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Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
JAPAN / Explainer
Nov 13, 2025

As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?

In Japan, few people typically own guns, and the process to qualify for a license to hunt the animals takes time and effort.
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2025

Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism

The specific size of the increase will be discussed during fiscal 2026 tax system reform talks at the end of the year.
People shelter from the sun as they visit the Brandenburg Gate during a heat wave in Berlin in July. An October report in The Lancet scientific journal estimates the yearly number of deaths from heat-related causes worsened by climate change at nearly 550,000.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 14, 2025

Deadly heat worldwide prompts $300 million for climate health research at COP30

U.N. agencies in August estimated about half the world’s population, or more than 3.3 billion people, are already struggling with the rising heat.
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, acknowledges a number of potential risks related to stablecoins.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 14, 2025

Stablecoins: Boring goes big, and now in Japan

They are designed not to fluctuate in value, and that's precisely what makes them attractive.
China’s "wolf warrior" diplomats use aggressive, insulting rhetoric that undermines their claimed goodwill — and Tokyo must reject intimidation while holding Beijing to higher diplomatic standards.
EDITORIALS
Nov 14, 2025

Chinese diplomat crosses the line

The depiction of the duly elected leader of Japan as “a stupid politician” is rude; the call for violence is unacceptable.
Berkshire Hathaway sold ¥210.1 billion ($1.4 billion) in yen-denominated bonds on Friday at a narrower spread than its previous deal, as global investors flock to Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 14, 2025

Berkshire Hathaway raises more than ¥210 billion from bond sale

The Omaha, Nebraska-based firm has been a regular issuer of yen bonds since its debut six years ago, making it the largest foreign issuer of yen notes in that period.
The headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo's Nagatacho area
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 15, 2025

Ruling LDP marks 70th anniversary as it looks to regain footing

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday marked the 70th anniversary of its establishment, as it looks to stage a comeback after recent electoral drubbings.
Attendees walk in front of the China Pavilion during the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Belem, Brazil, on Friday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / ANALYSIS
Nov 16, 2025

China finds bigger role as U.S. sidesteps Brazil climate summit

China’s transformation to a more central player seeking the world’s attention reflects a shift in the fight against global warming.
Akihisa Nagashima, a leader of the Japanese delegation, attended a joint meeting of Japanese and South Korean lawmakers in Seoul on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 16, 2025

Japanese and South Korean lawmakers hold joint meeting

The lawmakers held discussions on diplomacy, security, the economy and culture.
Nagashima Akihisa (right), secretary-general of the Japan-Korea Parliamentary Friendship League, speaks at a bilateral meeting of nonpartisan lawmakers in Seoul on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 16, 2025

Japan and South Korea lawmakers agree to boost cooperation

In a statement adopted at their joint plenary meeting in Seoul, the two groups also denounced North Korea's nuclear and missile development.
In 2018, French state-controlled energy giant Electricite de France signed a €600 million deal, unaffected by international sanctions over the Ukraine war, with a subsidiary of a Russian state company for the recycling of reprocessed uranium.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2025

French uranium being sent to Russia, Greenpeace says

The move is legal but "immoral," the head of Greenpeace France's nuclear campaign said, as nations seek to step up sanctions on the Russian government over its invasion of Ukraine.
A technician works on solar power panels at the Atlantic Shrimpers farm in Lagos in 2022.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Nov 17, 2025

Made in Nigeria: Inside Africa’s push to be a solar superpower

Among African nations, Nigeria aims to reduce its fossil-fuel dependence and generate 30% of its energy from renewables by 2030 as well as develop local manufacturing capacity.
Hinako Mori, 22, arranges products at a Don Quijote outlet in Tokyo in October. The Japanese retailer, which relaxed its rules concerning hair and nail polish three years ago, says nearly a quarter of its employees sport brightly colored hair.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 17, 2025

More Japanese firms relax rules in tussle for workers

The country's labor shortage has led companies to ease up on various aspects, such as hair and nail polish color, to secure enough part-timers.
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
BASEBALL
Nov 17, 2025

Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense

The chance to play with the pitch clock and PitchCom — neither of which is used in NPB — was the main takeaway for Japan.
A beloved Tokyo penguin’s end presages Suica’s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
Fears rise of rupture in Japan-China ties in wake of Taiwan remarks
Two Chinese tourists wearing kimonos take a selfie as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
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.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Ashfall warning issued in southern Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.
The challenges awaiting Japan’s new finance minister
Finance minister Satsuki Katayama answers questions from reporters in a group interview on Oct. 24.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.

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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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