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Japan’s International Cooperation for Global Health

WEBIn August 2022, Japan also announced that it will contribute up to 1.08 billion USD to the Global Fund over the coming three years to support measures against the three major …

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Japan’s International Cooperation for Global Health

WEBprojects under the Health and Wellbeing Initiatives. An officer of the Cabinet Secretariat says, “We would like doctors, medical personnel and health ministry officials in each …

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Making a Society of Health and Longevity a Reality

WEBMaking a Society of Health and Longevity a Reality. Japan is one of the rare countries where extended human longevity is a widespread reality. We asked Vice-Minister for …

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A Society of Health and Longevity September 2018 Highlighting …

WEBA Society of Health and Longevity. The world knows that Japan is a place where people live long and generally prosper, and the country is working hard to secure …

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HEALTHCARE IN JAPAN November 2014 Highlighting Japan

WEBThe proportion of elderly in Japan's population, therefore, is on the rise. To keep older citizens in good health in a progressively aging society, healthcare reforms …

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What Is Japan Doing About Metabolic Syndrome

WEBThe Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has set a goal to lower the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and the number of those at risk by 25 percent between 2008 and …

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A Society of Health and Longevity December 2015 Highlighting …

WEBAiming to Live Long and Prosper. Nagano Prefecture once had Japan's worst death rate from stroke and similar illnesses, with many residents consuming high daily …

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The G20 Riyadh Summit January 2021 Highlighting Japan

WEBPrime Minister Suga announced that Japan will lead the international efforts including hosting the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit in December 2021 in order to further …

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International Cooperation for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health …

WEB♦Project on Ensuring Maternal and Child Health Service with MCH Handbook Phase 2. Term of cooperation: October 2006 to September 2009. Outline: In Indonesia, where …

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Creating the Future of Nursing Care December 2019

WEBAccording to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, in 2016 there were about 1.9 million people working in the nursing care industry. It is estimated that about 2.45 million …

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Helping Japan’s Citizens Live Longer, Healthier Lives

WEBJapanese enjoy one of the longest life expectancy rates in the world. The proportion of elderly in Japan's population, therefore, is on the rise. To keep older citizens in good …

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New Possibilities for an Aging Society February 2021

WEBHowever, a growing number of people are also maintaining good health and living longer. In 1992 and 2002 the Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Medical Center surveyed the normal …

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Rajio Taiso: Japan’s National Exercises October 2019

WEBThe exercises were officially called kokumin hoken taiso (national health exercises) at the time, and the term rajio taiso (radio-taiso gymnastic exercises) was just a nickname. It …

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Ideas for Healthier, Longer Lives June 2012 Highlighting Japan

WEBGovernment policy mandates that every Japanese citizen be under some sort of public medical insurance. Japan has the world's highest average longevity, and has achieved …

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Long Live Shiga: The Secrets to Japan’s Longest Lifespan for Men

WEBCommunity health advocates also take preventive measures against what’s known as “locomotive syndrome”—a condition in which mobility becomes limited and raises the …

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Mothering by the Book June 2012 Highlighting Japan

WEBMothering by the Book. Japan has one of the lowest infant and maternal mortality rates in the world, and one reason behind this is the introduction of the maternal and child …

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Development of Manufacturing Technology for Viable …

WEBBifidobacteria are essential for the health of everyone from newborn infants to the elderly. Until very recently, however, possibilities for their application have been limited, since it …

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Just Exhale August 2014 Highlighting Japan

WEBA tiny amount of the trace gases the body generates—about 1 percent—is also present. Small though it may be, that 1 percent includes approximately five hundred different …

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Series POLICY-RELATED NEWS Measures to Address Japan’s …

WEBMeasures in the field of Health and Welfare include enhancement of nursing-care related services and human resource develop-ment, in order to build a system whereby local …

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PARO November 2014 Highlighting Japan

WEBIn Japan, Okayama, Toyama and Kanagawa prefectures have officially started to support the use of the cuddly little robo-seal, and coverage by National Health Insurance is …

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Life Guide August 2014 Highlighting Japan

WEBJapanese people take the existence of the Maternal and Child Health Handbook (hereinafter referred to as the “MCH Handbook”) for granted. In 1948, after the Second …

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Sixty Years of Japan's ODA August 2014 Highlighting Japan

WEBJapan's Maternal and Child Health Handbook Benefits the World. Japanese people take the existence of the Maternal and Child Health Handbook (hereinafter …

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