After some short-lived optimism that the worst of the COVID pandemic might be over, health experts are warning that the peak of the seventh wave has yet to arrive.
A compensation suit filed by a Tokyo woman against a sperm donor who she claims deceived her has underlined the need for regulation of a health care sector that's likely to come under increasing scrutiny in ageing Japan, experts say. The woman, whose name is being withheld under court privacy rules, is understood to be married and in her 30s..
Japan’s low Covid-19 count in recent weeks – compared to the resurgence of cases in Europe and parts of Asia – has baffled its experts. On Tuesday, the day before Tokyo reported its five new cases, there were only 107 cases reported across the nation of 125 million. Those figures are in stark contrast to the 25,992 reported on August.