Tomoka Nishiyama earns right to become shogi’s first female <i>kishi</i> player
Nishiyama, 31, who holds four titles in the joryu kishi system for women, could become the first female to compete in…
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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…
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Two die and 16 hurt in Osaka <i>danjiri</i> float festival accidents
The victims, both men, were crushed under floats that overturned when traveling on the road, according to the Osaka…
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Hunger and malnutrition stalk Gazans, one year on from ceasefire
Every day, Niyaha al-Masri spends six exhausting hours or more queueing at a community kitchen in the hope of getting…
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Survivor of botched U.S. lethal injection returns to prison
Pike, 50, was given two doses of the drug pentobarbital on Sept. 30 — a usually fatal dose that nevertheless failed to…
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Nao-Cola Yamazaki is your favorite writer’s favorite writer
More than 20 years after their literary debut, two of Nao-Cola Yamazaki's books have finally appeared in English…
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India detains thousands and locks down Delhi to foil election chief protest
Thousands of police and paramilitary personnel were deployed across the city.
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Trump’s AI liability push opens blame game for models gone rogue
Further complicating any finding of responsibility, a model's behavior is shaped by both its AI developer and the end…
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Houthi strike on airport kills 12 as Saudi coalition vows ‘decisive’ response
The attack has raised the specter of a wider escalation, with President Donald Trump signaling the U.S. could join…
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Win friends and influence people with nori ‘caviar’
It doesn't have to be caviar to have the same culinary cachet, and this nori 'caviar' recipe proves it.
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Germany eyes joining GCAP fighter jet project with U.K, Italy and Japan
There has been mounting speculation the group could open the door to Germany after a rival Franco-German fighter…
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Taiwan’s leader says increasing defense spending to ‘deter war’
Taiwan has earmarked a record NT$1.1 trillion in defense spending for 2027, which accounts for more than 3% of GDP.
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Takaichi again in a bind as U.S. threatens to ‘end’ ICC
Japan, which hosts roughly 60,000 U.S. service members and depends on Washington for its security, will need to walk a…
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Anthropic cites new AI misbehavior, some on government sites
The incident prompted a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration for artificial intelligence companies…
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U.S. Treasury chief Scott Bessent to skip IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok
Bessent's absence comes at a critical moment when benchmark Treasury yields have surged to their highest levels in…
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More Japanese firms hit by large-scale data breaches
The companies respectively said that they had found no evidence of unauthorized use of the affected information by…
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Tax cut to bring ¥36,000 benefit per citizen, Takaichi says
The ¥36,000 figure was reached by dividing the total tax revenue loss to the central and local governments from the tax…
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Beer maker leaders may have been aware of price cartel
Some of the officials with Asahi Breweries, Kirin Brewery, Sapporo Breweries and Suntory Holdings admitted to the…
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China militia boat spotted for first time off Taiwan’s east coast, patrol finds
Taipei regards the area off its east coast as critical to wartime supply routes from allies in the event of a blockade…
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Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport
The unnamed Omani co-pilot had drawn inspiration from Al-Qaeda's Sept. 11 suicide attacks on the U.S., the United Arab…
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U.S. lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman
The move comes a after report that said the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump had opened talks with…
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China and EU strike deal to halve Chinese hybrid exports
The "shared understanding" would "moderate" China's export of the cars to the EU, and would cut the imports of several…
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Iran guards ability to build missiles as Trump eases attacks
Officials say Iran remains well-stocked with ballistic missiles and some anti-ship weapons, and can quickly add more.
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Republican opposition widens to livestreamed execution; Trump still weighing it
A government execution has never been broadcast or livestreamed, experts say, and the military has not executed anyone…
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Strong Panama quake shakes nation, but avoids major destruction
Despite the force of Friday's tremor, the country appeared to have been spared the destruction of other recent powerful…
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The shallow tremor was felt across the Central American nation of around 4.5 million people, according to the National…
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‘Children Untold’ shines a light on the plight of postwar orphans
Miwa Nishikawa's "Children Untold" tells a Dickensian tale of Japanese orphans in the aftermath of World War II.
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Still-simmering ‘Japanese Ramen Simulator’ is already worth a slurp
Launching Oct. 9, the new game from Tokyo studio Wild Dog is rough around the edges but has promising potential.
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Trump says Russia to supply diesel to U.S. and global markets
Prices for diesel are near a record and have put Trump's fellow Republicans at risk ahead of the Nov. 3 congressional…
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U.S. sanctions ICC after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed her deep concern over the move, calling it "incompatible with" Japan's position.
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Saving for the future is making some investors ‘NISA broke’
The spread of a new buzzword highlights a growing struggle among young investors.
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Weather-roiling El Nino hits record strength, Japan weather agency says
Sea temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean were 4C above normal as of September, the highest in records going back…
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Japan to launch research study on rapid-response space transport
The move comes as more countries, including China, Russia and the U.S. continue to bolster their military capabilities…
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Nobel Peace Prize goes to international jurist Navi Pillay
The committee said it awarded Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law.
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Japan’s Prudential Life ordered to halt operations for over three months
The suspension order comes after numerous former and current employees were found in January to have improperly…
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Workers’ compensation approvals for mental health rose in fiscal 2025
The figure, published in this year's white paper on measures to prevent karōshi, marked a record high for the seventh…
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