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Sweetness dulls salt aversion and may lead to excessive intake, study shows

Sweetness dulls salt aversion and may lead to excessive...

The tendency is more pronounced among people with chronic kidney disease, unders...

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Ex-police chief pins hopes on new 'tokuryu' measures

Ex-police chief pins hopes on new 'tokuryu' measures

Conventional methods do not work against such groups because they recruit using ...

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Sweetness dulls salt aversion and may lead to excessive intake: study

Sweetness dulls salt aversion and may lead to excessive...

The tendency is more pronounced among people with chronic kidney disease, unders...

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Shohei Ohtani's 53rd homer caps Dodgers' slugfest in win over Giants

Shohei Ohtani's 53rd homer caps Dodgers' slugfest in wi...

With the win, the Dodgers retained a four-game lead over the San Diego Padres at...

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Fiji beats Japan 33-27 in Pacific Nations Cup rugby final

Fiji beats Japan 33-27 in Pacific Nations Cup rugby final

Fiji seized a 33-10 lead on Nasova's try early in the second half and then held ...

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How the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo delivered on the fan experience

How the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo delivere...

After the Olympics, the fan experience at World Athletics Championships was argu...

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Japan’s hopes too much for Haruka Kitaguchi’s elbow to bear at world championships

Japan’s hopes too much for Haruka Kitaguchi’s elbow to ...

"I don’t think life is over just because I did not make it to the finals here," ...

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Koizumi makes economic growth top priority in bid for LDP presidency

Koizumi makes economic growth top priority in bid for L...

Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi used a news conference Saturday in Tokyo t...

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Nanako Fujii takes bronze in 20 km race walk for Japan's second medal at worlds

Nanako Fujii takes bronze in 20 km race walk for Japan'...

The 26-year-old became the first Japanese woman to capture a medal in a race wal...

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Japan will not recognize Palestinian statehood for now

Japan will not recognize Palestinian statehood for now

The decision is believed to have been made in light of Israel hardening its stan...

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Police look to crack down harder on phishing scams amid record surge

Police look to crack down harder on phishing scams amid...

Online banking fraud surged to about ¥4.22 billion in the first half of this yea...

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Global economy takes Trump shocks in stride, for now

Global economy takes Trump shocks in stride, for now

While many players worry that things could still unravel given the right spark, ...

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How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout success at Tokyo worlds

How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout ...

Nakajima was the first Japanese runner to make the 400 final since Susumu Takano...

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Rice demand for year through June estimated to be up to 7.1 million tons

Rice demand for year through June estimated to be up to...

2025's staple rice production is forecast at between 7.28 million and 7.45 milli...

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U.S. envoys focused on Syria ousted amid pro-Damascus shift, sources say

U.S. envoys focused on Syria ousted amid pro-Damascus s...

The diplomats at the de facto U.S. mission to Syria, based in Istanbul, all repo...

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Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact amid regional tensions

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact amid...

The enhanced defense ties come amid growing uncertainty about the reliability of...