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Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, who leads Nippon Ishin no Kai, says a "definite condition" for forming a coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party is to reduce the number of parliamentary members.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 17, 2025

Coalition with LDP could give Nippon Ishin chance to advocate its pet projects

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, who leads Nippon Ishin, said a "definite condition" for forming a coalition with the LDP was reducing the number of parliamentary members.
U.S. President Donald Trump attends the world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war and securing a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Oct. 13.
EDITORIALS
Oct 17, 2025

Trump’s Middle East breakthrough may prove fragile

Hamas is unlikely to give up its weapons. Its existence is predicated on armed resistance to the Jewish state and disarmed it will be prey to its enemies among the Palestinians.
A deal for TiAuto would give Marubeni a foothold in Africa’s largest economy.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 17, 2025

Marubeni in talks to acquire Carlyle-backed TiAuto

The deal for the South African retailer of automotive tires and parts may be valued at about 2.6 billion rand ($149 million).
A man arrested in Fukuoka for allegedly using a forged teaching license changed his surname repeatedly over the years.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2025

Teacher in Fukuoka avoided identification on child sex registry by changing name

The board of education said that it did not find the suspect's name on the national register when it hired him this spring.
British singer-songwriter Sam Fender performs at the BRIT Awards in 2022. Fender won the 2025 Mercury Prize for his third album, "People Watching."
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 18, 2025

Indie singer Sam Fender wins U.K. Mercury Prize

The British singer-songwriter won for his album "People Watching," as the awards moved out of London for the first time.
Gene Simmons (left) and Ace Frehley of the rock group Kiss perform before the start of Super Bowl XXXIII on Jan. 31, 1999.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 18, 2025

Kiss lead guitarist Ace Frehley dies at 74

As “Spaceman,” Ace Frehley turned rock concerts into cosmic theater, fusing loud guitars, pyrotechnics and pure showmanship.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press after disembarking from Air Force One upon arrival at Palm Beach International Airport on Friday.
WORLD
Oct 18, 2025

Trump tells Russia and Ukraine to stop the war ‘at the battle line’

The U.S. leader urged both sides to "make a deal," and refused to give Ukraine the long-range missiles it wanted.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, British Secretary of State for Defense John Healey and Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal meet in Brussels on Wednesday.
WORLD
Oct 18, 2025

What could a Ukraine peace deal look like?

U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest soon to discuss a way to end the war in Ukraine.
Former White House national security adviser John Bolton arrives at U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Friday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 18, 2025

Bolton faces tougher defense than other Trump foes charged with crimes

However, legal experts say the former U.S. national security advisor has several options for mounting a defense.
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party, attends a news conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Oct. 4.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 18, 2025

Japan's fractured politics could ensnarl Takaichi's economic plans

Sanae Takaichi may have found the political support she needs to become Japan's next prime minister — but the new cross-party alliances come with risks.
A port in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 18, 2025

Trump says 100% tariffs on China unsustainable and he still plans to meet Xi

The new trade actions were Trump's reaction to China dramatically expanding its export controls on rare earth elements.
International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez
ENVIRONMENT
Oct 18, 2025

U.S. sinks international deal on decarbonizing ships

Increased divisions, notably between oil-producing nations and non-oil producers, emerged this week at meetings leading up to Friday's vote.
Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run against the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth inning of Game 4 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 18, 2025

Sho-time as dazzling Ohtani powers Dodgers into World Series with historic performance

The Los Angeles Dodgers punched their ticket to the World Series on Friday by wrapping up a 4-0 series sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers.
The precarious work of training AI, which generally pays just a few dollars, has sparked a movement for better wages and conditions globally.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 18, 2025

Grueling, low-paid human work behind generative AI curtain

The precarious work of training AI has sparked a movement for better wages and conditions stretching from Kenya to Colombia.
Japanese skaters swept the women's podium at the Grand Prix de France. Gold medalist Ami Nakai (center), silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto (left) and bronze medalist Rion Sumiyoshi pose wrapped in their national flags during the prize ceremony in Angers, western France, on Saturday.
SPORTS
Oct 19, 2025

Japanese teenager Nakai shocks Sakamoto to win Grand Prix de France

Despite a hand on the ice on her triple Axel jump, Nakai scored a combined 227.08 points, putting her ahead of three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto.
Yukinori Takada, president of Sumitomo Life Insurance, is interviewed on Wednesday in Bellevue in Washington.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 19, 2025

Sumitomo Life to mull using AI tech to support sales agents

The comments followed a series of scandals in the industry that called into question the relationships between life insurance companies and their sales agents.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, has postponed Tuesday's planned launch of its seventh H3 rocket due to a poor weather conditions.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 19, 2025

Bad weather forces postponement of JAXA H3 rocket launch

According to JAXA, strong winds and heavy rain are expected to continue around Tanegashima, with weather conditions unlikely to improve until at least Thursday.
Kuomintang supporters attend a rally in Taipei in July. Cheng Li-wun won a vote to become the leader of the KMT on Saturday, according to a statement by the party.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 20, 2025

China-leaning politician wins to lead Taiwan opposition Kuomintang

Cheng Li-wun won 50.2% of votes, according to a statement by the Kuomintang, beating five other candidates. She is the third woman to lead the party.
Ilia Malinin performs his free skate program at the French Grand Prix in Angers, France, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Oct 20, 2025

Ilia Malinin dethrones Adam Siao Him Fa of France to win French Grand Prix

The American punctuated his free skate routine with five quadruple jumps and did not need to pull out his famous quadruple axel, a jump that only he has mastered.
Ambassadors for French cosmetics group L'Oreal at the end of a show during Paris Fashion Week on Sept. 29. L'Oreal is set to acquire Kering's fragrance line Creed, as well as rights to develop fragrance and beauty products under Kering's fashion labels under a 50-year exclusive license.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 20, 2025

Kering to sell beauty unit to L'Oreal for $4.66 billion to cut debt, refocus on fashion

New Kering CEO Luca de Meo is moving to refocus the luxury group on its core fashion business.
An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa), a vessel being investigated by French authorities and suspected of belonging to the so-called "shadow fleet" involved in the Russian oil trade, off the coast of Saint-Nazaire, France, on Oct. 2.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2025

EU seeks maritime declaration to inspect Russia's 'shadow fleet'

Beefing up inspection rights is the latest EU proposal aimed at curbing Russian oil and gas revenue being used by Moscow to finance its war in Ukraine.
AI’s potential to resolve advanced economies’ debt and growth issues is uncertain as it faces significant obstacles and may exacerbate political unrest, inequality and global conflicts.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2025

Will AI pay off the West’s debts?

To be sure, a wildly upbeat assessment of AI’s potential impact on economic growth has propelled asset markets higher over the last few years.
Global birth rates are declining, raising concerns about the impact on society, particularly women, as it exacerbates isolation while creating a need for structural and cultural changes to support motherhood.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2025

Can the world handle having fewer moms?

Fewer women are having children. Those who do are having smaller families than previous generations. This trend transcends the norms of any one culture or place.
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (right) reaches out to shake hands with Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura after signing a coalition deal Monday evening in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2025

Path clears for Takaichi to become PM as LDP and JIP agree to form coalition

The tie-up is expected to see Japan Innovation Party lawmakers vote for LDP President Sanae Takaichi in Tuesday’s parliamentary vote for prime minister.
Pedestrians walk past an electronic quotation board displaying numbers of the Nikkei 225 stock index outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 20, 2025

Nikkei 225 breaks 49,000 and hits record as political stability returns

The benchmark index rose more than 3% in strong trade throughout the day.
Mari Sako at New College, the University of Oxford, in Oxford, England
BUSINESS / WOMEN AT WORK
Oct 26, 2025

Flying academia's flag for Japan, with a nod to the U.K.

Mari Sako has adopted the idea of being a "global citizen" through her work in academia.
The spread of discriminatory expressions through social media has emerged as a new concern.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2025

Japan to conduct survey on online hate speech

The Justice Ministry will analyze discriminatory expressions posted on X and other major social media platforms.
The KK Park complex in Myanmar's eastern Myawaddy township, as pictured from Mae Sot district in Thailand's border province of Tak on Sept. 17.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 20, 2025

Myanmar junta says it raided scam compound and seized 30 Starlink receivers

Internet sweat shops where workers scam unsuspecting foreigners with business or romance schemes have thrived in war-ravaged Myanmar's lawless border regions.
A worker inspects a tire on a production line of a Toyo Tire plant in Sendai.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 20, 2025

Toyo Tire on track to beat profit guidance, CEO says

Takashi Shimizu, the tiremaker's CEO, plans to start buying back shares amid resilient U.S. demand.
Ito Mayor Maki Takubo stumps for a candidate in Sunday's city assembly election during campaigning on Oct. 12.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2025

Ito mayor likely to lose job as opponents dominate city assembly

Almost all have expressed their intentions to support a second no-confidence motion against Mayor Maki Takubo over the falsification of her education background.
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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