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The Bank of Japan is holding its policy board meeting this week.
BUSINESS / Economy
Japan set to hold rates steady as yen rallies and LDP candidates stump
By Kazuaki Nagata
A rate hike by the Bank of Japan right after an expected cut by the Federal Reserve would cause more turbulence, UBS Securities' chief Japan economist says.
The Bank of Japan is holding its policy board meeting this week.
Candidates for the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election take part in a debate in Tokyo on Saturday. On Monday evening, they took part in an online debate, during which they each made a case for what the top priority should be for Japan's next prime minister.
JAPAN / Politics
LDP presidential hopefuls lay out priorities for PM in online debate
By Kathleen Benoza
Regional revitalization, work-life balance and the clarification of the Self-Defense Forces' position in the Constitution count among candidates' top policy concerns.
A re-creation of a scene in which an electric wheelchair tire has become stuck in a gutter
JAPAN
Deaths among elderly people using electric wheelchairs on the rise
By Himari Semans
Accidents usually occur at railroad crossings, roadside ditches and on slopes, especially when elderly wheelchair-users are alone outdoors.
Intel in 2022 lost out on a contract to design and fabricate the chip for Sony’s next-generation PlayStation 6.
BUSINESS / Tech
How Intel lost the Sony PlayStation business
By Max A. Cherney
A dispute over how much profit Intel stood to take from each chip sold to the electronics giant for the PlayStation 6 gave a leg-up to AMD, which clinched the deal.
Local residents are evacuated by Polish rescuers in the village of Rudawa, southern Poland, on Sunday.
WORLD
Flood death toll rises as Europe counts cost of storm Boris
By Eamon Akil Farha, Marton Eder, Piotr Skolimowski and Krystof Chamonikolas
Governments across the region taking emergency measures and preparing to spend hundreds of millions of euros on the cleanup.
Local residents are evacuated by Polish rescuers in the village of Rudawa, southern Poland, on Sunday.

JAPAN

Hikers pass through a temporary gate set up at the fifth station of the Yoshida Trail on Mount Fuji in Yamanashi Prefecture in July.
Mount Fuji restrictions reduce dangerous overnight climbs
Around 200,000 people climbed Japan's tallest mountain in this year's season, down 10% from last year.
Sanae Tamura (right), whose guesthouse in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, was damaged by the Jan. 1 earthquake, reopened its doors in April.
Music continues to play for Noto guesthouse after Jan. 1 earthquake
Tsuchi to Disco, which is run by a 35-year-old dance aficionado, began welcoming visitors again in April after three months of repairs.
Japan to conduct mock cyberattack tests on local governments
Japan's arctic research vessel Mirai reaches sea ice area
HPV proteins detected in potential cervical cancer patients' urine
Japan has over 95,000 centenarians, setting record for 54th straight year

BUSINESS

The Mountain Pass mine, operated by MP Materials in California, is the only rare earths mine in the United States.
China’s grip on rare earths undercuts projects from U.S. to Japan
Japan's experience reducing its dependence on China shows that rare earths projects take longer and are more expensive than initially expected.
A man walks in the Hong Kong's Central Financial District on March 15.
Hong Kong preparing policy statement for artificial intelligence in finance
By Kiuyan Wong and Newley Purnell
The guidelines are intended to signal support for the technology, while local regulators try to address its use amid the U.S.-Chinese technology conflict.
7-Eleven parent's new security rating won't affect a buyout, minister says
By Makiko Yamazaki
Japanese average land price rises for third consecutive year
Hedge funds start to split on long-yen trades before Fed and BOJ meets
By David Finnerty
Women in managerial posts top 10% for first time in Japan

WORLD

A supporter of former U.S. President Donald Trump waves a flag reading “God, Guns and Trump” during a demonstration in support of the Republican presidential candidate in Huntington Beach, California, on July 14, a day after Trump was shot in an assassination attempt during a rally in Pennsylvania.
'Bullets are flying': Divisive U.S. political rhetoric sees violence soar
By Michael Mathes
In a neck-and-neck U.S. presidential election, tensions have soared along with the rhetoric.
Ryan Routh speaks during an interview at a rally to urge foreign leaders and international organizations to help provide humanitarian aid in central Kyiv in April 2022, amid Russia's invasion of its neighbor. Routh, 58, was charged with two gun-related crimes in a federal court in Florida on Monday, a day after he was spotted with a rifle hiding in shrubbery on the property line of Trump's golf course.
Suspect in second Trump assassination attempt had criminal history
By Jonathan Allen, Brad Brooks and Andrew Hay
Ryan Routh was charged with two gun-related crimes in a federal court in Florida a day after he was found with a rifle hiding near Donald Trump's golf course.
U.S. gathers arsenal of anti-ship weapons to counter China
By Gerry Doyle and Mike Stone
U.S. approves possible military sale of spare parts to Taiwan
Rap mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrested in New York amid assault lawsuits
By Maggy Donaldson
Hamas chief says they are ready for a 'long war' against Israel

Sports

Brighton & Hove Albion's Kaoru Mitoma (left) in action with Arsenal's Ben White at Emirates Stadium in London on Aug. 31
Japanese players in vogue as British clubs widen horizons
By Andrew MCKIRDY
"It feels like there is more interest in Japanese players from around the world," says Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo.
The key to Agassi’s reentry: Don’t be too busy, and don’t be too bored
By Matthew Futterman
IOC member Morinari Watanabe enters presidential race
League Cup still 'significant' for United boss Ten Hag
Switzerland and U.S. win reprieves in America's Cup qualifiers
By Alexander Smith

Opinion

The real significance of Brussels' case against Apple is that it will increase pressure to reform how multinationals allocate their profits globally and are taxed.
Ireland struck it rich with Apple. Others struck it poor.
Lionel Laurent
The Apple case highlights the need for global tax reforms to ensure multinationals pay taxes where they operate, benefiting countries beyond just Ireland.
Europe needs a new economic vision
By Michael Spence
Trump is right about WWIII, wrong on the analysis
By Andreas Kluth
Women don’t always get the candid feedback they deserve
By Sara Green Carmichael
EV charging faces deeper problems than we realize
By David Fickling

ENVIRONMENT

Solar panels and wind turbines at a power plant in Hami in China's Xinjiang region. The U.S. and other countries have described China’s actions against Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region, a key cog in the cleantech supply chain, as a genocidal campaign aimed at erasing an entire culture.
How China’s dominance of solar and batteries is impacting Japan’s energy transition
By Nithin Coca
China has thrown its industrial might behind cleantech, putting Japan in a tough spot as it weighs human rights concerns against its climate targets.
'Easy, convenient, cheap': How single-use plastic rules the world
Trump stalks global climate talks as COP29 draws near
By Nick Perry
A continent ablaze: South America surpasses record for fires
By Jake Spring and Stefanie Eschenbacher
Japan considers company support measures for long-term LNG contracts
By Yuka Obayashi

CULTURE

"Shogun" star Hiroyuki Sanada attends the premiere for "John Wick: Chapter 4" in March 2023.
Hiroyuki Sanada: the actor and producer driving TV's 'Shogun'
By Natsuko Fukue
Having started his acting career in Japan at the age of 5, the actor, now 63, is seeing decades of hard work pay off in the U.S. TV series "Shogun."
'Shogun' becomes first non-English-language winner of best drama Emmy
By Alyssa I. Smith
'Groundbreaking' realism key to 'Shogun' success
By Natsuko Fukue
Amy Adams gets real about motherhood in 'Nightbitch'
By Susan Stumme
A potential reunited Oasis gig in Japan should have promoters salivating
By Patrick St. Michel

LIFE

The first season of 'Shogun' wraps up just prior to the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara, where Tokugawa Ieyasu (Yoshii Toranaga in the TV show) faced off against Ishida Mitsunari (Ishido Kazunari) to determine the new ruler of Japan.
The real-world inspirations behind 'Shogun' are a shinkansen away
By Edward J. Taylor
“Shogun” has cleaned up at the Emmys, so why not pack a bag and see the real history behind the award-winning show?
‘MasterChef UK’ winner’s new cookbook puts Hokkaido cuisine on vivid display
By Simon Daly
The enduring allure of Kyoto’s Kamo River
By Shawn B. Swinger
Tokyo’s top fashion showcase pushes rising stars to the world stage
By Mike Fu
AI fried chicken, retro chic collabs: Retailers rebrand Japan's New Year's cuisine

COMMUNITY

American Kara Harris is on the verge of attaining a high-level certification in the world of kimono — and may possibly be the first Black woman to do so.
‘The people I’d seen in kimono didn’t have as much melanin as I do’
By Baye McNeil
A student of Kara Harris says the kimono instructor knows how to expertly fit the traditional garment to bodies with more curves than the stereotypical Japanese frame.
After a rough upbringing, Amber is looking for a loving home
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
Over half a century, seeds of change grow at a Tochigi farm
By Madeleine Cuckson

Editors' Picks

CULTURE
‘Shogun’ and the painstaking art of ‘getting it right’
By Thu-Huong Ha
Hiroyuki Sanada and the cast and crew of "Shogun" accept the award for best drama series at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California.
JAPAN
Japan’s schools battle to keep kids cool, with or without AC
By Mai Yoshikawa
Students sit under a misting system during recess at Hikarigaoka Haru no Kaze Elementary School in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, on Sept. 6.
LIFE
Chris Broad's new bar puts cocktails first, YouTube second
By Patrick St. Michel
A self-proclaimed lover of great cocktails, YouTuber Chris Broad says his new Shibuya watering hole is more a place to get yourself a solid drink than it is anything related to his social media career.
JAPAN
In LDP presidential poll, three kingmakers hold all the cards
By Eric Johnston
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo in January as former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (left) looks on.
ENVIRONMENT
How China’s dominance of solar and batteries is impacting Japan’s energy transition
By Nithin Coca
Solar panels and wind turbines at a power plant in Hami in China's Xinjiang region. The U.S. and other countries have described China’s actions against Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region, a key cog in the cleantech supply chain, as a genocidal campaign aimed at erasing an entire culture.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

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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JAPAN
Japan's elderly population grows to record 36.25 million
The proportion of people aged 65 and over has risen since the 1950s and is expected to hit 34.8% by 2040, when the second baby boomers (born 1971-1974) will join that group.
CULTURE
'Shogun' becomes first non-English-language winner of best drama Emmy
By Alyssa I. Smith
Japanese actress Anna Sawai, winner of the outstanding lead actress in a drama series award for "Shogun," and Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada, winner of the outstanding lead actor in a drama series award for the show, pose in the press room during the 76th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.
BUSINESS
Japan jumps to No. 2, from sixth place, in Best Countries index
By Elizabeth Beattie
Pedestrians cross an intersection in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. Japan has experienced a postpandemic travel boom, with tourists pouring back in after restrictions closed the country’s borders to travelers.
COMMENTARY
South Korea is facing deepfake porn crisis
By Catherine Thorbecke
Activists hold up symbolic eye masks during a protest against deepfake porn in Seoul on Aug. 30.
WORLD
Second assassination attempt on Trump is latest jolt in chaotic campaign
U.S. Secret Service and Homeland Security agents check a former home of a Ryan Routh, a suspect in an alleged assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Sunday.