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Former Kings center Jonas Valanciunas (left) drives to the basket against Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley during the first half at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio on April 6.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 23, 2025

Jonas Valanciunas sets record straight: He will play for Nuggets

Denver acquired Valanciunas from the Sacramento Kings earlier this month but the 33-year-old Lithuanian center was more interested in playing overseas for Greek team Panathinaikos.
Vanuatu's Foreign Minister Ralph Regenvanu (left) welcomes United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the tarmac of Port Vila's international airport, on May 18, 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 23, 2025

Vanuatu calls upcoming ICJ ruling a 'game-changer' for climate justice

Vanuatu's climate change minister says he hopes the International Court of Justice will say it is the "legal obligation of states to address climate change."
U.S. President Donald Trump, who is unable to satisfy his supporters’ demands for answers he can’t deliver, is now trapped by the very Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy he once promoted.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2025

Trump can’t put the Epstein genie back in the bottle

Trump now finds himself in the unusual position of trying to stuff the Epstein genie back into a bottle that he helped uncork.
London’s worsening disorder — from soaring petty crime to reckless delivery riders and rising drug use — reflects a decades-old pattern of authorities and citizens normalizing lawlessness.
COMMENTARY
Jul 23, 2025

What turning a blind eye to deviant behavior is doing to London

The city’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, needs to take growing disorder on the streets more seriously.
Marine biologist Teina Rongo on his boat passing the research vessel MV Anuanua Moana in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, on June 12. Mining exploration has left many Cook Islanders such as Rongo fearing deep-sea mining could taint their precious ocean forever.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 23, 2025

The Pacific island nation that wants to mine the ocean floor

Research vessels roam the seas around the Cook Islands in search of deposits of battery metals, rare earths and critical minerals.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas attends a meeting in Brussels on July 14.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 23, 2025

China singled out at EU-Japan summit

The two sides reiterated their opposition to “any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion” in the East and South China seas.
A video screen shows images related to the Jeffrey Epstein files at Times Square in New York on Wednesday. Some Donald Trump supporters for years have fanned conspiracy theories about Epstein's clients and the circumstances of his 2019 death in prison.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 24, 2025

Trump was told he is in Epstein files, Wall Street Journal reports

The disclosure about U.S. President Donald Trump's appearance in the Justice Department's records on the case could deepen the political crisis surrounding his administration.
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures after signing executive orders in Washington on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 24, 2025

Trump says Tokyo agreed to buy U.S. defense gear, but questions remain

Touting the surprise trade agreement with Japan, the U.S. president claimed that Tokyo agreed to buy billions of dollars in defense equipment.
A drone is seen exploding in the sky during a Russian drone strike in Kyiv on July 4. An internal document from weapons-maker IEMZ Kupol showed it signed a contract with the Russian defense ministry to produce more than 6,000 attack drones this year.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 24, 2025

Shipped as 'cooling units,' Chinese engines power Russian drones used in Ukraine

The covert shipments of engines have allowed Russian weapons-maker IEMZ Kupol to increase its production of an attack drone despite U.S. and EU sanctions.
A Nigerian health official administers an mpox vaccination at Federal Medical Center in Abuja, Nigeria, on Nov. 18.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 24, 2025

800,000 U.S. taxpayer-funded vaccine doses may expire, lawmakers say

A letter said 220,000 doses could be viable if the State Department begins shipping them immediately.
President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Yuji Iwasawa (center) and other members issue an advisory opinion on nations' legal obligations to address climate change, at The Hague on Wednesday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jul 24, 2025

Top U.N. court says treaties compel wealthy nations to curb global warming

The International Court of Justice said countries must address the "urgent and existential threat" of climate change.
An image of the simulation technology developed by Fujitsu
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 24, 2025

Fujitsu and Nagoya University develop AI-based tech to spread ride-hailing

The new technology will be offered to local governments struggling to secure means of transportation for elderly residents and business operators facing a shortage of drivers.
Oita Prefectural Kusu Miyama High School in the town of Kusu, Oita Prefecture
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Aug 4, 2025

Two Oita towns to launch program to nurture aspiring local teachers

As the towns are facing population decline, there are few young aspiring teachers there.
As U.S. tariffs caused global uncertainty, Japanese carmakers in particular have been losing momentum as the industry faced pressure from levies.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 24, 2025

Firms in Japan likely to log lower profits amid tariff and political uncertainty

While tariffs caused global uncertainty, Japanese carmakers in particular have been losing momentum as the industry faced pressure from the levies.
In recent years, Fuji Rock has had fewer blockbuster performers and showcased more top-selling Japanese acts and international musicians' first-time performances in Japan.
CULTURE / Music
Jul 24, 2025

Behind the scenes: Inside Fuji Rock’s strategy for staying on top

With younger fans, more diverse acts and rising global interest, Fuji Rock — one of Asia’s biggest music festivals — is seeing its strongest turnout in years.
Government Pension Investment Fund President Kazuto Uchida says there is no need to change the fund's portfolio even after a trade deal was reached between Japan and the United States.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 25, 2025

Japan’s top pension fund keeps strategy amid volatility

As it seeks to ride out the turmoil, the Government Pension Investment Fund aims to enhance portfolio rebalancing with futures and analyze correlations between different assets.
The diffusion index on living conditions in Japan is at its lowest level in nearly 16 years.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 24, 2025

Japan might be in a technical recession already

GDP appears to have declined for a second consecutive quarter, while wages remain stagnant and consumer sentiment weak.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is greeted by teammate Andy Pages after his first-inning home run on Wednesday in Los Angeles.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 24, 2025

Ohtani extends homer streak to five in Dodgers win

The home run was Ohtani's National League-leading 37th of the season.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick at the White House on April 2.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 23, 2025

Trump’s tariffs undermine America's security, business and credibility

Donald Trump may have given up on free trade, but the American people have not.
In Junglia’s Dinosaur Safari attraction during a media preview on Thursday, a casual drive through a habitat for the prehistoric creatures goes haywire when several Tyrannosaurus rexes break out of containment.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2025

Junglia, Japan’s newest theme park, opens in northern Okinawa

Open from July 25, the new Junglia theme park turns an old golf course into 22 dinosaur- and adventure sports-themed attractions.
Debris from an Angara Airlines An-24 passenger aircraft at the crash site near Tynda, in Russia's Amur Region, on Thursday
WORLD
Jul 25, 2025

Soviet-era passenger plane crashes in Russia's far east, killing all 48 on board

The crash is likely to raise new questions about the viability of continuing to fly such old planes in far-flung corners of Russia.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday in Washington, the day after he agreed to an 11th-hour trade deal with Japan.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 24, 2025

Big unanswered questions follow Japan's big, beautiful deal with the U.S.

The $550 billion investment plan, in particular, is the subject of doubt and discussion.
Officials, including Russian President Vladimir Putin (second from right), Defense Minister Andrei Belousov (third from right) and Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh (left), attend a meeting in Moscow on Dec. 10, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 25, 2025

Indian firm shipped explosives to Russia despite U.S. warnings

Two shipments sent in December by an Indian firm, both of which were unloaded in St. Petersburg, have been identified in Indian customs data.
Hulk Hogan tears his shirt during a rally for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, at Madison Square Garden, in New York City on Oct. 27, 2024.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 25, 2025

Hulk Hogan, shirt-shredding superstar of pro wrestling, dies at 71

Hogan was the face of pro wrestling for decades, with his blond hair and horseshoe mustache, colorful bandannas and massive biceps, which he referred to as "24-inch pythons.”
While the pace of gains in consumer prices in the capital slowed in July from a year earlier, the data send a fresh reminder that households are still coping with higher living costs overall.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 25, 2025

Tokyo inflation slows while staying well above BOJ’s target

A decline in utility costs helped slow the overall gauge, but households are still coping with higher living costs overall.
A Justice Ministry expert panel called for expanding the scope of cases subject to video and audio recordings of suspect interrogations, on Thursday at the ministry.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 25, 2025

Panel calls for expanding interrogation recordings

Mandatory recordings of law-enforcement authorities' interrogations were introduced in 2019.
Carter Hart leaves court after a judge found him and his teammates not guilty in the trial involving players from Canada’s 2018 gold medal-winning world junior hockey team, who were charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room, at the Superior Court of Justice in London, Ontario, Canada on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Jul 25, 2025

Five former Hockey Canada players found not guilty in sexual assault trial

Justice Maria Carroccia told the courtroom that she did not find the complainant's evidence to be "credible or reliable."
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas (right) meets then-French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron, now France's president, in the West Bank city of Ramallah in 2015.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 25, 2025

France to recognize Palestinian state in September, Macron says

The French president's announcement prompted a harsh response from Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to reporters at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2025

Koike seeks to attract U.N. functions to Tokyo

The United Nations is working on a major organizational overhaul to hold down costs.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (center) responds to questions during the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing, China, on July 17. Nvidia is one of the companies at the heart of the global artificial intelligence movement.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 25, 2025

DeepSeek and Trump’s plan steer agenda at China’s premier AI forum

This year's edition of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference takes place at a critical juncture in the U.S.-Chinese tech rivalry.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
China says Philippine ship ‘deliberately rammed’ coast guard vessel in South China Sea
A China Coast Guard ship navigates near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea in August.
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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