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After a run-up marked by apathy, organizers soon found they had the opposite problem as crowd control became a concern.
JAPAN / FOCUS
As the Osaka Expo comes to a close, what will its legacy be?
By Joel Tansey and Tomoko Otake
The mega-event was a resounding success, taking in some 25 million visitors over 184 days. But how its legacy will look in the decades to come remains a question mark.
After a run-up marked by apathy, organizers soon found they had the opposite problem as crowd control became a concern.
A placard shows an image of slain hostage Idan Shtivi as people gather at "Hostages Square" in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Trump says Gaza war has ended; Israel awaits release of hostages
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Steven Scheer, Alexander Cornwell and Steve Holland
Thousands of Palestinians continued to travel north towards Gaza City, the focus of Israeli attacks over the past two months, hopeful the ceasefire would bring an end to the war.
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) as they meet at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15.
WORLD / Politics
Trump says he may warn Putin U.S. to mull tomahawks for Ukraine
By Josh Wingrove
Trump’s comments signal an openness to expanding the range of weaponry provided to Ukraine but also that he remains focused on a ceasefire
U.S. gross domestic product grew in the second quarter at the fastest pace in nearly two years.
BUSINESS / Economy
World economy faces triple risk of tariffs, AI bubble and soaring debt
By Enda Curran
Such concerns will dominate the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington this week.
The Gas Pavilion had welcomed around 500,000 visitors by the end of August, making it one of the most popular exhibits at the Osaka Expo.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy / OUR PLANET
At Osaka Expo, gas giants promote a greener future. But is it a lot of hot air?
By Joel Tansey
While major Japanese gas companies have lauded e-methane as key in fighting climate change, experts paint a different picture.
The Gas Pavilion had welcomed around 500,000 visitors by the end of August, making it one of the most popular exhibits at the Osaka Expo.

JAPAN

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel
A surge of new arenas from Chiba to Yokohama reveals how Japan’s cities are betting big on live entertainment.
Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday after leaving the ruling coalition earlier in the day.
After ruling bloc collapses, LDP and opposition scramble to find needed votes for PM
By Eric Johnston
New LDP President Sanae Takaichi faces a higher hurdle in finding the votes needed to become Japan’s next leader as opposition forces discuss a unified candidate.
Thirty people enter Ito Municipal Assembly race over controversial mayor
Osaka Expo androids to be moved to Kyoto
Internet becomes Japan's top daily news source for first time
Japan group to launch AI service for saury size predictions

BUSINESS

U.S. President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up while boarding Air Force One, as he departs for Israel, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Sunday.
Trump and Vance open door to China deal as trade spat drags on
Remarks by the two suggest that the U.S. wants to keep up the pressure on China to reverse its most recent trade moves, while trying to reassure spooked markets.
In a ranking of the best-performing equity indexes this year, the U.S. doesn’t crack the Top 50. You need to go all the way to No. 66 before the world’s most valuable equity index shows up — one of the worst relative performances since the global financial crisis for the U.S. benchmark.
A great year for U.S. stocks? Not compared with rest of the world.
By Michael Msika, Winnie Hsu and Sagarika Jaisinghani
The underperformance, market participants say, owes just as much to a broader shift in the mindset among foreign investors
Xi’s red line on Trump’s export curbs threatens to upend truce
China markets under threat from risk of renewed U.S. trade war
By Dave Sebastian and Tian Chen
Australian airline Qantas says millions of customers' data leaked online
Trump’s dealmaking diplomacy grows fragile as China fires back

WORLD

A China Coast Guard ship fires a water cannon at a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries vessel during an incident in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Sunday.
China and Philippines trade blame over boat collision in disputed sea
Confrontations between Philippine and Chinese vessels occur frequently in the contested South China Sea.
The U.S. Capitol in Washington on Friday. The current government shutdown is the most acute symptom of a general lack of goodwill in Washington, where bipartisan deal-making has increasingly gone out of vogue.
Trump layoffs and broken trust harden Democrats’ shutdown stand
By Steven T. Dennis
Democrats have expressed doubts that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver a health care fix unless forced to do so.
U.K. ministers criticize Starmer’s China policy amid spying row
By Alex Wickham
Snatched: How ICE raids are shattering Chicago's immigrant world
By Michael Mathes
China’s new weapon in U.S. trade talks: Batteries
By Coco Liu, Tope Alake and Lili Pike
Pakistan-Afghan border crossings closed after heavy clashes

Sports

Xander Schauffele hits a tee shot during the Baycurrent Classic in Yokohama on Sunday. The American went on to win the tournament for his first victory of the season.
Schauffele ends title drought at PGA Tour's Yokohama tourney
Schauffele said it was "special" to get his 10th PGA Tour win in Japan, where his mother grew up and his grandparents still live.
World No. 204 Vacherot in shock after 'crazy' Shanghai triumph
By Rebecca Bailey
Zidane confirms ambition to coach France
Gauff rallies to capture Wuhan crown in all-American final with Pegula
Dodgers have starting pitching on schedule for NLCS against Brewers

Opinion

A screen outside a Tokyo securities firm shows the Nikkei 225 Stock Average on Oct. 6. As Japan's financial markets reacted to Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party presidential win, much of the media's focus was on the falling yen, downplaying the surge in equities to record highs.
Sanae Takaichi gets 'the Abe treatment'
Edo Naito
Given that she is frequently labeled a "Shinzo Abe protege," the media coverage of her so far reminds me of how they reported on Abe himself throughout his second term.
Machado receives the Nobel Peace Prize as Trump’s attempts to secure award fall short
By Andreas Kluth
A deal that might heal — or haunt — the Middle East
By Imran Khalid
Pragmatism, not ideology, must guide Takaichi
How Asia can reduce its dollar dependence
By Yasuto Watanabe and Hiro Ito

ENVIRONMENT

A worker feeds shrimp in Pandeglang, Banten province, Indonesia, on July 29.
Indonesia says no to scrap metal after shrimp radiation scare
By Chandra Asmara
Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said the pause aims to ensure that the local steel-recycling industry meets radiation safety standards.
U.K. spearheads polar climate change research as U.S. draws back
By Joe JACKSON
Trump calls climate change a con; science braces for more
By David Sherfinski
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

CULTURE

In "Weathering," 10 performers create a sculpture composed of bodies, sounds, scents, liquids and objects.
Autumn Meteorite stages a month of inventive theater in Tokyo
By Jessica Kozuka
The inaugural performing arts festival brings a variety of shows, from monodramas to 20-people, multivenue ensemble productions.
Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton dead at 79
Iyo Sky takes flight: How the ‘Genius of the Sky’ turned risk into art and fear into fun
By Adam Davidson
Hungarian 'master of the apocalypse' Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize in literature
‘Hokusai’s Daughter’ captures the ferocity of a forgotten painter
By James Hadfield

LIFE

This year’s World's 50 Best Bars list features bars from 29 cities worldwide, including debuts from Eastern Europe.
Tokyo earns three spots on World’s 50 Best Bars list
By Weiwen Lin
Bar Benfiddich climbs ranks, but Hong Kong steals the show with Bar Leone making history as the first bar in Asia to be named No. 1 in the listing.
Nara inn offers room, board and an ancient burial mound
By Kimberly Hughes
From straight to curly: Getting your hair done in Japanese
By Mishu Callan
Roasted green tea gets a milky makeover
By Simon Daly
Eat your balloons: The culinary theater of Grant Achatz comes to Tokyo
By Weiwen Lin

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

LIFE
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
By Owen Ziegler
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
BUSINESS
‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit
By Kazuaki Nagata
Less than a week ago, Sanae Takaichi seemed set to become Japan's first female prime minister.
JAPAN
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
By Tomoko Otake
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.
CULTURE
A Japanese comedian walks into an Aussie bar … and stays there
By Zoria Petkoska
Takashi “Waka” Wakasugi stopped by the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya Ward last month following his stint at Edinburgh Festival Fringe performing his show “Comedy Samurai.”
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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