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DISEASES

WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 15, 2016
Scientists launch global project to map every cell in human body
Scientists launched a global initiative Friday to map out and describe every cell in the human body in a vast atlas that could transform researchers' understanding of human development and disease.
WORLD
Feb 6, 2016
Australia to step up Zika testing as two new cases reported
Australia will intensify testing for the Zika virus in Queensland state where Aedes mosquitoes are found, authorities said on Saturday, adding that two new cases among local residents were the result of travel to affected countries.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 21, 2016
Unidentified paralysis afflicts 66 across Japan over four months in '15, some with Enterovirus
A recent survey by National Institute of Infectious Diseases shows that a total of 66 people suffered from an unidentified paralysis between Aug. 1 and Dec. 3 last year, Asahi Shimbun daily said on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 13, 2016
Takeda to jointly develop digestive system medicine with Canadian firm enGene
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. said Tuesday it will team up with enGene Inc. of Canada to develop novel medicines for gastrointestinal diseases.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 7, 2015
Eliminating lymphatic filariasis in the Pacific
With sustained resources and commitment, lymphatic filariasis and other tropical diseases can be controlled and eliminated.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 24, 2015
Meat industry braces for WHO cancer verdict
As international health experts prepare to publish a report on potential cancer risks linked to red and processed meat, industry groups are bracing for a damaging blow to consumer confidence.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 29, 2015
Vaccine for MERS shows promise in animal tests
Researchers in the United States trying to develop a vaccine against the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) virus say they have had early signs of success in animal experiments.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 23, 2015
Genome project aims to diagnose patients with rare diseases
In a potential ray of hope for thousands of people with undiagnosed conditions, the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development will refer such patients to a centralized network of specialists for genome analysis.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 1, 2015
Man tested for Ebola after returning to Japan from West Africa; malaria suspected
A Japanese man in his 40s was preliminarily diagnosed with malaria on Tuesday but is undergoing additional tests for Ebola after complaining of a high fever following his return to Shizuoka from Guinea, health ministry and local government officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2015
Fire department plans special ambulances to handle highly infectious disease cases
Amid increasing threats of infectious viruses such as Ebola and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, the Tokyo Fire Department is planning to introduce specially designed ambulances to deliver patients with such diseases, NHK reported Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 3, 2015
Japan beefs up measures in bid to pre-empt arrival of deadly MERS virus
The central government is strengthening measures to minimize any potential impact from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) within its borders, amid an outbreak in neighboring South Korea that had claimed the lives of at least two people as of Wednesday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 21, 2015
Huge outbreak of bird flu reported at Iowa poultry farm
Iowa, the top U.S. egg-producing state, found a lethal strain of bird flu in millions of hens at an egg-laying facility on Monday, the worst case so far in a national outbreak that prompted Wisconsin to declare a state of emergency.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2015
Tuberculosis showing a resurgence in China
China now has the second-largest tuberculosis epidemic — second only to India — with more than 1.3 million new cases of tuberculosis every year.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2014
Japan, China, S. Korea agree to cooperate on Ebola
The health ministers of Japan, China and South Korea said they will collaborate on measures to prevent the arrival of Ebola and other deadly diseases.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 11, 2014
Japanese team unveils blood test regimen to detect Alzheimer's before symptoms appear
A group of Japanese experts announces they have developed a blood test measure to detect signs of Alzheimer's disease before patients show symptoms.
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2014
Tokyo man tested for possible Ebola
A Japanese man who recently arrived from Liberia will be tested for the deadly virus after he developed a fever and reported to a medical institution in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 31, 2014
Ebola symptoms may hinge on gene functions: U.S., Japanese researchers
Ebola's symptoms may differ depending on whether certain genes in the victim are active or not, a U.S.-based research team said in a paper published in Science magazine on Thursday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 30, 2014
Canadian man cleared of Ebola virus, discharged from hospital
A Canadian man hospitalized earlier this week because he was at risk of having the deadly Ebola virus was discharged from a Tokyo hospital Thursday with a clean bill of health, the health ministry said.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2014
Canadian journalist tests negative for Ebola but remains hospitalized
A journalist who had recently been in West Africa and showed an elevated body temperature upon arrival in Tokyo tests negative for the Ebola virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2014
No biohazard facilities in Japan can handle Ebola
Despite government assurances that Japan can handle an Ebola outbreak, there are no biosafety facilities rated to handle the deadly virus and 400 SDF troops are stationed near Congo.
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.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
'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.
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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