Commentary Jul 31, 2018
Time to empower Japan's chief medical officer
by Ryo Kubota
Japan needs a Cabinet-level official who can inform national efforts to create best practices for addressing key health concerns.
Editorials Jun 26, 2018
Action must be taken now to ensure the supply of nursing care workers meets the rapidly rising demand.
National / Science & Health May 20, 2017
Manufacturers are stepping up the development of health care rehabilitation robots because the global market for such equipment is expected to grow rapidly. Companies of all kinds are trying to tap into a medical robot market that is forecast to grow 24.51 percent through 2020, ...
Business / Corporate Mar 22, 2016
Sony-backed M3 targeting investments in health care startups
M3 Inc., a medical Web portal backed by Sony Corp., is embarking on a plan to step up investments in health care startups at home and abroad. "Our targets are small firms in the areas such as regenerative medicine, medical devices, digital health care and ...
Business / Corporate Oct 30, 2014
Nintendo's first health care device will be sleep and fatigue tracker
Video game maker Nintendo Co. will develop a device to measure people's fatigue and map their sleep, Chief Executive Satoru Iwata said Thursday in announcing the first offering from the company's newly created health care division. The device will be developed with U.S. firm ResMed ...
Business / Tech | SEEN AT CEATEC Oct 7, 2014
Toshiba unveils a humanoid robot that could be a sign of the times
by Kazuaki Nagata
If you visit the Toshiba booth at CEATEC this week you’ll be greeted by ChihiraAico, who can communicate in sign language . . . and who just happens to be an android. In the future Toshiba Corp. foresees its humanoid communication robot not only handling ...
National / Science & Health | NATURAL SELECTIONS Apr 19, 2014
Now is the time to research Alzheimer's
by Rowan Hooper
The team leader at the Laboratory for Proteolytic Neuroscience at Riken’s Brain Science Institute is not a man usually given to making apocalyptic statements.
Lifestyle Apr 11, 2014
Pain in the body may start in the mind
by Tomoko Otake
Good diagnosis takes persistent questioning and good analytical skills. It's a bit like a detective piecing together a puzzle from seemingly unrelated bits of information. So argues Dr. Hillel Finestone, a rehabilitation specialist who has treated countless numbers of patients complaining of pain-related problems, be ...