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Traders borrow in currencies where rates are low and put that money to work in economies where rates are high, pocketing the difference.
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Massive carry trade still lurks in the shadows and looms over markets
By Elizabeth Beattie
Trillions might remain, slightly different, less obvious and all but forgotten by a market eager to move on.
Traders borrow in currencies where rates are low and put that money to work in economies where rates are high, pocketing the difference.
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, 66, has experience as the onetime head of Japan’s former Defense Agency before it became a full-fledged ministry and is seen as a pair of steady hands.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Ishiba looks to 'defense tribe' to fill key Cabinet positions
By Jesse Johnson and Kathleen Benoza
The new prime minister has named four former defense ministers to key posts — most notably, the defense and foreign affairs portfolios.
The icebreaker CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier at the Port of Yokohama on Wednesday. The vessel arrived on Monday after conducting a series of patrols to detect and deter illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the northern Pacific, a region critical to implementing Canada’s overarching Indo-Pacific Strategy.
JAPAN
Canada marks expansion of coast guard cooperation with Japan port call
By Gabriel Dominguez
The move will set the stage for greater cooperation with partners in the region as Ottawa ramps up efforts to tackle illegal fishing in the Pacific, experts say.
Labor union members rally and call for an increase of the average minimum wage in Tokyo in July.
BUSINESS / Economy
Japan’s new prime minister moots minimum wage moon shot
By Kazuaki Nagata
To achieve Ishiba’s target, increases of over 7% a year would be needed, which economists say would be a challenge.
The deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu is docked at the Port of Shimizu on Sept. 5 ahead of a 106-day expedition by researchers from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Japan's deep-sea vessel digs for answers to 2011 earthquake
By Kathleen Benoza
In a hundred-day expedition, scientists aboard the Chikyu aim to piece together the earthquake's story and assess the potential for another temblor to be triggered.
The deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu is docked at the Port of Shimizu on Sept. 5 ahead of a 106-day expedition by researchers from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology.

JAPAN

Newly appointed Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya speaks during his first news conference as Japan's top diplomat at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan's new top diplomat calls 'Asian NATO' an idea for the future
By Kathleen Benoza
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya hinted that such a grouping would be open to all countries and partners in the region — including rivals such as China.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Ishiba holds first phone call with Biden as prime minister
By Jesse Johnson
In their talks, Ishiba noted that the U.S.-Japan alliance “has been strengthened considerably” under his predecessor, and pledged “to continue along that path.”
Blast from unexploded ordnance halts flights at Japanese regional airport
University of Tokyo captures images of Tsuchinshan-Atlas comet
17-year-old girl found dead in Osaka hotel room was strangled
Three suspects arrested for violent robberies in Kanto area

BUSINESS

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday.
Ishiba to focus on fighting inflation ahead of election
He also aims to calm financial markets by signaling a willingness to spend flexibly in the wake of a stock market plunge following his accession in the ruling party.
Japanese firms’ issuance of dollar bonds has surged 60% so far in the fiscal year that started in April, as they target a larger investor base away from the home market.
Japan firms rush past global peers in hunt for dollar funds
By Ayai Tomisawa
The rush highlights the changes issuers and investors face as the U.S. Federal Reserve eases rates while the Bank of Japan heads in the opposite direction.
Ishiba says Japan not ready for rate hike after meeting BOJ's Ueda
By Kentaro Sugiyama and Leika Kihara
Nomura CEO apologizes after bond market manipulation probe
By Takashi Nakamichi
Oracle to invest $6.5 billion to set up cloud facilities in Malaysia
By Danial Azhar
Bridgestone becomes latest Japan firm to end Olympic sponsorship

WORLD

Members of the Taiwan Coast Guard walk along the coast at Sizihwan beach in Kaohsiung on Wednesday. Typhoon Krathon is forecast to hit between Kaohsiung and its neighboring city of Tainan in the early hours of Thursday, then work its way up the west coast toward the capital Taipei.
Taiwan shuts down ahead of Typhoon Krathon's arrival
By Yimou Lee, Fabian Hamacher and Ann Wang
The typhoon, while weakening, is forecast to bring storm surges along the island's coast and torrential rain.
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz speaks during a debate with Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance in New York on Tuesday.
Walz and Vance clash at policy-heavy vice presidential debate
By Steve Holland and Stephanie Kelly
The two rivals, who have savaged each other on the campaign trail, struck a cordial tone, instead saving their fire for the candidates at the top of their tickets.
Myanmar's civil war is driving the drug trade, Thailand official says
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um
Walz and Vance's 'Midwestern nice' debate gives U.S. voters a break
By Stephanie Kelly
Iran says attack on Israel is over as fears grow of wider conflict
By Steven Scheer, Parisa Hafezi and Timour Azhari
Cambodia says it would welcome U.S. Navy at port China helped expand

Sports

Takerufuji, the most recent Emperor’s Cup winner apart from Terunofuji and Onosato, claimed the second-tier title in September in his first full tournament back from injury after a six-month absence.
Who can challenge Onosato's dominance? Takerufuji might be the best bet.
By John Gunning
Onosato is sumo's new dominant force, but Takerufuji might have something to say about that as he works his way back from injury.
Tigers, Royals, Mets and Padres win MLB playoff openers
Champions League can put Asian women's soccer on map, players say
By Andrew MCKIRDY
Fils saves match point to beat Humbert in all-French Japan Open final
By Andrew MCKIRDY
Gwangju downs Kawasaki to maintain perfect start in Asian Champions League

Opinion

A Russian submarine arrives at the port of Dagang, in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, in April 2019 for a joint Chinese-Russian naval exercise.
The China-Russia relationship once derided, now looks to endure
Brad Glosserman
Both China and Russia are concerned about U.S. alliances in the Indo-Pacific and are acting to counterbalance them.
Vietnam’s bamboo diplomacy has lessons for the Global South
By Akhil Ramesh
Iran’s missile salvo was yet another strategic blunder
By Marc Champion
Tackling an international order in disarray
By Sadamasa Oue
Japan’s new leader has barely the concept of a plan
By Gearoid Reidy

ENVIRONMENT

Cracked ground at a farm in Lincoln, U.K. Extreme weather worldwide is pushing up prices for food staples in ways that could eventually flow through to higher grocery bills.
Rising food costs due to extreme weather likely to drive up grocery bills
By Keira Wright, Bernadette Toh and Charlotte Hughes-Morgan
One index of nine major food products has recorded a monthly gain of more than 7% — the most since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent markets soaring in early 2022.
Despite snowy winter, Swiss glaciers 'on track to disappear'
By Agnes Pedrero and Elodie LE MAOU
Tuvalu fights to retain its maritime rights amid climate change inundation
By Kirsty Needham
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

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
NHK furthers global reach with Tiny Desk Concerts Japan
By Patrick St. Michel

LIFE

A pedestrian walks past a 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo. The Japanese model for a convenience store is gaining fans overseas where similar stores sell mostly gasoline and junk food.
Making a habit of describing your morning convenience store run
By Yuko Tamura
Hitting up the local convenience store before or after work can wind up becoming habitual, and there are a number of grammar points to help describe it.
'Need a bag for that?': Knowing what the clerks are saying at the convenience store
By Yuko Tamura
How to own something by the punk poet designer Jun Takahashi
By Jessica Iredale
Neither allergies nor ADHD could stop chef Hiroshi Tsubouchi
By Kimberly Hughes
The secret ingredient in this cocktail? Rice.
By Simon Daly

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

JAPAN
A very LDP Cabinet — more of the same, despite hints of a power shift
By Gabriele Ninivaggi
Incoming child care policy minister Junko Mihara (center) arrives at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday. Mihara is one of only two female ministers in Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet.
BASEBALL
How far will Japanese players go in this year’s MLB playoffs?
By Jason Coskrey
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani on deck in the ninth inning against the Rockies in Denver on Sept. 28.
COMMENTARY
Shigeru Ishiba’s tenure as prime minister could be short-lived
By Tomohiko Taniguchi
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.
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.

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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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JAPAN
Pair of powerful storms to approach Japan this week
By Jessica Speed
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
New Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba unveils Cabinet as LDP divide emerges
By Eric Johnston and Kanako Takahara
New Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (front center) and other Cabinet ministers pose for a commemorative photo after an appointment and certification ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Ishiba announces new leadership lineup ahead of general election
By Gabriele Ninivaggi
LDP policy chief Itsunori Onodera, Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama, Vice President Yoshihide Suga, Shunichi Suzuki, chairman of the general affairs council, and Shinjiro Koizumi, chairman of the election committee, at the party's headquarters on Monday
SOCCER
Guardiola promises strong City side in Slovan Champions League tie
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola addresses a news conference in Bratislava on Monday.
JAPAN
Tokaido Shinkansen marks 60th anniversary
JR Tokai officials send off the Nozomi No. 1 bullet train bound for Hakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, at Tokyo Station on Tuesday as the Tokaido Shinkansen marked the 60th anniversary of its services the same day.