Overview
- Chiba University Hospital reported early phase-1 results for iPS-derived NKT cells in head and neck cancers, with tumors shrinking in 2 of 8 patients and growth suppressed in 3 others, and researchers said the therapy was safely administered.
- The Fukuoka High Court approved a settlement expanding state compensation in the B-type hepatitis case to include patients with repeated flare-ups, covering about 160 people nationwide.
- A fire in a tented area near the west gate of Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park left one person dead, and police are investigating the victim’s identity and the cause, with the tent believed to have been used by a person living on the street.
- The government said Prime Minister Takaichi will address the media on Jan. 19, after she indicated to ruling and opposition parties her intent to dissolve the Lower House early in the upcoming Diet session.
- Snowboarder Reira Iwabuchi secured an Olympic berth after topping World Cup slopestyle qualifying in Laax, and Naomi Osaka said in Melbourne she wants to compete at the Australian Open with no regrets regardless of results.