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Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday.

BUSINESS / Economy

Japan and the U.S. begin tariff talks on good terms, but without breakthroughs

By Francis Tang

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said there are still gaps between the respective stances of Japan and the U.S.

Japan’s exports rise at slower pace as Trump tariffs begin

SBI Holdings CEO Yoshitaka Kitao speaks during a news conference on Thursday in Tokyo.

BUSINESS / Companies

SBI Holdings CEO to 'fight to the end' if Fuji Media resists leadership rethink

By Yukana Inoue

Yoshitaka Kitao said he will increase SBI Holdings’ stake in Fuji Media Holdings depending on how the TV network responds.

Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.

JAPAN / Society

Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel

By Karin Kaneko

It is believed that information sharing among the hotels, such as occupancy rates and average room prices, may have influenced pricing.

Former CDP executive Kenji Eda discusses a possible reduction of the consumption tax rate, in Tokyo on April 10.

JAPAN / Politics

CDP divisions over proposed tax cut pose headache for Yoshihiko Noda

By Eric Johnston

The nation’s largest opposition party is preparing for the Upper House poll in July, in which it hopes to win enough seats to make a CDP-led coalition government possible.

Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.

CULTURE / Art

Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife

By Thu-Huong Ha

Artists at the 13th edition of the international photography festival find humor and heart in their portrayals of humanity.

The bus stop in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, where a Japanese mother, her child, and a Chinese woman were attacked in June 2024

China executes man over Japanese school bus stop murder

The Chinese Foreign Ministry informed the Japanese Embassy in China of the execution on Wednesday.

Sections of the outer loop of Tokyo's Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line will be shut down all day Saturday, and from the start of service through around noon on Sunday.

Parts of Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be suspended over weekend

By Jessica Speed

The suspensions come as JR East pushes ahead with its Haneda Airport Access Line project.

Bookings for climbing Mount Fuji this season to begin April 24

LDP has most support ahead of Upper House election, poll shows

Aichi man held over abandoning body possibly of a missing teen

Ishiba Cabinet approval sinks to 23.1% in new poll

U.S. tariffs overshadow Japan's agriculture and food exports

Japanese goods need to be sold by "emphasizing that there are no alternatives" to them, said Kazuhito Yamashita, senior researcher at the Canon Institute for Global Strategies.

A drone view shows a cargo ship at Kwai Tsing Container Terminals in Hong Kong on Wednesday.

U.S. looks to box in China by recruiting other trading partners

By Jennifer A Dlouhy, Nancy Cook and Eric Martin

Washington is set to ask nations to limit Beijing’s might when they negotiate tariffs.

Google loses key antitrust case over ad tech practices

By Josh Sisco and Leah Nylen

Seven & I proposes five new directors as part of board revamp

By Kanoko Matsuyama

They sold their likeness to AI companies — and regretted it

By Dounia MAHIEDDINE

Vietnam’s factory-based growth model at risk in global trade war

By Nguyen Xuan Quynh and John Boudreau

A police car enters Insein prison before the release of prisoners to commemorate the Buddhist New Year in Yangon on Thursday.

Myanmar junta to free nearly 5,000 prisoners in amnesty

The junta said 13 foreign nationals would also be pardoned and deported, without giving details of their identities or crimes.

A DJI drone. British officials have raised concerns that Chinese-manufactured drones are surveying critical national infrastructure sites in the U.K.

U.K. raises alarm on Chinese drones used to survey sensitive sites

By Alex Wickham

Using Chinese-made drones at key sites in Britain is a risk as Chinese law can compel its companies to share data with the state.

Hamas says it is ready to release remaining hostages for an end to Gaza war

Xi urges ‘Asian family’ unity as Trump seeks to confine China

Cambodia seeking China's financial support as Xi visits amid U.S. tariffs

By Francesco Guarascio

Ex-New York cop sentenced to 1½ years' jail for acting as Chinese agent

By Luc Cohen

Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli celebrates after scoring against Real Madrid during the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal in Madrid on Wednesday.

Arsenal dethrones Real Madrid to reach Champions League semifinals

Inter Milan advanced from the night's other quarterfinal, earning a 4-3 aggregate win over Bayern Munich after an enthralling 2-2 draw in the second leg.

P. United continues mission as para sports groups unite to face shared challenges

Shohei Ohtani homers as Dodgers win tight game to sweep Rockies

Heat scorch Bulls in play-in contest; Mavericks rout Kings

Japan coach Eddie Jones at peace after messy exit from Australia

Economists fail to understand that Donald Trump's tariff policy is part of a broader strategy to prepare the U.S. for long-term competition with China, driven by national security concerns rather than traditional economic or trade policy.

What economists 'don’t get' about Trump tariffs

Kuni Miyake

My view is that the U.S. has started to prepare seriously for a long-term competition with China for global dominance.

Japan should challenge Washington in defense of justice

By Nathan Thomas

ASEAN should expand to counter Trump’s tariffs

By R.M. Manivannan

When will China start to devalue the yuan?

By Shuli Ren

King dollar’s reign looks secure — for now

By Daniel Moss

The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, in October. Microsoft is set to use energy from new reactors at the plant.

AI surge to double data center electricity demand by 2030, report says

By Nathalie ALONSO

AI can also unlock opportunities to produce and consume electricity more efficiently, the International Energy Agency said in its first report on the technology's implications.

Clean streets versus business woes: Pollution charge divides Londoners

By Akshata Kapoor

Once-dying Mexican river delta slowly nursed back to life by conservationists

By Daniel Rook

As Chile revs up lithium plans, Indigenous people demand more control

By Daina Beth Solomon

Global temperatures at near-historic highs in March, says EU monitor

Hiroyuki Sanada poses with the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series for "Shogun" at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan. 5.

Actor Hiroyuki Sanada among Time's 100 most influential people

Contemporary artist Yoshitomo Nara and musician Yoshiki also made the list.

‘Ya Boy Kongming! The Movie’: J-pop spectacle goes heavy on performances

By Mark Schilling

'Bullet Train Explosion’: High-speed disaster movie doesn’t get the pulse racing

By James Hadfield

Music, revolution and Y2K: Coachella 2025 takeaways

By Maggy Donaldson

Two members of K-pop group Blackpink go solo at Coachella festival

By Danielle Broadway

Marriage proposals in Japan look a lot like those in other countries, but there are traditions that are specific to the country that some people still adhere to.

Voicing intentions and a peek into a traditional Japanese engagement ceremony

By Yaeko Kabe

While the basics of a marriage proposal are similar to what happens in most countries, an extra ceremony requires specific gifts.

Dior shows fall fashion collection in gardens of ancient Kyoto temple

By Irene Wang

A new tour of Tokyo’s most underground attraction

By Owen Ziegler

In California, a Nikkei vintner finds his heritage and purpose

By Weiwen Lin

As rice prices rise, a bit of tea adds needed luxury

By Simon Daly

Customers line up patiently for some early-afternoon baked goods outside Truffle, which is located close to Hiroo Station on the Hibiya Line.

How to spend the perfect day in Hiroo, Tokyo’s expat enclave

By Eric Margolis

A stroll through Hiroo reveals both the comforts of expat luxury and the quiet intrusions of a changing Tokyo.

Noriko Shakti: ‘Music reflects my journey and learnings’

By Miikka J. Lehtonen

Tokyo Humanities Cafe feeds hungry minds

By Jessica Kozuka

Montessori head educates Tokyo’s children for life

By Louise George Kittaka

How to navigate Japan’s e-commerce platforms and online flea markets

By Jessica Speed

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.

Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.

By Tomoko Otake

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