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Atsuko Mori, founder and director of Kyoto-based tea salon Camellia Tea Ceremony, prepares matcha during a tea ceremony in Kyoto.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 2, 2025

Tea ceremony experts see matcha boom as a big opportunity

Matcha’s sudden spike in popularity overseas has prompted debate in Japan about whether the global craze risks diluting tea’s cultural meaning.
According to Meta's rules, advertisers who seek to run political ads in the United States have to undergo a special authorization process.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 2, 2025

Deepfake political scam ads surge on Meta platforms, watchdog says

The ads have reached tens of thousands of the platforms' users.
A Boeing 777X at Boeing Field in Seattle
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2025

Boeing 777X to slide into 2027, driving billions in charges

The jet, already six years late, is of major strategic and financial importance to Boeing in its duel with Airbus for a bigger slice of the lucrative long-haul market.
Yankees starter Cam Schlittler pitches against the Red Sox during Game 3 of their AL Wild Card Series in New York on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 3, 2025

Cam Schlittler makes dazzling playoff debut as Yankees eliminate rival Red Sox

The Yankees completed a 2-1 AL Wild Card series win over their archrivals to book a best-of-five American League Division Series clash with the Toronto Blue Jays starting Saturday.
Intrigued by Japanese wines, Burgundy winemaker Etienne de Montille decided to explore Hokkaido's wine scene, eventually setting up his outpost in Hakodate in 2017.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 3, 2025

Japan’s first foreign wine investor plants its roots in Hokkaido

Burgundy’s Domaine de Montille has opened a winery in Hakodate — a vote of confidence in the region’s terroir.

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Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?