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Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris gestures as she speaks during a campaign event in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 13.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 18, 2024

Harris calls for end to war in Gaza and no Israeli reoccupation

A two-state solution and Middle East stability in a way that does not empower Iran need to be achieved "in the best interest of everyone in the region," she said.
Shiretoko Yuransen President Seiichi Katsurada (center) in Shari, Hokkaido, in May 2022
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 18, 2024

Hokkaido boat operator head arrested over 2022 fatal sinking

Of the 26 people onboard the boat, 20 died while six remain missing.
Attendees to the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting at National Convention Center in Vientiane take a group photo on July 26. Southeast Asian nations are concerned about nuclear weapons but are more focused on regional security and stability.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2024

Southeast Asia untroubled by China’s nuclear modernization efforts

Southeast Asian nations are concerned about nuclear weapons but are more focused on regional security and stability.
The street where a 10-year-old boy is said to have been stabbed with a knife, on Thursday in Shenzhen in southern China.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 19, 2024

Japanese school student stabbed in Shenzhen dies

The assault echoes an earlier incident of violence in June, when a man attacked a bus used by a Japanese school in Suzhou, China.
A police officer explains with a loudspeaker the correct way of interacting with the deer on July 25 at Nara Park in the city of Nara.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 20, 2024

Nara urges respect for sacred deer after viral abuse video sparks outcry

A video showing a man kicking a deer began circulating on social media in late July, resulting in the lodging of over 100 police reports.
Visitors taste sake from Fukushima Prefecture at a Japan-South Korea exchange festival held in Seoul on Sunday.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2024

Japan-South Korea exchange festival held in Seoul

The event comes at a time where more and more South Koreans are visiting Japan as relations improve and the yen remains weak.
Volunteers distribute food bags to people in Rishon LeZion in central Israel on Aug. 21.
WORLD
Sep 24, 2024

Israeli economy struggles under weight of Gaza war

Mass protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial judicial reforms had already weakened Israel's economy prior to the Hamas attack on October 7.
Yonaguni Mayor Kenichi Itokazu speaks to a Ground Self-Defense Force soldier at the town hall on Yonaguni, Japan's westernmost inhabited island in Okinawa Prefecture last November.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 26, 2024

Deterring Taiwan conflict is top priority for Japan's ‘front-line’ mayor

The mayor believes the U.S. and Japan must do away with "strategic ambiguity" over Taiwan if they intend to keep China in check.
Cucina Salve's wild herb salad is a example of chef Hiroshi Tsubouchi's commitment to creating dishes with as little artificial additives as possible.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 29, 2024

Neither allergies nor ADHD could stop chef Hiroshi Tsubouchi

A childhood of hardships led this Chichibu-based chef to embrace an organic philosophy for all his dishes.
Adriana Torres performs her monologue during the closing of a stand-up comedy workshop at the El Buen Pastor women's prison in Asuncion.
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 29, 2024

Comedy offers new routine for women prisoners in Paraguay

Inmates took part in a two-month workshop run by the Corazon Libre NGO, which uses comedy to help convicts prepare for life on the outside.
Musician Koshi Inaba is the latest artist to be featured on national broadcaster NHK’s Tiny Desk Concerts Japan. Based on a series from America’s National Public Radio, Japan’s version has spotlighted acts that you likely wouldn’t see stateside, like veteran rockers Kirinji and upstart pop artist yama.
CULTURE / Music
Sep 28, 2024

NHK furthers global reach with Tiny Desk Concerts Japan

Musician Koshi Inaba delivered a rollicking set for the stripped-down music series that brings cherry-picked Japanese acts you likely wouldn’t see stateside to new ears.
A man carrying a sack of flour wades through flood waters after the Bagmati River overflowed following heavy monsoon rains in Kathmandu on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 30, 2024

170 dead in Nepal floods following relentless monsoon rains

While rain-related floods and landslides are common across South Asia during the monsoon season, experts say climate change is exacerbating the situation.
Ryuichi Takai holds an orange-colored "dementia help mark" during its unveiling event in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 21.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2024

City in Aichi Prefecture creates 'dementia help mark'

The mark is designed to signal that the holders may need help and consideration.
Firefighters continue to search for the missing along the flooded Tsukada River in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Saturday, a week after a heavy rain disaster in the region.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2024

Body likely to be that of girl missing amid Noto floods, coast guard says

The overall death toll from the unprecedented downpour late last month has reached 13.
Walking through Tokyo's varied neighborhoods and the sub-communities within them can be the best way for a tourist, even one with limited time, to take the city in.
LIFE / Travel
Oct 5, 2024

Sure, Tokyo’s trains are amazing. But are they ruining your trip?

Amid a visit to the infinite urban landscape that is Tokyo, what does it mean to maximize your time?
A funeral is held for Russian military personnel and civilians killed in the war with Ukraine, at a cemetery in Luhansk, in Russian-controlled Ukraine, in May 2023. The U.S. estimates that 120,000 Russian soldiers have been killed and another 180,000 injured, further worsening the nation's manpower shortages and economic output.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2024

The Russian war economy’s days are numbered

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his cronies boast that the sanctions make Russia stronger, but they incessantly call for all restrictions to be lifted.
Debris covers part of Beirut's southern suburbs in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Sunday.
WORLD
Oct 6, 2024

Intense Israeli bombing rocks Beirut ahead of war anniversary

Israeli forces were on high alert ahead of Monday's anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attack, which sparked the war.
Shinjuku Mayor Kenichi Yoshizumi (left) and Shibuya Mayor Ken Hasebe at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Monday
JAPAN / Society
Oct 7, 2024

Tokyo mayors ask people to follow rules during Halloween

Shibuya and Shinjuku wards have each set an ordinance to prohibit drinking on the streets.
Saitama police have arrested Rikiya Morita, 24, in connection with a string of robberies in Saitama Prefecture and Tokyo.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 8, 2024

Suspect in Kanto robbery spree arrested in Niigata

Rikiya Morita, 24, had been on the run after being publicly identified as a suspect in a violent robbery in Saitama on Oct. 1.
Security Service Director General Ken McCallum in London on Oct. 14, 2020. In a wide-ranging speech outlining the current threat picture, McCallum underlined a growing threat from resurgent al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group as his greatest terrorism concern.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2024

Russia's GRU seeking to cause 'mayhem' in Britain and Europe, U.K. spy chief says

Security Service Director General Ken McCallum also accused Iran of being behind "plot after plot" on British soil.
Heavy rain in Fort Myers, Florida, on Wednesday as Hurricane Milton approaches
WORLD
Oct 10, 2024

Hurricane Milton marches across central Florida, destroying homes and knocking out power

In a state already battered by Hurricane Helene two weeks ago, as many as 2 million people were ordered to evacuate.
Annual festival Peter Barakan’s Live Magic! was born a decade ago when Barakan (left) decided to create a platform to share his love of roots music, which he attributes to growing up in 1960s England.
CULTURE / Music
Oct 11, 2024

Peter Barakan’s Live Magic! takes its final bow

The 11th edition of the annual blues, jazz and roots festival will also be its last, at least in its current form, but the core concept of the event will live on.
Members of the Red Cross work at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Ras Al— Nabaa, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 11, 2024

Hezbollah official survives Israeli assassination attempt: sources

Israel reportedly targeted Wafiq Safa, who heads Hezbollah's liaison and coordination unit responsible for working with Lebanese security agencies.
South Korean author Han Kang, the winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, attends a press conference, in Seoul in November.
CULTURE / Books
Oct 11, 2024

Han Kang’s Nobel win underscores essential role of translators as literary tastemakers

The trailblazing South Korean author was virtually unknown in the West just 10 years ago — then came Deborah Smith’s translation of "The Vegetarian."
Members of Lebanon's Civil Defense prepare before responding to an emergency at their station in Beirut's Cola neighborhood on Sunday.
WORLD
Oct 15, 2024

Lebanon rescuers defy danger and lack of resources to keep working

The latest escalation between Israel and Hezbollah comes with Lebanon still in the grips of a crippling economic crisis.
Iwao Hakamata (left) gestures beside his older sister, Hideko, at a gathering with supporters on Monday in the city of Shizuoka, his first public appearance since his exoneration over a 1966 murder case.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 15, 2024

Ex-boxer Hakamata set to vote for the first time in decades

Efforts are being made to allow the world's longest-held death row inmate, who has been exonerated over a 1966 murder case, to vote in the Oct. 27 general election.
Raita Fukusaku arrives at Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture in August 1994 to be extradited to the United States.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2024

First Japanese national extradited to U.S. killed by Hawaii cellmate

Raita Fukusaku was found bleeding on the floor of his cell with trauma to the head and neck at the Halawa Correctional Facility in Honolulu.
A voting station for the general election set up at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Wednesday
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 16, 2024

Overseas voting for Japan's general election begins

In Beijing, a voting station was set up at a hall inside the Japanese Embassy.
Japanese firm Space Entertainment Laboratory is showcasing a model of its fully autonomous, battery-powered Hamadori 3000 amphibious drone at this week's Japan International Aerospace Exhibition in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 18, 2024

Drone solutions take center stage in Tokyo aerospace show

A flurry of dual-use unmanned aerial vehicles are being showcased, a testament to their growing popularity and the Defense Ministry’s increasing demand for them.
Koichi Hagiuda, former economy minister, shakes hands with his supporters in Hachioji, Tokyo, on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 18, 2024

In western Tokyo, national scandals rub up against local politics

In the Tokyo No. 24 district, the LDP is grappling with a backlash, but the opposition is struggling to capitalize on the public’s lingering dissatisfaction.
2720 — the year when Japan is left with just one child
Children at a traditional festival in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Thursday. A forecast made by Tohoku University professor Hiroshi Yoshida estimates that Japan will be left with just one child on Jan. 5, 2720, based on current birthrate trends.
TV networks drop Japan boy band star over sex allegations
Masahiro Nakai in Tokyo in October 2017
New York Times chooses Toyama and Osaka as top places to go in 2025
The Toyama City Library, designed by Kengo Kuma, in November. The library is part of a building called Toyama Kirari that also houses the Glass Art Museum.
Swiping in Japan: How Gen Z is changing the dating app game
Many Japanese dating apps have ways to detail specific interests that can be as narrow as one particular TV show, game or an artist.
As standards rise, Tokyo Stock Exchange delistings hit decade high
The Tokyo Stock Exchange wants companies to improve governance and performance.
Swiping in Japan: How Gen Z is changing the dating app game
Many Japanese dating apps have ways to detail specific interests that can be as narrow as one particular TV show, game or an artist.
Blinken in final Japan visit as Trump's return weighs on Tokyo's mind
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya at the start of their working lunch at a hotel in Tokyo on Tuesday.
2720 — the year when Japan is left with just one child
Children at a traditional festival in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Thursday. A forecast made by Tohoku University professor Hiroshi Yoshida estimates that Japan will be left with just one child on Jan. 5, 2720, based on current birthrate trends.
‘Fracture’ dissects 100 years of Japanese graphic design
Ian Lynam's "Fracture" is the result of 15 years of research and production and excavates 100 years of Japanese graphic design history from the Meiji (1868-1912) to Showa eras (1926-89).

Podcast

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 man offers prayers at Hebikubo Shrine in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. The shrine is one of several across the country dedicated to the snake.
Shed your skin and reinvent yourself in the Year of the Snake
By Kathryn Wortley

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