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Leaders of the BRICS group during the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro on July 7
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 2, 2025
BRICS leaders schedule virtual meeting to discuss Trump tariffs
The U.S. has set different tariffs for different BRICS nations, making it difficult for them to agree on a joint statement.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China, on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 2, 2025
Trump says India offered to reduce tariffs on U.S. goods to zero
The U.S. president's remarks came even as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was making public shows of solidarity with the Chinese and Russian leaders.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping take part in a photo ceremony at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 1, 2025
Xi and Putin take swipe at West during regional summit in China
Chinese leader Xi Jinping slammed "bullying behavior" from certain countries — a veiled reference to the U.S. — at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.
During a survey to collect the remains of victims from the Taito Maru, one of the vessels involved in the Three Ships Incident, a metal helmet was found near the stern of the vessel on Aug. 5, 1984, at Rumoi Port. No human remains were discovered.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Sep 1, 2025
Why Stalin didn’t invade Hokkaido still largely unknown, 80 years after WWII
Declassified cables between U.S. President Harry Truman and Soviet leader Josef Stalin reveal the Soviets had advanced plans to invade Hokkaido and occupy half of it.
Novak Djokovic in action against Jan-Lennard Struff in the fourth round of the men’s singles at the U.S. Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York
TENNIS
Sep 1, 2025
Djokovic makes Grand Slam history with commanding U.S. Open win
The victory moved Djokovic into his 64th Grand Slam quarterfinal, extending his all-time record, while keeping alive his pursuit of a record 25th major title.
A Tesla robotaxi drives on a street along South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, on June 22. CEO Elon Musk has set an ambitious timeline of having "millions of Teslas operating autonomously” by the second half of next year.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 1, 2025
How Tesla and Waymo's radically different robotaxi approaches will shape the industry
The differing strategies have far-reaching implications for the early pecking order in the nascent autonomous-driving space.
Floaters are released into the water during a demonstration of Eco Wave Power electricity generation technology using the power of ocean waves in the harbor at AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, on Aug. 26.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Sep 1, 2025
New wave: Sea power turned into energy at Los Angeles port
A pilot project aims to use a 13-kilometer breakwater to harness enough wave energy to power 60,000 U.S. homes.
A view of tents sheltering Palestinians displaced by the Israeli military offensive, in Gaza City on Aug. 23.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 1, 2025
Postwar plan sees U.S. administering Gaza for at least a decade: Washington Post
Gaza's population would at least temporarily leave either through "voluntary" departures to another country or into restricted areas within the territory during reconstruction.
U.S. military personnel stand guard in front of the New Grand Hotel where Gen. Douglas MacArthur stayed circa September 1945 in Yokohama.
JAPAN / History / Perspectives
Sep 1, 2025
How the Allied Occupation changed Japan: A love story
A wartime GI and a Japanese civilian fell in love during the Occupation, embodying the peace built after Japan’s surrender.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Tianjin, China, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 31, 2025
Putin and Modi in China for summit hosted by Xi
The summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization — sometimes touted as an alternative to NATO — is being held in the port city until Monday.
Russia's Daniil Medvedev breaks his racket after his first-round match against France's Benjamin Bonzi at the U.S. Open in New York on Aug. 25.
TENNIS
Aug 31, 2025
'Lots of drama' becomes the norm at tense U.S. Open
Spats at the net and tears on the bench have appeared more frequent in New York this year, where players are grasping at their last chance to claim a major title in 2025.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greet one another at the start of a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington in February.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 31, 2025
The Nobel Prize and a testy phone call: How the Trump-Modi relationship unraveled
The fallout of a disputed between the two leaders risks pushing India closer to American adversaries in Beijing and Moscow.
Naomi Osaka pumps her first after winning a point against Daria Kasatkina during their third-round clash at the U.S. Open in New York on Saturday.
TENNIS
Aug 31, 2025
Osaka ousts Kasatkina to set up U.S. Open last-16 clash with Gauff
Osaka lit up Louis Armstrong Stadium in broad daylight, turning her third-round clash into a showcase of power and composure.
Agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations unit at a traffic checkpoint in the Ivy City neighborhood in Washington on Thursday
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2025
Trump’s ‘startling’ rapid deportation policy paused by U.S. judge
The decision puts on hold a rule enacted in January that has become a key element of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation effort.
The U.S. Navy warship USS Sampson docks at the Amador International Cruise Terminal in Panama City on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2025
Trump taunting Maduro on Venezuela coast spurs questions on goal
The U.S. president has labeled Nicolas Maduro a terrorist and on Aug. 7 Trump's administration put a $50 million bounty on the Venezuelan leader's head.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson in May. Johnson is preparing for the possibility of Trump sending National Guard troops to his city, as his has already done in both Los Angeles and Washington DC.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2025
Chicago mayor says police will not aid federal troops or agents
The Democratic mayor is preparing Chicago for any U.S. enforcement operation similar to what Trump has already done in Los Angeles and Washington.
Members of a trade association hold posters of U.S. President Donald Trump and shout slogans during a protest against the recent tariff hikes imposed by the U.S. on India in New Delhi on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 31, 2025
U.S. trading partners ‘dazed and confused’ after tariff court loss
Japan, which made an oral deal with little in writing, may choose to slow walk current efforts until there is more U.S. legal clarity, experts said.
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (third from right), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, poses for pictures alongside U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (third from left) and others upon arriving at the Songshan Airport in Taipei on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 30, 2025
Senior U.S. senator expects joint weapons production with Taiwan
A Taiwan official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told reporters that co-production of weapons was "very important."
Ryosei Akazawa
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 30, 2025
Top Japan trade negotiator canceled U.S. trip over rice, report says
Officials are unhappy that a U.S. presidential order would include plans for Japan to increase purchases of American rice and a reduction of tariffs on agricultural products.
A Y-20 tanker aircraft and Chengdu J-20 jet fighters fly in a formation during a flyover rehearsal ahead of a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing on Aug. 24.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 30, 2025
Beyond the 'bling,' China aims for deterrence in military show
Questions remain about how effectively China's armed forces — untested since a bloody border conflict with Vietnam in 1979 — could knit its gear together in a future conflict.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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