A rising number of women are adopting "natural" birth control methods, but experts warn that methods based on tracking fertility require strict adherence to be effective. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/25/world/science-health/natural-birth-control-unwanted-pregnancy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #women #pregnancy #parenthood #children

As cases rise, health minister Kenichiro Ueno said Friday he will call for nationwide vaccinations to prevent measles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/24/japan/science-health/health-minister-measles-vaccines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #measles #vaccinations #mhlw #kenichiroueno

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Friday that it will launch an H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on June 10. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/24/japan/science-health/jaxa-h3-rocket-june/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #jaxa #rockets #satellites #space #tanegashimaspacecenter #kagoshima

A University of Tokyo study has found a link between symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and the severity of chronic pain as reported by sufferers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/23/japan/science-health/neurodivergence-chronic-pain-study/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #adhd #health #medicine

Japan is seeing the number of measles cases rise this year, with a total of 299 recorded as of early April, according to a report from the Japan Institute for Health Security. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/22/japan/science-health/measles-cases-rise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #measles #health

Monday's magnitude 7.7 earthquake striking off the Tohoku coast, which experienced the devastating Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011, left many wondering why it hit the same area again. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/21/japan/science-health/why-quake-happened/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #earthquakes #tsunami #hokkaido #iwate #tohoku #disasterpreparedness

There’s New Evidence for How Loneliness Affects Memory in Old Age

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An international team, including four Japanese researchers, has won the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for precisely measuring the magnetic moment of muons, tiny subatomic particles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/20/japan/science-health/japanese-researchers-physics-prize/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #awards #physics #breakthroughprize #akirayamamoto

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Saturday intended to speed up access to medical research and treatment based on psychedelic drugs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/19/world/science-health/trump-psychedelic-drug-treatments/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #donaldtrump #us #medicine #health #drugs

Japan is on pace to log its highest number of annual measles cases this year since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, with 236 patients confirmed by early April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/18/japan/science-health/measles-cases-surge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #measles #vaccinations