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How to read and understand your Japanese health check …

WEBIf you’ve lived in Japan for a while now, in one way or another you have most likely come across the annual health check, or 健康診断 (kenko shindan), the once …

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A Tokyo dietitian's top picks for healthy Japanese …

WEBEggs. However you prefer your eggs, the convenience store has you covered. Look for hard-boiled, soft-boiled and tamagoyaki (Japanese egg omelet) options. Eggs are also …

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How artificial intelligence is transforming medicine

WEBOne of the fields drawing a lot of attention for AI applications is medical imaging—the source of 90 percent of all healthcare data. Like the MRI scans in Hyper …

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An introduction to Japanese herbs

WEBAn introduction to Japanese herbs. If you love rosemary and mint, read on to learn all about Japan’s indigenous herbs whose captivating aromas and tastes have …

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Best places to buy plant-based, organic and healthy food …

WEBOfficial Instagram Page. Natural Lawson. You can find Natural Lawson in many places in Japan and it is a good option for healthy foods, also has some gluten …

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Japan’s healthiest ‘fast food’ restaurant

WEBPrice (tax included): 1,450 yen. The ultimate vegan curry dish that focuses on both healthy eating and flavor. Nutrition per dish: 477kcal / protein 27g / lipid 12g / …

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Cures and remedies and the Tokyo temples and shrines …

WEBOne is kinketsubyo (金欠病 "lack-of-money disease"); only the gods can offer hope of relief for that one. Sufferers are advised to make an offering at Ushi-Tenjin …

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Mindful care: Changing the perception of mental health …

WEBThe view of mental health in Japanese society was one of the highest hurdles in years past. Grimes explained that many saw counseling as “a place where crazy …

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Drink to your health: How Japan’s 'tokuho' products took …

WEBPepsi Light, Diet Coke, and Fanta Zero are just a few of the popular options beverage companies have long offered health-conscious consumers worldwide. But in …

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Globalising Japan’s medical care

WEBTo say that Japan needs immigration is an understatement. With a shrinking and rapidly ageing population, the world’s third-largest economy is already facing a …

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Why is Japan's medical care system breaking down

WEBTOKYO. “Medical breakdown” is in the air. It’s in the media. Scarcely a day goes by without multiple references to it. Now in its second year, the coronavirus …

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After COVID, WHO defines disease spread 'through air'

WEBThe World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a disease to spread through the air, in a bid to avoid the confusion early in …

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Hotter, drier, sicker

WEBResearch published in the journal Science this week modeled the interaction between climate change, rainfall and hydrological processes like evaporation and how …

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What to do if you require medical assistance while visiting Japan

WEBTo put it another way: Should an accident happen to you here in Japan, you alone are responsible for the cost of medical treatments and stays. “The cost of a cast …

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Study suggests Japanese curry effective at staving off dementia

WEBThose who ate curry less than once a month were given an average base value of 1 for dementia risk, those who ate it once a month dropped to 0.834, then down …

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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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Low-cost MRI paired with AI produces high-quality results

WEBTo tackle the problem, Yujiao Zhao and colleagues at the University of Hong Kong built a simplified, low-powered MRI machine using store-bought hardware that cost …

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Heat, disease, air pollution: How climate change impacts health

WEBGrowing calls for the world to come to grips with the many ways that global warming affects human health have prompted the first day dedicated to the issue at …

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