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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump in Turnberry, Scotland, on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Economy
EU reaches broad tariff deal with U.S. to avert painful trade blow
The U.S. and European Union agreed on a hard-fought deal that will see the bloc face 15% tariffs on most of its exports, including automobiles.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump in Turnberry, Scotland, on Sunday.
A portrait lies in an evacuated house that was destroyed by fire after being hit by Cambodian artillery that morning, in the Thai border province of Surin on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Thai, Cambodian leaders set for peace talks nudged by Trump
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat
The conflict, which escalated from months of simmering border tension, has killed more than 30 people and displaced over 150,000 civilians on both sides.
An electronic board shows the broad Topix index hitting a record high on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Japan investors brace for BOJ and earnings results after Trump-fueled rally
By Alice French and Mia Glass
As the dust settles following the U.S.-Japan trade deal that sent markets on a wild ride, investors are questioning whether the rally was a sign of things to come.
A technician works on the assembly line at a solar panel manufacturing hub on the outskirts of New Delhi last October.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy / OUR PLANET
Amid fossil fuel shift in U.S., hope emerges for India and Japan tie-up on solar
By Nithin Coca
As the Trump administration shifts back to gas and coal, solar power stakeholders in Japan and India are seeking new ways to collaborate.
Reporters and photographers, including long-time baseball beat writer Keizo Konishi, swarm around Ichiro Suzuki during the World Baseball Classic in San Diego in 2009.
BASEBALL / MLB
Three decades and a pile of notebooks: The beat writer who chronicled Ichiro’s career
By Mai Yoshikawa
For nearly three decades, this journalist's job revolved around one man — Ichiro Suzuki. But covering the baseball legend was never boring.
Reporters and photographers, including long-time baseball beat writer Keizo Konishi, swarm around Ichiro Suzuki during the World Baseball Classic in San Diego in 2009.

JAPAN

Indian assistant language teachers pose for a photo with Japanese Ambassador Keiichi Ono (center) at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Friday.
Japan to regularly accept assistant language teachers from India
This marks the first regular dispatch of assistant language teachers from India under a government initiative to promote exchanges at the regional level.
Among elderly people age 65 and over, the share of single-person households jumped from 5.0% to 12.1% between 1995 to 2020.
Use of deceased's person's savings for cremation allowed without heirs' consent
The move is aimed at reducing the financial burden on municipalities, which have often shouldered burial or cremation costs.
Stay or go? Key events give Ishiba time to ponder his future.
Three drones spotted over nuclear plant in Saga Prefecture
Sushi restaurant worker arrested over killing of colleague in Tokyo
'#Ishiba don't quit': Unlikely support grows for embattled PM
By Hiroshi Hiyama and Tomohiro Osaki

BUSINESS

After accounts in several online brokerage were hacked, three major online brokerage firms announced they will compensate customers for half of the damage.
Three online brokerages to cover half of damage from account hacking
However they will not compensate for cases in which stocks held in hacked accounts since before the hack were sold, since the proceeds remain in the accounts.
Personal Information Protection Commission Chairman Satoru Tezuka in Tokyo on July 15
Privacy safeguards needed to help fuel AI growth in Japan, panel chair says
A law revision was postponed during this year's ordinary parliamentary session amid strong opposition from business circles toward a system involving fines.
Trump tariffs leave costly China supply question unanswered
Chinese Premier Li Qiang takes aim at AI ‘monopoly’ as U.S. effort quickens
Ishiba rules out joint document on U.S. tariffs as deal's details trickle out
EU’s Von der Leyen to meet Trump in bid to clinch trade deal
By Alberto Nardelli

WORLD

Palestinians carry parcels of donated food while others hurry toward a distribution point northwest of Gaza City, in the Gaza Strip, as humanitarian aid arrives on June 16.
Israel declares Gaza fighting pause amid deepening hunger crisis
The Israeli military also said it had begun air-dropping food into the territory and angrily rejected allegations it was using starvation as a weapon against Palestinian civilians.
Cambodian soldiers ride in a truck equipped with a Russian-made BM-21 rocket launcher in the country's northern Oddar Meanchey province, which borders Thailand, on Sunday.
Thai-Cambodia border shelling continues despite Trump's ceasefire call
Cambodia and Thailand each said the other had launched artillery attacks across contested border areas early Sunday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said the leaders of both countries had agreed to work on a ceasefire.
Russian Navy parade canceled for 'security reasons'
China detained activist-singer, says Tibetan exile government
11 injured in stabbing spree at Walmart store in Michigan
Frustration and Gaza alarm drove Macron to go it alone on Palestine recognition
By John Irish and Michel Rose

Sports

The numbers and accolades are only part of what made Ichiro Suzuki great. His devotion to his craft, idiosyncratic methods and dry sense of humor made him a transformational figure.
Four lessons to learn from Ichiro's greatness
By Rustin Dodd
The numbers and accolades are only part of what made Ichiro great. His devotion to his craft, idiosyncratic methods and dry sense of humor made him a transformational figure.
Trump's Turnberry visit puts British Open back on agenda
By Peter HUTCHISON
One of the hardest Tours, Pogacar says, as he moves to brink of fourth win
By Julien Pretot
Norris takes pole for all-McLaren front row in Belgium
By Alan Baldwin
Nick Kurtz ties MLB record with four homers as A's pound Astros

Opinion

Climate action is uneven worldwide, with capacity gaps and rising challenges in climate-risk disclosure underscoring the need for inclusive minimum standards that all companies and countries — especially smaller firms and developing nations — can realistically meet to ensure an effective global response.
Climate disclosure is advancing — but who’s being left behind?
Sayuri Shirai
Global momentum for standardized climate-related disclosure remains strong, reflecting a desire to balance regulatory ambition with economic competitiveness.
The Fed needs to tread carefully with this strange dollar
By Jonathan Levin
Who will save the Liberal Democratic Party?
By Michael MacArthur Bosack
RFK Jr. is making America sick again. Republicans need a cure.
By Michael R. Bloomberg
Voter revolt shatters Japan’s ruling coalition and empowers smaller parties

ENVIRONMENT

Children play on the splash pad in Miami Beach, Florida, on Friday as the region came under an extreme heat warning.
World court climate ruling: nonbinding but game changing
By Kelly Macnamara
By saying that all countries were firmly bound to a swathe of legal obligations, experts say the ruling will influence climate decisions globally.
Germans are finally embracing air conditioning, even renters
By Nick Heubeck and Carolynn Look
‘Unprecedented’ ocean heat waves in 2023 suggest climate tipping point
By Danielle Bochove
Top U.N. court says treaties compel wealthy nations to curb global warming
By Stephanie van den Berg and Alison Withers
Trump staff cuts force firefighters to clean toilets, critics say
By Andrew Hay

CULTURE

Fuji Rock still excites Hitsujibungaku — (from left) bassist Yurika Kasai, lead singer and guitarist Moeka Shiotsuka and drummer Hiroa Fukuda — even as its flock grows abroad.
Hitsujibungaku’s pop-fueled rise to stardom
By Patrick St. Michel
Rock trio Hitsujibungaku is set to make its fourth appearance at Fuji Rock this weekend on its most primetime stage yet — the White Stage right before headliner Haim.
‘Demon Slayer’ movie slashes its own box office records
By Matt Schley
National Ballet of Japan stages first overseas performance in London
‘Rainy Blue’: Behind-the-scenes drama tarnishes an intriguing debut
By James Hadfield
Marunouchi Toei closes as Japan’s cinema landscape evolves
By Mark Schilling

LIFE

Located in Patina Osaka, P72 doesn't have a fixed menu, opting instead to rely on whatever is available from local suppliers and its on-site garden to create its innovative plant-based cuisine.
P72 sows the seeds for a dynamic plant-based cuisine
By Jessica Kozuka
With an ever-changing menu dictated by what's available from its garden and suppliers, the Osaka-based restaurant injects creativity and spontaneity into its green cuisine.
Communal knead: A Turkish baker in Kamakura draws queues
By Alex Michael Dwyer
As summer soars, the tomato offers a lesson in staying bright and cool
By Makiko Itoh
Traditional Japanese swordsmanship — with modern matches
By Johan Brooks
How a single current keeps Shiga’s ‘village of water’ in concert
By Joanna Kawecki

COMMUNITY

Ayaka Ohira (center) celebrates the launch of “Shinsei Galverse” with interpreter Himari Lala Shimizu and executive producer Jack Baldwin.
Ayaka Ohira: ‘Being outside of the traditional path gave me more freedom’
By Zoria Petkoska
Anime director Ayaka Ohira talks about her newly launched ‘Shinsei Galverse’ series and how she navigates the industry as a self-taught female artist.
A big, beautiful Bengal cat named Pupu
The mothers holding up Japan's Vietnamese community
By Nguyen Bao Anh
Lilimi settles into a new life
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

Editors' Picks

CULTURE
Behind the scenes: Inside Fuji Rock’s strategy for staying on top
By Philip Brasor
In recent years, Fuji Rock has had fewer blockbuster performers and showcased more top-selling Japanese acts and international musicians' first-time performances in Japan.
JAPAN
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
By Elizabeth Beattie
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
BASEBALL
Hall of Fame always held deeper meaning for Ichiro
By Jason Coskrey
Ichiro presents then-Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson with the bat he used to break the single-season hits record in 2004.
BUSINESS
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
By Elizabeth Beattie
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.
CULTURE
JT picks: What not to miss at Fuji Rock 2025
By Johan Brooks, Alyssa I. Smith, Patrick St. Michel, Mark Thompson and Philip Brasor
Fuji Rock Festival turns the green slopes of Niigata Prefecture’s Naeba Ski Resort into a summer escape that offers soundtracks for every mood.

Podcast

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

Longform

Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
By Jason Coskrey

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JAPAN
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JAPAN
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BUSINESS
Ishiba rules out joint document on U.S. tariffs as deal's details trickle out
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech at an event in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Friday afternoon.
JAPAN
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