Japan recalls ‘red rice’ health products over suspected link to four deaths
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A new Japanese restaurant tops 'Asia's 50 Best Restaurants' list
Tokyo's Sézanne is the newly crowned winner of "Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2024" list.
A Japanese supplement pill is recalled after two people died and more than 100 were hospitalized
TOKYO (AP) — Health supplement products believed to have caused two deaths and sickened more than 100 people have been ordered to be taken off store shelves in Japan.
Pakistani police say 5 Chinese nationals and their local driver were killed in a suicide attack
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber in northwest Pakistan rammed his explosive-laden car into a vehicle Tuesday, killing five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver, police and government officials said.
South Korean doctor dies, reportedly from overwork, as strike piles more pressure on healthcare system
A South Korean ophthalmologist who shared the workload at Pusan National University Hospital’s emergency department has reportedly died from exhaustion, piling more pressure on a health system overwhelmed by a weeks-long junior doctors’ strike that shows no sign of abating.
In Japan, thousands of dementia patients go missing every year – but AI could soon help find them
Ridgelinez, a subsidiary of technology giant Fujitsu Ltd, is partnering with the Osaka-based National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Centre Hospital and Noel, a Nagoya-based developer of AI solutions, on the project. The group started trials last month.
Tuesday Briefing: U.N. Voted for a Gaza Cease-Fire
The U.N. Security Council yesterday passed a resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza for the month of Ramadan, which has two weeks remaining. The vote broke a five-month impasse during which the U.S. vetoed several calls for ending the war, while the humanitarian toll of Israel’s military offensive climbed higher. The resolution passed with 14 votes in favor. The U.S. abstained, which allowed it to pass.
Senior doctors in South Korea to submit resignations, deepening dispute over medical school plan
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Senior doctors at dozens of hospitals in South Korea planned to submit their resignations Monday in support of medical interns and residents who have been on a strike for five weeks over the government’s push to sharply increase medical school admissions, their leader said.