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CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 27, 2020

How the Hollywood Fix cornered the influencer paparazzi market

Fletcher Greene has an encyclopedic knowledge of the web's daily dramas — which influencers are feuding and who hosted a socially undistanced party last weekend
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 26, 2020

Three arrested in Japan on suspicion of coronavirus relief fraud

The suspects, who all live in Aichi Prefecture, were arrested on suspicion of falsifying documents showing their income had fallen since the beginning of the pandemic.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 26, 2020

Hakuho may be on path to becoming great stablemaster if latest recruit pans out

With Hokuseiho, the yokozuna may have stumbled upon someone worthy of taking up his mantle.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 26, 2020

U.S. flirtation with 'technonationalism' means trouble for the world

Taking this policy to its logical conclusion, Washington should deny cutting edge technology to any country — even its allies — to preserve its pre-eminence.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Aug 26, 2020

B. League to relax regulations on player registrations for upcoming season

Meanwhile, the league revealed that it has concluded a new partnership with the J. League for video production.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2020

The never-ending negotiation

Even with a broad agreement, EU-U.K. talks will go on and on — but that is only natural.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2020

Did Europe make a mistake reopening its borders?

After a surge in new cases linked to travel within the continent, thorough testing is vital.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2020

Pharma rivals are fighting COVID-19 together — Why stop there?

Pandemics make for strange bedfellows.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2020

China’s digital currency will rise but not rule

A new version of the renminbi will fail to challenge the U.S. dollar's global dominance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2020

Belarus is Putin’s to lose

The Russian president's continued support for the Lukashenko regime risks pushing the country toward the West.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 26, 2020

Japanese researchers say ozone effective in neutralizing coronavirus

The experiment used an ozone generator in a sealed chamber with a sample of coronavirus.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on Monday, the same day the White House released a 20-point plan designed to end the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2025

With all-or-nothing Gaza plan, Trump turns tables for Israel

U.S. President Donald Trump warned Hamas would "pay in hell" if it did not accept the 20-point plan within days.
U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer speaks during an Economic Club of New York luncheon in New York on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 1, 2025

Trump trade chief expects U.S. to ink more deals during Asia trip

The U.S. president is set to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea, and has been invited to a Southeast Asian leaders' summit in Malaysia.
A general view of Kabul on Tuesday following a nation-wide telecom outage
WORLD
Oct 1, 2025

'I couldn't reach them': Afghans abroad despair at blackout

The internet blackout spells worse conditions for those living in one of the world's poorest countries after having already endured decades of conflict.
Vehicles maneuver past a damaged part of a road in the city of Bogo, Philippines, on Monday after a powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake killed dozens on the island of Cebu.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 1, 2025

Philippines quake kills dozens as injured overwhelm hospitals

Overnight recovery efforts in the wake of the magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Tuesday night were hampered by the dark as well as aftershocks.
Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair in London on Sept. 3, 2024. Blair's reputation is forever sullied by his decision to back former U.S. President George W. Bush's 2003 invasion of Iraq.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2025

Tony Blair's return to Middle East diplomacy reopens old wounds and new doubts

His decision to back former U.S. President George W. Bush's 2003 invasion of Iraq forever sullied his reputation.
Police officers stand guard after all traffic has been closed at Copenhagen Airport due to drone reports on Sept. 22
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2025

Why is Denmark being targeted with mystery drone flights?

Drones have been seen across the Scandinavian country, including over military sites, since Sept. 22, prompting brief closures at several airports.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers his keynote speech at the Labour party's annual conference in Liverpool, England, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2025

U.K.’s Starmer buys himself time by punching back at Farage

Keir Starmer's barnstorming speech at his party's annual conference in Liverpool left his internal rivals humbled and the party unified behind him — for now.
Only two of the five candidates of the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election — Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (center) and former policy chief Toshimitsu Motegi (second from left) — own stock.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 1, 2025

Japan’s would-be leaders ignore call to invest in stocks

Only two of the five candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election own stock, compared with five out of nine in last year's leadership race.
Labor union members hold placards on the day of a rally in support of federal workers during a rush hour protest outside the L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station in Washington on March 24.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2025

U.S. government faces brain drain as 154,000 federal workers exit this week

The loss of expertise is making it harder for many agencies to carry out their work and serve the American public.
FBI Director Kash Patel gifted New Zealand officials illegal firearms during his visit to the country earlier this year, authorities said Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2025

Police: FBI director gave New Zealand officials illegal firearms

FBI Director Kash Patel gifted 3D printed replica pistols that authorities determined could be made operable if modified.
The Pentagon has recommitted itself to scaling back its military mission in Iraq.
WORLD
Oct 1, 2025

Pentagon says Iraq mission being scaled back

The move will see Baghdad command efforts to combat remnants of the Islamic State group inside its own country.
Tokyo police officers conduct investigations in Machida, Tokyo, where an elderly woman was fatally stabbed, on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 1, 2025

Elderly woman stabbed to death in Tokyo's Machida

The suspect, whose occupation is unknown, told police, "I'm tired of my current life. I thought I'd kill anyone."
Passengers wait for Uber rideshare cars in Los Angeles. A California jury says Uber is not liable in the first U.S. trial over driver sexual assault claims.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2025

Uber found not liable in first U.S. trial over driver sexual assault claims

The case was the first to go to trial out of more than 500 lawsuits consolidated in California state court.
Sanseito party leader Sohei Kamiya speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 25.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 1, 2025

Japan's far-right party courts Trump allies and vows not to get 'wacky'

Sanseito has set up an international arm to court Trump's allies, betting that conservative recognition will help it shake up staid Japanese politics.
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi poses with supporters at Hie Shrine in Tokyo on Sept. 22.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 1, 2025

Can Takaichi win back conservative voters? Maybe not.

The conservative champion has been trying to soften her image to reach more moderate voters — the party’s largest support base.

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?