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In Japan, civilian feds say health care crisis still isn’t fixed

(7 days ago) WEBIn Japan, civilian feds say health care crisis still isn’t fixed. Our readers in Japan respond to a recent Federal News Network interview with the director of the Defense Health Agency -- telling us the civilian employee healt Earlier this month, Federal …

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-report/2023/11/in-japan-civilian-feds-say-health-care-crisis-still-isnt-fixed/

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‘More people are going to die’: DoD civilians in Japan face …

(5 days ago) WEBAccording to Japan Civilian Medical Advocacy, a group of DoD civilians who organized last fall to look for fixes to the health care crisis, Japanese facilities often require payments of up to 200% of their …

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2023/02/more-people-are-going-to-die-dod-civilians-in-japan-face-health-care-access-crisis/

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Health Policy in Japan – Current Situation and Future …

(3 days ago) WEBAccording to official statistics on 1 October 2017, the total population of Japan was 127 million, of which 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Since 2010, …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7930804/

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Why Japan's medical system has come close to breaking …

(7 days ago) WEBFriday Feb. 26, 2021. The coronavirus pandemic has at times brought Japan's medical system to the brink of collapse despite being hit by far fewer cases than the United States and some European

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/1524/

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Congress nudges DoD toward fixing serious health care …

(8 days ago) WEBProvisions in a pair of must-pass pieces of legislation making their way through the House of Representatives could go some way toward addressing what …

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-report/2023/07/congress-nudges-dod-toward-fixing-serious-health-care-shortfalls-in-japan/

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Why is Japan's medical care system breaking down?

(1 days ago) WEBTOKYO. “Medical breakdown” is in the air. It’s in the media. Scarcely a day goes by without multiple references to it. Now in its second year, the coronavirus …

https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/why-is-japan%27s-medical-care-system-breaking-down

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Japan’s Healthcare System Under Severe Strain, As 4th …

(1 days ago) WEBBut, the deepening Covid-19 crisis in Japan isn’t receding, and poses a real threat to the Summer Olympics. Okinawa, Tokyo, Osaka and six other prefectures …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2021/05/24/japans-healthcare-system-under-severe-strain-as-4th-wave-of-covid-19-poses-threat-to-olympic-games/

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Japan’s Eighth COVID Wave: A Closer Look at Case …

(8 days ago) WEBYASUHARU TOKUDA: Many people have puzzled over how a crisis in Japan’s health-care system could occur when some 900,000 acute care beds are available. According to data from August 2021, only …

https://www.tokyofoundation.org/research/detail.php?id=931

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How Japan’s Universal Health Care System Led to COVID …

(6 days ago) WEBIts all-access, no-gatekeeping health care system. As of August 22, Japan has registered 9.24 deaths per million people due to COVID-19. Though Japan is the most aged country in the world, this

https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/how-japans-universal-health-care-system-led-to-covid-19-success/

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The Imminent Healthcare and Emergency Care Crisis in …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare is proposing a 7 to 1 ratio in 60% of hospitals with 300 beds or more by 2009. However, with this ratio the shortage of nurses is …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672251/

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Shortage of Doctors at the Root of Japan’s COVID …

(8 days ago) WEBA common measure of the resilience of a society’s hospitals is surge capacity—the ability to maintain quality of care amid a sudden, unexpected increase in patient volume, such as that caused by an …

https://www.tokyofoundation.org/research/detail.php?id=922

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Health at a Glance 2023: Highlights for Japan - OECD

(8 days ago) WEBHealth system resources. Key indicators: Japan spends $5251 per capita on health, similar to the OECD average of Japan is above the. $4986 (USD PPP). This is equal to 11.5% …

https://www.oecd.org/japan/health-at-a-glance-Japan-EN.pdf

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Denied Care, Deaths in Japan Result from Lack of Emergency …

(7 days ago) WEBSOFA members in Japan have been routinely denied access to emergency care, sometimes to fatal results," stated the investigation, published Feb. 23, 2023, by …

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/01/04/denied-care-deaths-japan-result-lack-of-emergency-medical-services-american-personnel.html

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Japanese hospitals are accessible to DOD civilians with some …

(3 days ago) WEBHealth care advocates say obstacles in the Japanese system complicate the picture for Americans, including language barriers, time constraints, upfront payment …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-03-15/japanese-hospitals-dod-civilian-health-care-9507059.html

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The Global Financial Crisis and Healthcare Inequality in Japan

(Just Now) WEBIn summary, we measure the health-care inequality index from 2008 to 2017 and investigate how the global financial crisis affected health inequality in Japan. First, …

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-021-02823-3

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A Regionalized Public Health Model To Combat COVID-19: …

(Just Now) WEBWith public health centers as its crux, Japan’s unique regionalized public health model appears to have been one of the drivers of Japan’s success in weathering …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/regionalized-public-health-model-combat-covid-19-lessons-japan

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Japan Health System Review - World Health Organization

(7 days ago) WEBJapan Health System Review. i Japan Health System Review Health Systems in Transition Vol. 8 No. 1 2018 Written by: health-care financial contribution by …

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/259941/9789290226260-eng.pdf

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DOD civilians in Japan air their complaints about restrictions to on

(7 days ago) WEBDOD civilians’ access to routine health care at military bases across the Indo-Pacific region, including “episodic, non-recurring and acute health conditions,” was …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-01-06/dod-civilian-health-care-yokota-japan-8665336.html

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Full article: How Hospitals Overcame Disruptions in the Early …

(6 days ago) WEBMore importantly, structural and institutional issues in the Japanese health system (e.g., ratios of physicians and nurses per hospital bed; a legal framework governing bed …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23288604.2023.2175415

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This community’s quarter century without a newborn shows the

(6 days ago) WEBJapan births fall to record low as population crisis deepens Doctor Yuka Okada, the director of Grace Sugiyama Clinic in Tokyo, said cultural barriers meant …

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/17/asia/japan-population-crisis-countryside-cities-intl-hnk-dst/index.html

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The imminent healthcare and emergency care crisis in Japan

(1 days ago) WEBResults: The universal healthcare system of Japan is considered internationally to be both low-cost and effective because the Japanese population enjoys good health status with …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19561714/

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Mental Health Crisis in Japan - ArcGIS StoryMaps

(9 days ago) WEBWith less institutionalized care, the stigma around mental health is being reduced. Shinrin-yoku. Shinrin-yoku is a Japanese term used to describe the act of …

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/94fabf48d22f491c8e5fe940e46fcd17

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Japanese universal health care faces a crisis in cancer treatment

(3 days ago) WEBHowever, Japan's health care is facing a crisis in cancer treatment. The prime minister's office recently implemented so-called regulatory reform enforcement …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(15)70007-0/fulltext

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Japan’s shrinking population is a big problem for the nation

(5 days ago) WEBJapan has entered an era of full-fledged population decline. If current trends remain unchanged, the nation's population is expected to decline by about half from 124 …

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/04/26/japan/japans-shrinking-population/

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Russia says Polish discussion on hosting US nuclear weapons is

(8 days ago) WEBSpokeswoman of Russia's Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends the annual press conference held by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, …

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-polish-discussion-hosting-us-nuclear-weapons-is-dangerous-2024-04-25/

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UN gives update on 19 staff accused by Israel of Oct. 7 involvement

(4 days ago) WEBU.N. investigators examining Israeli accusations that 12 staff from the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA took part in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks have closed …

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-gives-update-19-staff-accused-by-israel-oct-7-involvement-2024-04-26/

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Berlin police clear pro-Palestinian camp from parliament lawn

(5 days ago) WEBBerlin police on Friday began clearing a pro-Palestinian camp set up in front of the German parliament by activists demanding the government stop arms exports to …

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/berlin-police-clear-pro-palestinian-camp-parliament-lawn-2024-04-26/

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