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VACCINATIONS

Health workers in personal protective equipment practice safety check protocols on each other during a training by Doctors Without Borders in Kenya on Friday.
WORLD
Jul 14, 2026
First human trial of Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine begins
The early-stage trial will enroll 50 healthy adults to assess the vaccine¡¯s safety and immune response.
Employees at the National Institute of Biomedical Research in Kinshasa, Congo, on Wednesday
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 6, 2026
Experimental Ebola trial begins in Congo as death toll tops 500
The outbreak has already infected almost 1,600 people in Congo and seeded a small number of linked cases in neighboring Uganda.
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.
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.
A doctor wearing protective gear stands near an ambulance at an Ebola treatment center in Bunia, eastern Congo, on Monday.
WORLD / Science & Health / EXPLAINER
Jun 19, 2026
The vaccines and treatments being developed for Ebola outbreak
Scientists, pharmaceutical companies and funding bodies have been racing to develop new vaccines and treatments that can be swiftly and safely tested in humans.
Traditional healer Mariam Kabika cuts eucalyptus leaves in her field in Bunia, in eastern Congo, early this month.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 5, 2026
Congo¡¯s traditional healers are on the front line of Ebola fight
In a region where health workers are shunned, an effective response to Ebola relies on integrating communities and ¡°their rites,¡± the World Health Organization says.
Health workers prepare medicine for patients with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on May 22.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 2, 2026
Moderna and other groups get $60 million to develop Ebola vaccine
Richard Hatchett, head of CEPI, said that it was possible to get Ebola Bundibugyo (BDBV) vaccines ready for trials within a couple of months.
Red Cross workers prepare to lower the coffin of a doctor who worked at a medical center and died of the Ebola virus, in Bunia, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 26.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 2, 2026
Tracking down Ebola survivors in remote mountains to find a cure
The road into Bundibugyo winds through steep green mountains along Uganda¡¯s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, where villages cling to hillsides and people have long moved easily between the two countries on foot.
Medical Director of Mongbwalu General Hospital Richard Lokudu stands next to the burned remains of a destroyed emergency isolation tent at the Mongbwalu General Referral Hospital as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in Mongbwalu, Djugu Territory of Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Saturday.
WORLD
May 26, 2026
Ebola patients flee in attacks on Congo health facilities, hobbling response
At least three such incidents have occurred in the northeastern province of Ituri where the first Ebola cases were reported.
Aid agencies are intensifying efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 21, 2026
Ebola outbreak likely started months ago and spread undetected
The rare Bundibugyo strain circulated for ¡°a couple months¡± before being identified in blood samples on May 15.
Tomoya Saito
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
May 3, 2026
Aged people still cautioned against COVID-19 during Golden Week
The Japan Institute for Health Security continues to monitor COVID-19 cases at about 3,000 medical institutions nationwide.
Health minister Kenichiro Ueno speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Apr 24, 2026
Japan¡¯s health minister calls for measles vaccinations
According to the minister, 299 measles cases were reported between Jan. 1 and April 12, already exceeding the total figure for 2025.
The Japan Pediatric Society is urging people to check their vaccination records and to consider receiving measles shots if they are found to have been unvaccinated.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Apr 18, 2026
Japan on track to log highest number of measles cases since COVID-19 pandemic
About half of patients are age 10 to 29, and the Japan Pediatric Society is calling on people to get vaccinated.
Former Switzerland head coach Patrick Fischer at the game against France at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 12
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Apr 16, 2026
Switzerland fires ice hockey coach for fake COVID vaccination certificate
Patrick Fischer issued a statement on Monday ?saying he ?entered China using a non-valid certificate ?that the Swiss federation did not know about.
A dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 2, 2026
Pfizer and BioNTech halt U.S. COVID-19 vaccine study after recruitment struggles
The move comes as COVID vaccine ?makers grapple ?with pushback from the U.S. administration and weak U.S. demand for the shots.
From Wednesday, vaccines to prevent respiratory syncytial virus will be administered to women in their 28th to 36th weeks of pregnancy in Japan to protect their unborn children from the virus.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Mar 30, 2026
Japan to begin RSV vaccinations during pregnancy to protect infants
The vaccine will be administered to women in their 28th to 36th weeks of pregnancy to immunize their babies, with costs primarily covered by public funds.
The health ministry in Tokyo¡¯s Chiyoda Ward. Japan has seen a total of 100 confirmed measles cases so far this year.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Mar 18, 2026
Japan raises alarm over recent measles outbreaks in Tokyo and other cities
Tokyo announced Tuesday that a total of nine people, all males in their 20s working for the same eating and drinking venue, had been infected.
A researcher works in the vaccine laboratory of Panacea Biotec, a pharmaceutical company in New Delhi.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 6, 2026
India moves closer to dengue vaccine as final trials underway
Dengue, which causes severe flu-like symptoms and debilitating body aches, has exploded globally, fueled by rising temperatures and densely populated cities.
Japan¡¯s panel of experts has cleared Daiichi Sankyo¡¯s vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella for ministerial approval. If approved, it will become the country¡¯s only available MMR vaccine, primarily intended for children.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Mar 3, 2026
Japan expert panel OKs Daiichi Sankyo¡¯s MMR vaccine
If approved by the minister, the vaccine, primarily for children, will be the sole MMR vaccine available in Japan.
Pins showing the new inverted food pyramid and reading "I'm a MAHA Mom" displayed during an "Eat Real Food" rally at Brazos Hall in Austin, Texas, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 28, 2026
Trump¡¯s pesticide and vaccine moves spur MAHA backlash ahead of midterms
An aggressive White House push on health policies risks stalling out as key parts of the ¡°Make America Healthy Again¡± coalition grow frustrated.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
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Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
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The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
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