Japan is set to face a shortage of around 1 million medical and welfare service workers in 2040, when the country’s elderly population is expected to almost peak. The government offered this ...

A medical clinic in the city of Funabashi gets through close to 500 pairs of gloves a week. That's been the case since the pandemic began earlier this year. The clinic's deputy director, Doi ...

In terms of government funding agencies for medical research, the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) is a mere baby, being just five years old. But already in its brief ...

"So as a contribution to economic growth over a few quarters, it's going be huge." Japan saw a record 32 million visitors in 2019, and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is hoping a recovery in the ...

Beds – just not for COVID-19 On the surface, Japan looks relatively well-equipped to cope. As of 2019, it had the most hospital beds per 1,000 people among all 37 members of the Organization for ...