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ALLERGIES

Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2019
Japan's health insurance federation proposes excluding some hay fever drugs from public medical coverage
The proposal would end coverage for prescription and nonprescription drugs with identical ingredients, saving u00a560 billion a year but forcing patients to pay the full cost.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 24, 2019
Confessions from behind a mask ... and from the sickbed
Just as new blooms mark the arrival of spring, we know it's hay fever season in Japan thanks to an uptick in face masks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 27, 2018
Japanese and U.S. researchers say allergy shots for pregnant women may protect babies for life
A group of researchers based in Japan and the United States believe that administering allergy shots to women during pregnancy could prevent their unborn children from developing allergies after birth and throughout their lives.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
May 21, 2018
Gifu factory devoted to producing allergen-free chocolate bars
A former president of a sweets manufacturer in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, has established a small factory exclusively for producing chocolates that do not contain any of 27 allergens, including dairy products and soybeans.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2018
Pollen projection: Japan's hay fever season, already underway, to be worse than last year, forecaster says
Spring may still be a few weeks away, but if you are experiencing red, swollen and itchy eyes it could be because this year's hay fever season has already begun — with meteorologists saying that cedar and cypress pollen counts could be twice as high compared with last year in some parts of the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2017
Japan's biologists plead for urgent eradication of invasive fire ants
Biologists are calling for urgent nationwide action to prevent venomous fire ants from infesting Japan after the highly invasive species was spotted at several major ports, including Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
May 31, 2017
School kitchens in Japan risk being swamped by food allergy claims
Data suggest Japan's schools are seeing a surge in food allergies among students, but are all the claims legitimate?
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 21, 2017
When pollen attacks! Experts reveal new approaches to combating hay fever
With the allergy season just around the corner, we examine the latest attempts to stem one of the country's most irritating problems.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 10, 2017
Kyushu University team IDs protein linked to atopic dermatitis itchiness
Atopic dermatitis can cause strong itchiness, but new research by Kyushu University could lead to development of drugs to finally put an end to sufferers' urge to keep scratching their skin.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2016
Soba noodle association develops fun test for allergies
One of the major attractions for foreign tourists in Japan is delicious washoku (traditional cuisine). But visitors may not know that one dish includes an ingredient that can cause life-threatening allergic reactions — soba.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Apr 9, 2016
A tough nut to crack
Two mothers with young sons compare snacks they have prepared for their outing
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2015
Huh? Kissing nothing to sneeze at? Osaka doctor's allergy relief study bags Ig Nobel award
A Japanese scientist won the spoof Ig Nobel medicine prize in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Thursday for a study that revealed kissing could reduce allergic reactions in humans.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Mar 4, 2015
Seeking pollen protection in Japan with sprays, apps and nose plugs
Here are a few examples of how people in Japan combat, or endure, the harsh allergy season.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 22, 2014
Hay fever: nothing to sneeze at
Pharmaceutical companies are deploying a whole new generation of high-tech products in the fight against the seasonal irritant
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 22, 2014
Everything you ever wanted to know about hay fever but were too stuffed up to ask
Nine hay fever facts that might surprise you
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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