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Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 10, 2025

Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly

The Japanese capital excelled thanks to its "operational excellence, technological sophistication, and disciplined economic governance,” according to a recent report.
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses a plenary session at the COP30 U.N. Climate Change Conference in Belem, Brazil, on Thursday. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is skipping the event to focus on domestic political issues.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2025

Want to fight climate change? Fight ‘climate fatigue’

The public is concerned but disengaged in the lead up to this week’s U.N. climate meeting.
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
SUMO
Nov 11, 2025

As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?

Professional sumo’s ring remains off-limits to women and girls — not by law, but by centuries of belief and tradition.
A maiko walks down a street crowded with tourists in Kyoto. Challenges that come with a massive influx of overseas visitors and foreign nationals buying up real estate are just some of the immigration problems that have become hot-button political issues in Japan. 
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 11, 2025

Government and bad actors are at the root of the foreign national issue

Japan has experienced an explosive increase in overseas tourists since the COVID-19 travel restrictions were lifted, and its global appeal as a travel destination has grown.
Japan's players celebrate their team's victory over Brazil in Chofu, Tokyo, on Oct. 14.
SOCCER
Nov 11, 2025

Japan shooting for World Cup final spot, says JFA head Miyamoto

Recording its first ever win over five-time world champion Brazil in a friendly last month has only fueled the team's ambition further.
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 11, 2025

China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier

The new 316-meter warship will allow Beijing to keep at least one carrier at sea at all times, giving it more options to project air and naval power closer to its neighbors.
Scientists still don’t fully understand why women live longer than men. The aging process differs between the sexes and in most mammals, with females tending to live longer than males.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2025

How women could be the key to unlocking longer life

Scientists still don’t fully understand why women live longer than men. The aging process differs between the sexes and in most mammals, females tend to live longer than males.
Keir Starmer, leader of Britain's Labour Party and now prime minister, speaks to supporters at a reception celebrating his election win in London in July 2024.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2025

Britain’s political system is undergoing a risky revolution

The British have traditionally prided themselves on the uniqueness of their political system; an aristocratic arrangement that evolved peacefully into a democratic one.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
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 doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
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.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
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