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JAPAN
Feb 11, 2020

Japan's silence on HPV vaccinations will lead to 11,000 cancer deaths, study says

A decision by the government to stop recommending adolescent girls receive an HPV vaccination will likely result in almost 11,000 deaths from cervical cancer if it is not reversed, according to a study in a prestigious medical journal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 10, 2020

Briton in French Alps may have spread coronavirus to others across Europe

A British man who contracted the new coronavirus while attending a conference in Singapore may have infected seven other people when he stopped off at a chalet in a French mountain village for a few days on his way home, health experts said on Sunday.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2020

Tokyo Olympics organizers 'extremely worried' that coronavirus may hit games

Before, the main concern of the organizers' working group in the Diet was Japan's continuing problem with rubella and measles. Now it's the new coronavirus.
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2020

Japan to step up coronavirus action as Abe takes flak for response

To halt the Wuhan epidemic, foreign travelers will be denied entry to Japan starting Saturday if they have been to Hubei province in the past 14 days.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 31, 2020

Facebook sets out battle plan against coronavirus fake news

Facebook will begin removing fake claims and conspiracy theories about the new coronavirus, stepping up efforts to fight the spread of misinformation about a viral outbreak from China that has killed more than 200.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / ANALYSIS
Jan 24, 2020

Despite need for new vaccines, pandemics not a priority for drugmakers

Drugmakers have made significant scientific advances in recent years. Unfortunately, their ability to combat potential pandemics isn't included among them.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 22, 2019

Jeremy Corbyn has a radical Labour message. Can he sell it to Britain?

Jeremy Corbyn pulled no punches as he presented the country with his plan for a Labour government, the most radical proposed since 1983, when the party suffered its worst postwar defeat.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 21, 2019

Greener cities lower rates of premature death, research shows

City dwellers tend to live longer if they are in leafy neighborhoods, according to a study published earlier this week that linked green areas to lower rates of premature death.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 29, 2019

Measles cases worldwide have tripled this year, WHO says

Every region in the world, except the Americas, is experiencing an increase in the number of cases of measles, a vaccine-preventable disease that can kill or disable children, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2019

Singapore promotes gardening for elderly in bid to fight loneliness

Since her mother died last year, 74-year-old Lim Yeo Hong has been living alone in a flat on the outskirts of Singapore, scavenging for cardboard scraps which she sells for a living.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 20, 2019

Eroding trust in vaccines leaves populations vulnerable, global study finds

Trust in vaccines — one of the world's most effective and widely-used medical products — is highest in poorer countries but weaker in wealthier ones where skepticism has allowed outbreaks of diseases such as measles to persist, a global study released Wednesday has found.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 13, 2019

Are some of us born to have a beer belly?

Scientific literature on excess weight and health is expanding along with global waistlines, and yet, it's hard to find a solid, coherent scientific explanation for why some people get fat and others don't, and why some overweight people get Type 2 diabetes and heart disease and others don't.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2018

As China builds biotech sector, cash floods U.S. startups

For three whirlwind days in June, U.S. scientist Zhi Hong went shopping at the Boston Bio Conference to find drugs to fill the pipeline of his 2-week-old drug company.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 20, 2018

London's mayor wants residents to put on their walking boots to boost health

Londoners were urged to reach for their walking shoes Thursday as the government launched its first action plan to get more people moving around the city on foot.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Deep Dive
Jun 17, 2018

As tourism numbers spike, Japan's hospitals face payment and language challenges

For a Filipino man visiting Tokyo in May last year, the tour of the capital was supposed to be a fun sightseeing trip.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 28, 2018

Where there's smoke, there's death

With passive smoking claiming 15,000 lives a year, there is no room for the government to compromise on measures to protect the public.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Sep 27, 2017

Role-playing video game helps fight against depression for counselor-shy Japanese

It's a role-playing video game that, like many of its kind, allows users to choose and customize their own avatars, including a hairstyle and clothing. Set in a medieval fantasy world, users build up power as their characters travel across "provinces," overcoming obstacles and challenges along the way....
EDITORIALS
Mar 27, 2017

A bruising defeat for Trump, GOP

The failure of the GOP to advance its health care reform bill in Congress has undermined confidence in the party as an agent of change and tarnishing the reputation of the president as a man who can get things done.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Feb 13, 2017

Let's discuss bans on smoking

The health ministry is considering a legal revision banning smoking in public areas to help bring Japan's battle against secondhand smoke in line with the global standard ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 2, 2016

Is the Philippines' 'war on drugs' fueling an HIV epidemic?

As Rosita leaves Jose's small office in downtown Cebu in the central Philippines, he passes her a handful of biscuits and six clean needles. What Jose has just done could land him in jail.
EDITORIALS
Sep 18, 2016

Reining in the price of costly drugs

In approving the use of breakthrough drugs, the government must ensure their cost doesn't place undo strain on the nation's public health insurance system.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 20, 2016

Zika spreads to Miami Beach; U.S. expands travel warning

Federal health officials on Friday warned pregnant women not to travel to trendy Miami Beach after Florida confirmed that the mosquito-borne Zika virus was active in the popular tourist destination.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 30, 2016

Florida resists federal help in investigating Zika outbreak

Florida, the first state to report the arrival of Zika in the continental United States, has yet to invite a dedicated team of the federal government's disease hunters to assist with the investigation, health officials say.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2016

Excessive dieting can be dangerous to teens

Although dieting can be good for people's health, unsupervised efforts — particularly by adolescents who want to be excessively slim — can be dangerous.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2016

Is microcephaly caused by Zika or pesticides?

Microcephaly in children may have a multicausal origin.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2016

Japan takes aim at ballooning drug prices as costs strain health budget

When two of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies announced a tie-up in Japan, its $78 billion drug industry took note.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 13, 2016

As Okinawa confronts dioxin, Vietnam offers lessons

Health monitoring and safety measures are urged as U.S. military denials fly in the face of mounting evidence of contamination on the island.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Dec 28, 2015

Cancer drugs: fact and fiction

Collusion between pharmaceutical companies and medical institutions to grab large chunks of medical spending is driving drug prices to stratospheric heights.
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Japanese students struggle with description-type tests
The average correct answer rate for description-type questions in the Japanese-language section of the fiscal 2025 national achievement test for third-year junior high school students was as low as 25.6%, according to the education ministry.
Severe Tropical Storm Krosa approaches eastern Japan
Severe Tropical Storm Krosa is expected to pass east of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture on Saturday morning.
Japan's jobs-to-applicant ratio falls to 1.22 in June
Japan's seasonally adjusted effective job-to-applicant ratio dipped to 1.22 in June, down 0.02 point from the previous month, according to the labor ministry.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
Coordination office marks first step in U.S. Forces Japan’s shift to ‘warfighting’ command
U.S., Japanese and Australian staff work in the JJOC Cooperation Team office at the U.S. Army’s Hardy Barracks in central Tokyo in this image posted to the Australian Embassy's X account on July 25.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima
“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.
How the Japanese TV industry is changing
Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Fuji TV came under fire over the manner in which it handled a case of “sexual trouble” involving former boy band member Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
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