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A Ukrainian soldier operates a DJI drone on the front line of the war, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine in March 2023. U.S. authorities consider Chinese drone-maker DJI a security threat.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 25, 2024

Taiwan and U.S. work to counter China’s drone dominance

Discussions in Taiwan, set to finish Wednesday, brought more than two dozen U.S. companies together with Taiwanese firms looking for U.S. knowledge and customers.
A river gauge shows a level of just under 6 meters of the rising Oder River at Ratzdorf, Germany, on Sept. 24.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 25, 2024

Climate change made Europe’s floods worse and more likely, study shows

Global warming is leading to more intense rainfall because a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture than a cooler one.
The Nintendo Museum opens to the public on Oct. 2, but unlike the company's all-ages games, the new attraction may be geared more toward older rather than younger gamers.
LIFE / Travel
Sep 25, 2024

A first look inside the new Nintendo Museum

Set to open on Oct. 2, the gaming giant's newest foray into real-world experiences shows flashes of the same creativity that made the company what it is today.
Hideko Hakamata (center) and lawyers representing her younger brother, Iwao Hakamata, pose with a banner that reads "Iwao Hakamata verdict not guilty" as they leave the Shizuoka District Court on Thursday after the ruling was delivered.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 26, 2024

In rare retrial, Shizuoka court rules ex-boxer not guilty of 1966 murders

Iwao Hakamata, the world’s longest-serving death row prisoner, has maintained his innocence for decades.
Tokyo Game Show opens to the public on Sept. 28 full of cosplayers promoting a full slate of new and upcoming titles.
LIFE / Digital
Sep 26, 2024

Tokyo Game Show 2024 stacked with big returns and hyped announcements

PlayStation returns to Tokyo Game Show for the first time since 2019 as Japan's biggest gaming show opens to the public on Sept. 29 and 29.
Stefanos Tsitsipas, seen during a news conference during the Laver Cup Sept. 19, was eliminated from the Japan Open in the first round on Thursday.
TENNIS
Sep 26, 2024

Stefanos Tsitsipas loses in first round of Japan Open

Tsitsipas, a two-time Grand Slam finalist, also lost in the first round of the U.S. Open last month.
Toshiki Kawai, chief executive officer of Tokyo Electron
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2024

Tokyo Electron prepares for India expansion as Modi lures chipmakers

India is amping up efforts to attract international electronics companies and chipmakers to set up facilities within its borders.
A Toyota Rav-4 Prime charges at an electric vehicle charging station in New York on Sept. 3. Toyota's sales fell again in August after declines in Japan and China put an end to a short-lived recovery.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2024

Toyota production falls on vehicle safety scandals and U.S. recalls

Global output, including that of subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor and Hino Motors, dropped in August by 12.6% from a year earlier
Gilles Langourieux, chief executive officer of Virtuos, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2024

Game developer Virtuos seeks acquisitions and growth in Japan

The Singapore-based company, which has been involved in such major franchises as Call of Duty and Metal Gear Solid, is in active talks with multiple studios in Japan.
Kei Nishikori hits a return against Jordan Thompson during their second-round match at the Japan Open in Tokyo on Saturday.
TENNIS
Sep 28, 2024

Kei Nishikori advances to quarters at a Japan Open full of upsets

In other action, fifth seed Tommy Paul became the latest top player to make an early exit as he lost to Tomas Machac in the second round on Saturday.
Jannik Sinner hits a return during his match against Roman Safiullin at the China Open in Beijing on Saturday.
TENNIS
Sep 28, 2024

Sinner 'very disappointed' as doping case reignites with WADA appeal

The Italian world No. 1 twice tested positive for traces of the banned substance clostebol in March but was exonerated and allowed to carry on playing.
Then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe celebrates in Tokyo with party rival Shigeru Ishiba after Abe won the Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership vote in September 2018.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 29, 2024

Shigeru Ishiba made his career as an anti-Abe

Over the years, Ishiba's opposition earned him few friends; indeed, he has a reputation for being a "traitor” due to his public criticism of party orthodoxy.
The U.S. team celebrates after winning the Presidents Cup in Montreal on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Sep 30, 2024

U.S. tops Internationals to continue Presidents Cup dominance

The U.S. team featured 12 of the world's 25 top-ranked players and won fights late in matches to continue its domination of the event.
U.S. lawmakers and others speak at a news conference in Washington in March to voice their opposition to legislation cracking down on TikTok.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2024

China’s silence on U.S. Tiktok ban speaks volumes

Beijing's past actions suggest that protecting its national interests, including ByteDance's valuable algorithm, outweighs concerns about foreign investment.
Former Reds great Pete Rose speaks during a pregame ceremony for the unveiling of his bronze statue at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati in June 2017.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 1, 2024

MLB Hit King Pete Rose dies at 83

Rose helped the Reds win consecutive World Series in 1975 and 1976 before winning a third title with the Phillies in 1980.
France's Ugo Humbert hits a return against Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic during their men's singles semifinal match at the ATP Japan Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on Monday.
TENNIS
Oct 1, 2024

Humbert to face Fils in all-French Japan Open final

Tuesday's match will be the first all-French final on the ATP tour in four years.
Community leaders discuss the role of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in ending the HIV/AIDS threat to public health by 2030 at a seminar hosted by Gilead Sciences in Tokyo on Sept. 25.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 1, 2024

HIV prevention drug remains out of reach for many in Japan despite approval

The drug's high cost together with insufficient knowledge and awareness are hindering efforts to broaden access to it, experts and community leaders say.
A woman holds up sign reading "defeat Ishiba," Japan's new prime minister, as a small group of protesters gather outside the parliament building in Tokyo on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 1, 2024

Japan’s new leader has barely the concept of a plan

If Ishiba follows through on some of his stated policies, that might be where the endearment ends.
France's Arthur Fils celebrates with the winner's trophy after his victory over Ugo Humbert in the men's singles final of the Japan Open in Tokyo on Tuesday.
TENNIS
Oct 2, 2024

Fils saves match point to beat Humbert in all-French Japan Open final

Fils, the world No. 24, came back from the brink in the second set to edge his Paris Olympics doubles partner in a little over three hours in Tokyo.
Workers picket outside of the APM container terminal at the Port of Newark in Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2024

U.S. dockworkers strike to stop automation already seen at other ports

Longshoremen have gone on strike for the first time since 1977 as the union takes a hard-line stance against automation.
Fans watch the Super Bowl at the FanDuel sportsbook in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in February 2019.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Oct 2, 2024

FanDuel sued by convicted NFL executive over gambling addiction

The complaint by Amit Patel, who was sentenced to 78 months behind bars in March, alleges that FanDuel ignored its own responsible gaming protocols.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrives for a photograph with his new Cabinet members at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 2, 2024

Number of women in Japan's Cabinet drops to two

The government and businesses have regularly missed a range of self-imposed targets and plans to increase the number of women in leadership positions.
Tire giant Bridgestone has become the latest Japanese firm to end its Olympic sponsorship.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 2, 2024

Bridgestone becomes latest Japan firm to end Olympic sponsorship

Bridgestone struck sponsorship deals with the Olympics for 10 years in 2014 and the Paralympics for six years in 2018.
The deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu is docked at the Port of Shimizu on Sept. 5 ahead of a 106-day expedition by researchers from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 2, 2024

Japan's deep-sea vessel digs for answers to 2011 earthquake

In a hundred-day expedition, scientists aboard the Chikyu aim to piece together the earthquake's story and assess the potential for another temblor to be triggered.
People work on some insulating fabric covering a small part of the Rhone Glacier to prevent it from melting, near Gletsch, in the Swiss Alps, on Monday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Oct 2, 2024

Despite snowy winter, Swiss glaciers 'on track to disappear'

The glacier melt is having far-reaching impacts, with Switzerland and Italy having to adjust their mountain border and less water becoming available in the summer.
A Russian submarine arrives at the port of Dagang, in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, in April 2019 for a joint Chinese-Russian naval exercise.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2024

The China-Russia relationship once derided, now looks to endure

Both China and Russia are concerned about U.S. alliances in the Indo-Pacific and are acting to counterbalance them.
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, 66, has experience as the onetime head of Japan’s former Defense Agency before it became a full-fledged ministry and is seen as a pair of steady hands.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 2, 2024

Ishiba looks to 'defense tribe' to fill key Cabinet positions

The new prime minister has named four former defense ministers to key posts — most notably, the defense and foreign affairs portfolios.
Newly appointed industry minister Yoji Muto says there is no change to a government plan to safely restart nuclear power plants.
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2024

Japan to keep nuclear and boost renewables, new industry minister says

Yoji Muto says securing energy will be "the most important part of Japan's growth."
Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after defeating Jannik Sinner in the China Open final on Wednesday.
TENNIS
Oct 3, 2024

Carlos Alcaraz regains joy for tennis after dramatic win in Beijing final

The four-time Grand Slam champion won 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) in the longest men's singles match in the tournament's history.
Starbucks has 10 support centers around the world where agronomists work with farmers on research and best practices.
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2024

Starbucks buys research farms as climate change threatens coffee supply

Bolstering the coffee industry’s climate resilience has taken on fresh urgency this year.

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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