SUITA, Osaka Prefecture The original iconic “Ogon no Kao” Golden Mask that sat atop the Tower of the Sun during the Japan World Exposition 1970 will go on display at a facility scheduled to open in the Expo ’70 Commemorative Park here next August.
TOYONAKA, Osaka Prefecture The city government here has launched an El Sistema music education program, in collaboration with the Japan Century Symphony Orchestra, to offer free classes to children and help revitalize communities.
SUITA, Osaka Prefecture The novel coronavirus at its onset triggers aging of cells in the human body, which would explain the lingering aftereffects of COVID-19, researchers here discovered.
Osaka University Hospital in Suita, Osaka Prefecture. The facility freed up all its ICU beds for severely ill COVID-19 patients between May 1 and May 10. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
SUITA, Osaka Prefecture The father of a teenage boy with a life-threatening illness was thrown into anguish when his son was forced out of a hospital intensive care unit to free up a bed for a COVID-19 patient.
The boy, who was admitted in late March, was moved from Osaka University Hospital’s ICU to its general ward due to a sudden policy change as COVID-19 cases surged throughout the prefecture.
His father said with stoic resolve that he perfectly understands the hospital’s decision and thanked the staff for their efforts.