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September 02, 2025
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By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
JAPAN / Society
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By Jessica Speed
Temperatures were more than 2.36 degrees Celsius higher than average across Japan in August, with the heat expected to continue into this month.
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
Police investigate the scene where a woman was found bleeding on a street in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Woman dies after possible knife attack in Setagaya
By Jessica Speed
An emergency call was made just after 1:30 p.m. on Monday that the woman, a 40-year-old South Korean native, was bleeding on the ground.
"It's not just about sales. It's about system change," said Marty Pomphrey, general manager of Patagonia Japan, on Aug. 6.
BUSINESS / Companies
¡®Cool¡¯ Patagonia wants to take used items into the mainstream
By Elizabeth Beattie
The American outdoor brand is looking to make the offering of secondhand goods alongside new products the next step of its evolution.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping take part in a photo ceremony at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Xi and Putin take swipe at West during regional summit in China
Chinese leader Xi Jinping slammed "bullying behavior" from certain countries ¡ª a veiled reference to the U.S. ¡ª at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
By Gabriel Dominguez
Pag-asa Island ¡ª population 400 ¡ª sits on the front line of a simmering territorial dispute between Beijing and Manila in the flash point South China Sea.
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.

JAPAN

U.S. military personnel stand guard in front of the New Grand Hotel where Gen. Douglas MacArthur stayed circa September 1945 in Yokohama.
How the Allied Occupation changed Japan: A love story
By Michael MacArthur Bosack
A wartime GI and a Japanese civilian fell in love during the Occupation, embodying the peace built after Japan¡¯s surrender.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a disaster drill at the Prime Minister's Office on Monday.
Government holds disaster drill for Nankai Trough megaquake
In the drill, an emergency disaster response headquarters headed by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was established.
'Antarctic tuna' rebrand weighed for southern bluefin
Why Stalin didn¡¯t invade Hokkaido still largely unknown, 80 years after WWII
By Eric Johnston
Be careful with gas canisters and portable generators, safety watchdog warns
By Yukana Inoue
No-confidence motion passed against embattled mayor of city in Shizuoka

BUSINESS

Capital expenditure by Japanese businesses on goods excluding software gained for a fifth consecutive quarter in the three months through June.
Japanese firms pare back capital spending as U.S. tariffs hit
By Yoshiaki Nohara
Capital expenditure on goods excluding software gained for a fifth consecutive quarter, but slowed to a pace of 0.2% compared to the previous period.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange requires companies exiting the market through management buyouts or acquisitions by controlling shareholders to provide explanations regarding procedures and price fairness.
Tokyo Stock Exchange pressed for more disclosure on management buyouts
By Kentaro Tsutsumi
The book value of companies has been one area of focus for investors amid the TSE¡¯s yearslong campaign to unlock higher returns to shareholders.
Mitsubishi Heavy to double gas turbine capacity in two years as demand soars
By Nicholas Takahashi, Shoko Oda and Tsuyoshi Inajima
Russian influencers are thriving on Telegram
By Laura Avetisyan
New Zealand reverses course to let some foreign investors buy homes
By Lucy Craymer and Christine Chen
Techno-utopia rises in Malaysia's $100 billion Forest City flop
By Ryan Weeks

WORLD

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the missile production process at a newly opened major military manufacturing facility at an undisclosed location in the country on Sunday.
Kim shows off missile production site ahead of visit to China for military parade
By Jesse Johnson
The North Korean leader inspected a major new missile factory, saying that his country¡¯s five-year plan to boost production had been achieved.
An earthquake victim is taken to an ambulance at an airport in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Monday. The 6 magnitude earthquake is the deadliest such disaster since 2023.
Earthquake in Afghanistan kills hundreds and injures more than 1,500
The 6.0 magnitude quake comes after an earthquake of a similar size killed about 1,500 people in 2023.
Tourists dodge danger on Hanoi's train street
Merz sees war in Ukraine dragging on with no clear end in sight
By Jenni Thier
Indonesia protests put spotlight on paramilitary police force
By Jack Moore
Baguette? No, banh mi: Vietnam celebrates independence from French rule.
By Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio

Sports

Akane Yamaguchi returns the shuttlecock to Chen Yufei during the women's singles final match at the Badminton BWF World Championships at the Adidas Arena in Paris on Sunday.
91²Ö¿â Yamaguchi cruises to third badminton world title
The Japanese fifth seed rarely looked troubled on court in Paris and needed just 37 minutes to add a third world title to her gold medals from 2021 and 2022.
Miami's Suarez at center of spitting incident after Leagues Cup loss
'Mongrel' spirit drives pole vault queen Kennedy in world title defense
By Ian Ransom
Jamaican sprint great Fraser-Pryce to retire after Tokyo worlds
By Lori Ewing
Djokovic makes Grand Slam history with commanding U.S. Open win
By Simon Jennings

Opinion

Voters look at posters of candidates for an Upper House election outside a polling station in Tokyo on July 20. The young abandoned the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for other conservative and newer parties in the recent poll.?REUTERS
What is a ¡®Japanese conservative¡¯ in this day and age?
Edo Naito
My view is that younger voters saw the LDP as a group of elderly, self-absorbed elitists who were out of touch with the issues that mattered to them.
The global perils of China¡¯s new ¡®superdam¡¯ project
By Brahma Chellaney
Lee Jae Myung had a very good week
Japan must prepare for a post-American Indo-Pacific
By Stephen R. Nagy
Can Illinois¡¯ governor keep the National Guard out of Chicago?
By Patricia Lopez

ENVIRONMENT

A Kurdish member of the Dohuk Antiquities Department works on a grave unearthed along the banks of Mosul Dam on an archaeological site in the Khanke sub-district of Dohuk Governorate on Saturday.
Ancient tombs unearthed in Iraq due to drought
The tombs, believed to be over 2,300 years old, were unearthed at the edges of the Mosul Dam reservoir in the Khanke region of Iraq's Duhok province.
New wave: Sea power turned into energy at Los Angeles port
By Romain FONSEGRIVES
Sky-high electricity costs hindering the U.K.'s progress toward net zero
By Kate Holton and Susanna Twidale
Record wildfires burn more than 1 million hectares of EU land this year
By Kate Abnett
Are bridges near you safe? This MRI-like scan may prevent disaster
By Coco Liu

CULTURE

¡°Sympathy Tower Tokyo¡± is centered around Sara Machina, a star architect designing a new experimental prison in central Tokyo.
ChatGPT controversy is the least interesting part of 'Sympathy Tower Tokyo'
By Thu-Huong Ha
In Rie Qudan¡¯s futuristic Tokyo, AI and architects take on the prison system.
YouTube Music Weekend is where Japan¡¯s internet-born performers go global
By Patrick St. Michel
Sakurazaka46 wants the world to dance along
By Patrick St. Michel
In pictures: Koenji Awa Odori 2025
By Johan Brooks
Virtual singer Kaf's music becomes magic in 'Kamitsubaki City Under Construction'
By Alicia Haddick

LIFE

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 ¡ª 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.
A fuss-free Okinawan stir-fry to boost your energy in the heat
By Makiko Itoh
Sip a bespoke coffee for ?4,000
By Melinda Joe
How to complain politely: Lessons from the McDonald¡¯s Pokemon debacle
By Yuko Tamura
Sega's ninja-themed Shinobi series is back from the dead
By Owen Ziegler

COMMUNITY

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 ¡ª where cows outnumber people 7-to-1 ¡ª have extended a warm welcome to five players from overseas who joined the Pilot Spirits.
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
Seri Yanai: ¡®We mix modern and analog to create something new¡¯
By Ayako Nakano

Editors' Picks

JAPAN
¡®Mount Fuji Lawson¡¯ becomes a symbol of Japan¡¯s overtourism problem
By Jessica Speed
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
ENVIRONMENT
How Tokyo's Ueno Zoo helps their animals cope with extreme heat
By Carolina Pichardo
A polar bear at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Thursday. The Arctic animals are among the most vulnerable species to Japan's scorching summer heat and zookeepers have to take a number of precautions in order to keep them safe.
LIFE
Japan is warming up to tattoos ¡ª just not permanent ones
By Saki Toi
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
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
By Jessica Speed
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
JAPAN
Japan looks to build drone ¡®shield¡¯ in record defense budget request
By Jesse Johnson
A group of Ground Self-Defense Force service members discuss drone operations and capabilities at a joint static display during the Orient Shield 24 opening ceremony at the Yausubetsu Training Area in Hokkaido in July last year.

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

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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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JAPAN
¡®Mount Fuji Lawson¡¯ becomes a symbol of Japan¡¯s overtourism problem
By Jessica Speed
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
JAPAN
Woman dies after possible knife attack in Setagaya
By Jessica Speed
Police investigate the scene where a woman was found bleeding on a street in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Monday.
JAPAN
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
By Jessica Speed
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
JAPAN
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By Jessica Speed
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
ENVIRONMENT
How Tokyo's Ueno Zoo helps their animals cope with extreme heat
By Carolina Pichardo
A polar bear at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Thursday. The Arctic animals are among the most vulnerable species to Japan's scorching summer heat and zookeepers have to take a number of precautions in order to keep them safe.