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HEALTH

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2022
Israel, Sweden and Chile are recommending a fourth COVID-19 jab. What about Japan?
If fourth doses in Japan are administered six months after third shots, a second booster rollout could begin as early as this summer.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2022
The disasters that never happened: How to soothe rising climate anxiety
From retrofitting schools to withstand earthquakes to installing irrigation that saves crops from drought, many effective early disaster interventions have gone largely unnoticed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 10, 2022
U.S. man with transplanted genetically modified pig heart dies
The patient, David Bennett, 'wasn't able to overcome what turned out to be the devastating debilitation' caused by the heart failure he experienced before the transplant.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 10, 2022
The humble cough drop could be used to map omicron’s spread
Soaring sales of lozenges, gargles and other over-the-counter medication has squeezed supplies — even in countries where cases are falling.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 10, 2022
'Lost generation' feared as COVID school closures fuel inequality
Without urgent action, many countries around the world could end up without the skilled workers they need for their future development.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2022
Crispr might actually live up to its immense hype
The Nobel prize-winning technology is moving from a concept to the clinic at a breathtaking pace.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 9, 2022
'A war for life of our child': Health crisis spills out of Ukraine conflict
Ukraine, a country of 44 million, has 2.3 million people with diabetes, 250,000 people living with HIV and around 160,000 cancer patients, according to the latest WHO estimates.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 8, 2022
COVID-19 may cause changes in the brain, new study finds
Neurological experts who were not involved in the research said it was valuable and unique, but they cautioned that the implications of the changes were unclear.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 8, 2022
China's health care system isn't ready for a shift from 'COVID zero'
China's vast yet patchy hospital network — hobbled by lopsided distribution of resources and underinvestment — has been shown to be vulnerable to the virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2022
People in Japan urged to provide first aid in emergencies despite COVID worries
The number of life-saving procedures performed by people present at the scene of an emergency has dropped significantly since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 6, 2022
Hong Kong can still achieve COVID-zero, official says
Hong Kong is battling its worst wave yet of COVID-19, which is claiming the lives of at least a hundred people a day.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2022
Shionogi says its COVID-19 shot is effective and safe
The positive data could mean Japan, which is racing to complete a booster drive in hopes of curbing future outbreaks, will soon have an indigenous jab.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 4, 2022
COVID deaths among Hong Kong’s young children alarm parents
Children have had less exposure to coronaviruses — including those that cause the common cold — due to school closures, and their immune systems may be less equipped to fight an infection.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2022
Kishida announces raising of daily arrival cap to 7,000
Considering there are about 150,000 foreign students waiting to enter Japan, Kishida said the government will create a program allowing them to come using vacant seats on weekday flights.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2022
A bill for COVID long haulers, from a U.S. senator who's one of them
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine suffers from mild long COVID symptoms, and he hopes this new legislation will help other Americans struggling with the same mysterious illness.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 2, 2022
COVID-19 is forcing some Japanese hospitals to limit conventional care
With medical facilities full of coronavirus cases, doctors are scheduling fewer surgeries and ambulances search longer to find an emergency room that has space.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2022
Nerve damage may explain some cases of long COVID-19, U.S. study shows
The condition arises within three months of a COVID-19 infection and lasts at least two months.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
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.

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