Clinical Trial: A Single-center Prospective Comparison Study of Blood Culture Contamination Rates Between Peripheral Venipuncture and Non-wire Hub Collection During Central Venous Catheter Insertion in ICU Patients: Bayesian sequential design (Japan)

Tokyo, Sept. 10 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000059037) titled 'A Single-center Prospective Comparison Study of Blood Culture Contamination Rates Between Peripheral Venipuncture and Non-wire Hub Collection During Central Venous Catheter Insertion in Intensive Care Unit Patients' on Sept. 9. Study Type: Observational Primary Sponsor: Institute - Sakai City Medical Center Condition: Condition - Blood Culture Contamination Classifica...


Clinical Trial: Effects of test food consumption on sperm motility in healthy adults: an open-label study (Japan)

Tokyo, Sept. 10 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000059033) titled 'Effects of test food consumption on sperm motility in healthy adults' on Sept. 9. Study Type: Interventional Study Design: Basic Design - Single arm Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Uncontrolled Primary Sponsor: Institute - Toyo Sugar Refining Co., Ltd. Condition: Condition - Healthy adults Classification by malignancy - Oth...


Clinical Trial: Extension block with Kirschner wire for fracture dislocation of the distal interphalangeal joint (Japan)

Tokyo, Sept. 10 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000059032) titled 'Extension block with Kirschner wire for fracture dislocation of the distal interphalangeal joint' on Sept. 9. Study Type: Interventional Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Active Primary Sponsor: Institute - Aizawa hospital Condition: Condition - mallet finger fractures Classification by malig...


Clinical Trial: A study on the effects of long-term hydrogen jelly intake on health (Japan)

Tokyo, Sept. 10 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000059035) titled 'A study on the effects of long-term hydrogen jelly intake on health' on Sept. 9. Study Type: Interventional Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Dose comparison Primary Sponsor: Institute - Keio University Condition: Condition - N/A Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information -...


Clinical Trial: Effects of Distraction Intervention Using Real-Time Two-screen Projection on Stress Reduction and Social Interaction in Pediatric Patients (Japan)

Tokyo, Sept. 10 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000059038) titled 'Effects of Distraction Intervention Using Real-Time Two-screen Projection on Stress Reduction and Social Interaction in Pediatric Patients' on Sept. 9. Study Type: Interventional Study Design: Basic Design - Single arm Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Historical Primary Sponsor: Institute - Asahikawa Medical University Condi...


Clinical Trial: Effects of Breakfast and Supplemental Food Intake on Physiological and Psychological Outcomes in Young Adults with Irregular Breakfast Habits: A Randomized Parallel-Group Comparison Study (Japan)

Tokyo, Sept. 10 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000059036) titled 'Effects of Breakfast and Supplemental Food Intake on Physiological and Psychological Outcomes in Young Adults with Irregular Breakfast Habits: A Randomized Parallel-Group Comparison Study' on Sept. 9. Study Type: Interventional Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - No treatment Primary Sponsor: In...


WIPO DIALOGUE ON IP AND SMES IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGION

TOKYO, Sept. 8 -- Japan Patent Office issued the following news: On August 25, 2025,"WIPO Dialogue on IP and SMEs in Asia and the Pacific Region*" was held at the WIPO Singapore Office. I joined the dialogue and had a fruitful discussion with Mr. Daren Tang, Director General of WIPO, and the heads of IP offices, mainly from the Asia-Pacific region, on the fundamental role of IP in enhancing the performance of SMEs and in driving economic growth. At the dialogue, the JPO team emphasized the nec...


TWELFTH JAPAN-AUSTRALIA 2+2 FOREIGN AND DEFENCE MINISTERIAL CONSULTATIONS

TOKYO, Sept. 8 -- Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) issued the following news release: 1. H.E. Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan; H.E. Mr. NAKATANI Gen, Minister of Defense of Japan; the Hon Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of Australia; and Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, met in Tokyo on 5 September 2025 for the 12th Japan-Australia Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations. 2. We recognised ...


THE 12TH JAPAN-AUSTRALIA 2+2 FOREIGN AND DEFENCE MINISTERIAL CONSULTATIONS ("2+2")

TOKYO, Sept. 8 -- Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) issued the following news release: On September 5, commencing at 10:40 a.m. for approximately 3 hours, Mr. NAKATANI Gen, Minister of Defense of Japan, and IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held the 12th Japan-Australia 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Meeting with the Hon. Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of the Commonwealth of Australia and Senator the Hon. Penny Wong, Minister for Fo...


ONDC on Bajaj Markets: Enjoy Shopping and Experience the Future of Digital Commerce

India, Sept. 8 -- Pune, Maharashtra, 8 September, 2025.Bajaj Markets, a digital financial marketplace, offers a seamless shopping experience for individuals through the ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) platform. This initiative helps consumers to explore and shop across a wide array of product categories from various sellers, all within a single convenient platform.The categories that one may shop from include:Electronics: A vast range of mobiles, smartwatches, headphones, and other gadg...