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The latest showdown underscores the difficulty for Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump to strike a trade deal.
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2025

Xi’s red line on Trump’s export curbs threatens to upend truce

The renewed brinkmanship between China and the U.S. revives fears of a deeper rupture in global trade that could push the two economies toward partial decoupling.
Europe must break its dependency on U.S. tech monopolies by investing in decentralized, open-protocol social media platforms that empower users, foster innovation and protect democratic discourse.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2025

Europe can build its own social media

Europe’s systemic dependency on Big Tech’s social-media platforms threatens the continent’s digital sovereignty.
Amid the election of Sanae Takaichi as Liberal Democratic Party president, and possibly the next prime minister, Japan's economy shows signs of recovery, but weak wages, a conservative corporate culture and currency issues raise doubts about a true economic thaw.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 13, 2025

Hypothermia in the land of the rising Sanae

Of late, the country has suddenly given every impression of heat. There are good reasons to believe hypothermia is over.
France's Economy and Finance Minister Roland Lescure (left) and Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard arrive for a meeting with the newly appointed members of the reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's Cabinet, at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 14, 2025

France's embattled prime minister faces clutch day in parliament

France is in a deep political crisis that has spooked markets and raised concern about its minority government's ability to govern and ease the country's debt burden.
Alleged victims of Myanmar's scam centers in the process of repatriation on Feb. 12. Fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2025

Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown — using Musk's Starlink

China, Thailand and Myanmar had pressured militias into vowing to "eradicate" the compounds in February, releasing around 7,000 people from a brutal call center-like system.
A 1978 picture shows King Charles III, then the Prince of Wales, wearing a Barbour jacket as he attends a cross country hunt event in Cirencester, England. Barbour jackets can be worn for decades because one can get them rewaxed.
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2025

This old thing? Why brands are hyping well-worn, heritage hand-me-downs

Shoppers, particularly Gen Zers, are becoming more attracted to used items, even paying top dollar for weathered jeans and jackets.
The 'Takaichi trade' is in doubt and Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi faces challenges from opposition parties.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 14, 2025

China-U.S. trade war and political turmoil in Japan weigh on Tokyo stocks

The Nikkei 225 fell as much as 1,500 points, and closed the day down 2.58%, at 46,847.32.
Young Nepalis register for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Kathmandu on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 14, 2025

After uprising, Nepal's Gen Z rush to register to vote

For many, it will be their first time participating in an election, and they see it as a chance to shape the future of their country of 30 million people.
Gantry cranes stand near shipping containers as an Evergreen Marine Corp. container ship is docked at Yangshan Port outside of Shanghai on June 17. China has started to collect special port fees on U.S.-owned, operated, built or flagged vessels.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 15, 2025

U.S. and China roll out tit-for-tat port fees, threatening more turmoil at sea

Shippers are quietly trying to improvise workarounds, with varying degrees of success.
A drone view of the mass grave site in the desert near the eastern Syrian town of Dhumair on Feb. 27
WORLD
Oct 15, 2025

Assad government secretly moved bodies from mass grave to cover up killings

The bodies were moved to cover up the Assad government’s crimes and help restore its image, witnesses with direct knowledge of the two-year effort said.
Developers work inside the office of AI startup LimeChat in Bengaluru on Aug. 19.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 16, 2025

India's IT sector faces seismic shift as AI displaces call-center workers

The outcome of India's gamble carries weight far beyond its borders — a test case for whether embracing AI-driven disruption can elevate an economy or render it a cautionary tale.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to extend the Oedo Line northwest with three new stations in Nerima Ward to improve rail access in underserved areas.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2025

Tokyo's Oedo Line to expand northwest improving access for Nerima Ward

Three new stations in the predominantly residential ward will improve rail access in areas of the capital currently underserved by public transportation.
Nagoya Deputy Mayor Hideo Nakata looks on as Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura waves a flag during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 8, 2023.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 15, 2025

Asian Games organizers work to boost appeal of esports

It will mark the first time that a large-scale international esports program spanning multiple categories, such as fighting and puzzle games, has ever been staged in Japan.
Nippon Ishin no Kai leader and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura meets with Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2025

Coalition talks could bring Takaichi closer to being PM

If the LDP and Nippon Ishin agree to link up, they will only be two votes short of a majority in the Lower House.
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, holds a news conference after the LDP presidential election on Oct. 4.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2025

Poll shows 43.8% poised to back possible Takaichi cabinet

Support for the possible Takaichi Cabinet is considerably higher than the 28% approval rate marked by the current Cabinet of outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
Tepco President Tomoaki Kobayakawa explains the firm's plan for its nuclear power reactors at a committee meeting of the Niigata prefectural assembly on Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2025

Tepco to consider scrapping two Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactors

A final decision on whether to decommission the reactors will be made about 18 months after the planned restart of the No. 6 reactor.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump arrive at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 17, 2025

Trump to meet Putin in Budapest to discuss war in Ukraine

Trump expressed optimism that the meeting, set to be in Budapest, could result in a ceasefire breakthrough even though an August meeting in Alaska failed to yield one.
Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified information.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2025

Trump's ex-national security adviser charged with mishandling classified info

John Bolton served as White House national security adviser during Trump's first term as U.S. president before emerging as one of his most vocal critics.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda (left) speaks during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 17, 2025

Ueda keeps door open for BOJ rate hike as decision nears

Financial markets reflect a narrow chance of a rate hike at the end of this month.
Novak Djokovic in action during his semifinal match against Jannik Sinner at the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Thursday
TENNIS
Oct 17, 2025

Djokovic has no plans to retire, inspired by Ronaldo, LeBron and Brady

The 38-year-old's last Grand Slam win came in 2023, but the Serbian shows no signs of slowing down.
Past visits by top Japanese leaders to Yasukuni Shrine, which also honors convicted war criminals, have infuriated China and South Korea, and no prime minister has visited since 2013.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2025

Takaichi sends offering to Yasukuni Shrine but will not visit

Top Japanese leaders visiting the shrine also honoring convicted war criminals have infuriated China and South Korea in the past, and no prime minister has visited since 2013.
Mitsui E&S expects profit momentum to exceed its full-year guidance, driven by strong engine demand and a successful shift of its crane business toward the U.S. market.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 17, 2025

Mitsui E&S bullish about full-year profits on engines and U.S. crane demand

The ship equipment maker expects profit momentum to surpass its guidance, Chief Financial Officer Taketsune Matsumura said.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases on a triple in the first inning of Game 3 of the NLCS during the 2025 MLB playoffs against the Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 17, 2025

Dodgers ask Shohei Ohtani to pitch them to World Series return

The Los Angeles Dodgers will turn to a unicorn with the chance for a series sweep.
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 survey showed that some potential homebuyers in Tokyo are delaying purchases while others are wary of missing out on opportunities posed by rising home prices.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 17, 2025

Tokyo homebuyers split on purchase plans as living costs soar, survey shows

Some are delaying purchases while others are wary of missing out on opportunities posed by rising home prices.
Screen captures from a video posted on the White House's X account on Sept. 15 depict what U.S. President Donald Trump said was a military strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel that had been on its way to the United States.
WORLD
Oct 17, 2025

In a first, U.S. strike in Caribbean leaves survivors, U.S. official says

Tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela have escalated amid U.S. strikes on alleged drug vessels off the South American country's coast.
A bright band of diffuse gamma rays glows along the map's center, which marks the central plane of the Milky Way galaxy, in this undated image based on five years of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 17, 2025

Scientists move closer to confirming existence of dark matter

Scientists are confident dark matter exists because of its gravitational effects in the universe, but because of its very nature, its existence has been hard to prove.
Gamers play the Pokemon Legends: Z-A video game at the Ninentdo booth during the Gamescom video games trade fair in Cologne, Germany, in August.
LIFE / Digital
Oct 17, 2025

Pokemon brushes up decades-old formula with Legends: Z-A

Pokemon’s latest title, Legends: Z-A, trades turn-based fights for real-time clashes in a Paris-inspired cityscape.
Coalition talks could bring Takaichi closer to being PM
Nippon Ishin no Kai leader and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura meets with Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Trump declares U.S.-China trade war as Bessent floats long truce
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference in Washington on Wednesday.
Asia can learn from Europe’s immigration mistakes
Refugees and migrants, mostly from Syria and Afghanistan, crowd a platform at a train station in Budapest in September 2015. Hungary's focus on pro-natalist policies and minimal immigration has led to a significant improvement in its fertility rate compared to Japan.
Singapore thrived in a U.S.-led world. Now what?
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt moors at Changi Naval Base in Singapore in April 2018.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
As they wrestle for power, Japan’s political parties must remember their base
Rengo's head Tomoko Yoshino speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 8.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
Pace eyes great strides for Japan’s art market
Pace Japan Vice President Kyoko Hattori, the de facto head of the nation’s business, believes a larger, more lucrative art market will allow Japan to be more attractive for collectors.

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