We are now slowly heading into February, widely regarded by many as the coldest time of year in Japan. Unfortunately, this ...

Japan’s market for such technology is set to grow by 60 percent to nearly 20 billion yen ($185 million) in the five years to March 2024, according to the Yano Research Institute.

Nuclear medicine therapy is a treatment that uses the power of radiation to destroy cancer from within the body. 00:54 In Japan, development is underway on new, more potent drugs that hold promise ...

An anti-obesity drug, the first such medicine to become available in Japan, has been approved for manufacturing and sales by an expert panel of the health ministry. The decision, made Nov.

Fury has erupted in Japan over the contents of a tape recording of the first meeting held by the health ministry's AIDS study panel. The recording reveals that ministry officials were aware as ...

As avian influenza continues to spread around the world, researchers in Japan are turning to human medicine to protect rare and endangered bird species. Anti-virals are turning out good results in ...