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Japan Health and Environment Scorecard Summary

Air Pollution

• Japan is compliant with WHO guidelines for PM 2.5, resulting in reductions in deaths from stroke and ischaemic heart disease.
• National policies exist for air quality, but data on cooking technology and household energy is limited.
• WHO Air Quality Guidelines are met with an annual mean of 14 μg/m³ PM2.5.

Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH)

• Financial resources for WASH implementation are low (8% of GDP), and some populations lack access to safe drinking water and sanitation.
• No data on operationalized water safety and climate change policies.

Climate Change

• No data available for percentage of hot days in 2050 or existence of national health and climate change plans under high emissions scenarios.

Chemicals

• IHR capacity for chemical events is low (less than 5%), and no data on poison centers.
• Japan is a party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, but death rates from poisonings are high.

Radiation

• IHR capacity for radiation emergencies is not attained (0%), with deaths from melanoma.
• Regulations exist for artificial tanning devices and radon in dwellings.

Occupational Health

• High percentage of informal employment (33 out of 100,000), leading to occupational disease deaths; Japan ranks 19th in ILO conventions but 12th for working hours.