November 04, 2025

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Cyber-enabled heists rely on social engineering and a knowledge of how the industry works, allowing hackers successfully pass as insiders, according to Proofpoint.

WORLD

Nov 3, 2025

Hackers and crime rings are teaming up to steal cargo, cyber firm says

Such crimes can create massive disruptions to supply chains and cost companies billions, with criminals stealing everything from energy drinks to electronics.

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.

BUSINESS / Companies / Longform

Nov 3, 2025

The second life of Japan's net cafes

Once symbols of urban solitude, these spaces are finding new purpose as coworking hubs for a changing, wired generation.

Kansai Electric Power will not make a decision on construction based on the results of the survey alone and will take into account profitability and the Nuclear Regulation Authority's regulatory policy, the company's President Nozomu Mori said.

BUSINESS / Companies

Nov 3, 2025

Kansai Electric will soon begin survey for new nuclear reactor, sources say

The survey will mark the first concrete move toward nuclear reactor construction in Japan since the 2011 meltdowns at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' Fukushima No. 1 plant.

Victoria Mboko of Canada hits a return to Spain's Cristina Bucsa during the women's singles final at the Hong Kong Tennis Open on Sunday.

TENNIS

Nov 3, 2025

Canadian teen sensation Mboko makes top-20 debut in rookie season

Ranked 350th in the world this time last year, Mboko stormed into the top 20 for the first time when the list was updated on Monday.

Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama reacts after not getting a call during the second half against the Suns at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix on Sunday.

BASKETBALL / NBA

Nov 3, 2025

Suns contain Victor Wembanyama to deal Spurs first loss of season

The Suns built a 31-point lead in the third quarter while throttling Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, who finished with nine points.

Waseda University in Tokyo

JAPAN

Nov 3, 2025

More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English

Many university officials in Japan believe bringing an international environment onto campus is a cheaper, safer way to produce highly skilled graduates.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday.

JAPAN / Politics

Nov 3, 2025

Takaichi says she told North Korea of desire for summit with Kim

The new Japanese leader’s remarks echo those of her predecessors and come as time runs out for families of Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang decades ago.

Aichi Prefectural Police officials hold a news conference about the arrest of a suspect in the 1999 murder case last Friday in the city of Nagoya.

JAPAN / Crime & Legal

Nov 3, 2025

Police say 1999 killing of Nagoya housewife most likely premeditated

Police in Aichi believe a woman arrested last week over the killing of a 32-year-old housewife had attacked her immediately after she opened her front door.

Fumitake Fujita, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party

JAPAN / Politics

Nov 3, 2025

JIP co-leader Fumitake Fujita to stop using secretary’s firm

Fumitake Fujita, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, said he would stop placing orders with his secretary’s company following a report of dubious spending.

Game designer Yuji Horii, known for the Dragon Quest series

JAPAN / Society

Nov 3, 2025

Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii recognized in Japan autumn honors

The government released a list of 3,963 people recognized for this year’s autumn honors on Monday.

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Canadian defense chief David McGuinty hold a signed visiting forces agreement after their bilateral meeting in Manila on Sunday.

ASIA PACIFIC

Nov 3, 2025

Philippines inks military pact with Canada in bid to deter China

The pact is the latest struck by Manila as it builds a coalition of allies to deter what it sees as Chinese aggression in the South China Sea.

Pressed on his claims that Russia and China have been testing their nuclear weapons, U.S. President Donald Trump said that a global monitoring system that employs state-of-the-art technology had somehow failed to detect the tests.

WORLD / FOCUS

Nov 3, 2025

Trump claims that China and Russia secretly conduct nuke tests

The U.S. leader alleged that the nation's rivals "test way underground, where people don't know exactly what's happening."

Manabu Ohuchi (center, left) and Andry Fanambinantsoa Rakotoarison (center, right) check a medical device during Ohuchi's visit to the University Hospital Center Professor Zafisaona Gabriel in Mahajanga, Madagascar, in August.

JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Fukushima

Nov 3, 2025

Firm helps clinical engineers from Madagascar receive technical training

Together with JICA, the company is teaching personnel how to maintain medical devices in the ultimate hope of saving lives in the impoverished nation.

Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels after getting injured on a play during the fourth quarter at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland on Sunday

MORE SPORTS / Football

Nov 3, 2025

Commanders lose Daniels to arm injury in blowout loss to Seahawks

Washington's quarterback, returning after missing one game with a hamstring injury, left in the fourth quarter after being sacked by Drake Thomas.

An instructor touches up a mannequin in a coffin during a funeral administration class at the Busan Institute of Science and Technology in Busan.

BUSINESS

Nov 3, 2025

Death becomes a growing business in aging, lonely South Korea

Single-person households now account for around 42% of all homes in South Korea, giving rise to a new profession: cleaners called in to clean homes after their occupants have died.

Manchester City's Erling Haaland celebrates scoring his second goal against Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Sunday.

SOCCER

Nov 3, 2025

Haaland shines with double as Manchester City beats Bournemouth

The big Norwegian struck twice on the break in the first half, moving Pep Guardiola’s side six points behind leader Arsenal.

An Afghan man stands near the remains of damaged houses in the aftermath of the September earthquake in Kunar province, Afghanistan. A new, 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif early on Monday, killing at least nine people.

WORLD

Nov 3, 2025

Powerful 6.3 quake in northern Afghanistan kills at nine

The 6.3 magnitude quake struck overnight at a depth of 28 kilometers, with the epicenter near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

BUSINESS / Markets

Nov 3, 2025

Trump’s global tariffs to face challenge before Supreme Court

The court will hear arguments Wednesday on the legality of the U.S. president’s unprecedented use of powers.

Blue Jays designated hitter Bo Bichette hits a three-run home run against the Dodgers in the third inning during Game 7 of the 2025 MLB World Series at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Saturday.

BASEBALL / MLB

Nov 3, 2025

Bo Bichette heads MLB free agent list after World Series

Bichette hit a three-run homer to put the Blue Jays ahead early in Game 7 on Saturday but the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 5-4 win in 11 innings.

India players celebrate after winning the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Nov. 3, 2025.

MORE SPORTS / Cricket

Nov 3, 2025

India wins maiden Women's World Cup title after Verma-Sharma show

India found an unlikely hero in opener Shafali Verma, whose whirlwind 87 was key to its total of 298-7.

Christopher Rufo, a conservative activist and New College of Florida trustee, walks through protesters on his way out of a bill signing event in May 2023.

WORLD / Politics

Nov 3, 2025

Trump’s college czar has a ‘secret weapon’ to transform campuses

President Donald Trump has called the accreditation system a "secret weapon” for forcing changes in academia, and Nicholas Kent is uniquely well-positioned to wield it.

An employee mops the floor in front of a retail store selling black clothing to mourn the death of Thailand's former Queen Sirikit, at a shopping mall in Bangkok on Thursday.

BUSINESS

Nov 3, 2025

In the black: The business of mourning Thailand's queen mother

The royal family holds a central place in Thai society, with portraits of its members seen in homes, offices and public spaces across the country.

State-owned giants in China such as Sinopec and PetroChina have canceled some Russian cargoes in the wake of U.S. sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil last month, according to traders.

BUSINESS

Nov 3, 2025

Russian oil finds fewer takers in China after hit from sanctions

The U.S. and its allies are ratcheting up sanctions on both Russian producers and their customers in a bid to stop the war by choking off Moscow’s oil revenues.

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.

The second life of Japan's net cafes

By Alex K.T. Martin