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HEALTH

Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 18, 2022
Hand, foot and mouth disease cases still high in Japan
Hand, foot and mouth disease causes skin rash on the hands and feet, as well as in or around the mouth. It also causes fever, and, in rare cases, complications such as brain fever.
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 4,213 new cases in week-on-week rise
Japan reported 14,888 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, up by more than 2,000 from a week before.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 18, 2022
Life expectancies diverged in pandemic's second year, study says
Because governments have counted COVID-19 statistics in different ways, researchers have sought to give a clearer picture of the pandemic's true impact.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 1,588 new cases
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 infections in the capital rose 2.2% from a week before to 3,095.4.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 17, 2022
Hunger and obesity are the same problem in the U.S.
When healthy foods are expensive and processed carbs are cheap, you end up with expanding waistlines and long lines at food banks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Oct 17, 2022
In Japan, body hair removal transcending age and gender boundaries
At the same time, there are also moves to rethink the notion that hairless skin is beautiful.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 2,714 new cases
The number of infections confirmed Sunday was up by about 470 from a week before, as the seven-day average came to 3,064.6, compared with 3,070.4 a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 3,495 new cases in rise over last week
The seven-day average of new infections fell 13.1% week on week to 2,906.6, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2022
Japan updates advice on clinic visits for COVID patients amid 'twindemic' fears
People between the ages of 12 and 64 with a low risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms have been asked to refrain from going to so-called fever clinics.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2022
COVID tracker: Tokyo reports 4,338 new cases as uptick disturbs recent trend
The daily count of new cases marked its second straight day of week-on-week increases, after decreases were logged for 14 consecutive days.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 13, 2022
Omicron’s staying power could pave the way for a predictable COVID-19 pattern
Any successor to omicron will face an uphill battle, as it will need to be both more transmissible and better able to sidestep the immunity people have built.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Oct 12, 2022
Indonesia to investigate cases of fatal kidney injury among children
Authorities will coordinate with investigators from the WHO, who have 'unacceptable' levels of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol, which can be toxic, in four pharmaceutical products.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 12, 2022
Don’t cancel your colonoscopy just yet
Data from a large trial on colonoscopies appears to cast doubt over the benefits of the colon cancer screen. But it's a lot more complicated.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2022
Japan to scrap health insurance cards around autumn 2024
The move comes as the government aims to increase the use of My Number cards, and digital minister Taro Kono is expected to make an announcement on the matter as early as Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 4,790 new cases for first week-on-week rise in 15 days
The capital also reported five deaths, while the number of severely ill patients under its criteria stood at 13, up by one from the previous day.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 12, 2022
U.S. experts urge anxiety screening for children 8 and older
The recommendation comes at a time of rising rates of diagnosed mental health disorders among American young people.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 1,504 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases came to 2,626.6, compared to 3,950.9 a week earlier.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 11, 2022
Long COVID disables millions worldwide even as rates ease, study shows
Although the probability of having long COVID-19 is relatively low, the vast number of cases — at least 670 million worldwide — leaves a substantial burden of disability.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 1,372 new COVID-19 cases
On Sunday, Japan confirmed 22,613 new COVID-19 cases, a decrease of about 6,500 from a week earlier.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2022
Tokyo confirms 2,242 new COVID-19 cases
On Saturday, Japan reported 26,725 new cases nationwide, down by about 8,900 from a weak before.
Bangladesh is a South Asian time bomb
Many Bangladeshis hoped that the overthrow of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina last year would revitalize the country’s democracy after an authoritarian lurch under the “iron lady.” Instead it has led to proliferating human-rights abuses, intensifying repression and widespread Islamist violence.
Tropical Storm Peipah brings heavy rain to parts of western Japan
Tropical Storm Peipah made landfall in western Japan on Friday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue warnings of landslides and other disasters due to heavy rainfall in several areas.
Trump signs order reducing tariffs on Japanese autos
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, shake hands.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Japan alerting consumers to cash-on-delivery problems
In fiscal 2024 through March this year, the National Consumers Affairs Center received inquiries and gave advice on problems associated with cash-on-delivery services.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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