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MONKEYPOX

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 29, 2022
WHO to use 'mpox' for monkeypox to tackle stigma
The WHO launched a public consultation process to find a new name for the disease earlier this year and received more than 200 proposals.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 1, 2022
New infectious threats are coming. The U.S. probably won’t contain them.
The coronavirus revealed flaws in the nation's pandemic plans. The spread of monkeypox shows that the problems remain deeply entrenched.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 19, 2022
China says no touching foreigners skin-to-skin after monkeypox case
China reported its first case of the infectious disease on Friday in the southwestern city of Chongqing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 4, 2022
Monkeypox challenge for Japan is not just disease but stigma, too
The WHO has stressed the disease is not only transmitted through sex, and that anybody, regardless of sexual orientation, can be infected.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 31, 2022
Race for monkeypox vaccines exposes global health inequality
Despite efforts to set up an equitable distribution mechanism for vaccines, some marginalized groups may face a longer wait than others.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 30, 2022
'Crying all the time': Monkeypox patients reveal psychological scars
The global monkeypox outbreak has 'reawakened the trauma of HIV,' despite the disease being far less deadly, said Nicolas Derche of the French LGBT group SOS.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2022
Japan seeing no sign of monkeypox spreading
'As the number of infected people remains small (in Japan), there is no need to worry too much about the disease,' says one professor at Tokyo Medical University.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 17, 2022
WHO vows nothing 'ridiculous' as public submits ideas to rename monkeypox
Often disease names are chosen behind closed doors by a technical committee, but this time the WHO has decided to open up the process to the public.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Aug 9, 2022
Monkeypox cases driven 'underground' by anti-gay stigma in India
In parts of the world where LGBTQ people face stigma and bias, patients are reluctant to seek testing or treatment for a disease that has recently afflicted gay and bisexual men.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 5, 2022
Monkeypox is declared a U.S. health emergency, freeing up funding
The emergency declaration in the U.S. will free up federal funding for health agencies and can also fast-track the development and shipment of therapeutics and diagnostics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 29, 2022
Japan OKs smallpox vaccine to prevent monkeypox
Smallpox vaccines are about 85% effective in preventing monkeypox, the ministry said. The government has stockpiled smallpox vaccines as an anti-terrorism measure.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 28, 2022
Japan confirms second case of monkeypox after man tests positive in Tokyo
The man, who had traveled abroad, is currently hospitalized but his condition is stable, according to officials.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jul 27, 2022
Monkeypox emergency could last months, with window closing to stop spread, experts say
Making predictions are complex, scientists around the world said, but with cases doubling every two weeks, sustained transmission is likely to last several months and possibly longer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2022
Japan moves to prevent spread of monkeypox after confirming first case
Health minister Shigeyuki Goto has said that the ministry will continue to search for more information about the first patient, including the route of transmission.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 26, 2022
Siga and peers rise on optimism over therapies to treat monkeypox
It has been a bumpy few months for shares of firms tied to the outbreak, as investors have piled in only to rush out on uncertainty about what medicine could be needed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2022
Japan confirms first monkeypox case as it steps up preparation for outbreak
The patient, a Tokyo resident in his 30s, had traveled to Europe in mid-June and had contact with someone who was later diagnosed with the disease.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 25, 2022
Monkeypox proves elusive foe as WHO sounds alarm on global spread
COVID-19 forced governments to revamp their pandemic response programs. Now monkeypox is putting those upgrades to the test — and they're falling short.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2022
Japanese government to hold meeting over monkeypox
The government will hold discussions to address the spread of monkeypox after the chief of the World Health Organization declared an emergency regarding the viral disease.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 18, 2022
Years of neglect leaves sexual health clinics ill-prepared for monkeypox
The clinics on the front line of fighting the disease are financially stretched, leaving the U.S. and U.K. ill-equipped to tackle the first major global health test since the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 21, 2022
U.S. monkeypox response repeats COVID-19 mistakes
Health officials, with the monkeypox outbreak, are again failing to understand that a new epidemic may not take the same course as the last one.
'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.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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