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U.S. public health agency CDC sets up office in Tokyo

WEBThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention opened a regional office in Tokyo on Monday, aiming to enhance cooperation with Japan and other Asian …

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COVID patients again rising in Japan, experts warn of 10th wave

WEBNew hospitalizations reported from approximately 500 medical institutions nationwide increased 4 percent from the previous week to 3,459. "COVID-19 cases are …

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Difficult to end COVID emergency as planned: Japan health minister

WEBJapan's health minister said Sunday it will be "very difficult" to lift a COVID-19 state of emergency on its planned Sept. 12 expiry, as the country is still struggling to …

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Japan gives emergency approval to Shionogi's oral COVID-19 drug

WEBJapan's health ministry on Tuesday granted fast-track approval to Shionogi & Co.'s COVID-19 tablet Xocova, making it the country's first domestically produced oral …

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Japan government again ordered to pay damages over Cameroon …

WEBA Japanese high court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling ordering the government to pay 1.65 million yen ($10,600) in damages to the bereaved family of a …

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Hospital staff shortages burdening parents of Japan's sick kids

WEBKYODO NEWS All Japan Coronavirus. Japan's shortage of health care workers is impacting families of hospitalized children, with a recent survey showing …

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80% of dietary supplement victims saw doctor in January or later: …

WEBAround 80 percent of patients who developed health issues after consuming Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. red yeast rice dietary supplements went to the hospital in …

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Japanese life expectancy sees 1st decline in 10 years amid pandemic

WEBJul 29, 2022 | KYODO NEWS. The average life expectancy of Japanese women and men declined for the first time in 10 years in 2021, health ministry data showed on July 29, …

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FOCUS: High schools to begin mental health education amid rise …

WEBAccording to the Japan Sports Agency, schools scrapped the mental illness category from the curriculum in fiscal 1982. But as depression and other mental ailments …

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Japan births at record low, population down by largest margin in …

WEBThe number of babies born in Japan in 2023 fell to a record low from a year earlier as the country's population shrank by its largest ever margin, government data …

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Japanese kids suffer near worst mental health among richest nations

WEBJapanese children had the second-worst rated mental well-being among 38 developed and emerging countries due to poor life satisfaction and the high frequency of …

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Kobayashi reports 5th supplements-linked death, finds puberulic …

WEBKobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. said Friday that it has confirmed a fifth death possibly linked to its red yeast rice dietary supplements, but has yet to determine the …

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FEATURE: Taiwan's health care success built on Japanese foundation

WEBA woman has her blood pressure taken at a medical clinic in Taipei City’s Zhongshan District on July 21, 2020. (Kyodo) Reasons given for Taiwan's pandemic …

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FEATURE: Japan's high-end medical services attract affluent …

WEBThe Japanese government estimates that in 2020, more than 10,000 visitors from China came for comprehensive medical examinations, spending around 1.5 million …

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Fifth of quake-hit Japan area hospital's nurses may quit amid crisis

WEBFifth of quake-hit Japan area hospital's nurses may quit amid crisis. Around a fifth of the 133 nurses employed in a major hospital in Wajima, a city that suffered heavy …

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Shanghai authorities to lift 2-month-long lockdown from June 1

WEBShanghai will lift its two-month-long lockdown from midnight on Wednesday, the municipal government said Monday, allowing most of the city's citizens to leave …

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Japan eyes banning cannabinoid HHCH after gummies render …

WEBJapan's health ministry said Monday it is planning to ban HHCH, a synthetic substance that mimics the effects of cannabis, as soon as this week after people who …

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FOCUS: As pandemic eases, more Filipino nurses set to seek work …

WEBAs of the end of 2021, over 310,000 of more than 910,000 registered nurses in the Philippines were working abroad, according to an advocacy group called Filipino …

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Japan to ban cannabinoid HHCH from Dec. 2 after gummies make …

WEBA Japanese health ministry panel on Tuesday decided to ban HHCH, a synthetic cannabinoid, from Dec. 2 after many people who consumed gummies …

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Profiles of Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet members

WEBMatsuno continues as top gov't spokesman. Hirokazu Matsuno. (Kyodo) Hirokazu Matsuno, reappointed as chief Cabinet secretary, has been overseeing the …

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