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A water tower at a U.S. Steel mill in Braddock, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday

BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS

Nippon Steel's U.S. setback a wake-up for Japan Inc.'s foreign forays

By Kane Wu, Yantoultra Ngui and Miho Uranaka

Buyers and sellers of assets were taking more time analyzing political trends and scrutinizing whether a target is in an industry that might trigger intervention.

A boy stands on a destroyed Russian tank on display at Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv on Saturday.

WORLD

Kyiv hits Russian ammo depot as Moscow advances in east

The attacks come after intense Russian attacks hundreds of kilometers from the front lines and close to Ukraine's border with EU and NATO members.

Japan's Tokito Oda (L) reacts after beating Britain's Alfie Hewett in the men's singles gold medal match of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Saturday.

PARALYMPICS

Tokito Oda becomes youngest Paralympic men's wheelchair singles champion

Oda prevailed in just over 2 1/2 hours, in front of a virtually sell-out crowd at Roland Garros, in a great advertisement for the event.

A Mid-Range Capability, or Typhon, launcher with the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force arrives in the Philippines on April 8, in the capability’s first deployment to the Indo-Pacific region.

JAPAN

U.S. eyeing midrange missiles in Japan for drills, U.S. Army secretary says

By Jesse Johnson

U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said deploying the unit that hosts the missile system had been discussed during her visit to Japan last month.

The Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election is expected to have a record number of candidates.

COMMENTARY / Japan / Perspectives

Unpacking Japan’s messy leadership election

Michael MacArthur Bosack

With so many candidates and old rules gone, brace for the most unpredictable LDP race in ages

Digital transformation minister Taro Kono speaks at a news conference on Thursday.

LDP leadership hopefuls campaign across Japan

Six LDP members have declared their bids for the party presidency so far, with more expected in the coming days.

Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi declares his candidacy in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.

Shinjiro Koizumi promises immediate snap election if elected LDP president

By Gabriele Ninivaggi

The former environment minister said he will turn to the electorate to allow voters to judge his plan to transform Japan.

Japan to enhance evacuation system for Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant

Main opposition CDP kicks off leadership race

Komeito chief Natsuo Yamaguchi set to be replaced as leader

Kishida and Yoon reaffirm importance of sustained cooperation

By Hyonhee Shin and Hyunsu Yim

Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a news conference in Tokyo on Friday, ahead of the Liberal Democratic Party leadership election.

U.S. opposition to Nippon Steel deal 'very unsettling,' PM hopeful Ishiba says

By Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo

Some experts say blocking the deal could undermine U.S.-Japan cooperation on national security, and put the lie to the notion of "ally shoring."

An investor sits in front of a board showing stock information at a brokerage office in Beijing.

China bulls getting tired of waiting for elusive stock recovery

By Abhishek Vishnoi and Winnie Hsu

Weakness in Chinese equities is eroding the confidence of some of Wall Street’s staunchest supporters, with hopes for a turnaround fading in the world’s No. 2 economy.

Biden aides working on proposal for U.S. sovereign wealth fund

By Josh Wingrove

Kuroda indicates that BOJ is still a long way from neutral rate

Japan to provide new subsidies for domestic EV battery output

Sumitomo Chemical sells hybrid bond at widest spread this year

By Ayai Tomisawa

People take part in a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Tel Aviv on Saturday.

Gaza war in its 12th month with truce hopes slim

According to the United Nations human rights office, most of the dead are women and children.

Ukrainian men carrying a dead Russian soldier at a border crossing near Sudzha, Russia, on Aug. 12. The Ukrainian offensive over the border last month caught Moscow's intelligence agencies by surprise, experts say.

Distracted and divided, Russian security service misses threats

By Michael Schwirtz

The Ukrainian offensive over the border caught Moscow’s intelligence agencies by surprise, experts say. It wasn’t the first time that has happened during the war.

Pope Francis visit keenly awaited in deeply Catholic East Timor

By Kate Lamb

Super Typhoon Yagi hits Vietnam after casualties in China's Hainan

Boeing's beleaguered Starliner back home empty

Lawmakers want U.S. to address risks posed by Chinese agriculture drones

Tokito Oda becomes youngest Paralympic men's wheelchair singles champion

Oda prevailed in just over 2 1/2 hours, in front of a virtually sell-out crowd at Roland Garros, in a great advertisement for the event.

Sabalenka downs Pegula to win U.S. Open thriller

By Dave James

Japan beats U.S. to top Pacific Nations Cup group

More sponsors and better marketing top agenda for new Asian Games chief

Fritz tops Tiafoe to set up U.S. Open final with Sinner

By Dave James

Predicting the winner of the 2024 presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris remains exceptionally challenging as the the current landscape is highly fluid.

Election predictions are too noisy to tell if Trump or Harris will win

Aaron Brown

There’s a lot of campaigning to go, a lot of events that could turn the election into a landslide for either candidate.

A flood of hydro is washing coal from China's grid

By David Fickling

Never take Japan-South Korea relations for granted

The Western world's stealthy assault on democracy

By Brahma Chellaney

Is Japan’s involvement in Africa’s development outdated?

By Robert Bociaga

A construction worker in Tokyo's Akasaka district on Aug. 21. With 886 cases, 54 of them fatal, during the period from 2019 to 2023, the construction industry leads Japan’s tally for occupational heatstroke.

Clocking off: Japan’s hotter summers put limit on outdoor work

By Annelise Giseburt

Climate change is forcing businesses to sacrifice productivity in the name of safety in industries ranging from construction to transportation.

As the Amazon’s biggest champion approaches 100, he’s still fighting

By Olivia Rudgard

Japan's record heat in July 'almost impossible' without climate change

By Tomoko Otake

Kimchi no more? Climate change puts South Korea's beloved cabbage dish at risk

By Sebin Choi and Hyun Young Yi

How climate change made Shanshan more likely and more devastating

By Tomoko Otake

In Hiromi Kawakami’s novel “The Third Love,” modern-day Tokyoite Riko travels between life in 19th-century Edo (old Tokyo) and the courts of the Heian Period, examining her relationship with her husband in the process.

'The Third Love' is a time-bending meditation on romantic love

By Kris Kosaka

Hiromi Kawakami's novel draws from “The Tales of Ise" and “Takaoka’s Travels” to immerse readers in an intertextual exploration of who we are in and out of love.

‘There Is a Stone’ finds beauty in the inconsequential

By James Hadfield

'Desert of Namibia' makes its difficult protagonist hard to hate

By Mark Schilling

'Under the Eye of the Big Bird': Hiromi Kawakami's speculative future sets civilization adrift

By Thu-Huong Ha

Yoko Ogawa's 'Mina’s Matchbox' sparkles with quiet intimacy

By Eric Margolis

Inside a gallery influenced by famed architect Kengo Kuma, Nakamura Ningyo's Hakata dolls represent a little-seen side of Japanese crafts.

From Godzilla to martyrs, Hakata doll-making knows no bounds

By Erik Augustin Palm

Since its establishment in Fukuoka in 1917, Nakamura Ningyo has been a cornerstone of the Hakata doll tradition.

‘When I die, I would like to come back as a rice ball’

By Florentyna Leow

Ditch labor-intensive ice cream for this whisked-together parfait

By Simon Daly

Traveling to Germany is ‘worth the cost’ for Japan’s indie studios

By Samantha Low

Those looking for jobs in Japan get another shot at it in September

By Yaeko Kabe

Jonah Ndeuludila (right) is studying at Tochigi Prefecture's Asian Rural Institute in order to bring skills back to his job at Namibia's Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust.

Over half a century, seeds of change grow at a Tochigi farm

By Madeleine Cuckson

Founded by Toshihiro Takami in 1973, ARI promotes organic, subsistence farming methods and the practice of servant leadership.

Philippine envoy highlights climate and smart farms

By Louise George Kittaka

Verdi is looking for a home as affectionate as him

Adrian Bianco: ‘Leaving your comfort zone keeps you alive’

By Ora Margolis

The American journalist ahead of the game on an ascendant Japan

By Bill Holstein

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

A store clerk tries to cool things down in front of their shop by spraying a hose.

Is extreme weather changing the way Japan shops?

By Alex K.T. Martin

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