It is remarkably uncommon that a biorganic chemist should receive two of the world's most prestigious prizes in global public health, the accolades being primarily due to the unheralded and ...

Japan is considering a major change to rules for foreign visitors - Tourists could be made to get private medical insurance ...

Just over 78 per cent of Japan ... health officers of this country about where those mandates should be in place. Outside of that, states have taken their own decisions on their own public ...

Japan’s move came after many other countries ... in response to swelling global resistance. However, the public health issue could have been mitigated in the year leading up to the rescheduled ...

Eriko Kobayashi has tried to kill herself four times. The first time, she was just 22 years old with a full-time job in publishing that didn’t pay enough to cover her rent and grocery bills in ...

HANDOUT/Nomura Plating/AFP via Getty A cat fell into and escaped a toxic and potentially deadly container in Fukuyama, southwestern Japan, on Sunday. The city has since released public health ...

While the group has yet to issue a formal recommendation ... may lead to increased risks to the public health, including an increase of public exposure to potential airborne concentrations of asbestos ...

It remains to be seen whether the push will be the antidote to widespread opposition in Japan to holding the games amid the pandemic and pervasive fear that the event will threaten public health.

Experts on the ground in Japan agree. "Mental health is the most significant issue," notes Seiji Yasumura, a gerontologist at Fukushima Medical University's Department of Public Health.

Eriko Kobayashi has tried to kill herself four times. The first time, she was just 22 years old with a full-time job in publishing that didn’t pay enough to cover her rent and grocery bills in ...