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Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
BASEBALL / MLB
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
By Jason Coskrey
Ohtani won an MVP award for the third time in four seasons.
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a Liberal Democratic Party meeting on political reform on Thursday in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
LDP approves proposal to ban political activities funds
By Himari Semans
The ruling party will look to revise the political funds control law by the end of this year.
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
BUSINESS / Companies
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
By Kazuaki Nagata
The award of a contract to operate London’s Elizabeth Line to a consortium that includes the firm could help address concerns about its domestic growth potential.
Out of over 16,000 pharmaceutical products, 3,103 — or 18.5% — were either in limited or suspended supply as of the end of October, according to a recent survey. Of these, over 60% are generic drugs.
JAPAN
Japan's generic drug shortage continues as flu season kicks off
By Francis Tang
The supply shortfall is due to a string of scandals that hit the generic drug industry in recent years as well as other structural problems.
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
WORLD
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
By Anastasiia Malenko, Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said use of the new missile amounted to "a clear and severe escalation" in the war and called for strong worldwide condemnation.
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.

JAPAN

A blue sheet obscures a stone pillar that bears the name of the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, after graffiti was found on it on Aug. 19.
Tokyo police obtain warrant for Chinese youth over Yasukuni graffiti
The youth is suspected of writing Chinese words, including one meaning toilet, on a stone pillar and its base at Yasukuni Shrine at around 10 p.m. on Aug. 18.
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
By Yukana Inoue
Ease of meeting a wide range of people is likely the biggest appeal of app use, underscoring a major shift in how young people meet their partners.
Japan team finds new way to curb cancers using immune system
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Riken and others develop plastic material that dissolves in seawater
Shizuoka considers charging each Mount Fuji climber up to ¥5,000

BUSINESS

Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida
Nissan’s overly ambitious goals fuel investor, supplier distrust
By Tsuyoshi Inajima and Nicholas Takahashi
Nissan’s latest outlook downgrade has shined a light on the Japanese carmaker’s tendency to overpromise and underdeliver.
Japan's core inflation held above the Bank of Japan's 2% target in October, keeping pressure on the central bank to raise its still-low interest rates.
Inflation held above BOJ target in October, supporting winter rate hike
By Yoshiaki Nohara
Food companies raised the prices of 2,911 items, with processed food prices increasing by 3.8% while rice prices rose 60%.
Corporate China seeks dollars as trade tensions rise
How an Indian billionaire's alleged bribery scheme took off and unraveled
By Luc Cohen
Northvolt files for bankruptcy in blow to Europe's EV ambitions
By Dietrich Knauth, Marie Mannes and Terje Solsvik
Legal hurdles ahead for Google's forced sale of Chrome
By Deborah Mary Sophia, Akash Sriram and Kenrick Cai

WORLD

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, along with a Hamas commander who Israel says was killed in Gaza months ago.
ICC issues arrest warrant for Israel’s Netanyahu on Gaza ‘war crimes’
By Sarah Jacob and Cagan Koc
The Israeli government has repeatedly denied the allegations and said its operations against Hamas comply with international laws.
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a Donald Trump rally at the Greensboro Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Nov. 2
Trump picks Pam Bondi for U.S. Attorney General after Gaetz withdraws
By Sarah N. Lynch and Daniel Trotta
The president-elect moved swiftly to replace his former nominee Matt Gaetz after the embattled former congressman withdrew from consideration.
Brazil police accuse Bolsonaro and ex-ministers of 2022 coup plot
By Ricardo Brito
Trump’s education secretary pick named in sexual abuse lawsuit
By Zach Montague
Putin, ascendant in Ukraine, eyes contours of a Trump peace deal
By Guy Faulconbridge
Extremists on Telegram pose as fight clubs, raising alarms in U.S.
By Jeff Stone

Sports

Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
By Jason Coskrey
Ohtani won an MVP award for the third time in four seasons.
Yuki Tsunoda interrogated in his pajamas on U.S. arrival
Pep Guardiola signs two-year contract extension with Manchester City
How the Las Vegas Grand Prix transforms the Strip in two hours
By Luke Smith
NFL warns players of burglary rings targeting pro athletes

Opinion

While some theorize that U.S. President Joe Biden's authorization for missile strikes in Russia is an attempt to "Trump-proof" U.S. policy but the more likely intent is responsible statecraft, providing the president-elect with a stronger hand in upcoming geopolitical dealings.
With U.S. missile approval, Trump inherits a stronger Ukraine
Andreas Kluth
U.S. President Biden’s permission for Ukraine to use ATACMS was long overdue but by itself won’t make a decisive military difference.
Biden’s track record in boosting U.S. space security
By Kota Umeda
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
By Edo Naito
It’s too soon to say wokeism is dead
By Adrian Wooldridge
Bird flu in pigs is one step closer to endangering humans
By F.D. Flam

ENVIRONMENT

Rice fields in the town of Ozu, Kumamoto Prefecture. The water-filled paddies glistening under the sun is a symbol of a long-running effort to preserve the prefecture’s groundwater.
Japan's chipmaking rush pressures Kumamoto's special water supply
By Tomoko Otake
TSMC and others hope that support for existing projects and proper wastewater management can avoid undermining water development efforts lauded by the U.N.
Can a COP29 deal clean up scandal-ridden carbon offsets?
By Kate Abnett and Virginia Furness
Biden weighs fossil fuel finance curbs that could outlast Trump
By Jennifer A. Dlouhy
World not listening to us, laments Kenyan climate scientist at COP29
By Nick Perry
Nuclear power was once shunned at climate talks. Now, it’s a rising star.
By Brad Plumer

CULTURE

A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
By James Hadfield
Junichi Yasuda’s film about a time-traveling warrior is a loving tribute to the “jidaigeki” (period drama) genre and its practitioners.
‘Angry Squad’: A caper comedy with a lot of heart
By James Hadfield
‘Performing Kaoru's Funeral’: Ambitious drama reflects on love that doesn’t die
By Mark Schilling
Japan's manga powerhouse 'Dragon Ball' turns 40
NHK announces Number_i, Illit and Glay for ‘Kohaku’ lineup
By Patrick St. Michel

LIFE

With Labor Thanksgiving Day approaching in Japan, it's a good time to show some appreciation to your colleagues.
You don’t need an onion bouquet to say thanks — just the right words
By Yuko Tamura
Nov. 23 is Labor Thanksgiving Day in Japan and Nov. 28 is Thanksgiving in the United States. That makes it a good time to learn how to show your appreciation.
Healthy low-carb foods on the rise in Japan
Chisou Nishi Kenichi: Modern French with unrivaled Shizuoka seafood
By Andrew Lee
A Danish 'dream cake' inspired by Japan's headline news
By Simon Daly
Thinning up top? Hair loss in Japan is not the end.
By Kat Joplin

COMMUNITY

Omar Nok arrived in Japan 250 days after leaving Egypt. He didn't use a plane for any part of his journey.
Omar Nok: 'There are good people everywhere'
By Ansel Swindells
Omar Nok says the hospitality he has received from locals at every stop on his journey from Egypt to Japan has been nothing short of inspirational.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
By Mike Fu
A bridge between kyogen and the world, Don Kenny dies at 88
By Rintaro Dainichi
Gary Perlman: ‘Kabuki is pure entertainment … the characters and themes are universal’
By Ansel Swindells
How Fugetsu-Do survived the evolution of Little Tokyo in LA
By Meghan McCarron

Editors' Picks

CULTURE
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
By James Hadfield
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
JAPAN
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
By Yukana Inoue
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
CULTURE
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
By Kris Kosaka
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
JAPAN
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
By Gabriel Dominguez
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
CULTURE
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
By Thu-Huong Ha
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

Podcast

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

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
By Kathryn Wortley

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The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
WORLD
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COMMENTARY
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
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Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
JAPAN
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