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Two robots automating tasks at Arikawa Seisakusho in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Oct 31, 2025

Government to help rural businesses adopt robots amid labor shortage

Aimed at boosting productivity despite labor shortages, a new group will train advisers to help companies introduce and use robotics effectively.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a self-made politician from a humble family, earned her way into Japan’s old-boys’ club through sheer determination, an achievement worth celebrating.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 31, 2025

Takaichi deserves better than gendered stereotypes

Takaichi’s diplomatic interactions don't strike me as “selling her womanness” to Trump, as some have claimed.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 1, 2025

Xi to hold talks with Lee on first South Korea visit in 11 years

Chinese leader Xi Jinping was set to meet his new South Korean counterpart, Lee Jae Myung, as both leaders work to rebuild ties between their two countries.
A South Korean protester holds a placard showing a caricature of U.S. President Donald Trump depicted as a thief during a rally ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 1, 2025

Asia-Pacific leaders call for shared trade benefits as APEC summit wraps up

U.S. President Donald Trump did not attend the event, but a joint declaration appeared to reflect U.S. views, and did not mention multilateralism or the World Trade Organization.
There is no record in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 235-year history of a sitting president ever attending arguments, according to Clare Cushman, director of publications and resident historian at the Supreme Court Historical Society.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 2, 2025

Trump would make U.S. Supreme Court history by attending tariffs case

If he does, it would mark the first sitting president ever to attend oral arguments at the nation’s highest court.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a news conference in Gyeongju, South Korea, following the end of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 2, 2025

Takaichi rules out dissolving Lower House for snap election

The prime minister said her government must focus on accelerating the rollout of economic measures, including steps to tackle inflation.
A forensic officer takes pictures of the London North Eastern Railway train where a series of stabbings took place, at a platform at Huntingdon Station, near Cambridge, Britain, on Sunday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 3, 2025

U.K. police say train stabbings carried out by lone attacker, not terrorism

Work was now ongoing to establish the events leading up to the attack and the suspect's background, police said, and a knife had been recovered from the scene.
Right-leaning Israelis demonstrate next to the Sde Teman military base near Beersheba, against the detention for questioning of military reservists who were suspected of abusing a detainee following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack in Israel, on July 29, 2024.
WORLD
Nov 4, 2025

Israel arrests former top army lawyer over leaked abuse video

The case began in August 2024 when Israel's Channel 12 broadcast footage from a military base that appeared to show soldiers doing "acts of violence" against a detainee.
Iron-rich mountains in the Guinea Highlands that daunted Sidiki Kone as a young geologist turned out to hold one of the biggest ore deposits on the planet.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 4, 2025

Huge new mine in Guinea with Chinese backing set to upend world iron ore market

The Simandou deposit is the world’s largest untapped seam of iron ore, with estimated reserves of at least 3 billion tons.
With new FAA rule changes allowing drone flights beyond visual line of sight, U.S. law enforcement agencies are expanding autonomous drone programs, raising both operational capabilities and privacy concerns.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2025

The future of drones is policing, not delivering packages

The ability to provide live, aerial views at the fraction of the cost of a helicopter also makes drones useful for law enforcement and firefighters.
Kirin Holdings employees with disabilities attend a session held in September on the use of IT support tools.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Nov 5, 2025

Japanese firms boost support for workers with disabilities

Most public programs prioritize job placement for those with disabilities, leaving gaps in ongoing workplace support that analysts say is crucial for long-term employment.
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a meeting at the Demilitarized Zone in Panmunjom, South Korea, in June 2019
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 5, 2025

U.S.-North Korea summit may be held in spring, South's spy agency tells lawmaker

U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly called for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his trip to South Korea last week, but Kim did not respond to his overtures.
Women hold toys depicting Myaku-Myaku, the official character for the 2025 Osaka Expo, during a media day ahead of the event's public opening day in Osaka in April.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 5, 2025

ChatGPT nickname and Trump tariffs nominated for Japan’s buzzword of 2025

Words and phrases related to the election of Japan’s first female prime minister and the country’s bear problem also made the list of nominations.
Real cash earnings fell 1.4% in September, marking the ninth consecutive monthly decline in line with analyst forecasts.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 6, 2025

Japan’s wage growth stays firm, keeping rate hike bets alive

Nominal wages rose 1.9% from a year earlier, accelerating from August, the labor ministry reported Thursday, coming in line with economist expectations.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan speaks at an event at Bloomberg’s European Headquarters in London, on June 24.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 6, 2025

Climate-friendly mayors find hope in Trump’s election setback

The results reverberated at a gathering of mayors from around the world in Rio de Janeiro ahead of next week's COP30 United Nations climate talks.
The award winners from this year's Tokyo International Film Festival pose for a photo at the closing ceremony on Wednesday.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 7, 2025

‘Palestine 36’ wins top honor as TIFF wraps a 10-day celebration of cinema

The Tokyo International Film Festival closed its 38th edition with a screening of Chloe Zhao’s “Hamnet.”
The Cowboys' Marshawn Kneeland sacks the Giants' Daniel Jones during a game in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sept. 26, 2024
MORE SPORTS
Nov 7, 2025

Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland dies of apparent suicide

The cause of death will be officially determined by the Collin County medical examiner.
A couple pose with their marriage certificates after they registered at the Huguo Guanyin Temple, in Beijing, in October.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 7, 2025

In China, wedding bells are ringing in nightclubs, a subway station and on snowy mountain peaks

In May, China began allowing weddings anywhere in the country instead of couples’ places of residence in an effort to boost marriage rates and ease the demographic crisis.
Shiori Ito at the National Board of Review Awards Gala in New York in January
JAPAN / Society
Nov 7, 2025

Shiori Ito’s documentary to be finally screened in Japan next month

The Japanese release of “Black Box Diaries” includes revisions, although it’s not clear precisely what edits have been made.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to a panel on promoting economic security in Japan on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 7, 2025

Takaichi calls for the updating of Japan's economic security law

The prime minister argues that the geopolitical situation has changed and economic threats are increasing.
Palestinians walk amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Friday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 8, 2025

U.S. intel found Israeli military lawyers warned there was evidence of Gaza war crimes

The previously unreported intelligence pointed to doubts within the Israeli military about the legality of its tactics in Gaza.
Residents walk over the debris of a structure destroyed in high winds in Nhon Hai fishing village near Quy Nhon in the aftermath of Typhoon Kalmaegi in Gia Lai province, central Vietnam, on Friday.
ENVIRONMENT
Nov 10, 2025

As Typhoon Kalmaegi wreaks havoc in Southeast Asia, scientists say rising temperatures are to blame

Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 188 people across the Philippines and caused untold damage to infrastructure and farmland across the archipelago.
A sign-language lesson is held for staff involved in the upcoming Deaflympics events in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2025

Tokyo government conducts sign language lessons ahead of Deaflympics

Some 3,000 athletes from over 70 countries and regions are slated to compete in the first Japan-held Deaflympics.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda speaks after the October rate-setting meeting, where the policy rate was kept at 0.5%.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 10, 2025

Bank of Japan signals it's inclined to increase rates, with the usual caveats

The central bank will make the move as long as wages keep moving up at a healthy pace, and there are no big surprises.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
LIFE / Style & Design
Nov 11, 2025

Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box

“The flower business, as I see it, has no limits,” says the Danish florist famous for creating the “flower box” 25 years ago.
A Hamas militant stands guard during a search operation for the bodies of Israeli hostages in eastern Gaza on Nov. 2.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 12, 2025

U.S. military considers building a base for 10,000 people near Gaza

The move is being weighed as part of its push for a stabilization force of troops from other countries to monitor a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
China's Yu Zidi reacts at the end of heat 2 of the women's 400-meter medley at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Aug. 3.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Nov 12, 2025

China's 13-year-old Yu claims first Asian record at National Games

Yu finished nearly a second quicker in the 200-meter individual medley than 20-year-old runner-up Yu Yiting, the 2022 Asian Games champion.
Disney is aiming to add more live sports to Disney+ and gradually roll out ESPN across Asia, but the launch timing will vary by market.
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2025

Disney eyes ESPN expansion in Asia to boost streaming content

The company aims to add more live sports to Disney+ and gradually roll out ESPN across Asia, the president of Disney Asia Pacific said.
Namiko Takaba, her son Kohei Takaba, and husband Satoru Takaba
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 13, 2025

Husband of victim in 1999 Nagoya killing reflects on late wife’s life

Namiko Takaba was attacked while at home with her 2-year-old son, Kohei.
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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