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The National Cancer Center Hospital in Tokyo’s Chuo ward
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 19, 2025
Five-year pancreatic cancer survival rate hits 10.7% for men and 10.2% for women
The rates are the lowest among all cancer types except for childhood cancers.
The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, provides health care subsidies to lower-income households.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 15, 2025
Clash over health care subsidies threatens to reshape 2026 midterms
The Affordable Care Act subsidies has become an electoral issue among Republicans in one of the nation's most reliably conservative states.
Risa Matsuda, 27, a staffer at Muscle Girls, flexes while doing a pole dance for customers.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 14, 2025
Tokyo's viral Muscle Girls bar flexes a brawny sort of beauty
Staff at the viral nightlife spot say embracing a new beauty standard helps them shed societal expectations on femininity.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (left) attends a session of the House of Councilors Budget Committee at the Diet in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 14, 2025
Prime Minister Takaichi says she sleeps only 2-4 hours a night
The revelation about how little she sleeps came after Takaichi raised eyebrows last week by arranging a 3 a.m. staff meeting in her office to prepare for a parliamentary session.
Former health minister Norihisa Tamura (center right) of the Liberal Democratic Party and House of Representatives member Satoshi Uemura (center left) of the Japan Innovation Party attend discussions on social security reform on Wednesday at the Diet building.
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2025
LDP and JIP eye out-of-pocket price hike for OTC-like drugs
The parties are looking to increase patients’ costs for prescription medicines whose ingredients and effects are similar to those of over-the-counter drugs.
A Congolese Red Cross worker receives an mpox vaccination at a hospital in Goma in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in October 2024.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2025
Third of donated Japanese mpox vaccines wasted in Congo amid storage issues
Japan has donated 3 million doses of its LC16 vaccine to Congo to help fight a new form of mpox known as clade Ib, which sparked a global health emergency last year.
A group of researchers from Japanese universities as well as British and South Korean scientists has discovered a factory-like cellular system that prevents insulin abnormalities, potentially paving the way for new diabetes treatments.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 12, 2025
'Factory' in cells found to prevent insulin abnormalities
The finding by a group of researchers from Japanese universities, as well as British and South Korean scientists, could help with the development of new diabetes treatments.
Early evidence suggests that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, when given shortly before cancer immunotherapy, may significantly boost survival rates by activating the immune system.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 12, 2025
What if the COVID-19 vaccine could save cancer patients too?
That something as simple as a COVID-19 vaccine might improve survival in cancer patients receiving standard immunotherapy has taken oncologists by surprise — in a good way.
Palestinians carry aid supplies in Gaza. UNICEF said it faces serious challenges getting 1.6 million syringes and solar-powered fridges to store vaccine vials into Gaza.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 12, 2025
UNICEF says Israel blocking 1 million syringes needed to vaccinate Gaza children
The blockage comes amid Israeli concerns that items such as syringes and refrigerators could be repurposed for military use.
Researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo and other institutions have developed an AI model that detects high diabetes risk using only electrocardiogram data.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 11, 2025
Japan team builds AI model to identify diabetes risk from electrocardiogram data
The method, which does not require blood tests, could lead to early detection of the disease.
Venus Williams loses a point during a women’s singles match at the Mubadala Citi DC Open at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center in Washington on July 24.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2025
Venus Williams exposed all that's wrong with U.S. health insurance
U.S. policymakers have made clear that rather than rock this boat, they’d prefer to wait for health care to tip over on its own.
An attendee at a longevity and anti-aging conference exits a cryotherapy chamber in Shanghai on Sept. 21.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 9, 2025
In China, the dream of outrunning time
The search for the elixir of life, embraced with gusto in recent years by American tech billionaires like Peter Thiel, has been under way in China for more than two millenniums.
Scientists still don’t fully understand why women live longer than men. The aging process differs between the sexes and in most mammals, with females tending to live longer than males.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2025
How women could be the key to unlocking longer life
Scientists still don’t fully understand why women live longer than men. The aging process differs between the sexes and in most mammals, females tend to live longer than males.
The health ministry on Friday said that the weekly average of new influenza cases per monitored medical institution hit 14.90, surpassing the alert level of 10.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 7, 2025
Flu cases in Japan exceed alert level, health ministry says
The alert level of 10 cases per regularly monitored medical institution nationwide indicates a possible large-scale outbreak within four weeks.
Influenza outbreaks began in Japan in late September, earlier than usual, amid increased cross-border travel.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 4, 2025
Japan's flu season began in September, earlier than usual amid tourism surge
Basic measures — such as washing hands, wearing masks in crowds and frequent ventilation — are effective in preventing infection.
Takeda's dengue vaccine shows seven years of strong protection against infection and hospitalization, marking the longest efficacy reported to date.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 4, 2025
Takeda’s dengue vaccine shows long-lasting protection
The results bolster confidence in Takeda’s two-dose regimen, especially as countries grapple with record dengue outbreaks fueled by climate change.
Bontan Ame candies are promoted at a convenience store in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward in August, with advertising slogans recommending concert and moviegoers to take the sweet with them.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Oct 27, 2025
Bontan Ame gains popularity for rumored powers to suppress the urge to pee
Articles compiling the locations in Japan where people can get Bontan Ame can be found on South Korean websites.
Medical workers treat a patient in a COVID-19 ward at Chiba University Hospital in Chiba in August 2021.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 24, 2025
Japanese researchers link COVID-19 ‘brain fog’ to neural receptors
A study found that people who reported difficulty returning to daily life after contracting COVID-19 had a higher-than-usual density of a certain receptor.
Aska Pharmaceutical's emergency contraceptive pill Norlevo has been approved for over-the-counter sales by the health ministry.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 20, 2025
Japan approves emergency contraceptive pill for over-the-counter sales
Aska Pharmaceutical's Norlevo is the first emergency contraceptive pill to be approved for sale without a prescription in the country.
A health worker administers HPV vaccine to a student in Islamabad on Sept. 24.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 14, 2025
Spread of drug-resistant superbugs surging, WHO warns
The United Nations' health agency warned that one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections worldwide in 2023 showed resistance to antibiotic treatments.
Economic security minister stresses crackdown on rule-breaking foreign nationals
Economic security minister Kimi Onoda speaks during a group interview in Tokyo on Monday.
Beware of China’s strategic distortion of reality
China holds a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing on Sept. 3. 
Japan seeks to placate China as strained relations move beyond political realm
Director-General of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Masaaki Kanai (left) and Chinese Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs Liu Jinsong depart after a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Tuesday.
More Japanese firms relax rules in tussle for workers
Hinako Mori, 22, arranges products at a Don Quijote outlet in Tokyo in October. The Japanese retailer, which relaxed its rules concerning hair and nail polish three years ago, says nearly a quarter of its employees sport brightly colored hair.
Osaka proposes to halt applications for minpaku private lodgings
The Osaka Prefectural Government and several municipalities on Monday submitted a proposal to halt new special-zone minpaku applications, citing repeated complaints about some foreign guests.
Economic security minister stresses crackdown on rule-breaking foreign nationals
Economic security minister Kimi Onoda speaks during a group interview in Tokyo on Monday.
How Band-Maid brought anime energy into the hard-rock sound of ‘Scooooop’
Members of Band-Maid combine heavy riffs and maid-inspired visuals in their latest project, "Rock Is a Lady’s Modesty."
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
Who is cricket’s Shohei Ohtani?
South African cricket legend Jacques Kallis plays a shot during the final day of a cricket test match against India in Johannesburg in December 2013.
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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