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HEALTH CARE

EDITORIALS
May 12, 2017
Gutting the effort to clamp down on passive smoking
The health ministry's efforts to tighten regulations on indoor smoking in public spaces are being undermined by the LDP.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Apr 23, 2017
The poverty of politics and tobacco policy
The government is caught in a trap of its own making — how does it stay in the business of selling tobacco while promoting public health?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 10, 2017
Japan's population projected to plunge to 88 million by 2065
The population of Japan is expected to plunge to 88.08 million in 2065, a roughly 30 percent fall from the 2015 level, according to a government-affiliated research institute.
EDITORIALS
Mar 27, 2017
A bruising defeat for Trump, GOP
The failure of the GOP to advance its health care reform bill in Congress has undermined confidence in the party as an agent of change and tarnishing the reputation of the president as a man who can get things done.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 27, 2017
Tax break for OTC drugs seeks to get Japanese managing their health, not swarming clinics
Buying medicine at a drugstore can now save you taxes.
EDITORIALS
Feb 24, 2017
Efforts to stop passive smoking
The government's plan to tighten rules against smoking in public areas falls woefully short of what's needed to curb the health risks posed by secondhand smoke.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Feb 20, 2017
Let's discuss the flu season
The influenza season is in full force, with an estimated 2.01 million people across the nation seeking treatment during a single week recently.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2017
Japan's buckling health care system at a crossroads
U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to repeal “Obamacare” has left many people here wondering: How does Japan compare?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2017
Japan's health care system edges foreign care in expat survey
Just over half of non-Japanese residents feel Japan's health care system is generally better than that in their home countries, a trend particularly pronounced among U.S. citizens, with 3 out of 4 rating it more highly, an informal Japan Times survey has found.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2017
Japanese offer mixed views of foreign health care
Japanese people who have received medical care overseas have mixed views of other countries' health systems, according to an online straw poll conducted by The Japan Times.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2017
Trump, now president, pledges to put America first in nationalist speech
Donald Trump took power as the 45th president of the United States on Friday and in an inaugural address that was a populist and nationalist rallying cry he pledged to end an "American carnage" of rusted factories and crime.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 14, 2017
GOP embarks on Obamacare repeal with no replacement in sight
U.S. congressional Republicans completed the first step Friday toward their long-promised repeal of Obamacare, but now they face the much more difficult task of finding a way to unravel the massive health care law and replace it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 22, 2016
Shocking blog post forces debate on the financial drain of dialysis in Japan
About 0.25 percent of the population requires dialysis, but this group is responsible for one-30th of the country's medical costs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2016
Obesity poses a serious threat to kids' health
The world's children are increasingly becoming overweight and obese, with grim consequences for their health.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2016
'Cupping' has a long and interesting history
As with other alternative treatments, cupping is as good as it makes you feel.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2016
Rise and fall of Middle Eastern health systems
Much of the progress in Arab countries in recent decades appears to have been reversed by the political unrest and civil wars afflicting the region.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 7, 2016
The critical link between poverty and health
Concern for the health of the poor is one of the critical issues in development policy.
EDITORIALS
Aug 6, 2016
Ensure medical needs are met
The system for training doctors is worsening the disparity between medical care in urban and rural areas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 9, 2016
Cracks are appearing in Japan's 'healthy' image
Few people snack on baby carrots. Most prefer the sweet, fat, high-calorie fare colloquially known as junk food.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jun 13, 2016
Healthy aging has little to do with age
When it comes to maintaining health in your older years, age means little and obesity may not be so bad after all.
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.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
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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