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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.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
'Shogun' becomes first non-English-language winner of best drama Emmy
By Alyssa I. Smith
Veteran leading man Hiroyuki Sanada and co-lead Anna Sawai also took home acting awards for their roles in the show.

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‘Shogun’ and the painstaking art of ‘getting it right’
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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.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo in January as former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (left) looks on.
JAPAN / Politics
In LDP presidential poll, three kingmakers hold all the cards
By Eric Johnston
The decisions of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, his predecessor Yoshide Suga and LDP Vice President Taro Aso will heavily influence the result.
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.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
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.
A screenshot from video taken on Aug. 31 shows a China Coast Guard ship colliding with the Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Teresa Magbanua near Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea.
ASIA PACIFIC
Philippines vows continued presence after South China Sea reef pullout
By Jesse Johnson
Manila denied it has given up on Sabina Shoal, a day after it withdrew a ship that had been stationed there amid a five-month standoff with China.
Students sit under a misting system during recess at Hikarigaoka Haru no Kaze Elementary School in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, on Sept. 6.
JAPAN / Society / Boiling Point
Japan’s schools battle to keep kids cool, with or without AC
By Mai Yoshikawa
With extreme heat affecting both health and study, schools are racing to plug AC gaps while experimenting with creative, cheaper solutions.
Students sit under a misting system during recess at Hikarigaoka Haru no Kaze Elementary School in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, on Sept. 6.

JAPAN

An H2A rocket carrying an information gathering satellite is launched from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture in January. The latest launch of the rocket has been delayed for a second time.
Mitsubishi Heavy cancels H2A rocket launch for the second time
By Jessica Speed
Unsafe upper-level winds were behind the latest delay.
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.
Japan's elderly population grows to record 36.25 million
The proportion of people aged 65 and over has been increasing since the 1950s.
Daiichi wants to go it alone in search for targeted cancer drugs
By Ashleigh Furlong
Students' clothing at school health checkups comes into focus
Ishiba and Takaichi struggle to widen support among LDP lawmakers
1,300 cyclists participate in Tour de Tohoku 2024

BUSINESS

Then yen strengthened on Monday beyond ¥140 per dollar ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting this week that is widely expected to see officials cut interest rates.
Yen strengthens beyond ¥140 per dollar for first time since 2023
By Mia Glass and Ruth Carson
The currency appreciated as much as 0.6% versus the dollar to ¥139.96 on Monday, its strongest level since July last year.
President Xi Jinping last week appeared to signal tolerance for a rate slightly lower than 5%.
China’s deepening slowdown tests Xi’s tolerance for growth miss
The People’s Bank of China signaled in a rare statement alongside disappointing credit data that fighting deflation would become a higher priority.
How Intel lost the Sony PlayStation business
By Max A. Cherney
BMW took two years to find extent of defect behind recall
By William Wilkes, Elisabeth Behrmann and Stefan Nicola
Expats paying $33,000 school fees fuel rise of Dubai billionaire
By Nicolas Parasie and Alexander Sazonov
China’s U.S. solar plants undermine domestic push, report says
By Jennifer A Dlouhy

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.
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.
Second assassination attempt on Trump is latest jolt in chaotic campaign
U.S. Secret Service agents spotted and fired on a gunman in some bushes who dropped an assault rifle and was arrested after fleeing the scene.
Sri Lanka's leftist leader turns from bullets to ballots
By Amal JAYASINGHE
Surviving a climate disaster isn’t likely to change how you vote
By Matthew Griffin
First person convicted under Hong Kong's new national security law
By Jessie Pang
'Slave to fear': Ghosts of the gulag haunt modern Russia

Sports

Morinari Watanabe, International Gymnastic Federation president, attends a news conference in Aigle, Switzerland, in June 2022. Watanabe is set to stand in the election for the next International Olympic Committee president.
IOC member Morinari Watanabe enters presidential race
Watanabe, 65, is one of the seven candidates announced by the IOC to succeed Thomas Bach as president.
League Cup still 'significant' for United boss Ten Hag
Switzerland, U.S. win reprieves in America's Cup qualifiers
By Alexander Smith
Springboks wary of Argentina menace in Rugby Championship showdown
Aston Villa returns to Champions League looking to shake up established order again

Opinion

The lapse of the historic U.S.-China Science and Technology Agreement, coupled with escalating tariffs and trade restrictions, has exacerbated economic tensions between the two countries and impacted global stability.
Resetting U.S.-China economic relations
Barry Eichengreen
To address global challenges, active cooperation between the two economic powers is indispensable.
Ireland struck it rich with Apple. Others struck it poor.
By Lionel Laurent
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

ENVIRONMENT

A construction worker in Tokyo's Akasaka district on Aug. 21. With 886 cases, 54 of them fatal, during the period from 2019 to 2023, the construction industry leads Japan’s tally for occupational heatstroke.
Clocking off: Japan’s hotter summers put limit on outdoor work
By Annelise Giseburt
Climate change is forcing businesses to sacrifice productivity in the name of safety in industries ranging from construction to transportation.
'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."
'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
The Tokyo Ballet marks year of rebirth with tributes to history and innovation
By Kris Kosaka

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
AI fried chicken, retro chic collabs: Retailers rebrand Japan's New Year's cuisine
From kanji to math, what does a day at a Japanese elementary school look like?
By Yuko Tamura

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

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
LDP presidential hopefuls outline approach to U.S. and China concerns
By Jesse Johnson
Candidates for Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party presidential election stand together onstage at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Saturday.
LIFE
Tokyo’s top fashion showcase pushes rising stars to the world stage
By Mike Fu
A model displays a creation by Japanese designer Norio Surikabe during a runway show on Sept. 6 for the latest edition of Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo.
JAPAN
New mouse models can boost Japan's drug development: National Cancer Center
By Tomoko Otake
Hiroyuki Mano, director of the National Cancer Center Japan's (NCC) research institute, explains on Wednesday the use of mice bearing patients' cancer tissues to screen drug candidates for their efficacy.
JAPAN
Scientists win Ig Nobel for discovering anal breathing in mammals
By Himari Semans
Takanori Takebe (behind the lectern) speaks after his team of researchers and he were awarded the Ig Nobel Prize in physiology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Thursday.

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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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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?
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'Shogun' becomes first non-English-language winner of best drama Emmy
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COMMUNITY
‘The people I’d seen in kimono didn’t have as much melanin as I do’
By Baye McNeil
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.