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At Kuro Mame, baristas customize the coffee according to the guest's preferences.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 29, 2025

Sip a bespoke coffee for ¥4,000 at Kuro Mame

Always wanted to have a barista customize your brew? Make a beeline for this premium cafe.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a news conference in Kyiv on Friday.
WORLD
Aug 30, 2025

Zelenskyy wants higher-level talks on security guarantees

The call came as European Union defense ministers pledged to train Kyiv's troops on Ukrainian soil in the event of a truce.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive for a signing ceremony during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Qingdao, China, in June 2018.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 30, 2025

China's Xi prepares meeting of SCO security bloc to rival U.S.-led world order

The Chinese leader is likely to focus on what’s ahead for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization at a time when Donald Trump upends U.S. alliances with the likes of India.
Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser Al-Rahawi attends an event in Sanaa in January.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2025

Yemen's Houthis say prime minister killed in Israeli strike

Israel has been striking Houthi targets for months in response to the rebels' attacks, which they say are in support of the Palestinians in Gaza.
Boxing gloves on the wall of a gym in Tokyo ahead of a training session by American star Floyd Mayweather in September 2022. Intense sparring, drastic weight loss and lax regulation have created a dangerous environment in Japanese boxing, officials say, as the sport in the country reels from the deaths of two fighters.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Aug 31, 2025

Attack and never give up: Inside Japan's deadly boxing scene

The twin tragedies sent shockwaves through Japanese boxing, with authorities scrambling to investigate and facing pressure to tighten safety.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greet one another at the start of a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington in February.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 31, 2025

The Nobel Prize and a testy phone call: How the Trump-Modi relationship unraveled

The fallout of a disputed between the two leaders risks pushing India closer to American adversaries in Beijing and Moscow.
Emergency kit product for pets developed by Irish Ohyama
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2025

Japan boosting disaster preparedness for pets

A ministry official said there is no law making it mandatory to accept pets into shelters.
Red croissants decorated with yellow stars are displayed at a bakery shop in Hanoi on Sunday. Decades after independence, French cultural influence remains strong in Vietnam.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 1, 2025

Baguette? No, banh mi: Vietnam celebrates independence from French rule.

Vietnam declared independence 80 years ago, but French cultural influence remains in architecture, language and especially food.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the missile production process at a newly opened major military manufacturing facility at an undisclosed location in the country on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2025

Kim shows off missile production site ahead of visit to China for military parade

The North Korean leader inspected a major new missile factory, saying that his country’s five-year plan to boost production had been achieved.
A portable gas stove in flames after using an old gas canister
JAPAN / Society
Sep 1, 2025

Be careful with gas canisters and portable generators, safety watchdog warns

While they are useful especially in times of disasters, their misuse or mishandling have led to many accidents, some even causing deaths, between 2020 and 2024.
Southern bluefin tuna at Shimizu Port in Shizuoka Prefecture
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2025

'Antarctic tuna' rebrand weighed for southern bluefin

Southern bluefin is regarded as the second highest-quality tuna, after Pacific bluefin, but is not well known among consumers.
Eric Trump, a son of U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks at the Bitcoin Asia conference in Hong Kong on Friday. He attended an extraordinary shareholders meeting of Metaplanet in Tokyo on Monday as the firm's adviser.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 2, 2025

Eric Trump takes stage in Japan as bitcoin firm Metaplanet votes on capital plan

The relationship between the Japanese bitcoin firm and U.S. President Donald Trump's son comes as the Trump family expands its crypto ventures internationally.
Stefanie Drews, CEO of Amova Asset Management, speaks at an event in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 2, 2025

‘Nikko’ cut from new name of $260 billion Japanese fund manager

Nikko Asset Management is changing its name to Amova Asset Management.
The Indian national flag is projected onto a balloon during the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi on Oct, 14, 2010.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 2, 2025

2030 Commonwealth Games to be held in India or Nigeria

Canada, which hosted the first Commonwealth Games in 1930 in Hamilton, was expected to be in the running but did not bid.
Members of the Indian delegation, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi (third from left), attend a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin, China, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 2, 2025

Indian delegation to Shanghai summit will give China's parade a miss

Indian government sources say India regards the military parade as an event marking China's victory over Japan in World War II, and that it has no intention of hurting Tokyo.
A TV screen shows Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto arriving in China for a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 3, 2025

Prabowo jets to meet Xi in China after deadly Indonesia protests

The pivot to global diplomacy shows the Indonesian leader is confidant the situation in his country has been defused.
Sayaka Togitani's daughter Hinami was delivered via emergency cesarean section but suffered fetal hypoxia, which left her with a severe disability.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 3, 2025

Family calls for daughter born after car accident to be recognized as a victim

The family of a pregnant woman who died after being hit by a car wants the daughter, born afterward with a severe disability, to be deemed a victim.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping after a group photograph before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 3, 2025

Hot mic catches Xi and Putin talking about organ transplants and immortality

The Chinese and Russian leaders, both 72, spoke of technology that could help humans live up to 150 years.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2025

As Trump chills U.S.-India ties, Modi warms to China and Russia

Relations souring with India comes even as U.S. adversaries China, Russia and North Korea have tightened their ties, despite Washington's desire to reset relations with them.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi speaks during an interview in Vienna on Wednesday.
WORLD
Sep 4, 2025

U.N. nuclear chief presses Iran to strike deal on inspections soon

"It would be really good if we could have this agreed before next week," International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said in an interview.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends the India-Japan Economic Forum in Tokyo on Friday, Aug. 29
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 4, 2025

Darkest hour for Ishiba amid pressure to quit and executive resignations

An offer by the secretary-general to resign after the party’s poor performance in a recent election has prompted Ishiba's LDP leadership team to call time on the administration.
The new Prelude model released by Honda, on Thursday in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 5, 2025

Honda to revive Prelude sports car after 24 years

The major Japanese automaker targets annual domestic sales of 3,500 units for the new Prelude, a hybrid coupe.
A <i>shunga</i> work by Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825) is on display at an exhibition of erotic Japanese art in the Kabukicho red-light entertainment area in the Shinjuku district of central Tokyo.
CULTURE / Art
Sep 8, 2025

Traditional Japanese erotic art exhibition puts female pleasure in focus

An erotic form of ukiyo-e, shunga is often dismissed as mere pornography. An exhibition in Kabukicho aims to highlight its artistry.
China’s massive parade in Beijing on Wednesday showcased military power, historical revisionism and calls for a new world order, signaling Xi Jinping’s ambition to elevate China’s global leadership.
EDITORIALS
Sep 5, 2025

China looks to the past to signal its future

At last weekend’s SCO summit, Xi urged members to oppose hegemonism and embrace true multilateralism.
Elon Musk attends the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory in Gruenheide, Germany, in March 2022.
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2025

Tesla offers unprecedented $1 trillion pay package to Musk

The long-awaited proposal, designed to incentivize Musk to lead Tesla for years to come, sets a series of ambitious benchmarks he must meet to earn the full payout.
Trump National Doral in Doral, Florida, near Miami. The Group of 20 summit, a major diplomatic event that includes rich and developing nations, will be held at the Doral resort in 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump announced.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 6, 2025

Trump announces he’ll host 2026 G20 summit at his Doral resort

The U.S. will also streamline the summit to trim what had become a ballooning attendance list in recent years, officials said.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with the high military command in Caracas on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 6, 2025

Trump plays down regime change in Venezuela as U.S. deploys stealth fighter jets

The Trump administration has ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 fighter jets to a Puerto Rico airfield to conduct operations against drug cartels.
Jannik Sinner pumps his fist during his semifinal win over Felix Auger-Aliassime at the U.S. Open in New York on Friday.
TENNIS
Sep 6, 2025

Sinner downs Auger-Aliassime to set up blockbuster U.S. Open final with Alcaraz

Shortly after Alcaraz wove his magic to dismantle Novak Djokovic, Sinner prevailed in four sets to ensure a third successive major final with the Spaniard.
NASA says its satellite imagery shows the Earth is becoming drier — at least the parts where most people live.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2025

The Earth is drying out and we need to act urgently

Measurements from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment satellites suggest the continents have been losing fresh water at an alarming rate since 2002.
Princess Aiko (center) attends the 10th national conference on disaster management held in the city of Niigata on Sunday.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2025

In imperial family first, Princess Aiko attends disaster-related conference

Princess Aiko joined two sessions, both of which were related to the January 2024 major earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula.

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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight