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3 Tokyo patients infected with virus strains unseen before in community transmission The Mainichi
TOKYO Tokyo Medical and Dental University announced Jan. 29 that three of its hospitalized patients have contracted new strains of the coronavirus which originated overseas and whose community transmission had not been seen before in the country.
The new virus strains differ from the coronavirus variant found in the United Kingdom, which is said to be more transmissible than the strain that has so far infected many people in Japan. However, it is possible that an influx of various strains will influence the spread of infections in the country, the university said.
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Mysterious new apex predator discovered in dark depths of Japan s Suruga Bay The Mainichi
TOKYO A new species of deep-sea fish measuring over a meter long has been discovered in Japan s deepest bay by a research team led by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC).
The fish is thought to be an apex predator in the ecosystem of Suruga Bay of Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo. The research team included the word yokozuna professional sumo s top rank in the fish s Japanese name as it is thought to be the largest member of the slickhead family, which usually grow to about 30 centimeters in length. The fish was given the scientific name Narcetes shonanmaruae.