Extending Healthcare Support Worldwide
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JapanTimes
Pikotaro takes ‘PPAP’ schtick to Africa to battle COVID
Pikotaro’s video "PPAP-2020" shows children proper hand-washing techniques.
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JapanTimes
Japanese food continues to gain popularity overseas
“There’s just so much cooking going on in the Japanese home that could be part of people’s lives, and what they’re looking for — the health benefits, the clean taste,” said famed New York French fusion chef David Bouley during a recent interview with The Japan Times. One of the first non-Japanese to be appointed a Japanese cuisine goodwill ambassador by the Japanese government in 2016, the Michelin-starred chef enthusiastically detailed the potential of Japanese food in the U.S. market.
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Maternal health: the tech saving mothers in sub-Saharan Africa
Thousands of mothers die in sub-Saharan Africa every year with demand for blood outstripping supply. Global Japan looks at how a Japanese medical tech company is working to change that.
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JapanTimes
Savory find leads battle to reduce sodium intake
Washoku, Japan’s traditional dietary culture, was added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2013. Washoku has since grown rapidly into an international trend, and extensive research has been conducted into its health benefits.
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JapanTimes
Japan helping Asian neighbors address nutrition problems
Global leaders have committed to end all forms of malnutrition by 2030 as part of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs), but malnutrition still remains the biggest challenge in the world.
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JapanTimes
Over a century of nutrition research and practice
The world is facing a new nutrition reality where persistent undernutrition and escalating overnutrition coexist even within individual populations. This double burden of malnutrition imposes a set of new challenges for policy and program development. With less than five years left to achieve the World Health Assembly’s targets for maternal, infant and young child nutrition, and 10 years to reach the U.N. sustainable development goals (SDGs), the third Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit will be held in Tokyo from Tuesday to Wednesday.
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JapanTimes
Tokyo nutrition summit kicks off
The Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit 2021 is taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday under the auspices of the Japanese government. The summit builds on more than 10 years of international focus on nutrition that kicked off in 2010 with the launch of the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement.
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KIZUNA
School Lunches: The Key to Children’s Health and Prosperity
The healthy growth of children in Japan owes much to the provision of nutritionally balanced school-lunch menus and a long standing commitment to nutrition education. Japan also offers school-lunch support internationally, leading to improved nutrition and higher quality learning.
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Looking Ahead
How Japan Is Applying Its Knowledge and Experience to Ensure Health and Well-Being for All
Nutritional balance is fundamental to improving well-being, and Japan has important lessons to offer in this area: Thanks to good diet and access to health care, the average life expectancy in Japan is 84.2 years old, the longest in the world.
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KIZUNA
International Cooperation to Secure the Healthy Lives of Cambodian Mothers and Babies
For over two decades since the end of Cambodian civil war, Japan has been providing support to the country in an effort to improve healthcare for both mothers and newborn infants.
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Japanese Medical Volunteer Work for Children in Myanmar
In Myanmar, Japanese doctors and nurses have been doing medical volunteer work for children who would not be able to receive medical service otherwise. Mr. Yoshioka, founder of the “Japan Heart” NPO, has been coordinating the volunteer work since 1995.
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YouTube
Establishing Health Insurance in Senegal
Japan internationally contributes to the establishment of health insurance systems in various countries. In 2014, Senegal set up a new health insurance system based on Japan's national health insurance program.
Access to Health Innovation
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We are Tomodachi
Health for All through Innovative Examination System and Remote Healthcare
A young Japanese woman has set up a medical venture in Bangladesh that utilizes AI as well as ICT to create a system that makes healthcare accessible to anyone, even residents of regions with a shortage of medical services
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We are Tomodachi
The Life-Saving Blue Mosquito Net
Data from WHO show that malaria infected 216 million people in 91 nations and regions in 2016, with 445,000 deaths. Aiming to eradicate the “devil’s disease,” Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. of Japan offers an “insect-proof mosquito net.”
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We are Tomodachi
Okigusuri : A Japanese Approach for Better Access to Medicine in Africa
With a history of over 320 years, “okigusuri” is a traditional Japanese “use first, pay later” sales method born in Toyama Prefecture, in which medicine is placed in a box at the home or workplace, and money is collected later for whatever medicine was used.
Technologies at the Forefront of Medicine and Healthcare
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Finding meaning in everyday life "IKIGAI"
IKIGAI is a Japanese term that has no equivalent in other languages and is featured in studies concerning longevity. This video looks at how Japanese people see IKIGAI and introduces how this has become an important element in lives of people who enjoy active, healthy lives.
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euronews
Maternal health: the tech saving mothers in sub-Saharan Africa
Thousands of mothers die in sub-Saharan Africa every year with demand for blood outstripping supply. Global Japan looks at how a Japanese medical tech company is working to change that.
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Reuters
Intelligent Regeneration In Japan
How artificial intelligence helps get new treatments to patients. Regenerative medicine is a promising field, with the potential to revolutionize medical treatments by restoring damaged tissues and organs.
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We are Tomodachi
Vibrant SME Unleashes Potential of Microsurgery
A medical device manufacturer in Japan has enabled surgery that had been previously considered impossible by developing the world’s smallest needle. The small company continues making efforts together with physicians to supply quality needles worldwide, thereby saving the lives of patients awaiting treatment.
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CREATING A CURE: Japan’s advances in overcoming neurodegenerative diseases
Jiksak Bioengineering, a startup in Japan, facilitates clinical trials to overcome neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases through its unique screening technology. By combining stem cell technology and organ-on-a-chip technology, its new solution may cause a significant impact on new drug discovery.
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We are Tomodachi
A Biomedical Cluster Taking Medicine to a New Stage
Working toward longer, healthier lives for its people, Japan is boosting its medical sector. A cluster of medical industries emerges out of Kobe as a new model for society