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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, has postponed Tuesday's planned launch of its seventh H3 rocket due to a poor weather conditions.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 19, 2025

Bad weather forces postponement of JAXA H3 rocket launch

According to JAXA, strong winds and heavy rain are expected to continue around Tanegashima, with weather conditions unlikely to improve until at least Thursday.
A visitor makes his way to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on the first day of its annual autumn festival on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2025

Takaichi skips Yasukuni visit during autumn festival

With a vote on the next prime minister set for Tuesday, the new LDP president apparently took into account the possibility that any visit could adversely impact foreign affairs.
Empress Emerita Michiko poses at the Sento Imperial Residence in Tokyo earlier this month prior to her 91st birthday on Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2025

Empress Emerita Michiko turns 91

She spends her days caring for her husband, Emperor Emeritus Akihito, and looking after her own health.
Saitama Prefectural Police officers raid the home of murder suspect Toya Kimura in the city of Kumagaya on Saturday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 20, 2025

Former care home worker entered Saitama facility with 'intent to kill'

Investigators believe he broke into his former workplace after forming an intent to kill despite holding no grudge against the two residents he allegedly killed.
A cyberattack on Askul, a seller of office supplies, is disrupting major Japanese retailers' e-commerce and logistics operations.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 21, 2025

Japan retailers halt online sales after cyberattack cripples supplier operations

The disruption, coming weeks after one suffered by brewer Asahi Group Holdings, will raise questions about the vulnerability of Japan’s e-commerce infrastructure.
Former NHK President Katsuji Ebisawa died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo on Sunday at the age of 91.
JAPAN / Media
Oct 20, 2025

Former NHK President Katsuji Ebisawa dies at 91

He was known for promoting high-definition television and digital terrestrial broadcasting.
Bank of Japan building in Tokyo
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2025

BOJ board hawk calls for rate hike as Japan’s price norm shifts

"I believe that now is a prime opportunity to raise the policy interest rate,” Takata said in a speech to local business leaders in Hiroshima.
Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organization, during the Bitcoin Asia conference in Hong Kong, China, in August. Japanese policymakers are taking a more positive view of crypto as U.S. President Donald Trump’s embrace of the assets bolsters the industry.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 21, 2025

Japan's FSA may allow banks to invest in crypto assets if risks are managed

The Financial Services Agency is also considering allowing banking groups to apply for licenses to operate cryptoexchanges, according to a source.
Edge chair Eiko Todo says she wants to "realize a society where people with dyslexia can live vibrantly.”
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2025

Tokyo nonprofit promotes dyslexia awareness to build a more inclusive society

The Japan Dyslexia Society has lectures, training programs and free consultations available to help foster a better understanding of learning difficulties and expand support.
Emergency vehicles arrive at the JR Otsuka Station in Tokyo Monday following a report that a woman had allegedly injured passengers with pepper spray inside a train on the Yamanote Line.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 21, 2025

Woman arrested for pepper spray assault on Yamanote Line

The alleged assault injured two men and resulted in train delays of up to 15 minutes.
Minoru Kihara (second from left) attends a Lower House plenary session on Tuesday in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 21, 2025

Who is Minoru Kihara, Takaichi’s new 'cool-headed' spokesman?

The former defense minister has many things in common with Japan’s first female prime minister.
People ride their motorbikes during rush hour in Hanoi in August.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 21, 2025

Japan warns Vietnam of job losses as Hanoi motorbike ban hits Honda

In July, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh issued a directive prohibiting gas-powered motorbikes from entering the center of the capital from the middle of 2026.
Riho Fukuyama (center) and her husband Yoshiki Fukuyama (left) speak to the media with their lawyer (right) outside the Toyama District Court in Toyama on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 21, 2025

Japanese man sentenced to eight years after rare public accusation of rape

Koji Daimon was convicted of raping his daughter Riho Fukuyama in 2016, when she was in high school.
Shiori Kuwahara performs at the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw on Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2025

Japanese pianist wins fourth prize in Chopin competition

This is the second consecutive time a Japanese-born pianist has won a prize at the prestigious international contest, which is considered a gateway to success for young pianists.
Keiichi Ichikawa, who served as assistant chief cabinet secretary in charge of diplomacy under former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, has been appointed as secretary-general of the National Security Secretariat.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2025

Keiichi Ichikawa named head of Japan's National Security Secretariat

The former assistant chief cabinet secretary replaces Masataka Okano who assumed the post in January.
Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki attends a meeting to tackle bird flu held in Sapporo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 22, 2025

Bird flu season begins in Japan with infection confirmed at Hokkaido farm

The Hokkaido government has started to cull some 459,000 laying hens at the farm and imposed a ban on the transportation of hens within a 10-kilometer radius.
An extra edition of a newspaper announces Sanae Takaichi becoming Japan’s new prime minister on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 22, 2025

Japan’s new 'Iron Lady' can play 'heavy metal' politics

One of the few things the world knows about Takaichi is her fondness for heavy-metal music.
Since medical and nursing care services are offered at fixed prices set by the state, many service providers are struggling to cope with rapid inflation and are operating at a loss.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 23, 2025

Balancing medical services and costs will be major challenge for Takaichi

With services offered at fixed prices set by the state, many service providers are struggling to cope with rapid inflation and are operating at a loss.
Japan reported its first bird flu outbreak of the season on Wednesday, raising concerns that egg prices could rise further.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 23, 2025

Bird flu outbreak in Hokkaido raises concerns over rising egg prices

About 459,000 laying hens at poultry farm in Hokkaido will be culled to prevent further infections.
Ruling Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi and Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura sign a policy agreement between the two parties at the Diet in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 23, 2025

The newly formed LDP-JIP coalition may not be as solid as it seems

The Japan Innovation Party’s insistence on passing a seat-reducing measure could prove to be a sticking point in the relationship.
A Japanese-style teacup featuring a caricature of new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, on Wednesday in the city of Toki, Gifu Prefecture
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 23, 2025

Orders surge for popular caricature teacups featuring Takaichi

Preorders for the Takaichi teacup, which will also show past Japanese prime ministers, surpassed 4,000 even before she was sworn in.
Hitoshi Inoue, head of Bank of Yokohama’s markets business
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2025

Top Japan local bank ready to boost JGB buying when BOJ pivots

Bank of Yokohama is prepared to pile back into the domestic debt market when the central bank’s peak interest rate is in sight.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 23, 2025

Polls show Takaichi Cabinet off to strong start with support for policy stance

Approval ratings were found to be especially high among younger generations and those in the Osaka and Nagoya regions.
Nomura Holdings CEO Kentaro Okuda
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2025

Nomura CEO seeks to tap Japan investors’ private market bets

Kentaro Okuda is looking to Japanese investors who are seeking private markets as a way to diversify their assets.
The appointment of seven scandal-hit lawmakers to government posts, approved after the launch of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet, may draw criticism.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 23, 2025

Seven LDP slush fund lawmakers given government posts

The move may draw criticism, as public sentiment on the scandal remains strong.
Media gathered near the scene where a man barricaded himself with a knife on Wednesday in the city of Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 23, 2025

Man arrested after 14-hour police standoff in Osaka

Toru Suetsugu, 48, allegedly held a woman he was living with at knifepoint after police showed up at his apartment to investigate a theft.
A wafer fab owned by Nexperia. The Dutch chipmaker has warned Japanese auto parts makers about a potential supply shortage.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2025

Nexperia warns Japanese automakers of uncertain chip supply

The Dutch government seized control of Nijmegen-based Nexperia earlier this month in an unprecedented step intended to secure European access to the components made by the company.
Kimi Onoda, economic security minister and minister for harmonious coexistence with foreign nationals, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 23, 2025

New ‘immigration minister’ post signals Takaichi Cabinet’s priorities

The creation of a new post specifically for handling foreign residents shows how immigration is a key policy focus for the Takaichi Cabinet.
Tourists take pictures as cloud-clad Mount Fuji is seen in the background from Oishi park in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Oct. 18.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2025

Mount Fuji sees snow for first time this winter, 21 days later than usual

This year's snowfall came two weeks earlier than 2024, when snow settled on the 3,776-meter (12,388-foot) mountain only on Nov. 7, the latest since records began.
Food inflation was highlighted as one of three factors to watch in deciding the timing of the central bank’s next rate hike.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 24, 2025

Japan’s faster inflation highlights need for Takaichi response

New Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has made confronting the cost of living crunch a priority.
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.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
China warns of military response if Japan intervenes in Taiwan contingency
Representatives from the Japan Innovation Party hand over a proposal to designate Xue Jian, the Chinese consul-general in Osaka, as persona no grata, to a staff of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Stablecoins: Boring goes big, and now in Japan
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, acknowledges a number of potential risks related to stablecoins.
Shohei Ohtani collects fourth MVP Award with 2025 NL honor
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was named National League MVP for the second straight season on Thursday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
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.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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