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Signage atop the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo. Japan’s ruling party faces a tough decision over its future as it searches for a new leader to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, stop the slide in its support at the polls and reassure investors.

JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS

After seven decades, is it finally time for the LDP to split up?

By Eric Johnston

With the LDP fraying at the seams, some wonder if the patchwork party will split along ideological lines instead of stitching itself back together.

Signage atop the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo. Japan’s ruling party faces a tough decision over its future as it searches for a new leader to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, stop the slide in its support at the polls and reassure investors.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington on Wednesday.

BUSINESS / Markets

Powell rallies Fed colleagues as economic and political risks grow

By Jonnelle Marte

The decision to cut rates was nearly unanimous, with the lone dissent coming from Fed Gov. Stephen Miran, a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump.

U.S. military personnel board the USS Wasp aircraft carrier at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in 2019.

JAPAN

U.S. State Department sees Japanese role in AUKUS defense pact

By Tony Capaccio

Japan "expressed interest in a range" of projects underway as part of the second leg of the pact, an assessment said.

China's cyberspace regulator told companies this week to stop testing a Nvidia chip that can be repurposed for artificial intelligence applications.

BUSINESS / Tech

China tells companies to stop buying Nvidia’s repurposed AI chip

By Mackenzie Hawkins and Luz Ding

The move marks Beijing’s latest step to wean the country off Nvidia hardware and boost domestic alternatives.

Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.

MORE SPORTS / Athletics

Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds

By Jason Coskrey

Race walker Hayato Katsuki has 91仓库 only medal so far, but team officials are optimistic that there's more to come.

Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.

(From left) Tadashi Morishima,Takeshi Saiki and Hiroki Abe hold a news conference at parliament after submitting their letters of resignation to Nippon Ishin no Kai on Sept. 8.

Nippon Ishin expels three member lawmakers

Noting the three also called on other member lawmakers to leave Nippon Ishin, the party rapped the trio for engaging in acts that disrupted order within the party.

Kunio Yanagida, author of a nonfiction book about Typhoon Ida and the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, speaks at a symposium in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Sunday.

80 years after bombing and typhoon, Hiroshima guide warns of double tragedy risk

Typhoon Ida killed 3,756 people in Japan, including atomic bomb survivors and specialist medics, just a month after the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

Japan to boost support for its anime and film industry

Kansai Electric to complete survey for new nuclear reactor in 2030

300 kilometers of 91仓库 sewers need rapid action

Foreign visitors to Japan hit record 3.42 million in August

Stocks in Tokyo have been rallying for months on political and trade hopes and in anticipation of a rate cut on the United States.

Nikkei 225 ekes out record in choppy trade following Fed rate cut overnight

By Francis Tang

U.S. stocks hit all-time highs on Wednesday in New York.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference in Washington on Wednesday.

After Fed rate cut, Powell says jobs market no longer very solid

By Catarina Saraiva

Chair Jerome Powell pointed to growing signs of weakness in the labor market to explain why officials decided it was time to cut rates.

Chinese startup pitches tiny EVs to European markets

By Chunying Zhang

China is sending its world-beating auto industry into a tailspin

Japan’s top shipping company to expand LNG fleet as global demand climbs

By Shery Ahn and Tsuyoshi Inajima

TikTok lives: U.S. and China in deal for app to keep operating in United States

Han Hak-ja, the leader of the Unification Church, arrives at the special prosecutors' office for questioning over allegations, which she has denied, that she instructed the church to bribe the wife of ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and a politician close to him, in Seoul on Wednesday.

Unification Church head questioned in probe on South Korea's ex-first lady

By Ju-min Park

Han Hak-ja was quizzed over her alleged involvement in bribing Kim Keon Hee, wife of ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Sebastien Lecornu became France's fifth prime minister last week.

Tax the rich or fall: French prime minister faces budget ultimatum

By Leigh Thomas

Sebastien Lecornu, who last week became France's fifth prime minister, is racing to draft a budget that is due to be sent to lawmakers by Oct. 7.

Britain wants social mobility but private schools still dominate

By Irina Anghel

'I don't cry anymore': In U.S. jail, Russian dissidents fear deportation

By Maria DANILOVA

Apple and Citi CEOs join Trump and King Charles at state dinner

By Catherine Lucey, Kate Sullivan and Maddie Parker

Israel opens new route out of Gaza City as death toll passes 65,000

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Alexander Cornwell and Steven Scheer

Kobe's Yuya Osako (right) chases down the ball during a J. League match against Kashiwa on Friday.

First-half dominance leads Vissel Kobe to opening Asian Champions League win

Vissel impressed against their hosts, with Erik, Taisei Miyashiro and Yuya Osako leading the defending J. League champions to victory.

Dodgers considering using Ohtani as a relief pitcher

Japan seeks to ramp up Asian Games buzz with one year to go

By Andrew MCKIRDY

PSG overwhelms Atalanta 4-0 in Champions League opener

By Julien Pretot

Katie Moon beats fellow American Sandi Morris for gold in pole vault final in Tokyo

By Sam Byford

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi, Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong at the State Department in January.

Japan and India must anchor America in the Indo-Pacific

Stephen R. Nagy

Neither Japan or India possess the military strength to counter China independently.

Did Putin finally overplay his hand with Ukraine?

By Marc Champion

Why Nepal’s new power brokers should worry India and China

By Karishma Vaswani

Artificial intelligence is not your friend

By Peter G. Kirchschlager

Trump 2.0 and the U.S.-South Korea alliance

By Kohtaro Ito

A resident navigates a flooded road in Masiphumelele, Cape Town, South Africa, on May 20. Climate change impacts Africa the most of any continent despite it contributing less than 10% to global carbon emissions, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

Military spending eats into Africa's climate finance

By Kim Harrisberg and Joanna Gill

Climate change impacts Africa the most of any continent despite it contributing less than 10% to global carbon emissions, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

Climate change led to at least 16,500 heat deaths in Europe this summer

By Emma Court

Malaysia's largest island state aims to be region's 'green battery'

By Jan HENNOP

Rising oceans to threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050, report says

By Laura Chung

U.S. moves to scrap emissions reporting by polluters

A woman walks past the poster of Lee Sang-il’s kabuki drama "Kokuho" outside a cinema in Tokyo's Roppongi district.

From high risk to record-breaker, ‘Kokuho’ defied expectations to become a megahit

By Mark Schilling

Lee Sang-il's three-hour kabuki drama overcame doubts over subject matter to find its audience.

‘There Was Such a Thing Before’: Fukushima grief and fury in monochrome

By James Hadfield

‘Dear Stranger’ confronts marriage in turmoil, but lacks subtlety

By Mark Schilling

Japan’s box office belongs to 'Demon Slayer' as latest film ranks second all time

By Tomohiro Osaki

Robert Redford, screen idol turned director and activist, dies at 89

The promise of autumn is one of relaxation and just being cozy overall.

How Japanese captures the subtle shift into autumn

By Yaeko Kabe

From the equinox to cooler mornings, Japanese grammar and expressions reflect how the season gradually deepens into autumn.

From tofu to teriyaki: Japanese essentials for the home cook

By Simon Daly

In Bali, the Ritz-Carlton’s ultraluxury Mandapa hotel marks 10 years

By Owen Ziegler

The sweet rise of Okinawan rum

By Miriam Gradel

'He's a regular man, not unlike us': Marking 40 years of Mario games

By Kilian Fichou and Mathias Cena

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Swastika Jajoo (fourth from right) began attending the daily radio calisthenics routine at Sendai’s Kitasanbancho Park and struck up unexpected friendships with a group of elderly residents.

Calisthenic companions bridge cultures and generations

By Swastika Jajoo

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a doctoral student in Sendai found friendship in unexpected places.

Melos Han-Tani: ‘Figuring out what you value is valuable for any artist’

By Gendel Gento

Gentle care is the key to Cymbal’s heart

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

By Gendel Gento

Smiley, spirited Hampen will run into your arms

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.

Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’

By Alex K.T. Martin

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