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Waning Japanese encephalitis immunity linked to more severe dengue illness
Medical News
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September 13, 2025
Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School, in collaboration with researchers in Nepal, have found that waning immunity to Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) may increase the risk of more severe dengue disease in humans. Published in the journal...
Peres back in Japan with hopes of another gold medal
The Standard
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Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the women's marathon at the Tokyo Olympics on August 7 2021 in Sapporo, Japan. [AP] At 1.30am on Sunday, the start gun will be going off and women marathon stars...
Colin Jackson's new life now after 50-year secret and debilitating health battle
Wales Online
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September 13, 2025
The 2025 World Athletics Championships gets under way in Tokyo this weekend, with the world's top track and field stars set to battle it out for one of their sports' biggest prizes. With the BBC covering the action from Japan, a team full of...
40-Year Medical Mystery Solved: Why Smoking Helps Ulcerative Colitis
SciTechDaily
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September 13, 2025
New research shows that smoking alters gut microbes in a way that reduces inflammation in ulcerative colitis. The discovery hints at future treatments that harness bacteria or metabolites instead of cigarettes. Credit: Shutterstock Smoking helps...
World News | Ambassador Sibi George Hailed as Towering Figure in Advancing India-Japan Relations
Latestly
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September 13, 2025
Tokyo [Japan], September 13 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to Japan Sibi George has concluded his tenure in Japan, leaving behind what both sides have described as a period of remarkable achievements in strengthening India-Japan relations. Japanese...
The $4,000-a-kilo matcha redefining Japan’s green gold
CNN
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September 12, 2025
To trace matcha to its source, CNN Seasons host Hikari Mori travels to Uji, Japan’s most prestigious tea-growing region. Here, centuries-old techniques and meticulous cultivation produce ceremonial matcha of extraordinary quality. With global...
Japan sees record number of people aged 100 or older, and most are women
Euronews
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September 12, 2025
By Euronews Published on 12/09/2025 - 15:31 GMT+2 Japan has hit a record high in the number of people aged 100 or older, according to new data. It’s the 55th year in a row that Japan, renowned for its longevity, has reached this milestone. As...
Gaia Series 103: Trump's tariffs and Japan's manufacturing industry
Channel News Asia
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September 13, 2025
Japanese manufacturers face Trump’s tariffs with strategies for survival and resilience in production. The latest episode of Japan Hour examines how Japanese manufacturers are coping with the impact of Donald Trump’s tariff policies, which have...
Japan centenarians reach nearly 100,000
Gulf Today
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September 13, 2025
The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan has hit a record high of nearly 100,000, with almost 90 percent of them women, ministry data showed on Friday. The figures underscore the demographic crisis gripping the world’s fourth-biggest...
Sports News | Indian Women's Hockey Team Draw 1-1 Against Japan in Women's Asia Cup 2025
Latestly
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September 13, 2025
Hangzhou [China], September 13 (ANI): The Indian Women's Hockey Team put in a fine performance against Japan, drawing 1-1 at the Women's Asia Cup 2025, in Hangzhou on Saturday. India will reach the final of the Women's Asia Cup 2025, if China...
Organ-System-Based Curriculum in Medical Education: A Scoping Review
Dove Medical Press
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September 13, 2025
Background Medical education, as the core component of training clinical physicians, has undergone continuous evolution over the past century. Traditional medical education follows a discipline-based model, emphasizing the separation of basic...
Reply 1988 actor Hyeri suffered pelvic injury ahead of fan meeting tour; visited 4 hospitals then went to event
Hindustan Times
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September 13, 2025
Months after her 2025 Hyeri Fanmeeting Tour, singer-actor Hyeri has now revealed how she had pain in her pelvic area just a day before the event. She had to be hospitalised after experiencing the pain a day before her first fan meeting in June....
Japan Eyes Higher Healthy Life Expectancy Through Increased Social Participation, as Centenarians Number Nearly 100,000
The Japan News
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September 13, 2025
The Yomiuri Shimbun Participants in an exercise class for seniors practice standing up from a chair at the Higashiura town cultural center in Aichi Prefecture on Wednesday. By Yuina Takada and Chihiro Miura / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers 14:16...
Man arrested for attempting to kill executive at company where he used to work in Tokyo
Japan Today
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September 13, 2025
Police in Tokyo have arrested a 61-year-old Ethiopian man on suspicion of attempted murder after he stabbed an executive at the company where he used to work on Friday. According to police, the incident occurred at around 5:30 p.m. in the office...
Japan’s centenarian population nears 1 lakh, 90 per cent are women
Mid Day Mumbai
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September 13, 2025
As of September 1, Japan had 99,763 centenarians, up 4644 year-on-year, with 88 per cent of them women, the health ministry said in a statement. Japan’s oldest person is 114-year-old Shigeko Kagawa in the Nara region near Kyoto The number of...
China-Japan cooperation to help more cancer patients – China Daily
Capital FM Kenya
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September 13, 2025
Chinese colorectal cancer patients may not have to give up treatment even if they are at an advanced age or in the late stage, as overseas services now give them more choices. Jointly established by China’s Saint Lucia Consulting and Japan’s...
Bear Attacks Man in His 60s in Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture
The Japan News
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September 13, 2025
The Yomiuri Shimbun The scene where a man was attacked by a bear in Tomiya, Miyagi Prefecture, on Friday evening. The Yomiuri Shimbun 17:33 JST, September 13, 2025 SENDAI — A bear attacked a man in his 60s on a road in Tomiya, Miyagi Prefecture,...
PMDA Japan accepts Ferring Pharmaceuticals' NDA filing for nadofaragene firadenovec
Pharmabiz.com
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Saint-Prex-headquartered Ferring Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd, a privately owned, research-driven, specialty biopharmaceutical group committed to building families and helping people live better lives, announced that the PMDA Japan has accepted the NDA...
World News | Japan's Ex-Economic Security Minister Takaichi Leads Race for LDP Presidency as Country Braces for Leadership Shift
Latestly
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September 13, 2025
Tokyo [Japan], September 13 (ANI): Japan's former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi has emerged as the leading contender to become the next president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), according to a poll released by Kyodo...
Taiwan's healthcare industry to see strong hiring outlook in Q4: Poll
Focus Taiwan
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September 13, 2025
Taipei, Sept. 13 (CNA) Taiwan's healthcare and life science industry continued to show a strong hiring outlook for the fourth quarter of this year due to a lingering talent shortage, according to the latest survey by human resources advisory firm...