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JAPAN

A special inspection is expected to cover the Saga Prefecture police department's criminal division, particularly the crime lab, and the administration division including the education and training unit.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2025
Saga police to face special probe over faulty DNA analyses
The former employee in question was referred to prosecutors last month for allegedly fabricating DNA analyses and falsifying analysis dates in 130 cases over roughly seven years.
The total number of foreign children registered in Japan as residents eligible for education at elementary or junior high schools stood at 163,358, up by 12,663.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2025
8,432 foreign children in Japan seen not attending school
The total number of foreign children registered in Japan as residents eligible for education at elementary or junior high schools stood at 163,358, up by 12,663.
An extraordinary session of the parliament to elect the next prime minister is expected to be convened on Oct. 15.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 2, 2025
Parliament expected to elect new prime minister on Oct. 15
After being elected, the new prime minister will form the Cabinet later in the day.
A 38-year-old man in Aichi Prefecture has been arrested for allegedly fraudulently receiving refunds from a food delivery service by falsely claiming his orders never arrived.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 2, 2025
Nagoya man suspected of placing 1,095 fraudulent food delivery orders
The 38-year-old is alleged to have signed up and then canceled membership for the Demae-can service repeatedly, making false claims to avoid payments totaling about ?3.7 million.
Princess Aiko has tested positive for COVID-19, the Imperial Household Agency said Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2025
Princess Aiko tests positive for COVID-19
The princess underwent testing after reporting a fever of about 38.5 degrees Celsius and throat pain at noon Tuesday.
Timber from the Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 Osaka expo, will be reused in public housing to support recovery efforts in Ishikawa Prefecture, which was hit by disasters last year.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2025
Osaka Expo's Grand Ring timber to be reused for housing in Ishikawa
Suzu, an Ishikawa city heavily damaged in the disasters, will receive the dismantled timber from the world's largest wooden architectural structure free of charge.
An exterior staircase at the apartment building where Chizuko Akie was fatally stabbed, in the city of Machida, Tokyo, on Wednesday
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 2, 2025
Suspect in Machida stabbing was ¡®overwhelmed with despair¡¯ over daily inconveniences
Kota Kuwano, 40, told investigators that frustrations over matters such as his mail not arriving and garbage being left outside his home drove him to kill someone.
Pedestrians pass through a cooling mist in Tokyo's Ginza district in August.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 2, 2025
Japan saw record number treated for heatstroke in hottest-ever summer
By Aaron Clark and Shoko Oda
Patients with suspected heatstroke over the period rose almost 3% to 100,143 from a year earlier as Japan saw its temperature record broken twice in a matter of days.
Sanae Takaichi, a candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership race, says Taiwan is an extremely important partner and a valued friend for Japan.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2025
Takaichi hopes for dialogue with Chinese leaders over Taiwan
The former economic security minister also indicated her intention to increase 91²Ö¿â defense spending and sought to continuously review its defense strategy and capabilities.
Atsuko Mori, founder and director of Kyoto-based tea salon Camellia Tea Ceremony, prepares matcha during a tea ceremony in Kyoto.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 2, 2025
Tea ceremony experts see matcha boom as a big opportunity
By Jessica Speed
Matcha¡¯s sudden spike in popularity overseas has prompted debate in Japan about whether the global craze risks diluting tea¡¯s cultural meaning.
Haruo Tsukamoto, a rank-and-file member of the Liberal Democratic Party and a rice farmer in Ibaraki Prefecture, questions if the party still stands for people like him.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 2, 2025
The party that ruled Japan for decades is in danger of crumbling
By Yoshiaki Nohara
Long-time supporters are questioning if the Liberal Democratic Party still stands for them even as populist and far-right challengers make inroads.
Komeito head Tetsuo Saito says his party cannot form a coalition government with any party that doesn¡¯t align itself with its moderate conservative policies.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 2, 2025
LDP presidential election could be turning point for Komeito
By Eric Johnston
After Saturday¡¯s vote, the junior coalition partner will have to adjust to a new LDP, one whose values might differ from its own.
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani delivers a speech at the 10th anniversary ceremony of the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency on Wednesday at the Defense Ministry.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2025
10 years on, 91²Ö¿â defense equipment agency playing greater role
While boosting its defense cooperation with like-minded countries, Japan has a lot to do to enhance defense equipment production amid an increasingly severe security environment.
Fumitake Fujita, co-leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai, speaks during a news conference at the Diet on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 2, 2025
Nippon Ishin to submit anti-espionage bill to extra Diet session
The bill will call for establishing a foreign intelligence agency based on existing government bodies.
Smartphones help passengers pass the time on a train near Toyoake, an industrial suburb of Nagoya.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2025
Can this city make residents put down their smartphones?
By Javier C. Hernandez and Hisako Ueno
The ordinance, which was approved in a 12-7 vote by the city assembly last week, is largely symbolic, but there is heavy social pressure in Japan to follow official guidelines.

ASIA PACIFIC

"My children cried all night from hunger. I boiled grass and gave it to them just to keep them quiet," said Ajib Bahar, 38, from a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 2, 2025
Myanmar's war-torn Rakhine state grappling with hunger crisis, aid groups say
By Ruma Paul, Poppy McPherson and Devjyot Ghoshal
More than 100,000 children are suffering from acute malnutrition, with less than 2% able to access treatment, according to data provided by aid workers.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said "unjust human rights violations" were committed when sending tens of thousands of children overseas for adoption.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 2, 2025
South Korea president apologizes for overseas adoptions failures
International adoptions began after the Korean War as a way to remove children born to local mothers and American GI fathers from a society that emphasized ethnic homogeneity.
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 2, 2025
Minister says rough South Korea-U.S. security agreement reached: report
By Ju-min Park
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Seoul is seeking to announce the agreement before an APEC summit in October.
Search and rescue operations continue for victims trapped under the rubble of a collapsed school, in Sidoarjo, East Java province, Indonesia, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 2, 2025
Five survivors pulled from collapsed school in Indonesia as rescuers race against time
Part of the multistory boarding school, in the town of Sidoarjo on the island of Java, gave way suddenly as students gathered for afternoon prayers.

WORLD

A group of ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza are shown moored at the small island of Koufonisi, south of the island of Crete, on Sept. 26
WORLD / Society
Oct 2, 2025
Israeli military intercepts several Gaza-bound aid boats in international waters
The Global Sumud Flotilla, transporting medicine and food to Gaza, consists of more than 40 civilian boats with about 500 parliamentarians, lawyers and activists.
According to Meta's rules, advertisers who seek to run political ads in the United States have to undergo a special authorization process.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 2, 2025
Deepfake political scam ads surge on Meta platforms, watchdog says
By Anuj Chopra
The ads have reached tens of thousands of the platforms' users.
Ukrainian servicemen observe the sky during a combat shift on the front lines in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Sept. 15.
WORLD
Oct 2, 2025
U.S. to give Ukraine intelligence on long-range energy targets in Russia
By Steve Holland and Gram Slattery
The U.S. is also asking NATO allies to provide similar support.
A Ukrainian serviceman checks the sky for Russian combat drones in the front-line town of Kostiantynivka in Ukraine's Donetsk region on Monday.
WORLD
Oct 2, 2025
Russia's Ukraine advance slowed further in September, analysis shows
Russia initially made rapid progress ¡ª but that advance largely came to a halt by the end of the month.
Destruction in Gaza City, in the Gaza Strip, on Monday. Israel has been seeking to destroy Hamas for almost two years, devastating Gaza in the process.
WORLD
Oct 2, 2025
Hamas pressed by Arab and Muslim states to accept Trump¡¯s Gaza plan
By Sam Dagher
The leaders apparently see Israel¡¯s campaign in Gaza and the assertion of military hegemony over the Middle East as a threat to their own national security.

BUSINESS

Among Keidanren member firms traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's top-tier section, the proportion of female executives rose by 2.2 points to 19.0%, reaching the government's 2025 interim target.
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2025
Share of female execs at major Japan firms rises to 18.4%
The figure remained below the government's target of increasing the share of female executives at companies on the Prime section to at least 19% by 2025.
The U.S. government shut down on Wednesday, though essential services are still being offered.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 2, 2025
U.S. federal shutdown affects Americans in Japan and diplomatic talks
By Francis Tang
Some consular services are being offered, but the U.S. Embassy site is not being regularly updated
The Digital Agency will enable its employees to use OpenAI's cutting-edge large language model-based AI tools for their work.
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2025
91²Ö¿â Digital Agency to cooperate with OpenAI on administrative tools
The agency plans to provide its employees with access to generative AI tools and encourage other government agencies to adopt these services starting as early as fiscal year 2026.
Isuzu Chairman Masanori Katayama (third from left) and South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (center) attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the firm's vehicle plant in South Carolina on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 2, 2025
Isuzu to build first independent U.S. plant
The Japanese commercial vehicle maker aims to ease the impact of high U.S. tariffs by expanding local production.
Mitsubishi Electric's new semiconductor plant in Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 2, 2025
Mitsubishi Electric completes semiconductor facility in Kumamoto Prefecture
The new facility in Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture, will start operations in November, with mass production targeted for 2027.
The U.S. government shutdown ¡ª while inconvenient and messy ¡ª is unlikely to leave a lasting imprint on the U.S. economy, itself.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 2, 2025
U.S. government shutdowns raise uncertainty but rarely have lasting effect on economy
Even if a shutdown leaves policymakers and investors flying somewhat blind for an unknown stretch, it is unlikely to leave a lasting imprint on the U.S. economy, itself.
The European Commission's High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas (left) and Commissioner for Trade Maros Sefcovic present EU-Mercosur and EU-Mexico trade agreements in Brussels last month.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 2, 2025
Hit by Trump tariffs, rest of world races to forge new trade alliances
By Philip Blenkinsop
New trade pacts may not fully compensate for losses in commerce with a more protectionist America, but rival economies have been spurred into action nonetheless.
The U.S. Supreme Court said it¡¯s deferring action on President Donald Trump¡¯s bid to remove Fed Gov. Lisa Cook while the Justice Department appeals a lower court ruling that said she was likely to win her lawsuit over the firing.
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2025
U.S. Supreme Court allows Lisa Cook to stay on at Fed, for now
By Enda Curran, Catarina Saraiva and Amara Omeokwe
The high court said it¡¯s deferring action on U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s bid to remove Cook while the Justice Department appeals a lower court ruling.

ENVIRONMENT

A drone view shows the Turtmann glacier on a warm summer day, amid climate change, in Turtmann, Switzerland, on Sept. 3.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Oct 2, 2025
Swiss glaciers hit by light snowfall and heat wave, scientists say
By Cecile Mantovani and Denis Balibouse
Swiss glaciers below 3,000 meters above sea level suffered in particular this year.
Jane Goodall spun her love of wildlife into a lifelong campaign that took her from a seaside English village to Africa and then across the globe in a quest to better understand chimpanzees.
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Oct 2, 2025
Wildlife advocate and primate expert Jane Goodall dies at 91
By Susan Heavey
The scientist and global activist was a pioneer in her field, both as a female scientist in the 1960s and for her work studying the behavior of primates.

Opinion

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (left), former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi (center) and agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi arrive at a news conference for the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 23. The three are the front-runners ahead of Saturday's vote.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 2, 2025
No matter who wins the LDP presidential race, prospects for change are dismal
By Kuni Miyake
The key for the LDP is whether the once-proud party can win back its traditional supporters who have abandoned it in recent elections and shifted to opposition parties.
Signage outside the Capitol Hill visitors center in Washington notifies the public of its closure due to the government shutdown on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2025
The U.S. government shutdown fight has life-or-death consequences
By Lisa Jarvis
About 4.2 million people are expected to lose coverage if Congress fails to extend premium subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Sports

Paris Saint-Germain's Goncalo Ramos celebrates after scoring against Barcelona during their Champions League match in Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Oct 2, 2025
PSG stuns Barcelona on late strike from Goncalo Ramos in Champions League
It was an even and thoroughly entertaining bout between two of the competition's favorites.
Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto celebrates after getting out of the sixth inning against the Reds during Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
BASEBALL
Oct 2, 2025
Dodgers sweep past Reds to set up NLDS showdown against Phillies
After sweeping the best-of-three NL Wild Card series, the Dodgers will visit the Philadelphia Phillies for Game 1 of the NLDS on Saturday.
Carlos Alcaraz hits a shot against Casper Ruud during their match at the Japan Open on Sept. 29.
TENNIS
Oct 2, 2025
Tennis stars take aim at sport's packed schedule
The busy calendar in women's and men's tennis has been a constant talking point in recent years.
India's Tilak Varma celebrates after winning the Asia Cup in Dubai on Sept. 28.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Oct 2, 2025
Asian cricket chief says India 'welcome' to collect trophy from his office
India defended the?Asia Cup title by defeating Pakistan on Sunday, but refused to take the winning prize from Naqvi, who is also Pakistan's interior minister.
Croix du Nord, ridden by Yuichi Kitamura, runs in the Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse on June 1.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 2, 2025
Japan set for another shot at coveted Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe crown
Japanese horses Croix du Nord and Byzantine Dream are among the leading favorites, according to the bookmakers.
The European team celebrates after winning the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York, on Sept. 28.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 2, 2025
Europe's Matt Fitzpatrick slams PGA chief over 'offensive' Ryder Cup comments
Luke Donald's European team was?on the end of some unsavory abuse from a partisan crowd, with Rory McIlroy particularly singled out for foul-mouthed taunts.

LIFE

Plotter's signature customizable leather binder is just one of many products contributing to the ongoing boom in the popularity of Japanese stationery.
LIFE / Style & Design
Oct 2, 2025
Tokyo's newest stationery store sells 'a slower, more human rhythm'
By Gendel Gento
After years of selling its products in third-party stores, Japanese brand Plotter has officially opened a dedicated storefront in Tokyo.

CULTURE

Director Park Chan-wook and the cast of his latest film ¡°No Other Choice¡± attended the Busan International Film Festival¡¯s glittering opening ceremony where the film¡¯s lead actor, Lee Byung-hun, served as host.
CULTURE / Film
Oct 2, 2025
Revamped Busan film festival turns 30 with expanded cinematic showcase
By Philip Brasor
Since its inception, BIFF has been a launchpad for Asian cinema. This year, it grew bigger and brighter with a new Competition section, 90 world premieres and high-profile guests.
Ari Bayuaji's artwork of the benevolent Bali god Barong is on display in a glass case on the ground floor of Hollywood Beauty Plaza.
CULTURE / Art
Oct 2, 2025
Artist Ari Bayuaji materializes monsters from ocean plastic
By Thu-Huong Ha
From his series ¡°Weaving the Ocean,¡± the demon Rangda is on display at Go for Kogei 2025, while the more benevolent Barong sits in a glass case in Roppongi.
An elderly inmate (voiced by Kaoru Kobayashi in the present and Junki Tozuka in flashback) confides in a potted balsam flower (voiced by Pierre Taki) about the decisions that led him to prison in "The Last Blossom."
CULTURE / Film
Oct 2, 2025
Pieces fall perfectly into place in the reflective ¡®The Last Blossom¡¯
By Matt Schley
Reflective and heartfelt, Baku Kinoshita¡¯s animated feature tells a story of second chances without being overly sentimental.
A young man (Kodai Kurosaki) has a tense reunion with his estranged father in ¡°Brand New Landscape.¡±
CULTURE / Film
Oct 2, 2025
¡®Brand New Landscape¡¯ captures family dysfunction in a shimmering city
By Mark Schilling
In director Yuiga Danzuka¡¯s first feature, Tokyo gleams with promise ¡ª but loneliness lingers in every corner.
Jehovah's Witnesses followers sue Japanese government
According to court records, the plaintiffs include the Japanese branch of Jehovah's Witnesses in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Debt-laden Japan should review spending on gender equality, survey finds
A woman holds a handheld fan bearing the image of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's wedding photo, during an election campaign event in Tokyo on Feb. 7.
Japanese researchers look at 800-year-old books and trees for signs of extreme solar events
A drawing of Fujiwara no Teika, known as a courtier, <i>waka</i> poet and scholar of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods
At Ueno Station, ¡®Freedom¡¯ restored
¡°Freedom,¡± a mural in JR Ueno Station, created in 1951, has been repaired three times, most recently in 2025.
Shoes possibly worn by missing boy found in Kyoto mountains
The Kyoto prefectural police found a pair of black sneakers of the same brand as those worn by 11-year-old Yuki Adachi, who went missing in late March in Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture.
Where Tokyo goes to sweat and soak
As Tokyo&#039;s public bathhouses age, many are embracing more contemporary aesthetics to stay relevant for a younger class of customer.
At Ueno Station, ¡®Freedom¡¯ restored
¡°Freedom,¡± a mural in JR Ueno Station, created in 1951, has been repaired three times, most recently in 2025.
Inside Iizukatei, a 200-year-old home turned boutique hotel in Tochigi
Recognized as a tangible cultural property in 2003, the former residence of the Iizuka family is now a boutique hotel in Nakagawa, Tochigi Prefecture.
Tokyo¡¯s sake calendar is filled to the brim
The recently concluded Sake Park invited younger brewers to make sake more approachable for attendees in their 20s and 30s.
Japan¡¯s tighter immigration controls yielding results
An immigration control passport stamp issued in Japan. A surge in arrivals from overseas has coincided with a tightening of immigration controls under a government initiative aimed at reducing overstayers.

Podcast

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

Longform

Projects like the BuddhaBot aim to re-create dialogue once lost to time, raising questions about whether AI can extend the teachings of Buddha or merely simulate them.
Can AI replace a priest? Japan¡¯s temples and shrines are testing the limits.
By Alex K.T. Martin

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