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Chinese tourists wear kimonos as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.

JAPAN / Politics

China warns citizens not to visit Japan as row over Taiwan heats up

By Jesse Johnson

Beijing’s first retaliatory move against Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan could have a significant impact on tourism.

China warns of military response if Japan intervenes in Taiwan contingency

How Takaichi should navigate Beijing’s diplomatic threats

Sakie Yokota (center), Takuya Yokota (left), and others at a news conference after meeting with U.S. President Trump in Tokyo last month.

JAPAN

After 48 years, families of Japanese abductees still waiting for progress

"The situation will not change unless we do something different," a senior official at the prime minister's office said.

The Japanese government is mulling an extra budget for the current fiscal year which will be larger than last year’s, according to local media reports.

BUSINESS / Economy

Japan plans bigger extra budget this fiscal year, reports say

By Erica Yokoyama

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government is mulling an extra budget for the current fiscal year which will be larger than last year’s.

Currently, about 2,400 employees are engaged in vehicle production at Nissan's Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.

BUSINESS / Companies

Nissan to set up panel with union over Oppama plant shutdown

The committee will hold its first meeting as early as this month to discuss measures for current workers, such as transferring them to a subsidiary.

At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.

LIFE / Lifestyle

At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure

By Owen Ziegler

With “onsen” baths in every room, Fufu Tokyo brings its modernized take on the traditional Japanese inn to the capital.

The headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo's Nagatacho area

Ruling LDP marks 70th anniversary as it looks to regain footing

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday marked the 70th anniversary of its establishment, as it looks to stage a comeback after recent electoral drubbings.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a ministerial meeting on bear attacks at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.

Government launches emergency bear attack prevention plan

By Yukana Inoue

Many of the proposed measures focus on increasing personnel and resources for bear management and culling.

Timeless tales throw the march of ‘progress’ into relief

By Michael Hoffman

AI poses threat to journalism in Japan, news association chair says

By Elizabeth Beattie

Niigata governor inspects Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant

Imperial couple to visit disaster-hit northeast in 2026

A meteor is seen streaking through the sky in the Sahara Desert in Morocco.

Riches from outer space lure meteor hunters to the Sahara Desert

In Morocco, which has reported more meteor falls than anywhere else in the last 20 years, the possibility of riches from outer space is luring meteor hunters to the Sahara Desert.

U.S. President Donald Trump has rolled back tariffs on more than 200 food products as American consumers lament the high cost of groceries.

Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods as inflation concerns mount

By Andrea Shalal — David Lawder

The move marks a sharp reversal for Trump, who has long insisted that the sweeping import duties he imposed earlier this year are not fueling inflation.

Alibaba denies report it helps China's military target U.S.

India’s top tech schools see opportunity in Trump’s H-1B curbs

More university students in Japan get job offers

Berkshire Hathaway raises more than ¥210 billion from bond sale

By Atsuko Fukase - Takahiko Hyuga

A Ukrainian soldier runs past the site where a Russian glide bomb exploded minutes earlier near the embattled city of Pokrovsk, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, on in August.

Russia plans to make up to 120,000 glide bombs this year, Kyiv says

The bombs, whose range was previously estimated to be up to 90 km, can breach Ukrainian defenses without sending planes across front lines.

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks alongside Donald Trump at a campaign event in Rome, Georgia, in March last year.

Trump pulls support for key MAGA ally Marjorie Taylor Greene

Greene, a member of the House of Representatives, has long been a fierce defender of Trump but in recent weeks she has taken positions at odds with him.

Trump officials hold meetings on Venezuela as military tensions rise

Iran's dual reality: As veil restrictions ease, political crackdown deepens

By Parisa Hafezi

Trump says he will likely sue the BBC for up to $5 billion over edited speech

Ukraine hits Russian Black Sea oil port as six die in Kyiv

Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.

Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas

By Mai Yoshikawa

Japan, where viewing habits have been slow to change, is now fully in the streaming era, though not everyone is ready to come along for the ride.

A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo

By Kathryn Wortley

Japanese fans express pride after Shohei Ohtani wins fourth MVP Award

MLS to change calendar to align with world's top leagues

Alcaraz beats Sinner to year-end world number one after defeating Musetti at ATP Finals

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi talks with Japan’s then-leader, Shinzo Abe, her mentor, at the Lower House of Parliament in December 2014. Takaichi, under so-called Abenomics 2.0, must convert the nation’s asset boom into broad-based economic prosperity benefiting all.

How Takaichi can make 'Abenomics 2.0' succeed

Jesper Koll

For now, there is absolutely no evidence that the rise in Japanese asset prices — both stocks and real estate — is feeding a positive wealth effect.

Chinese diplomat crosses the line

Takaichi and a shift in 'strategic ambiguity' over Taiwan

By Kuni Miyake

ASEAN hedges as the South China Sea bubbles over

By Brad Glosserman

What if the COVID-19 vaccine could save cancer patients too?

By Lisa Jarvis

Ernesto Katsunori Suzuki holds a cacao fruit at his farm in Tome-Acu in northern Brazil last month.

Japanese immigrants gain attention with farming method in the Amazon

Anticipation is rising that the agricultural method, involving nurturing a forest to grow crops there, can help the rainforest bounce back.

Deadly heat worldwide prompts $300 million for climate health research at COP30

By Simon Jessop - Lais Morais - Anna Portella

World's fossil fuel emissions to hit new record in 2025, study says

By Kelly Macnamara

Nearly half of all refugees to face extreme climate hazards by 2040, says UNHCR

Jamaicans have been turning to solar power. It paid off after the storm.

By Hiroko Tabuchi

This year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen" will be broadcast on NHK from 7:20 p.m. on Dec. 31.

Chanmina and aespa among 10 acts to debut on NHK’s ‘Kohaku Uta Gassen’

By Patrick St. Michel

The New Year’s Eve music spectacle on NHK will feature first-time acts such as idol group Fruits Zipper and long-awaited returns from bands like Okinawa’s Orange Range.

At TIFF, East Asia’s veteran stars tread new territory with mixed results

By Mike Fu

Predictability weighs down ‘A Light in the Harbor’

By James Hadfield

‘Tokyo Taxi’: A simple fare becomes a voyage through time

By Mark Schilling

Renowned Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai dies at 92

By Weiwen Lin

Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.

Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu

By Elizabeth Andoh

Inspired by Japan’s lucky bags, these tofu pouches hold savory treasures that simmer into a small taste of good fortune.

Japanese words of caution in the online world of cyberattacks and phishing

By Yuko Tamura

Tokyo's viral Muscle Girls bar flexes a brawny sort of beauty

By Kim Kyung Hoon - Satoshi Sugiyama

PokePark Kanto set for February opening in Tokyo suburb

By Gendel Gento

Hearing colors and seeing sounds with Tetsuya Mizuguchi

By Gendel Gento

After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.

Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’

By Joseph Tame

Using aluminum cans as his medium, the Tsukuba-based British artist creates intricate sculptures that take months or longer to complete.

Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice

By Nadila

Wielding a weapon of yore at a community dojo

By Monique Bae

Florian Wiltschko: ‘Shinto helps me understand and live within Japanese culture’

By Samantha Seghers

Driving in Japan isn’t hard. Getting the license is.

By Thu-Huong Ha — Mike Fu

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.

A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo

By Kathryn Wortley

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