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The Bank of Japan last raised rates in December 2025.

BUSINESS / Economy

Bank of Japan rate hike a ‘done deal’ given inflation and weak yen

By Kazuaki Nagata

With markets worried the BOJ might be falling behind the curve, the bank is increasingly compelled to act.

BOJ Gov. Ueda hospitalized and will miss June meeting

Japan’s producer prices jump again on elevated energy costs

The Bank of Japan last raised rates in December 2025.

The Eneos Endeavor supertanker arrives at a refinery in Yokohama on Saturday.

JAPAN

Japan’s July oil imports to return to pre-Iran war level, Takaichi says

Japan relied on the Middle East for over 90% of its oil imports but has significantly diversified its supply chain.

A group of high school students arrested over allegedly trying to extort money from a boy in western Tokyo may have used ChatGPT to decide how much to demand, police said.

JAPAN / Crime & Legal

Teenagers in Tokyo allegedly used ChatGPT to decide extortion amount in assault case

By Jessica Speed

Five teenagers were arrested in January over the alleged assault and attempted extortion of ?150,000 from a high school student in the city of Hachioji.

Former Liberal Democratic Party President Yohei Kono, who had also served as Lower House speaker, during an interview in Tokyo in 2015. Kono was known as a dove in the party, and staunchly opposed revising the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution.

JAPAN / Politics

Late LDP dove Yohei Kono widely known for landmark apology over ‘comfort women’

By Eric Johnston

As chief cabinet secretary in 1993, he issued a statement expressing Japan’s “sincere apologies and remorse,” which sparked a domestic and international controversy.

Before Meiko Kaji’s hyperviolent action movies in the 1970s attracted a cult following, she made great efforts to learn the ropes of the entertainment industry.

CULTURE / Film

Meiko Kaji studied hard to smolder on screen

By Mark Schilling

The star of “Lady Snowblood” and other 1970s action films looks back on the serendipities that shaped her early career — and her dogged determination to hone her craft.

Before Meiko Kaji’s hyperviolent action movies in the 1970s attracted a cult following, she made great efforts to learn the ropes of the entertainment industry.

Emperor Naruhito speaks at a news conference about his upcoming visit to the Netherlands and Belgium, in Tokyo on Thursday.

Emperor Naruhito seeks public backing for an imperial family plan

Emperor Naruhito refrained from commenting on the content of the recent consensus proposal by lawmakers.

Smartphones and PCs seized by Osaka Prefectural Police in connection to a social media scam that led to the arrest of 41 people

Osaka police arrest 41 over side-job scam affecting 2,300 people

In the scam posted on social media, victims were told they could earn large sums through a side job if they first paid for training courses.

Man arrested after body of high school girl, 17, was found in eastern Japan

LDP approves bill to cut 45 seats in Lower House

Police in Japan seek to cooperate with businesses over lone-wolf attacks

Manga on North Korean abductions published amid little progress over issue

The tension between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is the driving force in today’s biggest technological revolution.

Anthropic v. OpenAI: Behind the bitter battle for the future of AI

By Deepa Seetharaman and Echo Wang

The companies are racing to market, viewing a first listing as a way to frame how investors will value the companies and establish their CEO as the leading voice of AI.

Japan is home to 27 registered crypto exchange providers, including BitFlyer.

Japan moves to regulate crypto like stocks in market growth push

By Alice French and Akemi Terukina

The bill would classify crypto assets as financial instruments, making them subject to lower taxes and stricter trading rules and opening the door to new products like ETFs.

SpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire

By Manya Saini and Niket Nishant

Musk’s SpaceX prices record $75 billion IPO at $135 a share

By Echo Wang

AI sparks alarm in China with call to protect worker rights

Japan financial firms to join NEC-Anthropic AI collaboration

Fireworks explode during the inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona on Wednesday.

With Pope Leo’s blessing, Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia reaches new heights

By Joan Faus

The pontiff said the fact the basilica is yet unfinished does not mar its beauty but rather serves to remind believers “that ?the Christian life is always a journey.”

Russian conscripts attend a ceremony marking their departure for garrisons from a recruitment center in Saint Petersburg last October.

Russia’s conscripts recount pressure to fight in Ukraine

The country has hardened its once-avoidable conscription system, and once inside the military machine, draftees are pressured to sign contracts to fight in Ukraine.

Suspense surrounds Swiss anti-immigration vote

India protests to U.S. after strike kills three Indian sailors

Thailand sentences Chinese Uyghurs to death over 2015 shrine bombing

Taiwan says sovereignty cannot be ‘violated,’ as China ends patrol

Wataru Endo speaks before a Japan practice at Geodis Park in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday.

Japan captain Wataru Endo pulls out of World Cup due to injury and retires from national team

Endo, who endured ?an injury-plagued?season with Liverpool, has been replaced by Borussia Moenchengladbach striker ?Shuto Machino

LA 2028 working to avoid repeat of World Cup visa issues

Knicks move within one win of title after biggest comeback in NBA Finals history

Teenage sensation Kimi Antonelli heads to Spain seeking sixth straight win

Injured Takumi Minamino takes on role of mentor for Japan at World Cup

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Jan. 5.

South Korea hit the China reset button. Or did it?

Jiseon Shin

Seoul seeks balance as it hedges against the rivalry between Washington and Beijing.

The U.S. and India have become regional rivals

By Brahma Chellaney

Anthropic’s latest AIs are making some customers uneasy

By Parmy Olson

Language, power and the price of entry

By Waka Ikeda

Hard scrutiny of AUKUS won’t scuttle that deal

By Brad Glosserman

A carbon capture project in Innisfail, Alberta, on Monday.

Carbon dioxide removal slow to take off, alarming scientists

Currently, carbon removal efforts are only removing about 5% of global annual CO2 emissions.

Volatile summer weather threatens to turn World Cup into test of heat

Study warns biodiversity loss could trigger wave of debt crises

By Marc Jones

A South Korean beekeeper counts the cost of climate change

By Hongji Kim and Minwoo Park

Takaichi calls for cooperation at meeting with leaders of island nations

Virginie Efira (left) and Tao Okamoto play two women in crisis drawn together by happenstance in Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “All of a Sudden.”

‘All of a Sudden’: A tender triumph from Ryusuke Hamaguchi

By Mark Schilling

The director’s award-winning film is a poignant study of the human condition built around the chemistry of its two leads, Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto.

‘New Group’ has big ideas but wobbly foundations

By James Hadfield

Emerging Kansai artists to watch

By Jennifer Pastore

‘Never After Dark’ finds fresh chills in familiar J-horror territory

By James Hadfield

‘Fujiko’ is a stirring portrayal of a scrappy single mom

By Mark Schilling

Before heading out to a public World Cup viewing, make sure you know the right words to support your team.

The fighting words fueling support for Japan’s World Cup team

By Yuko Tamura

Learn how Japanese expresses support, perseverance and encouragement through World Cup vocabulary and everyday phrases.

Japanese sports terms you may hear on TV

By Yuko Tamura

In Matsuyama, sushi more than worth the pilgrimage

By Robbie Swinnerton

In Japan, a bull market for bear deterrents

By Alex K.T. Martin

At 1 Hotel Tokyo, luxury is a zero-waste journey

By Gendel Gento

Manish Kumar, who asked that his face not be shown, at his restaurant in Tsurugashima, Saitama Prefecture, on June 1.

Fear and uncertainty for foreign business owners after Japan revises rules

By Elizabeth Beattie

The life that restaurateur Manish Kumar built in Japan for he and his family has been upended after Japan enacted stricter rules for the business manager visa.

Amaguri is an aptly named sweetheart

As immigration rises, Kawasaki’s foreign council shows path toward inclusion

By Moe Shimizu

Anglophone bookworms unite across Japan

By Mike Fu

Fujisawa flashpoint: A mosque project stokes nativist fears

By Simon Scott and Ben Stubbings

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Community programs and tracking systems are expanding across Japan as local governments search for ways to prevent dementia-related disappearances.

He told his wife he was ‘coming home.’ Then he disappeared.

By Alex K.T. Martin

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