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A Finance Ministry official cited an International Monetary Fund rule on Monday noting that three days of intervention count as a single market operation.
BUSINESS / Markets
May 5, 2026
Japan can intervene twice more before November under IMF rules, official notes
The comments came after the yen surged last Thursday following reported intervention by the authorities, and also saw a number of intraday rallies during days that followed.
Monuments of Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the U.S.S.R., are an awkward reminder of an era that no longer fits with the times in Central Asia.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 5, 2026
Soviet architecture vanishes as Central Asia drifts away from Moscow
Over the past decade, the region has shown little interest in preserving its Soviet heritage.
An artist¡¯s impression of the trans-Neptunian object 2002 XV93, the first such object beyond Pluto on which an atmosphere has been detected. The background shows the object as it occults a distant star.
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 5, 2026
Japan astronomers find thin atmosphere on small celestial body beyond Neptune
Previously Pluto was the only such body thought to have supported an atmosphere, due to its stronger surface gravity.
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire following a blast at a fireworks factory in Liuyang, Hunan province, China, on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 5, 2026
Blast at fireworks factory in China's Hunan kills 26, prompting calls for probe from Xi, state media says
The explosion happened at around 4:40 p.m. at Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing and Display Company in Liuyang, a city known as China's fireworks capital.
Loaded trucks on a road in India. The country's state-dominated refining sector has kept fuel prices steady despite surging crude costs.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
May 5, 2026
Asia absorbs rising, uneven cost of energy crisis caused by war on Iran
The disruption has spurred the Asian Development Bank to cut its growth forecast for developing Asia and the Pacific to 4.7% this year, down from 5.1% previously.
An Israeli soldier gestures as a tank moves onto a truck to depart from the site, on the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon, on Sunday.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
May 5, 2026
Hezbollah's fiber-optic drones pose new challenge for Israel
The Israeli military ¡ª considered one of the most advanced in the world ¡ª has confirmed two soldiers and one civilian contractor killed in explosive drone attacks in under a week.
Starmer, right, and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar visit a community center in Glasgow in December. Sarwar has since distanced Scottish Labour from Starmer, even calling for his resignation.
WORLD / Politics
May 5, 2026
Starmer¡¯s troubles breathe new life into Scotland¡¯s nationalists
Most agree the Scottish National Party's track record is patchy, but opinion polls suggest it's on course to win a fifth straight term with Labour not even sure of second place.
Hokkaido police arrested a 46-year-old woman, Yukie Kamii, on Tuesday on suspicion of strangling her 6-year-old son, Yusho, to death at their home in Sapporo.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 5, 2026
46-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of strangling son
According to Hokkaido police, the mother admitted to killing her son before later denying the allegations.
The Dodgers¡¯ Shohei Ohtani posted a 0.60 ERA in his first five starts of the season.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 5, 2026
Shohei Ohtani named National League Pitcher of the Month
It marks the first time Ohtani has won a pitcher of the month award in MLB.
Justin Sun speaks during an press conference in Hong Kong on April 3, 2025.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 5, 2026
Trump family crypto project countersues billionaire backer Sun for 'smear campaign'
In April, Hong Kong-based Justin Sun sued ?World Liberty Financial, saying the company had illegally frozen the tokens he had bought.
A tanker carrying Russian crude docks at a Taiyo Oil's refinery on Tuesday, marking the country¡¯s first such import since the Strait of Hormuz was effectively closed earlier this year amid Middle East tensions, officials said.
JAPAN
May 5, 2026
Tanker carrying Russian crude oil arrives at facility in Japan
This marks the first Russian crude oil import to Japan since the Strait of Hormuz was effectively closed earlier this year.
Cruise ship MV Hondius is seen docked off the port of Cape Verde on Monday. Passengers have not been allowed off the ship as health authorities investigate suspected cases of hantavirus aboard the vessel following the deaths of three people.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 5, 2026
How an ocean cruise turned into a hantavirus nightmare
About 150 people remain stuck ?on the ship marooned off the Cape Verde islands in the Atlantic Ocean after the deaths of three passengers.
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli (12) during the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome on Saturday.
SOCCER
May 5, 2026
From paddock to pitch, Miami stadium races to prepare for World Cup after F1
The 65,000-capacity stadium in Miami Gardens, home of the Dolphins NFL team, will host seven of the 104 World Cup matches starting June 15.
Crypto platforms are offering trades tied to the most valuable private artificial intelligence companies on earth ¡ª such as Anthropic ¡ª that ordinary investors have almost no other way to access.
BUSINESS / Markets
May 5, 2026
AI¡¯s hottest private companies have booming crypto shadow market
Once the domain of digital token speculation, crypto infrastructure is being redeployed to give traders a way to bet on the likes of Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX.
Formula One teams are relying on artificial intelligence more and more as the sport's ties to AI companies become stronger.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
May 5, 2026
AI becoming part of the race for Formula One and its teams
AI can be enable teams to navigate new regulations and spending?cap rules, now set at $215 million.
A family walks across a dried up fishery south of Manila in 2015, where the El Nino weather phenomenon ravaged farmlands and damaged crops.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 5, 2026
¡®Super El Nino¡¯ raises fears for Asia reeling from Middle East conflict
The continent is now facing the prospect of strong climate conditions that could spike energy demand, sap hydropower?and damage crops.
Despite Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi¡¯s sustained high approval ratings after more than six months in office, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party she leads continues to suffer losses in local elections.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 5, 2026
The LDP is losing local elections. Should Takaichi be worried?
Even as the prime minister enjoys high approval ratings, her party has been suffering a string of local electoral defeats.
The New York/New Jersey FIFA World Cup 2026 logo is revealed during the kickoff event in Times Square in New York in May 2023.
BUSINESS
May 5, 2026
FIFA may lose fifth of World Cup streaming reach as India and China deals stall
The lack of a confirmed broadcast agreement with India or China is unusual at this stage.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters, in New Delhi, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 5, 2026
India¡¯s Modi celebrates ¡®record¡¯ win in opposition-held West Bengal
The results should put the Indian prime minister on a stronger footing ahead of a general election in 2029.
The cruise ship MV Hondius anchored off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on Monday
JAPAN
May 5, 2026
One Japanese aboard cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak
Three people have died amid the outbreak of the virus onboard the ship, which was transporting 150 passengers and crew.
Cake shop and bakery worker topped rankings in a recent poll for jobs girls want to do when they grow up, in leading place for the 28th straight year since the company began the survey in 1999 and chosen by 21.2% of respondents this time.
BUSINESS
May 5, 2026
Police officer and bakery worker top kids' dream jobs; parents eye civil service
The survey results were announced ahead of this year's Children's Day in Japan on Tuesday.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte walks into the White House, as seen through a fence, in Washington on April 8.
WORLD / Politics
May 5, 2026
Trump's Germany troop cuts show limits of NATO efforts to keep U.S. on board
European diplomats say they fear Trump may make further moves that could test the alliance before a summit of its 32 national leaders in Ankara in July.
Albert Park speaks during an interview in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 5, 2026
ADB urges countries to limit fuel subsidies to vulnerable groups
Japan has capped gasoline prices at around ?170 per liter through subsidies after they surged to about ?190 after the start of the Iran war.
Water shortages hit tourist spots in Japan during Golden Week
A hot spring facility in the city of Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, has suspended the operation of its open-air baths since March.
Strong winds disrupt transport during Golden Week
A map on the website of the Japan Meteorological Agency shows advisories and warnings for strong winds across wide areas of Japan through Monday night.
Bankruptcies among Japan¡¯s medical, nursing care providers surge to highest in decades
The surge in bankruptcies among medical and nursing care operators is mostly attributed to staff shortages and rising costs.
What is the hantavirus that killed three cruise ship passengers?
The cruise ship MV Hondius floats off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on Sunday.
China's rare defiance of U.S. sanctions sparks showdown over banks
A Chinese flag flutters in front of the Shanghai Gaoqiao Company Refinery in Shanghai.
At 70, chasing birds across a changing Japan
Shorebirds gather in dense flocks at Higashiyoka Higata (tidal flats), pushed together by the rising tide.
Fujisawa flashpoint: A mosque project stokes nativist fears
Muslims pray at Tokyo Camii in the Yoyogi-Uehara neighborhood. Though Muslims account for only 0.3% of Japan¡¯s population, rhetoric in online spaces and by conservative politicians has fomented social tensions.
No longer shushed: Japan¡¯s cultural venues make room for children
In 2019, Saitama Arts Theater started permitting children under 3 to some of its shows. Previously, children under 4 were not permitted.
New head chef at Maz explores Peruvian food through a Japanese lens
Since taking over Maz last month, chef Yuya Nakamura has been gradually introducing more Japanese influences to the restaurant's innovative Peruvian cuisine.
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.

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