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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 27, 2014
Ebola gives U.S. 'preppers' another reason to prepare for worst
With the closest known U.S. cases of Ebola diagnosed about 160 miles away in Dallas, Cary Griffin is taking no chances.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 25, 2014
Two U.S. states to quarantine health workers returning from Ebola zones
New York and New Jersey will automatically quarantine medical workers returning from Ebola-hit West African countries, and the U.S. government is considering the same step after a doctor who treated patients in Guinea came back infected, officials said on Friday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 24, 2014
WHO voices confidence no wider spread of Ebola in Africa
The World Health Organization said on Thursday it was still trying to slow the rate of new infections but had "reasonable confidence" that the Ebola virus plaguing three West African countries had not spread into neighboring states.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 23, 2014
Paraguayan plant stevia upends sugar market
The maker of America's top sugar brand, Domino Sugar, is launching its first no-calorie "natural" sweetener extracted from the stevia plant in Paraguay, the strongest sign yet that the upstart product is threatening to eat into demand for sugar.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 22, 2014
Canadian company starts limited manufacturing of drug for Ebola
Canadian drugmaker Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp. has begun limited manufacturing of a drug targeting the Ebola-Guinea virus.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 21, 2014
Cell transplant allows paralyzed man to walk again
A Bulgarian man who was paralyzed from the chest down in a knife attack can now walk with the aid of a frame after receiving pioneering transplant treatment using cells from his nose.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 20, 2014
Nigeria declared Ebola-free after containing virus
The World Health Organization declared Nigeria to be free of Ebola on Monday after a 42-day period with no new cases, in a success story with lessons for countries still struggling to contain the deadly virus.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2014
Big Pharma, world leaders not cut out for Ebola battle
Scientists at leading universities, rather than Big Pharma, are fighting the battle against Ebola and other tricky diseases, while the response of Western leaders has been to try to keep Ebola out of their backyards.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2014
How Obamacare kills jobs and boosts deficits
An 'Obamacare' critic says America's Affordable Health Care law discourages employers from hiring more than 50 employees while encouraging employees to work less or not at all because they can get federal subsidies to buy health insurance outside the workplace.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Oct 18, 2014
Suicidal cells and the immortal cells of Henrietta Lacks
You may not have heard of Henrietta Lacks — an African-American woman from Baltimore who died of cervical cancer in 1951 — but you have benefited from her.
WORLD
Oct 18, 2014
Ebola-themed plush toys doing brisk sales
It may be the only time you will find these words in the same sentence: "Ebola" and "Add to Wishlist."
WORLD
Oct 18, 2014
WHO declares Senegal Ebola-free
The outbreak of Ebola in Senegal is officially over, but the West African country remains vulnerable to further cases of the deadly disease being imported, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
WORLD
Oct 17, 2014
Australian gets spider removed from stomach
An Australian man had a spider removed from his stomach after it burrowed into his body and survived there for three days before being removed.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 15, 2014
U.S. Supreme Court blocks Texas abortion restrictions
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked certain restrictions on abortion contained in a Texas state law.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 15, 2014
Ebola.com domain name is for sale, for $150,000
Amid the world's worst Ebola outbreak a Las Vegas company hopes to cash in by offering the domain name Ebola.com for sale for $150,000, a partner with the firm said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Oct 15, 2014
Chinese company says its Ebola drug could get early approval
A Chinese drugmaker with close military ties is seeking fast-track approval for a drug that it says can cure Ebola as China joins the race to help treat a deadly outbreak of the disease, which has spread from Africa to the United States and Europe.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 14, 2014
U.S. officials move to shore up Ebola spending after years of cuts
Federal authorities are bracing for more Ebola cases in the United States at a time when spending on Ebola research and health emergency preparedness has been on a steady decline.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
'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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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