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JAPAN

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference at the Government Office in Hanoi on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
May 2, 2026
Takaichi pledges ¡®more proactive¡¯ role for Japan in Indo-Pacific strategy update
By Jesse Johnson
In a speech in Vietnam, the prime minister said Tokyo will focus on supply chains, the rules-based economic order and security under a revamped Indo-Pacific strategy.
Following approval by the health ministry, Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare's Norlevo went on sale at drugstores on Feb. 2, becoming the first emergency contraception available over the counter in Japan.
JAPAN / Society
May 2, 2026
High costs and lack of privacy slow uptake of OTC emergency contraceptives
Having to receive explanations about the pill from pharmacists and take it in front of them poses significant hurdles for buyers seeking anonymity.
Jiro Hamasumi (center), secretary-general of Nihon Hidankyo, stands alongside the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Monday.
JAPAN
May 2, 2026
Hiroshima A-bomb survivor calls for abolition of 'devil's weapons' at U.N.
Jiro Hamasumi, secretary-general of 91²Ö¿â leading group of atomic bomb survivors, was exposed to the bomb while still in his mother's womb in Hiroshima.
The interior of Ume-no-yu, a public bathhouse in the city of Nagano. Soaring oil prices driven by the war in the Middle East are threatening to deal a final blow to a storied Japanese institution: the sento, or traditional public bathhouse.
JAPAN / Society
May 2, 2026
Not even Japanese bathhouses are immune from shocks of Iran war
By River Akira Davis and Kiuko Notoya
Soaring oil prices driven by the war in the Middle East are threatening to deal a final blow to the traditional public bathhouse.

WORLD

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 2, 2026
Iran standoff could leave Trump worse off than before he went to war
By Matt Spetalnick
With both sides outwardly confident they hold the upper hand and their positions far apart, there is no obvious off-ramp in sight.
A U.S. military member sits outside the Civil-Military Coordination Center, on the day of a visit from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in Kiryat Gat, southern Israel, last October.
WORLD
May 2, 2026
U.S. to close its flagship Gaza mission as Trump plan stalls
By Alexander Cornwell
Diplomats said the move underscores the difficulties facing U.S. efforts to oversee the ?truce and coordinate on aid.
Germany Chancellor Friedrich Merz (left), French President Emmanuel Macron (second left), British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (second right) and Italian leader Giorgia Meloni arrive for a news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris on April 17.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
May 2, 2026
Trump's attacks on Europe's leaders worsen transatlantic frost
By Andrea Shalal
The latest U.S. broadsides, fired over disagreements about the Iran war, have raised fresh questions about the best way to handle a mercurial ally.
Soldiers give a briefing on the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon system in Australia's Northern Territory last July.
WORLD
May 2, 2026
U.S. seeks to deploy hypersonic missile for the first time against Iran
By Gerry Doyle
If the request, which has not been made public, is approved, it would also send a signal to strategic adversaries Russia and China.
U.S. President Donald Trump attends an event at The Villages Charter School at The Villages, Florida, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
May 2, 2026
Trump says he's dissatisfied with Iranian proposal as rift with allies deepens
Trump's comments indicated the deadlock over the 2-month-old war is likely to persist, even as he looks to end a conflict that remains deeply unpopular among Americans.
U.S. Army soldiers take part in a combined military exercise at the U.S. military's Hohenfels Training Area in Hohenfels, Germany, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
May 2, 2026
U.S. withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, U.S. officials say
The drawdown would bring U.S. troop levels in Europe back to roughly pre-2022 levels, before Russia's invasion of Ukraine triggered a buildup by then-President Joe Biden.

BUSINESS

The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that it needed to hold rates steady because ¡°developments in the Middle East are contributing to a high level of uncertainty about the economic outlook.¡±
BUSINESS / Economy
May 2, 2026
The world¡¯s central banks are wrestling with a gigantic problem
By Jeff SOMMER
Surging inflation, an economic slowdown, and uncertainty over how long the energy shock will last has forced central banks to adjust.
An electronic board displays the foreign exchange rate of the yen against the dollar along a street in Tokyo on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
May 2, 2026
Japan determined to prop up yen through intervention
Many analysts believe the effects of the latest intervention will be short-lived as the factors that contribute to a weaker yen remain unchanged.
The New York Stock Exchange in New York. The part of the ?energy ?landscape where the real issue lurks is the physical market, where actual barrels of crude and refined products change hands, rather than ?electronic futures.
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
May 2, 2026
Investors are running out of time to brace for true oil shock
By Ankur Banerjee and Amanda Cooper
In thrall to an AI boom ?that has sent stocks to record highs and harboring hopes of a short-lived Iran war, investors have yet to prepare for a doubling of physical oil prices.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer testifies during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 22.
BUSINESS
May 2, 2026
WTO plans 10% budget cut as U.S. falls back into arrears, documents show
Washington is usually the biggest contributor to the Geneva-based body, but it was ?not immediately clear when ¡ª or even if ¡ª the U.S. would pay up.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington in April last year.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 2, 2026
Trump says will raise U.S. tariffs on EU cars to 25%
U.S. President Donald Trump charged that the bloc is not complying with an earlier trade deal.

Sports

The Lakers' LeBron James handles the ball while being defended by Rockets forward Dorian Finney-Smith in Houston on Friday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 2, 2026
Lakers deliver knockout blow to Rockets in Game 6 to set up clash with Thunder
Rui Hachimura put up 21 ?points for the Lakers in the victory.
Bryson DeChambeau hits his tee shot on the fourth hole during the second round of the Masters in Augusta, Georgia, on April 10.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
May 2, 2026
Bryson DeChambeau denies having talks with PGA Tour
The Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund will not provide funding for the league beyond this season.

LIFE

Since taking over Maz last month, chef Yuya Nakamura has been gradually introducing more Japanese influences to the restaurant's innovative Peruvian cuisine.
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 2, 2026
New head chef at Maz explores Peruvian food through a Japanese lens
By Kyoko Nakayama
Fukuoka native Yuya Nakamura has big shoes to fill as he takes over from the talented Santiago Fernandez.
Each winter, countless tourists flock to Japan's famous snow-covered mountains, but a lack of top-down regulation on the country's outdoor sports industry can make certain activities unnecessarily risky.
LIFE / Travel
May 2, 2026
For tourists in Japan¡¯s outdoor sports scene, safety is not guaranteed
By Mai Yoshikawa
Recent data suggests accidents involving foreign tourists are disproportionately represented in certain high-risk activities.
Traditional Japanese needlework has exploded in popularity, but a book from a third-generation artisan aims to bring more context to the craft's newfound popularity.
LIFE / Style & Design
May 2, 2026
¡®Sashiko¡¯ needlework artisan says craft is about 'the stories behind the stitching'
By Jessica Kozuka
In a new book, a third-generation craftsman explores how the origins of his art are at risk of being lost in an upswell of popularity.

CULTURE

WHAT Museum¡¯s group exhibition ¡°Corrugated/Coral ¡ª Eight Practices to Project Architecture Afar¡± shows installations such as ¡°Inter-Embodiment¡± by Altemy and artist Risa Kagami
CULTURE / Art
May 2, 2026
Conceptual art offers glimpse inside architects¡¯ minds
By Kim Kahan
WHAT Museum's group exhibition "Corrugated/Coral ¡ª Eight Practices to Project Architecture Afar" aims to visualize how humans influence architecture and vice versa.
Yen soars as Japan intervenes after issuing 'final' warning
Pedestrians walk past a stock quotation board showing the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen, outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Thursday.
New Zealand officials reject statue remembering 91²Ö¿â comfort women
A statue symbolizing former South Korean comfort women in Seoul
Japan secures enough petroleum-derived naphtha to last into 2027
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a government meeting on the Middle East on Thursday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Japan mum on yen intervention, heavy on jawboning, ahead of long holiday weekend
The yen was back in ?150-to-the-dollar territory after reports of intervention by the Japanese government.
Foreign business owners in Japan feeling the strain of tighter visa criteria
The streets of Ikuno Korea Town in the city of Osaka in December 2023
For tourists in Japan¡¯s outdoor sports scene, safety is not guaranteed
Each winter, countless tourists flock to Japan's famous snow-covered mountains, but a lack of top-down regulation on the country's outdoor sports industry can make certain activities unnecessarily risky.
¡®Sashiko¡¯ needlework artisan says craft is about 'the stories behind the stitching'
Traditional Japanese needlework has exploded in popularity, but a book from a third-generation artisan aims to bring more context to the craft's newfound popularity.
Tennis trailblazer Kei Nishikori announces his retirement
Kei Nishikori, who has won 12 titles on the ATP Tour and climbed as high as No. 4 in the world rankings, on Thursday announced his retirement.
Documentary captures the long echo of Fukushima's nuclear disaster
Toru Yamada¡¯s documentary ¡°At the Triangle Intersection,¡± which delves into the lingering impact of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, follows Tetsu (center), the matriarch of the Watanabe family, her son, Takemasa (right) and her daughter-in-law, Shigeko.
Japanese fried chicken with a Southern twist
A buttermilk-inspired marinade gives a rich umami flavor to your fried chicken.

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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