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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
World economies reel from Trump's tariffs punch
Stock markets in Hong Kong, London and New York slumped as they digested the turmoil, while weak U.S. employment data added to worries.

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U.S. sets Aug. 7 as start date for Japan's 15% 'reciprocal' tariff
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Friday.
Palestinians receive lentil soup at a food distribution point in Gaza City, in the Gaza Strip, on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Japan reluctant to recognize Palestinian statehood
Japan is unlikely to follow fellow G7 members Britain, France and Canada, mainly out of consideration for the United States, a key backer of Israel.
For the second time in a year, a Japanese national accompanied by a child was attacked and wounded Thursday in the Chinese city of Suzhou, Tokyo's Embassy said Friday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Attacker wounds another Japanese national in China's Suzhou
The incident comes a year after a Japanese mother and child were wounded in a knife attack in the same city. A Chinese woman had died trying to stop the assailant.
A tourist walks with a paper fan in the Dotonbori area in the city of Osaka on Thursday amid high temperatures.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Japan logs hottest July for third year in a row
As the average temperature in June also hit a new record this year, the average summer temperature from June to August is likely to rewrite the record, too, experts said.
Meguro Hiiragi's fish-shaped "taiyaki" pastry comes with a thin and crisp batter that sheaths a piquant adzuki bean paste.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Top 5
In Tokyo, fish-shaped ‘taiyaki’ treats offer a sea of options
By Russell Thomas
Part waffle, part pancake, the iconic pastries showcase the creativity of their bakers by flaunting a variety of fillings that range from adzuki bean paste to cream cheese.
Meguro Hiiragi's fish-shaped "taiyaki" pastry comes with a thin and crisp batter that sheaths a piquant adzuki bean paste.

JAPAN

Four male workers were confirmed dead after falling into a manhole in Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture, on Saturday morning, fire authorities said.
Four dead after falling into manhole in Saitama
The four, all in their 50s, fell into the manhole around 9:25 a.m. during a sewage pipe inspection.
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya speaks during a news conference last month.
Japan's foreign minister urges Myanmar to restore democracy
Japan strongly urges Myanmar's military to "swiftly restore the country's democratic political system," Iwaya told a news conference.
Japan Times 1950: Hiroshima peace festival canceled
Immune cells that worsen asthma can ease lung inflammation, Japan study shows
Nagasaki mayor to urge world leaders to abolish nuclear weapons
Japan's first rice crop of 2025 goes on sale at high prices

BUSINESS

Workers stitch shirts at a textile factory in Noida, India, on Thursday. The U.S. is India’s largest trading partner, with the two-way trade between them at an estimated $129.2 billion in 2024.
India aghast at Donald Trump’s ‘dead' economy dig and 25% tariffs
While Indian government officials weighed a response and business groups tallied the cost of the trade barrier, social media flared up with users protesting Trump.
Merchandise are pictured for sale at a Nintendo store in central Tokyo on Friday.
Nintendo to raise U.S. pricing of original Switch hardware
Nintendo attributed the changes to "market conditions," a hint at the impact of the Trump administration’s tariffs.
Japan's new auto sales log first fall in seven months
The AI race has Big Tech spending $344 billion this year
By Brunella Tipismana Urbano and Navya Menon
Trump fires data chief on bad job news and gets chance to tilt Fed
Nippon Steel swings into quarterly loss

WORLD

A man walks on a beach in Nice, France, amid a heavy rain storm. European governments are ramping up their own data collection systems to monitor climate change and weather extremes.
Europe is breaking its reliance on American science
By Kate Abnett, Valerie Volcovici and Sarah Marsh
Amid Trump's cuts, European governments are ramping up their own data collection systems to monitor climate change and weather extremes.
Ukrainian service members walk next to a Patriot air defense system launcher at an undisclosed location in the country in August last year.
U.S. and NATO developing novel funding mechanism for Ukraine arms transfers
The renewed transatlantic cooperation on Ukraine comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed frustration with Moscow's ongoing attacks on its neighbor.
Israeli military intelligence goes back to basics with focus on spies, not tech
By Ethan Bronner
Ghislaine Maxwell moved to lower-security facility; Trump says no plea for pardon
Trump says he moved U.S. nuclear subs after barbs with Russia
Study reveals potato's secret tomato heritage
By Issam AHMED

Sports

Miyu Yamashita plays a shot during the second round of the Women's British Open on Friday in Porthcawl, Wales.
Miyu Yamashita rides stellar 65 into Women's British Open lead
Yamashita held third place after the first round at Royal Porthcawl and took control Friday with a bogey-free, seven-birdie round.
Track star Sha'Carri Richardson arrested for suspected domestic violence in Seattle
Son Heung-min to leave Tottenham this summer after decade with Spurs
Sevastova topples Pegula as Osaka advances to fourth round in Montreal
Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin requests trade

Opinion

Despite topping physical health rankings, Japan’s children face a worsening mental health crisis due to limited early education, inconsistent counseling support and poor awareness of their rights.
It’s time to take children’s mental health seriously
Yuko Tamura
Given these disparities, it is clear the government needs to build a consistent school system with appropriate emotional support mechanisms
Will Trump’s tech policies propel U.S. success against China?
By Mariko Togashi
A troubling reminder of Japan's vulnerability to natural disasters
Is this the end of Japan's 'big tent' parties?
By Edo Naito
Japan’s strategic blind spot in the heart of Europe
By Stephen R. Nagy

ENVIRONMENT

Some 460 million tons of plastic are produced globally each year, half of which is single-use.
Efforts set to resume to reach plastic pollution pact
The coming talks follow a failure to reach a deal last December on how to stop millions of tons of plastic waste from entering the environment each year.
How Trump-vetted scientists are trying to shred the climate consensus
By Brian Kahn, Danielle Bochove and Leslie Kaufman
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
By Katrina Miller
When Earth’s surface shifts, a new satellite will see it
By Kenneth Chang
In the Philippines, informal e-waste dismantling poses health risks
By Pam Castro

CULTURE

“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.
Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima
By Thu-Huong Ha
The artist cherished for her red-thread installations creates a new work in one of Japan’s famed art islands.
'Stigmatized Properties: Possession': Layered lead faces ghosts and show business
By Mark Schilling
'Army on the Tree': World War II film leans into absurdist theater
By James Hadfield
How Japan made techno its own
By Arjan Rietveld
‘Demon Slayer’ movie slashes its own box office records
By Matt Schley

LIFE

Mika Horii (left) and Jane Su record an episode of “Over the Sun” at TBS Broadcasting Center in Tokyo’s Akasaka area. The show draws 1.5 million monthly plays.
'Over the Sun': A podcast for Japanese women who’ve lived a little
By Yuko Tamura
In their hit podcast “Over the Sun,” hosts Jane Su and Mika Horii turn everyday chats into a cultural phenomenon.
A language built on the wind, from mountain gusts to wind chimes
By Eric Margolis
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

COMMUNITY

Wakana, a Japanese fan of Thai BL, visits a temple in Thon Buri, Bangkok featured in the Thai adaptation of the Japanese series “Cherry Magic.” Her media consumption kindled an interest in Thai culture and language, and ultimately led her to relocate to Thailand. “I fell in love with the whole country,” she says.
Boys’ love dramas from Thailand make waves in Japan
By Agnese Dionisio
Thailand has become a top producer of BL (boys’ love) dramas — and audiences in Japan are among the most ardent consumers.
Charming Chikuwa has a zest for life
A big, beautiful Bengal cat named Pupu
Ayaka Ohira: ‘Being outside of the traditional path gave me more freedom’
By Zoria Petkoska
The mothers holding up Japan's Vietnamese community
By Nguyen Bao Anh

Editors' Picks

LIFE
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
By Owen Ziegler
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
JAPAN
Coordination office marks first step in U.S. Forces Japan’s shift to ‘warfighting’ command
By Gabriel Dominguez
U.S., Japanese and Australian staff work in the JJOC Cooperation Team office at the U.S. Army’s Hardy Barracks in central Tokyo in this image posted to the Australian Embassy's X account on July 25.
BUSINESS
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
By Kazuaki Nagata
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
CULTURE
Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima
By Thu-Huong Ha
“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.
JAPAN
How the Japanese TV industry is changing
By Yukana Inoue
Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Fuji TV came under fire over the manner in which it handled a case of “sexual trouble” involving former boy band member Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer.

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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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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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Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
By Katrina Miller
A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
By Martin Fackler
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
JAPAN
80 years on, former teacher conveys history of hidden island in World War II
Masayuki Yamauchi teaches junior high school students about the history of Okunoshima, an island in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, in May.
BUSINESS
1,010 food and beverage prices to rise in Japan in August
The price increases in August will be especially noticeable for dairy products, including milk and yogurt, according to the research firm Teikoku Databank.
BUSINESS
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
By Kazuaki Nagata
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.