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Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito, accused of workplace bullying, testifies to an investigative panel in Kobe on Friday.

JAPAN / Politics

Nippon Ishin calls on Hyogo governor to resign over bullying claims

By Francis Tang and Himari Semans

Nippon Ishin’s move is expected to be a politically fatal blow for Motohiko Saito, as he had the party’s support when he was elected as an independent.

Economic security minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Monday.

JAPAN / Politics

Sanae Takaichi unveils LDP president bid with call for party's rebirth

By Eric Johnston

In an announcement laden with detailed policy proposals, the economic security minister says the party needs to be “reborn” in the wake of its slush funds scandal.

Redevelopment of the Meiji Jingu Gaien district has trees in the area marked according to their status — trees marked in red were to be cut down in the original plan while those in blue were to be transplanted. In the updated plan, trees marked in red will no longer be felled, and those in blue will remain where they are.

JAPAN / Society

Updated Meiji Jingu Gaien redevelopment plan to keep more trees

By Yukana Inoue

Fewer trees will be felled and more new ones planted, while construction will also take place further away from the park's iconic ginkgo trees.

Asahidake in Daisetsuzan is located in the town of Higashikawa, Hokkaido, which ranked as the most comfortable municipality in 2024.

JAPAN / Society

Small Hokkaido town ranked most comfortable place to live in Japan

By Jessica Speed

Higashikawa, a small town with a population of just 8,000, was rated highly due to its friendliness and safe environment.

U.K. Ambassador to Japan Julia Longbottom says the Indo-Pacific region offers a unique opportunity to not only tackle shared security concerns but also to generate new sources of economic growth.

JAPAN / Politics

U.K. envoy to Japan pushes back on Indo-Pacific disengagement concerns

By Gabriel Dominguez

The region — and Japan — remain “critical" to Britain's interests, Ambassador Julia Longbottom told The Japan Times.

Plaintiffs of a lawsuit seeking recognition as atomic bomb victims hold up a sign saying "Partial victory" in Nagasaki on Monday after the Nagasaki District Court recognized some of them as hibakusha.

Nagasaki court recognizes some plaintiffs as A-Bomb victims

The court ordered the Nagasaki governments to issue atomic bomb survivor's certificates to some of the 44 plaintiffs in the lawsuit, four of whom have already died.

Keiichi Ishii set to replace Natsuo Yamaguchi as Komeito chief

The move would mark the first change in party leadership since 2009.

Two Liberian men arrested for alleged fake gold deal in Tokyo

Ruling camp-backed candidate wins Ginowan mayoral election

Maestro Seiji Ozawa’s prayer for peace lives on in Hiroshima

Harrods starts selling Fukushima peaches

An Nvidia Quantum-X800 InfiniBand Platform designed for artificial intelligence on display in Taipei in June

Nvidia-backed Sakana AI eyes strategic partnerships in Japan

By Shery Ahn and Haidi Lun

Growing geopolitical risks are heightening interest in the Tokyo-based startup.

Alimentation Couche-Tard said it is willing to engage in confidential discussions with 7-Eleven operator Seven & I Holdings and is keen on still pursuing an acquisition.

Couche-Tard pushes for Seven & I deal talks after rejection

By Ryan Gould and Dinesh Nair

A potential deal would create a global convenience store behemoth with more than 100,000 stores.

Tech leads Nikkei decline but yen's retreat caps losses

By Kevin Buckland

Spa Resort Hawaiians to be acquired by U.S. fund

Panasonic ready to start making next-gen EV cells at Japan plant

By Nicholas Takahashi

Japan’s softer economic rebound still keeps BOJ hike in play

By Toru Fujioka

A girl watches the setting sun over Doha, Qatar’s capital, on July 10. Qatar has used its influence with Hamas to press for a truce with Israel.

The road to a Gaza cease-fire runs through Qatar

By Adam Rasgon and Julian E. Barnes

Throughout the war, Qatar has tried to present itself as an international interlocutor capable of narrowing the gaps between the warring parties.

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at a campaign stop at Northwestern High School in Detroit on Sept. 2.

Harris’ combative debate style will get its biggest test against Trump

By Lisa Lerer

Much of Kamala Harris' debate performance will depend on whether she can successfully adapt to an opponent best known for his unpredictability.

After U.S.-South Korea nuclear drills, North girds for ‘long-term’ faceoff

By Gabriel Dominguez

With new Taliban manifesto, Afghan women fear the worst

By Najim Rahim and Christina Goldbaum

Worldwide protests held over Indian trainee medic's rape and murder

By Abhirup Roy and Supantha Mukherjee

Super Typhoon Yagi kills 30 in China and Vietnam; damage set to cost billions

By Kieu Giang Nguyen and Luz Ding

Jessica Pegula hits a return during her U.S. Open women’s final against Aryna Sabalenka, at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens on Saturday.

Sabalenka downs Pegula to win U.S. Open thriller

By Dave James

The 26-year-old from Belarus clubbed 40 winners to become the first woman since Angelique Kerber in 2016 to capture both hardcourt majors in the same season.

England interim manager Lee Carsley takes confidence from win over Ireland

Aryna Sabalenka savors U.S. Open win after roaring back from tough year

Hall of Famer Wade Boggs announces cancer diagnosis

Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill detained by police before starring in victory

Predicting the winner of the 2024 presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris remains exceptionally challenging as the the current landscape is highly fluid.

Election predictions are too noisy to tell if Trump or Harris will win

Aaron Brown

There’s a lot of campaigning to go, a lot of events that could turn the election into a landslide for either candidate.

How to make the most of the Kursk gambit

By Samuel Charap and Charles A. Kupchan

How to read Putin’s next nuclear threat

By Marc Champion

Could India become an alternative to China in the ‘chip war’?

By Eri Ikeda

California's crushing power bills challenge its climate goals

By Liam Denning

A construction worker in Tokyo's Akasaka district on Aug. 21. With 886 cases, 54 of them fatal, during the period from 2019 to 2023, the construction industry leads Japan’s tally for occupational heatstroke.

Clocking off: Japan’s hotter summers put limit on outdoor work

By Annelise Giseburt

Climate change is forcing businesses to sacrifice productivity in the name of safety in industries ranging from construction to transportation.

Australian airports face the worst climate-change risks

By Angus Whitley

As the Amazon’s biggest champion approaches 100, he’s still fighting

By Olivia Rudgard

Taiwan workshop turns trash into sunglasses

By Angie Teo and Ann Wang

Japan's record heat in July 'almost impossible' without climate change

By Tomoko Otake

In Hiromi Kawakami’s novel “The Third Love,” modern-day Tokyoite Riko travels between life in 19th-century Edo (old Tokyo) and the courts of the Heian Period, examining her relationship with her husband in the process.

'The Third Love' is a time-bending meditation on romantic love

By Kris Kosaka

Hiromi Kawakami's novel draws from “The Tales of Ise" and “Takaoka’s Travels” to immerse readers in an intertextual exploration of who we are in and out of love.

Magical Mirai 2024 shows that the future is bright for Hatsune Miku

By Patrick St. Michel

Almodovar wins top Venice prize for end-of-life film

By Alexandria SAGE

‘There Is a Stone’ finds beauty in the inconsequential

By James Hadfield

'Desert of Namibia' makes its difficult protagonist hard to hate

By Mark Schilling

Inside a gallery influenced by famed architect Kengo Kuma, Nakamura Ningyo's Hakata dolls represent a little-seen side of Japanese crafts.

From Godzilla to martyrs, Hakata doll-making knows no bounds

By Erik Augustin Palm

Since its establishment in Fukuoka in 1917, Nakamura Ningyo has been a cornerstone of the Hakata doll tradition.

Ditch labor-intensive ice cream for this whisked-together parfait

By Simon Daly

Traveling to Germany is ‘worth the cost’ for Japan’s indie studios

By Samantha Low

Those looking for jobs in Japan get another shot at it in September

By Yaeko Kabe

Japan’s autumn eggplant: Too delicious for your daughter-in-law

By Elizabeth Andoh

Jonah Ndeuludila (right) is studying at Tochigi Prefecture's Asian Rural Institute in order to bring skills back to his job at Namibia's Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust.

Over half a century, seeds of change grow at a Tochigi farm

By Madeleine Cuckson

Founded by Toshihiro Takami in 1973, ARI promotes organic, subsistence farming methods and the practice of servant leadership.

Philippine envoy highlights climate and smart farms

By Louise George Kittaka

Verdi is looking for a home as affectionate as him

Adrian Bianco: ‘Leaving your comfort zone keeps you alive’

By Ora Margolis

The American journalist ahead of the game on an ascendant Japan

By Bill Holstein

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

A store clerk tries to cool things down in front of their shop by spraying a hose.

Is extreme weather changing the way Japan shops?

By Alex K.T. Martin

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