Health ministry panel agrees to raise medical fee caps, but with refined approach
A health ministry panel discussing medical fee limits for high-cost treatments has agreed to raise such caps from…
Japan’s flu season comes early as new variant spreads
A new influenza variant spreading across Japan may be behind the increase in early outbreaks this year, the…
Japan sees 40% surge in chronic bowel disease cases over eight years
Japan is seeing a rapid rise in cases of two chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, with estimated patient numbers…