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HEALTH

Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2016
Japan Inc. taking steps to get workers to sit less
More and more Japanese companies are taking aim at sedentary working patterns, amid rising awareness of the health benefits of standing up and stretching.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2016
Training the Mideast's health care professionals
Given the region's public health challenges, affluent Gulf Cooperation Council countries must step up their health care game.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Sep 25, 2016
16 pregnant women infected with Zika in Singapore
A total of 16 pregnant women in Singapore are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, local media reported Saturday.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2016
Koike to release Toyosu soil probe findings next week
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Friday she would disclose the results of the Toyosu market soil pollution probe next week.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 22, 2016
United Nations pledges to fight drug-resistant superbugs
United Nations member countries pledged for the first time on Wednesday to take steps to tackle the threat posed by drug-resistant superbugs in a coordinated effort to curb the spread of infections by pathogens that defy antimicrobial medicines.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 21, 2016
Body image and the foreign female in Japan: survey shows frustration with one-size-fits-all thinking
Survey of nearly 600 women reveals that many feel society places pressure on them to meet narrow Japanese definition of beauty.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Sep 19, 2016
Singapore's Zika crisis worsens
With the number of confirmed cases of the Zika virus in Singapore rising, several countries including Japan are advising pregnant women or those trying to conceive to avoid traveling to the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 18, 2016
Tokyo's safety claims for Toyosu fish market cleanup getting harder to sell
On Sept. 10, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike revealed that the people in charge of the soil remediation work for the Toyosu market, the relocation site for the famed Tsukiji fish market in Chuo Ward, ignored the recommendations of outside safety experts.
EDITORIALS
Sep 18, 2016
Reining in the price of costly drugs
In approving the use of breakthrough drugs, the government must ensure their cost doesn't place undo strain on the nation's public health insurance system.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 13, 2016
Germs, bugs everywhere virtually guarantee getting sick on the U.S. campaign trail
Hillary Clinton's bout of pneumonia has shed light on a problem seldom seen by American voters: The long days, little sleep, cross-country travel, bad food and kissing babies add up to a recipe for illness for presidential candidates and aides.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 12, 2016
Woman who contracted Zika in Vietnam diagnosed in Tokyo
A Vietnamese woman has been confirmed infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus in the first case in Tokyo since the government recognized the disease as Class-4 in February.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2016
G-7 ministers to discuss emergency responses to pandemics at Kobe meet
Health ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized countries began a meeting in Kobe on Sunday to discuss global health issues, including coordinated emergency responses to outbreaks of infectious diseases.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 8, 2016
Deadly scrub typhus taking hold in South America
Scrub typhus, a deadly disease common in Southeast Asia and spread by microscopic biting mites known as chiggers, has now taken hold in a part of South America and may have become endemic there, scientists said on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Sep 7, 2016
China to offer 'free screening' for travelers from Zika-hit countries
China will offer Zika health screenings for travelers from Singapore and other affected countries, the quarantine bureau said Wednesday, without explaining whether the tests would be compulsory.
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.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 1, 2016
Strong link found between Zika and autoimmune disorder Guillain-Barre
A comparison of rates of Guillain-Barre syndrome before and after Zika arrived in seven countries has found a strong association between the virus and the illness, researchers from the Pan American Health Organization said on Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 29, 2016
Trying to make sense of Sagamihara
The treatment of people committed to mental hospitals is under scrutiny in the wake of the Sagamihara mass slaying.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 28, 2016
Singapore confirms first case of locally transmitted Zika virus
Singapore has confirmed its first case of a locally-transmitted Zika virus, which has been linked to microcephaly, a rare birth defect, in Brazil, the health ministry said.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 25, 2016
Scientists hope new test could help contain meningitis outbreaks
A test has been developed that could help diagnose bacterial infections including meningitis in minutes, but it could take several years before a cheap testing device is available to developing countries, scientists said on Wednesday.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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