"It is always not useful … to distinguish between the authentic and the fake." But should invented traditions be used as foundations for national policy?
It’s not just money that is lacking. Successful development of medical therapeutics in Japan ー including vaccines ー takes transparency and ethical policies.
An informed public debate is needed in Japan about the long-term effects of cannabidiol treatment in childrenー and the alternatives that are available.
The West gave him what? Stalin got armies and technology out of the war, and more than his fair share of the loot, including POWs and...
A molecule discovered by a Japanese scientist in soil from a golf course, and developed by Merck, has since helped millions of people fight a variety...
Separating fact from hype, the review takes a deeper look at how Japan has treated infectious disease patients over the years, and how this relates to...
Fear sells, and the media uncritically pushes everyone’s alarmist messages, whether it is an “epidemic of the unvaccinated,” or a new mutant virus, or overburdened hospitals.
With COVID-19, Japan is now headed towards a set of measures most of the West has already embraced. But as history shows, there is the potential...
The ministry’s website has not updated its 2020 slides on initial pandemic response. Japan has had lower deaths per capita than some extensively vaccinated countries.
Science is the art of seeing reality without distraction. Politics—the need for the world to be a certain way—is one of science’s biggest enemies. This...
Many in South Korea blame the strain in relations between Korea and Japan on Japan’s alleged lack of contrition for its past. The current...
