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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, delivers a campaign speech in Yokohama on July 6.

JAPAN / Politics

Ishiba faces bad poll numbers with Upper House vote only days away

By Eric Johnston

Losing a majority in the Upper House would pile pressure on Ishiba to resign and kickstart efforts by the ruling coalition to find an opposition party to join it.

Prodigal Hokkaido son returns to campaign trail for last run in Upper House election

Japan’s ‘rice minister’ is ruling party’s biggest election gamble

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, delivers a campaign speech in Yokohama on July 6.

A recent case involving teachers sharing voyeuristic images of schoolgirls has sparked national outrage.

JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS

Teachers sharing illicit student images raises question of systemic failure

By Jessica Speed

Japan’s sluggish policy response and deep-rooted cultural resistance to the concept of consent sets it apart from other countries.

U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum (left) and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Tuesday

BUSINESS / Economy

Trump signals the end of the road for Japan tariff negotiations

By Francis Tang

U.S. President Donald Trump's 25% "reciprocal" rate might simply be allowed to go into effect on Aug. 1

Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.

BUSINESS / Tech

Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent

By Elizabeth Beattie

As the search for tech talent intensifies, companies are deciding to invest more in regions that offer “more abundant and affordable tech talent.”

Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”

CULTURE / Books

Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan

By James Hadfield

In “Things Become Other Things,” the longtime resident of Japan captures that grace that lingers in slowly vanishing countryside towns.

Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”

Muneo Suzuki speaks in Sapporo on Saturday.

Prodigal Hokkaido son returns to campaign trail for last run in Upper House election

By Eric Johnston

Muneo Suzuki's personality and past actions make him a divisive political figure, but he's teaming up with the Liberal Democratic Party for one final run.

A survey by Tokyo-based nonprofit Good Neighbors Japan showed that the number of respondents saying that their children eat two meals or fewer a day during holidays was about 2.5 times higher than during the school term, at 32.2%.

More kids going hungry during school holidays as food costs soar, survey finds

By Jessica Speed

Rising food and utility prices are placing additional pressures on families already struggling to make ends meet.

Vault for Hiroshima A-bomb victims shown to media

Japan tourism growth slowed as quake rumor deterred Hong Kongers

By Eddy Duan

Tokyo police arrest man for attempted arson at tourist go-kart company

Chinese court jails Japanese executive after sudden detention for spying

The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.

Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan

The percentage of respondents who said their living conditions improved from a year before minus those who said the opposite was the worst since the September 2009 survey.

Nidec CEO Mitsuya Kishida with lion dance performers during the opening ceremony of the company’s Qingdao Industrial Park on July 9

Nidec builds made-in-China EV motor to help Toyota catch rivals

About 99% of the materials and parts in the new E-axle motor are from China, said Nidec president Mitsuya Kishida.

Beneath China's resilient economy, a life of pay cuts and side hustles

Masayoshi Son and Sam Altman see no end to AI demand and scaling

By Min Jeong Lee

China’s growth momentum offers Xi rare window to fight deflation

Wary that Fed chief may be ousted, investors protect portfolios from inflation risk

By Carolina Mandl, Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Matt Tracy

Members of the Syrian security forces assess the destruction inside the heavily damaged Syrian army and Defense Ministry headquarters complex in Damascus, following Israeli strikes Wednesday.

Israel strikes Syrian Defense Ministry in Damascus seeking withdrawal from south

The attacks mark a significant escalation against the interim Syrian administration, and come despite its warming ties with the United States.

Palestinian children stand in line for food distributed by a charity kitchen at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday.

One in 10 children in its clinics are malnourished, U.N. Palestinian refugee agency says

By Olivia Le Poidevin

More than 5,800 children have been diagnosed with malnutrition in Gaza, including more than 1,000 children with severe, acute malnutrition.

Thai ex-PM Thaksin appears on stand in royal defamation case

By Montira Rungjirajittranon

Air India crash and helicopter crash report rekindle cockpit-video debate

By Dan Catchpole

Ukraine celebrates Trump's weapons reversal, but the 'devil's in the details'

By Gram Slattery, Mike Stone, Jonathan Landay and Steve Holland

A Nazi document trove raises questions for Argentina

By Leila Miller

Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates with his teammates after the National League won a swing-off tiebreaker over the American League on Tuesday in the MLB All-Star Game.

NL takes MLB All-Star Game in first tiebreaker swing-off

Shohei Ohtani had a hit in two at-bats for an NL team that jumped out to an early lead before hanging on for a win in a unique tiebreaker.

Bear stops play again at Japan golf event

JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans

By John Gunning

Silver says NBA to study possible expansion beyond 30 teams

'World's oldest marathon runner' dies at age 114 in road accident

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on April 7. Trump’s unexpected strike on Iran shows how Israel’s influence overcame his reluctance for foreign wars.

Trump’s Iran attack shows what it takes to win his military support

Kuni Miyake

How did Israel convince Trump? Put simply, why did Trump, unlike previous presidents who considered it but held back, launch a direct strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities?

The Constitutional Democratic Party vows fight against inflation

By Yoshihiko Noda

Nippon Ishin stakes its appeal on real results as Upper House vote nears

By Hirofumi Yoshimura and Seiji Maehara

JCP vows fairer taxes, stronger social safety net and a commitment to peaceful diplomacy

By Tomoko Tamura

Russia’s frozen $245 billion can pay for Ukraine’s arms

By Marc Champion

Firefighters work to tackle a wildfire spread at Les Pennes-Mirabeau, near Marseille, southern France, on July 8

How climate change is fueling wildfires in Europe

By Kate Abnett

Wildfires have burnt 227,000 hectares of land since the beginning of the year — more than double the average for this time of year over the past two decades.

World risks up to $39 trillion in losses from vanishing wetlands: report

By Duncan Miriri

When it’s this hot, ‘We are enduring, not living’

By Zia ur-Rehman

Europe's illegal pesticide trade surges as farmers cut costs

By Karolina Tagaris

Philippines struggling to ready underfunded schools for climate hazards

By Mariejo Ramos

Nakagin Capsule Tower architect Kisho Kurokawa in front of the structure two years after its completion in 1972.

The many lives of Nakagin Capsule Tower on display at New York’s MoMA

By Zoria Petkoska

“The Many Lives of the Nakagin Capsule Tower” showcases the 50-year history of the building through nearly 45 pieces of contextual material and one of the capsules on display.

Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th anniversary

By John L. Tran

‘Young & Fine’: Teenage horndog tale balances heart and hormones

By James Hadfield

‘Harbin’: Somber historical drama sees act of mercy lead to bloodshed

By Mark Schilling

Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet

By Alyssa I. Smith

Pick up some country-style bread from Boulangerie Aman on your road trip in Kamikawa, Hokkaido.

Road-tripping through central Hokkaido? Don't miss these bakeries

By Simon Daly

Slice through lavender fields and flaky croissants on your drive through the scenic region of Kamikawa.

‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’

By Gendel Gento

Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?

By Owen Ziegler

With fine dining, Milpa frees Mexican food from the grips of the taco

By Melinda Joe

An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.

By Yuko Tamura

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.

How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan

By Megha Wadhwa

Remote work is reshaping how Indian professionals navigate life, family and identity in a post-pandemic Japan.

Tobias Bieker: ‘A good interviewer helps the guest shine’

By Gendel Gento

A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan

By Kat Joplin

Japanese language is your gateway to seeing the world anew

By Damian Flanagan

Miho Koshiba: ‘Wouldn’t it be nice if people looked forward to Mondays?’

By Carina Fushimi

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.

How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan

By Megha Wadhwa

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