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A Chinese tour group in the Ginza shopping district of Tokyo on Sunday. China has advised its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan, following a diplomatic feud sparked by remarks from Tokyo's new prime minister about a hypothetical attack on Taiwan.

JAPAN / Politics

Japan sends senior official to China to cool boiling tensions, reports say

By Gabriele Ninivaggi - Jesse Johnson

Masaaki Kanai, a top Foreign Ministry official, will be looking to explain that there has been no change in Japan’s existing position on the Taiwan issue.

U.S. tariffs are starting to take their toll in Japan, especially on companies manufacturing products for export.

BUSINESS / Economy

Japan's GDP drops as tariffs bite and domestic demand flags

By Francis Tang

The decline in the three quarters ending in September was less than forecast.

A bear walks in front of a box trap set up at a park in the city of Akita on Nov. 2.

JAPAN / Society

Bears attacks and sightings continue in northern Japan

A woman was found dead in a rice field of a suspected bear attack in Akita Prefecture on Sunday while a bear made its way into an Aeon shopping mall in the prefecture.

Indian soldiers stand guard near the blast site, after an explosion in the Red Fort area in the old quarters of New Delhi on Nov. 11.

ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal

India says accomplice of New Delhi car blast 'suicide bomber' arrested

Both suspects are from Kashmir, according to India's National Investigation Agency, the country's counterterrorism law enforcement body.

“Sweet Mambo” is still performed by seven of the nine dancers who originally danced at the 2008 premiere.

CULTURE / Stage

Pina Bausch’s 2008 masterpiece to be performed in Japan by the original cast

By Kris Kosaka

Tanztheater Wuppertal returns to Japan with "Sweet Mambo" long-awaited performances in Kyoto and Saitama.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Nov. 7.

Announcement of Japan-China survey results postponed amid diplomatic spat

This is the second time that the announcement of the latest survey results has been postponed at the request of the Chinese side.

Metropolitan Police Department investigators examine a poster put up at a building where a woman was stabbed, in the capital’s Minato Ward on Sunday.

Suspect on run after woman stabbed by stranger in Tokyo’s Akasaka area

The victim, a woman in her 40s, was stabbed in her side and her left hand while in the basement of a building in the busy Akasaka area, according to police.

Railway in rural Fukuoka stands at crossroads as passenger numbers dwindle

MOX fuel arrives at Takahama nuclear plant for first time in three years

Ban on prosecutors' appeals in retrials wins expert support

Japan and South Korea lawmakers agree to boost cooperation

Hinako Mori, 22, arranges products at a Don Quijote outlet in Tokyo in October. The Japanese retailer, which relaxed its rules concerning hair and nail polish three years ago, says nearly a quarter of its employees sport brightly colored hair.

More Japanese firms relax rules in tussle for workers

By Satoshi Sugiyama

The country's labor shortage has led companies to ease up on various aspects, such as hair and nail polish color, to secure enough part-timers.

A Laopu Gold store on Canton Road in the Tsim Sha Tsui area of Hong Kong. Laopu Gold's e-commerce sales have surged more than 1,000% during the first three quarters of this year compared with two years ago.

Why Chinese shoppers are choosing local luxury over LVMH and Gucci

Economics aside, homegrown labels in China are also touting the message that modern luxury can be proudly Chinese.

Lawson taps AI and Asia growth as convenience store sector undergoes shift

Budget coffee start-up leaves bitter taste in Berlin

By Edouard MERLO

U.S. sanctions propel Chinese AI prodigy to $23 billion fortune

Europe gauges fallout from Trump’s year of trade chaos

By Craig Stirling

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the plenum of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on Nov. 10.

Netanyahu faces far-right backlash after U.S.-backed statement on Palestinian state

The Israeli leader spoke after the U.S. and many Muslim-majority nations endorsed a draft U.N. resolution backing a plan that offered a route to Palestinian statehood.

A man holds up Chile's national flag on the day of the presidential election in Santiago on Sunday.

Chile vote propels far-right Kast to runoff against leftist Jara

By Alexander Villegas - Fabian Cambero

Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast is favored to clinch a runoff victory next month despite lagging slightly behind governing coalition candidate Jeannette Jara in Chile's first-round presidential vote on Sunday.

Trump says U.S. may open talks with Venezuela's Maduro

By Joseph Tanfani — Matt Spetalnick

Thailand says U.S. trade talks separated from Cambodia border deal

By Suttinee Yuvejwattana

French uranium being sent to Russia, Greenpeace says

Zelenskyy in France to seal air-defense and warplane deals

By John Irish

Japan wing Kippei Ishida dives over the line to score a try during the Autumn Nations Series International rugby union test match between Wales and Japan at the Principality Stadium, in Cardiff, Wales, on Saturday.

Wales' Evans denies Japan historic win with last-gasp penalty

For Wales, it ended a run of 10 successive home defeats stretching back to 2023 and ensured that they stay above Japan in the world rankings.

Alysa Liu rallies past Rinka Watanabe to win Skate America

Benn puts on middleweight masterclass in rematch win over Eubank Jr.

Tokyo Deaflympics kick off as Japan hosts games for first time

Japan's Miura and Kihara capture Skate America pairs gold

Ramen is a versatile global dish, ranging from traditional tonkotsu broth to innovative mazemen and whole-grain noodles, enjoyed for its endless variations and worldwide appeal.

How Japanese does that bowl of ramen need to be?

Howard Chua-Eoan

Ramen purist argue about what’s orthodox and what’s allowable, while cooks who love to experiment and improvise push those boundaries.

Nuclear tests and a legacy of harm in the Asia-Pacific

By Maxime Polleri

ASEAN’s moment of truth

By Mari Elka Pangestu — Tan Sri Rebecca Fatimah Sta Maria

Xi’s balancing act: Competition abroad and discipline at home

By Naoko Eto

A beloved Tokyo penguin’s end presages Suica’s shift to payments giant

By Gearoid Reidy

A technician works on solar power panels at the Atlantic Shrimpers farm in Lagos in 2022.

Made in Nigeria: Inside Africa’s push to be a solar superpower

By Bukola Adebayo

Among African nations, Nigeria aims to reduce its fossil-fuel dependence and generate 30% of its energy from renewables by 2030 as well as develop local manufacturing capacity.

China finds bigger role as U.S. sidesteps Brazil climate summit

By Valerie Volcovici — Lisandra Paraguassu

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

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.

Kyoto gets its own teamLab, largest in Japan

By Fred Mery

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

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

Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.

Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom

By Gendel Gento

Since its founding in 1945, the club has been an important professional hub and played host to a startling array of political and cultural figures from around the world.

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

By Joseph Tame

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

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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