The World Health Organization says no new public health measures are needed to counter the higher levels of radiation being emitted from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's death toll from the novel coronavirus could reach 400,000 without measures to stem the contagion, according to a health ministry projection reported by local media.

Japan is currently experiencing one of its ... As part of dismantling necessary public health measures, the government has restricted the free availability of the more reliable PCR tests.

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suggesting a correlation between the relaxation of public health measures and the resurgence of infectious diseases. In response to the rising number of STSS cases, Japanese authorities issued a ...

Government officials considered taking action against mpox on Friday, following the World Health ... Japan about mpox. The officials confirmed they will continue the inspection and medical ...

The Japanese government ... and fail to dispel public anxiety, then drastic reforms must be undertaken," Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reportedly said during the meeting. A Health Ministry survey ...

Japan has drawn up a draft ... such as considering public health insurance coverage. The government also plans to implement measures to ease the financial burden of paying for children's higher ...

(Mainichi/Kimi Takeuchi) TOKYO -- The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced on July 19 that it plans to require companies to implement measures ... airports and public facilities as ...

Ken Saito, Japan's minister of economy ... plant into the sea concerns the health of all mankind, the global marine environment and international public interests. "We once again earnestly ...