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Then-U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping shake hands ahead of their bilateral meeting during the Group of 20 leaders summit in Osaka in June 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 18, 2025

Trump and China's Xi hold call on TikTok, trade and Taiwan

Both leaders were upbeat about the call, with Trump calling it "a very good one" and Xi saying he and Trump both hoped for a positive start to U.S.-China relations.
Then-Rep. Brandon Williams, a Republican from New York, during a House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing in Washington last May
WORLD / Politics
Jan 18, 2025

Trump picks one-term congressman to manage U.S. nuclear arsenal

Brandon Williams represented a New York congressional district for one term, but little is known about his experience in the management of atomic weapons.
The SpaceX Starship rocket's Super Heavy booster lands, as seen from South Padre Island near Brownsville, Texas, on Thursday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 18, 2025

U.S. grounds SpaceX's Starship after fiery midair explosion

Under established procedures, SpaceX will now be required to carry out a "mishap investigation."
Pro-Yoon Suk Yeol protesters participate in a rally outside a court in Seoul on Saturday where Yoon made an appearance before a judge.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 18, 2025

Yoon defends himself in court against longer detention

The president spoke before the judge for about 40 minutes in the first session and about five minutes in final remarks, according to local media.
A firefighter lights a controlled burn in a forest environment in Bages, southwestern France, on Saturday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 19, 2025

Slew of satellite projects aims to head off future wildfires

Tech-focused groups are launching new orbiters as space launches get cheaper, while machine-learning techniques will sift the torrent of information.
A man walks pastthe ASEAN logo during the ASEAN foreign ministers' retreat in Langkawi, Malaysia, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 19, 2025

Malaysia takes on ASEAN mantle but tempers expectations on Myanmar and South China Sea

Malaysia is committed to addressing regional issues, but expectations on Myanmar and disputes in the South China Sea should be measured, a top official said.
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama speaks to reporters after meeting with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 19, 2025

LDP heavyweight Moriyama boosting profile within party

Moriyama's increased presence within the Ishiba administration has failed to shore up low levels of public support.
Coco Gauff celebrates after defeating Belinda Bencic in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Sunday.
TENNIS
Jan 19, 2025

Gauff turns up heat on Bencic to reach Australian Open quarters

The world No. 3 was not at her best but outlasted Switzerland's Belinda Bencic 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 on the hottest day in Melbourne so far.
People attend a New Year's celebration in Wuhan, China, on Jan. 1.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 19, 2025

Wuhan keen to shake off pandemic label five years on

There is nothing to mark the location of the world's first COVID-19 lockdown — in fact, there are no major memorials to the lives lost to the virus anywhere in the city.
Woodworkers check phones during a blackout at an industrial complex in Tehran on Dec. 18.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 20, 2025

Blackouts in Iran leave industry in tatters

The regime is bracing for a harder road ahead, with incoming U.S. President Donald Trump pledging pressure and preparing sanctions.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Capital One Arena ahead of the 60th presidential inauguration in Washington on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 20, 2025

On inauguration eve, Trump promises harsh immigration limits

Donald Trump repeated his campaign pledge to launch the largest deportation effort in U.S. history.
Although direct Chinese exports to the U.S. have shrunk a little in importance over the past four years, the world’s largest economy is still the most important source of final demand for China.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 20, 2025

China faces Trump’s return just as reliance on exports soars

China’s record trade surplus of nearly $1 trillion last year was equivalent to more than 5% of its gross domestic product.
Economists, legal experts and business leaders concur that incoming U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to implement fresh tariffs — whether directly aimed at Japan or not — could hurt the country's export-reliant machinery and automobiles industries while shattering the global economy.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jan 20, 2025

Japanese firms weigh fallout from Trump tariff pledges

Additional tariffs — whether directly aimed at Japan or not — could hurt its export-reliant machinery and automobiles industries while shattering the global economy.
Former U.S. President Joe Biden and former first lady Jill Biden wave as they board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, during a farewell ceremony on Monday following Donald Trump's inauguration.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025

Biden issues preemptive pardons for family and targets of Trump ire

Trump has repeatedly called for the prosecution of his perceived enemies since winning the White House in November.
A keen fisherman from Tokyo (Masaki Suda) moves to a tight-knit community in Miyagi Prefecture during the COVID-19 pandemic in “Sunset Sunrise.”
CULTURE / Film
Jan 21, 2025

‘Sunset Sunrise’: Rom-com finds pathos in peak pandemic setting

Yoshiyuki Kishi’s film delivers a deliciously uplifting story with humor and heart in a tight-knit community impacted by disasters.
Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Majed Al-Ansari, looks at a paper as he speaks after Qatar helped mediate a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, in Doha on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025

Mediators on standby for obstacles as Gaza ceasefire starts

"These kinds of deals are never easy to maintain," said a spokesperson for Qatar's foreign ministry, which helped broker the ceasefire.
Supporters of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol stand off against police outside the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul on Saturday, as the court weighs whether to extend his detention following his arrest by investigators a failed martial law bid.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 21, 2025

Yoon shuns questioning, as supporters face charges over court rampage

Security is being beefed up at the Seoul Detention Center where the impeached South Korean president is being held as a pretrial inmate and at the Constitutional Court.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a meeting at the White House in 2018
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025

Saudi Arabia ready to fill power void left by Iran in region reshaped by war

The 15-month conflict in Gaza has tilted the balance of power in the Middle East against the Saudi Arabian kingdom's longtime rival Iran.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a news conference in Mexico City on Jan. 13.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025

How Mexico is readying for Trump’s promised mass deportations

The country has launched a panic app for those detained and lined up more than 2,600 lawyers and nearly 2,200 consulate workers.
Homes destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on Monday
WORLD
Jan 21, 2025

'Extremely critical' risk as winds whip fire-weary Los Angeles

The hurricane-force winds could combine with exceedingly dry conditions to create the potential for a fast-spreading fire.
Donald Trump has vowed to slash U.S. energy costs by bolstering fossil fuels while potentially hobbling domestic wind power generation.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025

Trump starts reshaping U.S. energy with deep focus on oil and gas

Trump initiated the shift in a series of orders and memoranda directing action by the federal government, with implications that reach across the entire energy landscape.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he attends the Commander in Chief Ball in honor of his inauguration in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2025

Aiming to weaken U.S. foes, Trump faces an 'unholy alliance'

Russia, China, North Korea and Iran have drawn closer following Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
In this long exposure photo, a helicopter surveys the scene during the Lilac fire in unincorporated San Diego County, California, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jan 22, 2025

Fire-scarred Los Angeles to face dry winds with promise of weekend rain

This weekend could bring much-needed rain, with up to 1.3 centimeters forecast for the drought-stricken Los Angeles area.
Top "Quad" diplomats — Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi (left to right), Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong — walk to their meeting at the State Department in Washington on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 22, 2025

'Quad' diplomats meet in signal of Trump commitment to grouping

Coming just a day after Trump’s inauguration, the meeting was seen as a veiled warning to Beijing, which has lambasted the Quad as a tool for containing China.
Items produced under agriculture-welfare partnerships are displayed at an event in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Dec. 2.
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2025

Farm-welfare links for disabled employment expand in Japan

Such partnership initiatives, launched by agricultural corporations and employment facilities, reached about 7,100 by fiscal 2023.
A Donald Trump 2024 campaign hat on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Tuesday
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 22, 2025

Markets braced for uncertainty as Trump holds back from pledged tariffs

Chinese markets were relieved after Beijing avoided an instant blizzard of executive orders, but Mexico's peso and Canada's dollar weren't so lucky.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya at the State Department in Washington on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 22, 2025

Top diplomats agree to take U.S.-Japan alliance to 'new heights'

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also agreed on the importance of trilateral cooperation with South Korea and others.
People walk in front of billboards in a subway station in Shanghai on Jan. 16.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 22, 2025

China's frugal young adults accelerate saving, raising economic risks

Some economists warn entrenched saving could hollow out demand just as policymakers are counting on domestic consumption to bolster China's GDP.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on Stargate, as Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman look on in the Roosevelt room at the White House.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 22, 2025

SoftBank to help fund and lead Trump-backed Stargate AI project, a $500 billion venture

The president said it will be the largest AI infrastructure ever built and that it will help counter technology threats from China and other countries.
Naoya Inoue at a news conference in Yokohama on Wednesday ahead of his world super bantamweight title bout against Kim Ye-joon, scheduled for Friday in Tokyo.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Jan 22, 2025

Inoue believes unusual leadup to Kim fight could be 'big plus'

Inoue was supposed to face Sam Goodman last month. Instead, he will defend his belts on Friday against Kim Ye-joon, who stepped in after Goodman was injured in training.
Nissan to solicit early retirements while eyeing plant closures in Japan
Nissan's Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, may be closed as part of the struggling carmaker's streamlining efforts.
Australian firm produces heavy rare earth, in first outside China
The Lynas Rare Earths processing plant in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Police arrest Chinese man in Saitama hit-and-run case
Police questioned a man who turned himself in as he closely resembled the driver recorded on the dashcam of another vehicle that happened to pass by the scene of a hit-and-run incident in Saitama Prefecture.
Wholesalers may be behind elevated retail rice prices
Wholesalers added ¥7,593 on average to their selling prices for stockpiled rice, far more than the ¥2,206 to ¥4,689 added for the 2022 rice.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Agnes b. Japan CEO hopes to evolve the brand with focus on sustainability
Laurent Patouillet, the CEO and president of Agnes b. Japan, says the focus of its business is to remain independent, and evolve and adapt.
In Nintendo’s backyard, foreign indie game devs are thriving
Kyoto's gaming landscape is dominated by Nintendo's headquarters, but a contingent of foreign-born indie developers is also working in the gaming giant's shadow.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Nissan hoping to electrify home crowd as Formula E returns to Tokyo
Nissan's Oliver Rowland drives during qualifying for Miami E-Prix at Homestead Motor Speedway in Homestead, Florida, on April 12.
For his first feature film, director Ryuya Suzuki created a masterpiece
"Jinsei," which follows its protagonist over a century, probes themes of identity and societal issues with a dark comic touch. The director, however, says he created the story without knowing where it would lead.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
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