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Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters on Aug. 15, the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, following her visit to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Takaichi may skip Yasukuni visit during Autumn Festival
The new LDP chief is apparently taking into account the impact a visit might have ahead of busy diplomatic schedule and how it could hurt relations with coalition partner Komeito.

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Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters on Aug. 15, the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, following her visit to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
The Asahi Group headquarters complex in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Companies
'Qilin' cybercrime gang claims hack on Japan's Asahi
By A.J. Vicens
The ransomware group has a track record of intrusions against major entities around the world.
A Royal Australian Navy submarine during a maritime exercise in Darwin, Australia
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Pentagon conducting ‘brass-tack’ review of AUKUS, nominee says
By Tony Capaccio
The comments from John Noh, Trump’s pick for assistant secretary for Indo-Pacific security affairs, mark a rare moment that the administration has acknowledged the review.
The LDP's newly-appointed election chief Keiji Furuya (far left), general affairs council chair Haruko Arimura (second from left), vice president Taro Aso (center left), president Sanae Takaichi (center right), secretary-general Shunichi Suzuki (second from right) and policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Takaichi's leadership lineup favors Aso and his allies while shutting out rivals
By Himari Semans
The new lineup also reflects her desire to reward allies of the party’s former Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi and former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi.
OpenAI has rolled out a social app powered by Sora 2, its artificial intelligence video generator, which was quickly flooded with videos featuring iconic Japanese intellectual property.
BUSINESS / Tech
OpenAI’s Sora 2 is drowning in Japanese 'AI slop'
By Elizabeth Beattie
Iconic Japanese characters are prevalent across Sora 2, but legally, this places the company on shaky ground.
OpenAI has rolled out a social app powered by Sora 2, its artificial intelligence video generator, which was quickly flooded with videos featuring iconic Japanese intellectual property.

JAPAN

Japanese teachers work significantly longer hours than their peers in other countries, with time spent on extracurricular activities being a heavy burden, an OECD study shows.
Teachers in Japan still work the longest hours, OECD survey finds
By Yukana Inoue
Teachers worked an average of over 50 hours per week, but much of it was spent on out-of-classroom work.
Shimon Sakaguchi, an immunologist and a distinguished professor of Osaka University, attends a news conference after winning the 2025 Nobel Prize in medicine, in Suita, Osaka prefecture, on Monday.
With medical breakthrough, Japan’s latest Nobel winner bucked convention
By Tomoko Otake
Shimon Sakaguchi’s unwavering conviction in the validity of his research paid off with the discovery of immune-regulating cells — and a Nobel Prize in medicine.
Police launch talks on stricter drone rules in Japan
In hometown of Japan's 'Iron Lady', supporters stress a softer side
By Joseph Campbell
Tokyu says train collision caused by signal setting error
Nuclear victims hold global forum in Hiroshima

BUSINESS

Nominal wages rose 1.5% in August from a year earlier, decelerating from 3.4% in the previous month, according to a report from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
Japan’s wage growth slows, underscoring challenge for Takaichi
By Toru Fujioka
Nominal wages increased 1.5% in August from a year earlier, decelerating from 3.4% in the previous month and falling below economist expectations.
Elon Musk’s xAI, which already raised about $10 billion of corporate equity and debt earlier this year, still needs billions more given the company has been burning through $1 billion per month.
Nvidia to invest in Musk’s xAI as part of $20 billion funding
By Carmen Arroyo and Ed Ludlow
The massive capital raise is just the latest for the AI industry, which has seen major tech companies invest to build the infrastructure necessary to develop top AI models.
Toyota arm that keeps 150 million cars on road also top earning
By Nicholas Takahashi
JR East to introduce new inspection shinkansen in fiscal 2029
Toyota Industries $31 billion buyout plan faces antitrust delays
By Nicholas Takahashi
Breast cancer patients lived longer on drug Datroway, says maker
By Ashleigh Furlong

WORLD

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the press in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Oct. 2.
Macron urged to quit to end France political crisis
Macron is facing pressure even from allies to find a rapid solution to France's political deadlock.
A woman sits at a camp for people displaced by war in northern Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, on Tuesday.
Hamas says it wants ‘fair hostage exchange’ in Egypt talks
The Palestinian militant group’s negotiating team in Egypt will aim to "eliminate all obstacles” to a settlement, a spokesperson said.
Trump says U.S. and Canada working on formula for tariff deal
By Brian Platt and Laura Dhillon Kane
Myanmar junta strike kills dozens at festival protest, residents say
Trump's Insurrection Act threat escalates showdown with Democratic cities
By Emily Schmall, Andrea Shalal and Joseph Ax
Nobel physics prize goes to pioneers of quantum mechanics
By Niklas Pollard and Johan Ahlander

Sports

Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits an RBI single against the Phillies in Philadelphia on Monday.
Dodgers hold off Phillies to win MLB playoff thriller
The win puts the Dodgers firmly on course to advance to the National League Championship Series.
Italy to propose global ceasefire for 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics
Panthers raise banner as NHL three-peat bid opens with win
Japanese football official sentenced for viewing child sexual abuse images
ATP open to heat policy after string of retirements in Shanghai sauna
By Shrivathsa Sridhar

Opinion

Sanae Takaichi celebrates in Tokyo on Saturday with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the Liberal Democratic Party leadership election.
From radical to Rihanna: Myths about the new LDP leader
Gearoid Reidy
When Shinzo Abe returned as LDP leader in 2012, there was a similar flood of coverage attempting to cast him as a radical conservative.
Trump weaponizes American trade policy
By Kazuto Suzuki
Russia’s hybrid war looks increasingly like the real thing
By Brad Glosserman
Hegseth tries turning back 94 years of press freedom
By John Authers
Without Jane Goodall, chimps need new champions — us
By Lara Williams

ENVIRONMENT

Jane Goodall spun her love of wildlife into a lifelong campaign that took her from a seaside English village to Africa and then across the globe in a quest to better understand chimpanzees.
Wildlife advocate and primate expert Jane Goodall dies at 91
By Susan Heavey
The scientist and global activist was a pioneer in her field, both as a female scientist in the 1960s and for her work studying the behavior of primates.
Global renewable power output overtakes coal for the first time, report says
Swiss glaciers hit by light snowfall and heat wave, scientists say
By Cecile Mantovani and Denis Balibouse
Japan faces fresh energy challenge as it seeks to expand power-hungry data centers
By Eric Margolis
Beijing takes the lead with new climate plans amid Washington’s denial
By Valerie Volcovici and Yukun Zhang

CULTURE

Anshul Chauhan’s Japanese film “Tiger” won the Hylife Vision Award for independent films at this year’s Busan International Film Festival.
Japanese films win crowds but few prizes at Busan festival
By Mark Schilling
From art house cinema to commercial hits, 24 films showcased Japan’s range at the 30th edition of the Busan International Film Festival.
Artists turn Okayama into Murakami-esque city of wonder
By Mike Fu
With Hollywood facing headwinds, Netflix looks eastward
By Erik Augustin Palm
‘Cinderella Grey’ gallops past the other sports documentaries
By Patrick St. Michel
The summer kabuki came roaring back
By Kris Kosaka

LIFE

Avant-garde chef Grant Achatz and his team from Alinea are in Tokyo for a three-week residency.
Eat your balloons: The culinary theater of Grant Achatz comes to Tokyo
By Weiwen Lin
The man behind Chicago’s iconic Alinea restaurant shares insights on modernist cuisine and his Tokyo pop-up.
Roasted green tea gets a milky makeover
By Simon Daly
Japan’s first foreign wine investor plants its roots in Hokkaido
By Weiwen Lin
Don’t poke the bear: Learn how to sort your garbage the right way
By Yuko Tamura
Tokyo's newest stationery store sells 'a slower, more human rhythm'
By Gendel Gento

COMMUNITY

Through the Japan-Korea Summer Exchange Conference, undergraduate students have sustained an ongoing cultural and academic dialogue for 40 years.
Student groups nurture Japan-South Korea dialogue and cultural ties
By Moe Shimizu
Since 1985, the Japan-Korea Summer Exchange Conference has provided a platform for students to discuss bilateral relations and build cultural bridges along the way.
Chipper Yorkie-Maltese mix still young at heart
Scaredy-cat Kashata is searching for a friend
Linda Joyce: ‘We hope people recognize the benefits of exploring rural areas’
By Louise George Kittaka
Stirred, not shaken: Kyoto business platform blends local and global
By Samantha Seghers

Editors' Picks

BUSINESS
‘Takaichi trade’ stalls as political reality calls for wait-and-see approach
By Francis Tang
Tokyo stocks staged a powerful rally on Monday. On Tuesday, they rallied again, then retreated.
WORLD
Trump has his eyes on the prize — but a Nobel win looks unlikely
By Jesse Johnson
A protester holds a sign with an image depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the words "Nobel" written on it, as supporters and family members of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, demonstrate to demand the immediate end of the war and the release of all hostages, outside the U.S. Consulate in Tel Aviv, on Sept. 2.
JAPAN
Takaichi, the LDP’s first female president, is far from an ‘overnight success’
By Gabriele Ninivaggi
Newly-elected Liberal Democratic Party chief Sanae Takaichi greets her fellow LDP members on Saturday at party headquarters.
ASIA PACIFIC
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
By Gabriel Dominguez
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
LIFE
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
By Edward Hewes
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.

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