TOKYO — Japan has approved at a cabinet meeting on Friday bills aimed to introduce a system under which public health insurance will fully cover childbirth costs. Moreover, the bills on medical insurance system reform feature a…
TOKYO, Japan — A Japanese study showed findings that having a pet dog at home can help alter adolescent children’s microbiome to make them happier and have better social skills. This study, based on surveys of teens and…
TOKYO – A clinical trial has demonstrated that an existing constipation drug called lubiprostone helps slow the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD), a Japanese research team said. The finding, published in the US journal Science Advances…
TOKYO – Japan’s oldest person, Miyoko Hiroyasu, died Tuesday at the age of 114, sources including the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry have said. Hiroyasu, from the city of Nakatsu in the southwestern prefecture of Oita, was born…
