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A large TV display shows Chinese leader Xi Jinping walking alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Wednesday.

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — to showcase China’s might with military parade

By Jesse Johnson

The massive military parade in Beijing marking Japan’s defeat in World War II highlights the powerhouse’s willingness to more openly redefine the postwar U.S.-led global order.

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.

JAPAN / Politics

LDP secretary-general offers to step down over Upper House election losses

By Gabriele Ninivaggi

Hiroshi Moriyama says he will entrust his future to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is party president.

Takeshi Niinami, then-chief executive officer of Suntory Holdings, in May 2024

BUSINESS / Companies

Suntory CEO Takeshi Niinami resigns over alleged possession of illegal drugs

By Jessica Speed and Kanako Takahara

Police are investigating Niinami over supplements he allegedly purchased overseas that are suspected to be illegal in Japan, a fact that he was unaware of.

Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief negotiator, said he will be watching legal developments in the United States as tariff cases there move forward.

BUSINESS / Economy

Hope in Tokyo as Trump tariffs declared illegal

By Francis Tang

The decision is seen as potentially having some significance.

Experts say staying off your phone and sticking to a sleep schedule can help those who have trouble dozing off.

LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL

Mark Japan’s Sleep Day by making some lifestyle changes

By Yuko Tamura

The Japanese are not getting enough sleep. Luckily, everyone from scientists to Shohei Ohtani are offering solutions.

Losses in Japan due to special fraud cases reached ¥72.21 billion during the period from January to July, surpassing the worst-ever annual total of ¥71.88 billion in 2024, according to the National Police Agency.

Losses due to special fraud cases from January to July exceed 2024 record

Two-thirds of the cases involved "fake police," with offenders posing as police officers to swindle targets out of money, National Police Agency data shows.

Tokyo police ensure mountain of lost and found items don't go to waste

The Metropolitan Police Department received some 4.756 million lost items last year — a record number.

Osaka rated most powerful Japanese city outside Tokyo for fifth year

System launched to support regional cooperation across prefectures

Korean man arrested in Tokyo on suspicion of killing ex-girlfriend

By Jessica Speed

Musk voices support for anti-immigration rally in Japan

The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.

Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia

By Elizabeth Beattie

Fueled by nostalgia and "kidults," the Tamagotchi boom shows no sign of slowing.

Japan Post Bank plans to introduce DCJPY as a yen-backed digital currency.

Japan Post Bank to issue yen deposit-backed digital currency in fiscal 2026

The currency will allow instant settlement for digital purchases and be subject to deposit insurance protection.

U.S. pulls TSMC’s waiver for China shipments of chip supplies

By Mackenzie Hawkins and Heesu Lee

12 Japanese firms invest in U.S. fusion energy startup

Dollar inches up as gold hovers near record high

By Gregor Stuart Hunter

Japanese companies near $100 billion milestone in global bond issuance

By Finbarr Flynn

An injured boy receives treatment near damaged houses in the Mazar Dara village of Nurgal, a district of the Kunar Province, in Eastern Afghanistan, on Monday.

With aid slashed, Afghanistan's quake comes at 'very worst moment'

By Claire Gounon

The earthquake has killed more than 1,400 people and injured over 3,000, a toll that was still rising.

Protesters carry items to be burned outside the regional parliament building during a protest against the government's spending priorities, in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, on Monday.

Government gestures leave roots of Indonesia protests intact

By Dessy Sagita

Experts say little has been done to address the economic inequality fueling the unrest, leaving deep resentment to linger and flare up again.

Landslide wipes out Sudan village, killing hundreds

Thousands of Israeli reservists report for duty as military chief clashes with ministers

By Emily Rose, Maayan Lubell, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dawood Abu Alkas

North Korea’s Kim arrives in Beijing for debut on multilateral stage

By Jesse Johnson

Plea for help after landslide wipes out Sudan village, killing over 1,000

Naomi Osaka in action against Coco Gauff in the fourth round of the women’s singles at the U.S. Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York on Monday

Osaka crushes Gauff as Sinner and Swiatek roll into quarters

By Martyn WOOD

The Japanese star powered past third seed Gauff 6-3, 6-2 in a highly-anticipated but lopsided fourth-round showdown of former U.S. Open champions.

Venus Williams exits U.S. Open in style after age-defying run

FIFA silence on sanction for errant South Africa a mystery

By Mark Gleeson

Padres All-Star reliever Jason Adam ruptures quadriceps tendon

2030 Commonwealth Games to be held in India or Nigeria

By Lori Ewing

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping attend the BRICS Summit plenary session in Kazan, Russia, on Oct. 23.

Realism and realpolitik rule Indian foreign policy

Brad Glosserman

A decade from now, there is likely to be heated debate in the United States over “who lost India,” an accounting that may rival the “who lost China?”

Indonesia’s protests may fade. The fury won’t.

By Karishma Vaswani

What is a ‘Japanese conservative’ in this day and age?

By Edo Naito

The global perils of China’s new ‘superdam’ project

By Brahma Chellaney

Lee Jae Myung had a very good week

Floaters are released into the water during a demonstration of Eco Wave Power electricity generation technology using the power of ocean waves in the harbor at AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, on Aug. 26.

New wave: Sea power turned into energy at Los Angeles port

By Romain FONSEGRIVES

A pilot project aims to use a 13-kilometer breakwater to harness enough wave energy to power 60,000 U.S. homes.

Ancient tombs unearthed in Iraq due to drought

How Tokyo's Ueno Zoo helps their animals cope with extreme heat

By Carolina Pichardo

Sky-high electricity costs hindering the U.K.'s progress toward net zero

By Kate Holton and Susanna Twidale

Record wildfires burn more than 1 million hectares of EU land this year

By Kate Abnett

“Sympathy Tower Tokyo” is centered around Sara Machina, a star architect designing a new experimental prison in central Tokyo.

ChatGPT controversy is the least interesting part of 'Sympathy Tower Tokyo'

By Thu-Huong Ha

In Rie Qudan’s futuristic Tokyo, AI and architects take on the prison system.

YouTube Music Weekend is where Japan’s internet-born performers go global

By Patrick St. Michel

Sakurazaka46 wants the world to dance along

By Patrick St. Michel

In pictures: Koenji Awa Odori 2025

By Johan Brooks

Virtual singer Kaf's music becomes magic in 'Kamitsubaki City Under Construction'

By Alicia Haddick

Tattoos have a complex history in Japan, but new types of temporary ink are letting locals curious about body art experiment without the commitment.

Japan is warming up to tattoos — just not permanent ones

By Saki Toi

Tokyo’s tattoo artists say natural dyes and ‘made-to-fade’ inks are helping to push back on the long-held stigma against body art.

A fuss-free Okinawan stir-fry to boost your energy in the heat

By Makiko Itoh

Sip a bespoke coffee for ¥4,000

By Melinda Joe

How to complain politely: Lessons from the McDonald’s Pokemon debacle

By Yuko Tamura

Sega's ninja-themed Shinobi series is back from the dead

By Owen Ziegler

The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.

Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido

By Justin Randall

The residents of Betsukai, Hokkaido — where cows outnumber people 7-to-1 — have extended a warm welcome to five players from overseas who joined the Pilot Spirits.

Jesse Kirkwood: ‘Languages are entire cultural universes with all sorts of baggage’

By Kris Kosaka

Tosca turns a new leaf in a new home

More Than Music makes space for creative communion

By Shyam Bhardwa

Seri Yanai: ‘We mix modern and analog to create something new’

By Ayako Nakano

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.

From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past

By Alex K.T. Martin

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