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The Sarawak Energy logo at an electric vehicle charging station in Kuching on the island of Borneo. Malaysia's verdant, river-crossed state of Sarawak is charging ahead with plans to become a regional "green battery," but its renewable energy dreams could come at serious environmental cost, experts warn.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Sep 16, 2025

Malaysia's largest island state aims to be region's 'green battery'

Sarawak's many rivers and streams offer potentially abundant hydroelectricity, but experts warn of a serious environmental cost.
Japan’s high-tech toilets, from bidets to innovative public lavatories, offer a unique lens through which to explore the country’s culture, technology and even soft power.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 16, 2025

‘Perfect Days’ spent pondering the Japanese potty

The Japanese toilet is an engineering and technological marvel that transforms daily ablutions.
Australia’s past economic “golden ages” show how bold reforms drove growth, but policymakers now face the challenge of boosting productivity and preparing the nation for a more competitive global environment.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2025

Can Australia achieve a third economic golden age?

The ’80s and ’90s were the heydays of reform. The challenge now is how to move forward.
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2025

Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India

This is the first time that Nihongo Partners under a program run by the Japan Foundation are dispatched to a South Asian country.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 7
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 16, 2025

Ishiba may visit South Korea for talks with Lee, sources say

The trip, if realized, would be Ishiba's first visit to South Korea since taking office in October last year.
A statue of young swordsman Tanjiro Kamado, the main character in the "Demon Slayer" anime franchise, is on display at a cinema in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 17, 2025

Japan’s box office belongs to 'Demon Slayer' as latest film ranks second all time

“Infinity Castle” entry has overtaken “Spirited Away,” making the franchise the undisputed king of Japan’s all-time box office.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor attends a ceremony by the U.S. Postal Service for the unveiling of a new stamp commemorating late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington in 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 17, 2025

As Trump exerts power, U.S. Supreme Court justice raises specter of a 'king'

Justice Sonia Sotomayor emphasized the need for Americans to know the difference between a president and a king.
Japan's exports slipped 0.1% in August from a year earlier, led by a 13.8% drop in the value of shipments to the U.S., with cars the main drag.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 17, 2025

Japan’s exports fall for fourth month as U.S. shipments tumble

Exports slipped 0.1% in August from a year earlier, led by cars and steel, the Finance Ministry reported Wednesday.
Sanfrecce players celebrate after their Asian Champions League Elite win over Melbourne City on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Sep 17, 2025

Sanfrecce Hiroshima grabs second-half goals to win Asian CL opener

In other action, Machida Zelvia, making its debut in the competition, secured a 1-1 draw with FC Seoul.
Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato takes part in an online meeting of Group of Seven finance ministers on Friday.
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2025

Japan pushes back on U.S. call for tariff hikes over Russian oil

Tokyo is cautious about joining efforts to raise tariffs on countries trading with Russia as Japan itself has continued importing LNG from its neighbor.
The Bank of Japan has maintained a wait-and-see approach for most of the year.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 17, 2025

Bank of Japan set to hold rates steady even as inflation remains high

It is expected to keep the policy rate at 0.5% at its meeting this week.
Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli watches his effort enter the Athletic Club Bilbao net for his team's first goal in its Champions League opener on Tuesday in Bilbao, Spain.
SOCCER
Sep 17, 2025

Arsenal and Real Madrid win Champions League openers

Tottenham Hotspur also won on the tournament's opening night, which saw outsiders Union Saint-Gilloise and Qarabag claim first-ever victories in the Champions League proper.
Abandoning quarterly reporting would see the U.S. market join a global shift away from the practice and could help investors pushing boards to do more on issues such as climate change that are set to increasingly impact corporate value.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 17, 2025

Climate-conscious investors back Trump's call to end quarterly reports

Trump's call to end quarterly reporting has received support from an unlikely source: international investors pushing business to do more on longer-term sustainability issues.
Tom Brady at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, in August
MORE SPORTS / Football
Sep 17, 2025

Use of headset and coaches box within rules for Raiders part-owner Tom Brady

The league reiterated on Tuesday there was no violation of NFL rules on Monday night by Brady's presence in the box with coaches.
Rice farmer Toru Wakui in his rice paddies in Ogata, Akita Prefecture, in August
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 17, 2025

For Japan's rice growers, postwar policy shifts yet to deliver stable future

Amid renewed tightness in supply and a spike in prices, officials have been urging farmers to plant more, marking yet another reversal in Japan's 80 years of agricultural policy.
The Government Pension Investment Fund is picking alternative asset funds in Japan on its own, in a shift from its previous practice of entrusting asset managers to choose on its behalf.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 17, 2025

GPIF bets on property and infrastructure in Japan, in alternative asset first

Pension funds around the world are seeking extra yields from alternative assets like private equity and real estate, but the yields reflect elevated risks in other areas.
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Sep 17, 2025

Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment

Four scientists at the forefront of dementia research speak about what kind of future they envision for people with the condition.
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 17, 2025

Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo

Regardless of their motivations, foreign property buyers in Japan have come under the magnifying glass.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 17, 2025

Japan won't recognize Palestinian state given U.S. ties: media report

Recent reports said the U.S. had prompted Japan to forgo the recognition through diplomatic channels, while France had urged the opposite.
AI systems will never be true friends, companions or agents — they are data-driven tools that can help us but must never replace real human connection or moral judgment.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 17, 2025

Artificial intelligence is not your friend

But despite the industry’s bold claims, today’s data-based systems lack the capacity for moral reasoning required to guide real-world decision-making.
A sign displays a temperature of 45 degrees Celsius in Thionville, northeastern France, on July 2.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 17, 2025

Climate change led to at least 16,500 heat deaths in Europe this summer

Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent and the Mediterranean is a hot spot for climate change.
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 17, 2025

Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds

Race walker Hayato Katsuki has Japan's only medal so far, but team officials are optimistic that there's more to come.
Smoke billows skyward during an Israeli strike on the besieged Palestinian territory on Wednesday.
WORLD
Sep 18, 2025

Israel opens new route out of Gaza City as death toll passes 65,000

Many of those sheltering in the city are reluctant to follow Israel's orders to move south because of dangers along the way and fear of permanent displacement.
China's cyberspace regulator told companies this week to stop testing a Nvidia chip that can be repurposed for artificial intelligence applications.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 18, 2025

China tells companies to stop buying Nvidia’s repurposed AI chip

The move marks Beijing’s latest step to wean the country off Nvidia hardware and boost domestic alternatives.
A woman walks past the poster of Lee Sang-il’s kabuki drama "Kokuho" outside a cinema in Tokyo's Roppongi district.
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Sep 18, 2025

From high risk to record-breaker, ‘Kokuho’ defied expectations to become a megahit

Lee Sang-il's three-hour kabuki drama overcame doubts over subject matter to find its audience.
A college professor (Hidetoshi Nishijima) becomes desperate to find his kidnapped son in Tetsuya Mariko’s “Dear Stranger.”
CULTURE / Film
Sep 18, 2025

‘Dear Stranger’ confronts marriage in turmoil, but lacks subtlety

Despite its emotional stakes, Tetsuya Mariko’s kidnapping drama stumbles on stilted dialogue and too many coincidences.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 18, 2025

Powell rallies Fed colleagues as economic and political risks grow

The decision to cut rates was nearly unanimous, with the lone dissent coming from Fed Gov. Stephen Miran, a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump.
(From left) Tadashi Morishima,Takeshi Saiki and Hiroki Abe hold a news conference at parliament after submitting their letters of resignation to Nippon Ishin no Kai on Sept. 8.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 18, 2025

Nippon Ishin expels three member lawmakers

Noting the three also called on other member lawmakers to leave Nippon Ishin, the party rapped the trio for engaging in acts that disrupted order within the party.
A resident navigates a flooded road in Masiphumelele, Cape Town, South Africa, on May 20. Climate change impacts Africa the most of any continent despite it contributing less than 10% to global carbon emissions, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
WORLD
Sep 18, 2025

Military spending eats into Africa's climate finance

Climate change impacts Africa the most of any continent despite it contributing less than 10% to global carbon emissions, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
Atalanta midfielder Yunus Musah (left) and Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Joao Neves fight for the ball during their Champions League match on Wednesday in Paris.
SOCCER
Sep 18, 2025

PSG overwhelms Atalanta 4-0 in Champions League opener

Marquinhos opened the scoring inside the first three minutes, and PSG followed that up with goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Nuno Mendes and substitute Goncalo Ramos.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
Japan to subsidize demolition of abandoned inns
Abandoned Japanese-style inns in the Kinugawa hot springs resort in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, in March 2023
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
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.
Mother of Thai girl forced into sex work in Tokyo detained in Taiwan
The Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
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.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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