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The United Nations Security Council during a meeting concerning a U.S. proposal for a U.N. mandate to establish an international stabilization force in Gaza, at U.N. headquarters in New York on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2025

U.N. Security Council votes for international force for Gaza

There were 13 votes in favor no vetoes, with Russia and China abstaining.
Child care space at the Yuarito Day private postnatal care facility, on Oct. 20 in Tokyo's Chuo Ward
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2025

Postnatal care shortages emerge in Japan as demand grows

Provided by midwives and trained caregivers, such services offer hands-on child care assistance or short-term newborn care so families can rest and recover.
Japan must act quickly to protect anime creators through stronger labor rights, transparency and fair compensation as AI threatens to exploit the industry’s creative work.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 18, 2025

Will artificial intelligence turn Japan’s ‘irreplaceable treasures’ into slop?

AI’s threat gives Japan a second chance to do right by the workers propping up the $21 billion industry.
Guests stand at the booth of Saudi artificial intelligence company Humain during the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh on Oct. 29.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 19, 2025

U.S. plans to approve sale of chips to Saudi AI venture Humain

Riyadh has needed Washington’s permission for such shipments since 2023.
Ambulances rush to the site of an Israeli drone attack that targeted the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Helweh near the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on Tuesday.
WORLD
Nov 19, 2025

Israeli strike kills 13 at Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

The recurring Israeli strikes on Lebanon have stoked fears the truce could collapse, which would threaten an already shaky ceasefire in Gaza.
Soldiers of the Somalia National Army walk near the front lines at Sabiid, one of the towns they have liberated from al-Qaida-linked militants al-Shabab, in Somalia's lower-Shabelle region on Nov. 11.
WORLD
Nov 19, 2025

In Somalia, a shaky front line barely holds back the 'dogs of war'

"The fight that we are doing, it's not confined and limited to Somalia. This is a global war," says Somalia's national security advisor, Awes Hagi Yusuf.
Chinese electric vehicles are parked at the Chancay megaport as Chinese automakers are gaining ground against traditional brands in the South American electric vehicle market, in Chancay, Peru on Nov. 13.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 19, 2025

Electric vehicle sales are booming in South America — without Tesla

Part of China's success has been partnering with trusted local importers to offer more affordable models tailored to regional tastes.
Angel City FC midfielder Hina Sugita controls the ball during the second half against Portland Thorns FC at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 19.
SOCCER
Nov 19, 2025

Hina Sugita agrees to 3-year extension with Angel City FC

"Hina is a world-class talent and exactly the caliber of player and person we want at our club," said Mark Parsons, Angel City's sporting director.
Chinese consulates in Japan and elsewhere regularly conduct gray-zone operations in the form of “pop-up” events at nondesignated diplomatic facilities.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 19, 2025

Beware China’s ‘gray-zone’ activities on Japanese soil

China’s wolf-warrior diplomacy and belligerent social media posts are not the only unsettling activity carried out by Chinese diplomats in Japan.
A growing bipartisan movement — backed by educators, researchers and parents — is pushing to ban smartphones in U.S. classrooms, citing evidence that doing so boosts learning, cuts bullying and helps students reconnect in real life.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2025

Want students to thrive? Lock up their phones.

A growing bipartisan push to ban smartphones in U.S. classrooms is showing early signs of boosting learning, cutting bullying and helping students reconnect in real life.
A sign reading, "Suspend the sales of all fish products imported from Japan" is displayed in an area home to Japanese restaurants in Beijing in August 2023. China will reimpose a ban on imports of Japanese seafood, media reports in Tokyo said Wednesday, as a diplomatic spat between the two countries deepens.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2025

China to reimpose ban on Japanese seafood imports amid row over Taiwan, reports say

China ratcheted up the pressure on Tokyo as a prolonged dispute with Beijing over the Japanese leader's remarks on Taiwan appeared inevitable.
Yoshinofuji (left) beats Onosato by <i>oshidashi</i> at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Nov 19, 2025

Onosato stumbles in quest for first perfect championship

It was a stunning upset given the manner in which the yokozuna had steamrolled the competition over the first nine days of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
Gaza City on Oct. 19. Israeli air strikes on Wednesday were the second deadliest wave of Israeli attacks in the territory since the U.S.-backed ceasefire took effect on Oct. 10.
WORLD
Nov 20, 2025

Israeli army strikes Gaza as tensions with Hamas still simmering

The strikes are the second deadliest wave of Israeli attacks in the territory since the U.S.-backed ceasefire took effect on Oct. 10.
Indigenous people attend a protest to call for climate justice and territorial protection during the U.N. Climate Change Conference, in Belem, Brazil, on Monday.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Nov 20, 2025

As COP30 discusses end of fossil fuels, are renewables ready?

Although renewable power is expanding fast, the world is not on track to triple clean energy by 2030, a target set at COP28 in Dubai two years ago.
McLaren driver Lando Norris celebrates after winning the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo on Nov. 9.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 20, 2025

Formula One title contenders brace for high-stakes battle in Las Vegas

McLaren has won 14 of 21 races so far, and Lando Norris is chasing his third win in a row.
A drone explodes during a Russian drone strike in Kyiv on Nov. 14.
WORLD / Society
Nov 20, 2025

Explosive weapons killed most children on record in 2024: NGO

Save the Children U.K. attributed the surge to conflicts taking place more and more in urban areas.
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 20, 2025

First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change

Diana Khor, who was an international student herself, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
A Japanese government panel has proposed making offshore wind projects eligible for long-term decarbonization power auctions.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 20, 2025

Japan plans to boost support for offshore wind as costs swell

The government expanding public support comes as the global offshore wind industry falters on high interest rates and expensive raw materials.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's crown prince, during the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Nov 20, 2025

Behind Trump defense of Saudi crown prince, a deeper U.S. shift on human rights

Trump's remarks threw into stark relief just how far his administration has shifted away from the traditional U.S. support for human rights globally.
Flags fly next to a logo of Nexperia at the facade of its factory in Dongguan, Guangdong province, China, on Nov. 7 amid a shortage of chips caused by a diplomatic standoff between China and Netherlands over the company.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 20, 2025

Netherlands returns control of Nexperia to Chinese owner

The move defuses a standoff with Beijing over the maker of “legacy” chips that had begun to hamper automotive production around the world.
Aya Ogawa, Japanese American playwright and performer based in New York, is bringing her award-winning “The Nosebleed” to Japan for the first time.
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 20, 2025

Theater beyond borders: Eriko Ogawa's tenure at the NNTT has a global vision

Over the last decade, Eriko Ogawa has worked to expand the international connections of the New National Theatre, Tokyo.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a news conference on Thursday.
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2025

Japan completes PAC-3 missile export to U.S.

The missiles, held by the Air Self-Defense Force, were exported under a contract signed in July last year at the request of the United States.
Beneficiaries wait in line to receive support following the exit of USAID, at a World Food Program distribution center in Dikwa, Borno State, Nigeria, in August.
WORLD
Nov 21, 2025

World’s richest nations are pulling back from global development efforts, study shows

The ranking comes as South Africa is gearing up to host leaders of the Group of 20 major economies this weekend.
A satellite image shows a deck cargo ship, loaded with vehicles, heading toward the beach near Jiesheng, Guangdong, China, in July.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 21, 2025

China's civilian shadow navy practices for invasion of Taiwan

An investigation reveals China is experimenting with techniques that could accelerate the landing of troops and equipment onto multiple Taiwanese beaches simultaneously.
German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil and China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng shake hands during a high-level meeting at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Monday.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 21, 2025

EU to toughen trade stance on China as Germany pivots

The European Commission will review its trade defense arsenal and decide if it must do more to deal with threats such as China’s squeeze on rare earths and a combative U.S.
A Sudanese woman walks past graves of people killed during clashes in Omdurman, Sudan on March 20.
WORLD
Nov 21, 2025

Scramble for Sudan's resources fuels brutal civil war

The conflict between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has escalated in recent weeks with the RSF's capture of the major city of El-Fasher in Darfur.
France center Emilien Gailleton (left) and flyhalf Romain Ntamack take part in a training session in Marcoussis, France, on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Nov 21, 2025

Rusty France face 'tired' Australia at end of torrid year

Joe Schmidt's Wallabies are one loss away from a first winless European tour since 1958 and a record 10th defeat of the year.
A public-inquiry report released Thursday delivered a blistering assessment of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s response to COVID-19.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 21, 2025

U.K.’s ‘chaotic’ response to COVID-19 led to more deaths, inquiry finds

A public inquiry concluded that former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s response, including a delay of lockdowns, resulted in about 23,000 more deaths.
U.K. gold bullion bars and coins are displayed at Baird & Co. in Hatton Garden in London.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2025

Two men suspected of smuggling 1 ton of gold into Japan from South Korea

Investigators believe the pair traveled 216 times between South Korea and Japan from 2023 to 2024, smuggling roughly 1 ton of gold worth about ¥10.8 billion.
The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2025

Niigata approves restart of world’s largest nuclear power plant

The resumption of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant’s No. 6 reactor would be a major development for Japan as it re-embraces nuclear power and reduces reliance on fossil fuels.
Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
Japan plans higher visa fees for foreign residents
Along with planned higher fees for foreign residents to stay, Japan is looking to raise the ¥3,000 single-entry visa fee for inbound tourists to Western standards in the next fiscal year.
Two men suspected of smuggling 1 ton of gold into Japan from South Korea
U.K. gold bullion bars and coins are displayed at Baird & Co. in Hatton Garden in London.
Takaichi rejects China's demand to retract Taiwan remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has rejected China's demands for her to retract her comments on Taiwan, saying Tokyo's stance on a major regional security crisis remains unchanged.
Japan set to lean on U.S., allies for support if China escalates
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, on Oct. 28.
Japan plans higher visa fees for foreign residents
Along with planned higher fees for foreign residents to stay, Japan is looking to raise the ¥3,000 single-entry visa fee for inbound tourists to Western standards in the next fiscal year.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japanese companies advised to change mindset about investment in Africa
Bernard Laurendeau, chief of Enkopa Lab Japan, in Tokyo last month
Munetaka Murakami headlines quartet looking to move to MLB via posting system
The Swallows' Munetaka Murakami has 246 career home runs in eight NPB seasons.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.

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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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Juzo Itami’s “Tampopo” was released Nov. 23, 1985, and though it wasn’t a hit at the time, it has gained a cult following in the years since.
Eat, slurp, love: 'Tampopo' turns 40
By Weiwen Lin

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