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FOOD POISONING

A McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger. The fast-food chain has pulled the Quarter Pounder from about one-fifth of its U.S. restaurants.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 25, 2024
Fast-food chains hold the onions after McDonald's E. coli outbreak
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said late on Wednesday that fresh onions were the likely source of the E. coli outbreak.
Bags of Indian spices and dry fruits at a roadside shop in New Delhi on May 3
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2024
Nearly 12% of India's tested spice samples fail quality and safety standards
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India conducted inspections, sampling and testing of mixed spice blends.
President Shinji Kaneko (left) and other executives of Keikyu Department Store bow in apology during a news conference in Yokohama on Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2024
Grilled eel leaves one dead and 140 sick in Japan
The products included eel cooked in the traditional kabayaki style
As many as 270 people in 21 prefectures in the country have become sick after eating bento meals supplied by Yoshidaya, based in the Aomori Prefecture city of Hachinohe.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 24, 2023
Aomori bento maker banned from operations due to food poisoning
As many as 270 people in 21 prefectures in the country have become sick after eating bento meals supplied by Yoshidaya.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Aug 8, 2021
Japan Times 1946: 'Perfect occupation' is MacArthur's goal
In 1946, Japan was still rebuilding after the war. Those steps would continue until 1971 when the country first attempted to float its currency on the global stage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 20, 2020
An aging sumo wrestler, food poisoning risks and safeguarding pets from COVID-19
Warning: A portion of this contribution deals with suicide, which some readers may find distressing.
WORLD
Dec 15, 2018
11 die and over 90 sickened after eating food at temple in India
Eleven people including two children died and more than 90 were hospitalized after consuming a religious food offering at a temple in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, police said on Saturday, calling it a suspected case of mass food poisoning.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 27, 2018
Overheard in the newsroom
'I can confirm he (philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre) died from food poisoning, but I can't confirm he died after consuming rotten horse meat.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 12, 2017
Anisakis infections from raw fish on rise, health ministry warns
Intestinal infections caused by a parasitic worm present in improperly handled fish are climbing sharply in Japan, the health ministry warns.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
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For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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