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A woman places a candle as people grieve at the site of the Nova festival where partygoers were killed and kidnapped, in Reim, southern Israel, on Tuesday, the two-year anniversary of the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas from Gaza.
WORLD / Society
Oct 7, 2025

Israel marks Oct. 7 anniversary as talks in Egypt aim to end Gaza war

Hamas' attack killed 1,219 people, according to Israeli figures. Israel's retaliatory campaign has killed at least 67,160 people, according to data the U.N. considers credible.
The National Police Agency held its first expert panel meeting on Tuesday on countering illegal drone flights amid rising concerns over their potential use in terrorism and other threats.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 8, 2025

Police launch talks on stricter drone rules in Japan

The panel plans to compile a report by the end of the year on expanding the list of no-fly zones and penalties, with a view to revising the drone control law.
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 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.
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."
National guard members at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Broadview facility in Chicago on Thursday
WORLD / Politics
Oct 10, 2025

U.S. judge blocks Trump's deployment of national guard in Illinois

U.S. District Judge April Perry said that permitting guard troops in the state would only "add fuel to the fire."
“The Bathhouse of Honest Desires,” a Taiwanese-Japanese collaboration, was performed the first weekend of the Autumn Meteorite festival.
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 10, 2025

Autumn Meteorite stages a month of inventive theater in Tokyo

The inaugural performing arts festival brings a variety of shows, from monodramas to 20-people, multivenue ensemble productions.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba holds a news conference in Tokyo on Friday to deliver his statement on World War II
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 10, 2025

Ishiba statement explores Japan's failure to avoid World War II

Ishiba’s message was released in a personal capacity, without the formal approval of his entire Cabinet.
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi enters party headquarters in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 11, 2025

Why Japan's coalition collapsed — and what's next

In an upcoming vote in parliament, all parties are expected to put forward their leaders in a first round of voting, with LDP chief Sanae Takaichi likely bound for a runoff.
Natsuki Kai, a high school student who attended last year's Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony as a student peace messenger, is interviewed in Hiroshima in September.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2025

One year after Hidankyo's Nobel Prize, student remains true to the cause

Natsuki Kai's great-grandparents were among those exposed to the U.S. atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
Jeeno Thitikul poses with the trophy after winning the Buick LPGA Shanghai golf tournament in Shanghai on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Oct 13, 2025

Jeeno Thitikul wins LPGA Shanghai after five-hole playoff

The world's top-ranked golfer, Thitikul has become a six-time LPGA Tour winner and the first two-time tournament winner of the season.
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.
Inna Ilina, vice president of the Ukraine Pavilion, says she is grateful her country was able to participate and send out a clear message: Ukraine and its democratic values are not for sale.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2025

At Osaka Expo pavilions, staff recount ‘life-changing’ experiences

Nearly 160 countries and regions participated in the Osaka Expo, with each bringing staff from overseas to help run their respective pavilions during the six-month event.
Outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters inside the Japan Pavilion at the Osaka Expo on Sept. 17.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 13, 2025

As Osaka Expo comes to an end, so too does 'expo diplomacy' for Ishiba

The Osaka Expo was "a precious opportunity of diplomacy" for Japan, a senior Foreign Ministry official said.
Palestinian militants on the day that hostages held in Gaza since the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack, are handed over in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Monday.
WORLD
Oct 14, 2025

Hamas carries out wave of Gaza killings, citing crime and security concerns

U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking on his way to the Middle East, suggested Hamas had been given a temporary green light to police Gaza.
Participants sample sake at an event in London on Friday.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2025

Sake industry steps up promotion in Britain

The Times newspaper has published a feature on sake, and local supermarkets have begun selling the drink.
The 'Takaichi trade' is in doubt and Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi faces challenges from opposition parties.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 14, 2025

China-U.S. trade war and political turmoil in Japan weigh on Tokyo stocks

The Nikkei 225 fell as much as 1,500 points, and closed the day down 2.58%, at 46,847.32.
The award-winning Existing is Exhausting beer is a crisp and bitter West Coast IPA with a hint of sweetness.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 14, 2025

A bitter pale ale from Yokohama finds a sweet win at World Beer Awards

Libushi Bashamichi brewery's award-winning IPA, Existing is Exhausting, was born out of a collaboration with a Shibuya craft beer bar and a local English wrestler.
Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai (right) exchanges bottles containing sand with Shifa Zghoul Haddad, the Acting Commissioner General and government Representative for the Jordan Pavilion at the Osaka Expo, in Osaka on April 23.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2025

Local governments bank on Osaka Expo's success to draw in tourists

During the 184-day expo, prefectural governments engaged in promotional activities to attract tourists and publicize local culture through pavilions and events.
Crowds attend a Sanseito rally in the city of Saitama during the Upper House election.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 16, 2025

Doctrine forms the core of Sanseito’s strategy, with some caveats

Its adherence to doctrine makes it resemble older parties with strong organizational structures and voting blocs rather than smaller populist ones.
Melissa Schriek portrays the city it as a safe place of emotional connection and play between people, influenced partially by her background in dance and gymnastics.
CULTURE / Art
Oct 17, 2025

T3 Photo Festival reframes cityscape as nature

This year’s photography festival plants exhibitions all around central Tokyo with photos that showcase urban landscapes under the theme “City as Garden.”
China's ruling Communist Party will meet at the Great Hall of the People on Monday for key closed-door discussions.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 18, 2025

Chinese leaders to hash out strategic blueprint at key meeting

The gathering of the Central Committee will be crucial in determining longstanding policy objectives in the world's second-largest economy.
People participate in a "No Kings" national day of protest in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2025

'No Kings' protesters emerge en masse for anti-Trump rallies

Organizers said 7 million people marched in protests spanning New York to Los Angeles, with demonstrations popping up in small cities across the U.S. heartland.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) at the G20 summit in Brazil in 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2025

Starmer’s China woes mean an ‘unwieldy mess’ just got messier

The collapse of a high-profile espionage trial has thrust U.K.-China relations firmly into the spotlight.
Flags fly near a banner depicting U.S. President Donald Trump during a "No Kings" protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's policies, in Washington on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2025

As 'No Kings' protests decry Trump, surveillance worries emerge

The Trump administration has declined to share details about how officials typically monitor demonstrators.
Magnetic slices made from rare earth metals. Beijing last week announced a sweeping set of rules that are set to restrict the flow of rare earths worldwide.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2025

China’s rare earth restrictions aim to beat U.S. at its own game

The impacts of the Chinese licensing system would be much broader than U.S. technology controls, which have targeted only more advanced computer chips.
A displaced Palestinian girl carries water containers in Gaza City on Monday. Israel and Hamas have both recommitted to a ceasefire plan since Sunday's flare-up in which a Palestinian attack that killed two soldiers prompted an Israeli bombardment killing at least 28 people in Gaza.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 21, 2025

U.S. steps up diplomacy after Gaza truce shaken

The weekend violence reflected the stumbling blocks to keeping the long-sought ceasefire from unraveling and securing a lasting peace in Gaza.
Edge chair Eiko Todo says she wants to "realize a society where people with dyslexia can live vibrantly.”
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2025

Tokyo nonprofit promotes dyslexia awareness to build a more inclusive society

The Japan Dyslexia Society has lectures, training programs and free consultations available to help foster a better understanding of learning difficulties and expand support.
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House in Washington on Sept. 25.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 22, 2025

Erdogan turns Trump's Gaza deal into a power play for Turkey

Initially resistant to Trump's ultimatum, Hamas leaders relented only when Turkey, a country they view as a political patron, urged them to agree to the plan.
Shinjiro Koizumi — son of a former prime minister and rival to the current one — was appointed defense chief after falling short in his bid for the Liberal Democratic Party presidency earlier this month.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 22, 2025

For three key Cabinet posts, Takaichi turns to an eclectic trio

The prime minister’s picks for Japan’s new defense, foreign and economic security ministers are not your typical stodgy line-up.
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.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
What would a ‘backup capital’ look like for Japan?
The Japan Innovation Party has long sought to get Osaka designated as Japan's backup capital.
Chinese national sentenced for hit-and-run that injured four children in Saitama
A Saitama district court sentenced Deng Hongpeng, a Chinese national and demolition worker, to two years and six months in prison, suspended for four years, for hitting a group of elementary school children with his car and fleeing the scene while driving under the influence.
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.

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