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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends the India-Japan Economic Forum in Tokyo on Friday, Aug. 29

JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS

Darkest hour for Ishiba amid pressure to quit and executive resignations

By Gabriele Ninivaggi and Himari Semans

An offer by the secretary-general to resign after the party’s poor performance in a recent election has prompted Ishiba's LDP leadership team to call time on the administration.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends the India-Japan Economic Forum in Tokyo on Friday, Aug. 29

Takeshi Niinami, the former chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings, at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday

JAPAN / Crime & Legal / EXPLAINER

What we know about Niinami’s alleged illegal drug case

By Jessica Speed

The ex-Suntory CEO’s side of the story offered some clarity, but much remains unknown.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

China's Xi meets North Korea's Kim for talks

By Jesse Johnson

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said the meeting would see the two “exchange in-depth views on China–North Korea relations and issues of common concern.”

Representatives from member companies of Joint 3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.

BUSINESS / Companies

Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments

By Kazuaki Nagata

It will develop materials, equipment and design tools suitable for large, square organic interposers used in chipmaking.

Naomi Osaka celebrates after defeating Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova in the U.S. Open quarterfinals on Wednesday in New York.

TENNIS

Osaka surges into U.S. Open semifinals in straight sets

The Japanese 23rd seed, enjoying her deepest run in a Grand Slam since a 2021 victory at the Australian Open, advanced to the last four in just under two hours.

Naomi Osaka celebrates after defeating Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova in the U.S. Open quarterfinals on Wednesday in New York.

Tropical Storm Peipah, which formed off southeastern Japan, is expected to travel east off the Tokai area and the Kanto region.

Tropical Storm Peipah forms off southwestern Japan

From the Kyushu region, the tropical storm is expected to travel east off the Tokai area and the Kanto region before turning into an extratropical cyclone.

The remains of a barrack at the former Minidoka camp in southern Idaho where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II.

Have the lessons of forced internment gone unheeded in U.S.?

Eighty years after the end of World War II, many see troubling echoes of when the U.S. forcibly sent approximately 120,000 people of Japanese descent to internment camps.

Japan to keep restricting Aum Shinrikyo successor group's activities

Kanagawa police say they improperly handled Kawasaki stalking-murder case

Suspect in 2023 Nagano quadruple murder plans to stay silent during trial

Seeking Upper House majority, LDP eyes support from independents

By Eric Johnston

Chinese construction workers arrive at their accommodation after working on the construction site of BYD's electric vehicle factory at the Industrial Complex in the city of Camacari, in the state of Bahia, Brazil, on Jan. 2.

Chinese investment doubles in Brazil, jumping to No. 3 destination

By Manuela Andreoni and Luciana Magalhaes

Brazil and China's leaders met twice in the past year, announcing partnerships in several sectors as the U.S. has put stiff tariffs on products from both nations.

Nippon Steel has dropped a civil lawsuit filed in the United States related to its acquisition of United States Steel after a successful settling of the takeover deal.

Nippon Steel drops civil lawsuit related to U.S. Steel buyout

The Japanese steelmaker had sued U.S. peer Cleveland-Cliffs, its CEO, and the head of a steel union over what it alleged were illegal acts to prevent the buyout.

Mizuho’s India deal with Avendus said to stall on valuation

By Preeti Singh, Baiju Kalesh and Ranjani Raghavan

Lab-grown gems are robbing Botswana of its diamond riches

By Mbongeni Mguni and Matthew Hill

Pakistan's latest floods compound grim reality of climate finance shortfall

By Ishika Mookerjee and Faseeh Mangi

Trump to host Meta’s Zuckerberg, tech CEOs in White House's redone rose garden

By Catherine Lucey

Israeli tanks are positioned on the border with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.

Israel says expecting 1 million Gazans to flee new offensive

By Michael Blum

In Jerusalem, hundreds of Israeli protestors took to the streets to call for a truce and hostage release deal after nearly two years of war.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, "It won’t stop with just this strike,” after the U.S. targeted a boat in the Caribbean Sea allegedly full of drugs from Venezuela.

U.S. threatens more strikes on purported drug boats after attack in Caribbean

By Courtney McBride, Magdalena Del Valle and Eric Martin

The move marked a major escalation in U.S. President Donald Trump’s crackdown on narcotics traffickers following deployment of U.S. Navy vessels off the Venezuelan coast.

Thai prime minister frontrunner gets chance at leadership after six years

By Patpicha Tanakasempipat

French far-right accelerates recruitment drive with Macron government on brink

By Elizabeth Pineau

Days after quake, survivors in Afghanistan still await aid

Putin tells Ukraine: End war via talks or I will end it by force

Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday

London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer

By John Gunning

Ahead of professional sumo's highly anticipated return to Europe, the release of the September rankings confirms who will be on the plane to England.

'Biggest' Women's Asian Cup can help drive change, says top official

By Peter Stebbings

Sinner swats aside Musetti to set up U.S. Open semifinal with Auger-Aliassime

Upgrades for Osaka's Hanazono Rugby Stadium still mired in delays

Osaka surges into U.S. Open semifinals in straight sets

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama attend the LDP’s plenary meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 8. Once dominant, the ruling party is now struggling to maintain control amid calls for Ishiba to step down.

Dragging on the LDP’s political drama does little for Japan

Rintaro Nishimura

From dominance to doubt, the ruling party struggles to maintain control.

AI doesn’t just lie — it can make you believe it

By F.D. Flam

Who’s winning the U.S.-China artificial intelligence race?

By Stephen S. Roach

China’s military parade shows who’s calling the shots

By Karishma Vaswani

Bangladesh is a South Asian time bomb

By Brahma Chellaney

Fumes rise from the coal-fired Hunter Power Plant in Castle Dale, Utah, in 2024. A 141-page Energy Department report challenged by more than 85 scientists in a joint analysis appeared almost in tandem with a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency to rescind a 2009 endangerment finding — the bedrock of many U.S. greenhouse gas regulations.

Scientists assail ‘cherry-picking’ of Trump administration climate report

By Eric Roston

The report appeared almost in tandem with a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency to rescind a 2009 finding that's the bedrock of many U.S. greenhouse gas regulations.

New wave: Sea power turned into energy at Los Angeles port

By Romain FONSEGRIVES

Ancient tombs unearthed in Iraq due to drought

How Tokyo's Ueno Zoo helps their animals cope with extreme heat

By Carolina Pichardo

Sky-high electricity costs hindering the U.K.'s progress toward net zero

By Kate Holton and Susanna Twidale

"Animator Skill Test Textbook” was written in concert with a test created and administered by the Nippon Anime & Film Culture Association since 2024. The test was designed to help set a baseline for those studying animation, and so that animation studios can get a better idea of applicants' current skill level.

English textbook targets a skills gap in Japan’s growing anime industry

By Matt Schley

From "dōga" to “lip flap,” the Nippon Anime & Film Culture Association’s "Animator Skill Test Textbook" teaches aspiring animators how to talk like the pros.

‘How Dare You’ turns environmental activism into a youthful adventure

By Mark Schilling

‘A Pale View of Hills’: A chilling, borderless adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s first novel

By Mark Schilling

ChatGPT controversy is the least interesting part of 'Sympathy Tower Tokyo'

By Thu-Huong Ha

YouTube Music Weekend is where Japan’s internet-born performers go global

By Patrick St. Michel

Tattoos have a complex history in Japan, but new types of temporary ink are letting locals curious about body art experiment without the commitment.

Japan is warming up to tattoos — just not permanent ones

By Saki Toi

Tokyo’s tattoo artists say natural dyes and ‘made-to-fade’ inks are helping to push back on the long-held stigma against body art.

Vogue appoints Chloe Malle to replace fashion doyenne Anna Wintour

Mark Japan’s Sleep Day by making some lifestyle changes

By Yuko Tamura

A fuss-free Okinawan stir-fry to boost your energy in the heat

By Makiko Itoh

Sip a bespoke coffee for ?4,000 at Kuro Mame

By Melinda Joe

The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.

Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido

By Justin Randall

The residents of Betsukai, Hokkaido — where cows outnumber people 7-to-1 — have extended a warm welcome to five players from overseas who joined the Pilot Spirits.

Smiley, spirited Hampen will run into your arms

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

By Kris Kosaka

Tosca turns a new leaf in a new home

More Than Music makes space for creative communion

By Shyam Bhardwa

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.

From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past

By Alex K.T. Martin

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