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The Tokyo District Court has found Nagumi Osada, 27, guilty of sexually abusing seven girls between the ages of 3 and 6.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 14, 2024

Former day care center worker given 14-year term for child sex abuse

The man was found guilty of abusing seven girls between the ages of 3 and 6 at day care centers where he worked and of filming the acts over a period of two years.
The Azerbaijan pavilion during the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 14, 2024

Hopes pinned on low-key COP29 to thrash out climate-finance details

The Baku summit aims to reach new agreement for climate-related transfers from rich to poor countries, intended to replace a $100 billion annual target set in 2009.
Taiwanese writer Yang Shuang-zi’s novel “Taiwan Travelogue” provides a portal to the past and allows the reader to explore a bygone world with their eyes, ears and stomach.
CULTURE / Books
Nov 15, 2024

The sentimental gastronomies of ‘Taiwan Travelogue’

Yang Shuang-zi’s layered tale of female companionship takes readers on an epicurean frolic through Taiwan's colonial era.
President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, is widely disliked by his former colleagues in Congress.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 15, 2024

Pressure mounts for release of Matt Gaetz congressional ethics report

Trump has raised the possibility of circumventing the Senate to install his personnel picks.
Lindsey Vonn poses with her World Cup trophies after the season finale in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, in March 2010.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 15, 2024

Lindsey Vonn coming out of retirement to rejoin U.S. Ski Team at age 40

Vonn, a three-time Olympic medalist and four-time overall World Cup champion, retired in 2019 after a bruising 18-year career during which she suffered several injuries.
The newly opened Nintendo Museum and upcoming Donkey Kong Country area of Universal Studios Japan are the latest examples of the gaming giant's efforts to expand beyond traditional consoles and handhelds.
LIFE / Digital
Nov 16, 2024

Why Nintendo is becoming a 'talent agency' for its beloved characters

Game and console sales account for over 90% of Nintendo's revenue, so exposure to characters could be "a trigger" to attract more people to consoles.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani walks through the dugout with his dog Decoy before a game against the Orioles at Dodger Stadium on Aug. 28.
BASEBALL
Nov 15, 2024

Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani among honorees at MLB awards show

Ohtani, the likely National League Most Valuable Player, received the Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award and the NL Hank Aaron Award.
Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu (left) and captain Wataru Endo speak during a news conference before the team's World Cup qualifier against Indonesia in Jakarta on Friday.
SOCCER
Nov 15, 2024

Liverpool's Wataru Endo praises Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu's flexibility

Endo dismissed concerns that his lack of playing time for Liverpool will have a negative impact on his influence for Japan.
A Ukrainian flag flies over the site of the former monument to Russian Empress Catherine the Great in Odesa, Ukraine.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2024

Ukraine’s post-colonial future

If the Ukrainians are truly fighting for us, it is because they are fighting the last battle against European imperialism.
A newly elected Donald Trump will encounter a changed Middle East where he will be forced to challenge Iran's influence and curb its nuclear ambitions — a path that is fraught with complications.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2024

Iran is much weaker than the last time it faced Trump

Today, Israel has crippled Hamas in Gaza, and in Lebanon, Hezbollah can still fire rockets, but Israel has decimated its leadership.
Japanese companies lack the agility needed for the digital transformation, a new report says.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 15, 2024

Japan ranked 31st in digital competitiveness, 92nd for English skills

In the 2024 EF English Proficiency Index, Japan was ranked 92nd, down from 87 the previous year. It was its worst showing yet.
Yoko Ono gestures as she unveils the "John Lennon: The New York City Years" exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex in New York in May 2009.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 16, 2024

Yoko Ono is rightful owner of John Lennon's stolen watch, says Swiss court

The Patek Philippe watch was a birthday gift to the former Beatle from Japanese artist Ono in 1980, just two months before his assassination in New York.
Japan's Eri Hozumi (left) and Shuko Aoyama talk during their doubles match against Italy's Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani during the Billie Jean Cup in Malaga, Spain, on Saturday.
TENNIS
Nov 17, 2024

Japan comes up short at Billie Jean King Cup as Italy reaches semifinals

Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani earned a decisive victory over Shuko Aoyama and Eri Hozumi.
Rafael Nadal practices in Malaga, Spain, on Saturday.
TENNIS
Nov 17, 2024

Rafael Nadal hoping to end career on high note with Davis Cup title

Carlos Alcaraz will be Spain's leading player, and his presence gives Nadal a real chance of retiring on a high note.
Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Nov. 13.
WORLD
Nov 17, 2024

Israel pummels south Beirut as Hezbollah targets Haifa area

Israel's military reported a "heavy rocket barrage" on Haifa and said a synagogue was hit, wounding two civilians.
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 18, 2024

For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action

Always trying to solve the problems of modern life, the perennial candidate refuses to bow to societal expectations of age.
A firefighter works to extinguish a fire at the site of an Israeli strike on Beirut's Mar Elias street, Lebanon, on Sunday.
WORLD
Nov 18, 2024

Israeli strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah's media relations head

Israel has rarely hit senior Hezbollah personnel who do not have clear military roles.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrives at the Government Palace in Lima during an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2024

Xi’s olive branch to Trump comes with warning on China red lines

The Chinese leader emphasized that the U.S. and China shouldn’t fight a "new Cold War,” and that conflict isn’t inevitable.
The likelihood of interest-rate hikes from the Bank of Japan and further cuts from the Federal Reserve will drive the yen's recovery to as far as ¥130 against the dollar, according to some strategists.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 18, 2024

Yen bulls lie in wait for U.S.-Japan yield gap to shrink next year

The likelihood of Bank of Japan interest-rate hikes and further Federal Reserve cuts will drive the yen's recovery, some say.
Masahide Endo, chief consultant at Daiwa Institute of Research noted that Alimentation Couche-Tard's bid for Seven & I Holdings had spawned a sense of crisis in other industries over sudden takeover proposals.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 18, 2024

Japanese companies increasingly targeted in foreign M&A bids

The total value of inbound acquisitions from overseas is up about 3.7 times year on year.
The Bluesky social network has soared to one of the top positions in social network downloads in app stores in the past week since the U.S. election. The company reported a recent gain of 700,000 new users joining the social media platform, an alternative to X.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 18, 2024

How Bluesky, alternative to X and Facebook, is handling explosive growth

Bluesky’s meteoric growth underscores its role as a decentralized alternative to traditional social networks, prioritizing user control and developer creativity.
A prototype vehicle equipped with a laser system to destroy drones is unveiled at the Ground Self Defense Force's Asaka training field in Saitama Prefecture on Nov. 9.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2024

Japan to test anti-drone laser system next year

The prototype vehicle is based on an existing large GSDF vehicle and is equipped with a high-power laser and a system to automatically detect and track targets.
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Nov 19, 2024

Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby

Up to 17 teams are slated to join this year’s Asian Japanese Rugby Cup tournament in Malaysia on Dec. 14.
The C-Lion1 submarine telecommunications cable being laid at the bottom of the Baltic Sea off the shore of Helsinki on Oct 12, 2015.
WORLD
Nov 19, 2024

Two undersea cables in Baltic Sea found to have been cut

The episode recalled other incidents in the same waterway that authorities have probed as potentially malicious, including damage to undersea cables last year.
Employees work at a production facility of Unwave, a Ukrainian company that produces drone signal jammers and radio electronic warfare equipment, at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Oct. 28.
WORLD
Nov 19, 2024

How 1,000 days of conflict fueled robot wars between Russia and Ukraine

Both countries are on track to make around 1.5 million drones this year.
A Palestinian man searches for clothes through the rubble of a house destroyed in the Israeli military offensive, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on Monday.
WORLD
Nov 19, 2024

Gazans rebuild homes from rubble as winter looms

Many are scrambling to prepare shelters with limited resources, anticipating the cold winter nights in the besieged territory.
A member of the U.S. National Guard patrols on top of shipping containers along the Rio Grande, in Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, on March 19.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 19, 2024

Surveillance technology could supercharge Trump's plans, rights groups say

Trump could use surveillance systems and artificial intelligence as part of his plans to carry out mass deportations and more.
Italy's Jasmine Paolini in action against Poland's Iga Swiatek in their Billie Jean King Cup semifinal match in Malaga, Spain, on Monday
TENNIS
Nov 19, 2024

Italy digs deep to beat Swiatek's Poland 2-1 and reach BJK Cup final

In Wednesday's final, Italy will face either Britain or Slovakia.
Prices will increase for about 60% of Sukiya menu items starting Nov. 22 due to a recent rise in the price of Japanese rice, the fast-food restaurant operator Zensho Holdings said in a statement Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 19, 2024

Sukiya operator Zensho sees shares rise ahead of beef-bowl meal price hike

Prices will increase for about 60% of Sukiya menu items starting Nov. 22 due to a recent rise in the price of Japanese rice, the company said Monday.
Australia rugby head coach Joe Schmidt ahead of his team's clash against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Nov 19, 2024

Australia not focusing on Grand Slam sweep after thrashing Wales

Sunday's result condemned Wales to a national record 11th consecutive test defeat.
Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves at the party's headquarters following announcement of Upper House election result projections in Tokyo early Monday.
‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya in Tokyo on Sunday night
Foreign residents closely follow Japan's election and party pledges
A police officer walks past posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates, as well as one showing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, outside the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points during Sunday’s election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Hitomi Obara, 2012 Olympic champion in wrestling, dies at 44
Hitomi Obara competes at the London Olympics in August 2012.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
In microbes we trust: Embracing the nature of fermented food
You don't need an oven to make Kenji Morimoto's easy and delicious Miso Sticky Toffee Crepe Cake.
Touring the Silk Road — without leaving Tokyo
One of the entrances to Pao Compound, a nine-story Silk Road-inspired complex in Tokyo's Higashinakano neighborhood

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
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