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The Bank of Japan's wait-and-see approach is likely to continue given the political climate and the tariff situation.
BUSINESS / Economy
Rate increase in Japan less likely following Ishiba's resignation
By Kazuaki Nagata
Political uncertainty will make a move higher in October difficult.
The Bank of Japan's wait-and-see approach is likely to continue given the political climate and the tariff situation.
A Philippine Navy soldier observes Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Takanami from a Philippine ship in the South China Sea, on June 14.
JAPAN
Japan-Philippines visiting-forces pact comes into force as defense ties blossom
By Gabriel Dominguez
The pact will serve as the legal basis for Japanese and Philippine forces operating in each other¡¯s countries, paving the way for greater cooperation amid tensions with Beijing.
Asteroid Ryugu (left) and samples brought back by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency¡¯s Hayabusa2 spacecraft
JAPAN / Science & Health
Asteroid ice discovery may change ideas about origin of water on Earth
By Jessica Speed
The parent body of near-Earth asteroid Ryugu appears to have harbored water in the form of ice for over a billion years, Japanese researchers have found.
The Defense Ministry¡¯s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
JAPAN
91²Ö¿â cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
By Gabriel Dominguez
The defense ministry¡¯s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency says its test-firings marked the first time a ship-mounted railgun was successfully fired at a real vessel.
Ivan Espinosa, CEO of Nissan, poses for a photograph inside a Fairlady Z vehicle at the company's headquarters in Yokohama on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nissan CEO wants company to launch new cars faster
By Nicholas Takahashi and Masatsugu Horie
Pressure is mounting on Ivan Espinosa to overhaul the firm as its financial position continues to deteriorate.
Ivan Espinosa, CEO of Nissan, poses for a photograph inside a Fairlady Z vehicle at the company's headquarters in Yokohama on Wednesday.

JAPAN

Bicycle helmet use has risen to 21.2% nationwide, up 4.2 percentage points from last year, according to the National Police Agency.
Number of cyclists wearing helmets in Japan increases slightly, police say
By Yukana Inoue
Overall, usage rates have risen by 4.2 percentage points year on year to an average of 21.2%, according to a survey conducted in June.
Akira Sanbonchiku (second from left), a member of the "JP Dragon" crime ring, is transported from the Philippines to Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture on Wednesday.
Six 'JP Dragon' crime ring members arrested after extradition from Philippines
Police believe the six have defrauded at least 250 people in 20 Japanese prefectures out of approximately ?900 million since around October 2019.
Train services suspended as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Japan records 65 child abuse deaths in fiscal 2023
Crown Princess Kiko turns 59 with relief after son's coming-of-age
Indefinite term upheld for man over Tokyo robbery resulting in death

BUSINESS

Business sentiment among major Japanese companies turned positive for the first time in two quarters in July to September, according to a government survey released Thursday.
Sentiment among big Japanese firms turns positive for first time in two quarters
The business sentiment index represents the proportion of firms seeing their business conditions improve from the previous quarter minus that of those feeling the opposite.
The iPhone Air may be what Apple fans have wanted for years: a device distinct from competitors and packed with feats of hardware engineering.
Slim iPhone Air may be a design win for Apple, despite analysts' AI doubts
By Stephen Nellis and Aditya Soni
The new handset is the company's slimmest yet, and the biggest change to its lineup in eight years.
Japan¡¯s condo associations start buying bonds to fund repairs
By Natsuko Katsuki
Activist-turned-executive seeks rich investors for Japanese fund
By Takako Taniguchi
LG's other U.S. sites see exodus of South Korean workers after raid: sources
By Hyunjoo Jin and Norihiko Shirouzu
Nikkei 225 hits record for a second time this week
By Francis Tang

WORLD

Omar Abu Kuwaik, a 6-year-old Gazan child who lost an arm, gestures as six Gazan families with wounded children arrive at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport for medical treatment in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sept. 2
Missing limbs and loved ones, Gazan children begin treatment abroad
By Jana Choukeir
At least 45,000 children have been wounded in Gaza, many of them suffering life-changing injuries, according to UNICEF.
Detainees are made to stand against a bus during a raid by federal agents on a Hyundai facility in Ellabell, Georgia, last week.
Many arrested at Hyundai's U.S. facility appear to be working legally: lawyer
By Ted Hesson
"They just arrested everyone who wasn't a citizen or a resident and figured they would sort it out later," said a lawyer representing more than a dozen workers.
A new 9/11 generation: These children promise to never forget
By Carol Rosenberg
Astronomers get best view yet of two merging black holes
By Will Dunham
Suspected Russian incursion in Poland raises drone defense questions for NATO
By Andrew Gray
Death of Charlie Kirk lays bare deep U.S. political divisions

Sports

Hakuyo at Kokugikan in Tokyo the day before his first tournament in professional sumo in May 2014.
What drives sumo journeymen to endure one of the world's most grueling sports
By John Gunning
Professional sumo is one of the harshest environments in sports. Yet many toil away in the sport's lower-tier divisions for years or even decades.
Ange Postecoglou determined to bring trophies to Nottingham Forest
World Athletics Championships road events to start earlier due to heat in Tokyo
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

Opinion

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a news conference at the White House in Washington on Feb. 7. Ishiba's short-lived prime ministership underscores the challenges facing the Japan and U.S. alliance.
What Japan¡¯s political drift means for U.S.-Japan relations
Joshua W. Walker
Decisive political leadership is missing. Ambitious reforms and bold initiatives require political capital.
Gen-Z protesters across Asia are challenging the old guard
By Karishma Vaswani
What happens next to globalization?
By Zia Qureshi
Lessons for NATO after Putin sends drones over Poland
By Marc Champion
The global nuclear picture grows darker and darker
By Brad Glosserman

ENVIRONMENT

An Exxon Mobil refinery at the Port of Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Scientists link major carbon emitters to worsening heat waves
By Coco Liu and Eric Roston
The more emissions a company releases, the bigger role it plays in worsening heat waves.
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

CULTURE

Polish pianist Hania Rani took the audience on a synth odyssey at the first Japan edition of Unsound Osaka over the weekend.
Unsound turns Osaka into a laboratory of avant-garde music
By James Hadfield
Long-running Polish music festival Unsound channels Expo ¡¯70 at its first Japan edition.
'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
Dark folklore meets teenage angst in ¡®The Summer Hikaru Died¡¯
By Mike Fu

LIFE

Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce kisses partner ¡ª?now finacee ¡ª?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

COMMUNITY

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 ¡ª 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

Editors' Picks

BUSINESS
Niinami¡¯s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
By Kazuaki Nagata
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
JAPAN
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
By Gabriel Dominguez
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
ENVIRONMENT
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that¡¯s steeped in tradition
By Kai Wilson
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
BUSINESS
Search is on for loopholes in Japan¡¯s $550 billion investment pledge
By Francis Tang
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
LIFE
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
By Justin Randall
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags ¡ª an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

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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BUSINESS
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
By Hyunjoo Jin, Heekyong Yang and Heejin Kim
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
JAPAN
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
By Gabriel Dominguez
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
JAPAN
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
BUSINESS
Goldman sells Tokyo office area to JR East for over ?50 billion
By Ryo Horiuchi
GranTokyo South Tower (center). East Japan Railway has bought the 14th to 18th floors of the office building at a price of more than ?50 billion from Goldman Sachs Group.
JAPAN
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo¡¯s Oedo Line
By Alyssa I. Smith
The ¡°Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,¡± launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran¡¯s latest album, ¡°Play,¡± includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career