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HEALTH

Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 27, 2014
Obama woos veterans with mental health care, military home loans
President Barack Obama sought to make amends with veterans on Tuesday, announcing steps to expand their access to mental health care and an initiative with financial firms to lower home loan costs for military families.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 25, 2014
British Ebola victim flown back from Sierra Leone for treatment
A British health care worker who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone- the first Briton to catch the deadly virus — was flown home for treatment on Sunday, as the World Health Organization confirmed another foreign medic had caught the disease.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 25, 2014
Final TV showdown in Scotland's independence debate looms before September vote
Scotland's future will be debated in a final TV showdown on Monday just weeks before a historic independence referendum with the pro-breakaway camp, behind in the polls, looking for a game-changing performance from its leader Alex Salmond.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 24, 2014
First Briton contracts Ebola in Sierra Leone
A Briton living in Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola, the first Briton to fall victim to the deadly disease, which has spread across the West African region since March, the Department of Health said on Saturday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 22, 2014
Researchers reverse autism symptoms in mice by paring extra synapses
Although many things have gone wrong in the autistic brain, scientists have recently been focusing on one of the most glaring: a surplus of connections, or synapses.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 22, 2014
Two U.S. Ebola patients leave hospital as virus wiped out
Two U.S. health workers infected with Ebola in Liberia were released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after treatment there helped wipe out the deadly virus from their blood.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 21, 2014
Fears of Ebola slow tourist flow to Africa
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is putting off thousands of tourists who had planned trips to Africa this year, especially Asians, including to destinations far from the nearest infected community such as Kenya and South Africa.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2014
FBI warns health care companies they are being targeted by hackers
The FBI has warned that healthcare industry companies are being targeted by hackers, publicizing the issue following an attack on U.S. hospital group Community Health Systems Inc. that resulted in the theft of millions of patient records.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 19, 2014
Julian Assange hopes to exit embassy in London if U.K. lets him, spokesman says
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has spent over two years inside Ecuador's London embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden, said on Monday he planned to leave the building "soon," but his spokesman said that could only happen if Britain lets him.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 15, 2014
Developing countries get lesson in basic health from Japanese schools
Developing countries are studying health measures used in Japanese schools, such as regular body measurements, lunch distribution and the use of school infirmaries, to promote the health of their own schoolchildren.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 14, 2014
Scientists find how Ebola virus disables body's immune response
Scientists studying the lethal Ebola virus have found how it blocks and disables the body's ability to battle infections, a discovery that should help the search for potential cures and vaccines.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 14, 2014
Injecting bacteria shrinks tumors in experiment
Common soil bacteria that were injected into solid cancers in dogs and one human shrank many of the tumors, scientists reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
Aug 13, 2014
Art from the margins of society
A show of brilliant color combinations, unusual shapes and a creative use of materials, "Art as a Haven of Happiness" at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum showcases the work of artists with Down syndrome and other disabilities. Free of any fixed ideas or concepts that often limit the definition of art,...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 12, 2014
New Kyoto food complex aims to feed the mind and body
On a recent visit to Kyoca Food Laboratory on the edge of Umekoji Park, west of Kyoto Station, I waited more than half an hour for a friend who was "on her way." The mercury was tipping 37 degrees in the midday sun; even the cicadas had given up their racket.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 11, 2014
Prompt treatment can stop Ebola epidemic
Early diagnosis, prompt supportive treatments and modification of some burial practices can halt the largest-ever outbreak of the Ebola virus.
WORLD
Aug 11, 2014
Returning U.S. missionaries to be quarantined over Ebola threat
Health officials in North Carolina said on Sunday they will require missionaries and others coming home after working with people infected with Ebola in Africa to be placed in quarantine as a precaution against the spread of the deadly viral disease.
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.
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.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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