Tokyo: On January 11, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare reported that Japan saw its highest number of influenza cases since record-keeping began in 1999. In the last week of December, there were 317,812 reported flu patients across approximately 5,000 medical institutions, averaging 64.39 cases per facility, significantly exceeding the warning threshold of 30..
In Ishikawa, a total of 41,834 houses were damaged in the earthquake, while the number of evacuees has topped 14,000, according to a prefectural tally released Thursday.
Japan: Lower House on Tuesday passed a bill to prevent the controversial religious sect Unification Church from moving assets as concerns grew that the religious group would attempt to hide its funds overseas as it faces compensation demands. The bill was okayed at a plenary session in parliament by the House of Representatives, to ensure.
