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Sanae Takaichi speaks before a runoff election at the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election on Sept. 27, 2024, in Tokyo. She has yet to go public about a potential entry into the race this year.

JAPAN / Politics

LDP to pick next party leader through "full-scale vote"

By Gabriele Ninivaggi

Campaigning for the presidency will kick off on Sept. 22, with a final vote on Oct. 4.

Sanae Takaichi speaks before a runoff election at the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election on Sept. 27, 2024, in Tokyo. She has yet to go public about a potential entry into the race this year.

Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2024

JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS

Who might the LDP woo once it elects its next president?

By Eric Johnston

Short of a majority in both chambers of parliament, the ruling party needs an opposition party’s support to elect its leader as prime minister.

This frame grab taken from AFPTV footage shows smoke billowing after explosions in Doha on Tuesday.

WORLD

Israel attacks Hamas leaders in Qatar; U.S. says it had little warning

By Andrew Mills, Jana Choukeir, Jeff Mason and Ahmed Elimam

The attack drew condemnation from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and the European Union, and risks derailing Gaza ceasefire talks.

Shipping containers are parked at Thar Dry Port in Sanand in the western part of Gujarat, India, on Aug. 27.

BUSINESS / Economy

Trump floats massive tariffs on China and India to pressure Russia

By Skylar Woodhouse and Alberto Nardelli

Other potential measures include further sanctions on Russia’s oil tankers and finance sector.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba holds a news conference on Sunday in Tokyo where he announced his resignation.

COMMENTARY / Japan

The Liberal Democratic Party’s internal coup is complete

Michael MacArthur Bosack

Ishiba came into the prime ministership last year with the odds already stacked against him. The LDP was a fractured party with waning public support.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba holds a news conference on Sunday in Tokyo where he announced his resignation.

Kobe Mayor Kizo Hisamoto addresses in May in Kobe a meeting of a study group discussing the idea of taxing owners of vacant units in high-rise condominiums.

Kobe eyes tax on vacant or underused units in high-rise condos

Since taking office, Kobe Mayor Kizo Hisamoto has highlighted problems associated with high-rise condominiums, pushing to strengthen regulations and address aging buildings.

Yoko Inoue (third from right), co-head of a civic group working to recover the remains of victims of a fatal 1942 accident at the Chosei coal mine in Yamaguchi Prefecture, calls on the government to conduct DNA examinations on human bones recovered recently from the mine, in Tokyo on Tuesday.

DNA analysis sought for bones recovered from western Japan undersea mine

The Chosei coal mine in Yamaguchi Prefecture experienced a fatal flooding in 1942, which caused the deaths of 47 Japanese workers and 136 from the Korean Peninsula.

Three Japanese nationals among those detained by ICE at Hyundai plant in Georgia

Kirin releases electric soup cup that enhances salty taste

Crime lab worker accused of 130 improper DNA analyses

29 years on, family still seeking clues in female student's murder

U.S. President Donald Trump South Korean leader and Lee Jae Myung meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Aug. 25.

U.S. and South Korea in deadlock over $350 billion investment fund

Seoul has been emphasizing to U.S. officials that it cannot accept the same terms as Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge finalized last week.

Toyota Motor has implemented a five-stage internal qualification system at vehicle certification test sites to ensure quality and develop related human resources.

Toyota introduces qualification system to prevent test fraud

The move aims to prevent any recurrence of irregularities in tests to obtain type approval needed for mass production.

Lachlan Murdoch 'a very different leader than his father'

By Hannah Miller and Christopher Palmeri

Top Japan start-up Sakana AI touts nature-inspired tech

By Katie Forster

Activist fund Elliott reported to take stake in Kansai Electric, eyeing assets

By Shoko Oda and Lisa Du

U.S. Supreme Court to review Trump tariffs on fast-track schedule

Sebastien Lecornu, France's then-Minister of Armed Forces, leaves the Elysee presidential palace in Paris after a weekly Cabinet meeting on March 5. French President Emmanuel Macron has named Lecornu France’s new prime minister.

Macron appoints ally Lecornu as France’s new prime minister

By Samy Adghirni, James Regan and William Horobin

Lecornu, who previously served as defense minister, will become the country’s fifth prime minister in two years.

Demonstrators gather in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday.

Nepal prime minister quits as anti-corruption protests spiral

The unrest is the worst in decades in the poor Himalayan country that is wedged between India and China.

South Korean women target U.S. military in landmark forced prostitution lawsuit

By Claire Lee

Flotilla headed to Gaza reports second drone attack at Tunisian port

By Tarek Amara and Enas Alashray

Rights advocates demand U.N. press China on abuses in Xinjiang

By Nina LARSON

Two Brazil Supreme Court justices vote to convict Bolsonaro for coup attempt

By Ricardo Brito and Luciana Magalhaes

American forward Alejandro Zendejas fights for the ball with Japanese forward Daizen Maeda during a friendly in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday.

Zendejas and Balogun lift U.S. over Samurai Blue in friendly

After a scoreless draw against Mexico on the weekend, Japan goalkeeper Keisuke Osako made nine saves as his team again failed to get on the scoreboard.

Extreme heat a rising threat to 2026 World Cup venues, report says

By Martyn Herman

Vuelta a Espana director vows to finish race despite pro-Palestinian protests

'Biggest fight in a decade': Crawford targets history against Canelo

By Rory Carroll

Bears to leave Chicago for new stadium in the suburbs

Candidates for Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election stand together on stage before a debate in Tokyo in September 2024. Pictured are future Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Yoshimasa Hayashi, Sanae Takaichi, Shinjiro Koizumi and others.?

Ishiba’s resignation triggers a battle for the soul of the LDP

Edo Naito

To become the next prime minister, the new LDP leader will also need to secure enough support from one or two of the other larger conservative opposition parties.

‘Trump Doctrine’ a fundamental challenge to allied unity

By Tomonori Yoshizaki

Japan deserves far better leadership than this

By Gearoid Reidy

Dowry-related violence continues to claim the lives of India's daughters

By Kavita Chowdhury

Tesla is offering Musk a trillion-dollar ransom

By Liam Denning

Heliostat mirrors at the site of Dunhuang Shouhang 100MW Tower Solar Thermal Power Generation Project in Gansu province, China, on Oct. 16, 2024

China’s green tech firms pour billions into overseas factories

By Sheryl Tian Tong Lee

Chinese companies are expanding their supply chains abroad to capture new markets, avoid tariffs and get closer to sources of raw materials, according to new research.

Drought hit over half of Europe in mid-August, EU data shows

China’s green push may cut global fossil use by 2030, says think tank

Polluted and poor: Blighted U.S. cities tackle 'toxic soup'

By Carey L. Biron

How Europe lost an area the size of Cyprus to wildfires this year

By Laura Millan and Joe Wertz

“The Summer Hikaru Died” is a slow-burn horror and a coming-of-age narrative, but its thematic layers and queer undertones open conversations about friendship and belonging.

Dark folklore meets teenage angst in ‘The Summer Hikaru Died’

By Mike Fu

Slow-burn horror in the countryside coupled with queer undertones makes for a memorable anime adaptation.

'Faking Beethoven’: Comedic musical biopic forgets to have fun

By James Hadfield

Latest 'Demon Slayer' film slays at box office, earning over ?30 billion

Traditional Japanese erotic art exhibition puts female pleasure in focus

By Tomohiro Osaki

‘Swallows' untangles the murky ethics of selling motherhood

By Kris Kosaka

Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce kisses partner —?now finacee —?Taylor Swift as they celebrate after his team won Super Bowl LVIII in 2024.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s announcement hits all the right notes in Japan

By Yuko Tamura

Japanese culture is in the depths of a nostalgia wave, and the engagement announcement for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce fits in with it nicely.

Overnight mulberry matcha oats are the perfect answer to a busy morning

By Simon Daly

Racehorses, anime girls and gambling: Umamusume’s recipe for success

By Owen Ziegler

With a global approach, Syn gives French cuisine plenty of latitude

By Phoebe Amoroso

Italian fashion icon Giorgio Armani dead at 91

By Ella IDE

A native of Saskatchewan, Canada, Jon Heese naturalized as a Japanese citizen in 2007 and embarked upon a career in local politics the following year.

Canadian-born politician tackles Ibaraki’s issues big and small

By Gendel Gento

After being elected to four terms in the Tsukuba Municipal Assembly, Jon Heese now serves as a prefectural assemblyman — and one of Ibaraki Prefecture’s biggest cheerleaders.

Gentle care is the key to Cymbal’s heart

Smiley, spirited Hampen will run into your arms

Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido

By Justin Randall

Jesse Kirkwood: ‘Languages are entire cultural universes with all sorts of baggage’

By Kris Kosaka

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.

The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight

By Mai Yoshikawa

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