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Demonstrators protest U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Brazilian products at a rally outside the U.S. Consulate in Sao Paulo on Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 5, 2025

Trump’s tariffs defy the doomsayers — so far

Despite nearly uniform predictions of doom and disaster, the global economy has largely ignored the Trump trade revolution.
Bridgestone will sell Mexico Carbon Manufacturing to U.S.-based Cabot for about $70 million as part of its carbon black business restructuring.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2025

Bridgestone to sell carbon black business in Mexico to U.S. firm Cabot

In July, the Japanese tire-maker announced the sale of its carbon black operations in Thailand to Japan's Tokai Carbon.
Sumitomo Pharma applied to Japanese regulators for manufacturing and marketing authorization aimed at treating patients with advanced Parkinson's disease.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 5, 2025

Drugmaker in Japan seeks approval for stem cell treatment for Parkinson's

A trial led by Kyoto University researchers indicated treatment using induced Pluripotent Stem cells was safe and successful in improving symptoms of the disease.
A tour group on the Cornell University campus. About a quarter of Cornell’s student body is international.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2025

Trump’s visa havoc strands students weeks before classes start

International students are struggling to secure visas as the Trump administration aggressively moves to curtail immigration.
Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Taro Kono called for the Bank of Japan to tighten monetary policy to bolster the yen at a time when political leadership is under pressure after the ruling coalition lost its majority in the Upper House in an election last month.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 6, 2025

LDP’s Kono adds to chorus urging BOJ to tighten policy

Taro Kono’s remarks come after several prominent executives made similar pleas, though no economists expect a move when the BOJ next sets policy on Sept. 19.
Honda said its net profit halved in the first quarter because of U.S. tariffs, but upgraded its annual profit forecast after Tokyo finally hammered out a trade deal with Washington.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2025

Honda raises annual profit guidance despite U.S. tariff impact

The upward revision to operating profit was because of the tariff level and foreign exchange outlook, according to Honda.
A wave of corporate governance and capital policy reforms in Japan has led to an increase in buyouts by investment funds, management and founders.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2025

Japanese liquor maker Yomeishu is said to consider going private

A wave of corporate governance and capital policy reforms in Japan has led to an increase in buyouts by investment funds, management and founders.
Trees burn during a wildfire near in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse in southern France on Wednesday.
WORLD
Aug 7, 2025

Deadly wildfires in southwest France burn area larger than Paris

The fire, which has killed one, has cut power to thousands of homes and is being tackled by around 2,100 firefighters assisted by aircraft.
An employee inspects a panel of printed circuit boards at Hellenic Aerospace Industry, in Tanagra, north of Athens, Greece, on July 3.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 7, 2025

Anti-drone system boosts Greece's ambitious plans for defense drone industry

Plans to mass produce drone and anti-drone systems are part of a €30 billion program aimed at modernizing the country's armed forces by 2036.
Toyota Motor vehicles displayed for sale at one of the company's dealerships in Tokyo. The carmaker reported operating income of ¥1.17 trillion in the first quarter, down 11% from a year earlier.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2025

Toyota braces for ¥1.4 trillion dent in operating income under U.S. tariffs

The carmaker reported operating income of ¥1.17 trillion in the first quarter, down 11% from a year earlier, with a tariff impact of ¥450 billion.
“ChaO” is a romantic comedy centered on a mild-mannered human and a mermaid princess. A spin on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid,” the animated film takes place in a near-future Shanghai.
CULTURE / Film
Aug 8, 2025

Futuristic mermaid tale ‘ChaO’ makes a splash

Yasuhiro Aoki’s feature film debut reimagines “The Little Mermaid” in vibrant detail.
Now part of the city of Kitakyushu, the former castle town of Kokura, its collection of retro architecture and many of its inhabitants were once targeted for atomic catastrophe that eventually befell the population of Nagasaki to the south.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 9, 2025

A walk through Kokura, the city spared nuclear destruction

Now part of the industrial sprawl of Kitakyushu, the city was originally meant to suffer the destruction that would eventually befall Nagasaki to the south.
An electric air taxi from Joby Aviation flies near the Downtown Manhattan Heliport in Manhattan, New York City, in November 2023.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 8, 2025

Electric 'air taxis' could debut in Japan from 2027

All Nippon Airways says it is partnering with California-based Joby Aviation to deploy more than 100 of the five-seater aircraft.
Russian President Vladimir Putin views Tu-160M strategic bombers at the Kazan Aviation Factory in Kazan, Russia, in February 2024.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2025

Stagflation is hitting Russia’s war economy

Putin apparently does not think his popularity could withstand devoting much more of the budget to the war effort.
A model of the upgraded Mogami-class frigate is displayed at the Defense Security Equipment International Japan exhibition at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on May 21.
EDITORIALS
Aug 8, 2025

The Japan-Australia frigate deal is more than a weapons pact

The scale of the agreement is sweeping. Japan has never before won a bid this size.
Fukagawa Distillery's bar offers a view of the distillation still behind its walls.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Kanpai Culture
Aug 10, 2025

In a coffee-mad neighborhood, a gin distillery is a clear alternative

Located in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, Fukagawa Distillery wants residents to “think of gin as their local drink."
Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft on board the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon after he and other crew members landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California, on Saturday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 10, 2025

Four astronauts home from space station after splashdown

The spacecraft carrying U.S. astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan's Takuya Onishi and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov splashed down off California's coast at 8:44 a.m.
Former astronaut Jim Lovell talks about his historic space flights in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in April 2010
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 9, 2025

Jim Lovell, commander of NASA's Apollo 13 moon mission, dies at 97

The mission nearly ended in disaster but became an inspirational saga of survival and endurance and led to the hit Hollywood movie starring Tom Hanks.
A protest in solidarity with children in Gaza in Berlin
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 9, 2025

As Gaza faces starvation, reluctant Germany starts to curb support for Israel

The shift reflects how Germany's support for Israel, rooted in its historical guilt over the Nazi Holocaust, is being tested like never before.
People attend a groundbreaking ceremony of the Trump Organization and a partner for a luxury residential development with three 18-hole golf courses in Hung Yen, a northern province of Vietnam, on May 21.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2025

Little offered to Vietnam farmers displaced for $1.5 billion Trump golf club

While some see opportunity, many of the farmers are elderly and fear they will struggle to find alternative livelihoods in Vietnam's vibrant economy.
The Jianxiawo Lithium mine in Yichun, Jiangxi province, China
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 11, 2025

Lithium market erupts as CATL shuts one of world’s biggest mines

Tianqi Lithium jumped as much as 19% in Hong Kong, while Ganfeng Lithium Group surged 21%, and Australian miners rallied.
Stocks in Tokyo rallied on Tuesday despite months of uncertainty and general economic concerns.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 12, 2025

Japan's Nikkei 225 hits record high on tariff and rate optimism

Shares rise after some good news on the trade front and a long weekend.
A farmer removes weeds from a soybean farm in Nashik, India, on July 28.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 12, 2025

India's ethanol drive imperils its push for edible oil self-sufficiency

New Delhi is working to make more ethanol to meet its target of blending 20% of it with gasoline, but the process produces a protein-rich byproduct flooding the animal feed market.
Ambulances are seen outside U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works following explosions at the plant in Clairton, Pennsylvania, on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 12, 2025

Two dead, 10 hospitalized after Pennsylvania steel plant explosions

The incident at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works happened at around 11 a.m. on Monday.
Max Holloway (left) fights against Dustin Poirier at UFC 318 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on July 19.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 12, 2025

Paramount wins exclusive U.S. rights to UFC in $7.7 billion deal

Streaming service Paramount+ will carry the complete U.S. slate of 13 numbered UFC shows and 30 "Fight Night" events.
Former first lady of South Korea Kim Keon Hee arrives at court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 13, 2025

South Korea prosecutors raid party HQ after ex-first lady arrested

Former first lady Kim Keon Hee was arrested late Tuesday on a range of charges including stock manipulation and corruption.
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
JAPAN / History
Aug 13, 2025

The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731

For 95-year-old Hideo Shimizu, the 4½ months he spent with the biological and chemical warfare unit of the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army were just like yesterday.
Tokyo stocks rallied to a new high on Wednesday even as trade tensions and economic concerns remain.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 13, 2025

Japan's Nikkei 225 breaches 43,000 for first time ever

The benchmark stock index surged to a new high for a second consecutive day.
Filmmakers interview the general manager of a Bald Men's club for an upcoming Flix Oven documentary that will be available via the streaming platform Samansa.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Aug 14, 2025

Samansa bets on commuter cinema

As attention spans get shorter, a Japanese startup is banking on short films as easily digestible entertainment.
Former teacher Satoshi Ito speaks during an interview in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, in June. Ito underwent training for guerrilla warfare at a secret school to prepare for a possible battle in mainland Japan during World War II.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2025

War must never be repeated, says WWII guerrilla commander

Former teacher Satoshi Ito, now 102, said he was a pawn of the military, like many others.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
JAL reprimand over drunken pilots adds to airline’s woes
Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori (right) bows in apology Wednesday in Tokyo over the company's pilots causing flight delays due to drinking alcohol.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
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