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A container ship in Cebu City, the Philippines. The Philippines sent some $14.1 billion of goods to the U.S. last year.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 10, 2025

Trump unveils new tariff rates, including 50% levy on Brazil

Trump cited the treatment of Jair Bolsonaro — Brazil's former populist president — calling on authorities to drop charges against him over an alleged coup attempt.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Officials in New Delhi say they’re not overly alarmed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats for now.
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2025

Trump’s BRICS warning to India adds new twist to trade deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said India could face an additional 10% tariff alongside other members of BRICS, which he has labeled "anti-American.”
Onosato will be making his <i>yokozuna</i> debut during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, which begins Sunday.
SUMO
Jul 11, 2025

Nagoya Basho shaping up to be another red-hot affair at new venue

With the IG Arena promising a far more pleasant viewing experience, anyone lucky enough to get tickets for the upcoming Nagoya tournament should be in for a treat.
Nakagin Capsule Tower architect Kisho Kurokawa in front of the structure two years after its completion in 1972.
CULTURE / Art
Jul 11, 2025

The many lives of Nakagin Capsule Tower on display at New York’s MoMA

“The Many Lives of the Nakagin Capsule Tower” showcases the 50-year history of the building through nearly 45 pieces of contextual material and one of the capsules on display.
A breakthrough HIV prevention drug, lenacapavir, offers hope to end the epidemic, but U.S. President Donald Trump’s cuts to global health funding threaten access and rollout, especially in Africa where prevention efforts are already strained.  
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2025

When an HIV scientific breakthrough isn’t enough

Trump administration funding cuts and dismantling of USAID force a shift from HIV elimination back to treatment.
Emperor Emeritus Akihito is accompanied by Empress Emerita Michiko as he travels to the University of Tokyo Hospital on Monday.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 14, 2025

Japan's Emperor Emeritus admitted to hospital to begin new heart treatment

Dosage for the new treatment will be decided after the 91-year-old former emperor undergoes an electrocardiogram.
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.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 15, 2025

With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’

The annual defense white paper says that U.S. actions under Trump will “significantly impact” the Indo-Pacific region and “will require continued attention.”
People demonstrate outside the Ministry of Health to demand the right to a safe and free abortion as Non Una di Meno (Not One Less) movement and feminist collectives take part in a protest to mark the International Safe Abortion Day, in Rome on Sept. 28, 2024.
WORLD / Society
Jul 15, 2025

Italy's abortion taboos challenged by new law in Sicily

More than 80% of gynecologists in Sicily refuse to perform abortions for moral or religious reasons, though the procedure has been a legal right for women in Italy since 1978.
Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, chief of staff of the Air Self-Defense Force, attends a meeting at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, in April 2023.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 15, 2025

Japan taps ASDF chief as new top uniformed officer

The government has appointed current ASDF head, Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, as the next chief of staff of the Defense Ministry's Joint Staff.
The IPC Container Terminal at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta in April last year
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 16, 2025

Trump says Indonesia goods to face 19% tariff under new pact

Indonesia also agreed to purchase $15 billion in U.S. energy, $4.5 billion worth of agricultural products and 50 Boeing jets, many of them 777’s.
A call girl (Kaho Seto) traumatized by the death of her young daughter becomes entangled with a strange client in “New Religion.”
CULTURE / Film
Jul 17, 2025

‘New Religion’: Chic debut is low on shivers

Keishi Kondo’s horror film dives deep into dream logic and dread, but its emotional detachment leaves a chill that’s more cold than scary.
Tribal and bedouin fighters cross al-Mazraa village in Syria's Sweida governorate as they mobilize amid clashes with Druze gunmen on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2025

U.S. announces Syria-Israel truce as new clashes rock Druze heartland

At least 638 people have died since Sunday in violence between the Druze and Bedouins, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Peruvian chef Mitsuharu Tsumura’s restaurant Maido in Lima was named the best restaurant on the planet on June 19 by the influential “World's 50 Best Restaurants” list.
COMMENTARY
Jul 21, 2025

Why there isn’t a best chef in the world

Awards are one thing but the culinary universe has no real center. For that you can thank two chefs.
Kansai Electric Power Company's Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2025

Kepco to build Japan’s first new nuclear reactor since Fukushima meltdown

Kepco’s plan for a new reactor comes after the government adopted the Seventh Strategic Energy Plan in February, declaring policies to maximize the use of nuclear power.
Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
BASEBALL / Longform
Jul 26, 2025

With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear

Across his 28 seasons of professional baseball, Ichiro grew to become a superstar — first in Japan and then in North America — and then an icon.
Students hoping to work in Japan attend a Japanese class at a job placement company in Hanoi in October 2022.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 28, 2025

Japan to start new residency system for foreign workers

The aim is to systematically develop foreign human resources and ensure they stay in Japanese workplaces for the long term.
Ukrainian service members fire an anti-aircraft cannon toward a Russian drone from a sunflower field during an air attack near Pavlograd, Dnipropetrovsk region, in Ukraine on July 19.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2025

Trump raises pressure on Putin with new 10-12 day truce deadline

The latest threat from the U.S. president — and shortened timeline for Vladimir Putin to comply — highlight his growing frustration with the Russian leader.
“Yakyu / Baseball: The Transpacific Exchange of the Game” is set to remain on display in Cooperstown for at least five to 10 years — and possibly indefinitely.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 29, 2025

Behind the scenes at the Baseball Hall of Fame's new Yakyu/Baseball exhibit

The exhibit tells a sweeping, richly visual story about the deep and evolving connection between Japan and America’s shared national pastime.
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Washington in January.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 30, 2025

As China advances and the U.S. retreats, Japan-India ties grow stronger

Located on two ends of the Indo-Pacific region, India and Japan anchor a stable counterweight to China and a mercurial Trump.
A staff inspects a distillation pot still at Suntory's new Osaka Spirits & Liqueurs Craft Distillery, which will focus on gin production and help Suntory capture a bigger slice of the fast-growing gin market.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 3, 2025

With a new distillery, Suntory makes a spirited move on gin market

Currently in operation, the high-tech facility in Osaka will open to the public next year with a focus on its popular Roku gin variants.
An auto dealership in Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2025

Japan's new auto sales log first fall in seven months

The drop included declines of over 10% for Nissan and Honda.
The Puma logo at its flagship store in New York on July 16
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2025

Puma’s new boss takes helm trailing Adidas and a recovering Nike

For more than two years, Puma’s top brass spoke of "elevating” the German brand and making its sneakers and apparel more aspirational. Since arriving last month, Chief Executive Officer Arthur Hoeld has delivered a fairly blunt verdict: Puma, if anything, is now perceived as cheap.
China is not merely moving more goods; it is exporting a new, ruthlessly efficient production model powered by automation, AI and state-guided industrial optimization.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2025

China’s unbeatable new production model export

The more pressing concern, however, is not what China exports, but how. Global cost structures are indeed being reshaped.
Camels in Shubaytah, Saudi Arabia, in January 2024. Nature is prominent feature of Saudi Arabia’s $1 trillion bet on tourism.
WORLD
Aug 6, 2025

Saudi Arabia’s new tourism play trades skyscrapers for nature

The little-touristed province of Aseer, an area with a rich cultural heritage, forms the linchpin of the Saudi Arabia's $1 trillion bet on tourism.
Sung in Japanese, German and Ukrainian, “Natasha” is a multilingual opera with a multinational cast. Belgian soprano Ilse Eerens will originate the titular role, with Japanese mezzo-soprano Hiroka Yamashita as Arato and German baritone Christian Miedl as their trickster guide.
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 9, 2025

‘Natasha’ distills global zeitgeist on the opera stage

An original work commissioned by the New National Theatre, Tokyo, “Natasha” is a multilingual opera with a multinational cast from Japan, Germany and Belgium.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on July 14.
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Aug 9, 2025

The hottest new credit deals in Europe are anything to do with defense

There are few investing booms in the world right now that are bigger than the rush to tap into Europe’s military buildup.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a news conference in Canberra on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 12, 2025

Australia's Albanese says Netanyahu 'in denial' over suffering in Gaza

The Netanyahu government's reluctance to listen to its allies contributed to Australia's decision to recognize a Palestinian state, Albanese says.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is looking to expand its presence in the market for debt swaps as a way for emerging countries to alleviate their debt burdens and put savings toward sustainable goals.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 13, 2025

MUFG in talks to arrange new debt swaps after $465 million deal

Japan’s biggest bank is looking to expand its presence in the market for debt swaps after helping to wrap up a deal for Cote d'Ivoire in December.
Mets first baseman Pete Alonso celebrates after hitting a two-run home run to become the all time Mets franchise home run leader in the third inning against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field in New York.
BASEBALL
Aug 13, 2025

Pete Alonso homers twice to break Mets career record

Alonso's first homer was the 253rd of his seven-year career, knocking Darryl Strawberry's 37-year old record out of the books.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters the Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday. Ishiba plans to launch a new economic initiative to strengthen ties with India, the Middle East and Africa at an event near Tokyo next week.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 14, 2025

Ishiba to launch new regional economic initiative

The initiative is aimed at helping Japanese companies expand operations in India, the Middle East and Africa.
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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