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McLaren Formula One team driver Oscar Piastri in action during the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, on Sunday
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
F1 drivers' championship still in McLaren's hands, says Stella
By Alan Baldwin
McLaren has already clinched the constructors' title for a second successive year and has Australian Oscar Piastri leading the drivers' standings.
Broncos quarterback Bo Nix celebrates after his team's comeback win over the Giants in Denver on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Broncos score 33 points in fourth quarter to stun Giants
The 33 fourth-quarter points are the most in NFL history by a team that had been shut out in the first three quarters.
Naoyuki Kataoka celebrates after winning the Japan Open in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
World No. 500 Naoyuki Kataoka wins Japan Open to qualify for Masters and British Open
The 27-year-old Kataoka beat Satoshi Hara in a playoff to win the title.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates with the trophy after winning the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Oct 20, 2025
Max Verstappen dominates U.S. Grand Prix to keep pressure on F1 leader Oscar Piastri
Verstappen also won the Saturday sprint from pole position at Austin's Circuit of the Americas.
Ilia Malinin performs his free skate program at the French Grand Prix in Angers, France, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Oct 20, 2025
Ilia Malinin dethrones Adam Siao Him Fa of France to win French Grand Prix
The American punctuated his free skate routine with five quadruple jumps and did not need to pull out his famous quadruple axel, a jump that only he has mastered.
Ami Nakai performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix de France in Angers on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Oct 18, 2025
Teen Nakai leads favorite Sakamoto at Grand Prix de France
Nakai, 17, competing in her first season on the senior circuit, nailed a triple axel and triple lutz-triple toe combination to earn a personal best 78.00 points.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen drives during qualifying for the sprint race at the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Oct 18, 2025
Verstappen still in the chase but seeking perfection
By Alan Baldwin
Even if the odds look stacked against him, the Red Bull driver cannot be ruled out until the numbers say so.
Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco looks to throw the ball against the Steelers during the first quarter at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Oct 17, 2025
Joe Flacco outplays Aaron Rodgers as Bengals edge Steelers
The fourth-ever matchup of 40-plus-year-old NFL quarterbacks didn't disappoint.
McLaren's Lando Norris drives during the Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit on Oct. 5.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Oct 17, 2025
Norris faces 'repercussions' for clash with McLaren teammate Piastri
By Alan Baldwin
McLaren has been determined to keep the duel between its drivers a fair fight
Red Bull's Max Verstappen is 63 points behind F1 leader Oscar Piastri.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Oct 16, 2025
McLaren duo watching as Max Verstappen surges into focus in title race
Red Bull's Verstappen has turned a seemingly lost cause into a thrilling late, if unexpected, charge for a fifth title.

Takaichi makes history as Japan’s first female prime minister
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi reacts to applauding lawmakers after being elected prime minister at the Lower House on Tuesday.
Path clears for Takaichi to become PM as LDP and JIP agree to form coalition
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (right) reaches out to shake hands with Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura after signing a coalition deal Monday evening in Tokyo.
Rare female yakuza walks path to redemption in Japan
Retired yakuza Mako Nishimura sorts fallen leaves during a clean-up activity at the Gifu Gokoku shrine in Gifu Prefecture on Sept. 28.
Takaichi government will likely spend less than expected
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi at the National Diet Building in Tokyo on Monday
Who is Minoru Kihara, Takaichi’s new 'cool-headed' spokesman?
Minoru Kihara (second from left) attends a Lower House plenary session on Tuesday in Tokyo.
Nakatsu keeps its cool as gentrification looms
Shunsuke Takahashi, owner of the cafe Hood by Vargas, says the Osaka neighborhood of Nakatsu feels brighter and calmer with the influx of new businesses.
How Japan’s greatest psychological horror game came home
Series composer Akira Yamaoka and writer Ryukishi07 were integral figures in helping one of Japan's greatest horror gaming franchises land a Japanese setting.
Japan leads in in-depth AI awareness, new global study finds
In Japan, 55% were “equally concerned and excited” about the rise of AI in daily life, while 28% were “more concerned than excited.”
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
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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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The byzantine process for converting a foreign driver’s license into a Japanese one entails mountains of paperwork and significant stamina — unless you're a lucky license holder from a country or region where these requirements are waived.
Driving in Japan isn’t hard. Getting the license is.
By Thu-Huong Ha and Mike Fu

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