Understanding why Japan's prime ministers tend to avoid staying in the official residency
The four-story structure has a somewhat dark history, with former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reportedly arranging for a Shinto priest to come to the residence and perform an exorcism.
Russia reports world's first cases of H5N8 bird flu in humans
Russia said it found the world’s first cases of the H5N8 strain of avian influenza in humans, though the virus isn’t yet spreading between people. Authorities have sent information on the seven cases detected in workers at a poultry farm in southern Russia to the ...
New bird flu outbreaks confirmed in Chiba and Miyazaki prefectures
This is the seventh bird flu outbreak at a farm in Chiba since December last year.
Most Japanese poultry farms hit by bird flu had flaws in wildlife control
The agriculture ministry's survey team inspected 30 of the affected farms and discovered flaws in preventive measures at 27 of them.
Chiba to cull record 1.1 million chickens after bird flu outbreak
Earlier infections 3 kilometers away within the prefecture made it the first in eastern Japan to report incidence of the viral infection this winter, after cases spread in western Japan.
Bird flu confirmed in Tokushima and Miyazaki as outbreak spreads in Japan
The H5 strain was detected for the first time at a farm in Tokushima, making it the 12th prefecture to report a bird flu outbreak case this year.
This winter, avian flu infections have also been found at farms in 10 other prefectures.
The ministry of agriculture held a meeting on epidemic prevention measures Sunday with officials pledging to support the Shiga government in tackling the bird flu outbreak.
Bird flu spreads to Okayama, with 640,000 chickens to be culled
The news marks the ninth prefecture to report cases of avian influenza this year.
Japan to order nationwide disinfection against bird flu outbreak
Bird flu has been detected at six regional prefectures since last month in Japan's worst outbreak in more than four years.
Bird flu confirmed in Hiroshima as central Japan outbreak grows
Bird flu has been detected at a chicken farm in Hiroshima Prefecture, the local government said Monday, prompting it to start culling around 134,000 chickens at the site and other affiliated farms. The H5 strain, which is yet to be confirmed as a highly pathogenic ...
The latest incident marked the 16th case of highly pathogenic bird flu being confirmed at a chicken farm in Japan this year.
