thejapantimes, 8 days ago to Japan The government has created a plan to overhaul a system allowing foods to be labeled as having specific functions on health, following Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's beni kо̄ji scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/31/japan/functional-foods/ #japan #kobayashipharmaceutical #pharmaceuticals #food #mhlw
The government has created a plan to overhaul a system allowing foods to be labeled as having specific functions on health, following Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's beni kо̄ji scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/31/japan/functional-foods/ #japan #kobayashipharmaceutical #pharmaceuticals #food #mhlw
thejapantimes, 16 days ago to Japan A health ministry panel is urging small drugmakers to merge with their bigger counterparts to ensure a stable supply of generic drugs in Japan amid an ongoing shortage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/japan/science-health/japan-generic-drugs/ #japan #sciencehealth #manufacturing #pharmaceuticals #medicine #mhlw
A health ministry panel is urging small drugmakers to merge with their bigger counterparts to ensure a stable supply of generic drugs in Japan amid an ongoing shortage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/japan/science-health/japan-generic-drugs/ #japan #sciencehealth #manufacturing #pharmaceuticals #medicine #mhlw
thejapantimes, 19 days ago to Japan Japan has trialed over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill without a doctor's prescription, and 80% of buyers have said they would want to buy the medication that way again. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/20/japan/science-health/morning-after-pills-survey/ #japan #sciencehealth #women039sissues #familyplanning #pharmaceuticals #parenthood #mhlw #medicine
Japan has trialed over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill without a doctor's prescription, and 80% of buyers have said they would want to buy the medication that way again. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/20/japan/science-health/morning-after-pills-survey/ #japan #sciencehealth #women039sissues #familyplanning #pharmaceuticals #parenthood #mhlw #medicine
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan The health ministry said Tuesday that it will establish a new expert body in April 2025 to prepare for future infectious disease crises. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/10/japan/new-expert-body-for-pandemics/ #japan #health #mhlw #covid19 #covid19injapan
The health ministry said Tuesday that it will establish a new expert body in April 2025 to prepare for future infectious disease crises. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/10/japan/new-expert-body-for-pandemics/ #japan #health #mhlw #covid19 #covid19injapan
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan The health ministry and Osaka city government conducted hearings at the Kobayashi Pharmaceutical headquarters over dangers possibly linked to its supplements containing beni kо̄ji red fermented rice. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/07/japan/crime-legal/government-hearings-kobayashi-pharmaceutical/ #japan #crimelegal #kobayashipharmaceutical #pharmaceuticals #osaka #health #mhlw
The health ministry and Osaka city government conducted hearings at the Kobayashi Pharmaceutical headquarters over dangers possibly linked to its supplements containing beni kо̄ji red fermented rice. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/07/japan/crime-legal/government-hearings-kobayashi-pharmaceutical/ #japan #crimelegal #kobayashipharmaceutical #pharmaceuticals #osaka #health #mhlw
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan A health ministry survey has found some 35% of respondents have prejudiced or discriminatory attitudes toward former leprosy patients and their families. Leprosy is not highly infectious, but Japan's isolation policy was in place for about 90 years https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/05/japan/society/ex-leprosy-patients-opinion-survey/ #japan #society #leprosy #surveys #discrimination #japanesecourts #mhlw
A health ministry survey has found some 35% of respondents have prejudiced or discriminatory attitudes toward former leprosy patients and their families. Leprosy is not highly infectious, but Japan's isolation policy was in place for about 90 years https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/05/japan/society/ex-leprosy-patients-opinion-survey/ #japan #society #leprosy #surveys #discrimination #japanesecourts #mhlw
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan Japan's oldest man, 112-year-old Gisaburo Sonobe in the city of Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, has died, officials of the city and the health ministry said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/04/japan/japans-oldest-man-dies/ #japan #gisaburosonobe #chiba #mhlw #guinnessworldrecords
Japan's oldest man, 112-year-old Gisaburo Sonobe in the city of Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, has died, officials of the city and the health ministry said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/04/japan/japans-oldest-man-dies/ #japan #gisaburosonobe #chiba #mhlw #guinnessworldrecords
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan Japan's Children and Families Agency has yet to fulfill its initial aims of exercising leadership over child-related policies and breaking down sectionalism among government bodies, one year after its launch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/02/japan/politics/japan-children-agency-one-year/ #japan #politics #childrenandfamiliesagency #children #ayukokato #mext #mhlw
Japan's Children and Families Agency has yet to fulfill its initial aims of exercising leadership over child-related policies and breaking down sectionalism among government bodies, one year after its launch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/02/japan/politics/japan-children-agency-one-year/ #japan #politics #childrenandfamiliesagency #children #ayukokato #mext #mhlw
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan The number of HIV carriers newly confirmed in 2023 in Japan rose by 37 from the previous year to 669, the first increase in seven years, the health ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/27/japan/science-health/hiv-carriers-in-japan-increase/ #japan #sciencehealth #hiv #health #mhlw
The number of HIV carriers newly confirmed in 2023 in Japan rose by 37 from the previous year to 669, the first increase in seven years, the health ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/27/japan/science-health/hiv-carriers-in-japan-increase/ #japan #sciencehealth #hiv #health #mhlw
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan The health ministry will start publishing up-to-date information on its official website from April regarding the supply or any suspension of prescription drug shipments to address persistent shortages in the pharmaceutical industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/25/japan/science-health/japan-drug-shortage-information/ #japan #sciencehealth #pharmaceuticals #health #mhlw #medicine
The health ministry will start publishing up-to-date information on its official website from April regarding the supply or any suspension of prescription drug shipments to address persistent shortages in the pharmaceutical industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/25/japan/science-health/japan-drug-shortage-information/ #japan #sciencehealth #pharmaceuticals #health #mhlw #medicine
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan A welfare ministry panel has proposed adjusting arrangements for the certified care worker examination, allowing those who fail in the national exam but receive passing scores for certain sections of the test to be exempted from retaking those sections. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/13/japan/politics/care-worker-exams/ #japan #politics #mhlw #nursingcare
A welfare ministry panel has proposed adjusting arrangements for the certified care worker examination, allowing those who fail in the national exam but receive passing scores for certain sections of the test to be exempted from retaking those sections. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/13/japan/politics/care-worker-exams/ #japan #politics #mhlw #nursingcare
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan The government said Tuesday it will cease subsidizing medical expenses for people infected with COVID-19, including no longer fixing the cost of medicines, at the end of March due to a decline in the number of cases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/05/japan/science-health/japan-covid-subsidies-end/ #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #health #covid19 #covid19injapan #keizotakemi
The government said Tuesday it will cease subsidizing medical expenses for people infected with COVID-19, including no longer fixing the cost of medicines, at the end of March due to a decline in the number of cases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/05/japan/science-health/japan-covid-subsidies-end/ #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #health #covid19 #covid19injapan #keizotakemi
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to business Japan plans to require companies with over 100 employees to set and disclose paternity leave targets from April 2025. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/26/paternity-leave-targets-disclosure/ #business #parenthood #children #mhlw
Japan plans to require companies with over 100 employees to set and disclose paternity leave targets from April 2025. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/26/paternity-leave-targets-disclosure/ #business #parenthood #children #mhlw
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan The number of foreign workers in Japan has surpassed 2 million for the first time, reaching a record high. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/26/japan/foreign-workers-top-2-million/?utm_content=buffera3e6b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #foreignworkers #foreigntrainees #mhlw #vietnam
The number of foreign workers in Japan has surpassed 2 million for the first time, reaching a record high. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/26/japan/foreign-workers-top-2-million/?utm_content=buffera3e6b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #foreignworkers #foreigntrainees #mhlw #vietnam
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan The number of people who died by suicide in Japan in 2023 totaled 21,818, a decrease of 63 from last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/26/japan/society/japan-suicides-fall/?utm_content=buffer2869a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #suicides #mentalhealth #jobs #surveys #mhlw
The number of people who died by suicide in Japan in 2023 totaled 21,818, a decrease of 63 from last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/26/japan/society/japan-suicides-fall/?utm_content=buffer2869a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #suicides #mentalhealth #jobs #surveys #mhlw
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan Japan's health ministry has banned the sale and advertising of 38 items suspected of containing substances similar to a synthetic compound called HHCH, which resembles a cannabis compound. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/22/japan/crime-legal/cannabis-like-substances-sales-banned/?utm_content=buffer51b01&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #mhlw #drugs #marijuana
Japan's health ministry has banned the sale and advertising of 38 items suspected of containing substances similar to a synthetic compound called HHCH, which resembles a cannabis compound. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/22/japan/crime-legal/cannabis-like-substances-sales-banned/?utm_content=buffer51b01&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #mhlw #drugs #marijuana
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan Facilities for people with disabilities in Japan are facing severe labor shortages due to low wages and a shrinking workforce, according to an industry survey. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/09/japan/society/facilities-disabilities-labor/?utm_content=bufferc99c2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #disability #mhlw #jobs #wages
Facilities for people with disabilities in Japan are facing severe labor shortages due to low wages and a shrinking workforce, according to an industry survey. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/09/japan/society/facilities-disabilities-labor/?utm_content=bufferc99c2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #disability #mhlw #jobs #wages
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan Japan's health ministry has presented a draft plan to strengthen regulations on sales of over-the-counter drugs for cough and cold in response to the spread of overdoses mainly among young people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/01/japan/over-the-counter-drugs-regulations/?utm_content=buffer787d2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #pharmaceuticals #drugstores #medicine #mhlw
Japan's health ministry has presented a draft plan to strengthen regulations on sales of over-the-counter drugs for cough and cold in response to the spread of overdoses mainly among young people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/01/japan/over-the-counter-drugs-regulations/?utm_content=buffer787d2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #pharmaceuticals #drugstores #medicine #mhlw
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan Overturning a lower court decision, a Japanese high court has revoked cuts in welfare benefits in the 2013-2015 period for 13 recipients in Aichi Prefecture and ordered the government to pay damages to them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/01/japan/crime-legal/court-revokes-welfare-benefit-cuts/?utm_content=buffercb36f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #socialwelfare #mhlw
Overturning a lower court decision, a Japanese high court has revoked cuts in welfare benefits in the 2013-2015 period for 13 recipients in Aichi Prefecture and ordered the government to pay damages to them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/01/japan/crime-legal/court-revokes-welfare-benefit-cuts/?utm_content=buffercb36f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #socialwelfare #mhlw
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan Japan will launch a trial of sales of emergency contraceptive pills without a prescription on Tuesday, moving the nation closer to over 90 countries that already allow over-the-counter sales of such drugs at pharmacies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/27/japan/science-health/morning-after-pill-otc-trial/?utm_content=buffer5d9be&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #sciencehealth #women039sissues #familyplanning #pharmaceuticals #parenthood #mhlw #medicine
Japan will launch a trial of sales of emergency contraceptive pills without a prescription on Tuesday, moving the nation closer to over 90 countries that already allow over-the-counter sales of such drugs at pharmacies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/27/japan/science-health/morning-after-pill-otc-trial/?utm_content=buffer5d9be&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #sciencehealth #women039sissues #familyplanning #pharmaceuticals #parenthood #mhlw #medicine
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to business Private-sector workers in Japan used more of their paid leave in 2022 as the country tries to reduce overwork, but the results show there's still a ways to go to reach the government's goal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/26/workers-took-more-paid-leave/?utm_content=buffer409e7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #mhlw #overwork #jobs #surveys
Private-sector workers in Japan used more of their paid leave in 2022 as the country tries to reduce overwork, but the results show there's still a ways to go to reach the government's goal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/26/workers-took-more-paid-leave/?utm_content=buffer409e7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #mhlw #overwork #jobs #surveys
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan Japan's health ministry said Monday that it is planning to ban HHCH, a synthetic substance derived from cannabis, as soon as this week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/20/japan/crime-legal/hhch-cannabinoid-ban/?utm_content=buffer2ca40&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #drugs #marijuana #mhlw
Japan's health ministry said Monday that it is planning to ban HHCH, a synthetic substance derived from cannabis, as soon as this week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/20/japan/crime-legal/hhch-cannabinoid-ban/?utm_content=buffer2ca40&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #drugs #marijuana #mhlw
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan Japan is planning to do away with a requirement that drugs developed overseas be tested on Japanese individuals before they can become available in the domestic market, a move that would give patients access in a shorter period of time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/14/japan/science-health/japan-new-drug-trials/?utm_content=buffer0def8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #pharmaceuticals #medicine
Japan is planning to do away with a requirement that drugs developed overseas be tested on Japanese individuals before they can become available in the domestic market, a move that would give patients access in a shorter period of time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/14/japan/science-health/japan-new-drug-trials/?utm_content=buffer0def8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #pharmaceuticals #medicine
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan A Japanese health ministry panel has proposed a plan to increase the child care leave allowance so it covers 100% of income — up from around 80% — if both parents each take 14 days of leave or more. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/13/japan/society/paternity-leave-benefits/?utm_content=bufferb68c6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #children #parenthood #mhlw
A Japanese health ministry panel has proposed a plan to increase the child care leave allowance so it covers 100% of income — up from around 80% — if both parents each take 14 days of leave or more. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/13/japan/society/paternity-leave-benefits/?utm_content=bufferb68c6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #children #parenthood #mhlw
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan As influenza continues to spread in Japan, a type of flu medicine for children is experiencing a supply shortage, prompting the government to ask medical institutions to refrain from making too many orders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/09/japan/science-health/flu-drug-shortage/?utm_content=buffer5b284&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #flu #drugs
As influenza continues to spread in Japan, a type of flu medicine for children is experiencing a supply shortage, prompting the government to ask medical institutions to refrain from making too many orders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/09/japan/science-health/flu-drug-shortage/?utm_content=buffer5b284&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #flu #drugs