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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
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
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
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
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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