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A test launch of an upgraded Type 12 ground-launched antiship guided missile
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2025

Japan to deploy ground-based long-range missiles at four sites

The Defense Ministry plans to field ground-launched missiles in Hokkaido, as well as Shizuoka, Kumamoto and Miyazaki prefectures.
Mori Trust CEO Miwako Date speaks during an interview.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 5, 2025

Mori Trust CEO seeks foreign partners for condo hotels in Japan

The company wants to launch condos that can be rented out like hotel rooms, as it seeks to profit from the nation’s tourism boom.
Officials of the six ruling and opposition parties attend a meeting to discuss scrapping the provisional gasoline tax surcharge, held at the parliament building on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2025

Search for alternate funding after gas tax abolition to be delayed one year

Abolishing the provisional gasoline tax, which the ruling and opposition parties formally agreed to scrap on Dec. 31, is expected to generate a revenue drop of about ¥1.5 trillion.
The U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2025

U.S. government shutdown becomes longest in history

The shutdown tops the 35-day record from Trump’s first term, as his administration warned of holiday air-travel chaos and threatened Americans’ benefits.
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
CULTURE / Film
Nov 6, 2025

Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration

Five films screened at this year’s TIFF put migration and its human impact front and center.
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on Air Force One after his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30. During their talks, the two leaders discussed the suspension of rare-earth export controls by China and other issues.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 5, 2025

What Chinese leaders really think of Trump

The Chinese view is that we are entering a prolonged phase of counter-globalization.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30. Tokyo's strategic positioning between Beijing and Washington is central to countering China’s economic and geopolitical influence.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 5, 2025

What the U.S.-China summit means for Japan

China’s willingness to weaponize commercial dependencies rather than projecting strength exposed the fragility of its economic statecraft.
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 5, 2025

The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms

A letter signed by two dozen investors addressed "widespread concern” about the plan to buy out Toyota Industries Corp., also known as TICO.
Women hold toys depicting Myaku-Myaku, the official character for the 2025 Osaka Expo, during a media day ahead of the event's public opening day in Osaka in April.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 5, 2025

ChatGPT nickname and Trump tariffs nominated for Japan’s buzzword of 2025

Words and phrases related to the election of Japan’s first female prime minister and the country’s bear problem also made the list of nominations.
People watch Game 7 of the MLB World Series baseball championship on television screens in Toronto on Saturday.
BASEBALL
Nov 5, 2025

Game 7 of World Series draws highest ratings since 2017

Fox Sports revealed that 27.3 million viewers across the United States tuned into the championship decider.
Toyota's Chief Financial Officer Kenta Kon (right) speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 5, 2025

Toyota hikes profit forecasts 'despite the impact of U.S. tariffs'

The firm's share price fell by as much as 5% in Tokyo, however, as the new guidance fell short of market estimates.
A happy-go-lucky guy with many obsessions (voiced by Masaya Sano) becomes intensely interested in a young woman named Pechka (Moka Kamishiraishi) in “The Obsessed.”
CULTURE / Film
Nov 6, 2025

‘The Obsessed’: Charming anime dances to its own tune

"Crayon Shin-chan" director turns a 2001 novel into a quirky, rough-edged musical anime.
Commander of a drone unit of the 7th Rapid Response Corps holds a drone before his unit's deployment to Pokrovsk at an undisclosed location in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday.
WORLD
Nov 6, 2025

Russia and Ukraine say they are locked in fierce fighting in Pokrovsk

Ukraine said its troops face a difficult position in the city, once an important transport and logistics hub for the Ukrainian army that Russia has been trying to capture.
The U.S. transportation secretary warned on Tuesday that if the federal government shutdown continued, he would have to close some of the national airspace to air traffic, which could upend American aviation.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2025

U.S. orders 10% flights cut at major U.S. airports due to shutdown

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy cited air-traffic control safety concerns for the reduction as a government shutdown hit a record 36th day.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left) and Finnish President Alexander Stubb shake hands during a meeting in Belem, Para State, Brazil, on Wednesday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / EXPLAINER
Nov 6, 2025

Pay to protect: Brazil pitches new forest fund at COP30

The inauguration of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility is expected Thursday as global leaders meet for this year's U.N. climate negotiations.
The Nissan Motor global headquarters in Yokohama
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2025

Nissan sells headquarters to Minth Group in $630 million deal

Nissan’s CEO had pledged earlier this year to cut 20,000 jobs and reduce the automaker’s global manufacturing operations from 17 sites to 10.
Construction on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 27. Canada's government is planning to launch an "accelerated pathway” for H-1B visa holders in the coming months.
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2025

Canada to poach H-1B visa holders and international researchers

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget includes a plan to attract international talent, earmarking 1.7 billion Canadian dollars to recruit more than 1,000 skilled researchers.
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2025

SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell

SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, people familiar with the matter said, in what would have been the semiconductor industry’s largest-ever deal.
Made at a time when Japan was still grappling with Yukio Mishima’s legacy, Paul Schrader’s biopic “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters” was blocked from screening in the country for decades.
CULTURE / Film
Nov 6, 2025

A 40-year wait for ‘Mishima’ ends at TIFF

Paul Schrader’s 1985 biopic of the radical author Yukio Mishima finds its Japanese audience at last.
Rory McIlroy arrives for the DP World India Championship 2025 in Rory McIlroy appreciative after PGA chief apologizes for Ryder Cup abuse on Oct. 17, 2025.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Nov 6, 2025

Rory McIlroy appreciative after PGA chief apologizes for Ryder Cup abuse

McIlroy was the center of attention for a hostile home crowd with incessant abuse and a beer even thrown at his wife.
Japan’s major trading houses face a prolonged slump in iron ore and coking coal prices as Chinese steel exports flood Asia, limiting profits for at least six months.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2025

Japan’s trading houses brace for more pain from China steel glut

Japan’s major trading houses are facing a prolonged slump in iron ore and coking coal prices as Chinese steel exports flood into Asia and beyond.
The Capitals' Alex Ovechkin takes a shot against the Blues during the third period at Capital One Arena in Washington on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Nov 6, 2025

Alex Ovechkin becomes first NHL player to reach 900 goals

The 40-year-old Russian left wing, the NHL's all-time goal-scoring leader, notched the milestone tally in the second period of a blowout victory.
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.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2025

High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth

Train fanatic and former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba praised shinkansen technology at a forum hosted by the International High-speed Rail Association.
A rapid adoption of solar panels by homeowners in Japan has created new targets for aggressive sales tactics and outright scams.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2025

Consumer watchdog warns of solar panel inspection scams

The number of homes equipped with solar panels has skyrocketed in recent years, creating new targets for aggressive sales tactics.
A news program in Taipei shows the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 6, 2025

‘Stability’ in U.S.-China competition isn’t surrender

A recent Rand report urges a stable rivalry between the U.S. and China, emphasizing managed competition and the need for mutual recognition of each other's political legitimacy.
Pen-ek Ratanaruang's "Morte Cucina," starring Bella Boonsang, is a food film par excellence.
CULTURE / Film
Nov 6, 2025

Asian auteurs stole the show at this year's TIFF

Zhang Lu and Pen-ek Ratanaruang delivered standout entries at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival.
Outlays by households gained 1.8% in September from a year earlier, led by transportation and entertainment, but the rise was lower than expected, reflecting falling spending on housing and education.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 7, 2025

Japanese households boost spending despite inflation hit

Outlays by households adjusted for inflation gained 1.8% in September from a year earlier, led by transportation and entertainment.
Parents in Japan consider everything from kanji meaning, sound and total strokes when choosing names for their newborns.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 8, 2025

‘Deep Blue,’ ‘Morning Sun,’ ‘Clear Sky’: Japan’s top baby names for 2025

Single-kanji names jumped in popularity this year, possibly in reaction to a new law aiming to crack down on overly creative ”kira kira” names.
The Pentagon in Washington
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2025

Resolution that would have kept Trump from striking Venezuela blocked

The Senate voted 51 to 49, largely along party lines, against a measure that would have brought the war powers resolution up for a vote.
While the cost of living isn’t going up nearly as fast as it did in 2022, consumer prices are still up 27% since the onset of the pandemic.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 7, 2025

‘Jenga tower’ U.S. economy teeters as middle class pulls back spending

The richest 10% of households are fueling nearly half of total U.S. spending, thanks to a stock market surge that has boosted wealth and propelled economic output this year.
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.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
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.
Takaichi plans pay cuts for herself and her ministers
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi chats with her Cabinet members in parliament in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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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