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Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Long Term Health Effects

(8 days ago) WEBWithin the first few months after the bombing, it is estimated by the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (a cooperative Japan-U.S. organization) that between 90,000 and 166,000 people died in Hiroshima, while another 60,000 to 80,000 died in Nagasaki.

https://k1project.columbia.edu/news/hiroshima-and-nagasaki

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The Health Effects of the Atom Bomb Are Still Being Studied

(4 days ago) WEBStudies with 94,000 survivors through an American-Japanese partnership called the Radiation Effects Research Foundation, RERF, indicate that the risk of most …

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-bombings-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-still-inform-health-today-180956185/

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Why has Japan become the world’s most long-lived country

(9 days ago) WEBKurotani K, Akter S, Kashino I, Goto A, Mizoue T, Noda M, et al. Quality of diet and mortality among Japanese men and women: Japan Public Health Center …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41430-020-0677-5

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Health in Japan - Wikipedia

(5 days ago) OverviewChronic illnessSuicide problemSmokingAlcohol and health issuesAccess to careCultural influencesAIDSThe level of health in Japan is due to a number of factors including cultural habits, isolation, and a universal health care system. John Creighton Campbell, a professor at the University of Michigan and Tokyo University, told the New York Times in 2009 that Japanese people are the healthiest group on the planet. Japanese visit a doctor nearly 14 times a year, more than four times as often …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_in_Japan

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Health at a Glance 2023: Highlights for Japan - OECD

(8 days ago) WEBHealth system resources. Key indicators: Japan spends $5251 per capita on health, similar to the OECD average of Japan is above the. $4986 (USD PPP). This is equal to 11.5% …

https://www.oecd.org/japan/health-at-a-glance-Japan-EN.pdf

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Japan Health System Review - World Health Organization

(8 days ago) WEBi Japan Health System Review Health Systems in Transition Vol. 8 No. 1 2018 Written by: Haruka Sakamoto: Department of Global Health Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, …

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/259941/9789290226260-eng.pdf?sequence=1

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Enhancing health resilience in Japan in a changing climate

(3 days ago) WEBClimate change poses significant threats to human health, propelling Japan to take decisive action through the Climate Change Adaptation Act of 2018. This Act has led to …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065(23)00288-2/fulltext

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Japan and WHO: Reinforcing cooperation on global health

(5 days ago) WEBToday the Government of Japan and WHO met virtually for their annual strategic dialogue. The overall objectives of today’s discussions were to review and …

https://www.who.int/news/item/23-04-2021-japan-and-who-reinforcing-cooperation-on-global-health

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COVID-19 in Japan during 2020-2022: Characteristics, responses, …

(3 days ago) WEBThe impact of maintaining a system to care for COVID-19 patients is evident in the data on medical expenses. Annual medical expenses in Japan in 2020 decreased …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9559364/

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Enhancing health resilience in Japan in a changing climate

(7 days ago) WEBIn addition to its health impacts, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on the global economy, revealing the vulnerability of current systems (see the …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666606523002882

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Making mental health care accessible is challenging in …

(7 days ago) WEBIn particular, the protracted pandemic had a major impact on the mental health of women and young people in Japan and it altered suicide trends in the country. The Organization for Economic …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/10/japans-challenges-in-making-mental-health-more-accessible/

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Health Policy in Japan – Current Situation and Future Challenges

(3 days ago) WEBAccording to official statistics on 1 October 2017, the total population of Japan was 127 million, of which 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Since 2010, …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7930804/

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Japan's Evolving Role in Global Health - The National Bureau of …

(Just Now) WEBThe weak involvement of Japan’s NGO and private sectors has major implications for Japan’s continuing role in global health. First, the country will remain …

https://www.nbr.org/publication/japans-evolving-role-in-global-health/

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Rethinking Japan’s Health System Sustainability Under the …

(6 days ago) WEBEnsuring the sustainability of Japan’s health system requires the adoption of a framework for a healthy and sustainable planetary environment. As a champion for …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23288604.2023.2268360

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Radiation: Health consequences of the Fukushima nuclear accident

(6 days ago) WEBOn 11 March 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake occurred off the east coast of Japan, generating a tsunami that severely damaged coastal areas and resulted in 15 …

https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/health-consequences-of-fukushima-nuclear-accident

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Japan: Health System History and Challenges - National Policies

(8 days ago) WEBVol. 8 No. 1. New Delhi: World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2018. “Japan has successfully reduced the disease burden from …

https://healthsystemsfacts.org/national-health-systems/bismarck-model/japan/japans-health-system-history-development-challenges/

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Climate change and demand of emergency care in Japan - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThe highest temperature ever recorded in Japan occurred in 2021, and it seems that the number of patients requiring emergency care for heatstroke will also …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8753262/

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How the Japanese diet and lifestyle make it easier to stay - NPR

(7 days ago) WEBHe says Japan — and Asian countries generally — place greater emphasis on health and longevity, as compared to convenience, say, or instant gratification. …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/08/06/1190900066/japanese-food-diet-healthy-eating

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Here's how Japan is embracing the concept of well-being

(4 days ago) WEBToday, “well-being” has become a comprehensive concept, referring not only to the fulfilment of emotional and physical aspects, but also the safety and enrichment of …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/05/japan-well-being-davos22/

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Mental health and psychological impacts from the 2011 Great East …

(5 days ago) WEBOn March 11, 2011, Japan experienced an unprecedented combination of earthquake/tsunami/nuclear accidents (the Great East Japan Earthquake; GEJE). We …

https://disastermilitarymedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40696-015-0008-x

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The health and geopolitical impacts of Japan’s Fukushima …

(6 days ago) WEBThe health and geopolitical impacts of Japan’s Fukushima wastewater release. A shoreline is pictured from Futaba-machi, Fukushima Prefecture, around 5 km …

https://www.wusf.org/2023-09-06/the-health-and-geopolitical-impacts-of-japans-fukushima-wastewater-release

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How the Climate Crisis Impacts Japan

(5 days ago) WEBThe climate crisis doesn't just cause flooding around Japan’s coasts. The mainland, as recent events have demonstrated, is also at increased risk. In July of 2018, …

https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/how-climate-crisis-impacts-japan

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Environmental pollution in Japan - statistics & facts Statista

(6 days ago) WEBAir pollution is one of the major environmental issues in Japan. The number of deaths attributable to air pollution has been rising continuously to over 44 thousand deaths …

https://www.statista.com/topics/7305/pollution-in-japan/

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New transit station in Japan significantly reduces cumulative …

(Just Now) WEBTheir results indicate that opening this mass transit station was significantly associated with a decrease in average health care expenditures per capita by …

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-transit-station-japan-significantly-cumulative.html

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‘Angry and emotional’: survey shows half of Japan’s health - MSN

(8 days ago) WEBKazuhiro Tateda, a former president of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases and a member of the advisory panel set up to advise the Japanese government at the …

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/angry-and-emotional-survey-shows-half-of-japan-s-health-experts-faced-threats-abuse-during-covid-19/ar-BB1mxoQU

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Myasthenia Gravis Disease Burden and Its Impact on - Springer

(Just Now) WEBMyasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare, chronic, autoimmune, neuromuscular disease that is characterized by fluctuating symptoms of fatigue and weakness in the …

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40120-024-00617-6

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Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, …

(4 days ago) WEBThe impressive outcomes of this study, the most extensive examination of historical vaccine impact to date, arrive just ahead of the 50th anniversary of the …

https://www.who.int/news/item/15-05-2024-message-by-the-director-of-the-department-of-immunization--vaccines-and-biologicals-at-who---april-2024

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Japan's Workplace Wellbeing Woes Continue

(Just Now) WEBJapan's Workplace Wellbeing Woes Continue. Japanese workers are among the least engaged workforces in the world, according to Gallup’s recent State of the …

https://news.gallup.com/opinion/gallup/510257/japan-workplace-wellbeing-woes-continue.aspx

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Temporal shifts in 24 notifiable infectious diseases in China before

(Just Now) WEBPublic health and social measures for COVID-19 also impacted the incidence of other infectious diseases. In this study, the authors characterise the impacts of these …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-48201-8

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Election 2024: Biden Raises Tariffs on China

(5 days ago) WEBU.S. President Joe Biden announces new tariffs on Chinese exports at the White House on May 14, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz/REUTERS. To beat them you need to …

https://www.cfr.org/blog/election-2024-biden-raises-tariffs-china

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