People who live in cooler areas of Japan are at double the risk of heatstroke when temperatures soar than residents who are more accustomed to scorching heat, an Asahi Shimbun analysis found.
SAPPORO While chair Japan touted an agreement to phase out fossil fuels, a Group of Seven ministers’ meeting here made little progress on climate change initiatives due partly to the nation’s reluctance.
The government on Feb. 10 eased its long-standing recommendations on mask wearing, approving new rules that will basically leave the decision up to each individual from March 13.
Wearing masks indoors or outdoors could be left up to the individual beginning in mid-March as the government has begun working to revise its recommendations on mask-wearing.
Japan’s health ministry is leaning toward approving an abortion pill that will provide women with an alternative to a surgical procedure after an expert panel endorsed the move on Jan. 27.