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Sanae Takaichi celebrates in Tokyo on Saturday with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the Liberal Democratic Party leadership election.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2025

From radical to Rihanna: Myths about the new LDP leader

When Shinzo Abe returned as LDP leader in 2012, there was a similar flood of coverage attempting to cast him as a radical conservative.
A woman sits at a camp for people displaced by war in northern Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 8, 2025

Hamas says it wants ‘fair hostage exchange’ in Egypt talks

The Palestinian militant group’s negotiating team in Egypt will aim to "eliminate all obstacles” to a settlement, a spokesperson said.
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.
The Olympic Village under construction in Milan on Aug. 6
OLYMPICS
Oct 8, 2025

Italy to propose global ceasefire for 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics

As a concept, a global truce during the Olympics dates to the ancient games in Greece where warring factions agreed to put down their arms for the duration of the event.
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg (center) attends a press conference arranged by the Global Movement to Gaza Sweden in connection with the arrival of the released Swedish participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla, in Stockholm, Sweden, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Oct 8, 2025

Greta Thunberg alleges torture in Israeli detention after Gaza flotilla arrest

Thunberg was detained along with 478 people in the flotilla and expelled from Israel on Monday.
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister if appointed, will have her work cut out for her and face key diplomatic challenges with the U.S., China and South Korea, as well as persistent economic and demographic issues.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 8, 2025

Will Takaichi become the prime minister Japan needs?

An admirer of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Takaichi is an adherent to Shinzo Abe’s pragmatic yet conservative vision.
Travelers wait in line at a security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, on Monday.
WORLD
Oct 9, 2025

U.S. facing worsening flight delays as shutdown snarls airports

Lines at airports were expected to grow amid increased absenteeism among security and safety staff at some of the country's busiest hubs.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, (left), U.S. President Donald Trump and Kristi Noem, secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, during a roundtable on Antifa in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2025

Trump looks to label Antifa as a foreign terrorist organization

Critics have said the administration is exaggerating the threat from Antifa, seizing on the movement to create a legal justification to quell protests against Trump’s policies.
Tokyo was ranked the world's best large city for the second year in a row in the Conde Nast Traveler's 2025 Readers' Choice Awards.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2025

Tokyo named world’s best big city for second straight year

Recognition from readers of luxury travel and lifestyle magazine Conde Nast Traveler comes after Japan welcomed a record 36.8 million foreign visitors in 2024.
North Korea's new Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile is displayed during a military parade to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang in this image released Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 11, 2025

North Korea unveils new long-range missile during military parade

The North has called its Hwasong-20 ICBM "the most powerful nuclear strategic weapon" — though the missile is still under development.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Oct. 5.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 11, 2025

Trusting Trump: Why Hamas gambled on giving up Gaza hostages

The U.S. president's handling of Israel's Qatar attack on Hamas officials gave the group more faith that he was serious about ending the war in Gaza.
A Qantas Boeing 737-800 plane prepares to land next to a Qantas Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft preparing to take off at Sydney International Airport in September last year. The Australian airline said Sunday that data from 5.7 million customers stolen in a major cyberattack in July had been leaked online.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 12, 2025

Australian airline Qantas says millions of customers' data leaked online

Most of the data leaked was names, email addresses and frequent flyer details, the firm said.
Paul Post, a retired Dutch systems specialist, looks at the war-time diaries of his father, who described working in the Netherlands' diamond bureau during the Nazi occupation, in Driehuis, Netherlands, on Oct. 6.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 13, 2025

How a quiet Dutch retiree helped uncover Nazi-stolen art in Argentina

The unlikely role of the man, who found his father's Nazi-era diaries, in the discovery of a stolen painting in Argentina showcases the complexities of finding Nazi-looted art.
French President Emmanuel Macron and his coalition face declining approval ratings, a weak position in parliament and a growing political crisis as the government struggles to pass a budget.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 13, 2025

Macron appoints new French Cabinet in bid to quell crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron and his coalition face declining approval ratings, a weak position in parliament and a growing political crisis over the country's budget.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech during the Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 14, 2025

Trump basks in the spotlight in Egypt with harder part to come

Trump has offered a vision for a broader Middle East peace after the success of U.S.-led mediation efforts to end the fighting in Gaza. But these goals are formidable.
Young Nepalis register for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Kathmandu on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 14, 2025

After uprising, Nepal's Gen Z rush to register to vote

For many, it will be their first time participating in an election, and they see it as a chance to shape the future of their country of 30 million people.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday the recent kidnappings in Cambodia were causing "significant harm to South Koreans," and urged immediate government action.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2025

80 South Koreans missing in Cambodia scam center row, Seoul says

Between January and August this year, 330 South Koreans were reported to have gone missing or been held against their will after entering Cambodia.
Shenzhen International Airport. Chinese job seekers, worried about competition in tech fields, are upset about the new K visa, which allows foreign talent to work in China.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2025

China’s visa uproar is part of a DeepSeek illusion

Some of the resulting backlash on Chinese social media against the new K visa has been downright xenophobic and even racist.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2025

Trump to visit Japan in late October, U.S. treasury secretary says

The U.S. president will visit Japan before he attends an annual regional economic summit in South Korea, though no specific date for the trip was given.
Visitors walk toward the Sensoji temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo in June. Over 3 million foreign nationals are estimated to have visited Japan in September alone.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2025

Foreign visitors to Japan this year top 30 million at fastest pace yet

With the autumn foliage season and winter holidays still to come, the yearly figure could end up exceeding 40 million for the first time.
Princess Aiko will make a six-day official visit to Laos from Nov. 17, following Cabinet approval on Friday.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2025

Princess Aiko to visit Laos from Nov. 17

Marking the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Laos this year, the princess will attend a banquet hosted by the Laotian government.
A Uniqlo store in New York. In recent years, Uniqlo’s affordable, well-made basic clothes have struck a chord, especially with younger American shoppers, fueling a rapid business expansion.
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2025

For Uniqlo’s founder, conquering America is personal

Uniqlo's affordable, wellmade basic clothes have struck a chord, especially with younger American shoppers, fueling a rapid business expansion.
As governments race to deepen ties with Vietnam for strategic and economic gain, they must not ignore the country’s escalating human rights crackdown, which threatens both its people and the long-term sustainability of its growth.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2025

Vietnam’s rights suppression carries a heavy price

Some Vietnamese say, "The government allows freedom of speech — just no freedom after you speak."
Mari Sako at New College, the University of Oxford, in Oxford, England
BUSINESS / WOMEN AT WORK
Oct 26, 2025

Flying academia's flag for Japan, with a nod to the U.K.

Mari Sako has adopted the idea of being a "global citizen" through her work in academia.
U.S. Marines come ashore from a landing craft utility during training exercises in Arroyo, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 16.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 21, 2025

In Trump's drug war, U.S. officials avoid tackling legal status of prisoners

The U.S. government chose not to use the term "prisoners of war" to describe two survivors of an attack last week by the U.S. military.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (left) and French President Emmanuel Macron. Germany and France are supporting a push to discuss China’s increasingly restrictive trade measures at a European Union leaders’ summit in Brussels on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 22, 2025

Germany and France back China trade discussion at EU summit

The bloc is scrambling to protect its industries from a glut of subsidized Chinese competition and Beijing's recently announced export controls on rare earths.
The byzantine process for converting a foreign driver’s license into a Japanese one entails mountains of paperwork and significant stamina — unless you're a lucky license holder from a country or region where these requirements are waived.
COMMUNITY / Issues / Longform
Oct 22, 2025

Driving in Japan isn’t hard. Getting the license is.

From the desperate and defeated to the blissful and breezy, readers share their experiences of getting a driver’s license in Japan.
Sanae Takaichi's new Cabinet poses for a group photo at the Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 22, 2025

Breaking down Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet picks

Takaichi only appointed two women in the Cabinet, which was identical to the previous Shigeru Ishiba administration.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (center) during a photo session with her new Cabinet ministers including Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (right) at the Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2025

Japan’s new leader to woo Trump with promises on pickups and soybeans

The two leaders will sit down in Tokyo during Trump's first visit to Japan since his re-election.
Transportation Security Administration agents at a security checkpoint at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Dallas, Texas, on Monday
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2025

U.S. air safety workers tighten belts as shutdown drags on

The 60,000 men and women responsible for keeping American skies safe have gone unpaid throughout the government shutdown.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Takaichi plans pay cuts for herself and her ministers
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi chats with her Cabinet members in parliament in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Mother of Thai girl forced into sex work in Tokyo detained in Taiwan
The Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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