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Ukrainan Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga (right) and his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski (center) look at drones as they visit an exhibition showcasing Ukrainian unmanned vehicles in Kyiv on Sept. 12.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 17, 2025

Trump's public shrug over drone incursion in Poland fuels unease in Europe

Many NATO members already question U.S. President Donald Trump's commitment to their defense in the event of an actual Russian attack.
Gold medalist Faith Kipyegon celebrates after winning the women's 1,500 meters at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 17, 2025

Faith Kipyegon cements place as supreme champion and role model for mothers

Kipyegon, a three-time Olympic champion, took her fourth world title at 1,500 meters on Tuesday in dominating fashion.
Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli watches his effort enter the Athletic Club Bilbao net for his team's first goal in its Champions League opener on Tuesday in Bilbao, Spain.
SOCCER
Sep 17, 2025

Arsenal and Real Madrid win Champions League openers

Tottenham Hotspur also won on the tournament's opening night, which saw outsiders Union Saint-Gilloise and Qarabag claim first-ever victories in the Champions League proper.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin meet in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15. Putin is growing vulnerable, but Trump’s wavering and Europe’s divisions risk wasting the chance to end the Ukraine war.
COMMENTARY
Sep 17, 2025

Did Putin finally overplay his hand with Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin grows vulnerable, but Donald Trump’s wavering and Europe’s divisions risk squandering the chance to force an end to the war.
American Noah Lyles competes in the men's 200-meter semifinals at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 18, 2025

Noah Lyles makes statement ahead of 200-meter final at world championships

Lyles ran a 19.51 in the semifinals.
One notable section of the “Prism of the Real: Making Art in Japan 1989-2010” exhibition is a predominantly pink room featuring works that explore the lives of Asian women, such as Minako Nishiyama’s “The Pinku House”and footage of Lee Bul’s performance “Sorry for suffering — You think I’m a puppy on a picnic?”
CULTURE / Art
Sep 19, 2025

‘Prism of the Real’ makes two turbulent decades tangible with art

Born of a partnership between The National Art Center, Tokyo and M+, the show reveals how artists across borders grappled with a changing world.
Australian sprinter Gout Gout during the men's 200-meter semifinals at the World Athletics Championships on Thursday in Tokyo
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 19, 2025

Australian teen sensation Gout Gout hails learning experience at debut worlds

Following his exit, Gout reflected on what it was like to rub shoulders with some of sprinting's biggest names.
Yuki Joseph Nakajima after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 19, 2025

How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout success at Tokyo worlds

Nakajima was the first Japanese runner to make the 400 final since Susumu Takano in 1991 and he even managed to finish one place higher than his senior compatriot.
U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles holds up four fingers after winning his fourth straight men's 200-meter title at the world championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 19, 2025

Noah Lyles and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden win 200-meter titles on golden night for U.S.

Lyles finished with a time of 19.52 seconds and joined Jamaican great Usain Bolt as the only men to win four straight world titles at the distance.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2025

Trump predicts U.S. government could ‘very well’ shut down on Oct. 1

The prospect of a shutdown increased after Senate Republicans and Democrats earlier Friday each blocked rival plans to provide temporary funding.
Noah Lyles celebrates as he crosses the finish line to give the United States the victory in the men's 4x100-meter relay at the world championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 21, 2025

U.S. men grab gold in 4x100-meter relay on final day of worlds; Japan sixth

The U.S. beat Canada to the gold medal to win the men's relay.
Articles in World War II-era women’s magazines emphasized their responsibilities in supporting soldiers and their roles at home bearing and rearing children.
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 6, 2025

Lingering ‘Showa Model’ gender roles keep women sidelined

The idea of husbands working while women stay home goes back to the prewar Civil Code, which stated that women were subordinates who required their husband’s permission to work.
“Between Currents and Bloom,” an eye-popping crocheted seascape by Indonesian artist Mulyana, dazzles with Instagram-ready cuteness while recalling a vibrant ocean now threatened by warming seas.
CULTURE / Art
Sep 22, 2025

Aichi Triennale’s message to the art world: Free Palestine

At Aichi Triennale 2025, Hoor Al Qasimi, the festival’s first foreign artistic director, takes a stand in support of Palestine.
Originally from Brisbane, Australia, Linda Joyce moved to rural Tochigi Prefecture in 2024 for a career shift from teaching to hospitality and sustainable tourism.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Sep 25, 2025

Linda Joyce: ‘We hope people recognize the benefits of exploring rural areas’

Former teacher Linda Joyce shifted careers to the tourism industry in 2024 and now works at a historic property in rural Tochigi Prefecture.
Professional models cosplay characters from Persona 5: The Phantom X, one of many titles on display at Tokyo Game Show, Japan's largest gaming industry event.
LIFE / Digital
Sep 26, 2025

Tokyo Game Show 2025 leans into renewal and rebirth

Japan’s largest games industry show returns with its largest spread of exhibitors yet.
Crystal Palace striker Eddie Nketiah scores the winner as his club upset Liverpool on Saturday in London.
SOCCER
Sep 28, 2025

Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United all lose on day of late drama

Manchester United slumped at Brentford and 10-man Chelsea was beaten at home by Brighton & Hove Albion, which scored twice in stoppage time.
Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Cardinals in Chicago on Sunday.
BASEBALL
Sep 30, 2025

Padres visit Cubs and red-hot Seiya Suzuki for wild-card opener

Suzuki followed up a seven-week homerless drought by going deep five times over the Chicago Cubs' final four games of the regular season.
Benfica head coach Jose Mourinho gestures during the UEFA Champions League match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in London on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Oct 1, 2025

'Special One' Mourinho makes low-key, losing return to Chelsea

Benfica under Mourinho, in his fourth game in charge, was defeated 1-0 by an under-strength Chelsea side in the Champions League.
Ari Bayuaji's artwork of the benevolent Bali god Barong is on display in a glass case on the ground floor of Hollywood Beauty Plaza.
CULTURE / Art
Oct 2, 2025

Artist Ari Bayuaji materializes monsters from ocean plastic

From his series “Weaving the Ocean,” the demon Rangda is on display at Go for Kogei 2025, while the more benevolent Barong sits in a glass case in Roppongi.
Smartphones help passengers pass the time on a train near Toyoake, an industrial suburb of Nagoya.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2025

Can this city make residents put down their smartphones?

The ordinance, which was approved in a 12-7 vote by the city assembly last week, is largely symbolic, but there is heavy social pressure in Japan to follow official guidelines.
Croix du Nord, ridden by Yuichi Kitamura, runs in the Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse on June 1.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 2, 2025

Japan set for another shot at coveted Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe crown

Japanese horses Croix du Nord and Byzantine Dream are among the leading favorites, according to the bookmakers.
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah reacts after the club's loss against Chelsea in London on Saturday.
SOCCER
Oct 5, 2025

Liverpool left searching for answers after third straight loss

For the second time in the space of a week, Liverpool's title defense was rocked by an agonizing last-gasp loss.
Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi is applauded after winning the party's leadership election in Tokyo on Saturday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 5, 2025

Will Sanae Takaichi be Japan’s Thatcher — or its Truss?

Takaichi is comfortably the most conservative choice the party could have made, if not the most right-leaning leader in recent history.
A monitor in Tokyo shows the Nikkei 225 index closing Monday at 47944.76, up 2,175.26 points from the previous week.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 6, 2025

‘Takaichi trade’ takes Nikkei to record high

Takaichi is a proponent of expansionary fiscal spending and monetary easing, which is believed to have fueled market optimism and led to the rally.
Mickael Barzalona rides Daryz (front) to victory in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Horse Racing
Oct 6, 2025

Daryz wins emotional and thrilling Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

Japan will once again have to bide its time for its first winner after over 50 years of trying.
Masami Nagasawa plays the talented but circumscribed offspring of a famed ukiyo-e artist in “Hokusai’s Daughter.”
CULTURE / Film
Oct 9, 2025

‘Hokusai’s Daughter’ captures the ferocity of a forgotten painter

Masami Nagasawa delivers one of her most compelling performances yet in Tatsushi Omori’s historical biopic.
The Jingei, the third of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Taigei-class submarines, was commissioned in March last year. It is equipped with lithium-ion batteries, enabling it to have a longer diving time and cruising distance than older models with lead-acid batteries.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Oct 8, 2025

With nuclear sub proposal, Japan faces array of political and tech challenges

An expert panel has called for Japan’s next-generation subs to be able to operate longer and strike targets from farther way, a shift from current policy.
A crime scene technician prepares to document evidence at the site of a shooting in West Baltimore in May 2015. U.S. cities are seeing murder rates fall sharply from post-2020 highs thanks to local violence-reduction efforts and pandemic-era investments.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 8, 2025

What’s behind the great American murder decline?

Homicides are plummeting in many places. The explanation may be the sheer volume of different efforts to reduce violence.
Shrunali Ranade moved to Japan in 2015 and has carved a niche for herself as both an engineer and a cricket player.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 9, 2025

Shrunali Ranade: ‘Stepping back isn’t failure but another form of strength’

As an engineer and member of the women’s national cricket team in Japan, Shrunali Ranade has carved out her own niche over the past 10 years.
The Blue Jays' Bo Bichette (left) Vladimir Guerrero Jr. celebrate in the clubhouse after helping the team defeat the Yankees in Game 4 of the ALDS.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 9, 2025

Blue Jays knock out Yankees to advance to first ALCS since 2016

Toronto won the-best-of-five AL Division Series 3-1 to advance to the American League Championship Series for the first time since 2016.
Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
For Uniqlo’s founder, conquering America is personal
A Uniqlo store in New York. In recent years, Uniqlo’s affordable, well-made basic clothes have struck a chord, especially with younger American shoppers, fueling a rapid business expansion.
Japan's fractured politics could ensnarl Takaichi's economic plans
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party, attends a news conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Oct. 4.
Sho-time as dazzling Ohtani powers Dodgers into World Series with historic performance
Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run against the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth inning of Game 4 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on Friday.
LDP and Nippon Ishin no Kai to form coalition government, report says
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Nippon Ishin no Kai have agreed to form a coalition, paving the way for the country's first female prime minister, Kyodo reports.
What does Jimbocho think of its unexpected ‘cool’ status?
Tokyo's Jimbocho neighborhood is a haven for book lovers, its rows of secondhand bookstores spilling over with printed materials.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
New film explores how Japan and the U.S. found common ground through baseball
Masanori Murakami became the first MLB player from Japan when he made his debut with the Giants on Sept 1, 1964.
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.

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