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Although vaccines for rubella are widely available, identifying the main receptor for the rubella virus will hopefully aid the development of antiviral drugs and infection prevention methods.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 11, 2026
Japan research team identifies rubella virus receptor
Although vaccines for rubella are widely available, identifying the main receptor for the virus may aid the development of antiviral drugs.
People taking part in a session for frailty prevention volunteers in Sendai in September practice measuring calf circumference, a technique used during frailty checks.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Nov 9, 2026
Peer-support program for healthier aging gains ground in Sendai
The program, focused on frailty prevention, was launched in 2015, and similar programs are now active in more than 100 municipalities across Japan.
Congolese medical workers carry the coffin containing the body of a doctor who died at an Ebola treatment center after contracting the virus, during her burial in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Saturday.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2026
The world’s perilous Ebola complacency
Global leaders must fund the Africa-led regional response today, or risk paying a higher price in human lives and economic devastation tomorrow.
Omron Healthcare has been expanding its market share for blood pressure monitors in India since it set up a local sales company in 2010.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2026
Omron to raise output capacity for blood pressure monitors at Indian plant
The move will take capacity at the Chennai plant, which started operations in November last year, to 3 million units a year.
Members of the Meguro River Lazy Runners group gather for a chat and some stretching prior to their run on a recent weekday morning, in Tokyo's Nakameguro district.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Nov 2, 2026
‘Lazy’ running becomes fresh way for Tokyo runners to build community
An increasing number of coffee-centric, sociable running clubs are starting up across Tokyo, drawing more casual runners in search of community.
Keiichiro Ishiguro, a professor at Chiba University's Graduate School of Medicine, explains the findings of his research team at the education ministry on Thursday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 30, 2026
Japanese researchers discover protein that may shed light on fertility decline
The findings could give insight into why older people face higher risks of infertility, miscarriage and their children having chromosomal disorders.
The family of a Kurdish man who died in custody at the Metropolitan Police Department's Takao station has sued the metropolitan government and a clinic for ?57 million in damages.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 28, 2026
Bereaved family of Kurdish man who died in custody sues Tokyo government
The man’s death “reflects a profound lack of human rights awareness within the police organization,” the family’s attorney said.
Some municipalities allow students who refuse to attend school to undergo health checkups separately from other students or at local medical institutions, according to the internal affairs ministry.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2026
Japan eyes health checkup support for truant students
Some municipalities allow truant students to undergo health checkups on days and times when they would not meet other students at school.
Nadia Akter Manna and Humayun Rashid look at a dress belonging to their 9-month-old daughter, Labiba Akter, who died during a recent deadly measles outbreak, in Sunamganj, Bangladesh.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Oct 20, 2026
Bangladesh battle against measles a ‘real warning’ to other nations
So far, 1,147 people have died of the highly contagious disease, with 94% of reported deaths among children under five years old, the WHO said.
As more customers report issues with personal-training contracts, one customer, a woman in her 20s, reported to the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan that she was talked into registering for multiple contracts after attending a cheap trial session with a trainer.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2026
Cases of consumers disputing personal training contracts rise
Hundreds of people are raising concerns that they were talked into multiple contracts after starting out on a trial or discount sign-up offer.
While previous studies had shown that a continued high-calorie diet slows down brain functions, researchers had yet to unravel the complex mechanism on a molecular level.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 15, 2026
High-calorie diet causes brain nerve abnormalities, researchers find
A team in Japan has found that a cognitive decline from continually eating high-calorie food is due to abnormalities in the synapses.
A dentist checks a child's teeth at a mobile dental clinic inside a traditional tent in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in August.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 15, 2026
Mobile clinics battle Mongolia’s childhood dental ‘disaster’
Hundreds of thousands of Mongolian children suffer from untreated dental problems due to a combination of unhealthy food and a lack of dental care.
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.
Attendees take part in a sleep competition organized by a mattress brand in Tokyo on Oct. 5.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2026
Ready, set, snooze: Sleep-deprived Japanese compete for best-rested
Self-described elite “competitive sleepers” vied to nap the fastest and deepest in a Tokyo contest organized by a mattress company.
A Japan Sports Agency survey revealed that the physical strength of women in their 40s is declining markedly due to a lack of physical exercise opportunities.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 12, 2026
Sports club affiliation influences physical strength, survey shows
The Japan Sports Agency survey also revealed that the physical strength of women in their 40s is declining markedly.
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers remarks while President Donald Trump listens during a news conference to announce a link between autism and childhood vaccines and the use of popular pain medication Tylenol for pregnant women and children, claims which are not backed by science, at the White House in Washington in September last year.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 11, 2026
Trust in science falls as COVID-era confidence fades, global survey finds
The retreat has potentially far-reaching consequences for public health as vaccination rates decline and preventable diseases resurge.
The health ministry declared the start of the flu season on Aug. 28, the second-earliest date since records began in 1999.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 9, 2026
As influenza cases rise, residents rush to get flu shots
The average number of flu patients in Japan jumped to 11.35 per clinic for the week through Oct. 4.
In response to complaints from pedestrians, Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward has said that it will examine whether new safety measures are needed for runners around the Imperial Palace.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 9, 2026
Tokyo’s palace runners say respect vital as Chiyoda considers new safety measures
Imperial Palace runners believe backlash from pedestrians on social media is due to a few rude runners.
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.
Jonathan, a giant tortoise believed to be the world's oldest known living land animal, stands in front of Plantation House, in St. Paul on the South Atlantic island of St. Helena.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 8, 2026
A 194-year-old tortoise, world’s oldest land animal, may hold clues to longer life
Jonathan the giant tortoise may owe his longevity to genetic traits and an ability to keep key cellular systems functioning in a more youthful way.
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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