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Cargo ships are docked in Navi Mumbai, India, in February. Only 5% of India's exports and imports are carried on Indian-flagged ships.

ASIA PACIFIC

India aims to challenge global shipbuilding giants

By Gabriel Dominguez

The South Asian nation seeks to boost its resilience and strategic self-reliance as China speeds ahead to become a global maritime power.

U.S. President Donald Trump will visit Japan in October, according to media reports.

JAPAN / Politics

Trump may stop by Japan during upcoming Asia trip

By Himari Semans

With Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stepping down, the U.S. president’s visit to Japan would come at a politically shaky time for the nation.

A silicon wafer. Taipei for the first time has unilaterally imposed semiconductor export controls on a country.

ASIA PACIFIC

Taiwan weaponizes chip sector to deter China on world stage

By Yian Lee

Taipei’s chip curbs reflect its strategy to increasingly use economic and trade policy for diplomatic goals, according to a Taiwanese official.

In results based on a survey by the National Police Agency (NPA) earlier this year, approximately 3.37 million people in Japan — of whom nearly 60% were in their 20s and 30s — are estimated to have gambled via online casinos.

JAPAN / Crime & Legal

Japan's revised gambling addiction law takes aim at source of scourge

By Yukana Inoue

The revised law, which takes effect on Thursday, bans the launch of new online casinos and the posting of online ads for such sites, including on social media.

Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi has changed course on some economic issues.

BUSINESS / Economy

LDP presidential candidates get closer to opposition on some economic issues

By Kazuaki Nagata

They have to make more compromises as the ruling coalition no longer has the majority.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (left), former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi (right) and agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi arrive to attend the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election candidates joint press conference at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Newcomer or veteran? LDP faces two choices for new party chief

By Eric Johnston

Whoever wins the Oct. 4 leadership race must be able to work with senior members while also showing the public that the LDP is serious about reform.

Actor Kenshin Endo has denied allegations of possessing dried cannabis.

Actor Kenshin Endo arrested on suspicion of marijuana possession

Tokyo police allege Endo had 0.4 grams of dried cannabis in his possession earlier this month at the home of fellow actor Hiroya Shimizu, who has been indicted.

Japan rice prices turn higher despite arrival of new crop

Japan to provide ¥861 million in grant aid to Palestinian territories

Court rules sex change appearance requirement unconstitutional

'Purikura' photo sticker machines keep offering more 30 years after debut

Market expectations for a rate hike when the Bank of Japan next sets policy on Oct. 30 have been gaining momentum as inflation has held steady and the economy has showed resilience.

BOJ may raise rate as soon as October, says former board member

By Toru Fujioka and Sumio Ito

Market expectations for a rate hike when the bank next sets policy have been gaining momentum as inflation has held steady and the economy has showed resilience.

South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok. In a recent interview, Kim said that until visa issues related to South Korea's investment projects in the U.S. are resolved, progress on the projects will be "virtually impossible."

South Korea says U.S. projects unlikely to progress until visa issue resolution

By Soo-hyang Choi, Shery Ahn and Heesu Lee

Images of shackled workers have circulated widely and fueled public anger, casting a cloud over hefty investment plans by South Korean conglomerates.

Apple blames EU tech law for postponed features, app marketplace risks

Japan and ASEAN nations to cooperate on bolstering supply chains

Intel is seeking an investment from Apple as part of its comeback bid

By Ryan Gould and Liana Baker

In fourth year of TSE reform, listed firms face pivotal choices

Activists wave Palestinian flags as they gather to support a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid in Ajaccio, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, on Sept 12.

U.N. calls for probe after alleged drone attack on Gaza-bound aid flotilla

By Ella IDE and Youcef Bounab

Italy has dispatched a frigate to provide protection for the vessels, while Spain has said it will dispatch a navy ship as well to ensure the safety of its citizens.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump speak during a bilateral meeting at the 80th session of the U.N.’s General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York on Monday.

Trump’s new shift on Ukraine leaves Europe feeling on the hook

By Natalia Drozdiak, Alberto Nardelli and Ewa Krukowska

The U.S president's newly upbeat view of Kyiv’s prospects against Moscow's invasion shows signs of a familiar move — his upping the pressure not on Russia but on Europe.

Poland becomes top importer of Taiwanese drones, skirting China

By Agnieszka Barteczko and Yian Lee

Denmark's Aalborg airport closed due to drones

By Louise Rasmussen

‘Most prevalent’ Chinese hacking group seen targeting tech and law firms

By Patrick Howell O'Neill

Gunman wrote 'ANTI-ICE' on unused bullet in fatal attack on Dallas immigration office

By Andrew Hay and Rich Matthews

Kellyann Ball competes at the Venus Sumo Festival in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Saturday.

Rising U.S. women's sumo team hopes to spread the word about Japan’s national sport

By John Gunning

American sumo star Kellyann Ball was impressed by a major Japanese tournament for women held this past weekend. Now she's working on creating a similar future in the United States.

Cal Raleigh reaches 60 homers as Mariners clinch first division title since 2001

Dodgers activate pitcher Roki Sasaki with eye on stabilizing bullpen

Europe and United States prepare to add new chapter to Ryder Cup rivalry

Cowboys and Packers try to downplay Micah Parsons' return to Dallas

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators take part in a march near the U.N. headquarters in New York on Tuesday, during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Turning the tide back toward peace in the Middle East

Jose Manuel Albares Bueno

The 2025 United Nations General Assembly opened with a major step toward implementing a two-state solution.

Welcome back Jack Ma. Don’t forget the little guys.

By Juliana Liu

An Orwellian lesson from Xi and Putin

By Sergiy Korsunsky

The U.S. assault on the U.N. rests on a tragic misunderstanding

By Andreas Kluth

An identity crisis is haunting Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party

By Gearoid Reidy

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses members of the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday. At a climate summit hosted by Guterres on Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country would cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 7%-10% from its peak by 2035.

Beijing takes the lead with new climate plans amid Washington’s denial

By Valerie Volcovici and Yukun Zhang

China's reduction target marked the first time the world's biggest emitter pledged a cut in emissions, rather than just limiting their growth.

In bid to upend global energy policy, Trump denies climate change in U.N. speech

By Brian Kahn

The unexpected upside of Canada's wildfires

By Ed White

As Japan keeps buying gas, Aboriginal Australians pay the price

By Mara Budgen

NASA scientist starts food crisis hotline with tech giant funding

By Agnieszka de Sousa

American saxophonist Patrick Bartley is the leader of J-Music Ensemble, a jazz-fusion band specializing in instrumental covers of Japanese music.

Finding jazz in J-pop: Patrick Bartley’s musical second language

By Ryne Hisada

The J-Music Ensemble leader translates Japanese culture into a classic American musical tradition.

‘Hero’s Island’: Okinawa-set epic is lavishly realized but lacks bite

By James Hadfield

The familiar is made surreal in ‘After the Quake’

By Mark Schilling

Tokyo film festival to open with Everest and close with some Shakespeare

By Alyssa I. Smith

Yoko Tawada’s wandering trilogy concludes search for the 'land of sushi'

By Thu-Huong Ha

Filled with red bean paste and covered in "kinako" soy flour, green "zunda" soybean mash and black sesame, "o-hagi" sticky rice balls offer a delicious interplay of sweet and savory flavors.

Celebrating autumn with timeless sticky rice balls

By Elizabeth Andoh

Filled with red bean paste and sheathed in various coatings, the spherical sweets evoke the gentle mood of the season.

With new Tokyo bar, Shingo Gokan's bartending journey comes full circle

By Melinda Joe

‘Pluriversal’ Singapore Design Week brings solution-oriented works

By John L. Tran

How Japanese captures the subtle shift into autumn

By Yaeko Kabe

From tofu to teriyaki: Japanese essentials for the home cook

By Simon Daly

Originally from Brisbane, Australia, Linda Joyce moved to rural Tochigi Prefecture in 2024 for a career shift from teaching to hospitality and sustainable tourism.

Linda Joyce: ‘We hope people recognize the benefits of exploring rural areas’

By Louise George Kittaka

Former teacher Linda Joyce shifted careers to the tourism industry in 2024 and now works at a historic property in rural Tochigi Prefecture.

A friendly Kai ken dog with a big heart

The journey of Peru’s Nikkei: Finding identity in Japan

By Christoph Sponsel

When a typhoon isn’t really a typhoon, I’ll be there to tell you about it

By Daniel Traylor

Calisthenic companions bridge cultures and generations

By Swastika Jajoo

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

"Shake hands with Lima-chan," a statue that shares the name of the Peruvian capital looks in the direction of Peru, where a sister statue, "Sakura-chan," is located. Erected in Yokohama's Rinko Park in 1999, it commemorates Peruvian-Japanese friendship.

The journey of Peru’s Nikkei: Finding identity in Japan

By Christoph Sponsel

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