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MEDICINE

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2020
Gilead targets remdesivir supply for 2 million COVID-19 patients by year-end
The company also said it hoped to start trials in August of an easier-to-use inhaled version of the medicine, which is currently administered only intravenously.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2020
Japan drugmaker to tie up with universities to develop new test method for coronavirus
Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi & Co. said Monday that it will collaborate with universities in the country to put into practical use a new testing method for the novel coronavirus.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 22, 2020
Antibody levels in recovered COVID-19 patients decline quickly, research finds
The findings raise questions about the length of any immunity against the novel coronavirus.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 20, 2020
Japan's essential care workers currently languish at the bottom of the health care pyramid
Caregiving companies are going out of business even as the demand for their services increases.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 20, 2020
Chinese vaccine may not be ready for sale until at least 2021
A coronavirus vaccine candidate China is developing may not be ready for sale until at least 2021, as researchers struggle to move into large-scale human trials in the country because of a lack of new infections, a senior company executive said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Jun 19, 2020
China's public health reforms may not prevent next virus
China's latest plans to overhaul its disease control system may not improve its ability to handle future virus outbreaks, according to some experts inside and outside the country.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 19, 2020
We will be living with the coronavirus pandemic well into 2021
The virus is winning. That much is certain more than six months into a shape-shifting pandemic that’s killed 450,000 people worldwide, is gaining ground globally and has disrupted lives from Wuhan to Sao Paulo.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jun 15, 2020
Rugby World Cup star Kenki Fukuoka gives up Olympic aspirations for career in medicine
Brave Blossoms star has decided to focus his attention on club rugby while also trying to get into medical school.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 11, 2020
Japan's AnGes speeds toward 2021 rollout in coronavirus 'vaccine war'
The Osaka-based firm got a headstart in the vaccine development by repurposing its hypertension vaccine, which had already passed various safety hurdles.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 11, 2020
China offers in-development vaccines to workers going abroad
China is offering employees of some large state-run companies the option of being inoculated with two coronavirus vaccines currently in development, illustrating how quickly authorities are moving to test the viability of the shots.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 10, 2020
Widespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second waves: study
Population-wide face mask use could push COVID-19 transmission down to controllable levels for national epidemics, and could prevent further waves of the pandemic disease when combined with lockdowns, according to a British study released Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 10, 2020
Retracted COVID-19 studies expose gaps in vetting of U.S. health data firms
As hospitals have moved to electronic health records, independent analytics firms have started buying hospital data sold without patient names.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 8, 2020
Chugai stock surges 60% to rival Sony's value on hopes for virus treatment
Chugai Pharmaceutical is now Japan's biggest drug company by market value after overtaking Daiichi Sankyo and Takeda Pharmaceutical.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2020
Hitachi, Toshiba and Miraca join forces to raise output of antigen test kits
Industrial conglomerates Hitachi Ltd. and Toshiba Corp, as well as Miraca Holdings subsidiary Fujirebio, said on Friday they will jointly set up a facility to produce antigen-testing kits for the coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 2, 2020
The secret of Japan's success in combating COVID-19
The nation's public health workers who tracked down infection routes are the unsung heroes who contained the coronavirus threat.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 2, 2020
Scientists hunt pandemic hot spots in race to test vaccines
The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic may be waning. For vaccine developers, that could be a problem.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 1, 2020
After fast-tracking Japanese COVID-19 drug, Russia to roll out 'game changer' next week
Russia will start administering its first approved antiviral drug to treat coronavirus patients next week, its state financial backer told Reuters, a move it described as "a game changer" that should speed a return to normal economic life.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 31, 2020
Testing on kids is a nervous next step on the way to a COVID-19 vaccine
There are many questions surrounding children’s role in the coronavirus pandemic but one thing is clear: they’ll need a vaccine, just like adults.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 31, 2020
Small clinics on brink as virus-wary patients stay home in Japan
Doctors in these small but vital facilities are calling for government support as patients stay away to avoid the risk of coronavirus infection.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 29, 2020
Inside a COVID-19 hospital in India, doctors see no end in sight
It was barely noon on Thursday when the metal doors of the mortuary at a hospital in south New Delhi swung open and staff in white coveralls rolled out a stretcher. Mourning relatives looked on, as a body bag was loaded into an ambulance and taken away to a cemetery.
Takaichi buys time and builds trust with ‘near-perfect’ Trump summit
U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier during a visit to the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
Trump trims fentanyl-linked China tariffs after 'amazing' Xi meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping greet each other as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
Onosato ahead of his bout against Aonishiki at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 18
Takaichi pushed back on U.S. request to ban Russian gas imports, sources say
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reportedly turned down a request from the U.S. to cease imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia.
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Oasis returns to Tokyo: Rain, rapture and rock
Fans wait to get into the Oasis show at Tokyo Dome on Saturday. While lining up in the rain, some broke into impromptu versions of the British rock group's hits.
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
Onosato ahead of his bout against Aonishiki at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 18
Tokyo Film Festival opens with global stars and a spotlight on Asian storytelling
Director Junji Sakamoto (left) walked the Tokyo International Film Festival red carpet with Sayuri Yoshinaga (center) and Non (right), who both play mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Mount Everest, in the biopic "Climbing for Life."
Spanish artist and Japanese writer duos diversify the manga talent pool in Japan
"Menheim” is a dark fantasy manga with a story that centers on a girl’s quest to find a cure for her ill brother.

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Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
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