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U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier during a visit to the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 29, 2025

Takaichi buys time and builds trust with ‘near-perfect’ Trump summit

Experts called the PM’s meeting with the U.S. president an “overwhelming success,” especially considering the tumult and uncertainty in bilateral relations over the past year.
A boy sits amid the rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike in Nuseirat, in the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Oct 30, 2025

Israeli army says ceasefire in Gaza resumed after strikes

The flare-up in hostilities on Tuesday was one of the worst since Israel and Hamas signed a truce in mid-October.
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump riot in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 30, 2025

U.S. prosecutors suspended after calling Jan. 6 defendants 'mob of rioters,' sources say

The decision marks the latest in a string of personnel actions targeting Justice Department employees who worked on criminal or civil cases that Trump and his supporters disfavor.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during an event in Washington on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 30, 2025

Nvidia becomes first $5 trillion firm as AI rally picks up steam

Nvidia has become the most-important stock in a bull market that’s been driven by optimism for AI to revolutionize the global economy.
Satoru Tezuka, chair of the Personal Information Protection Commission, advocates revising the personal information protection law as part of an effort to balance stronger enforcement with greater flexibility for data utilization.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 30, 2025

Japan weighs fines to strengthen personal data protection

Under the current framework, there is no mechanism to claw back profits obtained through illegal data practices, allowing malicious operators to retain their illicit gains.
Toyota Motor CEO Koji Sato speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2025

Toyota doesn’t plan better offer in privatization deal, CEO says

CEO Koji Sato said Toyota Motor has no plans to sweeten a deal involving a proposed ¥4.7 trillion buyout of Toyota Industries.
Rob Jetten, leader of the progressive Democrats 66 party, addresses supporters in Leiden, Netherlands, on Wednesday. His party is on track to win this week's parliamentary election.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 30, 2025

Dutch far-right party falls in election as centrists set to win

The result would put D66 leader Rob Jetten in a position to form a coalition government and potentially become the country’s next prime minister.
After its July release, “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle,” an animated feature adapted directly from a TV arc, became the highest-grossing Japanese film ever.
CULTURE / Film
Oct 31, 2025

Anime isn’t competing with Hollywood — it’s beating it

Once a niche passion, anime has become a global obsession. “Demon Slayer” lit the fuse. “Chainsaw Man” just proved it’s unstoppable.
Federal employees line up before collecting food from a Capital Area Food Bank distribution center as the U.S. government shutdown continues in Hyattsville, Maryland, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 30, 2025

Millions set to lose food aid amid U.S. government shutdown standoff

There has been no sign of movement in the weekslong stalemate, with funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, set to lapse Saturday.
Marco Andretti climbs from his car after crashing during the 109th Running of the Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 25.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Oct 30, 2025

Marco Andretti retires from racing, ending run at Indy 500

His retirement means next year's Indianapolis 500 will not have an Andretti behind the wheel for the first time since 2005.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman announces a zero-carbon city called “The Line” to be built at NEOM, a futuristic city in the desert by the Red Sea, in northwestern Saudi Arabia, in 2021.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 30, 2025

Saudi Arabia plans to refocus $925B fund after gigaproject delays, source says

Analysts have said many of the gigaprojects have not yet yielded sufficient returns to justify their lofty price tags, as several remain far from completion.
SoftBank pitcher Ryosuke Otsu is greeted by teammates at the bench in the fifth inning of Game 4 of the Japan Series at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 30, 2025

SoftBank pitcher's Japan Series hit may be one of the last ever

Next year’s Japan Series will mark the final time a pitcher, at least according to the rules, will have to bat in an NPB game.
U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday. Whether Takaichi can follow through on her promises will determine whether her relationship with Trump truly ushers in a new era for Japan-U.S. relations.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 30, 2025

Takaichi earns kudos for following Trump ‘manual’

The Takaichi administration’s diplomacy toward Washington will face many trials in the months and years to come.
People fleeing sectarian violence in Syria cross a river into northern Lebanon near the town of Masoudiyeh on March 12.
WORLD / Society
Oct 30, 2025

Syria’s rocky transition brings new waves of displacement

Between December 2024 and July 2025, more than 430,000 people in Syria were newly displaced, according to the United Nations.
Despite the advance of synthetic alternatives and declines in the available workforce, some textile workers still see the potential of traditional persimmon dyeing.
LIFE / Style & Design
Nov 1, 2025

Sun-dried and sustainable, Japan’s persimmon dye lives on

Thanks to Japan's largest freshwater lake, Shiga Prefecture has long thrived as a production center of persimmon tannin dyeing.
A law enforcement officer holds a firearm as residents of the Alemao and Penha favela complexes demonstrate outside the government palace, the day after a deadly police operation against drug trafficking at the favela do Penha, in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2025

Families cluster at Rio morgue looking for answers after deadly police raids

Authorities said at least 121 people, including the officers, died in the Tuesday raids targeting a gang that controls the drug trade in several poor neighborhoods.
Politically themed Halloween decorations labeled "empathy," "tolerance," and "compromise & cooperation" at the home of Donna Breslin in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2025

Washington's Halloween displays show scariest thing for Democrats is Trump

The White House is also using Halloween to mock opponents, posting images online of Trump with the words, "Not included — crown,” possibly to make light of the "No Kings” protests.
Vehicles drive through a flooded road after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, in Black River, Jamaica, on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2025

‘Never been this bad’: Jamaica surveys ruins in hurricane's wake

Footage of the area shows felled trees, smashed cars, downed power lines and ruined homes as Jamaica's southwestern coastal communities faced a long haul picking up the pieces.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (right) and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara on Thursday. Erdogan criticized Germany over what he said was its ignorance of Israel’s “genocide” and attacks in the Gaza Strip at the news conference.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2025

Turkey's Erdogan to Merz: Does Germany not see Israeli ‘genocide’ in Gaza?

The Turkish president criticized Germany over what he said was its ignorance at a joint news conference with the German chancellor.
Red Cross transports the body of a deceased Israeli hostage as part of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2025

Hamas hands over bodies of two Israeli hostages

The bodies of hostages Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch were returned to Israel for burial after an identification process was completed.
"This (fishing) is the only thing we have to ... make a dollar," fisherman Rakesh Ramdass said, adding that he was afraid of getting caught between the U.S and Venezuela but is left without an alternative.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2025

Caught between Venezuela and U.S., Trinidad fishermen fear the sea

Between Venezuelan military preparations in response to U.S. "provocation" and Trinidad-backed American strikes on alleged drug boats, fishermen are keeping a low profile.
King Charles III's younger brother Andrew, who is to be stripped of his royal titles and ousted from his long-term residence on the Windsor estate.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2025

King Charles strips brother Andrew of titles and his mansion

Andrew has come under mounting pressure in recent years over his behavior and his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington earlier this month.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2025

'Non-interventionist' Trump flexes muscles in Latin America

Trump has been meddling in ways harkening back to an earlier era in U.S. history.
"This is not how the system is supposed to work," Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia said after Democrats were excluded from a briefing.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2025

Democrats excluded from briefing on U.S. military strikes off South America: senator

Members of Congress, especially Democrats, have been demanding more information about the deadly strikes on boats off the South American coast, which have killed nearly 60 people.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a self-made politician from a humble family, earned her way into Japan’s old-boys’ club through sheer determination, an achievement worth celebrating.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 31, 2025

Takaichi deserves better than gendered stereotypes

Takaichi’s diplomatic interactions don't strike me as “selling her womanness” to Trump, as some have claimed.
A SpaceX Super Heavy booster carrying the Starship spacecraft lifts off on its 11th test flight at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas, on Oct. 13.
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Oct 31, 2025

International collaboration seen as key to commercial space tourism in Japan

When it comes to furthering the potential of future space travel, Japan is behind countries like the U.S., making collaboration essential.
A screenshot from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's X account shows Takaichi exchanging greetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Friday.　
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2025

Takaichi and Xi reaffirm pledge in first meet to pursue ‘mutually beneficial’ ties

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held her first in-person talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC summit Friday afternoon.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth leaves after attending a bilateral meeting between Malaysia and the United States in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 1, 2025

Pentagon chief seeks to boost U.S. ties with flurry of talks in Asia 

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held talks on Friday with counterparts from China and India, among a series of face-to-face meetings on the sidelines of a regional summit.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions during a briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on Oct. 23.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 1, 2025

White House restricts access for journalists to press secretary's office

The new memorandum from the National Security Council bans journalists from accessing Room 140, also known as "Upper Press," without a prior appointment.
Volunteers sort donated food items at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank's South Los Angeles warehouse on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 1, 2025

Trump administration cannot suspend food aid benefits, U.S. judges rule

Two federal judges ruled that the administration must use contingency funds to pay for the benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown.
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.
Stablecoins: Boring goes big, and now in Japan
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, acknowledges a number of potential risks related to stablecoins.
Shohei Ohtani collects fourth MVP Award with 2025 NL honor
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was named National League MVP for the second straight season on Thursday.
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.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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