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An earthquake victim is taken to an ambulance at an airport in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Monday. The 6 magnitude earthquake is the deadliest such disaster since 2023.
WORLD
Sep 1, 2025

Earthquake in Afghanistan kills hundreds and injures more than 1,500

The 6.0 magnitude quake comes after an earthquake of a similar size killed about 1,500 people in 2023.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a disaster drill at the Prime Minister's Office on Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2025

Government holds disaster drill for Nankai Trough megaquake

In the drill, an emergency disaster response headquarters headed by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was established.
Police investigate the scene where a woman was found bleeding on a street in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 1, 2025

Woman dies after possible knife attack in Setagaya

An emergency call was made just after 1:30 p.m. on Monday that the woman, a 40-year-old South Korean native, was bleeding on the ground.
The plane transporting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her staff lifts off from the tarmac of Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, in Mihail Kogalniceanu, near Constanta, Romania, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 2, 2025

GPS system of EU chief's plane jammed, with Russian interference suspected

The EU did not address the question of whether it believe European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's airplane had been deliberately targeted.
Powdered rare earth elements collected from the seabed in October 2013, at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 2, 2025

Japan to launch think tank for policy advice on economic security

There are concerns the government lacks a comprehensive approach to economic security, which includes critical minerals, semiconductors and artificial intelligence.
Police investigate an area around the scene where a woman was killed in a knife attack in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 2, 2025

Korean man arrested in Tokyo on suspicion of killing ex-girlfriend

Police had told the suspect to leave the country after the victim reached out for help, and they saw him go through a security check at Narita Airport days before her death.
Takeshi Niinami, then-chief executive officer of Suntory Holdings, in May 2024
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 2, 2025

Suntory CEO Takeshi Niinami resigns over alleged possession of illegal drugs

Police are investigating Niinami over supplements he allegedly purchased overseas that are suspected to be illegal in Japan, a fact that he was unaware of.
An injured boy receives treatment near damaged houses in the Mazar Dara village of Nurgal, a district of the Kunar Province, in Eastern Afghanistan, on Monday.
WORLD
Sep 2, 2025

With aid slashed, Afghanistan's quake comes at 'very worst moment'

The earthquake has killed more than 1,400 people and injured over 3,000, a toll that was still rising.
Experts say staying off your phone and sticking to a sleep schedule can help those who have trouble dozing off.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 2, 2025

Mark Japan’s Sleep Day by making some lifestyle changes

The Japanese are not getting enough sleep. Luckily, everyone from scientists to Shohei Ohtani are offering solutions.
The TSMC logo at its fabrication plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on June 7. Compared with Samsung and SK Hynix, TSMC’s manufacturing footprint in China is relatively small.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 3, 2025

U.S. pulls TSMC’s waiver for China shipments of chip supplies

TSMC suppliers will have to apply for individual approvals when they want to ship semiconductor equipment and other gear covered by U.S. export controls to its Nanjing facility.
Hampen hails from Tokushima, Shikoku, and is named after the fish paste specialty that the region is known for.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Sep 3, 2025

Smiley, spirited Hampen will run into your arms

This 7-year-old dog from Tokushima is eager for human companionship and loves to go on walks.
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Sep 3, 2025

London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer

Ahead of professional sumo's highly anticipated return to Europe, the release of the September rankings confirms who will be on the plane to England.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 3, 2025

Ishiba meets with BOJ's Ueda to discuss economy and markets

The pair’s first meeting since February suggests Ishiba is trying to show market participants that his government and the BOJ will be coordinating closely.
China’s parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, attended by dictatorial leaders like Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, highlights Beijing’s attempts to rewrite history and promote an alternative authoritarian order.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 3, 2025

The disturbing message behind China’s ‘grand parade’

This international gathering in the Chinese capital's Tiananmen Square illuminated what might be termed the “Beijing Consensus” in its starkest form.
Takeshi Niinami, who has resigned as Suntory Holdings chairman and CEO, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 3, 2025

Ex-Suntory CEO Niinami says he is confident he has 'broken no laws'

His comments came a day after Tuesday’s shocking revelation that he is the target of a police investigation over illegal drugs.
Former Suntory Holdings CEO Takeshi Niinami said he did not violate the law.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2025

Niinami, a tough and respected leader, remains at helm of Keizai Doyukai for now

He has championed fast wage increases and a tough approach to wrongdoing.
"Animator Skill Test Textbook” was written in concert with a test created and administered by the Nippon Anime & Film Culture Association since 2024. The test was designed to help set a baseline for those studying animation, and so that animation studios can get a better idea of applicants' current skill level.
CULTURE / Books
Sep 4, 2025

English textbook targets a skills gap in Japan’s growing anime industry

From "dōga" to “lip flap,” the Nippon Anime & Film Culture Association’s "Animator Skill Test Textbook" teaches aspiring animators how to talk like the pros.
In fiscal 2024 through March this year, the National Consumers Affairs Center received inquiries and gave advice on problems associated with cash-on-delivery services.
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2025

Japan alerting consumers to cash-on-delivery problems

"If you feel something fishy, even just a little bit, don't order it," a National Consumers Affairs Center official said.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi speaks during an interview in Vienna on Wednesday.
WORLD
Sep 4, 2025

U.N. nuclear chief presses Iran to strike deal on inspections soon

"It would be really good if we could have this agreed before next week," International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said in an interview.
Bob Mumgaard, CEO of Commonwealth Fusion Systems, says the U.S. firm wants to deploy a reactor in Japan in the late 2030s or early 2040s.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2025

Nvidia-backed U.S. atomic fusion firm eyes reactor in Japan

Commonwealth Fusion Systems, which raised $863 million from investors including Nvidia, said it has been in talks with Japanese government officials on the use of its technology.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, "It won’t stop with just this strike,” after the U.S. targeted a boat in the Caribbean Sea allegedly full of drugs from Venezuela.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2025

U.S. threatens more strikes on purported drug boats after attack in Caribbean

The move marked a major escalation in U.S. President Donald Trump’s crackdown on narcotics traffickers following deployment of U.S. Navy vessels off the Venezuelan coast.
A nation made wealthy by the discovery of diamonds in 1967, Botswana is now facing an economic crisis.
BUSINESS
Sep 4, 2025

Lab-grown gems are robbing Botswana of its diamond riches

A diamond-market crisis has turned the finding of the gems into an affliction and a cautionary tale of what can happen to an economy that becomes overly reliant on one commodity.
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
CULTURE / Music
Sep 5, 2025

Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening

Haru Nemuri’s “ekkolaptomenos” fuses philosophy, pop and protest, confronting Japan’s politics while navigating visa fears and DIY touring.
Juan Rivera gave the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump high marks on its handling of immigration because "there's a lot more public safety."
WORLD / Society
Sep 5, 2025

These Trump voters back his immigration crackdown, but some worry about his methods

All 20 voters said they support Trump's work to expel immigration offenders with violent criminal records, but there was less consensus about how he is going about the crackdown.
“The Summer Hikaru Died” is a slow-burn horror and a coming-of-age narrative, but its thematic layers and queer undertones open conversations about friendship and belonging.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Sep 6, 2025

Dark folklore meets teenage angst in ‘The Summer Hikaru Died’

Slow-burn horror in the countryside coupled with queer undertones makes for a memorable anime adaptation.
A woman uses her phone at Bashantapur Durbar Square, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Thursday after the Nepali government announced it will block access to all unregistered social media platforms.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 5, 2025

Nepal to block some social media platforms, including Facebook

The move came after the companies failed to register with authorities in a crackdown on misuse.
The Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. The MPD recently served a new warrant for the arrest of a man over unauthorized access to social media accounts of celebrities including a member of Japanese comedy duo Einstein.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 5, 2025

Man served new arrest warrant over access to Japanese comedian's account

The suspect allegedly logged in to the Instagram accounts of Naoki Inada, a comedian, and of a professional sports player without permission between July and October 2024.
Scorched land following a wildfire in the village of San Vicente de Leira, in Galicia, Spain, on Aug. 21
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 5, 2025

How Europe lost an area the size of Cyprus to wildfires this year

Climate change is playing a major role in Europe, the world's fastest-warming continent, as searing heat and drought fueled this summer’s blazes.
U.s. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore in June 2018. Trump approved a 2019 Navy SEAL operation to plant a listening device in North Korea, a mission that unraveled amid a series of mistakes and resulted in the SEALs killing North Korean civilians.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 6, 2025

How a top secret SEAL Team 6 mission into North Korea fell apart

The 2019 operation, greenlit by President Donald Trump, sought a strategic edge. It left unarmed North Koreans dead.
People buy groceries from a mobile supermarket in a rural area of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture. The government is considering a new "hometown resident" registration system to help strengthen regional revitalization measures.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2025

Japan eyes two types of 'hometown resident' registration

The system is included in the government's basic vision for regional revitalization, adopted in June.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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