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Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito says the party's rupture with the Liberal Democratic Party has given new life to its support base.

JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS

Komeito forced to chart new path after divorce from LDP

By Gabriele Ninivaggi

The party faces an urgent need to redefine its identity and set itself apart from its competitors.

Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito says the party's rupture with the Liberal Democratic Party has given new life to its support base.

Construction in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward in August

JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS

Are further restrictions on real estate purchases by foreign nationals necessary?

By Himari Semans

An expert on a panel set up by the Cabinet believes the government is better off regulating how land is used rather than who is allowed to own it.

A woman works at a noodle store in Taipei on Monday near a television screen showing a news report on China's "Justice Mission 2025" military drills around the self-ruled island.

ASIA PACIFIC

China announces 'major' military exercises around Taiwan

By Jesse Johnson

The large-scale drills are the first since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks that Japan could intervene militarily in a crisis over the democratic island.

Kumiko Shinko, a certified social welfare worker supporting Noto Peninsula quake victims, says some people are facing hardships because their welfare benefits have been terminated due to donations being recognized as income.

JAPAN / Society

Welfare benefits ended for Noto quake donation recipients

Local welfare offices judged that some households possessed assets larger than the level needed to cover the minimum living expenses guaranteed under the welfare benefit system

As Japan’s population ages, fewer workers will be supporting more dependents, reshaping the country’s social and economic balance.

JAPAN / Society / Longform

On to 2050: Life in a shrinking Japan

By Alex K.T. Martin

By 2050, Japan’s youth will inherit a transformed country, reshaped by population decline, longer lives and unprecedented demographic imbalance.

As Japan’s population ages, fewer workers will be supporting more dependents, reshaping the country’s social and economic balance.

Metropolitan Police Department officers investigate an area in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward where a woman was stabbed on Monday.

Woman injured after being stabbed in Tokyo, with the suspect at large

The woman, who said she knew the suspect, sustained injuries but was conscious when she was taken to the hospital.

An image of an integrated resort to be constructed on Yumeshima, an artificial island in Osaka Bay

Japan to begin selection process for new casino resort sites

Under the integrated resort implementation law, up to three locations can host integrated resort facilities, leaving two slots available.

Sanae Takaichi moves into the official residence of the prime minister

Japan’s research vessel berths near Antarctic Showa Station

91仓库 Princess Kako turns 31 with renewed wish for peace

Boy dies after becoming trapped in ski resort escalator in Hokkaido

SoftBank Group is trying to capitalize on soaring demand for the computing capacity that underpins artificial intelligence applications.

SoftBank nears deal for data center investment firm DigitalBridge

By Ryan Gould and Josh Sisco

The Japanese conglomerate could announce an agreement as soon as Monday for New York-listed DigitalBridge.

Employees gather during an event next to a test rocket body for the Zhuque-2 program at LandSpace’s factory in Huzhou, China, on Dec. 17.

China’s LandSpace gears up to take on Elon Musk and SpaceX

By Eduardo Baptista

The first Chinese entity to conduct a reusable rocket test is now preparing to go public to fund its future projects, as rival SpaceX considers its own initial public offering.

Return of global funds puts Southeast Asia in spotlight for 2026

By Bernadette Toh

Summary of BOJ’s December meeting hints of further rate hikes

By Erica Yokoyama

China’s BYD poised to overtake Tesla in 2025 EV sales

How company bets on bitcoin can backfire

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (center) looks on as Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn (left) shakes hands with Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow during a meeting in China's Yunnan province on Monday.

Thailand and Cambodia agree to ‘consolidate ceasefire’ in China talks

A statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry did not ?mention the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ role in facilitating the ceasefire.

Former South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee arrives for a hearing at the Seoul Central District Court on Aug.12.

South Korea's ex-first lady accused of taking over $200,000 in bribes

Kim Keon Hee, the wife of disgraced ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, also “illegally intervened in state affairs behind the scenes,” prosecutors say.

Sudanese trek through mountains to escape Kordofan fighting

Filipinos master disaster readiness, one roll of the dice at a time

By Pam Castro

Syria secures Assad-era mass grave and opens criminal investigation

By Feras Dalatey

Former rapper to run for Nepal PM in key vote after Gen Z protests

By Gopal Sharma

For Red Bull, producing alchemy between a global conglomerate and local soccer club already established in a very different culture requires plenty of tact and diplomacy.

Red Bull winning over diehard fans as energy drink giant injects life in Omiya Ardija

By Sean Carroll

As Red Bull expands its soccer empire, the energy drink giant has faced some resistance from diehard fans. But not in Japan.

Brock Purdy accounts for 5 TDs as 49ers hang on in shootout with Bears

Ronaldo confident of reaching 1,000 goals and keen to keep playing

By Karan Prashant Saxena

From injury woes to goal machine, Calvert-Lewin charts stunning revival at Leeds

By Rohith Nair

Melbourne curator in 'state of shock' after Ashes Test carnage

An Eiffel tower replica statue is on display outside the United Nations COP21 climate summit in Paris in November 2015.

Ten years after the Paris agreement, let’s redouble efforts

Emmanuel Macron

France has reduced greenhouse-gas emissions by 30% compared with 1990, including 20% between 2017 and 2024.

Takaichi, Mario, baseball and the Year of the Fire Horse

By Gearoid Reidy

Asia adrift, Asia alone

By Akihisa Nagashima

The world is failing Cambodia (again) — and this time everyone is suffering

By Jacob Sims

The positive climate news you may have missed this year

By David Fickling

Houses burned down by the Palisades Fire in Malibu, California. The widespread wildfires represented the most costly climate-linked disaster of 2025, in financial terms.

In 2025, climate policy was shoved aside even as extreme weather intensified

By Tomoko Otake

This year was not a good one for environmentalists or climate scientists as action against warming faced headwinds around the world.

How German engineers are building future-proof forests

By Joanna Gill

North Sea project promises to return carbon to exactly where it came from

Step aside fashion police, here comes fashion immigration

Hydrogen plays part in global warming, study says

The 2025 Aichi Triennale took place in several locations, including a former bathhouse where Rui Sasaki's “Unforgettable Residues” was exhibited.

A year of plenty: Endless art shows, subtle curation of themes

By Jennifer Pastore, Thu-Huong Ha and Zoria Petkoska

Japan’s art scene was bursting with public enthusiasm, overflowing exhibition halls and more art festivals vying for attention.

Brigitte Bardot, sex symbol turned animal activist, dies age 91

From trash to treasure: How anime became a museum staple

By Matt Schley

Japanese screenwriter Makiko Uchidate dies at 77

In 2025, anime tightened its grip abroad — and played it safe at home

By Matt Schley

While making it to 100 is cause for a celebration, there are a few other ages that get you an extra piece of cake in Japan.

Japan’s milestone birthdays: Why 60, 77, 80, 88 and 99 matter so much

By Yaeko Kabe

A look at Japan’s milestone birthdays, the traditions behind them and how the grammar pattern “ni totte” expresses their personal meaning.

A champagne with notes of peach, citrus and Takashi Murakami's flowers

By Melinda Joe

Japan’s original decluttering queen cleans up your new year

By Angeles Marin Cabello and Steve John Powell

Ring in the New Year with beef sushi

By Makiko Itoh

Will 91仓库 'fire horse' curse strike again in 2026?

By Thu-Huong Ha

Anton (right) came to Japan in 1975 and, through her participation in the community, formed long-lasting relationships with her neighbors.

Making a home in Japan with holiday meals and memories

By Karen Hill Anton

An American writer reflects on Christmas cake, New Year’s food and the communities she has found in Japan over the course of 50 years.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

As Japan’s population ages, fewer workers will be supporting more dependents, reshaping the country’s social and economic balance.

On to 2050: Life in a shrinking Japan

By Alex K.T. Martin

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