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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been in chaos following deep staff cuts and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s overhaul of U.S. vaccine policy.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 30, 2026
New CDC leaders vow to boost skeleton staff left after DOGE cuts
Over the last 18 months, about a quarter of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff left or were cut by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
Clinical trials are being planned in Japan where modified pig kidneys would be transplanted into humans.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 29, 2026
Two hospitals in Japan to conduct pig-to-human kidney transplant clinical trials in 2028
The startup spun out of Meiji University said it would aim to obtain production and marketing authorization after confirming their safety through the trials.
The government plans to reduce annual heatstroke deaths to below 1,000 as extreme heat pushes the five-year average above 1,500.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2026
Japan aims to reduce annual heatstroke deaths to below 1,000
The government plans to reduce annual heatstroke deaths to below 1,000 as extreme heat pushes the five-year average above 1,500.
A healthcare worker takes samples from a patient suffering from Ebola.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 26, 2026
Ebola scientists lack access to virus samples behind Congo’s largest Bundibugyo outbreak
The issue highlights growing disputes over pathogen sharing and the difficulty of moving infectious materials across borders for research.
Employed people walk more than those without jobs, a study from the University of Tokyo found, suggesting factors beyond the environment also shape how much people walk.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2026
Study finds large gap in daily steps people in Japan take, depending on area
The study from the University of Tokyo found average step counts tended to be higher in municipalities with environments more conducive to walking.
Daniel Northover, 53, who moved from Britain to Spain to care for his mother after her husband's death, takes his mother Carole Bentley, 80, for a stroll in her wheelchair along a street in the village of Turre, Almeria, Spain, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 22, 2026
In Spain, elderly U.K. expats struggle for care post-Brexit
Spain’s resident British population — the largest in the European Union at around 266,000, according to official statistics — is aging fast.
Julie Collins, Australia's agriculture minister, told a news conference Saturday that scientists had detected the H5 strain of bird flu in a migratory sea bird, a brown skua, in remote Western Australia,
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 20, 2026
Australia detects first case of contagious H5 bird flu
The announcement means that the highly contagious variant has now spread to every continent.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda was hospitalized on June 9 for treatment of a liver cyst infection and didn’t attend a policy meeting earlier this week.
BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2026
Gov. Ueda has been discharged from hospital, BOJ says
Ueda, 74, was hospitalized on June 9 for treatment of a liver cyst infection and didn’t attend a policy meeting earlier this week.
The House of Councilors plenary session enacted a bill Wednesday to revise the Civil Code to overhaul the country's adult guardianship system for certain people such as those with dementia.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 17, 2026
Japan enacts bill overhauling guardianship system
The revision will allow people to opt out of support under the adult guardianship system based on their needs.
Volunteers wearing protective equipment prepare to recover the body of a 3-year-old child presumed to have died from Ebola in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Thursday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 14, 2026
Health workers struggle to contain Ebola in Congo camps as distrust grows
Since the Ebola outbreak was ​declared a month ago, several treatment sites have been attacked by locals ​angry about not being able to bury their loved ones.
Health workers retrieve the body of an unidentified Ebola victim in Mongbwalu, a gold mining town in Congo.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 12, 2026
A cracked coffin, a funeral and the hunt for Ebola’s patient zero
The Ebola outbreak has caused about 635 confirmed infections and at least 127 deaths in eastern Congo, but the true toll could be much higher, officials say.
Social camouflaging can help neurodivergent people navigate social situations, but researchers say the effort often comes with significant emotional and mental strain.
JAPAN / Science & Health / Longform
Jun 12, 2026
The challenge of being neurodivergent in Japan’s culture of conformity
As awareness grows, more Japanese adults are finding answers to challenges that went unnoticed for years.
Downtown Miami gleams in the early evening sun after a thunderstorm. Sports scientists say there are clear weather-related risks facing a summer World Cup spanning Canada, Mexico ‌and the ‌United States.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jun 11, 2026
Volatile summer weather threatens to turn World Cup into test of heat
Climate change has increased the likelihood of temperatures ⁠high enough to affect player ​performance at 97 of the 104 tournament matches, according to new research.
A hospital in Du'an Yao Autonomous County in Guangxi, China. China is emerging as a hub for medical tourism, propelled by the availability and relatively cheap costs of cutting-edge procedures.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2026
China lures foreign patients with cutting-edge, cheap medical care
While traditional medical tourism hotspots such as Thailand and South Korea focus on services like cosmetic surgery, China is differentiating itself with advanced procedures.
A medical student poses questions to a surgical support software tool that uses artificial intelligence.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 10, 2026
Japan rushing to develop AI tools to aid surgeons
One surgery support software tool analyzes images of organs and blood vessels using generative AI and creates step-by-step procedures and points requiring caution.
A surgeon fills a syringe with Eli Lilly's Mounjaro, a tirzepatide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes and weight loss.
JAPAN / Science & Health / EXPLAINER
Jun 10, 2026
‘Thinness equals beauty’: Mounjaro misuse among women sparks health debate in Japan
The nation is one of the leanest in the world, making the misuse of the diabetes drug simply for weight loss that much more alarming.
As AI companies compete to build chatbots that resonate with consumers, health has emerged as one of the most closely watched business opportunities.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2026
Meta AI chief sees opportunity in models giving health advice
Meta's Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang said the company’s future artificial intelligence models will differentiate themselves from competitors through their consumer health capabilities.
Expectant mothers who were exposed to severe heat during their 19th week of pregnancy faced a 16% higher risk of preterm birth than those who were not, a study found.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 4, 2026
Extreme heat raises risk of preterm births, research shows
Findings indicate that women are particularly susceptible to the effects of heat between the 16th and 22nd weeks of pregnancy.
Health workers disinfect the entrance to a house before removing the body of a person whose suspected cause of death was Ebola, in Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo, last month.
WORLD
Jun 4, 2026
Ebola burial team attacked and 11 patients flee care in widening outbreak in Congo
The developments underscore the challenges facing responders as the outbreak takes on a growing international dimension while work to contain it inside the country remains fragile.
Asako Mito, head of the preconception care center at the National Center for Child Health and Development, said the number of high-risk pregnancies and childbirths due to such factors as advanced age, being underweight or obesity is increasing in Japan.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 3, 2026
Japan promotes preconception care amid falling birthrates
Preconception care, an initiative aimed at encouraging people to acquire knowledge on pregnancy and childbirth, has been part of government policy since 2018.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan
A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber is seen during a joint patrol with Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
U.S. missile moves in Japan send China clear message: A new era has arrived
Soldiers conduct the first Typhon midrange capability live-fire exercise outside of the continental United States, firing an SM-6 missile in July last year in Australia's Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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