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Acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby visits BlackSea Technology facilities to view a drone test in Baltimore, Maryland, in June.
WORLD
Aug 21, 2025
The U.S. Navy is building a drone fleet to take on China. It's not going well.
A recent naval test designed to showcase the Pentagon’s top autonomous drone boats ended in failure due to software glitches and human error.
Currently, there are guidelines on the number of toilets at public restrooms set by the health ministry and recommended by academics, respectively.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2025
Government aims to shorten long lines at women's restrooms
In the year from April, the infrastructure ministry will compile advanced solutions to congestion in women's rooms already in place at train stations and commercial facilities.
Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2025
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya to visit Central Asia from Aug. 24
Iwaya will meet with Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu and Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov respectively to boost bilateral ties with Japan.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chiese President Xi Jinping in 2016. Modi has said he’s looking forward to meeting Xi during a visit China later this month — his first trip to the country in seven years.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 20, 2025
Modi hails China ties as Washington takes swipe at India's 'richest families'
New Delhi has been recalibrating its foreign policy more toward China and other BRICS group members after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to boost tariffs.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (center) and African leaders prior to the opening of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Wednesday
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 20, 2025
Ishiba unveils new regional economic initiative as TICAD 9 conference begins
The initiative is designed to enhance economic ties between the African continent and regions linking it with India.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that a document on his country's trade deal with Japan is being prepared.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 20, 2025
Lutnick: Japan’s $550 billion will be directed by Trump
The U.S. commerce secretary said the funds promised by Tokyo in the course of tariff talks will be deployed to benefit the United States.
The agriculture ministry believes it is difficult to sell all of the stockpiled rice by the original deadline set at the end of this month due to slow deliveries to retailers.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2025
Government extends deadline for stockpiled rice sales
While a new deadline will not be set, the ministry will ask businesses concerned to make sure the rice sells out within a month of delivery.
Former Chiefs running back Louis Rees-Zammit returns a kick during a preseason game against the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Aug. 22, 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Aug 20, 2025
Welsh winger Rees-Zammit felt he was wasting talent during NFL stint
The Welsh winger signed with the Bristol Bears for the 2025-26 Premiership Rugby season on Thursday, marking his return to union after an 18-month stint in the NFL.
Fluminense's Fabio during training at the Club World Cup at Sports Illustrated Stadium in New Jersey on July 7
SOCCER
Aug 20, 2025
Brazilian goalkeeper Fabio claims world record for most games
The 44-year-old equaled the landmark held by former England stopper Peter Shilton on Saturday and has now gone one better.
Yoshihiko Noda, head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (center) attends a Lower House session on Aug. 1. The former prime minister has signaled he’s ready to take his conciliatory approach to the government to new heights, hinting that the time for clashes with the Liberal Democratic Party is over.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 20, 2025
CDP softens stance toward LDP in bid to bolster political center
“Right-wing populism has grown too strong,” CDP leader Yoshihiko Noda said. “Unless the center gains more strength, Japanese politics won’t improve.”
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in July reached a record high for the month, driven by an increase in visitors, primarily from mainland China, Taiwan and the United States.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2025
Japan tourism arrivals hit July record despite weather disruption and quake fears
Typhoon-related flight disruption and jitters about possible earthquakes contributed to a steep drop in visitors from Hong Kong.
Two suspects arrested over the killing of two Japanese last week are held in restraints in Manila on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 20, 2025
Japanese man suspected of ordering double murder in Manila
The latest suspect is believed to have hired two men in the Philippines to kill the two Japanese nationals, possibly over a financial dispute.
Yankees right-fielder Giancarlo Stanton hits a three-run home run in the fourth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Florida on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 20, 2025
Yankees bash team-record-tying 9 homers in rout of Rays
The major league record is 10 homers, set by the Toronto Blue Jays in an 18-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sept. 14, 1987.
Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi celebrates after winning the Diamond League men's 800m final at the London Stadium on July 19.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Aug 20, 2025
Former cattle herder Wanyonyi ready to eclipse Rudisha
Wanyonyi was crowned Olympic champion at last year's Paris Games at just 20, a year after sealing silver at the world championships in Budapest.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
103-year-old remembers Soviet attack right after WWII
Shoichi Takahashi holds a photo of himself when he was younger, in Otaru, Hokkaido, on May 17.
Schools get students involved in revision of unreasonable ‘black rules’
At Yawata Junior High School in Nagoya, there are no more rules on clothing and hairstyles. Students are free to wear either the school's uniform or clothes of their own choosing.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Japanese man suspected of ordering double murder in Manila
Two suspects arrested over the killing of two Japanese last week are held in restraints in Manila on Tuesday.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.

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