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The Justice Ministry in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. Takahiro Shiraishi, who was sentenced to death in 2020 for killing nine people in the space of two months, was executed on Friday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2025

Japan executes ‘Twitter killer’ in first hanging since 2022

Takahiro Shiraishi was on death row for killing nine people he met on social media in 2017.
Russian President Vladimir Putin in Minsk, Belarus, on Thursday. The lack of a common understanding between U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte about Putin's goals is seen complicating future diplomatic plans to wind down the war in Ukraine.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 27, 2025

Following NATO summit, Trump and Europe still at odds over Putin's ambitions

The NATO summit highlighted the widening gap between how the U.S. and Europe see the military ambitions of Russia, the bloc's main foil.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, speak during a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on Thursday.
WORLD
Jun 27, 2025

No known intel that Iran moved uranium, says U.S. defense chief in fiery presser

Experts have cautioned that Iran likely moved its stockpile of near weapons-grade highly enriched nuclear material before the strikes, and could be hiding it.
Visitors at Shibuya Station, one of the busiest railway stations in the world. Tokyo ranks second only to London and above Paris, which landed third on online travel booking site Kayak’s list of most popular destinations this summer.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 27, 2025

U.S. trips to Japan surpass Paris for hot summer vacation destinations

A multiday stay in Japan has become much more affordable for those in the U.S. thanks to lower airfares and a favorable foreign exchange market.
Masaru Sato says the ossuary at Matsuoka Hoyoen must be preserved even after residents are gone from the sanatorium.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Jul 7, 2025

Former Hansen’s disease patients shed light on history of discrimination

Although the prejudice against Hansen's disease patients brought on by past segregation policy persist, the memories of their hardships are now fading.
People demonstrate against Immigration and Customs Enforcement immigration raids and the Los Angeles Dodgers for not offering more support, in Los Angeles on June 21.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2025

Marine veteran decries father's detention in immigration raid in U.S.

"These are not the standards of the United States government," U.S. Marine veteran Alejandro Barranco said of his father's detention.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant who lived in the U.S. legally with a work permit and was erroneously deported to El Salvador, is seen wearing a Chicago Bulls hat, in this image obtained on April 9.
WORLD
Jun 27, 2025

Trump administration will put Abrego on trial before deporting him again

The case of Kilmar Abrego has become a flashpoint over U.S. President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration agenda.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani joined Yankees slugger Aaron Judge as being the first two players to earn nods for next month’s All-Star Game in Atlanta.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 27, 2025

Shohei Ohtani selected for All-Star Game after leading fan vote in NL

The Yankees' Aaron Judge led all MLB players in the voting and earned a starting spot in the American League.
Toyota’s global sales that include subsidiaries Daihatsu and Hino reached 955,532 vehicles last month, up 8% from a year earlier.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 27, 2025

Toyota sales hit third monthly record on Japan and U.S. demand

Toyota’s global sales — including subsidiaries Daihatsu and Hino — rose 8% from a year earlier to reach 955,532 vehicles in May.
Maria Seiren, known for winning the first-ever “Japan’s Got Talent” with her opera voice, has also been training in traditional noh theater, creating productions that combine opera, noh and even pop music.
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 28, 2025

Diva of dualities: Maria Seiren sings opera and noh in both a female and male voice

The first-ever winner of talent show competition “Japan’s Got Talent” is having a stacked year with two noh and opera productions and her 10th anniversary album release.
"We have access to cutting-edge wafers, and our ability to provide cutting-edge process technology will become overwhelmingly faster than Chinese makers,” said Tokyo Electron CEO Toshiki Kawai.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 27, 2025

Tokyo Electron shrugs off fears of Chinese rivals catching up

Technology at the company is advancing faster than its Chinese rivals’ due in part to close collaboration with contract chipmakers.
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that terror victims can sue the Palestinian Authority and PLO in American courts, a decision likely to impact future cases and the law.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2025

Foreign terror has a price in U.S. courts

The lower courts dismissed the cases on the ground that they lacked jurisdiction over the defendants. The U.S. Supreme Court disagreed.
Government-stockpiled rice aiming at resolving persisting price rises displayed at a supermarket in Tokyo on May 31
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2025

Japan private-sector rice imports soar in May

Restaurants and consumers are increasingly turning to U.S. brands in search of cheaper prices.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump arrive for a family photo during the Group of Seven leaders' summit at the Kananaskis Country Golf Course in Kananaskis, Alberta, on June 16.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 28, 2025

Trump halts trade talks with Canada, shattering optimism over tariff deals

The move came just hours after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent struck an upbeat tone on trade, saying deals could be reached by Sept. 1.
U.S. President Donald Trump has lauded as a major victory a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a case involving birthright citizenship that curbs the ability of judges to impede his policies nationwide.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 28, 2025

U.S. top court in birthright case limits judges' power to block Trump policies

Federal judges have taken steps including issuing numerous nationwide orders impeding Trump's aggressive use of executive action to advance his agenda.
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine arrives for a classified briefing about the American strikes on Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 28, 2025

U.S. Senate rejects bid to curb Trump's Iran war powers

The Senate vote was 53 to 47 against a war powers resolution that would have required congressional approval for more hostilities against Iran.
Hamas militants carry grenade launchers at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between the two sides, in the central Gaza Strip, in February.
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 28, 2025

Battling to survive, Hamas faces defiant clans and doubts over Iran

Hamas fighters are operating autonomously under orders to hold out as long as possible but the Islamist group is struggling to maintain its grip.
President of Aix Marseille University Eric Berton (right) takes part in a news conference to welcome American scientists to the "Safe Place for Science" program at the Marseille Astrophysics Laboratory in Marseille, southeastern France, on Thursday.
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jun 28, 2025

'Science refugees': French university welcomes first U.S. researchers

The University of Aix-Marseille welcomed the scholars on Thursday, following the March launch of its "Safe Place for Science" initiative.
Olivier Nduhungirehe, Rwanda's foreign minister (left), U.S. Vice President JD Vance, President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, Democratic Republic of the Congo foreign minister, at the White House in Washington on Friday
WORLD / Politics
Jun 28, 2025

Rwanda and Congo sign peace deal in U.S. after rebel sweep

The two countries pledged to pull back support for guerrillas while U.S. President Donald Trump boasted of securing mineral wealth.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 28, 2025

They voted for Trump. Most still back him — but not on everything

A group of 20 Trump voters were asked to share their thoughts on the president's performance so far. The results were a mixed bag.
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has made it a priority to contest court orders that block policies on a nationwide, or universal, basis.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 28, 2025

Trump’s court win opens a path to clear hurdles to his agenda

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has made it a priority to contest court orders that block policies on a nationwide, or universal, basis.
International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane speaks in Tokyo in July 2023.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 28, 2025

ICC President Tomoko Akane criticizes U.S. sanctions

"The sanctions have had impacts on third countries, and they violate international law," Akane told Japanese media outlets online Friday.
This satellite image taken on June 19 shows damage at the Iranian nuclear facility at Arak in central Iran after an Israeli strike.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2025

An Iranian nuclear weapon just became more likely

The U.S. and Israel are likely to learn this the hard way when Iran abandons all doubts about pursuing nuclear breakout.
Japan’s flagship H2A rocket lifts off for the final time early Sunday from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 29, 2025

Japan’s H2A rocket retired after successful final launch

The rocket’s 50th and final mission carried the GOSAT-GW, a government-developed hybrid environmental observation satellite.
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi attends a news conference in Vienna on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jun 29, 2025

Iran could again enrich uranium 'in matter of months,' IAEA chief says

One key question is whether Iran was able to relocate some or all of its estimated 408.6-kilogram (900-pound) stockpile of highly enriched uranium before the attacks.
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the entrance of the White House in Washington in April.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 29, 2025

Trump says 'not going to stand' for Netanyahu's continued prosecution

An Israeli court has rejected Netanyahu's request to postpone testimony in his corruption trial, citing inadequate justification to delay the proceeding.
The U.S. Capitol in Washington on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 29, 2025

Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill clears first U.S. Senate hurdle

The Senate voted Saturday to begin debate on the legislation just hours after party leaders unveiled the latest version of the massive tax and spending package.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Group of Seven summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, on June 16.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2025

Canada's middle power myths give way to harsh realities

The goal is not to become America’s 51st state but to make such absorption unthinkable because Canada provides more value as a sovereign partner.
Kazuhiro Asano (center left) receives a commemorative gift with his family as the 10 millionth visitor to the Osaka Expo on Sunday.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2025

Osaka Expo visitors top 10 million

"The number of customers is increasing more and more, at a faster pace than we thought," Secretary-General Hiroyuki Ishige said during the event in the Expo venue.
U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte attend the opening of the NATO leaders summit in The Hague on June 25.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2025

NATO’s Donald Trump dilemma

NATO's fate — and the future of global stability — will hinge on whether European leaders push back.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Japan team finds ancient ocean full of squids
The ancient ocean was full of squids, whose population exceeded that of fish or ammonites, a Japanese research team mainly from Hokkaido University has found through a new method using technology.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
Japan launches government body to address concerns over foreign nationals
The new administrative body would serve as a cross-agency "control tower" to respond to issues such as crime and overtourism involving foreign nationals, according to the government.
Japan's Emperor Emeritus admitted to hospital to begin new heart treatment
Emperor Emeritus Akihito is accompanied by Empress Emerita Michiko as he travels to the University of Tokyo Hospital on Monday.
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.
Tokyo stocks hit by a perfect storm of tariffs, politics and budget worries
Tokyo stocks are underperforming shares in other large markets globally.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Tokyobike founder believes in taking in sights of dynamic cities slowly
Ichiro Kanai, founder and president of Tokyobike, is developing a niche but a new customer base who want to cycle as part of a lifestyle.
Music idol and anime fandom merch is big business
Businesses who cater to fandoms gathered at Tokyo Lifestyle Week for the second annual Oshikatsu — Merch Collection Expo, a trade show devoted to fandom goods.

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