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Komeito head Tetsuo Saito and the party's executives (left) meet with the LDP's Sanae Takaichi and counterparts in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
LDP and Komeito's shaky ties throw doubt on Takaichi becoming prime minister
By Eric Johnston
The inability of the LDP and Komeito to forge a quick agreement and vote for Takaichi to become prime minister has created uncertainty at a busy time on the political calendar.
Komeito head Tetsuo Saito and the party's executives (left) meet with the LDP's Sanae Takaichi and counterparts in Tokyo on Tuesday.
A crowd gathers to celebrate at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Thursday evening, following a deal paving the way for Hamas to return all remaining Israeli hostages.
WORLD / Politics
Israel says Gaza ceasefire now in effect after hostage deal
It is the first diplomatic breakthrough after months of failed attempts at stopping the two-year war, which has all but devastated Gaza
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
By Tomoko Otake
Waiting on a supercomputer to analyze the structure of a new crystal gave him time to come up with the idea for a kind of material that could, for example, capture carbon dioxide.
Sanae Takaichi, leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has said that the government bears responsibility for both fiscal and monetary policy.
BUSINESS / Economy
BOJ meddling by Takaichi seen as unwise and ineffective
By Francis Tang
It's her versus the markets and inflation-weary Japanese households.
Tokyo was ranked the world's best large city for the second year in a row in the Conde Nast Traveler's 2025 Readers' Choice Awards.
JAPAN
Tokyo named world’s best big city for second straight year
By Jessica Speed
Recognition from readers of luxury travel and lifestyle magazine Conde Nast Traveler comes after Japan welcomed a record 36.8 million foreign visitors in 2024.
Tokyo was ranked the world's best large city for the second year in a row in the Conde Nast Traveler's 2025 Readers' Choice Awards.

JAPAN

Set to become first husband, former Lower House lawmaker Taku Yamamoto is supportive of Sanae Takaichi potentially becoming prime minister despite the political circumstances surrounding the Liberal Democratic Party.
Takaichi taking office will herald arrival of Japan’s first-ever first husband
By Himari Semans
Former LDP Lower House lawmaker Taku Yamamoto has supported Sanae Takaichi’s position on surnames after marriage and her bid to lead Japan.
Among respondents in a recent survey who have been affected by inflation, 91.3% said price increases had impacted their food expenses.
Over 80% of households in Japan feel impact of rising prices, survey shows
Over half of respondents said their cost of living had increased, with average monthly living expenses rising by ¥9,636.
Former death row inmate Iwao Hakamata files damages suit against government
Jiji Press photographer reprimanded for improper remarks at LDP
Late Empress Kojun received lectures on World War II from experts, records show
Official records of late Empress Kojun's life include her experiences in World War II

BUSINESS

Tokyo stocks have been rallying in recent months even as uncertainties build locally and globally.
Buzz builds for a 50,000 Nikkei 225 as index breaks yet another record
By Francis Tang
Benchmark has hit nine all-time highs in about six weeks.
Against the yen, the dollar was last up 0.53% at ¥152.7. It earlier reached ¥152.99, the highest since Feb. 14, and has risen from ¥147.44 on Friday.
Yen weakest since mid-February on fiscal fears
The dollar has likely benefited from a lack of U.S. government economic data as the federal government remains shut.
Uniqlo's owner sees stronger profit and sales in current fiscal year
By Kanoko Matsuyama
SoftBank’s PayPay invests in Binance Japan to expand in crypto
By Mayumi Negishi
China tightens rare earth export controls, targeting defense and chips
Energy firms snap up weather services for trading edge in Japan
By Mary Hui and Shoko Oda

WORLD

National guard members at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Broadview facility in Chicago on Thursday
Trump’s troop deployment plans get mixed reactions at high-stakes hearings
Hearings over national guard deployments to Chicago and Portland ended without rulings.
Palestinians celebrate in Khan Younis on Thursday following news of a new Gaza ceasefire deal.
Joy in Israel and Gaza after ceasefire announced
By Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the ceasefire would take effect once ratified by the Israeli government.
Myanmar junta says it targeted rebels in deadly attack on protest
Trump exerted leverage for Gaza deal but tough questions remain
By Matt Spetalnick
Russian strikes knock out more than half of Ukraine gas production
By Ewa Krukowska, Natalia Drozdiak, Daryna Krasnolutska and Alberto Nardelli
China honing abilities for a possible future attack, Taiwan warns
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard

Sports

Top sumo stars, including yokozuna Hoshoryu, perform the goningakari contest, which pits five top-division wrestlers against one yokozuna.
Japan Sumo Association’s 100th anniversary bash mixes the ancient with the modern
By John Gunning
A multitude of historical ceremonies and arcane aspects of the sport, each one rarely performed, were all on display over the space of a few hours at Tokyo’s Kokugikan.
Boca Juniors manager Miguel Angel Russo dies at 69
Blue Jays knock out Yankees to advance to first ALCS since 2016
Kyle Schwarber hits two homers as Phillies rout Dodgers to avoid sweep
Manchester United co-owner says Ruben Amorim will get full 3 years to prove himself

Opinion

Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister if appointed, will have her work cut out for her and face key diplomatic challenges with the U.S., China and South Korea, as well as persistent economic and demographic issues.
Will Takaichi become the prime minister Japan needs?
Stephen R. Nagy
An admirer of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Takaichi is an adherent to Shinzo Abe’s pragmatic yet conservative vision.
What’s behind the great American murder decline?
By Justin Fox
Best evidence yet that the U.S. dollar isn’t close to being dead
By Daniel Moss
Putin doubles down on Ukraine as economic woes grow
By Sergei Guriev
Trump weaponizes American trade policy
By Kazuto Suzuki

ENVIRONMENT

U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed climate change as "the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world" and his administration has reportedly moved to quash debate on the issue.
Trump calls climate change a con; science braces for more
By David Sherfinski
The Department of Energy is reportedly telling staff to avoid using language that runs counter to the president's views on climate science.
Indonesia says no to scrap metal after shrimp radiation scare
By Chandra Asmara
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
Wildlife advocate and primate expert Jane Goodall dies at 91
By Susan Heavey

CULTURE

Laszlo Krasznahorkai, a Hungarian novelist, in 2014. Krasznahorkai was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday.
Hungarian 'master of the apocalypse' Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize in literature
The prize was awarded "for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art."
A Japanese comedian walks into an Aussie bar … and stays there
By Zoria Petkoska
‘Hokusai’s Daughter’ captures the ferocity of a forgotten painter
By James Hadfield
‘Flame Union’: Hitman returns with fighting finesse and comic firepower
By Mark Schilling
Artists turn Okayama into Murakami-esque city of wonder
By Mike Fu

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.
From straight to curly: Getting your hair done in Japanese
By Mishu Callan
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

COMMUNITY

Shrunali Ranade moved to Japan in 2015 and has carved a niche for herself as both an engineer and a cricket player.
Shrunali Ranade: ‘Stepping back isn’t failure but another form of strength’
By Megha Wadhwa
As an engineer and member of the women’s national cricket team in Japan, Shrunali Ranade has carved out her own niche over the past 10 years.
Student groups nurture Japan-South Korea dialogue and cultural ties
By Moe Shimizu
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
Tax-advantaged investments no lost cause for U.S. residents of Japan
By Gendel Gento

Editors' Picks

JAPAN
With nuclear sub proposal, Japan faces array of political and tech challenges
By Gabriel Dominguez
The Jingei, the third of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Taigei-class submarines, was commissioned in March last year. It is equipped with lithium-ion batteries, enabling it to have a longer diving time and cruising distance than older models with lead-acid batteries.
BUSINESS
OpenAI’s Sora 2 is drowning in Japanese 'AI slop'
By Elizabeth Beattie
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.
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.
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.
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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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
By Alex K.T. Martin

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Typhoon Halong to cause windstorms, heavy rain and high waves on the Izu islands
Typhoon Halong is moving north near the Izu Islands, with strong winds, high waves and heavy rain expected as it passes early on Thursday, prompting warnings from the weather agency.
JAPAN
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By Jessica Speed
Japan plans to introduce nationwide five-year bachelor's-master's programs to raise graduate school enrollment and train more highly skilled professionals amid a shrinking workforce.
JAPAN
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
By Tomoko Otake
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.
JAPAN
After 26 years, Komeito may be showing signs it will break with LDP
By Eric Johnston
Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito (left) and LDP counterpart Sanae Takaichi meet in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Bear injures two in Japan supermarket; man killed in separate attack
A bear seen in security camera footage taken Tuesday inside a supermarket in Numata, Gunma Prefecture