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Hajime Kawano and his family traveled from Japan to see Ichiro Suzuki be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 28, 2025

Ichiro's Hall of Fame induction becomes family affair for some fans

Some traveled from Japan to the United States to be part of Ichiro's big moment.
Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba, flanked by LDP Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama (left) and LDP Vice President Yoshihide Suga, speaks at a meeting of party lawmakers and executives at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 28, 2025

At LDP’s post-election meeting, calls intensify for Ishiba’s resignation

The prime minister apologized to his fellow party members over the loss of its majority in the Upper House, but remains determined to stay on.
A Ukrainian serviceman hides from a Russian combat drone in the front-line city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on March 13.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2025

Russia at the gates: How Ukraine defended a strategic city for months

Small drones have been pivotal in the defense of the city, but Russian forces' adaptation and use of new technology have shifted the balance.
A soldier from the Kachin Independence Army (KIA)  and his comrade cross a stream toward the front line in Laiza, Kachin state, in 2013.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 29, 2025

Trump team hears pitches on access to Myanmar's rare earths

If the ideas are ever acted upon, Washington may need to strike a deal with the ethnic rebels controlling most of Myanmar's rich deposits of heavy rare earths.
People ride in a boat past a newly built concrete barrier in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, Egypt, on April 20.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jul 29, 2025

Rising seas and shifting sands attack ancient Alexandria from below

The warming waters of the Mediterranean are rising due to climate change, leading to coastal erosion and undermining buildings from below.
At Meiji the Sutenai ("Don't throw things away") Factory in the city of Saitama, the company sells dairy products whose best-before dates are approaching.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2025

From power generation to discounts, companies in Japan work to reduce food waste

Meiji, for example, has a store in the city of Saitama that sells dairy products whose best-before dates are approaching at about 40% off the suggested retail prices.
A Ryanair Boeing 737 and an Easyjet Airbus A320 at Luton Airport in the U.K. in April 2020.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 29, 2025

Tariff-free aircraft trade in U.S.-EU deal fostered through industry-wide effort

The framework deal will see the U.S. impose a 15% import tariff on most EU goods but offer protection for industries including aerospace, European officials said.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte looks at military equipment on the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami stealth frigate during a visit to the MSDF's naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in April.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 29, 2025

Japan and NATO to launch defense-industrial talks, top envoy says

The talks will aim to explore new areas of cooperation and facilitate coordination between the two sides’ defense and security industries.
An advertisement for Louis Vuitton in Kuala Lumpur on Friday
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 29, 2025

U.S. tariffs to test pricing by luxury brands already paying for dramatic hikes

Estimates suggest big luxury companies already raised prices by 33% on average between 2019 and 2023.
Photos of Nazca Line geoglyphs newly discovered by a team of researchers at Yamagata University, on Monday in the city of Osaka
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2025

Japanese researchers discover 248 Nazca Line geoglyphs in Peru

The team conducted field surveys on sites selected from aerial photographs using artificial intelligence.
An Airbus A380 airplane during its maiden flight in France in 2005
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2025

The world’s biggest passenger plane keeps breaking down

Two decades after its maiden flight, the Airbus A380 superjumbo is becoming an increasingly expensive headache for airlines.
China's government will offer subsidies to parents to the tune of $500 per child under the age of three per year, Beijing's state media said on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 29, 2025

China rolls out childcare subsidy to boost birth rate

The assistance is meant as an incentive for young couples wary of rising costs of child-rearing.
The Foreign Ministry will implement a large-scale organizational reform on Friday, including the establishment of an economic security division under the Economic Affairs Bureau.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 29, 2025

Japan's Foreign Ministry to set up economic security division

It will be the first time in 19 years for the ministry to carry out a large-scale organizational reform involving multiple bureaus.
England midfielder Ella Toone lifts the trophy as England players celebrate winning the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 final against Spain at the St. Jakob-Park Stadium in Basel, Switzerland on Sunday.
SOCCER
Jul 29, 2025

England's women maintained belief through bumpy run to Euro glory

England delivered one more heart-stopping come-from-behind win on Sunday to capture its second consecutive European title.
The National Police Agency noted in a special section of its fiscal 2025 report that the spread of social media has made it easy for loosely organized crime groups to contact regular citizens and commit crimes.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 29, 2025

NPA white paper highlights crimes surrounding social media

In 2024, the number of social media-linked investment and romance fraud cases police detected around the country exceeded 10,000, with victims defrauded of some ¥127.2 billion.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda. The central bank is expected to remain cautious until the fall.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 29, 2025

Bank of Japan likely to hold key rate at 0.5% as tariff breakthrough evaluated

Political uncertainty may also weigh on the policy board's decision this week.
Who will buy the cars, SUVs, and trucks like the F-150 Donald Trump has promised to sell in Japan? Who will purchase 100 Boeing jets? And what will the $550 billion Tokyo-backed fund actually look like?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 29, 2025

Who buys the F-150s, and more Japan deal mysteries

The long-awaited trade deal between the U.S. and Japan has investors celebrating after months of uncertainty. But as the song goes, nagging questions always remain.
Palestinians carry aid supplies which entered Gaza through Israel in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on Sunday.
WORLD
Jul 29, 2025

Gaza death toll hits 60,000 as global monitor demands action to avert famine

Famine is unfolding in Gaza and immediate action is needed to end fighting and allow unimpeded aid access, the hunger monitor said.
A billboard in Columbus, Indiana displays a message that is part of the Democratic National Committee's campaign against U.S. President Donald Trump's tax-cut and spending bill, in this image obtained on July 24.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2025

Early 2026 U.S. midterm ads focus on Medicaid access and Trump tax cuts

Democrats are focusing their message on health care access while Republicans are countering that the tax provisions will enrich voters.
Rural, a three-day techno festival, was held July 18 to 21 at Nowhere Camp in Fukushima Prefecture.
CULTURE / Music
Jul 30, 2025

How Japan made techno its own

Once inspired by Berlin and Detroit, Japanese techno now moves on its own wavelength — deep, immersive, and unmistakably local.
Palestinians crowd a coastal path west of the city of Beit Lahia in the Gaza Strip after managing to get aid parcels on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 30, 2025

Britain warns Israel it could recognize Palestinian state as Gaza starves

The warning, which drew a harsh Israeli rebuke, came after a hunger monitor warned a worst-case scenario of famine is unfolding and immediate action is needed.
People who fled their homes near the border between Cambodia and Thailand gather to get temporary aid at an evacuation center in Cambodia's Preah Vihear province on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 30, 2025

Fragile Thailand-Cambodia truce faces challenges on day one

The military officials agreed at a meeting not to target civilians or deploy more troops along the border,
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te attends an annual coast guard drill in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on June 8.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 30, 2025

Taiwan president’s bad week hangs on U.S. trade deal outcome

Whether Washington uses Taipei as a bargaining chip in its trade talks with China is the biggest issue facing Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-te.
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (left) is escorted by Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya at the start of their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 30, 2025

Japan-South Korea top diplomats’ meeting shows ties on solid footing

In an unusual move, Seoul’s foreign minister visited Tokyo before Washington, as the Asian neighbors emphasized the importance of maintaining stable relations.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on board Air Force One en route from Scotland to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 30, 2025

Trump says he fell out with Epstein because he was taking Mar-a-Lago spa staff

U.S. President Donald Trump gave some of his most expansive public comments yet about his falling out with Jeffrey Epstein.
The officials of Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation speak during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2025

Debris removal at Fukushima nuclear plant pushed back to 2037 or later

This delay may push the completion of the plant's decommissioning process beyond the target year of 2051 set by the government and Tepco.
A new law set to take effect in December to promote competition in the smartphone app market  bans Google and Apple from excluding other companies' app stores from phones that use their operating systems.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 30, 2025

Japan releases guidelines for IT giants regarding smartphone apps

The guidelines prohibit companies like Google and Apple from using data obtained through their operating systems to develop products with competitive advantages.
Pedestrians use umbrellas to shelter from the sun as they cross a street in Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 30, 2025

Record number of heatstroke sufferers taken by ambulance to hospital

A total of 10,804 heatstroke sufferers were taken to hospital by ambulance last week, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.
Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward.  Fuji TV came under fire over the manner in which it handled a case of “sexual trouble” involving former boy band member Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer.
JAPAN / Media / FOCUS
Jul 30, 2025

How the Japanese TV industry is changing

After a series of major scandals in recent years, Japan’s TV industry appears to be growing more sensitive to issues of harassment and misconduct.
Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby (right) and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon in Washington on July 21
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 30, 2025

U.S. to complete review of AUKUS defense pact in fall

The announcement buys Australia more time to convince the Trump administration of the pact's importance.

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