Schools Randomly Sending Classes Home

by | Oct 23, 2009 | Japan Related, Kansai Area News, Kansai Education

School’s out for summer in Japan? No. Summer is over! So why are so many students around the country at home when they should be at school? Has Japan added a new holiday? The H1N1 virus is the culprit. It’s taking its toll on the Japanese students. But...

Swine Flu in Osaka and Kobe Dropping

by | May 25, 2009 | Kansai Health

The number of individuals becoming infected with the swine flu, H1N1, is dropping and has been on the decline since May 20th according to data taken by the Japan Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry. Doctors are using special kits designed to detect the virus, types A...

Swine Flu Japan: Only 292 Cases Out of 127,288,416 Japanese

by | May 22, 2009 | Kansai Health

Time Magazine Online writes “In Japan, Swine Flu Spreading Quickly” and states at the beginning of the article: The number of swine flu cases in Japan are escalating with surprising speed, and health officials are not sure why. The Japanese government on...

186 Cases By the End of the Day

by | May 19, 2009 | Kansai Health

No huge jump in the number of people infected with the swine flu virus today. But officials estimate that those already infected with the virus have most likely come in contact with over 2900 others. So officials are anxiously awaiting more reports and trying to...

173 Swine Flu Patients in Osaka and Kobe

by | May 19, 2009 | Kansai Health

The latest number of people in the Osaka-Kobe area infected with swine flu currently stands at 173, a slightly lower number expected to be reported today thanks to the closing of schools in infected areas. [ad] Those who were reported infected with the virus today are...