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

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

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 ...

Japan faces a surge in bird flu cases, implementing measures to control the spread and protect poultry industry and public health. Japan is facing a rise in avian influenza (bird flu) outbreaks ...

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.

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

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

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 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 ...

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 ...