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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks about U.S. tariffs in Tokyo last week.

BUSINESS / Economy

Japan doubles down on stimulus to counter effects of Trump tariffs

By Francis Tang

The government will implement measures that build on ones announced earlier with the aim of boosting domestic spending and shoring up corporate balance sheets.

No discussion of yen target, Kato says after Bessent meeting

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a discussion on the employment ice age generation in Tokyo on Friday.

JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS

‘Employment ice age generation’ returns to spotlight ahead of Upper House election

By Gabriele Ninivaggi

The generation, which graduated between 1993 and 2004, has long grappled with pay stagnation and irregular employment due to a tight labor market.

Amid U.S.-China trade tensions, the U.S. may be looking at Japan as a potential country to make up for a drop in corn exports to China.

BUSINESS / Economy

Japan looks to increase U.S. corn imports ahead of more tariff talks

By Yukana Inoue

The idea appears to be aimed at appeasing U.S. President Donald Trump's criticisms about Japan's tariffs and could be used as leverage in next week's bilateral negotiations.

Takahiro Fujii (center), the president of Try and E, and his lawyers speak during a news conference on Friday in Tokyo after a ruling was handed down in a case against Amazon Japan.

JAPAN / Crime & Legal

Tokyo court fines Amazon Japan ¥35 million over counterfeit products

By Karin Kaneko

Presiding Judge Yuko Shintani deemed Amazon’s response to the issue to be “indicative of willful misconduct, or at the very least, gross negligence.”

A message using candles is seen during a memorial event held in the city of Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on Thursday ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 2005 Fukuchiyama Line derailment on Friday.

JAPAN

JR West marks 20 years since fatal derailment with renewed vow for safety

The 2005 Fukuchiyama Line derailment in the city of Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, claimed 107 lives and injured more than 560 others.

Emissions from industry in fiscal 2023 declined 4.0% from the previous year, and those from households fell 6.8%, according to the Environment Ministry.

Japan's greenhouse gas emissions fall to a record low in fiscal 2023

The decrease came as the proportion of renewable and nuclear energy exceeded 30% of overall power sources and manufacturing activities slowed.

A group of lawyers representing a former journalist — who was allegedly sexually assaulted by a now-deceased secretary of a lawmaker — speak at a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday following a ruling that ordered the government to pay damages to her.

Government ordered to pay over sexual assault by lawmaker's former aide

A Tokyo court ordered the ¥4.4 million ($30,850) payment to a former female journalist who was allegedly assaulted by the now-deceased government-paid secretary.

Government begins probe of Japan Post over improper driver checks

'Customer harassment' faced by 35% of local government officials

Potentially carcinogenic chemicals over standard at 242 sites in Japan

Japan's Lower House passes AI promotion bill

Stephen Dacus, incoming chief executive officer of Seven & I Holdings, speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Friday. Dacus plans to boost investments in its U.S. stores using cash from a planned listing of its American retail operations.

Seven & I’s new CEO plans aggressive investments in U.S. stores

By Kanoko Matsuyama

In addition to investing in its North America operations, Stephen Dacus is also looking to review the company’s supply chain globally.

While Nissan slightly raised its sales forecast late Thursday, its statement warned that its net loss could be ¥700 billion to ¥750 billion.

Nissan sees $5.3 billion red hole as restructuring losses mount

By Reed Stevenson

While Nissan slightly raised its sales forecast late Thursday, its statement warned that its net loss could be ¥700 billion to ¥750 billion.

Nomura profit beats estimates on equity trading and dealmaking

By Takashi Nakamichi and Ryo Horiuchi

Tokyo prices rise most in two years, backing central bank's hike path

By Yoshiaki Nohara and Toru Fujioka

Nomura weighs return to prime brokerage four years after Archegos

By William Shaw and Donal Griffin

Trump’s trade whiplash sinks world into dreaded ‘uncertainty’

By Enda Curran, Jorge Valero and Katia Dmitrieva

South Korea's former President Moon Jae-in speaks during a meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul on Friday

Former South Korean leader Moon says bribery indictment is 'political'

By Hyunsu Yim

South Korean prosecutors indicted Moon for alleged bribery on Thursday, making him the latest former leader of the country to face legal troubles.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with heads of municipal entities in Moscow on Monday. Moscow has insisted that Ukraine largely demilitarize as a condition to end the war.

U.S. to demand Putin accept Ukraine’s right to military force

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia to raise the issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin, sources say.

Cash bonus for a year fighting Russia? Inside Ukraine's youth recruitment drive

By Anastasiia Malenko

U.S. eyes persecution claims as white South Africans seek resettlement

By Tim Cocks, Nellie Peyton, Ted Aljibe and Kristina Cooke

North Korean cyber spies created U.S. firms to dupe crypto developers

By A.J. Vicens, Anton Zverev and James Pearson

U.S. expected to press Japan and South Korea for support of Alaska LNG project

Travis Hunter smiles on stage after being selected as the No. 2 pick in the NFL draft by the Jaguars in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Thursday.

Two-way star Travis Hunter heads to Jaguars as No. 2 pick in NFL draft

The Jaguars traded up to get the No. 2 pick from the Browns.

Beauty expert encourages female athletes to embrace game day glam

By Mai Yoshikawa

Jersey from Kobe Bryant's Lakers debut sells for $7 million

Thunder rally from 29 down to stun Grizzlies in Game 3

Furious Japan seeks apology after 'no basis' found for chairman's Asia Rugby ban

Since Donald Trump’s return to the U.S. presidency, his rhetoric, tariffs and threats toward allies have helped boost left-leaning or anti-Trump candidates in elections around the world.

The 'Trump effect' on elections is just beginning, including in Japan

Joshua Kurlantzick

Since his inauguration, the new U.S. president seems to be creating a “Trump effect” on many, though not all, foreign elections.

Japan needs clarity as an antidote to contradictory tariffs

By Shin Oya

The Catholic church loses a lion

Trump’s tariff chaos could reverse 80 years of economic progress

By Anne O. Krueger

Creating the best possible climate models is existential

By Alexander Pui

A photo taken from a Norwegian surveillance aircraft shows Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov in international waters off the coast of Norway in October 2016.

Global warming is a security threat and armies must adapt, experts say

Defense departments have already underscored that a warming planet poses major national security challenges, and militaries need to adapt to respond to these evolving threats.

Indonesia food plan risks 'world's largest' deforestation

By Marchio Gorbiano and Sara Hussein

Tentative tree planting 'decades overdue' in sweltering Athens

By John HADOULIS

Big bets on speculative carbon capture tech ignore today’s solutions

By Michelle Ma and Dave Merrill

Clean streets versus business woes: Pollution charge divides Londoners

By Akshata Kapoor

Once known only by his first name, Sasuke Haraguchi scrapped the pretension of a crafted image for bare authenticity. He’s now an in-demand electronic producer and artist in his own right.

Sasuke Haraguchi’s provocative soundtracks for digital natives

By Patrick St. Michel

The 21-year-old electronic producer and artist taps into the chaotic nature of modern online life.

‘She Taught Me Serendipity’: A quiet reminder not to take people for granted

By Mark Schilling

Thumbelina's bedtime is before 8. Her exhibition runs till 5 a.m.

By Tomohiro Osaki

The floor is art: Takuro Tamayama transforms mundanity

By Kim Kahan

Japan wanted a cultural do-over. Ado gave it one.

By Patrick St. Michel

Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.

Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability

By Thu-Huong Ha

Architects of country pavilions speak on the challenges that shaped their design choices.

Craft Sake Week is back with its usual brand of cool

By Weiwen Lin

Thumbprint cookies with a tangy Japanese filling

By Simon Daly

Japan’s first Waldorf Astoria brings art deco luxury to Osaka

By Tan Pin Yen

Calling all Potterheads: ‘The Goblet of Fire’ comes to Tokyo

By Gendel Gento

Customers line up patiently for some early-afternoon baked goods outside Truffle, which is located close to Hiroo Station on the Hibiya Line.

How to spend the perfect day in Hiroo, Tokyo’s expat enclave

By Eric Margolis

A stroll through Hiroo reveals both the comforts of expat luxury and the quiet intrusions of a changing Tokyo.

Noriko Shakti: ‘Music reflects my journey and learnings’

By Miikka J. Lehtonen

Tokyo Humanities Cafe feeds hungry minds

By Jessica Kozuka

Montessori head educates Tokyo’s children for life

By Louise George Kittaka

How to navigate Japan’s e-commerce platforms and online flea markets

By Jessica Speed

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.

Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.

By Tomoko Otake

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