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Kan

A unit of weight in Japan equivalent to 3.75 kilograms. An equivalent term is kanme.
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Istanbul Universitesi Istanbul Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi'nde 1 Mart-1 Temmuz 2011 tarihleri arasinda yatan, vucut sicakligi [greater than or equal to] 38[degrees]C olan ve Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (6)'in klinik sepsis tanimina uyan hastalardan, kan kulturleri Infeksiyon Hastaliklari ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dali Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Laboratuvari'na gonderilenler degerlendirildi.
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Cruz said that Maso's neighbors saw Ali Kan frequenting Singkamas days before the shooting.
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Kan also said, ''The state of Japan could go to ruin if the situation stays as it is...If TEPCO abandons the Fukushima plant, reactors and spent nuclear fuels could collapse and radioactive substances could be released,'' according to the records.
Kan lashed TEPCO over nuclear crisis, urged containment at all costs
So I thought, 'This is going to be a disaster'," the Daily Mail quoted Kan, as saying.
Kan feared nightmare vision of 'deserted Tokyo sans a single man' following nuke disaster
In a front-page story on Tuesday, the Sankei Shimbun newspaper reported that prosecutors will investigate and decide whether to slap indictments against Kan.
Criminal complaint filed against Kan over donation of funds
Japanese media quoted Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano saying on a TV programme that Kan did not intend to stay in power "that long".
Japan PM Kan will not stay till next year
Thanks to Kan's maneuvering, the parliamentary no-confidence motion -- brought by the opposition over his handling of the country's deepest crisis since World War II -- was comfortably defeated by 293 to 152 votes.
Kan survives with offer to quit once crisis is over
The squabbling will likely further hamper efforts by Kan, who took office a year ago as Japan's fifth premier in as many years, to tackle steps needed to rein in massive public debt while engineering growth in the fast-ageing country.
Japan ruling party resumes bickering over when PM to quit
The following are the main points of a background briefing of the meeting Sunday of Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak.
Main points of background briefing of Japan-S. Korea summit
Summary: Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan will keep his job after an unexpectedly decisive victory in a ruling party leadership vote.
Japan PM wins leadership vote
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