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Tankers in the Persian Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday

BUSINESS / Markets

Japan promises 80 million barrels of oil to support 400 million-barrel global intervention

By Francis Tang

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced the commitment hours before the IEA announced the unprecedented coordinated effort by 32 nations.

Iran tells world to get ready for oil at $200 a barrel as it fires on merchant ships

China’s energy security push pays off as war roils Asia refiners

Tankers in the Persian Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday

Mitsui OSK Lines headquarters in Tokyo

JAPAN

Japanese-flagged container ship sustains damage in the Persian Gulf

By Francis Tang and Kanako Takahara

The news comes as reports emerged that Iran had begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a key passage for oil shipments.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands on the day of their bilateral summit in Beijing on Sept. 4.

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

China is rebuilding its grip on North Korea. Is Kim Jong Un ready to oblige?

By Mei Mei Chu, Ju-min Park and Claire Fu

Beijing is deepening ties with North Korea as U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to visit China and expresses interest in reviving talks with Kim.

Beverage companies have been forced to rethink the vending machine business.

BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS

Is Japan pulling the plug on vending machines?

By Kanako Takahara

Competition and cost-consciousness conspire against the ubiquitous, and legendary, beverage sales channel.

Shota Morishita (left), Kazuma Okamoto (center) and Munetaka Murakami celebrate after the match against the Czech Republic at Tokyo Dome on Tuesday.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Japan sweeps Pool C at the WBC, but tougher tests await in Miami

By Jason Coskrey

Samurai Japan will next face either Venezuela, which has a strong roster, or a Dominican Republic team that could double as an MLB All-Star squad.

Shota Morishita (left), Kazuma Okamoto (center) and Munetaka Murakami celebrate after the match against the Czech Republic at Tokyo Dome on Tuesday.

A buried pipe protrudes 13 meters above ground on Wednesday in the city of Osaka.

Construction pipe suddenly rises 13 meters above ground in Osaka

The head of the city’s sewer department apologized for disruptions the pipe's inexplicable action caused, saying road closures had caused major traffic congestion.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with the Liberal Democratic Party’s executives in Tokyo on Monday.

Are disbanded LDP factions staging a comeback?

By Eric Johnston

Former members of the disbanded factions have been meeting informally since the party’s landslide victory in the Feb. 8 Lower House election.

Unexpected drug found as Saitama hospital probes death of teen after treatment

By Yukana Inoue

Ransomware attacks reported in Japan number 226 in 2025

Tepco to maintain goal of decommissioning Fukushima plant by 2051

Tohoku still faces tsunami evacuation challenges 15 years after disaster

Tokyo-based PayPay priced the initial public offering of American depositary receipts at $16 apiece for its U.S. stock exchange debut.

PayPay and SoftBank raise $879.8 million in payments firm’s U.S. IPO

By Georgie McKay

It is the biggest listing for a Japanese company on a U.S. stock exchange in a decade.

Shipping containers are stacked at a terminal at the port of Los Angeles in Long Beach, California, on Tuesday.

U.S. opens new unfair-trade probes to rebuild Trump's tariff pressure

By Ismail Shakil and David Lawder

The investigation could lead to new tariffs imposed against China, the European Union, India, Japan, South Korea and Mexico by this summer.

Microsoft's Copilot AI goes head-to-head with China's DeepSeek in Africa

By Loni Prinsloo

Japan insurers still keen on private debt amid growing red flags

By Nao Sano

Mexico considering social media restriction for minors

By Jean ARCE

‘Horrendously high’ fares and bomb fears upend spring travel

By K. Oanh Ha and Danny Lee

Fire and smoke rise in the Fujairah oil industry zone, caused by debris after a drone was intercepted by air defenses, according to the Fujairah media office, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, on March 4.

U.S. ignited Iran war but Gulf Arab states paying the price, Gulf sources say

By Samia Nakhoul

Behind the scenes, resentment is mounting in Gulf Arab capitals at being drawn into a war they neither initiated nor endorsed but are now paying for economically and militarily.

Graves are being prepared for the victims following a reported strike on a school in Minab, Iran, on March 2.

U.S. may have struck Iranian girls' school after using outdated targeting data, sources say

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart

The strike, during the first day of U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, killed 150 students, according to Iran's ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva.

China passes ethnic unity law to advance Xi’s assimilation push

Vance treads Iran tightrope with an eye on 2028

By Danny Kemp

Bangladesh sari weaving tradition hangs by a thread

By Sheikh Sabiha ALAM

China sends more warplanes toward Taiwan after mystery lull

By Yian Lee and Alastair Gale

Shota Morishita (left), Kazuma Okamoto (center) and Munetaka Murakami celebrate after the match against the Czech Republic at Tokyo Dome on Tuesday.

Japan sweeps Pool C at the WBC, but tougher tests await in Miami

By Jason Coskrey

Samurai Japan will next face either Venezuela, which has a strong roster, or a Dominican Republic team that could double as an MLB All-Star squad.

Bodo/Glimt no longer a surprise as Champions League rollercoaster continues

By Philip O'Connor

WNBA teeters on the edge as CBA talks fail to yield deal

By Angelica Medina

Samurai Japan still faces lineup questions despite perfect WBC record

By Jim Armstrong

Vinnie Pasquantino's 3 homers make WBC history as Italy beats Mexico

A comparison with Japan in 1944 suggests Iran will resist fiercely and try to prolong the war to preserve its Islamic regime.

Today’s Iran is like Japan in 1944

Kuni Miyake

Iran, like Imperial Japan, is mounting what could be called fanatical and tenacious resistance against overwhelmingly powerful U.S. military attacks.

U.S. strikes on Iran will only harden North Korea's nuclear resolve

By Karishma Vaswani

Amid a regional transformation, deterrence remains ‘simple’

By Brad Glosserman

Development provides security as effectively as hard power

By Alexander De Croo

From toilets to fiber optics, Japan’s unlikely AI players

By Gearoid Reidy

Scientists say the last 11 years have been the warmest ever recorded, with 2024 topping the podium and 2023 in second place.

'Significant' acceleration of global warming since 2015: study

Scientists say the last 11 years have been the warmest ever recorded, with 2024 topping the podium and 2023 in second place.

How fossil fuel disruptions lead to booms in solar and batteries

By Akshat Rathi

What Trump’s new tariffs mean for climate tech

By Coco Liu

India celebrates cheetah births to boost reintroduction bid

By Peter Martelli

Junk to high-tech: India bets on e-waste for critical minerals

By Arunabh SAIKIA and Uzmi ATHAR

Koto Kawaguchi, a Deaflympics medalist who works in auto parts logistics in Aichi Prefecture, recently made his acting debut in the Hollywood film “Marty Supreme.”

The unlikely Hollywood story of Deaflympics champion Koto Kawaguchi

By Mai Yoshikawa

The table tennis medalist discusses his unlikely turn in the Oscar-nominated 'Marty Supreme' and returning to life in Aichi Prefecture.

Oh, bother —?Winnie the Pooh is turning 100

Bad Bunny plays first-ever Japan show at exclusive Spotify event

By Patrick St. Michel

100 ways to belong: The radical inclusivity of Company Grande

By Kris Kosaka

For Evan Call, every melody is a conversation

By Patrick St. Michel

In Japan, whistleblowing can clash with cultural expectations of loyalty to one’s company or group.

Loyalty and the language of whistleblowing in Japan

By Yaeko Kabe

How Japanese grammar and vocabulary reveal the cultural tensions surrounding hierarchy and whistleblowing.

Need a quick, healthy meal? Steam a bowl of sushi

By Simon Daly

Working overtime: ‘Silver Jinzai’ centers keep Japan’s seniors employed

By Bhavesh Gulrajani

Pitas, parfaits and more in Yoyogi-Uehara

By Robbie Swinnerton

From Italy to Japan: Vannelli Coffee opens in Tokyo

By Weiwen Lin

In the week before CC’s closed, customers lined up in the rain to pay a final visit to the longstanding cafe.

Kyoto bids farewell to a storied poets’ cafe

By Felicity Tillack

Opened by American poet Cid Corman in 1974, CC’s in Nakagyo Ward had served as an important gathering ground for the literary community.

Don’t keep patient Pine waiting any longer

Recentering Okinawa, one story at a time

By Kris Kosaka

In Sapporo, snow becomes a shared language

By Karl Pont

Pomelo peps up a Kobe couple’s life

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Koto Kawaguchi, a Deaflympics medalist who works in auto parts logistics in Aichi Prefecture, recently made his acting debut in the Hollywood film “Marty Supreme.”

The unlikely Hollywood story of Deaflympics champion Koto Kawaguchi

By Mai Yoshikawa

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