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Apr 30 M4.5 quake hits Chiba Pref. east of Tokyo (Kyodo) Apr 30 Japan's oldest giant panda dies (AP) Apr 30 Japan confirms H5N1 bird flu strain in swans (Reuters) Apr 29 M5.5 quake hits Hokkaido, Aomori (Kyodo) Apr 27 Safety fears sidelined in Japan's new energy dawn (The Age) Apr 23 Praise as good as cash to brain: study (Reuters) Apr 23 Japan approves J-Power MOX-fuel reactor construction (Reuters) Apr 23 Hospital took 80 of 84 kids off life support (Yomiuri) Apr 23 Japan to send cherry seeds into space (AFP) Apr 22 Cultural differences found in pee (MSNBC) Apr 21 Emergency care: It's grim and getting worse (Asahi) Apr 20 Cigarette vending machines to accept driving licenses for age checks (Kyodo) Apr 19 Amber find a 1st for Japan (Asahi) Apr 17 M5.7 quake jolts Iwate and other eastern Japan regions (Kyodo) Apr 15 Are bulging waistlines really a threat to health? (Asahi) Apr 15 Japanese Moon Mission Returns Detailed Maps of the Lunar Surface (Universe Today) Apr 15 Scientist on trail of mysterious 'Planet X' (Yomiuri) Apr 14 Suspended nuke facility eats up 350 mil. yen in maintenance in 8 yrs (Kyodo) Apr 14 Japan's Arctic methane hydrate haul raises environment fears (Times Online) Apr 14 Insects Evolved Radically Different Strategy To Smell (Science Daily) Apr 14 Japan's Underwater Pyramid (Wired News) Apr 12 JAXA to give satellites urgent health checks (Yomiuri) Apr 11 Monju reactor's future uncertain (Yomiuri) Apr 09 Japan develops brain and eye pills for gaming fans (Reuters) Apr 08 Robots seen doing work of 3.5 million people in Japan (Reuters) Apr 07 JAXA to launch space-linked brand (Yomiuri) Apr 06 Public hospitals suspend work due to shortage of doctors (Yomiuri) Apr 05 Bear in Japan twirls log like baton (tampabays10.com) Apr 05 Japan day care scans visitors' palm veins for safety (Reuters) Apr 03 Aging N-reactors face crisis over structural integrity (Yomiuri) Apr 03 Japan's post-war cedar trees bring allergy misery (Bloomberg) Apr 02 Health ministry seeks cloned meat ruling (Yomiuri) Apr 02 Japan recruits astronauts for first time in decade (AFP) Mar 31 Man-made molecules reverse liver cirrhosis in rats (Reuters) Mar 30 Europe tops Japan in solar batteries (Japan Times) Mar 28 Govt moves to protect newly found beetle (Yomiuri) Mar 27 Japan aims to launch paper plane in space (CNN) Mar 27 Traditional pest control worse than useless (Yomiuri) Mar 26 As Japan toasts spring, experts feel heat (AFP) Mar 26 In Japan, robot babysitter always ready to play (AFP) Mar 23 3 stork chicks raise project hopes (Yomiuri) Mar 23 New T-shirts offer protection against knives (Yomiuri) Mar 22 Boomerang works in space: Japanese astronaut (AFP) Mar 21 Powering up Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant (Asahi) Mar 21 Astronomy society aiming for stars 100 years on (Yomiuri) Mar 21 Revealed: the reason birds sing in spring (Scotsman) Mar 19 ISS visible with naked eye from Hokkaido (Yomiuri) Mar 18 Underwear to the rescue for flabby Japanese (AFP) Mar 18 Aomori N-plant construction may start in May (Yomiuri) Mar 16 Doctor shortage takes a toll in Japan (AFP)