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JAPAN

The Upper House on Monday passed a bill to establish a new disaster management agency and legislation aimed at curbing the online spread of election-related misinformation and defamation.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 13, 2026
Upper House passes bill to set up disaster management agency
By Eric Johnston
Bills aimed at curbing the spread of election-related misinformation and defamation on social media and the internet were also passed on Monday.
Four people have been sent to the hospital after they were attacked with a knife in the city of Saiki, Oita Prefecture, on Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 13, 2026
Man arrested after knife attack on four people in Oita Prefecture
The four victims have been taken to the hospital and all of them are conscious, authorities say.
A resident of a facility for people with disabilities in Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture, was arrested for allegedly attacking another resident, who later died.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 13, 2026
Man arrested after alleged attack leads to death at facility for disabled
The suspect has denied the allegations, reportedly telling investigators in Gunma Prefecture that he didn¡¯t intend to kill.
Yoko Iha talks about her experience of a U.S. military jet hitting her school as a child, during an interview in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, in June.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jul 13, 2026
Lasting trauma: A U.S. military jet¡¯s crash into Okinawa school
Yoko Iha, then a sixth grader whose psychological trauma from the event persisted for decades, has shared her experience for the first time.
As heat grips Japan, authorities are urging residents to use air conditioning, avoid unnecessary outdoor activity and drink fluids before feeling thirsty.
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2026
Extreme heat grips Japan with potential double storm brewing
By Jessica Speed
Heatstroke alerts have been issued for 14 prefectures, while the country continues to face unsettled weather linked to Tropical Storm Bavi.
Members of Hiroshima University's equestrian club work on fermenting horse manure to produce fertilizers.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jul 13, 2026
University equestrian club turns horse manure into farming gold
The club has been composting the manure to produce roughly 40 metric tons of organic fertilizers a year, with the number of local farmers who use them increasing gradually.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who serves concurrently as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, delivers a speech during the party's convention in Tokyo in April.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 13, 2026
Japan is building a new intelligence agency with help from the West
By Javier C. Hernandez
Japanese leaders have privately approached allies such as the United States, Australia and Germany in recent months for advice on technology, staffing and priorities.
An aerial view of Chinese-occupied Subi Reef in the disputed South China Sea's Spratly Island chain in April 2017.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 13, 2026
Tokyo¡¯s ties with Beijing hit another bump, this time over the South China Sea
By Jesse Johnson
China singled out Japan over a joint 14-nation statement marking the 10th anniversary of an international tribunal¡¯s dismissal of Beijing¡¯s vast claims to the waterway.
More people are using generative artificial intelligence to make travel plans for their summer vacation and letting their children use the technology when doing their homework during summer holidays.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 13, 2026
Six out of 10 in Japan using generative AI to plan summer trips, survey finds
A larger proportion of those with school-age children are also OK with them using AI when doing their homework during the summer than those who are not.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference at the conclusion of the Group of Seven summit in Evian, France, on June 17.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 13, 2026
Takaichi¡¯s first economic policy blueprint puts defense industry revival in focus
By Kenji Yoshida
The government seeks to ¡°transform Japan¡¯s defense posture within five years¡± to achieve highly autonomous and resilient operational capabilities.
For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Jul 13, 2026
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin
Burying Japan¡¯s power lines is far more difficult ¡ª and expensive ¡ª than it looks.

ASIA PACIFIC

A man clears tree branches knocked down by Typhoon Bavi in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 13, 2026
Heavy floods submerge roads in northern China as Bavi weakens to tropical storm
Videos on social media ?showed people swimming along neighborhood streets China¡¯s northern Hebei province and northeastern Liaoning province following severe flooding.
Emergency workers prepare to place the body of a victim into an ambulance after a fire at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar in Bangkok on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 13, 2026
Bangkok pub fire kills 27; officials say emergency exits were obstructed
The initial assessment was that ?an electrical short circuit in an air conditioner located in the ceiling caused the fire.
Anti-coup protesters carry a portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi, the deposed civilian leader, during a march in Yangon, Myanmar, in February 2021.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 13, 2026
Myanmar tells ASEAN ¡®sister¡¯ Aung San Suu Kyi will be looked after, envoy says
By Panu Wongcha-um
Top ?diplomats of the 11-member Southeast Asian bloc met with their Myanmar counterpart for the first time since the coup, in an effort to kick-start a peace ?initiative.
Men look for daily gigs in Kunshan, the heart of China¡¯s manufacturing industry, in May.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 13, 2026
¡®They don¡¯t need people¡¯: the workers left behind by China¡¯s robot drive
By Vivian Wang
Tens of millions of workers may fall by the wayside as the country pivots away from low-end manufacturing toward advanced technology, from automation to AI.

WORLD

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar speaks during a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin on June 2.
WORLD
Jul 13, 2026
Hungary is poised to oust president in a rollback of Orban era
By Zoltan Simon
Prime Minister Peter Magyar¡¯s administration is seeking to oust President Tamas Sulyok less than three years into his five-year term.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said preparations for winter were among the reasons for the leadership changes.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 13, 2026
Zelenskyy Cabinet shake-up puts Kyiv¡¯s winter resilience in focus
Volodymyr Zelenskyy¡¯s move to overhaul his government is the latest sign of the Ukrainian president¡¯s determination to spare his nation a repeat of last winter¡¯s hardships.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a cornerstone laying ceremony for the Atarot Heritage Center in East Jerusalem near the separation wall with the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on July 5.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 13, 2026
The main candidates facing Netanyahu in Israel¡¯s elections
Candidates range from a general holding public sympathy but lacking political experience to a former TV star with an active social media presence.
A Venezuelan flag flies above the rubble as rescuers search collapsed buildings in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on Sunday.
WORLD
Jul 13, 2026
Hundreds of expert warnings foretold Venezuelan quake disaster
By Fabiola Zerpa
Carlos Genatios spent years warning that flawed reconstruction after the 1999 La Guaira mudslides, combined with continued building in high-risk areas, left the region vulnerable.
Civilians and military walk past a poster of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on July 3 in Tehran.
WORLD
Jul 13, 2026
U.S., Iran trade wave of strikes while disputing status of Hormuz
By Arsalan Shahla
Donald Trump had ordered fresh strikes targeting Tehran¡¯s ability to attack commercial vessels after Iranian forces hit a Cyprus-flagged container ship.
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (L), a Republican from South Carolina and chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 14, 2025
WORLD / Politics
Jul 13, 2026
Lindsey Graham¡¯s death deprives Ukraine of key Trump whisperer
By Catherine Lucey
Graham¡¯s death comes as Ukraine is urging allies to provide more Patriot missiles to defend against increasingly deadly Russian ballistic strikes.

BUSINESS

Nippon Paint Holdings has offered €7.5 billion ($8.6 billion) to acquire Akzo Nobel¡¯s decorative paints business, but the Dutch company said the proposal "significantly undervalues" the unit.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 13, 2026
Akzo Nobel rejects $8.6 billion Nippon Paint offer for paint business
By Kiel Porter and Charlotte Hughes-Morgan
The Dutch paint-maker said its existing agreement to merge with Axalta Coating Systems, announced last November, remained superior.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's market capitalization reached ?42 trillion, surpassing that of Toyota Motor and Kioxia Holdings.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 13, 2026
MUFG becomes Japan¡¯s most valuable firm for first time
The development comes amid an improved business environment resulting from the Bank of Japan¡¯s interest rate hikes.
The administration has walked back a line in a draft document that suggested efforts might be made to influence monetary policy.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 13, 2026
Rush to reassure on BOJ independence after bonds and yen signal concern
By Kazuaki Nagata
A line from a draft policy document caused a shock and led to a quick edit and series of clarifying statements.
A cargo ship is seen off coast of the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in Sharjah Emirate, along the Gulf of Oman, on June 28.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 13, 2026
Shippers face deepening dilemma as U.S. and Iran vie for control of Persian Gulf
By Peter Eavis, Jenny Gross and Eric Schmitt
Last week¡¯s hostilities between Iran and the U.S. have caused ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to plummet from levels reached after a June truce between both countries.
Tech companies¡¯ renewed emphasis on cost coincides with business customers scrutinizing AI spending.
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2026
OpenAI, Meta, SpaceXAI compete for more cost-efficient AI models
While all promise to be more advanced, their biggest immediate selling point may not be what they can do, but how little they charge to do it.
According to the Tokyo Stock Exchange, 272 listed companies decided to conduct stock splits in fiscal 2025, up 28% from the previous year for the fourth consecutive year of increase.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 13, 2026
Stock splits by listed Japanese firms up for four straight years
Companies are attempting to make their shares more affordable for individual investors with limited funds, even as the stock market continues to go up.
Seven & I Holdings is mulling a new share issuance totaling several hundred billion yen to SoftBank and PayPay.
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Jul 13, 2026
7-Eleven owner drops go-it-alone strategy with SoftBank deal
By Koh Yoshida and Hideki Suzuki
Seven & I Holdings is mulling a new share issuance totaling several hundred billion yen to SoftBank as well as PayPay.

ENVIRONMENT

A quality inspector taps wheels of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese for hidden flaws at Credito Emiliano's cheese-backed lending facility, where recent heat waves have pushed daily power use up about 30%, in Montecavolo di Quattro Castella, Italy, on July 6.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jul 13, 2026
Extreme heat threatens Italy¡¯s Parmigiano-Reggiano heartland
By Sara Rossi
In the heat, cows spend more time lying down, eat less and produce up to 10% less milk, one of Parmigiano-Reggiano¡¯s ?only three ingredients alongside salt and rennet.
Yuji Suzuki (background) and others set up "green curtains" at temporary housing for people affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, in the city of Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, in August last year.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Jul 13, 2026
¡®Green curtains¡¯ take root as communities seek out eco-friendly sun protection
Such curtains ¡ª which involve growing vines such as bitter melon and morning glory near windows ¡ª leverage on plant physiology to cool down homes.
A person shelters under an umbrella in front of the Sacre Coeur Basilica during a heat wave in Paris on Sunday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jul 13, 2026
Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heat wave, data shows
By Kate Abnett
The vast majority of heat-related fatalities ¡ª more than 9,000 ¡ª were among people aged 65 and above.

Opinion

Japan's weak yen now does more harm than good, making higher interest rates the right policy despite the success of Abenomics-era monetary easing.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2026
The yen¡¯s plunge changes the case for Bank of Japan rate hikes
By Koichi Hamada
The Japanese yen has sunk to a 40-year low against the U.S. dollar recently. Raising interest rates would strengthen the yen.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi take part in a joint news conference at the White House in February 2025.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2026
America¡¯s new India doctrine: Never repeat the China mistake
By Brahma Chellaney
India¡¯s demotion in America¡¯s grand strategy is the most significant shift in U.S. policy since Washington embraced New Delhi as a strategic partner at the turn of the century.
Mourners attend a funeral procession for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on Feb. 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, in Qom, Iran, on July 7.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2026
Ali Khamenei was a monster. The U.S. made him a martyr.
By Marc Champion
For IRGC commander Ahmad Vahidi and other regime leaders, this funeral was probably more important than their 60-day negotiations with the U.S.

Sports

FIFA President Gianni Infantino gestures from the stands during the World Cup quarterfinal match between England and Norway in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Saturday.
SOCCER
Jul 13, 2026
Gianni Infantino says FIFA will discuss World Cup expansion after 2026 tournament
The 2026 tournament?in Canada, Mexico and the United States expanded??to 48 teams for the first time.
Rintaro Sasaki was picked by the Miami Marlins in the eighth round of the MLB draft on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 13, 2026
Rintaro Sasaki faces life-altering decision after being drafted by Marlins
By Jason Coskrey
The Stanford slugger has until July 27 to sign with the Marlins and until July 31 to sign with the Hawks.
Phillies starter Zack Wheeler pitches against the Tigers in Detroit on Sunday.
BASEBALL
Jul 13, 2026
Phillies¡¯ Zack Wheeler rejects All-Star invite after being passed over initially
Wheeler said he didn¡¯t want to ¡°be the fifth option.¡±
Jannik Sinner reacts after beating Alexander Zverev in the men's singles final at Wimbledon in London on Sunday.
TENNIS
Jul 13, 2026
Jannik Sinner savors victory after bouncing back to defend Wimbledon crown
The 24-year-old arrived at the All England Club a fortnight ago needing to answer his doubters ?after a ?second-round loss to unheralded Juan Manuel Cerundolo in Paris.

LIFE

Tea practitioner Fukutaro Nakayama moved through the space of KAIT Plaza preparing tea for each guest next to them.
LIFE / Style & Design
Jul 13, 2026
A sensory encounter at rare architectural gem KAIT Plaza
By Erik Augustin Palm
KAIT Plaza, usually a student hangout, became a one-day tea ceremony and sound experience.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
How Putin turned Japan into a den of spies
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Aeroflot CEO Sergei Aleksandrovsky at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 6.
Global demand is reshaping secondhand fashion in Japan
A rise in tourists on the hunt for on-the-ground deals as well as foreign-facing resellers seeking to turn a profit has Japan's secondhand fashion industry facing a crunch.
China¡¯s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japan successfully launches and lands reusable rocket
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency tested a prototype reusable rocket in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, on Saturday, with the rocket reaching a height of about 10 meters, and then landing. The flight lasted about 40 seconds.
Is ramen soup? An inquiry.
Ramen is one of Japan's national dishes. But what exactly is it?
Global demand is reshaping secondhand fashion in Japan
A rise in tourists on the hunt for on-the-ground deals as well as foreign-facing resellers seeking to turn a profit has Japan's secondhand fashion industry facing a crunch.
Japan¡¯s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi¡¯s ¡°Elevator Girl House¡± series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
¡®Princess Mononoke¡¯ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The ¡°Princess Mononoke¡± adaptation was created under Shochiku¡¯s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.

Podcast

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

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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