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BUSINESS
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Economy
Japan finance chief effectively accepts BOJ rate hike
According to a recent Bloomberg survey of 50 analysts, all forecast that the central bank will raise its policy rate at the meeting.
JAPAN
Belarus releases prisoners, including Japanese
Those released were transferred to neighboring countries, with nine individuals including Nakanishi and Bialiatski being placed under protection in Lithuania.
JAPAN
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Politics
Ex-U.S. official calls for collective defense pact in Indo-Pacific
Ratner, a former assistant defense secretary in the Biden's administration, urged Japan to overcome constitutional issues in order to exercise the right to collective self-defense.
BUSINESS
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Companies
Askul says 740,000 sets of data breached in cyberattack
Askul said that no leakage of individual customers' credit card information has been confirmed and that it has not paid a ransom to the attackers.
CULTURE
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Books
In 2025, Japanese literature took a turn for the weird
By
Kris Kosaka
As expected, women writers raked in successes and cozy cat fiction kept its popularity, with two big surprises from male authors ¡ª Uketsu and Osamu Dazai.
JAPAN
Government eyes giving prefectures power to coordinate scenic landscape protection
To implement the move, the ministry plans to submit a bill revising the landscape law to next year¡¯s ordinary session of parliament, the sources said.
Japanese workers at U.N. agencies hit record high
While the figure is close to the Japanese government's target of 1,000 workers in 2025, it accounts for only 2% of the overall total of U.N. agency workers.
Princess Aiko attends ceremony for Chiba University's school of nursing
Japan government vows all-out push to resolve North Korea's abductions
Tokyo startup confirms efficacy of iPS cell-derived heart muscle transplants
Japan builds up ¡®missile archipelago¡¯ near Taiwan to counter China
By
Alastair Gale
BUSINESS
SoftBank billionaire Son trims share pledges after AI rally
Son trimmed his committed shares by 19.4 million to around 154.2 million, according to a filing earlier this month.
Paramount¡¯s $54 billion debt plays a starring role in Warner bid
By
Claire Ruckin
and
Caleb Mutua
Paramount has a temporary financing package in place for the combined company, but it hasn¡¯t locked in a maximum rate on more permanent borrowings for the transaction.
Musk's Mars mission adds risk to red-hot SpaceX IPO
By
Joey Roulette
,
Ross Kerber
and
Echo Wang
Macquarie¡¯s Dutch data center stake attracts Igneo and Orix
Kyocera and Fujifilm among firms eyeing investments in Rapidus
Nippon Steel to invest ?6 trillion over five years to fiscal 2030
WORLD
Multiple people confirmed killed in Bondi Beach mass shooting
Gunmen opened fire just after 6.30 p.m. Sunday evening as hundreds of people attended the Chanukah by the Sea event to celebrate the start of the Jewish festival.
Gunman kills two, wounds nine at U.S. university
The shooting is the latest in a long line of school attacks in the United States, where attempts to restrict access to firearms face political deadlock.
Hong Kong's oldest pro-democracy party announces dissolution
Ukraine fails to fill key posts as corruption scandal lingers
By
Pavel Polityuk
and
Dan Peleschuk
Kim hails North Korean troops returning from Russia mission
Flood-stricken towns in Washington state brace for potential levee failures
Sports
Salah records landmark assist in win over Brighton after a turbulent week
Salah was one of the Reds' best players on Saturday at Anfield, much to the delight of fans who welcomed him with a standing ovation.
Singapore's Lim, 71, oldest to win world championship darts match
Higa becomes first Japanese golfer to win Asian Tour order of merit
Knicks reach NBA Cup final as Brunson sinks Magic
By
Robin GREMMEL
Ex-Michigan coach Sherrone Moore faces felony and misdemeanor charges
Opinion
Lock-on incident shows China will continue to test Japan
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi disputed China¡¯s claim that it had given warning about the exercises, arguing that there was ¡°insufficient information to avoid danger.¡±
How to read Trump¡¯s National Security Strategy
By
Kuni Miyake
Why Thailand and Cambodia keep fighting the same war
By
Karishma Vaswani
Is China guardian of the ¡®postwar international order¡¯?
By
Shinya Kadozaki
America's corn syrup addiction began with deceit
By
Stephen Mihm
ENVIRONMENT
Climate change supercharged $20 billion Asia floods, study finds
Warmer Indian Ocean waters likely fueled the two strongest storms, scientists reported in a rapid World Weather Attribution analysis released Thursday.
Energy demand boom keeps Asia tethered to coal
By
Ishika Mookerjee
and
Dan Murtaugh
2025 on track to tie as second-hottest year on record, EU monitor says
Multilateralism works even as U.S., fossil fuel industry oppose climate action, U.N. chief says
By
Valerie Volcovici
The world¡¯s plastic glut is set to get much worse by 2040, study finds
By
Leslie Kaufman
CULTURE
NHK envisions a multicultural Mars in its newest sci-fi series
By
Mike Fu
The new sci-fi show was created with involvement of scientists and space experts to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the NHK.
Japanese film director Masato Harada dies, aged 76
¡®Good Luck¡¯: A gently absurd road movie about filmmaker¡¯s anxiety
By
Mark Schilling
¡®Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise¡¯: Cute designs, harrowing truths about the horrors of war
By
Matt Schley
Japan releases 'Emily in Paris' star after drug arrest
LIFE
Beppu Hirokado puts the spotlight on Kyushu's rich seafood
By
Robbie Swinnerton
In a town better known for hot springs than haute cuisine, chef Taizo Hirokado is making waves with his bold cuisine that brilliantly showcases the bounty from the region's waters.
The ¡®bear¡¯ defined kanji in 2025. The internet defined almost everything else.
By
Yuko Tamura
Why is 'Harry Potter' so big in Japan? ¡®Oshikatsu¡¯ fandom.
By
Gendel Gento
Osaka Expo and ¡®Kokuho¡¯ top 2025¡¯s sumo-style consumer interest rankings
By
Mark Schreiber
Frank O. Gehry, titan of architecture, is dead at 96
By
Nicolai Ouroussoff
COMMUNITY
Hector Herrera: ¡®Tolerance means remaining in the conversation¡¯
By
Kimberly Hughes
Music, incense and natural wines ¡ª a pastor at Tokyo Union Church talks about his hobbies and inspirations, both in and out of the church.
Finding a way forward from financial abuse
By
Louise George Kittaka
Sunny fellow Naruto wins hearts and minds
A French cabbie behind the wheel in small-town Japan
By
Isabelle Steen
Alex and Mami St-Jean: ¡®Home feels like the family we¡¯ve created in Hokkaido¡¯
By
Jessica Speed
OPINION
Kuni Miyake
How to read Trump¡¯s National Security Strategy
What I see as the essence of NSS 2025 is that this document appears to be a product of compromise intended to bridge the differences that surfaced within the Trump administration.
Karishma Vaswani
Why Thailand and Cambodia keep fighting the same war
In 1962, the International Court of Justice ruled in favor of Phnom Penh, a decision it reaffirmed in 2013. But the surrounding border area was never fully demarcated.
Shinya Kadozaki
Is China guardian of the ¡®postwar international order¡¯?
China is advancing a revamped World War II narrative to justify its regional claims while portraying Japan as a threat to the postwar order.
Editors' Picks
CULTURE
J-pop found new ways to diversify in 2025
By
Patrick St. Michel
ASIA PACIFIC
Calling AI ¡®a gift from God,¡¯ Catholic bishops draft usage guidelines for Asia
By
Elizabeth Beattie
CULTURE
A movie buff in Jimbocho bets on independent cinema in a big way
By
Matt Schley
JAPAN
U.S. may require tourists to disclose social media history to customs
By
Elizabeth Beattie
LIFE
A deep dive into Japanese comfort food
By
Simon Daly
Podcast
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯
Longform
In the company of rats: Tokyo's growing rodent problem
By
Alex K.T. Martin
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Japan builds up ¡®missile archipelago¡¯ near Taiwan to counter China
By
Alastair Gale
JAPAN
China aircraft carrier flotilla headed home, one week after Japan radar incident
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Jesse Johnson
JAPAN
GPS watch of hiker killed in Hokkaido bear attack shows last movements
JAPAN
Ski resort acknowledges reports of bear sightings, as predator tops kanji pick
JAPAN
China holds low-key Nanking Massacre memorial despite Japan tensions