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Australia's regulator said it will initially focus on platforms with the greatest number of users, where there are higher risks of harm.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 24, 2025

WhatsApp and Twitch among sites that could face Australia social media ban

The head of Australia's eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, has written to 16 more companies to "self-assess" whether they fall under the ban's remit.
Apple is reopening its redesigned store in Ginza, Tokyo, on Friday. The location holds special importance for the company — it was its first overseas store, which originally opened in 2003.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 24, 2025

Tim Cook arrives in Tokyo as Apple prepares to reopen Ginza store

The Ginza location holds special importance for Apple — it’s the company’s first overseas store, originally opening in 2003.
The United Nations Security Council holds a ministerial meeting on Ukraine during the U.N. General Assembly at the body's headquarters in New York on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 24, 2025

The U.S. assault on the U.N. rests on a tragic misunderstanding

The Trump administration views the U.N. as a useless, woke cesspool. Instead, it reflects the world as it is, assembled to “save humanity from hell.”
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi has changed course on some economic issues.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 24, 2025

LDP presidential candidates get closer to opposition on some economic issues

They have to make more compromises as the ruling coalition no longer has the majority.
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.
Asset Management One Best Selection Japan is looking to build stakes in some small and midsized caps as valuations become more appealing.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 25, 2025

Top Japanese fund looks to small and midsized caps on improving valuations

The fund is also holding on to some of its artificial intelligence-related shares even after multifold gains.
Honda announced Wednesday that it has ended production of the Acura ZDX luxury electric vehicle developed in collaboration with General Motors.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 25, 2025

Honda pulls plug on Acura ZDX luxury EV

The automaker said the decision reflected a slowdown in EV demand and other market changes.
South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok. In a recent interview, Kim said that until visa issues related to South Korea's investment projects in the U.S. are resolved, progress on the projects will be "virtually impossible."
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2025

South Korea says U.S. projects unlikely to progress until visa issue resolution

Images of shackled workers have circulated widely and fueled public anger, casting a cloud over hefty investment plans by South Korean conglomerates.
A Louis Vuitton store in Seoul. South Koreans’ enduring love for luxury, coupled with a resilient economy and surging consumer confidence, has made the market a bright spot for top industry names.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 25, 2025

LVMH bets on South Korea to spur growth amid U.S. and China uncertainty

The group’s two largest fashion labels, Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior, are both looking to expand their flagship stores in Seoul.
Market expectations for a rate hike when the Bank of Japan next sets policy on Oct. 30 have been gaining momentum as inflation has held steady and the economy has showed resilience.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 25, 2025

BOJ may raise rate as soon as October, says former board member

Market expectations for a rate hike when the bank next sets policy have been gaining momentum as inflation has held steady and the economy has showed resilience.
Industry minister Yoji Muto takes part in a news conference in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 25, 2025

Japan and ASEAN nations to cooperate on bolstering supply chains

Japan and ASEAN are slated to set up a task force to select areas in which they will cooperate.
Jack Ma’s return to Alibaba gives him a chance to boost the pay and benefits of delivery people, a move that would align with Beijing’s economic goals and help the company navigate regulatory and competitive pressures.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2025

Welcome back Jack Ma. Don’t forget the little guys.

Alibaba’s Ele.me stands to benefit from improving the pay and welfare of its hardworking delivery drivers.
Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz speaks after signing a contract for the delivery of mobile communication centers in Zegrze, Poland, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 25, 2025

Poland becomes top importer of Taiwanese drones, skirting China

From almost nothing in the previous years, Poland is now absorbing almost 60% of Taiwan’s drone exports, which expanded this year to about $32 million through August.
Stock picking using ChatGPT requires some financial knowledge and even its adopters say there is a high risk of getting it wrong before getting it right.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 25, 2025

'ChatGPT, what stocks should I buy?' AI fuels boom in robo-advisory market

Thanks to AI, anyone can select stocks, monitor them and obtain investment analysis that was once only available to big banks or institutional investors.
The Tokyo Game Show opened Thursday in the city of Chiba with 521 Japanese exhibitors and 615 exhibitors from overseas — the largest share yet.
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2025

Tokyo Game Show kicks off with largest lineup yet

The four-day event is hosting a record 4,157 booths and 1,136 exhibitors, more than half of which are from overseas.
The Nagoya High Court overturned a lower court decision that obliged the government to recognize a Syrian man as a refugee.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2025

Court rules government not obliged to recognize Syrian man as refugee

The court overturned a lower court decision that obliged the government to recognize a Syrian man as a refugee.
The U.S. dollar has weakened 9.75% since the start of the year against a basket of major trading partners.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 26, 2025

Global debt hits record of nearly $338 trillion, report shows

Total debt in emerging markets rose by $3.4 trillion in the second quarter to a record high of more than $109 trillion.
U.S. President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2025

Trump signs order declaring TikTok sale ready and values it at $14 billion

The publication of the executive order shows Trump is making progress on the sale of TikTok's U.S. assets.
A Russian drone in Kyiv in October 2022
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 26, 2025

Chinese drone experts worked with sanctioned Russian arms maker, sources say

Two European security officials said the collaboration suggested a deepening relationship between arms maker IEMZ Kupol and Chinese companies in developing drones.
Rescue teams work in mud-covered areas after flooding brought by Typhoon Ragasa in Hualien, Taiwan, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 26, 2025

South China cleans up after powerful Typhoon Ragasa

Chinese authorities earmarked the equivalent of about $49.2 million to support rescue and relief work in regions hit by Typhoon Ragasa, the Xinhua news agency said.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos once said he wanted to make Prime so compelling that consumers would feel they are "being irresponsible" if they are not members.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 26, 2025

Amazon to pay $2.5 billion for allegedly duping millions to sign up for Prime

Around 35 million Prime customers will be eligible for payout from a $1.5 billion fund, the Federal Trade Commission said.
Tokyo inflation is holding steady in September as subsidies offset price pressures, supporting Bank of Japan's cautious policy path.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 26, 2025

Tokyo consumer inflation unexpectedly holds steady, backing BOJ’s caution

The sudden steadying of the main gauge shows anew the volatility of data as government measures meant to help consumers cope with soaring costs of living swing the results.
A robotic vehicle assembly line in Hefei, China. China is making and installing factory robots at a far greater pace than any other country.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 26, 2025

China has more robots working for it than the rest of the world combined

Chinese manufacturers have also gotten better at making factory robots, thanks to a government push.
Nippon Steel has announced a $300 million investment in two U.S. Steel facilities, which forms part of its $11 billion commitment to the American steelmaker.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 26, 2025

Nippon Steel to invest $300 million in U.S. Steel

The investment in two U.S. Steel plants forms part of the Japanese company's $11 billion commitment to the American steelmaker.
Payments using the PayPay app will soon be possible in South Korea.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 26, 2025

SoftBank’s PayPay to become available in South Korea as company looks outward

Japan’s largest mobile payment platform decided on South Korea because it is the most popular country for people in Japan to visit.
Pokemon said it has not given permission to use its upbeat theme music and imagery for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's deportation video posted on X and TikTok.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 26, 2025

U.S. Department of Homeland Security doubles down on Pokemon-themed deportation video

The Pokemon Co. said they had no involvement in the Pokemon-themed arrest and deportation video.
Liberal Democratic Party presidential candidates attend a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 26, 2025

'Speed dating' — with an LDP twist

It feels like one of the speed dating events that used to be on Japanese television years ago, where the candidates court prospective partners one after the other.
U.S. President Donald Trump is rolling out a number of new tariffs on Oct. 1.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 26, 2025

Japan might be spared Trump's 100% tariffs on pharmaceuticals

The country has a most-favored-nation agreement with the U.S. that should cover these products.
Concern about prices in Japan is at or near record highs.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 26, 2025

Inflation and ‘food situation’ concerns top key Japan survey

Rising prices have not been this much of a worry since just after the 1973 oil shock.
An exterior rendering of a large office complex to be constructed by Mitsubishi Estate along the River Thames in London
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 26, 2025

Mitsubishi Estate breaks ground on London complex project

The complex is scheduled to be completed in 2029 at a total cost of about ¥160 billion, making it the company's largest-ever development project in Europe.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
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.
New satellite images suggest 'mass graves' in Sudan's El-Fasher
A general view of a berm construction in Kinin Village near El-Fasher.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
These are the hottest lower-division rikishi to watch right now
Fukazaki (right) grapples with Enho at the IG Arena in Nagoya on July 13.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo

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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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Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
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