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JAPAN

Japan Innovation Party co-leader Fumitake Fujita speaks during a news conference in parliament on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 4, 2025
JIP co-leader refuses to resign over ?21 million payment to secretary¡¯s firm
By Eric Johnston
Fumitake Fujita defended his payment to his secretary¡¯s firm, saying there was nothing illegal about placing orders for printing services.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a ministerial meeting on policies regarding foreign nationals and immigration on Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 4, 2025
Takaichi leads first ministerial meeting on policies regarding foreign residents
By Yukana Inoue
The government envisions a tougher crackdown on visa overstayers, as well as on foreign residents who fail to pay social insurance premiums.
Influenza outbreaks began in Japan in late September, earlier than usual, amid increased cross-border travel.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 4, 2025
91²Ö¿â flu season began in September, earlier than usual amid tourism surge
Basic measures ¡ª such as washing hands, wearing masks in crowds and frequent ventilation ¡ª are effective in preventing infection.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (left) listens to questions from Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), regarding her policy speech at the Lower House in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 4, 2025
Takaichi defends choices for government posts in first debate with Noda
By Himari Semans
CDP leader Yoshihiko Noda lambasted the prime minister's decision to appoint LDP lawmakers involved in the slush fund scandal to government posts.
Yo Okutani holds a bear repellent spray he developed at Biosiense in Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, last month.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2025
Tokushima company develops bear repellent spray amid record attack numbers
The spray is a rare domestic product in a market dominated by imported options.
Takeo Fukuda, head of Shimonagatsuka district, stands in front of his home in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2025
Fukushima town eases entry restrictions in contaminated areas
Following the easing of the restrictions, residents can enter their homes without permission, though they are not permitted to stay overnight.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan¡¯s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 4, 2025
Takaichi¡¯s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
By Gabriel Dominguez
Sanae Takaichi has appeared to allay fears of a more hawkish approach to Beijing, but her open support for deepening ties with Taiwan could complicate the relationships.
A highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak has been confirmed at a poultry farm in the city of Tainai, Niigata Prefecture, authorities said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 4, 2025
Japan confirms third bird flu outbreak of season
A total of 630,000 egg-laying chickens at a poultry farm in Niigata will be culled.
Members of U.S. military police patrol entertainment districts of Naha on Nov. 1.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 4, 2025
U.S. Marine held on suspicion of assaulting restaurant worker in Okinawa
The warrant officer is suspected of pressing his hand against the neck of a restaurant employee and causing abrasions on a Naha street at around 4 a.m. on Monday.
China is extending its short-term visa waiver for Japanese visitors by one year, continuing the policy beyond December.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2025
China to extend visa exemption for Japanese visitors
Under the program, travelers are allowed to stay in China for up to 30 days without a visa for tourism or business.

ASIA PACIFIC

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back speaks during a joint news conference following talks at the Defense Ministry in Seoul on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 4, 2025
Hegseth says ¡®flexibility¡¯ needed for U.S. forces in South Korea
By Jesse Johnson
The U.S. defense secretary hinted that U.S. troops stationed in South Korea could be used in the event of a ¡°regional contingency.¡±
Kim Yong Nam, then-chairman of North Korea's Presidium of the country's Supreme People¡¯s Assembly, arrives at Miraflores Palace in Caracas for a meeting with Venezuela's leader in November 2018.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 4, 2025
North Korea says former ceremonial head of state Kim Yong Nam has died
Kim, the face of Pyongyang's diplomacy for decades and the only person outside of the ruling family dynasty to serve as North Korea's nominal head of state, was 97.

WORLD

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the American Conservative Union's 2008 Conservative Political Action Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, on Feb. 7, 2008.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2025
Dick Cheney, powerful former U.S. vice president who pushed for Iraq War, dies at 84
Cheney died Monday night from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, his family said.
Mugs for sale with images of presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast as well as Augusto Pinochet at a shop in Chile on Oct. 28
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2025
Pining for Pinochet: How crime fanned nostalgia for Chile¡¯s dictator
By Paulina Abramovich
Polls are showing Chileans clamoring for order and authoritarianism, with many expressing fondness for the dictatorship of late general Augusto Pinochet.
The commercial hub of Lagos Island, in Lagos on Monday. Nigeria has faded from U.S. focus in recent years, and it was unclear what prompted U.S. President Donald Trump's Saturday announcement.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2025
Whiplash: How Trump's threat to strike Nigeria further reshuffles Pentagon priorities
By Phil Stewart ¡ª Steve Holland ¡ª Idrees Ali
Trump's announcements in the past week on everything from nuclear testing to Nigeria have caught many off guard.
A member of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society reads a story to children as part of mental support activities at the organization¡¯s center in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Oct. 30.
WORLD / Society
Nov 4, 2025
Gaza's psychological trauma brings large numbers to seek help
By Dawoud Abu Alkas - Ramadan Abed
Two years of intense Israeli bombardment and repeated military incursions, along with widespread homelessness and hunger, have affected all 2.3 million inhabitants.
Displaced Sudanese who fled El-Fasher after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces rest in the camp of Um Yanqur, on the southwestern edge of Tawila, in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region on Monday.
WORLD
Nov 4, 2025
Hunger monitor confirms famine in Darfur's al-Fashir and one other city
By Nafisa Eltahir
The finding is the first time the U.N.-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification has determined that the cities are in famine.
Right-leaning Israelis demonstrate next to the Sde Teman military base near Beersheba, against the detention for questioning of military reservists who were suspected of abusing a detainee following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack in Israel, on July 29, 2024.
WORLD
Nov 4, 2025
Israel arrests former top army lawyer over leaked abuse video
By Emmanuel PARISSE
The case began in August 2024 when Israel's Channel 12 broadcast footage from a military base that appeared to show soldiers doing "acts of violence" against a detainee.
The United States is expected to push for action against seven vessels suspected of violating United Nations sanctions against North Korea.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2025
U.S. wants U.N. sanctions on seven vessels over North Korea exports
By Michelle Nichols
A U.S. official said the seven vessels have illegally exported North Korean coal and iron ore to China, which could earn Pyongyang hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
A worker sorts fresh fruit and vegetables at a food pantry in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on Oct. 29, days before food aid benefits, including SNAP payments, were to be suspended starting Nov. 1 amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2025
U.S. to pay reduced food aid benefits, but warns of weeks or months delay
By Nate Raymond ¡ª Leah Douglas
SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, lapsed for the first time ever on November 1 during the federal shutdown.
Three cybersecurity employees were charged with working together to hack businesses starting in May 2023.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 4, 2025
Ex-cybersecurity staffers charged with moonlighting as hackers
By JAKE BLEIBERG
Three cybersecurity employees spent years launching ransomware attacks to extort millions of dollars from victims around the U.S., prosecutors alleged.
The Cape Town International Convention Center in South Africa
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2025
G20 taskforce calls for global panel to tackle ¡®inequality emergency¡¯
By Siyanda Mthethwa
The taskforce established by South Africa¡¯s president says that wealth disparities disrupt democracy and cause economic instability.

BUSINESS

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and minister in charge of growth strategy Minoru Kiuchi (center right) attend a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 4, 2025
Takaichi eyes economic growth plan by next summer
By Gabriele Ninivaggi
A newly established government panel has been tasked with mapping out a growth plan for 17 key sectors, including AI, chips and defense.
Nintendo raised its Switch 2 sales forecast, boosting confidence in the console's strong momentum.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 4, 2025
Nintendo now expects to sell 19 million Switch 2 consoles by March
By Takashi Mochizuki
The company reported an operating profit of ?88.25 billion and revenue of ?527.2 billion in the September quarter, both beating a consensus of analyst estimates.
Yutaka Ikeda, managing director of Mitsui OSK Lines' Indian arm, speaks during an interview near New Delhi on Oct. 10.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 4, 2025
Mitsui OSK Lines sees India as a shipping hub
India can become a hub for international shipping, serving as a base for exports to Africa and the Middle East, said the managing director of the company's Indian arm.
"She has a good vision,¡± says Masahiro Kihara, CEO of Mizuho Financial Group, referring to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pro-growth policies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 4, 2025
Mizuho's CEO says he sees policy tailwinds from Takaichi and BOJ
By Taiga Uranaka ¡ª Hideki Suzuki
Masahiro Kihara said Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had "good vision," referring to her policy initiatives, while the central bank has "room for another hike or two.¡±
Iron-rich mountains in the Guinea Highlands that daunted Sidiki Kone as a young geologist turned out to hold one of the biggest ore deposits on the planet.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 4, 2025
Huge new mine in Guinea with Chinese backing set to upend world iron ore market
By Thomas Biesheuvel ¡ª William Clowes
The Simandou deposit is the world¡¯s largest untapped seam of iron ore, with estimated reserves of at least 3 billion tons.
The yen-dollar exchange rate is displayed outside a securities firm in Tokyo on Oct. 27. The yen slid about 4% against the dollar in October.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 4, 2025
Goldman and BofA see no immediate intervention risk as yen nears 155
By John Cheng
The yen weakened further after BOJ held rates steady last week, with little guidance offered on future hikes.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and then-Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa shake hands on the day they visit the U.S. pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka in July.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Nov 4, 2025
The top U.S. court can't stop all of Trump's tariffs. Deal with it, officials say.
By David Lawder
Under one legal authority or another, Trump's tariffs are expected to stay in place long-term.
Takeda's dengue vaccine shows seven years of strong protection against infection and hospitalization, marking the longest efficacy reported to date.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 4, 2025
Takeda¡¯s dengue vaccine shows long-lasting protection
By Kanoko Matsuyama
The results bolster confidence in Takeda¡¯s two-dose regimen, especially as countries grapple with record dengue outbreaks fueled by climate change.
Japanese companies have raised $132 billion in foreign-currency bond and loan deals arranged by banks so far in 2025, up 56% from a year earlier.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 4, 2025
Japan¡¯s $132 billion borrowing binge reshapes global credit
By Finbarr Flynn ¡ª Atsuko Fukase
Underscoring the unprecedented shift onto the global stage, annual overseas note issuance is on course to exceed debt sales in yen for the first time ever.

ENVIRONMENT

A partial view of one of the entrances at the City Park of the COP30, the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Belem, Brazil, taken on Tuesday
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 4, 2025
Trees, targets and trillions: What¡¯s on the agenda at COP30?
This year¡¯s U.N. climate summit promises to be symbolic, marking a decade since the Paris Agreement and taking place in the environmentally vulnerable Amazon.

Opinion

The Arch of Independence in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Central Asia¡¯s Turkic nations, united by shared history and culture, are emerging as a strategic counterbalance to Russia and China, offering Japan opportunities for investment and influence.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 4, 2025
Why Japan ¡ª like the U.S. ¡ª needs Central Asia
By Melik Kaylan
The C5 ¡ª Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan ¡ª concerns Japan more directly than seems immediately obvious.
Keir Starmer, leader of Britain's Labour Party and now prime minister, speaks to supporters at a reception celebrating his election win in London in July 2024.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2025
Britain¡¯s political system is undergoing a risky revolution
By Adrian Wooldridge
The British have traditionally prided themselves on the uniqueness of their political system; an aristocratic arrangement that evolved peacefully into a democratic one.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping leave after a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.
COMMENTARY
Nov 4, 2025
The U.S. had the spotlight. China stole the show.
By Karishma Vaswani
Xi¡¯s diplomacy rests on the idea that China represents a "non-Western form of modernization.¡±
Venezuelan Ambassador to the United Nations Samuel Moncada holds a printout of The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian newspaper at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct. 16. U.S. President Donald Trump uses false narratives to justify aggressive policies, including military strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 4, 2025
The big lie behind Trump¡¯s Venezuela strikes
By Timothy Snyder
This display of military power is intended to serve as political spectacle. The danger is that that it could escalate into an unwinnable, open-ended conflict.
With new FAA rule changes allowing drone flights beyond visual line of sight, U.S. law enforcement agencies are expanding autonomous drone programs, raising both operational capabilities and privacy concerns.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2025
The future of drones is policing, not delivering packages
By Thomas Black
The ability to provide live, aerial views at the fraction of the cost of a helicopter also makes drones useful for law enforcement and firefighters.

Sports

Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani and his wife, Mamiko, acknowledge the crowd during the World Series championship parade at downtown Los Angeles.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 4, 2025
Ohtani teases 'three-peat' as Dodgers parade draws Los Angeles crowds
By Lisa Richwine - Rory Carroll
Blue and white confetti showered fans as players rode by atop double-decker buses.
Elena Rybakina returns the ball to Iga Swiatek during their tennis match at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Monday.
TENNIS
Nov 4, 2025
Rybakina downs Swiatek to enter semis at WTA Finals
World No. 2 Swiatek made 36 unforced errors in the last two sets while Rybakina made 17.
Novak Djokovic serves to Tomas Martin Etcheverry during their men's singles match on Day 3 of the Paris ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament in Paris in November 2023.
TENNIS
Nov 4, 2025
Djokovic confirmed for ATP Finals, says Italian federation boss
The ATP Finals is the traditional season-closer, bringing together the eight best players of the year.
Scotland wing Duhan van der Merwe (left) is tackled during the Autumn Nations Series international rugby union match between Scotland and the United States in Edinburgh on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Nov 4, 2025
Scotland bids to end 32-test winless streak against All Blacks
Rugby union superpower New Zealand has won 30 of the 32 tests between the two countries spanning 117 years. The other two were draws.

CULTURE

London-based composer Dai Fujikura speaks during an interview in London on Oct. 6.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 4, 2025
Hokusai-themed opera 'The Great Wave' to premiere in Scotland
The opera is the latest work by London-based composer Dai Fujikura and is a joint production with Scotland's Scottish Opera.
At Ginza¡¯s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) ¡ª a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
China warns citizens not to visit Japan as row over Taiwan heats up
Chinese tourists wear kimonos as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France ¡ª where he had lived since he was a young child ¡ª stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Kyoto gets its own teamLab installation, the largest in Japan
Visitors wearing kimonos look at digital artwork at the newly opened teamLab Biovortex in Kyoto.
Ashfall warning issued in southern Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents¡¯ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents¡¯ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.
The challenges awaiting Japan¡¯s new finance minister
Finance minister Satsuki Katayama answers questions from reporters in a group interview on Oct. 24.
At Ginza¡¯s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) ¡ª a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.

Podcast

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

Longform

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
By Kathryn Wortley

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