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HEALTH 3

Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 458 new cases
The number of severely ill COVID-19 patients under Tokyo's criteria stood at three, unchanged from the previous day, while two deaths were reported among COVID-19 patients.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 956 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases came to 1,026.9, compared with 849.7 a week earlier.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 9, 2023
China rejects WHO accusations of hiding Wuhan COVID-19 data
The rebukes came after overseas researchers discovered sequences that had not been previously shared.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 1,261 new cases
The number of severely ill COVID-19 patients under Tokyo's criteria stood at two, down by one from the previous day.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 8, 2023
COVID-19 is still deadlier for patients than flu
COVID-19 isn’t 'just a flu,” with a study of hospital patients finding that the virus was still 60% deadlier than influenza last winter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 7, 2023
In Mexican jungle, scientists prepare for future pandemics
The goal of the Franco-Mexican project is to detect diseases — known as zoonoses — transmitted from animals to humans in tropical climates.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 1,133 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases stood at 1,000.4, up 22.9% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2023
Japan adds new HPV vaccine to routine inoculation program
According to the health ministry, most cervical cancer cases can be attributed to HPV infection through sexual intercourse, with many cases occurring at a young age.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2023
COVID tracker: Tokyo reports 1,109 new cases, with trend rising
On Wednesday, the daily number of new cases nationwide came to 9,520, in an increase of about 1,200 from a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 6, 2023
Excess deaths doubled in Japan in 2022 — COVID-19 may be to blame
Despite being less pathogenic than previous coronavirus variants, omicron hit Japan's elderly population particularly hard last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 6, 2023
Walking 8,000 steps daily on weekends enough to lower risk of death, study shows
'There is no need to feel pressured to walk every day,' said Kosuke Inoue, who was assistant professor at Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine when the research was published.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 6, 2023
Air pollution linked to increased dementia risk, Harvard researchers find
The World Health Organization recommends that average annual PM2.5 levels be below 5 micrograms — but nearly the entire global population breathes air that exceeds those limits.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2023
Just how dangerous are India’s generic drugs? Very.
The red flags for Indian drugs have been there for years. The world deserves much better than contaminated medicine and children poisoned by cough syrup.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 1,204 new COVID cases amid uptick
The seven-day average of new cases in the capital stood at 938.7, up 15.5% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 5, 2023
Moderate drinking has no health benefits, analysis of decades of research finds
The review found that the risks of dying prematurely increase significantly for women once they drink 25 grams of alcohol a day, which is less than two standard cocktails.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 1,357 new cases
On Monday, a total of 3,110 new cases were confirmed across Japan, up by about 340 from a week before.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 420 new coronavirus cases
The seven-day average of new cases stood at 859, up 21.8% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 789 new cases
One death linked to COVID-19 was reported, while the number of severe cases in the capital remained unchanged from Saturday at four.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 854 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases stood at 814, up 26.7% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 956 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases came to 819.6, compared to 605.0 a week earlier.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
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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