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Anna Edney
For Anna Edney's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Pills move through a sorting machine at a pharmaceutical plant in Visakhapatnam, India. A recent report shows one Indian firm using suppliers with ties to China’s military industry, questionable track records on safety and bases in Xinjiang.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 6, 2024
U.S. taps Indian pharma, but supply chains still lead back to China
A recent report shows one Indian firm using suppliers with ties to China’s military industry, questionable track records on safety and bases in Xinjiang.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 25, 2021
Troubling kids COVID-19 data could turn the tide in U.S. school mask debate
Pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations have surpassed the last surge across the U.S., with an average of 279 admissions each day, according to CDC data from Aug. 20.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 12, 2021
Doctors watch warily as severe COVID-19 infections target kids
Researchers are concerned that variants may be affecting youths in new ways, including a rare inflammatory disease called MIS-C that has been linked to COVID-19 infection.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2018
Trump springs globalist surprise with medicare drug-pricing plan
A drug-pricing plan unveiled by the Trump administration has put the U.S. on a path toward policies like those in Europe, where governments use tight cost controls.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 16, 2014
Oversight urged over luxury cigars, e-cigarettes
Anti-smoking advocates want U.S. health authorities to regulate more than 3,500 types of luxury cigars that cost $10 or more each, expanding oversight of the tobacco industry.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Jun 20, 2014
U.S. scientists brace for 'marijuana meltdown' as laws ease
The only marijuana available for research in the U.S. is locked down by federal regulators who are more focused on studies to keep people off the drug than helping researchers learn how it might be beneficial.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 12, 2014
Are teens being enticed by sweetened cigars?
Flavored cigars that are popular with teens contain the same additives found in Jolly Rancher candies and Kool-Aid drink mixes, lending weight to the argument that tobacco companies take aim at youth, researchers said.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world