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A paramilitary soldier mans a gun atop a vehicle as he keeps guard during a media tour of the Karachi Port, Pakistan, on Friday.

ASIA PACIFIC

India and Pakistan attack military sites as conflict spirals

Pakistan’s army said it struck several Indian military sites early Saturday in retaliation for India’s missile strikes on airbases.

Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle

Pakistan hails role of Chinese jets in repelling India strikes

A paramilitary soldier mans a gun atop a vehicle as he keeps guard during a media tour of the Karachi Port, Pakistan, on Friday.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during the announcement of a trade agreement with Britain in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on Thursday.

BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS

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

By Laurie Chen and David Lawder

Ahead of the meeting, the two sides seem much further apart and at greater risk of a major fallout than during their first trade war in Trump's previous term.

Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s top tariff negotiator, speaks to the press on Friday. Japan and the United States are still discussing what to negotiate.

BUSINESS / Economy

Japan stuck at starting line in tariff talks with U.S. as U.K. inks deals

By Francis Tang

The U.S. has warned that comparing Japan with the U.K. was apples and oranges, and that getting over the line with many countries will be a slow and arduous process.

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

JAPAN / Politics

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.

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.

COMMENTARY / Japan

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.

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.

Hackers are believed to be taking control of brokerage accounts in Japan to manipulate stock prices, with reported cases rising at an alarming rate between January and April.

FSA reports about ¥300B in illicit online trading from January to April

By Jessica Speed

The number of unauthorized access cases soared from just 65 at the start of the year to 4,852 last month.

Yoshitaka Toda is escorted out of a police station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Friday to be sent to prosecutors.

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

Yoshitaka Toda, 43, said he struggled with mental health issues as a result of his parents’ expectations for him to excel academically.

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

Former Tokyo Stock Exchange employee and father convicted of insider trading

Japan's Princess Kako to visit Brazil from June 4

Hung parliament keeps Lower House Legislative Bureau busy

Panasonic is targeting 10,000 job cuts worldwide as part of efforts to boost profitability.

Panasonic targets 10,000 job cuts worldwide

By Hiroshi Hiyama

The cuts will focus on positions at consolidated companies — 5,000 in Japan and 5,000 overseas.

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone plans a buyback of shares from May 12 through March 31, a move it says is geared toward raising capital efficiency and boosting shareholder returns.

NTT announces ¥200 billion buyback in capital efficiency push

By Yuki Furukawa

The buyback from May 12 through March 31 is geared toward raising capital efficiency and boosting shareholder returns, the company said.

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

Japan household spending slides 0.1% in FY2024

Nidec withdraws its $1.8 billion hostile takeover bid for Makino Milling Machine

By Yuki Furukawa

Japan’s nominal wage growth slows, backing case for BOJ caution

By Erica Yokoyama and Keiko Ujikane

Stephen Miller, deputy White House chief of staff for policy, speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington on Friday.

Trump administration 'looking at' suspending right to court challenge for detainees

A top White House official said the administration is looking at suspending habeas corpus as part of U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets. India and Pakistan aircraft engaged in a dogfight on Wednesday.

Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle

By Tim Hepher and Mike Stone

This week's dogfight is a rare opportunity for militaries to study the performance of pilots, fighter jets and air-to-air missiles in active combat.

NATO chief said to seek defense spending at 5% of GDP by 2032

Poland edges toward pact on French nuclear-missile shield

Europe in talks with U.S. over ultimatum to end war in Ukraine

Putin hails troops in Ukraine as allies attend WWII parade

Hoshoryu (right) practices against Kotozakura at Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 2.

Hoshoryu dominates rivals in practice, but real test awaits at May Basho

By John Gunning

Sumo is a sport where practice results are unreliable if taken as a predictor of future success.

Timberwolves cruise past Stephen Curry-less Warriors in Game 2

Paige Bueckers and Wings to measure success in terms of growth

Naomi Osaka takes inspiration from Andre Agassi as clay court season heats up

LA28 announces venues for opening and closing ceremonies for LA Games

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

A Japanese newspaper headline includes the word "tariff" in Japanese.

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

By Yuko Tamura

Learning how to talk about tariffs, imports and exports is becoming increasingly necessary in everyday conversation.

The world’s biggest natural wine festival returns to Tokyo

By Weiwen Lin

‘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

The sushi cone that changed everything

By Cassandra Lord

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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