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U.S. public health agency CDC sets up office in Tokyo

WEBThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention opened a regional office in Tokyo on Monday, aiming to enhance cooperation with Japan and other Asian …

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Difficult to end COVID emergency as planned: Japan health minister

WEBJapan's health minister said Sunday it will be "very difficult" to lift a COVID-19 state of emergency on its planned Sept. 12 expiry, as the country is still struggling to …

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Hospital staff shortages burdening parents of Japan's sick kids

WEBKYODO NEWS All Japan Coronavirus. Japan's shortage of health care workers is impacting families of hospitalized children, with a recent survey showing …

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COVID patients again rising in Japan, experts warn of 10th wave

WEBThe average number of coronavirus patients among designated hospitals across Japan has been rising for 11 consecutive weeks, health ministry data showed …

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FEATURE: Taiwan's health care success built on Japanese foundation

WEBA woman has her blood pressure taken at a medical clinic in Taipei City’s Zhongshan District on July 21, 2020. (Kyodo) Reasons given for Taiwan's pandemic …

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80% of dietary supplement victims saw doctor in January or later: …

WEBAround 80 percent of patients who developed health issues after consuming Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. red yeast rice dietary supplements went to the hospital in …

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Fifth of quake-hit Japan area hospital's nurses may quit amid crisis

WEBFifth of quake-hit Japan area hospital's nurses may quit amid crisis. Around a fifth of the 133 nurses employed in a major hospital in Wajima, a city that suffered heavy …

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Japan births at record low, population down by largest margin in …

WEBThe number of babies born in Japan in 2023 fell to a record low from a year earlier as the country's population shrank by its largest ever margin, government data …

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2 die, 100 hospitalized after consuming Japan drugmaker's …

WEBTwo people are believed to have died and over 100 hospitalized after consuming red yeast rice dietary supplements from Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., the …

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Wasabi effective in improving memory of elderly: study

WEBIn total, 72 healthy adults aged from 60 to 80 were divided into two groups for the research, with one taking 0.8 milligrams of hexaraphane as a daily supplement, …

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FOCUS: High schools to begin mental health education amid rise …

WEBAccording to the Japan Sports Agency, schools scrapped the mental illness category from the curriculum in fiscal 1982. But as depression and other mental ailments …

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World health leaders call for fossil fuel phaseout ahead of COP28

WEBGlobal medical and health organizations have called on world leaders ahead of U.N. climate talks to swiftly phase out of fossil fuels, saying climate change …

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FEATURE: Airborne microplastics a dark cloud on horizon for …

WEBMicroplastics are widely recognized as a major marine pollutant, but their lesser-known presence in the air has become a major concern in recent years due to the …

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Benefits, security risks and health concerns of embedded microchips

WEBThe signs of a future in which humans merge with machines are appearing in Japan as people start to implant microchips in their bodies, but set against …

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Japan OKs plan to boost child allowances to tackle falling birthrate

WEBThe current 15,000 yen monthly allowance for the third child and beyond will be doubled to 30,000 yen. Child allowances are designed to assist parents and …

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Japan to ban cannabinoid HHCH from Dec. 2 after gummies make …

WEBA Japanese health ministry panel on Tuesday decided to ban HHCH, a synthetic cannabinoid, from Dec. 2 after many people who consumed gummies …

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26 hospitalized after taking Japan drugmaker's health supplements

WEBAt least 26 people have been hospitalized after taking dietary supplements produced by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., which are being recalled due to reports of …

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Kobayashi reports 5th supplements-linked death, finds puberulic …

WEBKobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. said Friday that it has confirmed a fifth death possibly linked to its red yeast rice dietary supplements, but has yet to determine the …

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Japan eyes banning cannabinoid HHCH after gummies render …

WEBJapan's health ministry said Monday it is planning to ban HHCH, a synthetic substance that mimics the effects of cannabis, as soon as this week after people who …

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Sumo: Spring tourney winner Takerufuji withdraws from summer …

WEBSpring Grand Sumo Tournament winner Takerufuji will miss the start of the summer meet this weekend because of a lingering ankle injury, his Isegahama stable …

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FOCUS: As pandemic eases, more Filipino nurses set to seek work …

WEBAs of the end of 2021, over 310,000 of more than 910,000 registered nurses in the Philippines were working abroad, according to an advocacy group called Filipino …

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