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Workers hang a large poster of U.S. President Donald Trump on the facade of the Department of Labor headquarters building in Washington on Wednesday.
Breaking News
BUSINESS / Economy
Most Trump tariffs are not legal, U.S. appeals court rules
The court allowed the tariffs to remain in place through Oct. 14 to give the Trump administration a chance to file an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Akazawa expects to make another trip to U.S. ahead of executive order
Workers hang a large poster of U.S. President Donald Trump on the facade of the Department of Labor headquarters building in Washington on Wednesday.
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 / Society
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
By Jessica Speed
The government is set to create a task force to review its immigration plans and prevent social division between foreign nationals and citizens.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during a joint news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN
At Tokyo summit, India and Japan outline path forward for the coming decade
By Gabriel Dominguez and Gabriele Ninivaggi
The leaders of the two countries outlined multiple areas of cooperation, including tech, the environment and health.
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.
JAPAN
Japan looks to build drone ¡®shield¡¯ in record defense budget request
By Jesse Johnson
The Defense Ministry is seeking a budget exceeding ?8.8 trillion that includes a ?128.7 billion plan to build a multilayered coastal defense system.
Hawaii kicker Kansei Matsuzawa celebrates after making the game-winning field goal against Stanford in Honolulu on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Hawaii kicker Kansei Matsuzawa walks unique path in college football
By Jason Coskrey
The Chiba native picked up the sport just over five years ago as a 20-year-old, learning to kick through YouTube.
Hawaii kicker Kansei Matsuzawa celebrates after making the game-winning field goal against Stanford in Honolulu on Saturday.

JAPAN

Japan on Friday announced that it will deploy for the first time its domestically made, extended-range Type-12 surface-to-ship missiles in March next year.
With eye on China, Japan to deploy longer-range missiles for first time
By Jesse Johnson
Japan will send its extended-range Type-12 missiles to a GSDF base in Kumamoto Prefecture from next March and to another base in Shizuoka Prefecture in fiscal 2027.
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama speaks to reporters on Friday at party headquarters.
Pressure builds on LDP's Moriyama to take the fall for election drubbing
By Himari Semans
It is customary in Japan for a party's secretary-general to quit after a poor showing at the polls.
In a first, U.S. skips Asia security forum being held in Japan
Scandal-hit Nippon Ishin lawmaker to quit
Police look to issue stalker warnings even without requests from victims
Japan births hit fresh low in first half of 2025

BUSINESS

Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 2.5% in Tokyo in August from a year earlier, versus a 2.9% clip in the previous month, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Tokyo inflation slows on subsidies as BOJ stays on hike path
By Toru Fujioka
Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 2.5% year on year in the capital in August, versus a 2.9% clip in July.
Japan's chief tariffs negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, expects to visit the U.S. at least once more before the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump issues an executive order to formally lower tariffs on Japanese imports.
Akazawa expects to make another trip to U.S. ahead of executive order
By Yoshiaki Nohara and Akemi Terukina
Various consultations need to be completed before the agreement can be implemented, 91²Ö¿â chief tariff negotiator says.
Citigroup asks two Japan bankers to rethink leaving in talent war
Japan asks primary dealers for views on cutting long bond supply
By Masahiro Hidaka and Hidenori Yamanaka
Prices of 1,422 food items, including chocolate, to rise in Japan in September
91²Ö¿â unemployment rate falls to 2.3% in July

WORLD

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was ousted as Thai prime minister on Friday, arrives at Government House in Bangkok ahead of the Constitutional Court's verdict.
Thai court ousts PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra for ethics violation?
The decision marks another crushing blow to the Shinawatra political dynasty and could usher in a new period of turmoil.
A Ukrainian soldier fires a howitzer toward Russian troops in Ukraine's Kherson region in March.
The 'land swap' that wasn't: Inside Trump's frantic dash for Ukraine peace
By Gram Slattery, Jonathan Landay and Andreas Rinke
A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and a high ranking U.S. official set off a flurry of diplomatic activity.
Police killing sparks unrest in Indonesia in first major test for Prabowo presidency
The 'land swap' that wasn't: Inside Trump's frantic dash for Ukraine peace
By Gram Slattery, Jonathan Landay and Andreas Rinke
South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee indicted for bribery
By Ju-min Park
European powers pull trigger to slap Iran with U.N. sanctions
By Jonathan Tirone, Ellen Milligan and Samy Adghirni

Sports

Naomi Osaka celebrates after her win over Hailey Baptiste in the second round of the U.S. Open in New York on Thursday.
Naomi Osaka shines on way to third round at U.S. Open
Osaka needed just 70 minutes to complete a lopsided win over Hailey Baptiste.
Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber blasts 4 home runs in win over Braves
F1 leader Oscar Piastri backs McLaren over moves at Hungarian Grand Prix
Sebastian Coe confident gene testing will be completed for Tokyo worlds
Noah Lyles makes statement with win in 200 ahead of world championships

Opinion

The Lhasa River, a major tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo River, flows near the southern part of the Tibetan capital, Lhasa. China¡¯s new megadam project could become a geopolitical and ecological time bomb.?Getty Images
The global perils of China¡¯s new ¡®superdam¡¯ project
Brahma Chellaney
One might have expected the revelation of China's huge dam project to set off alarm bells worldwide. Instead, the reaction has been muted.
Lee Jae Myung had a very good week
Japan must prepare for a post-American Indo-Pacific
By Stephen R. Nagy
McDonald¡¯s 'Pokemon' frenzy shows the collecting boom¡¯s dark side
By Gearoid Reidy
Trump¡¯s tariffs should spur Indo-Japan convergence
By Varuna Shankar

ENVIRONMENT

A worker wearing protective equipment walks near the Electric Arc Furnace at the 7 Steel facility in Cardiff, Wales, on July 18.
Sky-high electricity costs hindering the U.K.s progress toward net zero
By Kate Holton and Susanna Twidale
Energy bills have stripped firms of money to improve efficiency, deterred the shift to lower-carbon power sources and made wind-farm, pylon and battery production less competitive.
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
'Restoring dignity': Kenya slum exchange offers water for plastic
Spain's 16-day heat wave is 'most intense on record'

CULTURE

Headlining the second day of YouTube Music Weekend is Vocaloid artist Kikuo, who, with 1.46 million YouTube subscribers, is one of the most popular artists in the genre.
YouTube Music Weekend is where Japan¡¯s internet-born performers go global
By Patrick St. Michel
YouTube's three-day weekend of online performances features a medley of Vocaloid, hyperpop, rock and pop artists in a supportive, cultural festival atmosphere.
Sakurazaka46 wants the world to dance along
By Patrick St. Michel
From foil to fan favorite, Kuromi embodies Sanrio¡¯s darker side of cute
By Patrick St. Michel
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce engagement after two-year romance
By Lisa Richwine
Healing Oshima Island's history of disease with a touch of art
By Uliana Dobrova

LIFE

At Kuro Mame, baristas customize the coffee according to the guest's preferences.
Sip a bespoke coffee for ?4,000
By Melinda Joe
Always wanted to have a barista customize your brew? Make a beeline for Kuro Mame cafe.
Japan is warming up to tattoos ¡ª just not permanent ones
By Saki Toi
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
Retired Tokyo trains live on as upcycled table lamps
By Joanna Kawecki

COMMUNITY

Jesse Kirkwood is part of a vibrant field of translators who have nurtured what might be called a ¡°post-Murakami era of Japanese literature and translation,¡± one book at a time.
Jesse Kirkwood: ¡®Languages are entire cultural universes with all sorts of baggage¡¯
By Kris Kosaka
The Japanese-English literary translator reflects on catching the recent wave of ¡°post-Murakami¡± fiction and how he balances reading for work versus pleasure.
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
Carl J. Green, mentor to a generation of ¡®Japan hands,¡¯ dies at 85
By Matthew Goodman

Editors' Picks

JAPAN
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
By Yukana Inoue
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
BUSINESS
Mitsubishi¡¯s wind-power retreat a blow to 91²Ö¿â alternative-energy goals
By Francis Tang
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
CULTURE
Virtual singer Kaf's music becomes magic in 'Kamitsubaki City Under Construction'
By Alicia Haddick
Virtual singer Kaf got her start in 2018 by posting songs and covers to YouTube. Now, after having performed live shows at major venues including Tokyo¡¯s Nippon Budokan, she is turning to voice acting and starring in the new anime series ¡°Kamitsubaki City Under Construction.¡±
CULTURE
In pictures: Koenji Awa Odori 2025
By Johan Brooks
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Koshien¡¯s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
By Mai Yoshikawa
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido¡¯s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.

Podcast

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

Longform

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
Most Japanese teens struggling with school find end of summer ¡®painful¡¯
By Jessica Speed
Some 93.1% of Japanese teenagers who struggle with school life said they felt like they ¡°wanted to disappear from the world" at the end of summer vacation ahead of the start of a new term, according to a recent survey released by Yokohama-based nonprofit Daisan Kazoku.
JAPAN
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
By Gabriel Dominguez
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
BUSINESS
Mitsubishi¡¯s wind-power retreat a blow to 91²Ö¿â alternative-energy goals
By Francis Tang
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
JAPAN
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
By Yukana Inoue
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
BUSINESS
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
By Francis Tang
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.