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Clinical trials are being planned in Japan where modified pig kidneys would be transplanted into humans.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 29, 2026
Two hospitals in Japan to conduct pig-to-human kidney transplant clinical trials in 2028
The startup spun out of Meiji University said it would aim to obtain production and marketing authorization after confirming their safety through the trials.
Takeda Pharmaceutical is targeting a return on equity of at least 5% over that time, the company's newly appointed Chief Executive Officer Julie Kim said at her first news conference after assuming the top job this week.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 26, 2026
Takeda sees return to growth within three years, new CEO says
The company is targeting a return on equity of at least 5% over that time, Julie Kim said at her first news conference after assuming the top job this week.
A healthcare worker takes samples from a patient suffering from Ebola.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 26, 2026
Ebola scientists lack access to virus samples behind Congo’s largest Bundibugyo outbreak
The issue highlights growing disputes over pathogen sharing and the difficulty of moving infectious materials across borders for research.
Researchers are able to use cow tendons in humans without triggering an immune response through a unique “decellularization” technology.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 25, 2026
Cow tendons eyed as ligament material for ACL reconstruction surgery
One of the researchers involved hopes to eventually apply the cow-derived material to the reconstruction of other ligaments in the knee, as well as in the ankle and inner elbow.
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks with international health officials from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Ugandan health authorities during a news conference at the Ebola isolation unit at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, on June 8.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 25, 2026
Global Ebola risk ‘remains low,’ WHO chief says after France case
France announced its first confirmed case of Ebola identified on its territory: a doctor who had flown back from the Congo.
A Pfizer logo is shown at a research facility in San Diego, California. Cancer patients given the Phizer drug sigvotatug vedotin didn’t live significantly longer than those given standard therapy.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 23, 2026
Pfizer’s lung cancer drug trial fails to boost survival
Patients given the drug, called sigvotatug vedotin, didn’t live significantly longer than those given standard therapy.
A doctor wearing protective gear stands near an ambulance at an Ebola treatment center in Bunia, eastern Congo, on Monday.
WORLD / Science & Health / EXPLAINER
Jun 19, 2026
The vaccines and treatments being developed for Ebola outbreak
Scientists, pharmaceutical companies and funding bodies have been racing to develop new vaccines and treatments that can be swiftly and safely tested in humans.
Yasuo Urata, the president and CEO of Oncolys BioPharma, said in an interview Wednesday in Tokyo that he wants to develop treatments that improve the quality of life for patients.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 18, 2026
Oncolys president reflects on long journey to world-first cancer treatment
Yasuo Urata hopes the newly approved viral therapy will improve quality of life for esophageal cancer patients.
Volunteers wearing protective equipment prepare to recover the body of a 3-year-old child presumed to have died from Ebola in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Thursday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 14, 2026
Health workers struggle to contain Ebola in Congo camps as distrust grows
Since the Ebola outbreak was ​declared a month ago, several treatment sites have been attacked by locals ​angry about not being able to bury their loved ones.
A Japanese startup tested a catheter injection of iPS heart muscle cells on a patient at Shinshu University Hospital in late March.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 13, 2026
Japan startup tests catheter injection of iPS heart muscle cells
The Tokyo-based company hopes to develop a minimally invasive treatment method that does not require surgery.
Health workers retrieve the body of an unidentified Ebola victim in Mongbwalu, a gold mining town in Congo.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 12, 2026
A cracked coffin, a funeral and the hunt for Ebola’s patient zero
The Ebola outbreak has caused about 635 confirmed infections and at least 127 deaths in eastern Congo, but the true toll could be much higher, officials say.
A hospital in Du'an Yao Autonomous County in Guangxi, China. China is emerging as a hub for medical tourism, propelled by the availability and relatively cheap costs of cutting-edge procedures.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2026
China lures foreign patients with cutting-edge, cheap medical care
While traditional medical tourism hotspots such as Thailand and South Korea focus on services like cosmetic surgery, China is differentiating itself with advanced procedures.
A medical student poses questions to a surgical support software tool that uses artificial intelligence.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 10, 2026
Japan rushing to develop AI tools to aid surgeons
One surgery support software tool analyzes images of organs and blood vessels using generative AI and creates step-by-step procedures and points requiring caution.
A surgeon fills a syringe with Eli Lilly's Mounjaro, a tirzepatide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes and weight loss.
JAPAN / Science & Health / EXPLAINER
Jun 10, 2026
‘Thinness equals beauty’: Mounjaro misuse among women sparks health debate in Japan
The nation is one of the leanest in the world, making the misuse of the diabetes drug simply for weight loss that much more alarming.
Toru Miyazaki, president and director of the Institute for AIM Medicine, talks about a drug to treat kidney diseases in cats at his lab in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 9, 2026
Cat renal disease drug nearing practical use in Japan
Many cat owners are waiting in anticipation for the drug to be put into practical use.
Traditional healer Mariam Kabika cuts eucalyptus leaves in her field in Bunia, in eastern Congo, early this month.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 5, 2026
Congo’s traditional healers are on the front line of Ebola fight
In a region where health workers are shunned, an effective response to Ebola relies on integrating communities and “their rites,” the World Health Organization says.
As AI companies compete to build chatbots that resonate with consumers, health has emerged as one of the most closely watched business opportunities.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2026
Meta AI chief sees opportunity in models giving health advice
Meta's Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang said the company’s future artificial intelligence models will differentiate themselves from competitors through their consumer health capabilities.
Mounjaro, a diabetes medication also known as a weight-loss drug, on display in Osaka on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 2, 2026
Osaka police refer three to prosecutors over ‘weight-loss’ drug Mounjaro
All three suspects have admitted to selling the drug in violation of the pharmaceutical and medical devices law, investigative sources said.
A patient is wheeled into Saint Mary’s Hospital at the Catholic University of Korea in Seoul on Feb. 25, 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 2, 2026
South Korea drops gender-neutral hospital room plan after backlash
Countries such as Japan and Canada have gender-neutral facilities, which has sparked pushback from critics who express privacy and safety concerns.
Health workers prepare medicine for patients with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on May 22.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 2, 2026
Moderna and other groups get $60 million to develop Ebola vaccine
Richard Hatchett, head of CEPI, said that it was possible to get Ebola Bundibugyo (BDBV) vaccines ready for trials within a couple of months.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan
A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber is seen during a joint patrol with Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
U.S. missile moves in Japan send China clear message: A new era has arrived
Soldiers conduct the first Typhon midrange capability live-fire exercise outside of the continental United States, firing an SM-6 missile in July last year in Australia's Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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