Acclaimed Nepali Drama Shakti Expands Global Reach with Free Worldwide Streaming on Plex, Fawesome, and Tubi

India, July 13 -- Los Angeles / Kathmandu - July 13, 2026 - Following an acclaimed international festival run, the award-winning Nepali drama Shakti is now streaming free worldwide on Plex and Fawesome, with availability on Tubi in the United States and Canada. The release marks the film's widest global rollout to date, making it accessible to audiences around the world.Directed by Kathmandu-born, Los Angeles-based filmmaker and Academy Award winner Nani Sahra Walker, Shakti is her narrative fea...


Clinical Trial: Preliminary Study on Elucidating the Mechanisms and Establishing Assessment Criteria for Listening Difficulties (Japan)

Tokyo, July 13 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062211) titled 'Preliminary Study on Elucidating the Mechanisms and Establishing Assessment Criteria for Listening Difficulties' on July 13. Study Type: Interventional Study Design: Basic Design - Single arm Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Self control Primary Sponsor: Institute - Tohoku University Condition: Condition - Listening Difficult...


Clinical Trial: Retrospective Study Using Clinical Information and Specimens in the Field of Cardiovascular Surgery (Japan)

Tokyo, July 13 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062210) titled 'Retrospective Study Using Clinical Information and Specimens in the Field of Cardiovascular Surgery' on July 13. Study Type: Observational Primary Sponsor: Institute - Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Condition: Condition - Cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular abnormalities. Specifically, the target conditions include ischemic heart disease, valvular h...


FINTECH SUPPORT DESK

TOKYO, July 13 -- Financial Services Agency issued the following press release: Based on the FSA's "Strategic Directions and Priorities 2015-2016" (cf. Annex), as a new approach to adapt to the spreading FinTech trend in business practices (in terms of applying the latest IT technologies in financial services), the FSA launched "FinTech Support Desk" in December 2015 as a one-stop contact point for inquiries and exchange of information on FinTech. FinTech Support Desk accepts a wide-range of i...


Clinical Trial: The Boundary Between Adulthood and Childhood in the Process of Self-Formation: A Psychological Examination Based on Cumulative Experiences (Japan)

Tokyo, July 13 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062220) titled 'A Study on the Boundary Between Adulthood and Childhood Among University Students' on July 12. Study Type: Observational Primary Sponsor: Institute - University of Human Environments Condition: Condition - Not applicable; healthy adults Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO Objective: Narrative objectives1 - The purpose of this study is to exa...


Clinical Trial: The Generalization of Avoidance Behavior in Daily Life and Its Emotional Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study (Japan)

Tokyo, July 13 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062219) titled 'The Generalization of Avoidance Behavior in Daily Life and Its Emotional Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study' on July 12. Study Type: Observational Primary Sponsor: Institute - University of Human Environments Condition: Condition - This study does not target any specific disease or condition. Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO Objective: Narr...


Clinical Trial: Clinical trainees' teaching of preoperative hand scrubbing and gowning techniques is non-inferior to faculty members: a randomized controlled trial (Japan)

Tokyo, July 13 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062218) titled 'Clinical trainees' teaching of preoperative hand scrubbing and gowning techniques is non-inferior to faculty members: a randomized controlled trial' on July 12. Study Type: Interventional Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Double blind -all involved are blinded Control - Active Primary Sponsor: Institute - Education and Research...


Clinical Trial: Comparing the Immunogenicity of 4-Week and 8-Week Pentavalent Vaccination Schedules on Pertussis IgG Levels: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Japan)

Tokyo, July 13 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062217) titled 'Comparing the Immunogenicity of 4-Week and 8-Week Pentavalent Vaccination Schedules on Pertussis IgG Levels: A Randomized Controlled Trial' on July 12. Study Type: Interventional Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Dose comparison Primary Sponsor: Institute - Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriw...


Clinical Trial: Feasibility of a conversational AI robot with IoT-based room temperature management for socially isolated older adults in serviced senior housing: a single-arm mixed-methods pilot study (Japan)

Tokyo, July 13 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062215) titled 'Feasibility study of a conversational AI robot and room temperature management to support older adults' daily life and health' on July 12. Study Type: Interventional Study Design: Basic Design - Single arm Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Uncontrolled Primary Sponsor: Institute - Yokohama City University Condition: Condition ...


Clinical Trial: Evaluation of the clinical usability of a novel guidewire fixation device in percutaneous catheter treatment (Japan)

Tokyo, July 12 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062213) titled 'Evaluation of the clinical usability of a novel guidewire fixation device in percutaneous catheter treatment' on July 12. Study Type: Interventional Study Design: Basic Design - n-of-1 Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -but assessor(s) are blinded Control - Uncontrolled Primary Sponsor: Institute - Mie University Hospital Condition: Condition - 30 cases u...