Tomoko Otake

Recent typhoons and the Nankai Trough megaquake alert have put the spotlight on how the country would deal with a compound disaster.

The devastating winds of Shanshan were 26% more likely due to climate change, a rapid analysis by Imperial College London has found.

Kyoto University Hospital is looking to develop a treatment for severe Type 1 diabetes using induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells reprogrammed to

The National Cancer Center Japan (NCC) has announced the start of a new clinical trial for an anticancer drug prescreened with tumor-bearing

Eighty percent of the public thinks dementia is a normal part of aging, meaning the need for a correct diagnosis and care for people with the

On Aug. 29, when a typhoon feared to morph into “the biggest storm ever” made landfall and battered wide areas of Japan with wind gusts, torrential

The health ministry and experts say concerns around 'shedding' are unwarranted.

“Bedtime routines vary from family to family, from person to person,” he says. “It's important to find what works best for each person.”

In recent years, interest has grown worldwide in the genetic testing of embryos among couples trying to conceive through IVF.

Japan lost a potential 2.2 billion labor hours due to extreme heat last year, rising 50% compared with the annual average in the 1990s and suffering