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Labor union members hold placards on the day of a rally in support of federal workers during a rush hour protest outside the L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station in Washington on March 24.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2025

U.S. government faces brain drain as 154,000 federal workers exit this week

The loss of expertise is making it harder for many agencies to carry out their work and serve the American public.
Ryosuke Takashima, mayor of Ashiya in Hyogo Prefecture
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2025

Youngest-ever Japan mayor among Time's 100 most influential emerging people

"In Japan, a country shaped by its gerontocratic politics, Ryosuke Takashima is breaking the mold," the magazine said.
Harvard University had signaled last month that they were open to investing roughly $500 million in workforce programs as part of a deal with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
WORLD
Oct 1, 2025

Trump says U.S. close to finalizing $500 million Harvard deal

Harvard and the administration have been locked in a monthslong standoff over billions of dollars of federal funding to the Ivy League institution.
Lynx forward Napheesa Collier looks on against the Golden State Valkyries during Game 1 of the first round of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs at Target Center in Minneapolis on Sept. 14.
BASKETBALL
Oct 1, 2025

Lynx star Napheesa Collier rips WNBA: 'worst leadership in world'

Collier criticized the league office for what she perceives as a "lack of accountability."
Thorns midfielder Hina Sugita (right) controls a pass during the second half against Chicago Stars FC defender Natalia Kuikka at Providence Park in Portland on June 21.
SOCCER
Oct 1, 2025

Thorns trade midfielder Hina Sugita to Angel City

Sugita is an experienced member of the Japanese national team who played in the 2019 and 2023 FIFA Women's World Cups.
The Pokemon mascot Pikachu wearing a Chicago Cubs jersey attends the Tokyo Series at Tokyo Dome in March. As the world rediscovers Japan, it’s learning that many preconceptions no longer apply.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 1, 2025

Is Japan finally back? That’s the wrong question.

Almost three decades after prices first fell into negative territory, they’ve now risen every month for the past four years.
A supporter of the far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy party reacts during a demonstration against the Czech government in Prague on Sept. 27. Across Europe, far-right parties have made gains in recent years as the war in Ukraine and economic downturn worries voters.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2025

From Prague to Budapest, frustrated voters dwell on migration and Ukraine war

Ahead of the Czech election, voters in European Union member states Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia voiced their opinions.
Ukrainian soldiers walk past a damaged apartment building, amid Russia's war against Ukraine, in the front-line city of Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on Sept. 10.
WORLD
Oct 1, 2025

Ukraine's front-line cities filled with dread and defiance

Thousands of unmanned aerial vehicles hover above more than 1,000 kilometers of front lines in Ukraine's east and south at any one time.
The total length of Japan's expressways in service stood at 10,328 kilometers as of the end of March 2025.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2025

20 years after privatization, free expressways still 90 years away

The privatization was a key policy of then-Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
Destruction in Gaza City, in the Gaza Strip, on Monday. Israel has been seeking to destroy Hamas for almost two years, devastating Gaza in the process.
WORLD
Oct 2, 2025

Hamas pressed by Arab and Muslim states to accept Trump’s Gaza plan

The leaders apparently see Israel’s campaign in Gaza and the assertion of military hegemony over the Middle East as a threat to their own national security.
A drone view shows the Turtmann glacier on a warm summer day, amid climate change, in Turtmann, Switzerland, on Sept. 3.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Oct 2, 2025

Swiss glaciers hit by light snowfall and heat wave, scientists say

Swiss glaciers below 3,000 meters above sea level suffered in particular this year.
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani delivers a speech at the 10th anniversary ceremony of the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency on Wednesday at the Defense Ministry.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2025

10 years on, Japan's defense equipment agency playing greater role

While boosting its defense cooperation with like-minded countries, Japan has a lot to do to enhance defense equipment production amid an increasingly severe security environment.
A group of ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza are shown moored at the small island of Koufonisi, south of the island of Crete, on Sept. 26
WORLD / Society
Oct 2, 2025

Israeli military intercepts several Gaza-bound aid boats in international waters

The Global Sumud Flotilla, transporting medicine and food to Gaza, consists of more than 40 civilian boats with about 500 parliamentarians, lawyers and activists.
Isuzu Chairman Masanori Katayama (third from left) and South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (center) attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the firm's vehicle plant in South Carolina on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 2, 2025

Isuzu to build first independent U.S. plant

The Japanese commercial vehicle maker aims to ease the impact of high U.S. tariffs by expanding local production.
"My children cried all night from hunger. I boiled grass and gave it to them just to keep them quiet," said Ajib Bahar, 38, from a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 2, 2025

Myanmar's war-torn Rakhine state grappling with hunger crisis, aid groups say

More than 100,000 children are suffering from acute malnutrition, with less than 2% able to access treatment, according to data provided by aid workers.
A 38-year-old man in Aichi Prefecture has been arrested for allegedly fraudulently receiving refunds from a food delivery service by falsely claiming his orders never arrived.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 2, 2025

Nagoya man suspected of placing 1,095 fraudulent food delivery orders

The 38-year-old is alleged to have signed up and then canceled membership for the Demae-can service repeatedly, making false claims to avoid payments totaling about ¥3.7 million.
People react near where an attack took place in which a car was driven at pedestrians and stabbings were reported near Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall in north Manchester, Britain, on Thursday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 3, 2025

Two dead in attack at U.K. synagogue on Yom Kippur, with suspect shot dead

The suspect, who was wearing what appeared to be a vest with an explosive device, was shot dead at the scene by armed officers.
Lawyers representing three former followers of the Unification Church speak during a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday after the followers reached settlements with the group to refund the donations they made.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 3, 2025

Unification Church reaches first settlements on donation refunds

Three women in Hokkaido are believed to have lost about ¥70 million in total through purchases of seals and pots in addition to donations.
A woman collects flour from the ground as Palestinians receive aid supplies from the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the central Gaza Strip in August.
WORLD
Oct 3, 2025

Aid after Gaza: What is the future of the humanitarian system?

"What's happening in Gaza sets an incredibly dangerous precedent for humanitarian crises globally," said Save the Children's global policy lead.
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya (center) with other parliament members from the party
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 3, 2025

What’s driving the far-right voters who shook Japanese politics

Sanseito’s slogan is "Japanese First,” and it campaigned on a mix of tax cutting, vaccine skepticism and restrictions on immigration and foreign investment.
Fatimata Madou shows a photo of Mohamat, her 9-month-old child who died of malaria.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 3, 2025

Babies' deaths in Cameroon show how U.S. aid cuts curtail malaria fight

Upon taking office in January, U.S. President Donald Trump paused all foreign aid, including the President's Malaria Initiative, launched in 2005 by George W. Bush.
Kabuki has been trying for years to attract a new generation of fans. One way to do this has been to adapt manga and anime franchises, such as “Naruto,” for the stage. 
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 3, 2025

The summer kabuki came roaring back

A hit film and shifting demographics are drawing new audiences to kabuki, sparking hopes for a revitalized future.
Broncos head coach Sean Payton calls plays during his team's game against the Bengals in Denver on Monday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 3, 2025

Broncos coach Sean Payton set for duel with Eagles defensive mastermind Vic Fangio

The Broncos will face the unbeaten Eagles on Sunday.
Flu season began earlier than usual this year, with Okinawa Prefecture reporting the largest number of cases per hospital in the week up to Sunday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 3, 2025

Japan enters its second-earliest flu season in 20 years

Okinawa had the most cases on average by prefecture, at 8.98 patients per medical institution, followed by 1.96 for Tokyo, 1.68 for Kagoshima, and Fukuoka with 1.55.
Members of a forensic team work outside a Manchester synagogue on Friday where multiple people were killed a day earlier.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 3, 2025

U.K. police may have accidentally shot dead victim in synagogue attack

The attacker, whom armed officers shot dead at the scene, was not carrying a firearm, though one of those killed suffered a gunshot wound.
Takaichi poised to become Japan's first female PM after winning LDP poll
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a news conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Saturday.
A Japanese ski resort town is roiled by a debate over immigration
A Swedish snowboard instructor works at the Niseko ski resort area on Hokkaido, in Kutchan, in December 2022
Tokyo's newest stationery store sells 'a slower, more human rhythm'
Plotter's signature customizable leather binder is just one of many products contributing to the ongoing boom in the popularity of Japanese stationery.
One dead, one missing in Japan after bear attack
A bear warning sign. 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.
Japan’s jobless rate edges up to highest in over a year
August’s unemployment figures showed a slight tempering of Japan's job market, but the data still points to overall firmness amid an ongoing labor shortage.
The summer kabuki came roaring back
Kabuki has been trying for years to attract a new generation of fans. One way to do this has been to adapt manga and anime franchises, such as “Naruto,” for the stage. 
Tea ceremony experts see matcha boom as a big opportunity
Atsuko Mori, founder and director of Kyoto-based tea salon Camellia Tea Ceremony, prepares matcha during a tea ceremony in Kyoto.
Japan's far-right party courts Trump allies and vows not to get 'wacky'
Sanseito party leader Sohei Kamiya speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 25.
How Ohtani has boosted Japan's soft power and made LA even more baseball-obsessed
Fans at Dodger Stadium pose in front of a mural highlighting the Dodgers' Japanese stars from past and present during a game earlier this year.
Japan faces fresh energy challenge as it seeks to expand power-hungry data centers
Data storage tapes at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center facility in Berkeley, California. Data centers consume massive amounts of electricity and water, and that will only rise as generative artificial intelligence takes off in earnest.

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