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Ichiro presents then-Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson with the bat he used to break the single-season hits record in 2004.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 24, 2025

Hall of Fame always held deeper meaning for Ichiro

Ichiro, who will be inducted into the Hall on Sunday, is so familiar with the storied museum that he could probably lead the tour that new inductees receive.
Swarm Biotactics' cyborg cockroaches are equipped with specialized backpacks that enable real-time data collection via cameras.
WORLD
Jul 24, 2025

Spy cockroaches and AI robots: Germany plots the future of warfare

A wave of German defense startups is developing cutting-edge technology, from tank-like robots and unmanned mini-submarines to battle-ready cyborg cockroaches.
Japan’s ruling LDP-Komeito bloc lost big, smaller parties gained ground and the country now faces a more fractured, uncertain political future.
EDITORIALS
Jul 25, 2025

Voter revolt shatters Japan’s ruling coalition and empowers smaller parties

The big winners were smaller, newer parties on the right, Sanseito and the Democratic Party for the People.
Reporters and photographers, including long-time baseball beat writer Keizo Konishi, swarm around Ichiro Suzuki during the World Baseball Classic in San Diego in 2009.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 27, 2025

Three decades and a pile of notebooks: The beat writer who chronicled Ichiro’s career

For nearly three decades, this journalist's job revolved around one man — Ichiro Suzuki. But covering the baseball legend was never boring.
Dubai, part of the United Arab Emirates, has become irresistible for the world’s richest people.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 28, 2025

World’s rich ignore Middle East strife to bet on Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Europeans have turned to the United Arab Emirates to seek respite from economic uncertainties, while some Chinese have begun looking beyond long-favored hubs like Singapore.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has called off a trip to Central and South America that would have included stopovers in the U.S.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 29, 2025

Taiwan's Lai calls off trip with U.S. transit as Trump seeks Xi summit

The Taiwanese president had intended to stop in New York and then Dallas as part of a trip to diplomatic allies in Central and South America.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, on June 30, 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 29, 2025

North Korea says Trump must drop denuclearization policy if he wants to meet Kim

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea’s leader, called personal ties between Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump "not bad.”
A man talks on a phone in front of an Apple Store in Shanghai. For the first time ever, Apple is closing a retail store in China.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2025

Apple to shutter a retail store in China for the first time ever

The company said it will shut one of two stores in the city of Dalian on Aug. 9, citing a changing landscape at the shopping complex where it is located.
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya speaks at a rally in Tokyo on July 21, a day after the Upper House election.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 29, 2025

A fringe party or political force: Will the real Sanseito stand up?

There were a few things that might raise eyebrows, but nothing especially scary. Sanseito's published policy platform is relatively benign.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands at the White House in Washington on Feb. 13
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 31, 2025

Trump hits India with 25% tariff and 'penalty' over Russia ties

The measures will kick in on Friday, Trump said, adding to a bevy of other tariff hikes set to take effect the same day.
U.S., Japanese and Australian staff work in the JJOC Cooperation Team office at the U.S. Army’s Hardy Barracks in central Tokyo in this image posted to the Australian Embassy's X account on July 25.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 31, 2025

Coordination office marks first step in U.S. Forces Japan’s shift to ‘warfighting’ command

The launch of the new joint command team is the fruit of a multiyear effort to reshape and streamline U.S.-Japan operations.
A synchronous speaker stands in a dubbing studio in Munich. The rise of AI raises the question of whether voice dubbing actors will be needed in the future.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 1, 2025

Voice actors push back as AI threatens dubbing industry

As AI-generated voices become more sophisticated and cost-effective, voice actor industry associations are calling for tighter regulations.
Simple, affordable and versatile, the humble potato is now one of the world's most important crops. But its origins have long puzzled scientists.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 1, 2025

Study reveals potato's secret tomato heritage

Natural interbreeding between wild tomatoes and potato-like plants in South America gave rise to the modern-day spud around 9 million years ago.
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
CULTURE / Music
Aug 4, 2025

Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet

Thousands braved crowds and slow-moving lines, but unexpected guest appearances by Mariya Takeuchi and Atarashii Gakko! made this year’s event one of the all-time greats.
Troops from the Ground Self-Defense Force launch a Type 12 surface-to-ship missile at Beecroft Weapons Range in Australia's New South Wales state during Exercise Talisman Sabre on July 14.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 3, 2025

'Firsts’ abound in latest Talisman Sabre joint military drills

The multinational military drills saw over 80 "firsts" in which participants either tested new systems or performed certain combined activities for the first time.
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 4, 2025

How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear

Central to the May downing of a French-made Rafale fighter jet was an Indian intelligence failure concerning the range of the China-made PL-15 missile.
Workers carry solar panels to install them at a solar farm in the desert in Lingwu, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China, on April 14.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 4, 2025

China's solar giants quietly shed a third of their workforces last year

The trend shows how one of Beijing's hand-picked industries to drive economic growth struggled with overcapacity and tepid demand.
A person visits the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 26.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2025

AI search pushing an already weakened media ecosystem to the brink

A recent study has revealed that AI-generated summaries now appearing in Google searches discourage users from clicking through to source articles.
A tour group on the Cornell University campus. About a quarter of Cornell’s student body is international.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2025

Trump’s visa havoc strands students weeks before classes start

International students are struggling to secure visas as the Trump administration aggressively moves to curtail immigration.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he’ll increase the tariff rate for India "substantially” because of New Delhi’s refusal to halt the buying of Russian oil.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2025

Trump’s staffing gaps complicate India’s bid to ease U.S. tensions

It’s become urgent for New Delhi to make its case to Washington after being unexpectedly slapped with a 25% tariff and facing further threats over its ties with Russia.
Seven & I Holdings says it will open 1,300 new international stores and add 1,000 net new outlets in Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2025

Seven & I sets expansion targets to win back investor confidence

Stephen Dacus, who took over as chief executive officer earlier this year, is under pressure to deliver on a plan to streamline Seven & I around convenience stores.
This undated handout photo released by the Australian Defence Force on Tuesday shows the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force JS Mogami frigate sailing at an undisclosed location.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 6, 2025

The Japan-Australia frigate sale is a big deal. Here’s why.

For the Japanese government, this will make for the largest defense export to date.
The Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, is on display at the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum in Virginia after restoration in August 2003.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 6, 2025

Were the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings necessary?

Was it necessary to drop the bombs on civilian population centers to demonstrate the power of the weapons?
A port in the western state of Gujarat, India
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 7, 2025

India-U.S. spat over trade and oil threatens wider fallout

The tension could derail other areas of cooperation as domestic political pressures drive both sides to harden their stances, analysts say.
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he and Apple CEO Tim Cook (not pictured) present the tech company's announcement of a $100 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 7, 2025

Trump eyes 100% chips tariff, but zero percent for U.S. investors like Apple

The U.S. president has said he could unveil separate levies on all products containing semiconductor chips as soon as next week.
Airbnb's second-quarter net income was $642 million, beating analyst expectations.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 7, 2025

Airbnb warns of slowing growth despite strong Q2 earnings

Results were surprisingly strong in the second half of last year, as travelers ultimately booked trips that they had delayed, which could make for tough comparisons.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 7, 2025

The United States imposes 15% 'reciprocal' tariff on most Japanese goods

Japan and the U.S. still disagree on how the rate will be calculated.
A migrant is detained by federal immigration officers at a U.S. immigration court in Manhattan, in New York City, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 8, 2025

U.S. deploys patriotic icons to recruit for migrant crackdown

Job ads promising $50,000 signing bonuses to new "Deportation Officers" have flooded social media over the past week alongside rallying slogans that say "America Needs You."
A model of the upgraded Mogami-class frigate is displayed at the Defense Security Equipment International Japan exhibition at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on May 21.
EDITORIALS
Aug 8, 2025

The Japan-Australia frigate deal is more than a weapons pact

The scale of the agreement is sweeping. Japan has never before won a bid this size.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants
Aug 8, 2025

At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul

Punching above its own weight, the intimate restaurant is one of the growing number of quality establishments that are helping to cement Toyama's status as a dining destination.

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’