Three commercial kudzu starches from Vietnam, Japan and Korea were used to determine chemical compositions, isoflavone compounds, fine structure and physicochemical properties. The kudzu starch from Vietnam had polygonal granules, whereas the kudzu starches from Japan and Korea contained both polygonal and spherical granules. Total protein, lipid, ash and phosphorus contents present in these ku...

OBJECTIVES Work related Musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) is one of the most important problem in occupational health system of Korea and Japan, where the OHS system developed in similar socio-cultural environment. This study compared WMSD in Korea and Japan to review similarities and differences in their historical background, and development of prevention policies. METHODS Scientific article...

Colorectal cancer has a high worldwide incidence. Japan, a country that is geographically and culturally similar to the Republic of Korea (here after Korea), has recently reported a decreasing trend in the incidence of colorectal cancer. However, Korea had the highest incidence of colorectal cancer among Asian countries in 2012. Our aim was to observe the changing trends in incidence and mortal...

This paper employs the threshold cointegration methodology to assess long- and short-run dynamics of asymmetric adjustment between economic policy uncertainty (EPU) China-India, China-Japan, China-Korea, India-Japan, India-Korea, Japan-Korea pairs using monthly EPU data ranging from January 1997 April 2020. The relationship is examined in terms Engle-Granger cointegrations. findings provide evi...

BACKGROUND Fluticasone furoate (FF)/vilanterol (VI) is a once daily (OD) inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting β2-agonist combination asthma therapy approved in Japan and the EU. FF/VI efficacy and safety data from asthma studies including patients in East Asia were evaluated to assess ethnic sensitivity. METHODS Randomized, double-blind, multicenter Phase IIb/III trials were assessed. Change fr...

BACKGROUND Noncommunicable disease (NCD) has become the leading cause of mortality and disease burden worldwide. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was carried out to investigate the prevalence of NCDs and risk factor control on dietary behaviors and dietary intake in China, Japan, and Korea. RESULTS There were significant differences among the three countries on the prevalence of hypertensio...

Medicinal mushroom Ganoderma lucidum has been used in East Asia for centuries in order to prevent and treat a variety of diseases such as hepatitis, immunological disorders and cancers. In fact, this fungus contains a vast source of polysaccharides, proteins and secondary metabolites with anti-tumor and immuno-modulatory properties. Up to now, a variety of drug metabolites extracted from G. luc...

BACKGROUND We determined the epidemiological characteristics of erythromycin (EM)-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococci, GAS) strains isolated from Korea and Japan, using emm genotyping and multilocus sequence typing (MLST). METHODS Clinical isolates of GAS had been collected from 1992 to 2012 in Korea and from 2004 to 2009 in Japan. EM resistance was determined by the microd...

To capture the role of politics in tourism, we propose a novel measure to quantify political relations based on text analysis published diplomatic statements. We explain how affect outbound tourist flows from China Japan and Korea. Estimated monthly data (1997m1-2018m12), our model shows China-Japan disputes Korea China-Korea clashes influence number Chinese tourists going Japan. The effects ar...