MINISTERIAL COUNCIL ON THE MONTHLY ECONOMIC REPORT AND OTHER RELATIVE ISSUES

TOKYO, Sept. 29 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information: [Provisional translation] On September 29, 2026, Prime Minister TAKAICHI attended a meeting of the Ministerial Council on the Monthly Economic Report and Other Relative Issues at the Prime Minister's Office.Regarding the assessment of the current state of the Japanese economy, the September Monthly Economic Report states, "The economy is recovering at a moderate pace, although close attention should be given to...


Clinical Trial: High- versus Low-Level Laser Therapy Combined with Exercise Elicits Outcome- and Population-Specific Responses in Knee Osteoarthritis and Healthy Older Adults (Japan)

Tokyo, Sept. 30 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000063107) titled 'High- versus Low-Level Laser Therapy Combined with Exercise Elicits Outcome- and Population-Specific Responses in Knee Osteoarthritis and Healthy Older Adults' on Sept. 29. Study Type: Interventional Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Single blind -participants are blinded Control - Placebo Primary Sponsor: Institute - Qufu Nor...


Clinical Trial: Efficacy of Intraoperative Nitrous Oxide for Chronic Postoperative Pain and the Role of Genetic Polymorphisms in Patients With Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: An Exploratory Single-Arm Prospective Interventional Study (Japan)

Tokyo, Sept. 30 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000063106) titled 'Efficacy of Intraoperative Nitrous Oxide for Chronic Postoperative Pain and the Role of Genetic Polymorphisms in Patients With Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: An Exploratory Single-Arm Prospective Interventional Study' on Sept. 29. Study Type: Interventional Study Design: Basic Design - Single arm Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control -...


Clinical Trial: Association of Perioperative Serum Uric Acid Dynamics with Postoperative Delirium and Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction: A Prospective Cohort Study in Intensive Care Unit Patients (Japan)

Tokyo, Sept. 30 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000063104) titled 'Association of Perioperative Serum Uric Acid Dynamics with Postoperative Delirium and Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction: A Prospective Cohort Study in Intensive Care Unit Patients' on Sept. 29. Study Type: Observational Primary Sponsor: Institute - Kagawa University Condition: Condition - Postoperative delirium; postoperative cognitive dysfunction Classification by ...


Clinical Trial: Effects of different mattress toppers on body pressure distribution and RMSSD during supine rest: a randomized crossover study (Japan)

Tokyo, Sept. 30 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000063099) titled 'Effects of different mattress toppers on body pressure distribution and heart rate variability during supine rest' on Sept. 29. Study Type: Interventional Study Design: Basic Design - Cross-over Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Active Primary Sponsor: Institute - Fukui Health Science University Condition: Condition - Healthy adu...


Clinical Trial: Effects of continuous intake of soy protein on gut microbiota and performance in athletes (Japan)

Tokyo, Sept. 30 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000063098) titled 'Effects of continuous intake of soy protein on gut microbiota and performance in athletes' on Sept. 29. Study Type: Interventional Study Design: Basic Design - Single arm Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Uncontrolled Primary Sponsor: Institute - Biosis Lab Co., Ltd. Condition: Condition - Healthy Adults Classification by mal...


Clinical Trial: Development of a feasible methodology for co-production personalized newborn skin care plans (Japan)

Tokyo, Sept. 30 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000063093) titled 'Development of a feasible methodology for co-production personalized newborn skin care plans' on Sept. 29. Study Type: Interventional Study Design: Basic Design - Single arm Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Self control Primary Sponsor: Institute - The University of Tokyo Condition: Condition - Healthy infants Classification...


Clinical Trial: THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF ADULT JAPANESE EPILEPSY PATIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS AND OF SPOUSES/PARTNERS (Japan)

Tokyo, Sept. 30 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000063092) titled 'THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF ADULT JAPANESE EPILEPSY PATIENTS WITH EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL DIFFICULTIES AND OF SPOUSES/PARTNERS' on Sept. 29. Study Type: Observational Primary Sponsor: Institute - UCB Japan Co., Ltd. Condition: Condition - Epilepsy Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO Objective: Narrative objectives1 - Primary objective: -To characte...


Clinical Trial: Effects of continuous intake of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) on blood pressure in healthy adults with high-normal blood pressure: a systematic review (Japan)

Tokyo, Sept. 30 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000063090) titled 'Effects of continuous intake of GABA on blood pressure in healthy adults with high-normal blood pressure: a systematic review' on Sept. 29. Study Type: Others,meta-analysis etc Primary Sponsor: Institute - Japan Clinical Trial Association Condition: Condition - Healthy adults with high-normal blood pressure Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - N...


OPPO F35 Series to Launch in India on 5th October, Marking a New Chapter in the F Series' Decade-Long Legacy

India, Sept. 28 -- 28th September 2026, New Delhi: A decade ago, OPPO introduced the F Series in India with the OPPO F1, establishing the portfolio around a proposition that would become central to its identity - the selfie. Positioned as the world's first 16MP Selfie Expert, the F1 marked the beginning of OPPO's journey to make smartphone imaging more expressive and accessible to consumers. Since then, the F Series has continually evolved with the times, introducing a series of industry and seg...