The number of syphilis cases in Japan this year has exceeded 10,000 for the first time since comparable data became available in 1999.
Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases says 10,141 cases were reported as of October 23. That is about 1.7 times the figure for the same period last year, which was a record high.
Syphilis is a bacterial infection transmitted mainly through sexual contact. Symptoms may quickly disappear, or not appear at all. So, infected people could spread the disease without knowing.
Syphilis can cause serious symptoms in the brain or heart. If pregnant women are infected, it could lead to miscarriage or babies born with abnormalities.
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Japan to allow wage payments to digital wallets from April
Japan Today – Oct 27
Japan is planning to start allowing companies to pay wages to digital payment apps like PayPay and Rakuten Pay from April, the labor ministry said Wednesday, in a bid to promote cashless payments as a way to stimulate the economy.
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newsonjapan.com – Oct 24
SASE got its first recognition after Gartner introduced it to describe the fusion of core network and security features delivered via a single cloud service.
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nasaspaceflight.com – Oct 12
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interviewtimes.net – Oct 09
The Burj Khalifa, which stands 2,716.5 feet (almost half a mile) tall and has held the title of largest skyscraper for a long time, is about to lose that title to Japan’s ambitious Sky Mile Tower project.
Maglev shows off speed on test-run
NHK – Oct 06
A levitating train in central Japan has long been in development, and the company behind it has shown off its dazzling speed.
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