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Avanti Mehta, 32, India's youngest water sommelier, talks about different brands of packaged water at a tasting event.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 31, 2026
India’s wealthy embrace a new luxury symbol: water
Premium water is a $400 million business ?in the ?world’s most populous nation and is growing bigger alongside a spreading ?wellness craze.
Airport health authorities wearing protective masks monitor passengers from international flights arriving at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 29, 2026
Nipah virus fears trigger airport checks across Asia after India confirms two cases
The virus, which is carried by fruit bats and animals such as pigs, can cause fever and brain inflammation ?and has a fatality rate of between 40% and 75%.
A bottle of Coldrif cough syrup, which has been linked to the deaths of multiple children.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 24, 2025
Indian officials probe whether safety lapses led to children dying from cough syrup
Despite Sresan Pharmaceutical Manufacturer’s track record and regulations that require annual checks, the drugmaker’s factory had not been inspected since 2023.
Bags of Indian spices and dry fruits at a roadside shop in New Delhi on May 3
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2024
Nearly 12% of India’s tested spice samples fail quality and safety standards
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India conducted inspections, sampling and testing of mixed spice blends.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath attend an election campaign rally in Kanpur, India, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 6, 2024
Fake videos of Modi aides trigger political showdown in India election
India’s election will be the world’s largest democratic event. With nearly a billion voters, tackling the spread of misinformation is a high stakes job.
Takeda Pharmaceutical is in talks to make its dengue vaccine available in India.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 28, 2024
Takeda in regulatory talks to launch dengue vaccine in India
Takeda’s dengue vaccine is currently available for children and adults in countries like Indonesia, Thailand, Argentina and Brazil.
A view inside of Sai Life Sciences' manufacturing facility in Bindar, Karnataka, India, in September.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 27, 2023
Indian drugmakers benefit from Big Pharma interest beyond China
Rising tensions with China have prompted more Western governments to recommend that firms “de-risk” supply chains from exposure to the Asian superpower.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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