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Shigeru Ishiba, the new head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks during a news conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Incoming PM Ishiba sets Oct. 27 as date for snap election
By Eric Johnston
The newly elected Liberal Democratic Party president's announcement is highly unusual and not without controversy.

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Ishiba's foreign policy vision to face immediate tests as he takes helm
Shigeru Ishiba, the new head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks during a news conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
Shigeru Ishiba speaks at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo after being elected the party's new leader Friday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Tokyo stocks fall 4.8% in first day of trading after Ishiba's victory
By Elizabeth Beattie
The surprise result in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election “contributed to meaningful volatility” in the markets.
A satellite image taken early on Monday morning shows Typhoon Krathon over the northern waters of the Philippines and Tropical Storm Jebi over the waters around the Ogasawara Islands.
JAPAN
Pair of powerful storms to approach Japan this week
By Jessica Speed
Tropical Storm Jebi and Typhoon Krathon are threatening to unleash strong winds and heavy rainfall on Okinawa as well as Kanto and islands south of the region.
Taiwanese soldiers exit an amphibious assault vehicle to another position during a landing drill as part of the Han Kuang military exercise in Pingtung, Taiwan, in July 2022. Under the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, the U.S. is bound by law to sell arms to Taiwan for its self-defense.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
U.S. announces $567 million military aid package for Taiwan
By Jesse Johnson
The order means the U.S. will directly ship its own weapon stocks to Taiwan, a move it has employed often to support Ukraine’s war effort.
Shigeru Ishiba (center) celebrates in Tokyo on Friday after he was elected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. He defeated economic security minister Sanae Takaichi (second from left) in a runoff vote.
COMMENTARY
Shigeru Ishiba’s tenure as prime minister could be short-lived
Tomohiko Taniguchi
Questions about his leadership and management ability weaken his prospects.
Shigeru Ishiba (center) celebrates in Tokyo on Friday after he was elected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. He defeated economic security minister Sanae Takaichi (second from left) in a runoff vote.

JAPAN

Visitors take photos of Shin Shin at Ueno zoo in Tokyo on Saturday. Saturday was the last chance for Japan's panda-lovers to see Shin Shin and Ri Ri before their return to China.
Japan's legions of panda-lovers bid farewell to beloved pair in Tokyo
By Yukana Inoue
Avid fans of the pandas congregated outside Ueno zoo overnight to secure a spot in line to see the pair for one minute each.
New members of the Metropolitan Police Department's (MPD) riot squad hold a drill in Tokyo on Thursday. The MPD plans to set up a section to specialize in the investigation of lone wolf terrorists.
Tokyo police to set up specialist section for lone wolf terrorists
The section will form part of the Metropolitan Police Department's Public Security Bureau via a reorganization in April to strengthen information gathering.
Documentary on whale food culture in Japan showing in U.S.
Ex-mayor raps government for lack of preparedness for nuclear disasters
Chubu universities train corporate execs through graduate programs
Nearly 40% of Fukushima municipalities want hometown tax system revised

BUSINESS

Prices of nearly 3,000 food and beverage products will rise in October, due to the soaring costs of ingredients.
Food price hikes in Japan in October to be largest so far in 2024
By Himari Semans
Prices of 2,911 products from 195 major food and beverage manufacturers will be raised in October, surpassing April’s figure.
In 2023, SBI, PSMC and the Miyagi Prefectural Government formed a basic agreement to construct a chipmaking plant in the village of Ohira, but SBI has announced that the tie-up with PSMC ended.
SBI to end plant construction tie-up with Taiwanese chipmaker
The Japanese online financial group has vowed to carry out the semiconductor plant project by finding new partners.
Volkswagen’s second profit warning exposes a carmaker in decline
By Stefan Nicola
Nomura excluded from several yen bond deals on rule breach
By Takahiko Hyuga
Opposition to Toyota’s chairman spreads among big shareholders
By Masatsugu Horie
China's factory and service sectors skid as stimulus calls grow

WORLD

A woman holds a picture of Lebanon's Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, during a symbolic funeral in Basra, Iraq, on Sunday.
Arab world split in reactions to killing of Hezbollah chief Nasrallah
By Jaidaa Taha
Hassan Nasrallah, who led the powerful Shiite armed group for 32 years, made regional enemies beyond Israel and the West.
Herbert Kickl, the head of Austria's Freedom Party (FPO) speaks as vote projections show that the party won the general election, in Vienna on Sunday.
Far right wins Austria election, boosting European right-wing surge
By Francois Murphy and Dave Graham
The Freedom Party led by the polarizing Herbert Kickl won 28.8% of the vote, ahead of Chancellor Karl Nehammer's ruling conservative Austrian People's Party's 26.3%.
Ex-police chief jailed 3 years over deadly South Korea crowd crush
Iran looks to regroup as Middle East braces for country's next move
By Golnar Motevalli, Bassam Masoud and Peter Martin
Trump to Putin: The key challenges facing NATO's new secretary-general
By Max DELANY
Harris courts Polish-American voters in crucial U.S. states
By Ulysse BELLIER

Sports

Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a single against the Rockies during the eighth inning in Denver on Sunday.
Shohei Ohtani misses out on Triple Crown in final game of historic season
Ohtani finished with a .310 average after going 1-for-4. He also stole his 59th base of the year.
Naomi Osaka advances at China Open to set up showdown with Coco Gauff
Kei Nishikori misses out on semifinal spot after Holger Rune fights back from brink
By Andrew MCKIRDY
Atletico Madrid's Diego Simeone calls out instigators after fans disrupt match
U.S. tops Internationals to continue Presidents Cup dominance

Opinion

Shigeru Ishiba (center) celebrates in Tokyo on Friday after he was elected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. He defeated economic security minister Sanae Takaichi (second from left) in a runoff vote.
Shigeru Ishiba’s tenure as prime minister could be short-lived
Tomohiko Taniguchi
Questions about his leadership and management ability weaken his prospects.
Lessons from Japan’s fight against floods as the climate changes
By Robert Bociaga
China’s silence on U.S. Tiktok ban speaks volumes
By Catherine Thorbecke
Trumpism, Stalinism and the tariff debate
By Paul Krugman
We just got a wake-up call from the time before dinosaurs
By F.D. Flam

ENVIRONMENT

Funafuti, Tuvalu’s most populous island, on Sept. 6
Tuvalu fights to retain its maritime rights amid climate change inundation
By Kirsty Needham
Tuvalu's economic zone is rich in tuna, but few foreign jurisdictions that fish in the Pacific have supported efforts to safeguard its maritime boundaries.
Climate change made Europe’s floods worse and more likely, study shows
By Olivia Rudgard and Eamon Akil Farhat
Offshore wind opponents in Australia and Europe look to U.S. for advice
By Nichola Groom and Lewis Jackson
Amazon forest loses area the size of Germany and France, fueling fires
Insurance czar has ‘harsh’ message about climate: You may just have to move
By Thomas Seal

CULTURE

Wozme, founded by dancer and choreographer Wakaba Kohei, is composed of Kana Kitty, Ami Ishii, Akane Watanabe and Natsuki. Its aim is to inject elegance and beauty, traits traditionally associated with femininity, into the sometimes grotesque art form of butoh dance.
Wozme, an all-women dance troupe, wants to move the needle in butoh
By Zoria Petkoska
The art form’s younger dancers are experimenting with long-standing approaches to the choreography, marketing and image of this captivating piece of Japanese culture.
Masayoshi Fujita’s ‘Migratory’ is an ode to nature and nurture
By Russell Thomas
Comedy offers new routine for women prisoners in Paraguay
By Hugo Olazar
NewJeans’ ultimatum casts K-pop’s displays of labor in a new light
By Jon Caramanica
'National treasure' U.K. actor Maggie Smith dies aged 89
By Helen ROWE

LIFE

Cucina Salve's wild herb salad is a example of chef Hiroshi Tsubouchi's commitment to creating dishes with as little artificial additives as possible.
Neither allergies nor ADHD could stop chef Hiroshi Tsubouchi
By Kimberly Hughes
A childhood of hardships led this Chichibu-based chef to embrace an organic philosophy for all his dishes.
How to own something by the punk poet designer Jun Takahashi
By Jessica Iredale
The secret ingredient in this cocktail? Rice.
By Simon Daly
Tokyo Game Show 2024 stacked with big returns and hyped announcements
By Samantha Low
In need of rice and some Japanese words that describe necessity
By Yuko Tamura

COMMUNITY

Having grown up in North Carolina, where people are chatty and friendly, Duane Levi says Kansai and Osaka in particular had a similar vibe.
Duane Levi: 'Once you are able to create something that has sustainability … you’re going to get help and support.'
By Patrick St. Michel
Unable to get a job in PA and recording, Duane Levi forged his own path in the Japanese music scene and has introduced many artists to the market here.
Saying good riddance to what bugs me about a Japanese summer
By Jordan Allen
‘The people I’d seen in kimono didn’t have as much melanin as I do’
By Baye McNeil
Andreas Fuchs: ‘I love that no two days are the same’
By Louise George Kittaka
Philippine envoy highlights climate and smart farms
By Louise George Kittaka

Editors' Picks

COMMUNITY
What’s a mother to do when your non-Japanese child is bullied in school?
By Harriet Ocharo
Helping your child through their first experience with a school bully can be a difficult situation to navigate — doubly so if you're trying to do so as a non-Japanese resident in Japan.
JAPAN
Ishiba's foreign policy vision to face immediate tests as he takes helm
By Kathleen Benoza and Jesse Johnson
Shigeru Ishiba, newly elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, speaks at a news conference after winning the party's leadership election in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN
Researchers in Japan look to art to mold the scientific process
By Chris Russell
The “Fragment Shadow” exhibition by Shunichi Kasahara and Satoru Higa, in which people’s shadows were digitally re-created and manipulated.
CULTURE
NHK furthers global reach with Tiny Desk Concerts Japan
By Patrick St. Michel
Musician Koshi Inaba is the latest artist to be featured on national broadcaster NHK’s Tiny Desk Concerts Japan. Based on a series from America’s National Public Radio, Japan’s version has spotlighted acts that you likely wouldn’t see stateside, like veteran rockers Kirinji and upstart pop artist yama.
LIFE
A first look inside the new Nintendo Museum
By Joel Tansey
The Nintendo Museum opens to the public on Oct. 2, but unlike the company's all-ages games, the new attraction may be geared more toward older rather than younger gamers.

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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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Wozme, founded by dancer and choreographer Wakaba Kohei, is composed of Kana Kitty, Ami Ishii, Akane Watanabe and Natsuki. Its aim is to inject elegance and beauty, traits traditionally associated with femininity, into the sometimes grotesque art form of butoh dance.
Wozme, an all-women dance troupe, wants to move the needle in butoh
By Zoria Petkoska

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ASIA PACIFIC
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Shigeru Ishiba, newly elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, speaks at a news conference after winning the party's leadership election in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS
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Shigeru Ishiba, the newly elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, holds a news conference after the LDP leadership election, on Friday.
JAPAN
Japan's legions of panda-lovers bid farewell to beloved pair in Tokyo
By Yukana Inoue
Visitors take photos of Shin Shin at Ueno zoo in Tokyo on Saturday. Saturday was the last chance for Japan's panda-lovers to see Shin Shin and Ri Ri before their return to China.