07-Sep-17 Japanese manufacturers of diagnostic tests are ramping up in Asia, to catch up with global players. CMIC is launching a diabetes diagnostics business in the Philippines and Vietnam, while Tokyo-based J-VPD will launch a clinical testing business in India. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]

05-Sep-17 Japanese electronics manufacturer Kyocera is working with the University of Tsukuba to develop an artificial intelligence based image recognition system that can remotely detect melanoma and other skin diseases by analysing digital images using a smartphone. [image: HealthData Management]

03-Sep-17 Eyewear prices are rising in Japan as retailers cater to an increasingly glasses-needy population. Yasunori Kitagaito of retailer Jins Inc said "a growing number of customers in their 40s and 50s are buying bifocals and other high value-added lenses." [image: Nikkei Asian Review]

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20-Aug-17 In preparation for the 2020 Olympics, Tokyo is getting 14 hospitals foreign-patient ready. Preparations are starting, to ensure they will be able to provide medical services in multiple languages and be sufficiently equipped to accept foreign patients. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]

22-Aug-17 A group of Japanese universities, in partnership with the government, plans to establish an information bank to share medical data among hospitals with patient permission, a system seen saving costs and time by eliminating redundant tests and simplifying communication. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]