Japan - New gov't manual aims to clamp down on unnecessary medical treatment for welfare recipients

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New gov't manual aims to clamp down on unnecessary medical treatment for welfare recipients

In an effort to curb rising medical costs for welfare recipients, the government has drawn up a manual for local governments to better understand...

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Japan's population decline accelerated in 2011

2011 saw the fewest number of newborns since the end of World War Two in Japan. The decline in the country's population is accelerating.

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Japan Decides 0.004 Pct Medical Fee Rise in FY 2012

Tokyo, Dec. 21 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government decided Wednesday to raise medical service fees by 0.004 pct in a biennial review for fiscal 2012 that begins in April.
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O-157 strain of E. coli found in beef liver

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The health ministry said Thursday it has detected the O-157 strain of E. coli bacteria inside beef liver for the first time, raising the likelihood that raw liver -- considered...

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Top genome researcher to quit / Frustrated expert wants to develop anticancer drugs in U.S.

Tokyo University Prof. Yusuke Nakamura will step down as head of the office promoting medical innovation in the Cabinet Secretariat and move to the...

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Elderly abuse cases hit record high in Japan

Abuse of the elderly is increasing in Japan amid the rapid aging of the country's society.

The welfare ministry says the number of elderly people abused by family members and caregivers...

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GM-Related Food Additives Sold in Japan without Govt Approval

Tokyo, Dec. 5 (Jiji Press)--Food additives made in a process that uses genetically modified bacteria have been sold in Japan in large amounts without having undergone government...

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Japan's oldest person dies at 115

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Chiyono Hasegawa, Japan's oldest person, died of natural causes Friday at a care facility for the aged in the town of Kiyama, Saga Prefecture, the health ministry said. She was 115.
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Hiring disabled ratio remains far below target

Japan's Labor Ministry says only 45 percent of private companies have achieved the legal target of hiring disabled people.

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'Legal high' products a growing concern

The sale of a mixture of dried plant material and other substances that have hallucinatory and potentially harmful effects is proliferating nationwide, with vendors exploiting a legal loophole to...

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471 develop wheat allergy after using popular 'green-tea' face soap

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A total of 471 people have developed a wheat allergy after using a type of popular green face soap and some of them have become seriously ill, health...

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Japan, China, S. Korea to Jointly Fight Non-Infectious Diseases

Qingdao, China, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japanese, Chinese and South Korean health ministers Sunday agreed to work together in the fight against cancer and other non-infectious...

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Over 10,000 construction workers and family thought to be without health insurance

Over 10,000 people who joined a public health insurance program for self-employed construction workers even though they were not qualified to are thought...

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Japan Panel Seeks Workers' Compensation for Demotion, Bullying

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)--An experts' panel has compiled a report asking Japan's health and labor ministry to allow sufferers from mental illness in principle to receive...

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Japan Govt, Kanagawa Pref. at Odds over Polio Vaccines

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)--Japan's health ministry and the Kanagawa prefectural government have been clashed over the timing of the introduction of inactivated vaccines to prevent...