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Japan-China relations are worsening as Beijing tries to punish Japan over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks, possibly strengthening support for her tougher China policy at home.
EDITORIALS
Nov 21, 2025

China’s pressure campaign against Japan is a mistake

China seeks to intimidate Japan and encourage it to distance itself from Taiwan. The Japanese government must not bend.
Pakistan's army chief, Asim Munir, oversees a field training exercise in May. The general has since been granted sweeping new powers that elevate him above civilian leaders and tighten the military’s grip on the state.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2025

Pakistan will regret letting the army back in

At no point did Pakistan’s democrats completely escape the shadow of the army — but institutionally and symbolically, the uniforms had begun to give way to the suits.
The United Nations Security Council votes Monday on a resolution supporting a Donald Trump–brokered Gaza peace plan.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2025

The United Nations legitimizes Trump’s Gaza peace plan

For the longer-term prospects for peace in the decades-old conflict, nevertheless, this signals deep troubles ahead.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Investors are worried that Japan may be spending beyond its means.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 22, 2025

Takaichi faces market tests from yen to stocks and bonds

Markets have lost their enthusiasm for Japan’s new prime minister, with about $127 billion wiped off the value of Tokyo-listed stocks over the past week.
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
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