki Sawa holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 19, 2026, after Japan's health ministry panel approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world. One of the two drugs, ReHeart, heart muscle sheets derived from human iPS cells, was developed by a startup originating from Sawa's team at the university. (Kyodo)

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Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

University of Osaka professor Yoshiki Sawa holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 19, 2026, after Japan's health ministry panel approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world. One of the two drugs, ReHeart, heart muscle sheets derived from human iPS cells, was developed by a startup originating from Sawa's team at the university.

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Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

University of Osaka professor Yoshiki Sawa holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 19, 2026, after Japan's health ministry panel approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world. One of the two drugs, ReHeart, heart muscle sheets derived from human iPS cells, was developed by a startup originating from Sawa's team at the university.

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Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

University of Osaka professor Yoshiki Sawa holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 19, 2026, after Japan's health ministry panel approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world. One of the two drugs, ReHeart, heart muscle sheets derived from human iPS cells, was developed by a startup originating from Sawa's team at the university.

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NTT Communications to launch wireless LAN services

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Communications Corp. said April 25 it will launch wireless LAN services enabling super-fast Internet access at fast-food restaurants, cafes and other public spaces on May 15. The new services, dubbed HOTSPOT, mark the first commercialization of wireless LAN by a major carrier. This photo was taken at an Internet cafe in Tokyo's Roppongi on April 25.

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Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University

The Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, and Toabo Corporation have developed a smart clothing (photo) that can be worn in extremely cold environments by combining natural fabric and electrodes for heart rate measurement. A research group led by the university succeeded in measuring biological data such as heart rate in an experiment conducted in the Arctic Circle over a period of about a month. It was confirmed that the garment is effective in measuring biological data and protecting against cold in extremely cold environments. This is the industry's first development of smart clothing made of natural materials. The measurement data will be used for the commercialization of smart clothing for mountain climbing and for research on the prevention of hypothermia. (= August 30, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Nissan Diesel launches diesel hybrid truck with capacitor

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Diesel Motor Co. launched June 24 a hybrid truck equipped with a diesel engine, an electric motor and a capacitor in what it claims is the world's first commercialization of a hybrid vehicle using a capacitor. The company said the Super Power Capacitor has twice the power-storage capability of existing capacitors.

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NTT Communications to launch wireless LAN services

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Communications Corp. said April 25 it will launch wireless LAN services enabling super-fast Internet access at fast-food restaurants, cafes and other public spaces on May 15. The new services, dubbed HOTSPOT, mark the first commercialization of wireless LAN by a major carrier. This photo was taken at an Internet cafe in Tokyo's Roppongi on April 25.