Local government broadband policies for areas with limited Internet access by Yoshio Arai, Sae Naganuma, Yasukazu Satake

“…With the support of national promotion policies, broadband services were rapidly introduced to most local municipalities in Japan during the 2000s. Local government deployment policies helped to reduce the number of areas with no broadband access. …”
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Relationship-Building Skills of Child-Rearing Mothers in Japanese Communities by Hikaru Honda, Nobuko Matsuda, Michiyo Hirano, Kazuko Saeki

“…These participants were recruited at child-rearing salons and childcare centers located in various municipalities in Japan. The survey period was from September 2013 to July 2014. …”
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Laparoscopic Repair for Recurrent Bilateral Inguinal Bladder Hernia following Bilateral Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repair by Akira Umemura, Takayuki Suto, Hisataka Fujuwara, Seika Nakamura, Hiroyuki Nitta, Takeshi Takahara, Yasushi Hasegawa, Akira Sasaki

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Association between chronic diseases and severe periodontal disease progression: A retrospective cohort study in a city of Japan by Sayaka Nin, Yu Sun, Takami Maeno, Chihiro Nishiura, Kento Taira, Kenji Fujimoto, Jun Hamano, Sachiko Ozone, Tetsuhiro Maeno

“…Methods This retrospective cohort study used linked medical, dental, and pharmacy claims data from a local municipality in Japan. The study included participants aged 40–70 years who had received medical care between April 2017 and March 2018. …”
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Regional Disparities in Measles Vaccination Coverage and Their Associated Factors: An Ecological Study in Japan by Masaki Machida, Shinji Fukushima, Takahiro Tabuchi, Tomoki Nakaya, Wakaba Fukushima, Shigeru Inoue

“…This study aimed to clarify the regional disparities in measles vaccination coverage by municipality in Japan and their associated factors. Methods: In this ecological study, the measles vaccination coverage in FY 2022; population density; area deprivation index (ADI; an indicator of socioeconomic status); proportion of foreign nationals, single-father households, single-mother households, and mothers aged ≥30 years; and number of medical facilities, pediatricians, and non-pediatric medical doctors in 1,698 municipalities were extracted from Japanese government statistics. …”
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A Case of Disseminated Cryptococcal Infection and Concurrent Lung Tuberculosis in a Patient under Steroid Therapy for Interstitial Pneumonia by Aoi Kuroda, Sadatomo Tasaka, Kazuma Yagi, Takao Mochimaru, Tetsuo Tani, Ho Namkoong, Kyuto Tanaka, Yusuke Suzuki, Mami Hatano, Naoki Hasegawa, Yasunori Okada, Tomoko Betsuyaku

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