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A bust of Swedish chemist, inventor and businessman Alfred Nobel, founder and namesake of the Nobel Prize, stands at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on Monday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 7, 2025

Nobel physics prize goes to pioneers of quantum mechanics

Quantum technology is already ubiquitous, with transistors in computer microchips an everyday example.
The milk-based "horchata" beverage is usually drunk cold, but you can choose to enjoy it warm this season.
LIFE / Food & Drink / The Recipe Box
Oct 8, 2025

Roasted green tea gets a milky makeover

The fragrant brew works well in a "horchata," a lightly spiced, milk-based drink that offers a comforting sip this season.
Buddhist devotees light earthern lamps at Botahtaung Pagoda to mark the full moon day of the Thadingyut festival in Yangon on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 8, 2025

Myanmar junta strike kills dozens at festival protest, residents say

Hundreds of people were gathered in central Myanmar's Chaung U township for the Thadingyut full moon festival when the military reportedly dropped bombs on the crowd.
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 8, 2025

Trump says U.S. and Canada working on formula for tariff deal

The U.S. president described the two North American nations as being in "natural conflict” because they’re competing for the same business.
Takuya Matsumoto and Masayuki Ino play hitmen in Yugo Sakamoto’s mockumentary-style action comedy, “Flame Union.”
CULTURE / Film
Oct 9, 2025

‘Flame Union’: Hitman returns with fighting finesse and comic firepower

Yugo Sakamoto steps back from bullets and banter for a sharper, funnier kind of action in his latest film.
Masami Nagasawa plays the talented but circumscribed offspring of a famed ukiyo-e artist in “Hokusai’s Daughter.”
CULTURE / Film
Oct 9, 2025

‘Hokusai’s Daughter’ captures the ferocity of a forgotten painter

Masami Nagasawa delivers one of her most compelling performances yet in Tatsushi Omori’s historical biopic.
Resonac President and CEO Hidehito Takahashi (front row, third from left) in Tokyo on Sept. 3 along with officials from companies participating in a joint framework to develop chipmaking equipment
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 8, 2025

Japanese chemical firms seeking partnerships over next-gen chips

Companies are taking measures with others, such as setting up a joint framework, to speed up the development of related materials
Top sumo stars, including yokozuna Hoshoryu, perform the goningakari contest, which pits five top-division wrestlers against one yokozuna.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 8, 2025

Japan Sumo Association’s 100th anniversary bash mixes the ancient with the modern

A multitude of historical ceremonies and arcane aspects of the sport, each one rarely performed, were all on display over the space of a few hours at Tokyo’s Kokugikan.
A bear seen in security camera footage taken Tuesday inside a supermarket in Numata, Gunma Prefecture
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2025

Bear injures two in Japan supermarket; man killed in separate attack

More and more wild bears have been spotted in Japan in recent years, even in residential areas, due to factors including a declining human population and climate change.
Crypto firms including Coinbase are seeking approval to launch tokenized stocks in the United States.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 8, 2025

Crypto race to tokenize stocks raises investor protection flags

Buoyed by President Trump's pro-crypto stance and his administration's push for friendly regulations, the crypto industry is rushing to capitalize on a global surge in enthusiasm.
A crime scene technician prepares to document evidence at the site of a shooting in West Baltimore in May 2015. U.S. cities are seeing murder rates fall sharply from post-2020 highs thanks to local violence-reduction efforts and pandemic-era investments.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 8, 2025

What’s behind the great American murder decline?

Homicides are plummeting in many places. The explanation may be the sheer volume of different efforts to reduce violence.
3D printed Telegram and WhatsApp logos are placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken January 21, 2021.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 8, 2025

Child protection versus privacy: decision time for EU

Does protecting children justify snooping on private messages?
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 9, 2025

Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material

Waiting on a supercomputer to analyze the structure of a new crystal gave him time to come up with the idea for a kind of material that could, for example, capture carbon dioxide.
Shrunali Ranade moved to Japan in 2015 and has carved a niche for herself as both an engineer and a cricket player.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 9, 2025

Shrunali Ranade: ‘Stepping back isn’t failure but another form of strength’

As an engineer and member of the women’s national cricket team in Japan, Shrunali Ranade has carved out her own niche over the past 10 years.
A monitor shows AI-generated images found on the computer of a man who has been arrested on charges he intentionally ignited the Pacific Palisades Fire, during a press conference with Acting United States Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli and Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives of the Los Angeles Field Division Kenny Cooper, in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2025

Man charged with ‘maliciously’ starting massive LA fire

The Palisades Fire burned more than 23,000 acres and destroyed more than 6,800 structures before it was fully contained on Jan. 31.
The Blue Jays' Bo Bichette (left) Vladimir Guerrero Jr. celebrate in the clubhouse after helping the team defeat the Yankees in Game 4 of the ALDS.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 9, 2025

Blue Jays knock out Yankees to advance to first ALCS since 2016

Toronto won the-best-of-five AL Division Series 3-1 to advance to the American League Championship Series for the first time since 2016.
Set to become first husband, former Lower House lawmaker Taku Yamamoto is supportive of Sanae Takaichi potentially becoming prime minister despite the political circumstances surrounding the Liberal Democratic Party.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 9, 2025

Takaichi taking office will herald arrival of Japan’s first-ever first husband

Former LDP Lower House lawmaker Taku Yamamoto has supported Sanae Takaichi’s position on surnames after marriage and her bid to lead Japan.
Boca Juniors coach Miguel Angel Russo, seen during the Club World Cup in Miami, died at age 69, the Argentine Football Association announced Wednesday.
SOCCER
Oct 9, 2025

Boca Juniors manager Miguel Angel Russo dies at 69

Boca Juniors, in a statement, expressed "profound sadness" at Russo's death.
Haitian children walk past piles of garbage at the School Argentine Bellegarde, converted into a shelter for displaced people, in downtown Port-au-Prince on Oct. 3. More than 16,000 people have been killed in armed violence in Haiti since the start of 2022, the United Nations said on October 3, warning that "the worst may be yet to come."
WORLD / Society
Oct 9, 2025

'Daily struggle for survival' for Haiti children, U.N. report says

An estimated 680,000 children have been displaced by gang violence in crisis-wracked Haiti, nearly double the number from a year ago.
Komeito head Tetsuo Saito and the party's executives (left) meet with the LDP's Sanae Takaichi and counterparts in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 9, 2025

LDP and Komeito's shaky ties throw doubt on Takaichi becoming prime minister

The inability of the LDP and Komeito to forge a quick agreement and vote for Takaichi to become prime minister has created uncertainty at a busy time on the political calendar.
Laszlo Krasznahorkai, a Hungarian novelist, in 2014. Krasznahorkai was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday.
CULTURE / Books
Oct 10, 2025

Hungarian 'master of the apocalypse' Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize in literature

The prize was awarded "for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art."
Even if you don’t get your exact wishes across, younger Japanese　hair dressers tend to know a smattering of English and, of course,　you can always use hand gestures.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 9, 2025

From straight to curly: Getting your hair done in Japanese

From perms to straightening, navigating a Japanese salon isn’t difficult when you know the right words.
Damage to vehicles at the site of a military strike on a protest in central Myanmar's Chaung U township is seen on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 10, 2025

Myanmar junta says it targeted rebels in deadly attack on protest

A military strike on a festival and anti-junta protest in central Myanmar on Monday evening killed at least 25 people, and possibly as many as 43.
Employees assemble a Gazon Next truck at Gorkovsky Automobile Plant in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 10, 2025

Russia's industrial titans furlough workers as its war economy stalls

The push to reduce wage bills shows the toll the conflict in Ukraine and the Western sanctions are taking on corporate Russia and on the workers of its heavy industry plants.
England manager Thomas Tuchel watches team during its win over Wales in a friendly at Wembley Stadium in London on Thursday.
SOCCER
Oct 10, 2025

England manager Thomas Tuchel takes issue with lack of support from fans

Tuchel took exception to what he felt was a tepid response from England's supporters during the win.
Authorities inspect a damaged wall and a car outside a mall in Butuan, Philippines, on Friday, after a major earthquake struck the area.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 10, 2025

Powerful earthquake strikes off southern Philippines

People in nearby coastal areas were urged to evacuate to higher ground.
This year’s World's 50 Best Bars list features bars from 29 cities worldwide, including debuts from Eastern Europe.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 10, 2025

Tokyo earns three spots on World’s 50 Best Bars list

Bar Benfiddich climbs ranks, but Hong Kong steals the show with Bar Leone making history as the first bar in Asia to be named No. 1 in the listing.
U.S. long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates with her gold medal at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium on Sept. 15.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 10, 2025

Women's track-and-field startup Athlos eyes sustainable and durable growth

The concept, which is the brainchild of Reddit founder and women's sports entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian, appears to be going from strength to strength.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te speaks during National Day celebrations in Taipei on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 10, 2025

Taiwan president unveils 'T-Dome' air defense system to counter China threat

Taiwan is ramping up defense spending and modernizing its armed forces, but faces a China that has a far larger military.
LDP leader Sanae Takaichi and Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito attend a party leaders' meeting on Friday in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 10, 2025

Takaichi's PM bid faces further headwinds with coalition split

Komeito’s decision to end the 26-year partnership with the LDP means the ruling party will need to court opposition parties to vote Takaichi in as prime minister.
Hypothermia in the land of the rising Sanae
Amid the election of Sanae Takaichi as Liberal Democratic Party president, and possibly the next prime minister, Japan's economy shows signs of recovery, but weak wages, a conservative corporate culture and currency issues raise doubts about a true economic thaw.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
After plenty of ups and downs, Osaka Expo concludes with message of unity
The sun sets on the Grand Ring on the final day of the Osaka Expo on Monday.
A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
Pace eyes great strides for Japan’s art market
Pace Japan Vice President Kyoko Hattori, the de facto head of the nation’s business, believes a larger, more lucrative art market will allow Japan to be more attractive for collectors.
A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
At Osaka Expo, gas giants promote a greener future. But is it a lot of hot air?
The Gas Pavilion had welcomed around 500,000 visitors by the end of August, making it one of the most popular exhibits at the Osaka Expo.
‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit
Less than a week ago, Sanae Takaichi seemed set to become Japan's first female prime minister.

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