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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.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a news conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2025
Chinese fighters target SDF jets with radar lock-on, Japan says
The incident, which saw the Chinese side twice lock its fire radar onto SDF aircraft, comes as ties between the neighbors continue to plunge to fresh lows.
In the week ended last Sunday, the average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan rose by ?23 from the previous week to ?4,335 per 5 kilograms.
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2025
Average price of rice in Japan hits new record high
The average retail price of the staple grain hit a new record high for the first time in three weeks, according to agriculture ministry data.
Jomon pottery found underwater in Lake Biwa, Shiga Prefecture
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2025
Pristine pottery dating back over 10,000 years found in Lake Biwa
The artifact is believed to be the oldest pottery ever discovered at the underwater archaeological site in 91²Ö¿â largest lake.
Kashima Antlers won a record-extending ninth Japanese title on Saturday's final day of the J. League season.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 6, 2025
Antlers win Japan title again in nerve-shredding finale
Kashima Antlers won a record-extending ninth Japanese title, holding their nerve to beat Yokohama F-Marinos 2-1.
The profile of U.S. President Donald Trump is pictured in backlight as he speaks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a meeting in Turnberry southwest Scotland, in July.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 6, 2025
Europe faces most difficult moment in bid to avoid split with U.S.
In a 33-page National Security Strategy, the White House said Europe risked being wiped away unless it changed its culture and politics.
Flames and thick smoke rise from multiple residential blocks at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in Hong Kong on Nov. 26.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 6, 2025
Hong Kong fire came after contractor safety breaches and a residents' revolt
The contractor had been penalized by the city's safety regulator more than a dozen times in the years before it was hired to renovate the complex.
A man walks past an AUKUS sign on the first day of the Indo-Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney on Nov. 4.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 6, 2025
After review, Pentagon says AUKUS submarine is 'full steam ahead'
The Department of Defense completed its five-month review, which endorsed the AUKUS agreement and determined it is "in alignment with President Trump's America First agenda."
People attend a memorial ceremony to mark the 81th anniversary of the 1937 Nanking Massacre in the city now known as Nanjing, in China's Jiangsu province, in December 2018.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 6, 2025
Japan issues safety advisory in China ahead of Nanking Massacre anniversary
The advisory urged citizens to pay close attention to their surroundings and make every possible effort to ensure their safety when outside.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi walks inside parliament in Tokyo on Oct. 24.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 6, 2025
Japan considers bill on original surname use in gender equality program
The move is in response to a plan by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration to enact a bill on the matter during next year's ordinary session of parliament.
U.S. President Donald Trump makes a speech aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier during his visit to the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Oct. 28.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 6, 2025
Trump security strategy demands more from Japan while unveiling ¡®burden-sharing network¡¯
The strategy, the first of U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s second term, reflects his longstanding view that the American system of alliances is ¡°one-sided¡± in favor of allies.
Bear bells are displayed for sale at a souvenir shop at Shirakawa-go, a popular tourist spot and one of Japan's UNESCO World Heritage sites, in the village of Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, on Nov. 15.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 6, 2025
Japan¡¯s bear-related casualties hit record on escalating attacks
A record 230 were killed or injured by bears in Japan since April, putting more pressure on the government to intervene.
Mame Mandiaye Niang, lawyer and Acting Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) during an interview at the ICC in The Hague, Netherlands, on Friday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 6, 2025
'U.S. sanctions equate us with drug traffickers,' ICC deputy prosecutor says
Sanctions have a place in international relations, the prosecutor said, but attacking the ICC risks "de-legitimizing" the instrument.
People cast their early ballots at a polling station in Lansing, Michigan, in November 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 6, 2025
AI chatbots can sway voters' political views, studies say
The most common tactic used by chatbots to persuade was "being polite and providing evidence."
An Airbus A320 production line in Hamburg, Germany, in June 2018.
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Dec 6, 2025
From 'Icarus bug' to flawed panels: Airbus counts cost of relying on single model
This week, Airbus got a brutal reminder that even the world¡¯s most-delivered jet isn¡¯t immune to shocks as disparate as solar flares and flawed metal.
Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller spray contains glyphosate, which was classified by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer in 2015 as "probably carcinogenic to humans."
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 6, 2025
Ghostwriters, polo shirts, and the fall of a landmark pesticide study
A flagship study that declared the weedkiller Roundup posed no serious health risks has been retracted with little fanfare.
Netflix began flirting with the idea of acquiring Warner Bros.' studio and streaming assets after the company announced plans in June to split into two publicly traded companies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 6, 2025
How Netflix won Warner Bros. Discovery, Hollywood's biggest prize
What started as a fact-finding mission for Netflix culminated in one of the biggest media deals in the last decade.
Trump security strategy demands more from Japan while unveiling ¡®burden-sharing network¡¯
U.S. President Donald Trump makes a speech aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier during his visit to the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Oct. 28.
Spotlight shines on humanoid robots at Tokyo show
A representative from Noitom Robotics demonstraties remote robot operation at the iREX International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo on Friday.
Japan¡¯s bear-related casualties hit record on escalating attacks
Bear bells are displayed for sale at a souvenir shop at Shirakawa-go, a popular tourist spot and one of Japan's UNESCO World Heritage sites, in the village of Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, on Nov. 15.
Suspected ³Ù´Ç°ì³Ü°ù²â¨± masterminds in Tokyo-area robberies arrested
Takuya Saito, 26, is one of four men arrested by Japanese police on Friday on suspicion of masterminding a series of robberies in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Average price of rice in Japan hits new record high
In the week ended last Sunday, the average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan rose by ?23 from the previous week to ?4,335 per 5 kilograms.
Trump security strategy demands more from Japan while unveiling ¡®burden-sharing network¡¯
U.S. President Donald Trump makes a speech aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier during his visit to the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Oct. 28.
Will Takaichi bank on her high approval ratings to call a snap election?
While media polls show a high support rate for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi¡¯s Cabinet, the support for the LDP is not as great, meaning there¡¯s no guarantee of a coattail effect if a snap poll is called.
¡®Black Box Diaries¡¯ is Shiori Ito¡¯s unflinching case for the truth
¡°Black Box Diaries¡± documents Shiori Ito¡¯s legal case, while also showing her thoughts and feelings through journal style videos she recorded herself.
Kashima or Kashiwa: J. League title chase goes down to the wire
Kashima's Yuma Suzuki (center) takes a shot during a game against Kashiwa in March.
2025 was the year Japan¡¯s box office returned
In 2025, ¡°Demon Slayer¡± and ¡°Kokuho¡± broke box-office records, while films such as ¡°Renoir,¡± A Pale View of the Hills¡± and ¡°Two Strangers, Two Seasons¡± garnered acclaim on the international film festival circuit. The year¡¯s biggest loss was the death of Tatsuya Nakadai, an highly regarded actor who had worked with nearly all of the top directors of Japanese cinema¡¯s postwar golden age.

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