National Dec 12, 2021
Aomori prefecture records first bird flu outbreak since 2016
The prefectural government has banned 26 farms within 10 kilometers of the farm in Sannohe, Aomori Prefecture, from moving eggs and chickens out of the area.
National / Science & Health Nov 16, 2021
Japan confirms H5N8 strain in third bird flu outbreak in the country
The outbreak was discovered on Monday at a farm with about 11,000 egg-laying chickens in Izumi City in Kagoshima prefecture.
National Nov 10, 2021
143,000 chickens to be culled after Japan confirms season's first bird flu outbreak
Some 190 birds died at a farm between Monday and Tuesday and the virus was detected in 12 of them, said officials in Akita Prefecture.
National May 9, 2021
Record 9.87 million chickens and ducks culled in Japan to stop bird flu
Japan's farm ministry is urging poultry farmers to implement thorough measures to prevent the introduction of viruses, in order to prepare for the next season.
National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Mar 13, 2021
Understanding why Japan's prime ministers tend to avoid staying in the official residency
by Mark Schreiber
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.
World / Science & Health Feb 21, 2021
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 ...
National / Science & Health Feb 7, 2021
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.
National Jan 30, 2021
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.
National Dec 20, 2020
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.
National Dec 13, 2020
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.
National / Science & Health Dec 9, 2020
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.
National Dec 7, 2020
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 ...