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Natsuki Kai, a high school student who attended last year's Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony as a student peace messenger, is interviewed in Hiroshima in September.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2025

One year after Hidankyo's Nobel Prize, student remains true to the cause

Natsuki Kai's great-grandparents were among those exposed to the U.S. atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
A Qantas Boeing 737-800 plane prepares to land next to a Qantas Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft preparing to take off at Sydney International Airport in September last year. The Australian airline said Sunday that data from 5.7 million customers stolen in a major cyberattack in July had been leaked online.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 12, 2025

Australian airline Qantas says millions of customers' data leaked online

Most of the data leaked was names, email addresses and frequent flyer details, the firm said.
Afghan citizens and their vehicles loaded with belongings idle in Chaman, Pakistan, as they head back to their country after Pakistan closed border crossings with Afghanistan on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 12, 2025

Pakistan-Afghan border crossings closed after heavy clashes

The neighboring countries have had frosty relations since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021.
Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District on Oct. 2. While Chinese markets will get their first chance to respond on Monday, any following of the U.S. selloff may be tempered by weekend signals from the White House that it’s open to a deal.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 13, 2025

China markets under threat from risk of renewed U.S. trade war

After Beijing unveiled curbs on the export of rare earths earlier in the week, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would put an additional 100% tariff on China from Nov. 1.
New export restrictions include large-scale lithium-ion batteries used for energy storage as well as cathode and anode materials and battery manufacturing machinery, all technologies where China has a robust global lead.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 13, 2025

China’s new weapon in U.S. trade talks: Batteries

New rules require battery companies to receive licenses from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce before exporting their goods, allowing Beijing to selectively weaponize exports.
The RRS Sir David Attenborough, moored in Harwich, eastern England, on Oct. 6 ahead of the ship's departure to undertake research in the Antarctic later in the month as part of British Antarctic Survey
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Oct 13, 2025

U.K. spearheads polar climate change research as U.S. draws back

Britain's RRS Sir David Attenborough will aid research on everything from "hunting underwater tsunamis" to tracking glacier melt and whale populations.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet during the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in November 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 13, 2025

U.K. ministers criticize Starmer’s China policy amid spying row

Several Cabinet ministers are concerned the prime minister has taken too generous an approach to Beijing and want him to commit to prioritizing national security.
Dodgers players react after the team defeated the Phillies in Game 4 of the NLDS during the 2025 MLB playoffs in Los Angeles on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 13, 2025

Dodgers have starting pitching on schedule for NLCS against Brewers

The Dodgers' four-man rotation of Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani and Tyler Glasnow is rested and ready, manager Dave Roberts said.
Jeeno Thitikul poses with the trophy after winning the Buick LPGA Shanghai golf tournament in Shanghai on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Oct 13, 2025

Jeeno Thitikul wins LPGA Shanghai after five-hole playoff

The world's top-ranked golfer, Thitikul has become a six-time LPGA Tour winner and the first two-time tournament winner of the season.
Paul Post, a retired Dutch systems specialist, looks at the war-time diaries of his father, who described working in the Netherlands' diamond bureau during the Nazi occupation, in Driehuis, Netherlands, on Oct. 6.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 13, 2025

How a quiet Dutch retiree helped uncover Nazi-stolen art in Argentina

The unlikely role of the man, who found his father's Nazi-era diaries, in the discovery of a stolen painting in Argentina showcases the complexities of finding Nazi-looted art.
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 13, 2025

A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be

Japanese diplomacy has landed in a precarious position following the exit of Komeito from the LDP-led ruling bloc as a spate of summits and meetings loom at the end of this month.
The tanker Boracay, part of Russia's "shadow fleet" suspected of involvement in drone flights over Denmark, is escorted by a French naval vessel on Oct. 1 off the coast of Saint-Nazaire, France.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2025

Putin is taking his hybrid warfare to the sea

Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to contest the Baltic, make no mistake.
The Bank of Japan in Tokyo. Turmoil in developed nations such as France and Japan underscores how politics is eclipsing central bank policy as a key market driver.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 13, 2025

The politics premium is punishing bonds from Paris to Tokyo

Investors are demanding fiscal consolidation, while anything resembling austerity can prove politically contentious and toxic at the ballot box.
Stuffed toys featuring Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot character of the Osaka Expo, line the shelves of a store at the expo site on Yumeshima island in the city of Osaka.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2025

Sales of Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku goods to continue through March

The sales period has been extended by over five months thanks to an unexpected surge in the popularity of Myaku-Myaku.
French President Emmanuel Macron and his coalition face declining approval ratings, a weak position in parliament and a growing political crisis as the government struggles to pass a budget.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 13, 2025

Macron appoints new French Cabinet in bid to quell crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron and his coalition face declining approval ratings, a weak position in parliament and a growing political crisis over the country's budget.
People holding up portraits of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza wait for their release at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv early on Monday.
WORLD
Oct 13, 2025

The 20 living hostages due for release from captivity in Gaza

The hostages expected to be released range from a lover of Japanese culture who dreamed of visiting one day to a young pianist who had been about to start music studies.
Commuters cross Westminster Bridge in London in 2024. The United Kingdom’s domestic security service has warned politicians and their staff that they are being targeted by spies from China, Russia and Iran.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 14, 2025

MI5 warns U.K. politicians of spying efforts by China, Russia and Iran

The warning comes weeks after a high-profile espionage case in which two men were accused of spying for China fell apart.
Palestinian militants on the day that hostages held in Gaza since the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack, are handed over in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Monday.
WORLD
Oct 14, 2025

Hamas carries out wave of Gaza killings, citing crime and security concerns

U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking on his way to the Middle East, suggested Hamas had been given a temporary green light to police Gaza.
Bridgestone CEO Shuichi Ishibashi says truck tire demand for new vehicles in the U.S. has fallen sharply since early August.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2025

Bridgestone CEO sees U.S. slowdown, cyberattack and tariffs hurting business

The challenges in North America are testing Bridgestone's ability to defend margins and sustain growth, a familiar refrain for Japan’s export-driven manufacturers.
Takahiro Kobayashi, the new CEO of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management, says the firm is aiming to become one of the top three managers of Japanese mutual funds.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2025

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust’s fund manager targets top-three ranking

The firm is shooting for the higher ranking by driving up two of its funds’ total assets to more than ¥1 trillion each.
Mourners and villagers carry the coffin of a Pakistani soldier in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 14, 2025

Why has the latest Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict erupted?

Late on Saturday, Taliban forces attacked Pakistani military posts along the length of the 2,600-kilometer border, with Pakistani forces later retaliating.
AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot with U.S. President Donald Trump during an announcement about lowering U.S. drug prices, at the White House in Washington on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2025

U.S. investments, and rhetoric, help AstraZeneca seal drug deal with Trump

Deal to lower drug costs for Americans and shield the drugmaker from import tariffs was the culmination of efforts stretching back to November last year, sources say.
Alleged victims of Myanmar's scam centers in the process of repatriation on Feb. 12. Fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2025

Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown — using Musk's Starlink

China, Thailand and Myanmar had pressured militias into vowing to "eradicate" the compounds in February, releasing around 7,000 people from a brutal call center-like system.
Masanori Aoki, 34, has been handed the death penalty for killing four people, including two police officers, in the city of Nakano, Nagano Prefecture, in 2023.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2025

Nagano court sentences man to death for quadruple murder

Presiding Judge Masashi Sakata said the crime “leaves no room for leniency, and deserves the highest level of condemnation.”
Young Nepalis register for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Kathmandu on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 14, 2025

After uprising, Nepal's Gen Z rush to register to vote

For many, it will be their first time participating in an election, and they see it as a chance to shape the future of their country of 30 million people.
Japan's national team poses for a group photo after beating Brazil at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Oct 14, 2025

Japan beats Brazil for first time in chaotic comeback win

In a match marked by defensive breakdowns on both sides, Samurai Blue was able to overturn a two-goal deficit and extend its home unbeaten streak to 21 games.
European allies are nearing an agreement to provide loans that would help the Ukraine purchase weapons, including from the U.S.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 15, 2025

U.K. and Canada to join EU plan to tap Russian assets for Ukraine

U.K. sanctions have frozen more than £25 billion of Russian assets, according to the latest Foreign Office data from March, while the EU holds around €200 billion.
Russian service members at a training ground in Russia last week
WORLD
Oct 15, 2025

Russia paves way for 2 million reservists to fight in Ukraine

Revising the mobilization law would give Moscow greater flexibility to ramp up the size of its military force in Ukraine.
A drone view of the mass grave site in the desert near the eastern Syrian town of Dhumair on Feb. 27
WORLD
Oct 15, 2025

Assad government secretly moved bodies from mass grave to cover up killings

The bodies were moved to cover up the Assad government’s crimes and help restore its image, witnesses with direct knowledge of the two-year effort said.
Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai (right) exchanges bottles containing sand with Shifa Zghoul Haddad, the Acting Commissioner General and government Representative for the Jordan Pavilion at the Osaka Expo, in Osaka on April 23.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2025

Local governments bank on Osaka Expo's success to draw in tourists

During the 184-day expo, prefectural governments engaged in promotional activities to attract tourists and publicize local culture through pavilions and events.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
China warns of military response if Japan intervenes in Taiwan contingency
Representatives from the Japan Innovation Party hand over a proposal to designate Xue Jian, the Chinese consul-general in Osaka, as persona no grata, to a staff of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.

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