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HEALTH 3

Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 15,085 new cases
New daily cases in the capital on Monday were down by about 8,000 from a week before.
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
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2022
Can Xi’s China correct course on COVID-19 — like Vietnam?
Vietnam's economy has come back to life, while the threat of persistent COVID-19 lockdowns continue to still stalk its northern neighbor.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 21, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Japan logs 47,800 more cases than last Sunday
The figure was up 2,040 from a week ago, while the capital also recorded 29 deaths linked to the virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 21, 2022
Child virus infections remain high in Japan amid low vaccination rates
The vaccination rate for 5- to 11-year-olds has been sluggish, with the health ministry in response stepping up its calls for parents to actively consider inoculation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2022
Japan vows speedy review of counting all COVID-19 cases
Counting all COVID-19 cases has been a burden for hospitals and public health centers, which are overwhelmed amid a seventh wave of infections.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Japan confirms record 255,534 new infections
The daily tally was above 200,000 for the second straight day, with 21 of the country's 47 prefectures reporting record figures.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 18, 2022
Japan reviewing the way it gathers COVID info amid high case numbers
Alternative methods proposed by experts include collecting information only on patients diagnosed at designated hospitals, as is done for seasonal influenza.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 18, 2022
COVID-19’s harmful effects on the brain reverberate years later
Cognitive deficits known colloquially as 'brain fog,” epilepsy, seizures and other longer-term mental and brain health disorders can remain elevated 24 months after infection.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 17, 2022
Why a century-old vaccine offers new hope against pathogens
The B.C.G. tuberculosis vaccine may protect against COVID-19 and other infections by broadly bolstering the immune system.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 17, 2022
Number of suicides in Japan increased 8,000 due to pandemic, study finds
Women in their 20s saw the largest rise, but women age 19 or younger also saw a significant increase.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2022
Japan logs record cases of ambulances struggling to find hospitals
The data comes the same day Japan reported 311 daily coronavirus deaths, its second highest toll following the 327 fatalities registered on Feb. 22 this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Over 300 deaths linked to virus logged across Japan
There were 311 new COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, including 44 in Osaka Prefecture, 26 in Aichi, 22 each in Tokyo and Fukuoka prefectures and 20 in Kanagawa.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2022
Japan COVID deaths up sevenfold over month amid latest virus wave
Since hitting 250 on Aug. 9, the number of death cases in the country has topped the 200-mark almost every single day.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 15, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 23,135 new cases
The daily tally increased week on week for the first time in 10 days while exceeding 20,000 for the seventh straight day.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 15, 2022
More Japanese men suffering from menopause amid COVID-19 pandemic
Although the number of patients has increased, knowledge of the condition is not widespread, and support is often lacking.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 22,740 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases stood at 25,629.0, compared to 31,732.7 from a week before.
Japan Times
LIFE
Aug 13, 2022
Summertime sadness: How to manage the warm weather blues
Think seasonal affective disorder is a winter-only woe? In Japan's scorching summers, think again.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Japan tallies 168,826 new cases and 210 deaths
Tokyo, meanwhile, reported 20,401 new cases, down by 17,366 from a week before, along with 30 deaths.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2022
Omicron more likely to cause fever in children than previous variants, Japan study shows
The proportion of children who had a fever of 38 degrees Celsius or higher was some 40% among 2- to 12-year-olds during the omicron period, twice the rate during the delta period.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Paris Olympics kick off with rain-soaked — but grandiose — opening ceremony
Japan's 2024 Olympic team moves down the Seine River in Paris during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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