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JAPAN

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a news conference with his Australian counterpart at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2025
Chinese fighters target SDF jets with radar lock-on as tensions surge
By Jesse Johnson
Beijing pinned the blame for the encounter on Tokyo, saying that SDF aircraft had repeatedly harassed a Chinese naval formation during training.
Shimon Sakaguchi (left), winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, speaks during a news conference in the suburbs of Stockholm on Saturday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 7, 2025
Nobel winner Sakaguchi stresses importance of medical science
Developing new treatments takes time, but he remains optimistic that his work will someday help those with various cancers and other health issues.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (right) and his Australian counterpart, Richard Marles, stand in an Australian-made Bushmaster Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle ahead of a bilateral meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2025
Japan and Australia launch new ¡®strategic defense¡¯ framework
By Gabriel Dominguez
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the move will help ensure the quasi-allies can work together more effectively and with greater strategic alignment.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, on Saturday.
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2025
¡®Free-riding¡¯ U.S. allies that don¡¯t step up ¡®will face consequences,¡¯ Hegseth warns
By Jesse Johnson
In an apparent jab at Japan, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Washington is ¡°optimistic¡± that Indo-Pacific allies will ramp up defense spending ¡°in a few years.¡±
Police officers investigate the area around a building in Tokyo's Sumida Ward where an infant's head and limbs were found in a refrigerator on Saturday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 7, 2025
Infant's head found in fridge in Tokyo
The body parts are believed to be those of an infant around a few months old, but the gender is unknown.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a policy speech during a Lower House plenary session on Oct. 24.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 7, 2025
Japan aims to raise public AI use to 80%
The draft emphasizes the need to boost AI usage with a view to developing 91²Ö¿â own AI technologies.

ASIA PACIFIC

Uprooted trees lie alongside damaged buildings following a landslide in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah in Gampola, Sri Lanka, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 7, 2025
Sri Lanka issues landslide warnings as cyclone toll hits 618
By Amal JAYASINGHE and Alfath Asmunda
At least 1,812 people have been killed in the natural disasters rolling across Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam over the past two weeks.
A man walks past campaign posters ahead of the upcoming Legislative Council election, near the deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court housing complex in Hong Kong, on Nov. 27.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 7, 2025
Hong Kong holds legislative election as city mourns deadly blaze
The city has pressed ahead with elections for the Legislative Council, in which only candidates vetted as "patriots" by the China-backed Hong Kong government may run.
The burned Wang Fuk Court housing complex after a deadly fire in the Tai Po area of Hong Kong on Nov. 30
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 7, 2025
China warns foreign media in Hong Kong over fire coverage
The Office for Safeguarding National Security said it had summoned a number of unspecified foreign media outlets, criticizing coverage of the fire.

WORLD

Sudanese refugee children watch the sunset in the Tine transit camp amid the conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Army, in eastern Chad on Nov. 23.
WORLD
Dec 7, 2025
Drone strikes on Sudan kindergarten and hospital kill dozens, local official says
Since April 2023, the army and the paramilitary RSF have been locked in a conflict that has killed tens of thousands and displaced nearly 12 million.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro takes part in a civic military march in Caracas on Nov. 25.
WORLD
Dec 7, 2025
Venezuela swears in 5,600 troops amid U.S. military build-up
The Venezuelan Army swore in 5,600 soldiers on Saturday, as the United States cranks up military pressure on the oil-producing country.
Smoke billows from a blast near a tank as Polish forces hold military exercises with NATO soldiers at a range in Wierzbiny, near Orzysz, Poland, in September.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 7, 2025
U.S. sets 2027 deadline for Europe-led NATO defense, officials say
By Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk
The shift would dramatically change how the United States, a founding member of the postwar alliance, works with its most important military partners.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, on Saturday.
WORLD
Dec 7, 2025
Hegseth defends decision to kill survivors in Caribbean strike
The nearly two dozen strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific have come under bipartisan scrutiny.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (left) meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the president's residence in Jerusalem on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 7, 2025
In Jerusalem, Merz reaffirms Germany's support for Israel
Merz urged more humanitarian aid to flow into Gaza and for Hamas fighters to lay down their weapons.
Civil defense personnel use an excavator to search for the remains of victims in the rubble of a destroyed building in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 7, 2025
Mediators Qatar and Egypt call for next steps in Gaza truce
Qatar, alongside Egypt and the United States, helped secure the long-elusive truce, which remains delicate as Israel and Hamas accuse each other of breaching its terms.
A woman mourns among graves of Ukrainian servicemen at the Lychakiv cemetery on the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 7, 2025
No breakthrough at 'constructive' Ukraine-U.S. talks
Russia launched over 700 drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight Saturday, targeting critical infrastructure and triggering heating and water outages for thousands.

BUSINESS

For Masako Orii, Suntory Hall marked the end of a meandering path after she started her career at Suntory in the early 1980s.
BUSINESS / WOMEN AT WORK
Dec 7, 2025
One woman's winding road to Suntory Hall
By Nobuko Kobayashi
During a career with Suntory Group, Masako Orii forged a path through marketing and human resources before arriving at the famed venue.
Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group, speaks during the Future Investment Initiative Institute Priority Asia conference in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 7, 2025
SoftBank in talks to buy data-center investor DigitalBridge
By Josh Sisco, Ryan Gould and Michelle F. Davis
The Japanese conglomerate is negotiating a potential deal to buy the firm as it seeks to take advantage of an AI-driven boom in digital infrastructure.
Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organization, at the Bitcoin Asia conference in Hong Kong on Aug. 29.
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Dec 7, 2025
From 2600% gain to 86% wipeout, crypto¡¯s hottest trade collapsed
By Monique Mulima
The worst performers have been public companies that eschewed Bitcoin and went for smaller, more volatile tokens.

Opinion

Generational shifts are changing how Japanese people get the news and perceive the world, with younger generations showing different attitudes, particularly toward China, compared with older generations.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 7, 2025
In Japan and elsewhere, a ¡®generational shift¡¯ is upon us
By Kuni Miyake
In short, how people get news ¡ª especially political and international information ¡ª is undergoing a global generational shift.

Sports

Leo Ceara (left) celebrates with teammate Yuma Suzuki after scoring a goal during Kashima Antlers' J1-clinching victory over Yokohama F. Marinos on Saturday.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 7, 2025
How Kashima Antlers got back to the top of Japanese soccer
By Sean Carroll
Manager Toru Oniki had one goal in mind: To end the club's near-decade title drought. After just one season, it's mission accomplished.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a ceremony to announce the official match schedule for the 2026 World Cup on Saturday in Washington.
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 7, 2025
Contenders plot path to 2026 World Cup glory as FIFA reveals tournament schedule
By Andy Scott
91²Ö¿â first match will be against the Netherlands on June 14 in Arlington, Texas.
Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah warms up ahead of his club's match against Leeds United on Saturday.
SOCCER
Dec 7, 2025
Salah future in doubt as he slams Liverpool for 'throwing him under the bus'
In his incendiary post-match comments, the 33-year-old Egyptian lashed out at the club and coach Arne Slot.
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi holds the Philip F. Anschutz trophy after he and his teammates won the MLS Cup over the Whitecaps on Saturday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
SOCCER
Dec 7, 2025
Messi's double assist inspires Inter Miami to maiden MLS Cup title
Despite Thomas Mueller driving a Vancouver side that controlled long stretches and created the better chances, the final ultimately swung on the Argentine's influence.
Former Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens during a ceremony at Yankee Stadium in August.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 7, 2025
On eve of Hall of Fame announcement, Trump revives call for Clemens induction
By Leah Douglas
Trump's social media post about Clemens came the day before the Hall is scheduled to announce picks made by its Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen reacts after taking pole for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Dec 7, 2025
Pole-sitter Verstappen vows to go all out for win in Abu Dhabi
The four-time world champion will have his two McLaren title rivals, championship leader Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, behind in second and third on the grid.
Gold medalist Ilia Malinin celebrates after winning the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Dec 7, 2025
Olympic favorite Malinin pulls off stunning GP Final win
By Andrew MCKIRDY
World champion Alysa Liu made it an American double in Nagoya, coming from behind to win the women's competition.?

CULTURE

Among the hand-drawn sketches in ¡°Tadao Ando. Sketches, Drawings & Architecture¡± is the initial idea for the Hill of the Buddha in Hokkaido painted over a photograph of the site.
CULTURE / Books
Dec 7, 2025
Tadao Ando¡¯s raw passion in 750 artworks
By Zoria Petkoska
A new Taschen volume reveals the architect¡¯s creative process through decades of sketches, studies and travel drawings.
Thai woman arrested in Japan for smuggling 'zombie cigarettes'
Seized cartridges containing etomidate are shown at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on Tuesday.
Kabuki actor Nakamura Tsurumatsu arrested for alleged damage at Tokyo restaurant
Kabuki actor Nakamura Tsurumatsu, whose real name is Daiki Shimizu, has been arrested on suspicion of breaking a Tokyo restaurant's door by kicking it on Sunday, sources said.
Growing number of anime studios setting up bases outside Tokyo to secure talent
Mappa¡¯s employees work at the anime studio¡¯s office in the city of Osaka in September. Some parts of the image are blurred for privacy reasons.
Heavy snow hits wide areas of Japan as extreme cold front hits
Central Sapporo on Wednesday morning. Around 50 centimeters of snowfall is expected in Hokkaido in the 24 hours between Wednesday and Thursday morning.
Osaka says 'I'm a little strange' after Melbourne fashion statement
Naomi Osaka arrives for her first round match against Croatia's Antonia Ruzic on Tuesday at the Australian Open in Melbourne.
At peace with baseball and refusing to be benched by surgeries, Warren Cromartie mulls legacy
Former Giants star Warren Cromartie worked with Kazuma Okamoto during his stint as a guest hitting instructor for Yomiuri.
In calling a snap election this soon, Takaichi is making it personal
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announces her will to dissolve the Lower House in Tokyo on Monday.
U.S. and Japan turn to drones to help offset China¡¯s military advantages
Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones are positioned on the tarmac at a base in the U.S. Central Command operating area in November.
Snap election in February presents wintry challenges in Hokkaido
Workers in Sapporo's Odori Park prepare for the annual Snow Festival, which will take place during next month's Lower House campaign and Feb. 8 election.
Shinkansen vs. Amtrak and the lost art of small talk
The Amtrak Cascades line provides service along the Pacific Northwest from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Eugene, Oregon.

Podcast

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

Longform

After a busy couple of weeks on the public lecture circuit, German-born physicist Albert Einstein took a few days of relaxation on Hiroshima Prefecture¡¯s Miyajima island.
When Einstein came to Hiroshima
By Patrick Parr

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