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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.
It is recommended that screen time for children should be kept to under two hours a day.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 24, 2025

Study first, screens later: Japanese kids have summer projects to do

From book reports to free research, parents are helping kids build good habits — and grammar — over summer break.
Wakana, a Japanese fan of Thai BL, visits a temple in Thon Buri, Bangkok featured in the Thai adaptation of the Japanese series “Cherry Magic.” Her media consumption kindled an interest in Thai culture and language, and ultimately led her to relocate to Thailand. “I fell in love with the whole country,” she says.
COMMUNITY / Issues / The Foreign Element
Jul 28, 2025

Boys’ love dramas from Thailand make waves in Japan

Thailand has become a top producer of BL (boys’ love) dramas — and audiences in Japan are among the most ardent consumers.
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.
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.
This year marked the ninth annual championship put on by the Hogyokukai school of traditional Japanese swordsmanship.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 26, 2025

Traditional Japanese swordsmanship — with modern matches

Held on July 12, the Hogyokukai’s ninth annual championship once again blended classic techniques with contemporary competition.
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.
Boys play football on a lawn on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, on Oct. 31, 2024.
SOCCER
Jul 25, 2025

Indian soccer 'hurt, scared' as domestic game hits fresh low

The men's national team is without a coach and the Indian Super League is in danger of collapsing over a dispute between the federation and its commercial partner.
Emma Raducanu hits a forehand against Naomi Osaka on day four of the Mubadala Citi DC Open at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center in Washington on Thursday.
TENNIS
Jul 25, 2025

Raducanu beats Osaka in straight sets to reach Washington quarters

Raducanu, U.S. Open champion in 2021, next faces former world number three Maria Sakkari after the Greek stunned American second seed Emma Navarro in straight sets.
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) presents a document to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell while touring a construction project at the central bank in Washington on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 25, 2025

Trump says not ‘necessary’ to fire Powell after getting Fed tour

The visit to see the central bank's renovation project put Trump side-by-side with the central bank chief that he has regularly lambasted on social media.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen (right) with former team principal Christian Horner ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit on April 4
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jul 25, 2025

Verstappen says Horner exit will not influence own F1 future

Horner's dismissal this month ended a 20-year tenure and fueled speculation about Verstappen, with Mercedes already interested in securing the four-time world champion.
Juicy and refreshing, marinated tomatoes make the perfect side dish to cool you down this summer.
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Jul 27, 2025

As summer soars, the tomato offers a lesson in staying bright and cool

Peel them, soak them, chill them. Juicy, marinated tomatoes make the perfect side dish to bring down the heat this season.
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is the first installment in a trilogy that's set to wrap the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoke's manga about sword-wielding heroes fighting man-eating demons.
CULTURE / Film
Jul 25, 2025

‘Demon Slayer’ movie slashes its own box office records

“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” kicks off a new trilogy that is set to bring the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoke's manga to a close.
Browns quarterback Kenny Pickett looks to pass during training camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus in Berea, Ohio on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jul 25, 2025

Kenny Pickett takes first-team reps as Browns may keep four quarterbacks

Joe Flacco did not take snaps in the full team work with rookie Dillon Gabriel lined up at QB with the second team and Shedeur Sanders sliding in behind him for third-team reps.
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.
A pagoda damaged by Thai artillery in Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province on Friday
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2025

Thailand-Cambodia clashes widen to new areas with over 30 dead

Thailand said its navy joined the army in repelling Cambodian attacks along the border as fighting spread to new areas.
CC Sabathia plays in a celebrity softball game during MLB All-Star festivities in Atlanta on July 12.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 26, 2025

Sabathia and Ichiro lead intriguing Hall of Fame class into Cooperstown

While the presence of Ichiro will lend an international flavor to the festivities, the enshrinement of classic era candidates Allen and Parker will add layers of poignancy.
Tadej Pogacar leads rival Jonas Vingegaard during the ascent of La Plagne on Friday in the French Alps.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Jul 26, 2025

Master Pogacar has Tour de France peloton under his thumb

The contrast with Pogacar's almost effortless style on the last mountain day was striking as the three-time champion controlled his chief rival.
Ronald Acuna of the Atlanta Braves next to Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his manager, Dave Roberts, before the MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta on July 15.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 26, 2025

All-Star Games may be flawed but still a boon for professional sports leagues

Several factors, including a lack of competitive furor and social media, have left many to wonder whether the standard All-Star Game model is broken.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech at an event in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Friday afternoon.
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2025

Ishiba rules out joint document on U.S. tariffs as deal's details trickle out

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has faced criticism from the opposition as numerous details about the agreement remain unclear.
Personal Information Protection Commission Chairman Satoru Tezuka in Tokyo on July 15
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 26, 2025

Privacy safeguards needed to help fuel AI growth in Japan, panel chair says

A law revision was postponed during this year's ordinary parliamentary session amid strong opposition from business circles toward a system involving fines.
McLaren's Lando Norris drives during the qualifying session for the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jul 27, 2025

Norris takes pole for all-McLaren front row in Belgium

The Briton blasted around the long Spa-Francorchamps circuit in a best time of one minute, 40.562 seconds on Saturday, just ahead of his teammate.
The numbers and accolades are only part of what made Ichiro Suzuki great. His devotion to his craft, idiosyncratic methods and dry sense of humor made him a transformational figure.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 27, 2025

Four lessons to learn from Ichiro's greatness

The numbers and accolades are only part of what made Ichiro great. His devotion to his craft, idiosyncratic methods and dry sense of humor made him a transformational figure.
An electronic board shows the broad Topix index hitting a record high on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 27, 2025

Japan investors brace for BOJ and earnings results after Trump-fueled rally

As the dust settles following the U.S.-Japan trade deal that sent markets on a wild ride, investors are questioning whether the rally was a sign of things to come.
A technician works on the assembly line at a solar panel manufacturing hub on the outskirts of New Delhi last October.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy / OUR PLANET
Jul 27, 2025

Amid fossil fuel shift in U.S., hope emerges for India and Japan tie-up on solar

As the Trump administration shifts back to gas and coal, solar power stakeholders in Japan and India are seeking new ways to collaborate.
With tariffs at an 80-year high and the U.S. dollar behaving unpredictably, the Fed should hold off on cutting rates until there’s clear evidence that inflation remains under control.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 27, 2025

The Fed needs to tread carefully with this strange dollar

Given that range of possibilities, it’s prudent to wait for the data to tell the story, exactly as Fed Chair Jerome Powell is currently planning.

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