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Pope Leo leads a prayer from a window of the Apostolic Palace following his discharge from the hospital after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, at the Vatican on Sunday.
WORLD
Oct 19, 2026
Pope Leo pledges gradual return to duties in first event since cancer surgery
Pope Leo, who was only elected in May 2025, has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer.
Pope Leo arrives at Gemelli Hospital ahead of surgery to remove a lung nodule, in Rome, Italy, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Oct 15, 2026
Shape of Pope Leo’s papacy more uncertain after cancer diagnosis
Medical experts say the pope’s prognosis will depend on several factors, including whether the cancer had spread to his lymph nodes.
Pope Leo XIV waves as he leaves the Vatican before being admitted to Rome's Gemelli University Hospital for an operation on Tuesday.
WORLD
Oct 14, 2026
Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer as doctors remove part of lung, Vatican says
The pope was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital for surgery to remove a growth doctors had discovered in a recent routine health check.
Rakuten Medical CEO Minami Maeda in an interview in Yokohama in August
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 9, 2026
Rakuten Medical eyes U.S. market for its novel idea to conquer cancer
The biotech startup’s treatment uses light to destroy target cells, offering patients a way to heal with minimal damage to healthy tissue.
BioNTech said its experimental drug gotistobart nearly doubled the median survival of patients with an aggressive form of lung cancer compared to chemotherapy.
WORLD
Sep 14, 2026
BioNTech lung cancer drug extends survival versus chemotherapy
Patients treated with gotistobart lived for a median 18.5 months, compared with 10 months for those given the standard-of-care chemotherapy.
A beagle sniffs a sample during a test inside a laboratory at the Dognosis facility in Kempohalli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, on July 28.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Sep 7, 2026
Can dogs sniff cancer? AI joins the hunt in India
Early detection can make a crucial difference to cancer survival rates, but in India, many patients are diagnosed only after the disease has advanced.
Workers wearing protective suits and masks conduct a decommissioning operation near the No. 2 and No. 3 reactor buildings while a radiation monitoring post reads a radiation level of 55.6 microsieverts per hour at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, in January.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2026
53,000 Fukushima No. 1 workers received high radiation doses, Tepco reports reveal
The workers hit the level of 5 millisieverts per year, a threshold for determining whether those with leukemia are eligible for compensation benefits.
Experts say expanding breast cancer screenings requires changes to how Japan administers health insurance on a systemic level.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 22, 2026
今日吃瓜 breast cancer screening rules take a big, belated step forward
In June, the health ministry revealed that municipal breast cancer screenings would start notifying recipients if they have dense tissue — a sign tumors may be harder to detect.
Merck and Moderna said their personalized cancer vaccine helped prevent the return and spread of disease in a large trial involving more than 1,000 melanoma patients.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 20, 2026
Moderna and Merck’s breakthrough could usher in wave of cancer vaccines
The treatment involves pairing Merck’s immunotherapy drug with a customized mRNA vaccine that instructs the immune system to attack specific cancer cells.
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 11, 2026
Gut bacteria may be behind many of 今日吃瓜 colorectal cancer cases
The team said that the toxin called colibactin is considered to be involved in carcinogenesis, or the process by which normal cells turn into cancer cells.
The revised health promotion law, which went into force in April 2020, bans indoor smoking at various facilities, including restaurants, in principle.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2026
Japan looks to strengthen rules in bid to curtail passive smoking
The panel, which has been reviewing measures against secondhand smoking, stopped short of strengthening regulations on heated tobacco products.
A research team in Japan has unraveled the mechanism behind osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer that typically occurs in adolescents.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 16, 2026
Japanese researchers figure out mechanics behind rare bone cancer
Osteosarcoma often develops in the bones around the knees during adolescence, and approximately 200 patients are newly diagnosed in Japan annually.
A Pfizer logo is shown at a research facility in San Diego, California. Cancer patients given the Phizer drug sigvotatug vedotin didn’t live significantly longer than those given standard therapy.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 23, 2026
Pfizer’s lung cancer drug trial fails to boost survival
Patients given the drug, called sigvotatug vedotin, didn’t live significantly longer than those given standard therapy.
Yasuo Urata, the president and CEO of Oncolys BioPharma, said in an interview Wednesday in Tokyo that he wants to develop treatments that improve the quality of life for patients.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 18, 2026
Oncolys president reflects on long journey to world-first cancer treatment
Yasuo Urata hopes the newly approved viral therapy will improve quality of life for esophageal cancer patients.
"The next five years are critical in defining Daiichi Sankyo’s future,” CEO Hiroyuki Okuzawa said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 12, 2026
Daiichi Sankyo bets on new cancer drugs to fuel future growth
The Japanese drugmaker aims to more than double oncology revenue to above ?2.3 trillion by 2030 and become one of the world’s top five oncology players by 2035.
A Maholo humanoid robot carries out a series of tasks at the Institute of Science Tokyo's Robotics Innovation Center, during the center's opening last month.
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
May 4, 2026
Japanese scientists push for AI use in medical research and diagnoses
The technology has the potential to free staff from time-consuming, repetitive lab work and reduce human error.
Revolution Medicines’ pancreatic cancer therapy daraxonrasib has delivered stunning results in clinical trials, offering patients significantly more time to live and laying the groundwork for future advancements in treating this deadly disease.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2026
Finally, real progress against pancreatic cancer
The challenge comes from how late the disease is discovered — some 80% of pancreatic cancer patients’ tumors have already spread by the time of diagnosis.
Navigating cancer treatment as a foreign resident of Japan can be an added layer of stress, but nonprofit organizations and community resources are available to support those with a diagnosis.
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Apr 20, 2026
Counseling and community for foreign cancer patients in Japan
Navigating cancer treatment as a foreign resident can be daunting, but mental health clinics, nonprofit organizations and other platforms can support the journey.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to makes an announcement about lowering the cost of drug prices, at the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Dec. 19, 2025.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 1, 2026
Drugmakers delay some European launches with a wary eye on Trump’s pricing policies
The White House has been pushing to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S., which has traditionally paid significantly more than other wealthy countries.
An Australian man’s monthslong quest to fight his rescue mutt Rosie’s cancer using artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT has grabbed the attention of OpenAI boss Sam Altman.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 30, 2026
One man, his dog, and ChatGPT: Australia’s AI vaccine saga
Australian Paul Conyngham used artificial intelligence to design a personalized experimental treatment for his sick dog and find top scientists to administer it.
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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