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Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 14, 2017
Nation bracing for tight supply of flu vaccines this winter
Japan may face a shortage of influenza vaccines this winter due to a production delay. The supply volume is currently projected at some 25.28 million units, about 1.14 million units lower than the estimated amount used in the last flu season.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 16, 2017
Three mutations could make bird flu a pandemic illness, study says
Scientists have identified three mutations that, if they occurred at the same time in nature, could turn a strain of bird flu now circulating in China into a potential pandemic virus that could spread among people.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Apr 26, 2017
Todai-linked venture developing technology for speedy home flu test
Every winter, people running a fever and complaining of muscle pain swarm the nation's clinics, suspecting one thing: the flu.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2017
Bird flu toll in Miyagi, Chiba kept down to 270,000 chickens
The chicken cull sparked by the nation's latest bird flu outbreaks fell short of the originally planned goal of 300,000 Sunday as authorities in Miyagi and Chiba prefectures opted to settle for roughly 209,000 and 62,000 chickens, respectively.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2017
300,000 chickens doomed as bird flu spreads to Miyagi, Chiba
Authorities in Miyagi and Chiba prefectures began culling nearly 300,000 chickens Friday after the highly pathogenic H5 strain of bird flu was detected in dead chickens at local poultry farms.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 16, 2017
Japan looks to update flu measures after avian influenza outbreak
Government officials and scientists are moving to update countermeasures for a possible influenza pandemic after this winter's global spread of avian flu.
EDITORIALS
Mar 12, 2017
Once again, bird flu is in the air
China is central to the success of the effort to combat the latest outbreak of avian flu and its record is troubling.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2017
How China can stop the world's next pandemic
The deadliest outbreak of H7N9 bird flu since its discovery in 2013 is sweeping across China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 22, 2017
China reports more severe form of bird flu, WHO says
China has detected an evolution in the H7N9 avian flu virus that is capable of causing severe disease in poultry and requires close monitoring, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 19, 2017
Hard to detect, deadly China bird flu virus may be more widespread
Bird flu infection rates on Chinese poultry farms may be far higher than previously thought, because the strain of the deadly virus that has killed more than 100 people this winter is hard to detect in chickens and geese, animal health experts say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 15, 2017
Chinese death toll from bird flu soared to 79 in January
As many as 79 people have died from H7N9 bird flu in China last month, the government said, far surpassing the number of deaths in the same month in recent years and stoking worries about the spread of the virus this winter.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2017
Schools close, hospitals swell as influenza spikes
Japan sees a surge of 400,000 influenza cases in just one week as patients rush to get doctor's notes instead of resting.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 25, 2017
Miyazaki poultry farm culls over 168,000 chickens amid bird flu outbreak
The local government began culling 168,400 chickens early Wednesday after some dead chickens at a poultry farm in Miyazaki Prefecture were found to have contracted a highly virulent strain of bird flu.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 16, 2017
Uganda detects bird flu in wild, domestic birds deemed dangerous to humans
Uganda's ministry for agriculture said on Sunday it had detected bird flu in two locations, one affecting wild birds and another hitting domestic birds, but it did not say whether it was a strain that has spread across Europe and the Middle East.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 4, 2017
Egg prices soar, imports allowed in as South Korea poultry cull tops 30 million as bird flu rages
South Korea has culled some 30.03 million chickens and other birds so far to contain the country's worst bird flu outbreak, officials said Tuesday, with prices of eggs skyrocketing amid a shortage of supply.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 28, 2016
Hong Kong's first bird flu patient this winter dies
An elderly Hong Kong man died on Christmas Day from bird flu, the government said on Tuesday, the first human infection in the city this winter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2016
Kumamoto finishes culling 93,000 chickens at scene of latest bird flu outbreak
The Kumamoto Prefectural Government finished culling around 93,000 chickens at a poultry farm Wednesday after tests confirmed Japan's latest bird flu outbreak.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2016
Events at Japan's zoos linked to coming Year of Rooster curtailed amid bird flu outbreak
The recent outbreak of a highly virulent strain of bird flu has taken a toll on bird exhibits and events at zoos nationwide ahead of the Chinese zodiac Year of the Rooster in 2017.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 12, 2016
South Korea temporarily bans movement of poultry as it ramps up fight against bird flu
South Korea's agriculture ministry said Monday it will issue a temporary nationwide ban on the transportation of poultry to contain the spread of bird flu, with 43 outbreaks recorded in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2016
Black swan at Nagoya zoo latest to succumb to widening bird flu outbreak
Bird flu is spreading across Japan, with a black swan at an Aichi Prefecture zoo being the latest to become infected.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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