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JAPAN

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Osaka Prefectural Police have issued arrest warrants for three people, including a suspected fraud network leader, over alleged immigration and residency violations.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 5, 2026
Suspected Asian fraud ring exec served fresh warrant in Japan
The man, Hu Shi, and two others were initially arrested last month by Tokyo¡¯s Metropolitan Police Department on suspicion of submitting a false move-in notification.
JAXA officials celebrate after the Hayabusa2 probe's successful flyby of the asteroid Torifune on Sunday in a screenshot taken from YouTube.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 5, 2026
Hayabusa2 flies past asteroid as Japan aims to acquire data for planetary defense
By Jessica Speed
The encounter marks a new phase for Hayabusa2, which completed its primary mission in 2020 after returning samples from the asteroid Ryugu to Earth.
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi says the ministry plans to decide on whether to ease the evacuation advisory for Iran and other countries.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 5, 2026
Japan mulls easing travel advisory for Iran
The plan emerged as other countries move to resume business in the Middle East and Japanese companies in the region are calling to lower the travel advisory.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 5, 2026
¡®Defense,¡¯ not ¡®warfare,¡¯ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
By Jesse Johnson
The move is seen as at least partially aimed at winning public support for boosting the country¡¯s defense capabilities.
Bereaved family members lay flowers during a memorial ceremony to mark the sixth anniversary of the heavy rain disaster in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2026
Memorial held for 2020 rain disaster in Kumamoto
Participants included bereaved family members, land minister Yasushi Kaneko and Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. holds a joint news conference with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after their meeting in Tokyo on May 28.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 5, 2026
Envoy hails growing Japan-Philippines economic and security ties
By Yuka Moriyama
Bilateral ties are now at ¡°the highest point ever,¡± following Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.¡¯s state visit to Japan in late May, the Philippines¡¯ ambassador said.
Kawasaki fire department helicopters. The government may provide financial support to cover the training costs of pilots for firefighting and disaster relief helicopters.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 5, 2026
Japan eyes aid for emergency helicopter pilot training costs
More than 1,000 hours of flight experience is required to become a captain of a firefighting and disaster relief helicopter or a medical helicopter.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a parliament committee session on June 26.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 5, 2026
Takaichi holds key to breaking parliament deadlock
Political maneuvering is expected to intensify, with less than two weeks to go before the current parliament session ends on July 17.

ASIA PACIFIC

Two suspects, a Thai man (center) and his Laotian wife (not pictured), suspected of sending drug parcels from a border province to Bangkok, are escorted by officials to the Office of the Narcotics Control Board in Bangkok on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 5, 2026
How drug gangs use social media to recruit Thai air crew as couriers
By Juarawee Kittisilpa and Panarat Thepgumpanat
Early in the morning on June 18, a message from an unknown account slipped into the TikTok inbox of a flight attendant in Bangkok with a series of questions: ¡°Are you flying to Australia? Do ?you do carry-for-hire? What is your rate?¡±
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observes an assessment of the newly built naval destroyer Kang Kon's combat systems, including the test firing of a strategic cruise missile, at an unknown location in the country on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 5, 2026
North Korea¡¯s Kim oversees latest naval weapons tests
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw weapons tests last week of the 5,000-ton destroyer Kang Kon, including cruise missile launches and ¡°electronic warfare means,¡± state media reported Sunday.
People portraying injured workers wait for medical treatment during a so-called resilience drill at a critical infrastructure facility in Keelung, Taiwan, on April 30.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 5, 2026
Inside Taiwan¡¯s nightmare scenario: Chinese blockade, earthquake, sabotage and invasion
By Yimou Lee and Ann Wang
It was a nightmare scenario for Taiwan: a Chinese blockade, a strong earthquake seized on by Beijing to sow chaos, hijacked television broadcasts, sabotaged infrastructure, a run on banks, civil unrest ¡ª and then a full-scale invasion.

WORLD

The coffins of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members are pictured at the Grand Mosalla at the start of the funeral ceremonies in Tehran on Saturday.
WORLD
Jul 5, 2026
Three sons of Iran¡¯s slain leader Khamenei appear at funeral, not his successor
There has still been no public sighting or image released of Mojtaba, said ?to have been injured in the ?attack that killed his father and the other family members on Feb. 28.
U.S. President Donald Trump walks off the stage after speaking at a Fourth of July rally, marking the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, on the National Mall in Washington.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 5, 2026
U.S. turns 250 with Trump center stage
The birthday was marked with parades, flyovers and fireworks, as President Donald Trump stamped his mark on the landmark anniversary.
Brazilian rescuers ride in the back of pickup trucks past collapsed buildings as they head to carry out search and rescue operations in Catia La Mar, in Venezuela's La Guaira state, on Saturday.
WORLD
Jul 5, 2026
Venezuela quake death toll rises to nearly 3,000
The government has not given any estimates, but the United Nations has estimated as many as 50,000 are unaccounted for following the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude shocks.
A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 30
WORLD / Politics
Jul 5, 2026
Iran envoy says friendly nations to get ¡®special¡¯ Hormuz fee treatment
The initial peace deal stated that ships would transit the strait free of charge for 60 days, but it remains unclear what will be in place after that period.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a military command post amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict in this screen shot from footage posted to the Russian presidential website on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 5, 2026
Trump offers to help Putin find deal with Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he also spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump.

ENVIRONMENT

Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jul 5, 2026
Okinawa¡¯s seaweed at a crossroads as harvesters and scientists race to save a fading tradition
By Robert Bociaga
As sea temperatures rise, the prefecture¡¯s ubiquitous mozuku is under threat. Scientists believe they are close to a breakthrough to protect the staple.

Opinion

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, U.S. President Donald Trump, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other world leaders attend a working dinner during the Group of Seven summit in Evian, France, on June 15.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 5, 2026
Japan positioned to link U.S. and Europe in a fragmented world
By Hitoshi Suzuki
With Washington and Europe drifting apart, Tokyo¡¯s FOIP strategy offers a path to maintain unity.
As the U.S. Fed keeps borrowing costs high and the Bank of Japan eyes rate hikes, Japan&#039;s property owners are relying on strong office demand to stay resilient.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 5, 2026
Asian landlords are ready for a hawkish Fed
By Andy Mukherjee
The lesson across these markets is the same: Property owners who cleaned up their debt profiles ahead of time are well poised to navigate any economic turmoil.

Sports

France&#039;s Kylian Mbappe (center) gets tangled up with Paraguay&#039;s Juan Jose Caceres (right) during their match at the World Cup in Philadelphia on Saturday.
SOCCER
Jul 5, 2026
Kylian Mbappe says France can get its ¡®hands dirty¡¯ too after scrappy win over Paraguay
¡°They thought we¡¯d turn up in tuxedos, that we¡¯d just come to pull off some spectacular moves,¡± Mbappe said after the match.
Alexandra Eala attempts to hit a return against Iga Swiatek during their match at Wimbledon in London on Saturday.
TENNIS
Jul 5, 2026
Fearless Alexandra Eala stuns defending champion Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon
Eala, seeded 29th, is the ?first player from the Philippines to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam.

LIFE

Stephen Lancaster says Sezanne&#039;s loss of its Michelin stars is an opportunity to move one of Tokyo&#039;s newest fine dining institutions in a new direction.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 5, 2026
Stripped of Michelin stars, Sezanne embraces a changing of the guard
By Phoebe Amoroso
Once awarded three stars, the restaurant now holds none. But new executive chef Steven Lancaster sees the sudden change as a golden opportunity.
La & Le, a new Parisian-style cafe in the posh Minamiaoyama neighborhood, includes two oversized lamps meant to evoke the iconic streetlights of the French capital.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 5, 2026
La & Le brings a slice of Paris cafe culture to Tokyo
By Weiwen Lin
After 20 years at the French capital¡¯s iconic Cafe de Flore, Tetsuya Yamashita returned to Tokyo to open a restaurant that captures the spirit of traditional Parisian cafes.

CULTURE

Kazama&#039;s woodcut print ¡°Dyslympics 2680¡± satirizes and compares the 1964 and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
CULTURE / Art
Jul 5, 2026
Sachiko Kazama¡¯s art bites back at a cruel society
By Jennifer Pastore
Sachiko Kazama has made a name for herself as a sharp satirist. Her art from spanning a nearly four-decade long career is now on display in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture.

COMMUNITY

Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
COMMUNITY / Issues
Jul 5, 2026
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie
Takashi Nishihara¡¯s latest work, ¡°Now and Then,¡± bridges a historical atrocity with the present-day treatment of asylum-seekers.
¡®My dream is broken¡¯: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Thailand gets serious about chasing high-spending tourists
Chinese tourists at Wat Arun Ratchawararam Rathawaramahawihan in Bangkok
Murakami says his novels are ¡®different¡¯ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami&#039;s first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Japan¡¯s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to ¡°spend a long time together¡± with her parents.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
X Games returns to Chiba with new team format
Skateboarder Sora Shirai practices at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Friday afternoon. X Games Chiba begins on Saturday.
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex¡¯s culture cred
Veteran improvisers Kazuo Imai and Atsuhiro Ito brought some unruly energy to NU Festival, a three-day multimedia event held at the Takanawa Gateway City complex. ?
Japan¡¯s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to ¡°spend a long time together¡± with her parents.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.

Podcast

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

Longform

The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.
What Yokoze can teach Japan about rural revival
By Alex K.T. Martin

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