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Political reform bills clear the Upper House plenary session in Tokyo on Tuesday.

JAPAN

Parliament wraps up, showing minority government's lack of control

By Himari Semans

Several concessions had to be made to the opposition before the ruling coalition could garner the support it needed to get its bills passed.

Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida and Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe during a news conference in Tokyo on Monday

BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS

Will Honda-Nissan tie-up deliver synergies in time to counter China?

By David Dolan

Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe has said the companies need to build up capabilities by 2030 or face being "beaten," but analysts question whether they have that much time.

A North Korean hacker group is believed to have planted a virus on the computer of an employee at Ginco — a company that was entrusted with the deposit and withdrawal of DMM Bitcoin’s virtual currency — through a fake job recruitment message sent via LinkedIn.

JAPAN / Crime & Legal

North Korean hacker group behind DMM Bitcoin’s cryptocurrency leak

By Yukana Inoue

The hacker group is believed to have planted a virus on an employee's computer using a fake job recruitment message sent via LinkedIn.

From Dec. 9 to Dec. 15, there were 94,259 flu cases reported across some 5,000 hospitals and clinics nationwide, according to the health ministry.

JAPAN / Science & Health

Health ministry urges caution as flu cases rise nationwide

By Jessica Speed

There were 94,259 cases of the flu reported across some 5,000 hospitals and clinics nationwide in the second week of December.

Internally displaced Syrians from eastern Ghouta queue for food in a Damascus countryside in April 2018.

WORLD / Society

Global hunger crisis deepens as major nations skimp on aid

By Jaimi Dowdell, Kaylee Kang, Benjamin Lesser and Raymon Troncoso

The United Nations says that, at best, it will be able to raise enough money to help about 60% of the 307 million people it predicts will need humanitarian aid next year.

Sho Zeniya, a 36-year-old former city employee, was selected as a mayoral candidate through the open application process and elected for the first time.

Osaka Prefecture city showcases electronic voting and open applications

The mayoral election in a Osaka Prefecture city was held following an open recruitment process for candidates over the internet.

The nationwide average for men's healthy life expectancy decreased 0.11 year from the previous survey, three years earlier, to 72.57 years, while that for women rose 0.07 year to 75.45 years.

Residents of Shizuoka live longest healthy lives in Japan, ranking shows

Every three years the health ministry estimates healthy life expectancy based on a comprehensive survey of living conditions.

South Korean temple pledges to return Buddha statue next spring

Ishiba aims for agreement on corporate political donations by March

Seagrass bed restoration work spreads in Miyagi Prefecture

Japan to stay the third-largest U.N. contributor

Christians take selfies after a Christmas Eve Mass at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, on Tuesday, ahead of the 20th anniversary of a magnitude 9.1 earthquake that struck the coast of Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, triggering a huge tsunami across the Indian Ocean.

Blogs to Bluesky: Social media shifts responses after 2004 tsunami

By Jack Moore

In two decades, the online social media landscape has experienced a vast change, allowing information — as well as rumor and misinformation — to flow in real time.

Cocoa beans are pictured next to a warehouse at the village of Atroni, near Sunyani, Ghana, on April 11, 2019.

How a hedge fund exodus reshaped global cocoa markets 

By Tom Wilson, Maytaal Angel and Nell Mackenzie

The impact of hedge funds' exit illustrates how reliant trading has become on these lightly regulated funds that increasingly shape financial markets.

The star dealmakers remaking the rules of corporate debt

By Eliza Ronalds-Hannon, Jill R. Shah and Reshmi Basu

Investors hope for U.S. stock market trifecta in 2025 after boom years

By Lewis Krauskopf

Japan selects two groups for third offshore wind power round

By Yuka Obayashi

Mizuho CEO sees global boom in M&A after Trump takes office

By Taiga Uranaka and Hideki Suzuki

Workers retrieves tsunami buoy Thai 23461 in the Andaman Sea on Nov. 28.

The tsunami detection buoys safeguarding lives in Thailand

By Watsamon TRI-YASAKDA

They form part of a warning system intended to ensure no disaster is as deadly as a huge December 2004 tsunami caused by an earthquake under the Indian Ocean.

Smoke rises following an Israeli strike near the Indonesian Hospital that ran out of fuel and electricity, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Nov. 12, 2023.

Israeli army forces patients out of north Gaza hospital, medics say

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

Israel says its operation around the three northern Gaza communities surrounding the hospital is targeting Hamas militants.

Syrian Christians attend Christmas mass for first time since Assad's fall

By Amr Abdallah

Looting cripples Gaza food supply despite Israeli pledge to tackle gangs

By David Gauthier-Villars, Nidal al-Mughrabi and John Davison

How one man became a Ukrainian traitor and Russian spy

By Tom Balmforth

Under Cambodia’s new leader, room for dissent narrows

By Anton L. Delgado

A full house at Dolphins Arena takes in a bout featuring Takarafuji during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in July.

New Nagoya arena won't ease sumo's ticket crunch

By John Gunning

A shiny new arena in Nagoya will seat 17,000 but capacity won't be nearly that high for sumo, meaning there's no relief on the horizon for ticket-hungry fans.

Postecoglou says Spurs 'need to reinforce' in transfer window

Djokovic has sights set on more glory as Swiatek returns under doping cloud

By Martin PARRY

Questions emerge about data used by China to defend against doping allegations

By Tariq Panja and Michael S. Schmidt

Thohir determined to take 'sleeping giant' Indonesia back to World Cup

By Michael Church

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House in October 2017. Canada, like other nations in the president-elect's crosshairs, is scrambling to blunt the impact of his threat to implement steep tariffs once he re-takes office.

The creep of national security threatens the WTO

Brad Glosserman

In Trump's mind, tariffs are the cure-all for virtually everything that ails the United States.

Will stability rise from the Middle East rubble?

By Dennis Ross

What will happen to China’s economy in 2025?

By Huang Yiping

There is no war on Christmas. There are many.

By Stephen L. Carter

Another pandemic is inevitable, and the U.S. isn't ready

By F.D. Flam

The entrance of the Sodegaura LNG Terminal, operated by Tokyo Gas, in Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture

Japan's draft climate strategy spurs calls for bolder cuts in carbon emissions

By Makiko Yamazaki and Ritsuko Shimizu

The government last month presented a draft plan to aim for a 60% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 from 2013 levels.

Is Japan finally ready to tap its abundant geothermal energy potential?

By Eric Johnston

The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem

By Anton L. Delgado

Japanese study links heavy Hokkaido snowfall in 2021 to climate change

By Tomoko Otake

Companies challenged by fewer weeks of winter

By Ethan M Steinberg

Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada attends the red carpet event for FX's "Shogun" at the Academy theater in Los Angeles in February.

Demand for Japanese content booms after 'Shogun' success

By Mathias Cena

With interest coming from overseas producers, Japan-based companies are trying to help creators get their stories told.

Step into ukiyo-e: A digital journey through Japan’s traditional art form

By Masaru Urano

A year of ruin and renewal for Japan’s art world in 2024

By Jennifer Pastore

A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity

By Mark Schilling

‘The Hotel of My Dream’: A literary comedy that never really gels

By James Hadfield

A man eats a croissant dough mince pie at Pophams bakery in London.

'Don't mess with our mince pies,' some Brits plead

By Helen ROWE

A mixture of different dried fruits, chopped apples and spices soaked in spirits such as brandy and rum, the snack is a favorite around the holidays.

The secret to living to 110? Bad record-keeping, says Ig Nobel Prize winner.

By Daniel Lawler

Is Japan ready for 60 million tourists?

By Kathryn Wortley

Shibousai Kitagawa: Creative Chinese in the home of Matsusaka wagyu

By Robbie Swinnerton

Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024

By Tomoko Otake

Writer Baye McNeil and his wife, Miki, host a Kwanzaa gathering in Yokohama together. The end of the year at the McNeil’s home is a mix of several different holiday traditions, including those of Kwanzaa.

A holiday season built on creativity and care

By Baye McNeil

Fusing African heritage with Japanese spirituality, our columnist crafted a holiday season that celebrates cultural understanding.

From the stage to the streets, make a difference this holiday season

By Kimberly Hughes

Yurie Collins: ‘Everyone seems sedated, fed-up … that’s why they turn to comedy’

By Zoria Petkoska

Seven strangers and an algorithm: Can this new dinner app help you make friends?

By Phoebe Amoroso

Kumiko Shichijo: ‘Living abroad helped me appreciate Japanese etiquette’

By Ansel Swindells

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.

Is Japan ready for 60 million tourists?

By Kathryn Wortley

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