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

As an unusually strong wave of flu infections spreads across Japan this winter, experts have shared tips with the Mainichi ...

Japan reports a record-breaking surge in influenza cases, with 317,812 patients recorded in late December 2024, marking the highest levels since 1999. The Ministry of Health attributes the spike to ...

Two of the three chicken farms are in the city of Handa and the other is in the city of Tokoname. The quail farm is located ...

The country's reported flu cases rose by more than 50% to 317,812 during the week of Dec. 23-29, which Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases says is three times the amount from a year ago.

Japan reported first bird flu outbreak of the season in October 2024 after several chickens were found dead at a poultry farm in Hokkaido. After the detection of the highly pathogenic strain of ...

So far in January, as many as 13 bird flu cases have been confirmed at chicken farms across the country, including multiple ...

Japanese authorities have begun culling another 50,000 chickens following the confirmation of a bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm in the northern Iwate region. This marks the 19th outbreak of ...

Japan's medical institutions dealing with emergency patients are struggling with the spread of influenza as their beds are often filled to capacity.

With confirmation of a new highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) farm outbreak an almost daily occurrence in Japan over the past few weeks, fears are being voiced about a looming egg shortage in ...

Jan. 9 (UPI) --Influenza is affecting hundreds of thousands of people in Japan and rising rapidly among that nation's population of 124.5 million and overwhelming many healthcare providers and ...