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A French CRS riot police officer patrols near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre Museum in Paris on Monday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 30, 2025

Inside the heist that shocked the world

More than a week after thieves stole over $100 million worth of jewels from the Louvre, details of the burglary and security lapses are coming to light.
The Nikkei 225 stock average broke 52,000 just days after breaking 51,000.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 31, 2025

Nikkei 225 breaks 52,000 as records continue to topple

The surprise rally remains strong despite significant economic uncertainty.
Japan head coach Eddie Jones following a media interview in Tokyo on Saturday
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 31, 2025

Jones wants Japan to enhance 2015 legacy against South Africa

The two sides will meet at London's Wembley Stadium on Saturday, with Japan having been pipped 19-15 by Australia last week.
Consumer prices excluding fresh food gained 2.8% in October from a year earlier in the Tokyo area, with subsidies for water having run their course.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 31, 2025

Faster Tokyo inflation supports BOJ rate hike case and boosts yen

Consumer prices excluding fresh food gained 2.8% in October from a year earlier in the capital.
South Africa wing Kurt-Lee Arendse scores a try against Japan at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Nov 2, 2025

Springboks plunder nine tries in 61-7 rout of Japan

Japan’s lone try came via fullback Yoshitaka Yazaki in a rare entry into the Springbok 22, but they could not cope with the physicality of their opponents in difficult conditions.
Forever Young trains with American Stage ahead of the 2025 Breeders Cup Championship at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on Oct. 29.
MORE SPORTS / Horse Racing
Nov 2, 2025

Forever Young gives Japan first Breeders' Cup Classic triumph

The globe-trotting Forever Young got his nose in front coming off the final turn and had enough to hold off late closing Sierra Leone and Fierceness — last year's runner-up.
Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate, speaks at a campaign event in the Queens borough of New York on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 2, 2025

Obama calls Mamdani and praises campaign ahead of New York mayoral election

Mamdani, a Uganda-born state assembly member, has polled well ahead of his main rival, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, ahead of the Nov. 4 general election.
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia, poses for a photo on the sidelines of the APEC CEO Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Nov 3, 2025

Nvidia is worth $5 trillion. Here’s what it means for the market

The chipmaker at the heart of the artificial intelligence revolution is not only the biggest company on Earth, it also may be the most influential stock in Wall Street history.
French police officers stand next to a furniture elevator used by robbers to enter the Louvre Museum in Paris on Oct. 19.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 3, 2025

Louvre heist work of petty criminals, not organized crime, prosecutor says

The profiles of the four people under arrest so far are not typical of organized crime professionals capable of executing complex operations, the Paris prosecutor said.
Elena Rybakina returns the ball to Iga Swiatek during their tennis match at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Monday.
TENNIS
Nov 4, 2025

Rybakina downs Swiatek to enter semis at WTA Finals

World No. 2 Swiatek made 36 unforced errors in the last two sets while Rybakina made 17.
A screen shows New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani declared the winner during his election night event at the Brooklyn Paramount theater in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday night.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2025

Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, capping meteoric rise

Defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent, Mamdani becomes the first Muslim mayor of the largest city in the U.S.
Global firms are racing to carve out space in Japan’s lending market, betting that demand for private credit will surge, albeit slowly.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 5, 2025

Private credit dealmakers face years of heavy lifting in Japan

Building deal flow will require time — and education — as Japanese borrowers grow familiar with how private debt works and what it can offer.
Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani waves to his supporters after winning the 2025 New York City Mayoral race, at an election night rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2025

Democrats sweep first major elections of second Trump term

The new generation of leaders gives the beleaguered party a shot of momentum ahead of next year's congressional elections.
Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun introduces the Chinese smartphone maker's new electric SUV YU7 at a launch event in Beijing on May 22.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 5, 2025

The human cost of Xiaomi’s rapid pivot from smartphones to EVs

Staff across China’s tech sector complain they spend all their time at the office, with several saying that overwork is prevalent in many top firms.
Smoke rises from the wreackage of a UPS MD-11 cargo jet after it crashed on departure from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Nov 5, 2025

At least seven dead after UPS plane crashes in Kentucky and erupts into ball of fire

Seven, including all three aboard the aircraft, were killed, while 11 others on the ground were injured.
Smoke rises from the wreckage of a UPS MD-11 cargo jet after it crashed on departure from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Nov 6, 2025

Investigators find 'black boxes' from UPS plane crash that killed at least 12

The 34-year-old MD-11 freighter was bound for Honolulu with three crew members aboard when it crashed just after clearing a fence at the end of the runway during takeoff.
New Jersey's new governor-elect, Mikie Sherrill, meets with supporters in the borough of Chatham on Tuesday. Democratic candidates this week not only won the mayoral race in New York with Zohran Mamdani's win, but their candidates and propositions were also successful in Virginia, New Jersey, and California.
COMMENTARY
Nov 6, 2025

Democrat election wins send an unmistakable warning to Republicans

Not only did Zohran Mamdani win in New York, but Democrats posted significant wins in Virginia and New Jersey, too.
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 9, 2025

Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup

On Oct. 29, teams from 33 countries scoured Tokyo’s streets for discarded wrappers, crushed cans and cigarette butts.
Oxfam activists wearing big head masks depicting world leaders protest to criticize the inadequacy of decisions made by the world’s largest economies in combating the climate crisis, ahead of the U.N. Climate Change Conference COP30 in Belem, Brazil, on Wednesday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 7, 2025

30 years of climate talks: Progress, pitfalls and a planet in peril

As leaders gather for the U.N. climate summit in Brazil this week, the data charting progress in the fight against global warming tells a sobering story.
A general view of a berm construction in Kinin Village near El-Fasher.
WORLD
Nov 7, 2025

New satellite images suggest 'mass graves' in Sudan's El-Fasher

In its Thursday report, Yale University's Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) said it found evidence consistent with "body disposal activities."
A couple pose with their marriage certificates after they registered at the Huguo Guanyin Temple, in Beijing, in October.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 7, 2025

In China, wedding bells are ringing in nightclubs, a subway station and on snowy mountain peaks

In May, China began allowing weddings anywhere in the country instead of couples’ places of residence in an effort to boost marriage rates and ease the demographic crisis.
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and European Union President Ursula von der Leyen meet in Belem, Para State, Brazil, on Wednesday. Belem will host the COP30 U.N. climate summit from Monday through Nov. 21.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2025

Make COP30 about human welfare

In poor countries, parents are not kept awake by concern about achieving a 0.1 degrees Celsius temperature reduction in a century.
Mika Yokota won Hiroshima Prefecture’s gubernatorial election on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 10, 2025

Hiroshima Prefecture elects its first female governor

Mika Yokota, a former deputy governor of Hiroshima Prefecture, defeated two contenders to win Sunday’s gubernatorial election.
Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the Democratic Party for the People, attends an extraordinary session of the Lower House in Tokyo on Oct. 21.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 10, 2025

DPP finds itself on the outside after failing to join ruling coalition

Yuichiro Tamaki’s indecisiveness is seen as having contributed to his party’s drop in popularity.
McLaren's Lando Norris celebrates with the trophy and champagne after winning the Sao Paulo Formula One Grand Prix in Sao Paulo on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Nov 11, 2025

Norris now clear favorite for F1 title, barring late twist

Norris is favorite to follow seven-time title-winner Lewis Hamilton as the latest in a line of British world champions.
Hong Kong's Mong Kok wet market. China's economy is advancing, but challenges like a declining gross domestic product share, regional disparities and demographic shifts could hinder its long-term growth.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2025

Can China catch up with the U.S. economically?

With its GNI per capita having increased steadily in recent years, China has probably evaded the middle-income trap.
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 15, 2025

At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure

With “onsen” baths in every room, Fufu Tokyo brings its modernized take on the traditional Japanese inn to the capital.
England's Brydon Carse warms up during the Ashes tour warm-up match between England and England Lions XI at Lilac Hill Park in Perth, Australia, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Nov 16, 2025

Ashes to Ashes, cricket's oldest rivalry endures

Attention spans have shortened in the era of smartphones and social media, but generations of cricket fans remain enthralled by the Ashes.

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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