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CANCER

Japan Times
JAPAN
May 31, 2018
Former Komatsu head Satoru Anzaki, who held a farewell party after revealing he had cancer, dies at 81
A former president of Japanese machinery manufacturer Komatsu Ltd., who drew public attention for holding a farewell party for friends and employees after announcing he had incurable gallbladder cancer, has died of the disease, the company said Thursday. He was 81.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2018
Japan breast cancer survivor designs underwear to help others cope with the disease
A breast cancer survivor has created an undershirt with a built-in bra to help other women fighting the disease.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 10, 2018
Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga to undergo surgery after tumor found in pancreas
Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga said Tuesday a tumor has been found in his pancreas, and that he will undergo surgery.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 7, 2018
Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly departs ICU after surgery for oral cancer
Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly has been moved out of the intensive care unit after having surgery for oral cancer last week in New York City.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2018
Cancer researcher sets up web portal for Japan's smoke-free restaurants
With Japan still reluctant to ban smoking in restaurants and bars outright, a cancer researcher has launched a website to make it easier to find those few establishments that have declared themselves smoke-free — and encourage other such businesses to take the same step.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 8, 2018
Japan's Eisai agrees with U.S.-based Merck on potential $5.76 billion cancer drugs deal
Eisai Co. and U.S.-based Merck & Co. said Thursday they have agreed to jointly develop cancer drugs for global sales, with the Japanese pharmaceutical firm potentially receiving up to $5.76 billion if it proves a success.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 8, 2018
Nagoya High Court overturns lower court ruling on medical claim by Nagasaki hibakusha siblings
The Nagoya High Court ruled Wednesday that two women who were exposed to the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki should be recognized as sufferers of radiation diseases, overturning a lower court decision that had ruled otherwise.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 6, 2018
Japan NGO launches forum to raise awareness of male breast cancer
Breast cancer is often thought to be a disease that only affects women, but men can develop it too. This lack of awareness, coupled with low incidence rates in men, is cited by experts as the reason why male breast cancer cases tend to be diagnosed in a more advanced, less treatable stages.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 6, 2018
Olympic embarrassment: Japan falls way short in banning public smoking ahead of 2020 Games
The government's recently unveiled anti-smoking plan has sparked an outcry from lung cancer patients and other activists because it leaves a gaping loophole that basically allows customers in restaurants and bars to continue lighting up.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2018
Massive levels of cellphone radiation linked to tumors in male rats
Male rats exposed to very high levels of the kind of radiation emitted by cellphones developed tumors in the tissues around their hearts, according to a draft report by U.S. government researchers on the potential health risks of the devices.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2018
Long-term stress raises cancer risk 20% in men, Japanese study finds
Long periods of stress appear to raise the cancer risk in men by 20 percent compared with those who say they're stress-free, according to a survey by a Japanese research team.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2018
Japanese firms brainstorming ways to keep staff with cancer active, productive under new law
Corporate Japan is striving to make it possible for employees with cancer to continue working as usual while undergoing treatment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2018
Mitt Romney, seen as GOP Senate hopeful, successfully treated for prostate cancer in 2017: source
Republican Mitt Romney, strongly considering a run for a U.S. Senate seat from Utah, underwent successful treatment for prostate cancer last year, a source close to Romney said on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jan 7, 2018
Much for Japan Times Community readers to crow and squawk about in year of the rooster
A selection of unpublished letters about Community stories from the first half of 2017.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 4, 2018
In test, virus injected directly into bloodstream reaches tumors deep inside cancer patients' brains
A trial of a potential new brain cancer treatment has shown that a virus injected directly into the bloodstream can reach tumors deep inside the brain and switch on the body's own defense system to attack them.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 4, 2018
Research on lab mice shows how alcohol damages stem cell DNA and ups cancer risk
Drinking alcohol produces a harmful chemical in the body that can lead to permanent genetic damage in the DNA of stem cells, increasing the risk of cancer developing, according to research published on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 31, 2017
Riken-backed group targets hair changes as new way to gauge human health
A group including state-affiliated research institute Riken has started a joint study to develop technology to analyze human health based on changes in people's hair shape and components.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2017
East Russian port of Nakhodka chokes on coal amid Asia demand but can't kick dependency
The far eastern Russian port of Nakhodka on the Sea of Japan is swathed in coal dust. It blankets the streets, clogs the air and is blamed by some for a rise in respiratory diseases among the city's 150,000 residents.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 21, 2017
U.S. EPA says glyphosate not likely to be carcinogenic to people
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has said that glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto Co.'s top-selling weed killer Roundup, is not likely to be carcinogenic to humans, contradicting a World Health Organization panel.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2017
Leak of heavy water at Japanese research reactor delayed cancer therapy study: NRA
A small reactor in Osaka used for research purposes interrupted a cancer study earlier this year after springing a leak of heavy water, atomic regulators say.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
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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