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LDP and JIP lawmakers discuss Lower House seats reduction in Tokyo on Nov. 21.
JAPAN / Politics
Takaichi and JIP's Yoshimura agree to submit bill reducing Lower House seats
By Eric Johnston
Passing a bill to cut seats in the lower chamber was a key demand for the Japan Innovation Party to enter into a coalition government with the Liberal Democratic Party.
LDP and JIP lawmakers discuss Lower House seats reduction in Tokyo on Nov. 21.
Japan has reportedly held informal talks with the Philippines on the possible export of a Type-03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile system to Manila.
JAPAN / Politics
Japan defense firms saw sales boom in ’24 as Tokyo eyes end of more export curbs
By Jesse Johnson
Sales by Japan’s top defense firms rose 40% year-on-year in 2024, new research has shown, as Tokyo looks to further ease rules on the export of lethal defense gear.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a ceremony Monday in Tokyo after her comment referring to her determination to work hard as president of the Liberal Democratic Party was awarded buzzword of the year for 2025.
JAPAN / Society
Takaichi’s work ethic sound bite wins Japan’s buzzword of the year
By Yukana Inoue
“Work, work, work, work and work” was named 2025’s buzzword of the year.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda speaks at a meeting with business leaders in Nagoya on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
BOJ’s Ueda sends clear hint at chance of December rate hike
By Toru Fujioka
The central bank “will consider the pros and cons of raising the policy interest rate and make decisions as appropriate,” he told local business leaders in Nagoya.
Yumi Matsutoya began her decades-long career under her maiden name, Yumi Arai, but Japanese fans might know her better as “Yuming.”
CULTURE / Music / Longform
Yumi Matsutoya’s human touch in an AI age
By Patrick St. Michel
Even as she experiments with AI, Yumi Matsutoya returns to the craft, memories and instincts that shaped her long career.
Yumi Matsutoya began her decades-long career under her maiden name, Yumi Arai, but Japanese fans might know her better as “Yuming.”

JAPAN

A photo of a bear taken by a drone camera in the village of Showa, Fukushima Prefecture
Drones used to locate and drive away bears in Fukushima village
Showa's local government has conducted patrols using the drones on a regular basis since October.
Rin Yonezu holds his late brother's backpack at an elementary school in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, in August.
How one man struggled with his image as a relative of disaster victims
Some people?have suffered by seeing?their?experiences of losing their loved ones in disasters reported in ways that went against their wishes.
Tokyo police app blocks incoming international calls to help combat fraud
Okinawa school attracts Tokyo families seeking international education
Central government and Okinawa remain apart over U.S. base relocation
Uncertainty looms over Lower House seat reduction

BUSINESS

Atsuki Tofukuji, head of BYD's Japan unit, speaks during an unveiling of the company's Sealion 6 plug-in SUV in Tokyo on Monday.
BYD releases its first plug-in hybrid for Japanese market
The front-wheel-drive version of the Sealion 6 SUV sells for ?3,982,000 and the four-wheel-drive version for ?4,488,000.
Japanese firms' capital expenditure on goods excluding software edged down 0.3% from the previous quarter in the three months through September.
Japanese firms scale back investment as tariff headwinds hit
By Erica Yokoyama
Capital expenditure on goods excluding software edged down 0.3% from the previous quarter even as corporate profits jumped by the most in two years.
Osaka Expo boosts earnings at rail operators in western Japan
91仓库 JBIC shifts financing focus to economic security projects
By Makiko Yamazaki and Tamiyuki Kihara
Keeping cool: Heat a key challenge for data centers and AI
By Lucy Raitano and Supantha Mukherjee
Citadel and Point72 alumni to lead new Japan hedge fund
By Bei Hu

WORLD

A drone view shows an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rain in Padang, West Sumatra province, Indonesia,on Sunday.
Asia floods toll tops 1,000 as militaries aid survivors
Indonesia's death toll of at least 502 is the worst in a natural disaster there since a massive 2018 earthquake and subsequent tsunami killed more than 2,000 people.
Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov (R) and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) speak to the press after a meeting with U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, in Hallandale Beach, Florida, on Sunday.
Rubio sees progress in Florida talks with Ukraine, but more work needed to reach deal
The top U.S. diplomat said the talks were meant to create a pathway for Ukraine to remain sovereign and independent.
Police comb fire-ravaged Hong Kong apartments as death toll hits 146
Egypt trains hundreds of Palestinians for future Gaza police force
Hospital massacre caps long series of attacks on health care in war-torn Sudan
By Nafisa Eltahir and Lena Masri
Trump says will 'look into' supposed follow-on strike on alleged drug boat

Sports

Antlers players celebrate after the club's win over Verdy on Sunday. The victory has Kashima on the verge of a record-extending ninth J1 title.
Antlers stay in front as J1 title race goes to wire
Antlers beat Tokyo Verdy 1-0 but Reysol stayed one point behind them in the table after a 3-1 win over the league's bottom side, Albirex Niigata.
Bryce Young enjoys big day as Panthers upset Rams
Armand Duplantis and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone named World Athletes of the Year
Lane Kiffin leaves Ole Miss to become head coach at LSU
McLaren boss admits team made costly strategy blunder during Qatar GP

Opinion

China achieved manufacturing dominance thanks to its weaker protections for workers, communities and the environment. Now it’s exporting that model.
China’s unfair labor model is going global
Li Qiang
China's low rights model is no longer a domestic labor issue but a systemic challenge to global labor standards, supply chain governance and fair market competition.
China holds all the cards in global pharmaceuticals
By Juliana Liu
Why Ukraine deserves to survive
By Anna Husarska
Koizumi’s significant (and insignificant) Yonaguni visit
By Michael MacArthur Bosack
We need to shatter one big myth about the weak yen
By Daniel Moss and Gearoid Reidy

ENVIRONMENT

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce in Calgary, Alberta, on Thursday.
Canadian PM under fire for alleged climate U-turn
By Genevieve NORMAND
Mark Carney's most dramatic move came on Thursday, when he struck a deal with conservative-led energy-producing Alberta to advance a new oil pipeline.
The case of Africa's 'vanishing' carbon deals
By Kunle Adebajo and Evelyn Kpadeh Seagbeh
Indigenous peoples’ demands got more than lip service at COP30
By Fabiano Maisonnave
Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand in some hubs next year
By Sudarshan Varadhan
New tech could help COP30's Amazon rainforest protection goals
By Clar NiChonghaile and Rosalind Thacker

CULTURE

Yumi Matsutoya began her decades-long career under her maiden name, Yumi Arai, but Japanese fans might know her better as “Yuming.”
Yumi Matsutoya’s human touch in an AI age
By Patrick St. Michel
Even as she experiments with AI, Yumi Matsutoya returns to the craft, memories and instincts that shaped her long career.
Oscar-winning U.K. playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88
Mariko Tsutsui knows the power of quiet roles
By Mark Schilling
‘Bring Him Down to a Portable Size’ mourns a lovable loser
By Mark Schilling
‘Sato and Sato’: Unraveling marriage story feels universal
By James Hadfield

LIFE

No part of the sheep goes to waste at Cuore in Hokkaido. Here, creamy lamb's brain is pan-fried with banana and draped with a sliver of 24-month-aged prosciutto.
At Cuore in Hokkaido, lamb offal plays more than a bit part
By Robbie Swinnerton
Chef Yuya Urushizaki takes a nose-to-tail approach when cooking, turning typically wasted cuts of sheep into gourmet delicacies.
Chasing dragons across the temples of Nara
By Greg Goodmacher
As bathroom behavior changes, these Japanese expressions can help explain why
By Yaeko Kabe
From Otaru with love, a recipe for salmon-topped miso ramen
By Simon Daly
Tokyo’s western edge is a ramen wonderland
By Brian MacDuckston

COMMUNITY

A native of the Jura region of France, Severine Lamielle moved to Tottori Prefecture in 2024 and found a job as a taxi driver.
A French cabbie behind the wheel in small-town Japan
By Isabelle Steen
In Tottori, Japan’s least populous prefecture, Severine Lamielle’s career as a taxi driver is both a curiosity and a small sign of demographic change.
Alex and Mami St-Jean: ‘Home feels like the family we’ve created in Hokkaido’
By Jessica Speed
A perfect day in Shin-Okubo, more than just Tokyo’s Koreatown
By Eric Margolis
Bilal Karakus: ‘Coming to Japan has broadened my palate’
By Patrick Parr
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
By Gendel Gento

Editors' Picks

LIFE
In Japan, beloved pets receive human-style farewells
By Kat Joplin
In pet-loving Japan, the ways owners say goodbye to their dearly departed animals can mirror the ways they bid farewell to other humans.
LIFE
At Cuore in Hokkaido, lamb offal plays more than a bit part
By Robbie Swinnerton
No part of the sheep goes to waste at Cuore in Hokkaido. Here, creamy lamb's brain is pan-fried with banana and draped with a sliver of 24-month-aged prosciutto.
CULTURE
Is human-machine collaboration the future of fine art?
By Jessica Kozuka
Art Week Tokyo featured a live performance of Keiichiro Shibuya’s “Android Opera Mirror — Deconstruction and Rebirth —,” starring an advanced humanoid robot.
SUMO
Aonishiki’s promotion to ō锄别办颈 seals 2025 as era-changing year
By John Gunning
Aonishiki (center) holds a sea bream after his promotion to ō锄别办颈 was made official, in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Wednesday.
CULTURE
A rare dance trinity: Ballet, butoh and kabuki share the stage
By Kris Kosaka
In a rare meeting of ballet and butoh dance — a first for K-Ballet Opto — butoh company Dairakudakan and its founder, Akaji Maro, will dance alongside ballet dancers.

Podcast

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

Longform

Yumi Matsutoya began her decades-long career under her maiden name, Yumi Arai, but Japanese fans might know her better as “Yuming.”
Yumi Matsutoya’s human touch in an AI age
By Patrick St. Michel

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A sumo champion shows Japan’s real feelings about foreigners
Ukrainian-born Aonishiki (right) is promoted to ō锄别办颈 during a ceremony in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Yamada to sell ‘human washing machine’ after expo popularity
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JAPAN
Anime event in Shanghai canceled after singer's show interrupted
A anime event in Shanghai on Friday
ASIA PACIFIC
Calls for accountability over deadly Hong Kong fire silenced
Mourners attend a prayer meeting for victims of the deadly fire that occurred last week at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in the Tai Po area of Hong Kong on Sunday.
JAPAN
Toilet turmoil at Haneda Airport terminal
Electrical problems with pumps supplying water to facilities were behind a blockage of most of the toilets in Tokyo International Airport's?Terminal 2 on Friday, a spokesperson?for Japan Airport Terminal said.