Two Cases of Lacaziosis in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Japan by Keiichi Ueda, Ayako Sano, Jyoji Yamate, Eiko Itano Nakagawa, Mitsuru Kuwamura, Takeshi Izawa, Miyuu Tanaka, Yuko Hasegawa, Hiroji Chibana, Yasuharu Izumisawa, Hirokazu Miyahara, Senzo Uchida

“…Although the Japanese coast is not considered an endemic area, photographic records of lacaziosis-like skin lesions were found in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) that were migrating in the Goto Islands (Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan). We diagnosed 2 cases of lacaziosis in bottlenose dolphins captured simultaneously at the same coast within Japanese territory on the basis of clinical characteristics, cytology, histopathology, immunological tests, and detection of partial sequences of a 43 kDa glycoprotein coding gene (gp43) with a nested-PCR system. …”
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Strategies for inclusive playgrounds: a case study from Japan by Jia Wang, Yasuyuki Hirai, Yunkyu Lee

“…In recent years, with the support of the Japanese government, playgrounds in Japan are gradually moving towards a more inclusive direction. …”
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Higher Environmental Education in Japan: Social Mission and National Peculiarities by Yu. L. Mazurov, A. I. Bancheva

“…This article presents the results of a study of higher environmental education in Japan, which has acquired a nationwide scale and has become an important link in the state environmental policy. …”
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Design Through Landscape Architecture for Residential Common Spaces in Japan by sherko Karim Kader, Shava Shirwan Ibrahim Agha, Sham Mustafa Qadir, Banaz N. Muhealdeen

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RECOVERY OF JAPAN'S TRADE BALANCE SURPLUS AS THE ENGINE OF THE ECONOMY GROWTH by D. Shevchenko

“…The article analyzes the trade balance of Japan, exports and imports over the past two years. …”
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Authors’ Reply: Japan's Telepsychiatry Dissemination: Current Status and Challenges by Yuka Sugawara, Yosuke Hirakawa, Masao Iwagami, Haruo Kuroki, Shuhei Mitani, Ataru Inagaki, Hiroki Ohashi, Mitsuru Kubota, Soichi Koike, Rie Wakimizu, Masaomi Nangaku

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Guarding the Borders of Japan: Occupation, Korean War and Frontier Controls by Tessa Morris-Suzuki

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Salmonella in Liquid Eggs and Other Foods in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan by Koichi Murakami, Tamie Noda, Daisuke Onozuka, Nobuyuki Sera

“…The study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of Salmonella in retail and wholesale foods in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. A total of 2,021 samples collected between 1999 and 2010 were tested using a culture method. …”
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The “Nixon China Shock” in the Mirror of Japanese Domestic Politics by V. V. Nelidov

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Corrigendum to’ The association of agricultural and non-agricultural work on the healthy ageing of older adults in Japan: A 6-year longitudinal study from the Japan Gerontological evaluation study’ by Hiroki Takeuchi, Kazushige Ide, Hequn Wang, Motoki Tamura, Katsunori Kondo

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DIFFERING APPROACHES OF THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT TOWARDS THE “HISTORY ISSUES” by A. A. Batakova

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The Blood Compatibilities of Blood Purification Membranes and Other Materials Developed in Japan by Takaya Abe, Karen Kato, Tomoaki Fujioka, Tadao Akizawa

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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Japan Endocrine Society and international collaborations by Gudrun A. Rappold

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Provision of information by local governments using the Internet: case studies in Japan by Yoshio Arai

“…This paper discusses the relationship between geographic conditions and local government policy for the use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs), via case studies of official websites operated by local governments in Japan. This paper explores three main issues. First, the process of the diffusion of local government websites in Japan is analyzed. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIA LITERACY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS BY MEANS OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING IN JAPAN by Lyubov V. Gutor, Pavlo A. Sodomora, Oleh H. Vasylenko, Halyna I. Zalutska

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The Adaptation of the Japan – US Alliance to Challenges of the New Century: Successes and Failures by O. G. Paramonov

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Microbiomes associated with saxicolous lichens inhabiting montane rocks in western Japan by Zichen He, Qi Liu, Takeshi Naganuma

“… The diversity and structure of bacterial populations associated with saxicolous lichens in western Japan were investigated by a microbiomic approach based on the V3–V4 region of bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequences. …”
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TRILATERALISM AND ISSUES OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES, JAPAN AND WESTERN EUROPE by A. I. Pechalova

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Value-added service provision through ICT by drug wholesalers in Japan by Tsutomu Nakamura

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Impairments in Activities of Daily Living in Older Japanese Men in Hawaii and Japan by Robert D. Abbott, Aya Kadota, Katsuyuki Miura, Takehito Hayakawa, Takashi Kadowaki, Tomonori Okamura, Akira Okayama, Kamal H. Masaki, Hirotsugu Ueshima

“…A similar association was absent in Japan. In contrast, the odds of an ADL impairment in Japan was increased more than 5-fold in the presence of stroke (P<.001). …”
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