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LDP leader Sanae Takaichi and Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito attend a party leaders' meeting on Friday in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Takaichi's PM bid faces further headwinds with coalition split
By Kanako Takahara, Himari Semans and Gabriele Ninivaggi
Komeito’s decision to end the 26-year partnership with the LDP means the ruling party will need to court opposition parties to vote Takaichi in as prime minister.

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‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit
LDP leader Sanae Takaichi and Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito attend a party leaders' meeting on Friday in Tokyo.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado addresses supporters at a protest in Caracas in January.
WORLD
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado
The committee hailed her as "one of the most extraordinary examples of civilian courage in Latin America in recent times."
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba holds a news conference in Tokyo on Friday to deliver his statement on World War II
JAPAN / Politics
Ishiba statement explores Japan's failure to avoid World War II
By Gabriele Ninivaggi
Ishiba’s message was released in a personal capacity, without the formal approval of his entire Cabinet.
There has been a rapid rise in the number of business manager visa holders in recent years, triggering concerns that some are using it as an easy route to long-term residency rather than for genuine entrepreneurship.
JAPAN
Business management visa requirements to be tightened from next week
By Jessica Speed
There has been a rapid rise in the number of business manager visa holders in recent years, triggering concerns some are merely using it as an easy route to long-term residency.
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.
JAPAN / Society
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
By Tomoko Otake
The prefectural and city governments of Osaka have announced they will retain just a 200-meter portion of the world's largest wooden structure.
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.

JAPAN

The University of Tokyo in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward
University of Tokyo lands its highest spot ever in global higher education ranking
By Elizabeth Beattie
Rising to 26th from 28th last year, the University of Tokyo remains the sole Japanese university to crack the top 50 in the Times Higher Education's World University Rankings.
A bear seen in security camera footage taken at a supermarket in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, on Tuesday. More and more wild bears have been spotted in Japan in recent years, even in residential areas.
Man killed in apparent bear attack as deaths mount in Japan
The official death toll due to bear attacks has risen to six for the fiscal year starting in April, matching a record high seen in 2023.
Government cuts to Izumisano's tax grants illegal, Osaka High Court rules
Remains identified as 6-year-old missing after 2011 tsunami
Suprapartisan group for nuclear abolition to be set up in Japan
Average price of rice down in Japan for third straight week

BUSINESS

The prospect of faster inflation and rising asset prices under Sanae Takaichi, who’s likely to become the next prime minister, is seen as favoring loose monetary policy that would probably further boost paper gains in corporate property, luring activist funds.
Japan’s political shakeup opens door for real estate activism
By Kentaro Tsutsumi
The prospect of faster inflation and rising asset prices is seen as favoring loose monetary policy that would probably further boost paper gains in corporate property.
A Ford F-150 pickup truck on the assembly line at a factory in Dearborn, Michigan. The Japanese government might be considering the purchase of some of the pickup trucks to meet its obligations as part of a trade deal with the United States.
Ford F-150 might be imported by the Japanese government: report
By Francis Tang
The pickup trucks would be used by local transport ministry offices for construction and road patrols.
Japan’s top bank CEOs push for AI, soothing worry over human work
By Taiga Uranaka and Takashi Nakamichi
Russia's industrial titans furlough workers as its war economy stalls
By Anastasia Lyrchikova and Gleb Stolyarov
China expands rare earths restrictions, targeting defense and chips users
Japan set to be most impacted by tourism labor shortages globally, report shows
By Elizabeth Beattie

WORLD

An Israeli tank moves past destroyed buildings in Gaza on Friday.
Palestinians return to wrecked homes as Israeli forces pull back under ceasefire
Israeli troops began pulling back from some parts of Gaza on Friday under a ceasefire deal with Hamas, and some residents returned to shattered neighborhoods.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te speaks during National Day celebrations in Taipei on Friday.
Taiwan president unveils 'T-Dome' air defense system to counter China threat
Taiwan is ramping up defense spending and modernizing its armed forces, but faces a China that has a far larger military.
U.N. peacekeeping forces to be cut 25% due to budget strains: official
Nobel Prizes this year offer three cheers for slow science
By Katrina Miller
Powerful earthquake strikes off southern Philippines
Trump’s war on the left: Inside the plan to investigate liberal groups
By Nandita Bose, Jana Winter, Jeff Mason, Tim Reid and Ted Hesson

Sports

Dodgers reliever Roki Sasaki pitches against the Phillies during Game 4 of the NL Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Dodgers advance to NLCS after costly error by Phillies in 11th inning
Roki Sasaki threw three perfect innings for the Dodgers in the win.
Ian Happ's big blast helps Cubs top Brewers to force decisive Game 5 in NLDS
Bills head into showdown with Falcons looking to rebound from upset loss
Women's track-and-field startup Athlos eyes sustainable and durable growth
Lakers superstar LeBron James to miss start of season due to sciatica

Opinion

Then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and then-Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Sanae Takaichi mark a win by a party candidate in the July 2013 Upper House election. There is ongoing debate over whether Takaichi's economic approach will mirror the former prime minister's Abenomics.
The 'Takaichi trade' isn’t Abenomics 2.0, and that’s OK
Gearoid Reidy
Party leader Takaichi has been left with one of the poorest positions imaginable. The LDP is a minority in both houses of parliament.
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
Global lessons from a press in peril
By Martin Baron

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.
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
Wildlife advocate and primate expert Jane Goodall dies at 91
By Susan Heavey

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.
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
‘Flame Union’: Hitman returns with fighting finesse and comic firepower
By Mark Schilling

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.
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
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
By Edward Hewes

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

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.
JAPAN
University of Tokyo lands its highest spot ever in global higher education ranking
By Elizabeth Beattie
The University of Tokyo in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward
JAPAN
Tokyo named world’s best big city for second straight year
By Jessica Speed
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
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.

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

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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?
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JAPAN
Takaichi's PM bid faces further headwinds with coalition split
By Kanako Takahara, Himari Semans and Gabriele Ninivaggi
LDP leader Sanae Takaichi and Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito attend a party leaders' meeting on Friday in Tokyo.
ASIA PACIFIC
Powerful earthquake strikes off southern Philippines
Authorities inspect a damaged wall and a car outside a mall in Butuan, Philippines, on Friday, after a major earthquake struck the area.
JAPAN
Japan to move toward five-year integrated bachelor's-master’s programs
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
Tokyo named world’s best big city for second straight year
By Jessica Speed
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
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.