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Container ships at the Port of Los Angeles on April 7. U.S. President Donald Trump has long argued that China’s dominant role in the maritime industry has made the U.S. overly dependent on the Asian nation.

BUSINESS

Trump moves to levy Chinese vessels in trade war shakeup

The proposal follows a monthslong investigation ordered by the Biden administration into whether Chinese shipbuilding threatens U.S. national security.

Container ships at the Port of Los Angeles on April 7. U.S. President Donald Trump has long argued that China’s dominant role in the maritime industry has made the U.S. overly dependent on the Asian nation.

SBI Holdings CEO Yoshitaka Kitao speaks during a news conference on Thursday in Tokyo.

BUSINESS / Companies

SBI Holdings CEO to 'fight to the end' if Fuji Media resists leadership rethink

By Yukana Inoue

Yoshitaka Kitao said he will increase SBI Holdings’ stake in Fuji Media Holdings depending on how the TV network responds.

Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.

JAPAN / Society

Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel

By Karin Kaneko

It is believed that information sharing among the hotels, such as occupancy rates and average room prices, may have influenced pricing.

Former CDP executive Kenji Eda discusses a possible reduction of the consumption tax rate, in Tokyo on April 10.

JAPAN / Politics

CDP divisions over proposed tax cut pose headache for Yoshihiko Noda

By Eric Johnston

The nation’s largest opposition party is preparing for the Upper House poll in July, in which it hopes to win enough seats to make a CDP-led coalition government possible.

Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.

CULTURE / Art

Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife

By Thu-Huong Ha

Artists at the 13th edition of the international photography festival find humor and heart in their portrayals of humanity.

Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.

The bus stop in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, where a Japanese mother, her child, and a Chinese woman were attacked in June 2024

China executes man over Japanese school bus stop murder

The Chinese Foreign Ministry informed the Japanese Embassy in China of the execution on Wednesday.

Sections of the outer loop of Tokyo's Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line will be shut down all day Saturday, and from the start of service through around noon on Sunday.

Parts of Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be suspended over weekend

By Jessica Speed

The suspensions come as JR East pushes ahead with its Haneda Airport Access Line project.

Japan bus driver steals $7, loses $84,000 pension

Japanese people are exercising less, survey shows

Japan to start discussions on reviewing retrial system Monday

University of Osaka team develops miniature livers from iPS cells

Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, during an Economic Club of Chicago event in Chicago on Wednesday

Trump mulls firing Fed chair Powell over rate policy dispute

Trump’s threat to oust Powell draws warnings from economists and aides about risks to markets and Fed credibility.

Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, speaks at the IMF headquarters in Washington on Thursday.

World economy likely to avoid recession despite tariffs, IMF chief says

By Daniel Avis

Donald Trump's stop-start tariff have fueled levels of market volatility unseen since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mazda to pause U.S. production of CX-50 cars destined for Canada

By Nicholas Takahashi

Japanese municipal bond deals fail to sell as rate swings surge

By Takahiko Hyuga and Issei Hazama

Weight-loss pill orforglipron shines in study, boosting Lilly and Chugai

By Madison Muller

Japan’s inflation quickens as rice prices gain the most in over 50 years

By Toru Fujioka

Rescue workers search the rubble of a building destroyed in the Palm Sunday missile attack in Sumy, Ukraine, on Monday.

U.S. peace framework for Russia's war in Ukraine gets 'encouraging reception'

Talks in Paris were the first substantive, high-level and in-person talks on Trump's peace push that have included the Europeans.

A police car enters Insein prison before the release of prisoners to commemorate the Buddhist New Year in Yangon on Thursday.

Myanmar junta to free nearly 5,000 prisoners in amnesty

The junta said 13 foreign nationals would also be pardoned and deported, without giving details of their identities or crimes.

Luigi Mangione faces federal charges in health executive’s killing

Hamas says it is ready to release remaining hostages for an end to Gaza war

Khmer Rouge anniversary marked, but without public prayers

By Suy SE

Xi meets Cambodian leader on final stop of regional diplomatic blitz

U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin competes during the men's short program at the ISU World Team Trophy at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Thursday.

Malinin, Liu help U.S. take early lead at skating's World Team Trophy

Malinin, who won his second world title last month in Boston, topped the men's short program in Tokyo with a score of 106.08.

Capitals great Alex Ovechkin seeks ultimate prize to cap historic season

USOPC says White House gave reassurances about visas for Los Angeles Olympics

Max Verstappen 'very relaxed' amid speculation about future with Red Bull

Aaron Rodgers noncommittal about NFL future due to issues in personal life

Economists fail to understand that Donald Trump's tariff policy is part of a broader strategy to prepare the U.S. for long-term competition with China, driven by national security concerns rather than traditional economic or trade policy.

What economists 'don’t get' about Trump tariffs

Kuni Miyake

My view is that the U.S. has started to prepare seriously for a long-term competition with China for global dominance.

Japan should challenge Washington in defense of justice

By Nathan Thomas

ASEAN should expand to counter Trump’s tariffs

By R.M. Manivannan

When will China start to devalue the yuan?

By Shuli Ren

King dollar’s reign looks secure — for now

By Daniel Moss

Microsoft is set to use energy from new reactors at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania.

AI surge to double data center electricity demand by 2030, report says

By Nathalie ALONSO

AI can also unlock opportunities to produce and consume electricity more efficiently, the International Energy Agency said in its first report on the technology's implications.

Clean streets versus business woes: Pollution charge divides Londoners

By Akshata Kapoor

Once-dying Mexican river delta slowly nursed back to life by conservationists

By Daniel Rook

As Chile revs up lithium plans, Indigenous people demand more control

By Daina Beth Solomon

Global temperatures at near-historic highs in March, says EU monitor

Hiroyuki Sanada poses with the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series for "Shogun" at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan. 5.

Actor Hiroyuki Sanada among Time's 100 most influential people

Contemporary artist Yoshitomo Nara and musician Yoshiki also made the list.

‘Ya Boy Kongming! The Movie’: J-pop spectacle goes heavy on performances

By Mark Schilling

'Bullet Train Explosion’: High-speed disaster movie doesn’t get the pulse racing

By James Hadfield

Music, revolution and Y2K: Coachella 2025 takeaways

By Maggy Donaldson

Two members of K-pop group Blackpink go solo at Coachella festival

By Danielle Broadway

Marriage proposals in Japan look a lot like those in other countries, but there are traditions that are specific to the country that some people still adhere to.

Voicing intentions and a peek into a traditional Japanese engagement ceremony

By Yaeko Kabe

While the basics of a marriage proposal are similar to what happens in most countries, an extra ceremony requires specific gifts.

Dior shows fall fashion collection in gardens of ancient Kyoto temple

By Irene Wang

A new tour of Tokyo’s most underground attraction

By Owen Ziegler

In California, a Nikkei vintner finds his heritage and purpose

By Weiwen Lin

As rice prices rise, a bit of tea adds needed luxury

By Simon Daly

Customers line up patiently for some early-afternoon baked goods outside Truffle, which is located close to Hiroo Station on the Hibiya Line.

How to spend the perfect day in Hiroo, Tokyo’s expat enclave

By Eric Margolis

A stroll through Hiroo reveals both the comforts of expat luxury and the quiet intrusions of a changing Tokyo.

Noriko Shakti: ‘Music reflects my journey and learnings’

By Miikka J. Lehtonen

Tokyo Humanities Cafe feeds hungry minds

By Jessica Kozuka

Montessori head educates Tokyo’s children for life

By Louise George Kittaka

How to navigate Japan’s e-commerce platforms and online flea markets

By Jessica Speed

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.

Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.

By Tomoko Otake

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