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1. Sunday, October 11, 2026

2. 02:53world
   Eliud Kipchoge wins first marathon since 2023 The Japan Times story
3. 01:21world
   People-loving Autumn is ready for a new home The Japan Times
4. 01:08world
   Ronaldo suspended by Portugal FA after leaving camp, criticizing coach The Japan Times story
5. 01:06world
   Tomoka Nishiyama earns right to become shogi’s first female kishi player The Japan Times
6. 00:48world
   Trust in science falls as COVID-era confidence fades, global survey finds The Japan Times
7. 00:12world
   Hunger and malnutrition stalk Gazans, one year on from ceasefire The Japan Times story
8. 00:11world
   Survivor of botched U.S. lethal injection returns to prison The Japan Times story
9. 00:00world
   Nao-Cola Yamazaki is your favorite writer’s favorite writer The Japan Times

10. Saturday, October 10, 2026

11. 23:45world
    India detains thousands, locks down Delhi to foil election chief protest The Japan Times story
12. 23:43world
    Trump’s AI liability push opens blame game for models gone rogue The Japan Times story
13. 23:41world
    Trump calls for replacing Zelenskyy in tussle over diesel deal with Russia The Japan Times story
14. 23:41world
    Houthi attack on Saudi airport kills 12, over 300 wounded The Japan Times story
15. 23:00world
    Win friends and influence people with nori ‘caviar’ The Japan Times
16. 04:29world
    Takaichi again in a bind as U.S. threatens to ‘end’ ICC The Japan Times story
17. 04:29world
    Taiwan’s leader says increasing defense spending to ‘deter war’ The Japan Times story
18. 02:04world
    Anthropic cites new AI misbehavior, some on government sites The Japan Times story
19. 01:37world
    U.S. Treasury chief Scott Bessent to skip IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok The Japan Times story
20. 01:02world
    Tax cut to bring ¥36,000 benefit per citizen, Takaichi says The Japan Times
21. 00:59world
    Beer maker leaders may have been aware of price cartel The Japan Times story
22. 00:14world
    China militia boat spotted for first time off Taiwan’s east coast, patrol finds The Japan Times
23. 00:13world
    Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport The Japan Times story
24. 00:11world
    U.S. lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman The Japan Times story

25. Friday, October 9, 2026

26. 23:55world
    China and EU strike deal to halve Chinese hybrid exports The Japan Times story
27. 23:54world
    Iran guards ability to build missiles as Trump eases attacks The Japan Times story
28. 23:50world
    Republican opposition widens to livestreamed execution; Trump still weighing it The Japan Times story
29. 23:49world
    Major earthquake hits Panama, injures at least 27 The Japan Times story
30. 23:49world
    Strong Panama quake shakes nation, but avoids major destruction The Japan Times story
31. 23:00world
    ‘Children Untold’ shines a light on the plight of postwar orphans The Japan Times
32. 22:49world
    Trump says Russia to supply diesel to U.S. and global markets The Japan Times story
33. 22:02world
    U.S. sanctions ICC after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize The Japan Times story
34. 16:20world
    Saving for the future is making some investors ‘NISA broke’ The Japan Times
35. 09:12world
    Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize The Japan Times story
36. 08:51world
    Data leak at travel companies could impact millions of customer records The Japan Times
37. 08:37world
    SoftBank seeks $100 billion from Gulf states for AI, FT says The Japan Times story
38. 08:15world
    Yayoi Kusama Museum new exhibit unveils a ‘ladder to heaven’ The Japan Times
39. 08:15world
    Nearly 30 years after IMF rescue, Thailand faces new economic test The Japan Times story
40. 07:57world
    Walking through flames: Orangutan rescued in Indonesia fires The Japan Times story
41. 07:42world
    As influenza cases rise, residents rush to get flu shots The Japan Times
42. 07:20world
    Inside the deadlock at the world’s top climate science body The Japan Times
43. 07:05world
    Okinawa resolution calls for revision of U.S. forces pact after murder The Japan Times story
44. 06:36world
    Modi wants India to power the AI age. Residents are pushing back. The Japan Times story
45. 06:29world
    Government to submit bill on food consumption tax reduction to parliament The Japan Times
46. 06:09world
    Erling Haaland calls for Manchester City fans to ‘stick together’ The Japan Times story
47. 05:52world
    Iranian stuntwomen breaking gender norms with daring feats The Japan Times
48. 05:49world
    LDP’s Furuya says Takaichi called China’s sanctions against him ‘great honor’ The Japan Times story
49. 05:12world
    African friendlies against Argentina often marred by chaos and disorganization The Japan Times
50. 05:00world
    Rakuten Medical eyes U.S. market for its novel idea to conquer cancer The Japan Times
51. 04:55world
    Hard-hitting Guardians beat White Sox to force decisive fifth game in ALDS The Japan Times story
52. 03:42world
    Nvidia-backed Lumentum sold out of AI server parts till 2029 The Japan Times story
53. 03:32world
    Putin offers help to Iran to end Mideast war ahead of summit The Japan Times story
54. 02:53world
    Oct. 7 was a tragedy, what followed was worse The Japan Times
55. 02:38world
    Aces star A’ja Wilson collects record fifth MVP award The Japan Times story
56. 02:25world
    Closing NATO’s deterrence gap The Japan Times story
57. 02:13world
    Russia demands Netherlands hand over ICC President Tomoko Akane The Japan Times story
58. 02:12world
    U.S. suspends Microsoft and other tech firms with India links from visa program The Japan Times story
59. 02:10world
    China announces candidate for WHO chief The Japan Times story
60. 02:07world
    F1 drivers split on cooling vests as sweltering conditions await in Singapore The Japan Times
61. 01:55world
    USS Abraham Lincoln back in home port after troubled Persian Gulf deployment The Japan Times story
62. 01:48world
    India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement says many members detained ahead of Delhi rally The Japan Times story
63. 01:46world
    France to fight student unrest by dispatching thousands of teachers The Japan Times story
64. 01:37world
    U.K.’s Burnham says he is open to Germany joining joint fighter jet program The Japan Times
65. 01:18world
    Madrid mourns evicted retiree, ‘icon’ of Spain housing protests The Japan Times story
66. 01:13world
    Zelenskyy accuses U.S. of inaction as Russian strikes kill over 70 in two days The Japan Times story
67. 01:07world
    Maduro faces new charge of torturing U.S. citizens in custody The Japan Times story
68. 00:41world
    U.S. military to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter The Japan Times story
69. 00:24world
    Trump says U.S. won’t attack Iran before midterm elections The Japan Times story
70. 00:00world
    Elvis comes back as a ghost in a noh theater play The Japan Times

71. Thursday, October 8, 2026

72. 21:14world
    Anime is winning over a new generation of fans The Japan Times story
73. 12:54world
    South Korea test-fires its first homegrown hypersonic weapon: presidency The Japan Times story
74. 12:28world
    BOJ raises economic assessment for Tohoku and Shikoku as tech demand remains strong The Japan Times
75. 11:58world
    Nihon Hidankyo hears calls to pass cause to second generation The Japan Times
76. 11:24world
    Trump reportedly asked Xi to meet with Takaichi The Japan Times story
77. 11:10world
    Canadian writer Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature The Japan Times story
78. 10:00world
    Climate needs same urgency as defense spending, COP31 chief says The Japan Times story
79. 09:44world
    Samsung and TSMC fail to excite investors used to torrid AI growth The Japan Times story
80. 09:15world
    Uniqlo on track to overtake H&M, eyes Zara for global No. 1 The Japan Times story
81. 09:04world
    South Korea to recall ambassador from Ukraine amid deepening row The Japan Times story
82. 08:43world
    Takaichi continues to fend off questions about scandal-hit farm minister The Japan Times
83. 08:26world
    Nomura, Daiwa CEOs flag risk AI may spoil stock market rally The Japan Times
84. 07:50world
    Takaichi says economy doesn’t need reflationary policy The Japan Times
85. 07:27world
    Jayden Daniels vow to ‘embrace the brace’ in return from latest elbow injury The Japan Times
86. 06:17world
    U.S. opens direct talks with Myanmar’s generals, reversing years of isolation The Japan Times
87. 05:25world
    Nobel winner Kenso Soai says he understood the significance of his research The Japan Times story
88. 05:11world
    Corridor named after late PM Abe completed in India The Japan Times
89. 04:47world
    AI data-center boom ignites bidding war for critical TDK unit The Japan Times story
90. 04:06world
    EU takes firmer stance on China’s trade practices as Beijing talks begin The Japan Times story
91. 04:05world
    Populations of wild species fell by an average of 73% from 1970 to 2022, WWF says The Japan Times story
92. 03:44world
    Dodgers get past Braves in Game 4 to reach NLCS The Japan Times story
93. 03:20world
    Move quickly and bravely in the Okinawa killing case — or else The Japan Times
94. 03:10world
    Oasis urges Nidec to seek a buyout and warns of delisting risk The Japan Times story
95. 03:08world
    Spanish woman whose eviction sparked mass housing protests dies weeks later The Japan Times story
96. 02:54world
    Brazil’s political center of gravity has shifted The Japan Times story
97. 02:43world
    How is the U.S. military responding to the Okinawa murder? The Japan Times story
98. 02:37world
    Four former top managers indicted over fatal 2022 fire at rice cracker plant The Japan Times
99. 02:28world
    Scientists in Vienna and Beijing create world’s first nuclear clocks The Japan Times story
100. 02:22world
     Climate change strips island’s title of largest penguin colony, study shows The Japan Times story
101. 02:18world
     Jon Rahm to leave LIV Golf in new blow to embattled circuit amid bankruptcy The Japan Times story
102. 02:09world
     Housing crisis set to dominate Spain’s snap election The Japan Times story
103. 01:53world
     Euroleague owners seek way forward as NBA prepares to enter Europe The Japan Times story
104. 01:34world
     South Korea bank hack suspect may be 26-year-old in China, U.S. firm says The Japan Times story
105. 01:24world
     Houthi attacks kill three at Saudi Airports, including in Riyadh The Japan Times story
106. 00:58world
     U.K. sees Trump’s bomber jets move boosting Iran and Russia The Japan Times story
107. 00:28world
     Israelis mark three years since Oct. 7 as Palestinians mourn Gaza’s destruction The Japan Times story
108. 00:14world
     A 194-year-old tortoise, world’s oldest land animal, may hold clues to longer life The Japan Times story
109. 00:01world
     Embattled Republicans rebuff Trump as their U.S. Senate races tighten The Japan Times story

110. Wednesday, October 7, 2026

111. 23:42world
     Zelenskyy condemns one of Russia’s most ‘vile strikes’ as at least 28 killed in Ukraine The Japan Times story
112. 12:26world
     Nomura Asset Management shifts focus to longer-term returns The Japan Times story
113. 09:34world
     12 years sought for attacker of anti-NHK group leader The Japan Times
114. 09:29world
     China’s foreign minister suggested Takaichi resolve Taiwan remark issue The Japan Times story
115. 09:08world
     Takaichi meets with Okinawa’s Koja after U.S. Marine’s arrest over murder The Japan Times story
116. 08:46world
     Takaichi defends plan to combine consumption tax cut with income-based cash payments The Japan Times
117. 07:22world
     $200 tuna-cutting dining events offer ‘point of connection’ with sushi culture The Japan Times story
118. 06:42world
     Regional management organizations help residents take lead in their communities The Japan Times
119. 06:26world
     Man arrested over stabbing outside Ibaraki restaurant whose owner was found dead The Japan Times
120. 05:27world
     Sumo’s officiating cohort is a world of its own The Japan Times
121. 04:44world
     Reports of rising powers’ demise are premature The Japan Times
122. 04:33world
     Man arrested after girlfriend’s body found in mountains of Miyagi Prefecture The Japan Times
123. 04:30world
     The reclusive Houthi leader wreaking havoc in the Middle East The Japan Times
124. 04:30world
     McKenna scores first goal for Leafs in overtime win The Japan Times story
125. 04:02world
     Government intelligence job experience event receives overwhelming interest The Japan Times
126. 03:03world
     Kawasaki Heavy unveils dog-shaped robot companion for older people The Japan Times
127. 03:00world
     U.S. military in Okinawa pauses operations and enforces curfew in wake of murder The Japan Times story
128. 02:30world
     Emotion, tears as Messi retires from Argentina national team The Japan Times story
129. 02:20world
     TV personality Dewi Sukarno fined over assaults on ex-employees The Japan Times
130. 02:13world
     Yamamoto drives Dodgers to the brink of NLCS The Japan Times story
131. 01:58world
     U.S. and China discuss reciprocal visits to nuclear sites, CNN reports The Japan Times story
132. 01:55world
     Trump to speak to Putin on plague as U.S. and U.N. urge transparency The Japan Times story
133. 01:55world
     Former German spy chief arrested for attempted treason, obtaining state secrets The Japan Times story
134. 01:51world
     North Korea warns South not to cross border by even a ‘millimeter’ The Japan Times story
135. 01:34world
     Iran ramps up ship attacks in Hormuz just as oil and gas flows climb The Japan Times story
136. 01:26world
     Apple’s smart home push includes doorbell, lock and thermostat codeveloped with LG The Japan Times story
137. 01:09world
     North Korea warns U.S. over Taiwan while Kim pledges support for Russia The Japan Times story
138. 01:03world
     Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike is conscious and speaking, lawyers say The Japan Times story
139. 01:00world
     Alien ‘phoenix planet’ was born from the ashes of a dying star The Japan Times story
140. 01:00world
     Paramount closes Warner merger in historic Hollywood deal The Japan Times story
141. 00:46world
     Californians blast Trump remark that Iran could ‘take out’ Los Angeles, San Diego The Japan Times story
142. 00:30world
     Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned: A Sushi Bus confession The Japan Times
143. 00:25world
     ‘2026 is the new 1789’: French students take school anger to Paris streets The Japan Times story

144. Tuesday, October 6, 2026

145. 10:02world
     Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize in physics The Japan Times story
146. 09:00world
     ‘The Ozu Diaries’: An engaging look at the man behind the myth The Japan Times
147. 08:49world
     7-Eleven exits India amid mounting competition The Japan Times
148. 08:39world
     Takaichi starts Diet session having to deal with agriculture minister’s scandal The Japan Times
149. 08:01world
     Suzuki undercuts BYD as competition grows in market for low-budget EV minicars The Japan Times
150. 07:26world
     Western Pacific sees rare trio of storms The Japan Times
151. 06:56world
     How to protect yourself against cybersecurity threats The Japan Times story
152. 06:53world
     South Korea’s Lee says AI appears to have been used in bank hacks The Japan Times story
153. 06:33world
     Remote-controlled traffic barriers to be installed at flood-prone underpasses The Japan Times
154. 06:14world
     Ebola spreads ‘like wildfire’ as health workers battle exhaustion The Japan Times story
155. 06:11world
     With Uzbekistan open for business, investors watch reform staying power The Japan Times
156. 05:50world
     OpenAI apologizes for Australia hack amid pushback on data center project The Japan Times story