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However, similar to that of oropharyngeal carcinoma, some papers reported that human papilloma virus (HPV) contributed to the development of NPC in non-endemic regions. Previously, we conducted a study on HPV infection in patients with NPC between 1996 and 2015 in our department. The current study aims to evaluate the incidence and role of HPV infection in NPC pathogenesis using samples of NPC after 2015. Paraffin-embedded tumor samples from 26 patients with NPC who were treated at our department between 2015 and 2022 were analyzed. HPV polymerase chain reaction, p16 immunohistochemistry, HPV genotyping, and in situ hybridization for EBV-encoded RNA were performed to determine the viral infection status. Of the 26 patients, 19 (73%) were EBV-positive and HPV-negative, 1 (4%) was EBV-negative and HPV-positive, and 6 (23%) were negative for both EBV and HPV. The detection rate of HPV has slightly increased from 3% to 4% over the past decade. Although Japan is a non-endemic region for NPC, HPV infection is exceedingly rare and may have a limited role in NPC development in Japan. 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