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A man shows the shattered window of a house after cross-border shelling in the town of Arnia, near the border area in India's Jammu region, on Saturday.

ASIA PACIFIC

India and Pakistan reach U.S.-backed truce though clashes erupt anew

The Indian and Pakistani militaries had targeted each others’ bases, fueling fears of an all-out war — and the possibility of nuclear weapons being used.

Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle

A man shows the shattered window of a house after cross-border shelling in the town of Arnia, near the border area in India's Jammu region, on Saturday.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent takes questions at the White House on April 29. Bessent, a former hedge fund manager, is leading trade talks with China in Geneva.

BUSINESS / Economy

U.S. and China conclude first day of talks in bid to ease trade war

U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiators had "a very good meeting” on their first day of an effort to deescalate the rivals' trade war.

A customer walks past a display of rice, with a sign apologizing to shoppers they must be limited to one bag each due to market conditions, at a branch of Japanese discount retailer Don Quijote in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on April 21.

JAPAN

As prices soar, Zen-Noh ships just 32% of government-stockpiled rice

The group is currently shipping between 2,000 and 3,000 tons of rice per day, and is working to send out deliveries as quickly as possible, a Zen-Noh official said.

An attendee wearing a Super Mario costume plays a Nintendo Switch 2 game console at the ExCeL London international exhibition and convention center in London on April 11.

BUSINESS / Tech

Nintendo doesn’t rule out Switch 2 price hike after soft outlook

By Takashi Mochizuki

The firm expects shipments of the system to be nearly 1.8 million shy of analysts estimates, and could raise the price, depending on how Trump administration tariffs work out.

A Japan Coast Guard vessel sails in front of Uotsuri island, one of the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands. Concerns are growing in Tokyo after a Chinese government helicopter violated Japan's airspace around the uninhabited islets.

JAPAN / FOCUS

Escalation fears rise in Japan following Chinese moves near Senkakus

By Jesse Johnson

Beijing sent a government helicopter to the area for the first time, while Chinese government ships have been spotted in the area for more than 170 straight days.

A Japan Coast Guard vessel sails in front of Uotsuri island, one of the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands. Concerns are growing in Tokyo after a Chinese government helicopter violated Japan's airspace around the uninhabited islets.

Emperor Emeritus Akihito, 91, rides in a car with Empress Emerita Michiko, 90, after he was discharged from the University of Tokyo Hospital on Saturday following an examination for suspected myocardial ischemia.

Emperor emeritus diagnosed with silent myocardial ischemia

Emperor Emeritus Akihito, 91, was diagnosed with the condition where blood flow from the coronary arteries to the heart muscle is reduced due to excessive exercise.

Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi

Who could become Japan's next prime minister?

By Eric Johnston

Regardless of the outcome of July's Upper House election, the bar will be high for anyone seeking to unseat incumbent Shigeru Ishiba.

Heads of hibakusha groups urge Pope Leo to promote abolition of nukes

Former Tokyo Stock Exchange employee and father convicted of insider trading

Suspect in Tokyo Metro stabbing chose station to highlight ‘educational abuse’

Japan's Princess Kako to visit Brazil from June 4

U.S. President Donald Trump makes a trade announcement as U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick (second from left), U.S. Vice President JD Vance (third from left), British Ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson (third from right), U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer (second from right) and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins (right) look on in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Thursday.

Trump’s first trade pact offers faint glimpse of art of the deal

By Alastair Gale, Swati Pandey and Rebecca Choong Wilkins

For global leaders puzzling over how to negotiate with Donald Trump, the U.S. president’s inaugural pact with the U.K. offers a few clues on how much ground he’s prepared to give.

A security guard stands outside a branch of Yes Bank in New Delhi last August.

Japan's SMBC to buy stake in India's Yes Bank

The Sumitomo Mitsui deal marks the biggest foreign investment in India’s banking sector, and is the latest move by Japanese lenders to expand in the country.

U.S. and China begin talks in bid to 'de-escalate' trade war

China and the U.S. to talk trade war ceasefire — not peace

By Laurie Chen and David Lawder

Panasonic targets 10,000 job cuts worldwide

By Hiroshi Hiyama

Japan Airport Terminal's top execs step down amid corruption scandal

Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organization and the U.S. president's son, looks over the proposed plan ahead of the signing ceremony with Qatar's Diar and Dar Global in Doha on April 30.

As Trump family's Gulf empire grows, rulers seek influence, arms, tech

By Aya ISKANDARANI

Ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's Gulf visit next week, his son Eric was promoting his crypto firm in Dubai, while Don Jr prepared to talk about "Monetizing MAGA" in Doha.

Myanmar military chief Min Aung Hlaing leaves Red Square after the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on Friday.

Myanmar junta chief meets China's Xi for first time: State media

Beijing has long been eyeing Myanmar's resource-rich northern Shan state — now under rebel control — for infrastructure investment under its Belt and Road initiative.

Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine after three years of war

By Lidia Kelly and Marina Bobrova

China takes center stage in Philippines' feisty midterm election

By Karen Lema and Devjyot Ghoshal

Qataris search for bodies of Americans killed by Islamic State in Syria

By Andrew Mills and Jonathan Landay

South Korea's conservatives settle on Kim Moon-soo as presidential candidate

Italy's Jannik Sinner in action during his round of 64 match against Argentina's Mariano Navone during the Italian Open in Rome on Saturday

Sinner enjoys triumphant return at Italian Open following doping ban

For the three-time Grand Slam champion, winning not about just about victory on home soil but also rebuilding momentum.

Tomoyuki Sugano's gem vs. Angels helps O's halt skid

Shohei Ohtani's homer caps Dodgers' wild win over D-backs

Timberwolves cruise past Stephen Curry-less Warriors in Game 2

Paige Bueckers and Wings to measure success in terms of growth

Shinzo Abe, then the Chief Cabinet Secretary, shakes hands with former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage during a symposium in Tokyo in July 2006.

Remembering two titans in Japan-U.S. relations

Brad Glosserman

Their good humor, unflagging optimism and commitment to building a stronger Japan-U.S. alliance continues to shape that partnership.

A moment of hope for U.S-China trade frictions

The new American pope can take Catholics in three directions

By Howard Chua-Eoan

The Pakistan-Taliban divorce gets messy

By Shashi Tharoor

New Delhi’s warning to Islamabad

By Brahma Chellaney

The consumption and investing habits of the world's richest 10% consume and invest has substantially increased the risk of deadly heat waves and drought around the world, according to new research.

World's richest 10% caused two-thirds of global warming, study finds

By Marlowe Hood

How the rich consume and invest has substantially increased the risk of deadly heat waves and drought.

Climate change takes spice from Indonesia clove farms

By Jack Moore

U.S. solar tariffs could drive Asia transition boom

By Sara Hussein

'Not sustainable': Europe's firefighters want more funds and staff

By Beatrice Tridimas

South Korea's deadly fires made twice as likely by climate change, researchers say

By David Stanway

Kotoba Slam Japan runs regional competitions to select a representative for the annual World Poetry Slam Championship, which will take place in Mexico at the end of the month.

Japan’s slam poetry scene is all about raw vulnerability

By Eric Margolis

Slam poetry is a rarity in Japan, but the scene is full of energy and potential that the poets have been bringing to the world slam poetry stage for 10 years now.

‘My Edison’: Family-made sci-fi comedy is a real charmer

By James Hadfield

‘Wash Away’ brightens dementia drama with sudsy spin

By Mark Schilling

'Jumbo': the animated Indonesian film smashing records

By Baptiste Anse

J-pop group Arashi to disband after going on tour next spring

By Yukana Inoue

In China’s ‘Michelin Guide,’ Tokyo leads overseas listings with 30 entries

By Tan Pin Yen

Tailored to the Chinese palate, the Black Pearl Restaurant Guide looks to expand its regional influence by rating restaurants in Japan and Southeast Asia.

The world’s biggest natural wine festival returns to Tokyo

By Weiwen Lin

Trump once called it his favorite word. Now, the Japanese version is all over the news.

By Yuko Tamura

‘Drop the price’: Behind the pushback on Nintendo’s Switch 2

By Owen Ziegler

More than a food court: Time Out Market curates Osaka’s best flavors

By Melinda Joe

Ayano Kikuchi began practicing yoga in 2014 to alleviate her chronic back pain, and now shares her knowledge with the Karuizawa community as the manager of W Tree House.

Ayano Kikuchi: ‘People need to take care of themselves holistically’

By Olivia Boissel

How a corporate office worker in Tokyo became a yoga studio manager in Karuizawa

Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'

By Kat Joplin

A Hokkaido cross that’s more sweet than spicy

Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time

By Kim Kahan

Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’

By Megha Wadhwa

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.

A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan

By Hanako Lowry

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