Influenza is affecting hundreds of thousands of people in Japan and rising rapidly among that nation's population of 124.5 ...

By bno - Tokyo bureau Japan has seen a dramatic spike in flu cases, reaching the highest levels since record-keeping began in ...

Japan in the last week of December experienced the biggest influenza outbreak since comparable data became available 25 years ...

In the week through Dec. 29, the total number of reported flu cases was nearly three times the number from the same period in ...

TOKYO — Japan experienced in the last week of December its biggest influenza outbreak since comparable data became available ...

Influenza is surging in Japan, with the average number of cases per medical institution the highest since current ...

Global temperatures in 2024 soared to yet another record level, but this time it was such a big jump that Earth temporarily ...

Medical costs are rising, and so are the premiums for health insurance. To tackle this, the Malaysian government is considering introducing a Diagnosis-Related Group pricing system. But is DRG the ...

The world economy resisted battering by conflicts and inflation last year and is expected to grow a subdued 2.8% in 2025, the United Nations said Thursday.

Mosques were once a rare sight in Japan, but no longer. The latest, Masjid Istiqlal Osaka, opened in Osaka’s Nishinari Ward last year. It is housed in a former factory building.

Across China’s west, the Communist Party is placing children in boarding schools to assimilate a generation of Tibetans into the national mainstream and mold them into loyal citizens. By Chris ...