Influenza Cases Rising in Japan After Early Start to Season
Japan’s influenza season began in August in 2026, which is the second earliest start since 1999, and cases continue to rise as we enter the fall.
Japan’s influenza season began in August in 2026, which is the second earliest start since 1999, and cases continue to rise as we enter the fall.
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West Japan Railway Co. announced that the lead car of the Doctor Yellow inspection train, which will be retired from service on the Tokaido and Sanyo
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe has suffered a malfunction in the last of its working ion engines, an official of the country's space a
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YANGON (Kyodo) -- Japan's Charge d'Affaires ad interim in Myanmar Shogo Yoshitake met Thursday with Myanmar Foreign Minister Tin Maung Swe, according
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YAMAGATA -- Yamagata Prefectural Police in northern Japan have produced keychains featuring phrases commonly used in "special fraud" schemes to help p
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SHIZUOKA -- Prices of leafy vegetables have surged at supermarkets across Japan, apparently due to prolonged rainfall nationwide, prompting sighs from
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UDA, Nara -- Ushigen Honten, a long-established butcher shop and beef restaurant in this western Japan city, has entered the luxury lodging business,
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ASAHIKAWA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The season's first snowcap was confirmed on Mt. Asahidake, the highest peak on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaid
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KYIV (Kyodo) -- Ukraine wants to cooperate with Japan on developing drone interception technology and other areas as Russia's attacks continue, a form
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's government has taken note of Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent positive remarks regarding bilateral ties, despite the
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks fell Friday morning as investors locked in gains a day after the Nikkei index surged over 3 percent, with a rebound in c
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese research institutions said Thursday they will establish a center to make greenhouse gas data and research findings more acce
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TOKYO -- Under the slogan "Goodbye Bad Halloween," the capital's Shibuya Ward will work to prevent nuisance behavior such as smoking and drinking on t
