Beware the dark side of health checks
https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/beware-the-dark-side-of-health-checks
October 3, 2023, 10:25 AM
“The biggest lie of all,” biologist Kiyohiko Ikeda tells President magazine (Oct 13), “is the health check.”
Really? Aging Japan is awash in health checks. Turn 65 and…
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3 scientists win Nobel Prize in physics for looking at electrons in atoms during split seconds
https://japantoday.com/category/world/3-scientists-win-Nobel-Prize-in-physics-for-looking-at-electrons-in-atoms-during-split-seconds
October 3, 2023, 10:26 AM
The Nobel Prize in physics was awarded Tuesday to three scientists who look at electrons in atoms during the tiniest of split seconds.
Pierre Agostini of The Ohio…
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Australian Indigenous rights vote fuels racism
https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-indigenous-rights-vote-fuels-racism
October 3, 2023, 7:27 AM
A referendum aimed at elevating the rights of Indigenous Australians has instead triggered a torrent of racist slurs and abuse, with toxic debate spreading online and in the…
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Singapore says assets seized in money laundering case now at $2 billion
https://japantoday.com/category/world/singapore-says-assets-seized-in-money-laundering-case-now-at-2-billion1
October 3, 2023, 6:53 AM
Singapore said it was expecting more arrests and seizures as the Asian financial hub investigates one of its biggest cases of money laundering, in which the value of…
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Tokyo stocks end lower for 4th day on persistent U.S. rate concerns
https://japantoday.com/category/business/tokyo-stocks-end-lower-for-4th-day-on-persistent-u.s.-rate-concerns
October 3, 2023, 7:54 AM
Tokyo stocks ended lower for a fourth day running on Tuesday amid persistent concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep interest rates high for longer than previously…
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80 women arrested Jan-Sept in Tokyo's Kabukicho for alleged prostitution
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/80-women-arrested-in-tokyo%27s-kabukicho-for-alleged-prostitution
October 3, 2023, 7:34 AM
Eighty women were arrested between January and September on suspicion of prostitution for allegedly soliciting customers on the streets of Tokyo's Kabukicho nightlife district, police said Tuesday.
The…
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Families endure grief a year after Thai nursery massacre
https://japantoday.com/category/world/families-endure-grief%27s-%27open-wound%27-a-year-after-thai-nursery-massacre
October 3, 2023, 5:05 AM
Clutching a well-worn teddy named "Little Bear", Paweenuch Supolwong fiddles with Buddhist amulets hanging heavy on her neck as her grandmother tells of the trauma still afflicting the…
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China's Evergrande resumes Hong Kong trading
https://japantoday.com/category/business/china%27s-evergrande-resumes-hong-kong-trading
October 3, 2023, 4:26 AM
Shares in Chinese property giant Evergrande rose as trading resumed on Tuesday, following a suspension last week when the heavily indebted company announced its boss was under criminal…
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40-year-old man arrested over murder of parents
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/40-year-old-man-arrested-over-murder-of-parents
October 3, 2023, 7:35 AM
Fukui Prefectural Police have arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of killing his parents in August.
Police said the man, whose name has not been released, was arrested…
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Gaetz files resolution to oust McCarthy as speaker of the House
https://japantoday.com/category/world/rep.-matt-gaetz-files-resolution-to-oust-kevin-mccarthy-as-speaker-of-the-house
October 3, 2023, 3:03 AM
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing an extraordinary referendum on his leadership of the House of Representatives after a conservative member of his own conference, a longtime critic, moved…
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Phil Nevin won't return as Angels' manager after 2nd losing season
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/phil-nevin-won%27t-return-as-angels%27-manager-after-2nd-losing-season
October 3, 2023, 3:15 AM
Phil Nevin will not return as the Los Angeles Angels' manager next season.
The Angels announced Monday that they are declining their contract option for 2024 on Nevin,…
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Biles in complete control at gymnastic worlds
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/biles-in-complete-control-at-gymnastic-worlds
October 3, 2023, 12:33 AM
Simone Biles enjoyed a virtual sweep in qualifying at the gymnastics world championships on Monday, further burying the nightmare of her Tokyo Olympics.
The U.S. superstar took top…
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Pro-Moscow Japan lawmaker visits Russia in defiance of gov't advice
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/pro-moscow-japan-lawmaker-suzuki-visits-russia
October 3, 2023, 4:31 AM
A Japanese lawmaker who has long championed close ties with Moscow has met with a senior Russian Foreign Ministry official, the ministry said Monday, on a trip that…
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Nice return
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/nice-return-1
October 2, 2023, 9:40 PM
Japan's Yota Ichikawa returns the ball during the men's sepaktakraw (sometimes called “kick volleyball”) Group B preliminary match against South Korea at Jinhua Sports Centre at the 19th…
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Chelsea finally on target to down Fulham
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/chelsea-finally-on-target-to-down-fulham
October 2, 2023, 9:52 PM
Goal-shy Chelsea finally found their cutting edge on Monday, striking twice in 82 seconds to beat Fulham 2-0 and earn just their second Premier League win of the…
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Olympic leader Bach explains policy on helping Russians compete to Ukrainians
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/olympic-leader-bach-explains-policy-on-helping-russians-compete-to-ukrainians-at-world-athlete-event
October 2, 2023, 9:52 PM
Comparing the plight of Ukrainian athletes with those in another war-ravaged country Yemen, IOC president Thomas Bach explained to Olympic athlete groups Monday its policy on helping Russians…
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U.N. approves Haiti force after year of pleas
https://japantoday.com/category/world/un-approves-haiti-force-after-year-of-pleas
October 2, 2023, 9:53 PM
The United Nations Security Council on Monday approved a Kenyan-led mission aiming to bring stability to Haiti, a year after the violence-ravaged Caribbean nation's leaders first pleaded for…
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Coach Eddie Jones backed by union amid Australia's worst Rugby World Cup campaign
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/coach-eddie-jones-backed-by-union-amid-australia%27s-worst-rugby-world-cup-campaign
October 2, 2023, 9:50 PM
Rugby Australia has doubled down on backing coach Eddie Jones while the Wallabies are on the brink of missing the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals for the first time.…
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Brazil's government starts expelling thousands of people from two Amazon Indigenous territories
https://japantoday.com/category/world/brazil%27s-government-starts-expelling-thousands-of-people-from-two-amazon-indigenous-territories
October 2, 2023, 9:54 PM
Brazil’s government on Monday began removing people from two Indigenous territories in a move that will affect thousands who live in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.
The…
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U.S. Congress debates Ukraine aid as Pentagon warns money running low
https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-congress-debates-ukraine-aid-as-pentagon-warns-money-running-low
October 3, 2023, 3:03 AM
A last-ditch weekend spending agreement avoided a U.S. government shutdown but left pro-Ukraine officials in Washington scrambling on Monday to determine the best path forward for securing approval…
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Mexico's president says 10,000 migrants a day head to U.S. border
https://japantoday.com/category/world/mexico%27s-president-says-10-000-migrants-a-day-head-to-us-border-he-blames-us-sanctions-on-cuba
October 2, 2023, 9:53 PM
Mexico’s president said Monday that about 10,000 migrants per day are heading to the U.S. border, and he blamed U.S. economic sanctions on countries like Cuba and Venezuela…
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Remains of Ohio WWII seaman killed during Pearl Harbor attack identified
https://japantoday.com/category/world/remains-of-ohio-wwii-seaman-killed-during-pearl-harbor-attack-identified-will-be-buried-in-november
October 2, 2023, 9:54 PM
Defense department authorities say the remains of an Ohio sailor killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, have been identified.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said Monday…
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Microsoft CEO says unfair practices by Google led to its dominance as search engine
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/microsoft-ceo-says-unfair-practices-by-google-led-to-its-dominance-as-a-search-engine
October 2, 2023, 9:49 PM
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Monday that unfair tactics used by Google led to its dominance as a search engine, tactics that in turn have thwarted his company's…
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Ex-MLB pitcher Trevor Bauer, woman who accused him of assault in 2021 settle legal dispute
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/ex-mlb-pitcher-trevor-bauer-woman-who-accused-him-of-assault-in-2021-settle-legal-dispute
October 2, 2023, 9:52 PM
Former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer and a woman who accused him of beating and sexually assaulting her in 2021 have settled their legal dispute, Bauer's attorneys said…
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Gunfire around Karabakh persists between Armenian, Azerbaijani forces
https://japantoday.com/category/world/gunfire-around-karabakh-persists-between-armenian-azerbaijani-forces
October 2, 2023, 9:53 PM
Moscow said Russian and Azerbaijani forces on Monday came under sniper fire in Nagorno-Karabakh, days after Baku secured the surrender of Armenian separatists in an offensive to regain…
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Rugby World Cup has been largely predictable so far
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/the-rugby-world-cup-has-been-largely-predictable-so-far.-the-final-pool-games-may-offer-a-few-twists
October 2, 2023, 9:49 PM
Outside of Fiji's rise and Australia's demise, the first 3 1/2 weeks of the Rugby World Cup have been, in a large sense, predictable.
Yet none out of…
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It's good to talk -- Joseph's evolution sparked Japan's transformation
https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2023/it%27s-good-to-talk-joseph%27s-evolution-sparked-japan%27s-transformation
October 3, 2023, 7:37 AM
Head coach Jamie Joseph's evolution in delegating and becoming a better communicator is a major reason why the Japanese are a win away from reaching the Rugby World…
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Woman riding lawnmower is struck and killed by wing of plane in Oklahoma
https://japantoday.com/category/world/a-woman-riding-a-lawnmower-is-struck-and-killed-by-the-wing-of-an-airplane-in-oklahoma
October 2, 2023, 9:54 PM
A woman riding a lawnmower next to an airport runway was struck and killed by the wing of a small airplane, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Samantha…
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Years of research laid the groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots
https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/years-of-research-laid-the-groundwork-for-speedy-covid-19-shots
October 3, 2023, 7:32 AM
The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded Monday to two scientists whose work led to the mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.
As countries prepared to roll out those shots,…
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Trump seethes through start of trial in New York lawsuit accusing him of lying about his wealth
https://japantoday.com/category/world/Trump-sounds-off-outside-New-York-court-about-trial-that-accuses-him-of-lying-about-wealth
October 3, 2023, 3:03 AM
Aggrieved and defiant, former President Donald Trump spent a day in court Monday for the sometimes testy start of a trial in a fraud lawsuit that could cost him control…
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