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Germany's Jamie Leweling (left) in action with the Netherlands' Ryan Gravenberch in Munich on Monday
SOCCER
Oct 15, 2024

Germany advances as Leweling debut goal secures 1-0 win over Dutch

The Germans had the visitors on the back foot from the start.
Australian Giselle Shaw, 18, competes at the All-Japan Women's Sumo Championships in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on Sunday.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 16, 2024

Foreign wrestlers add international flair to All Japan Women’s Sumo Championships

From an experienced world champion down to a teen looking to make her mark, the tournament in Kyoto Prefecture showcased a wide range of talent.
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. logo at the TSMC Museum of Innovation in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on May 29. Analysts say TSMC's longer-term outlook, which hinges on demand for the high-end chips used to train and host artificial intelligence models, should remain intact.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 17, 2024

TSMC bulls expect strong results to support record-high shares

TSMC is seen as more resilient than its key equipment supplier, ASML Holding, whose outlook cut sparked a slide in global chip stocks.
Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu celebrates after her team's win over the Lynx in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL
Oct 17, 2024

Sabrina Ionescu sinks late three-pointer to lift Liberty in Game 3

The Liberty will have a chance to clinch the first title in franchise history in Game 4 in Minneapolis on Friday.
New and strengthened rules aim to make street drinking a thing of the past in Shibuya's nightlife center — but the reality may not be that simple.
COMMUNITY / Issues / The Foreign Element
Oct 21, 2024

Can you drink in Shibuya and Shinjuku this Halloween? It depends.

Shibuya and Shinjuku are both planning on cracking down on street drinking this Halloween and beyond. But the problem might be bigger than a night of drunken revelry.
Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Oct. 7. The number of Japanese nationals who traveled abroad in the first half of this year totaled 5.8 million, a 60.4% increase from the same period in 2023.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 18, 2024

Mid- to long-term foreign residents in Japan hit record high

A total of 3.31 million foreign nationals were residing in the country for three months or longer as of the end of June, up 5.8% from the end of 2023.
A Palestinian boy holds up a portrait of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during a rally in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on Friday.
WORLD
Oct 19, 2024

Hamas mourns Sinwar, vowing no hostage release until war ends

The killing of Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of the deadliest attack in Israeli history, had raised hopes of a turning point in the war.
A demonstrator holds a megaphone, as families and supporters of hostages kidnapped by Hamas protest against the government and demand their immediate release, in Tel Aviv on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 19, 2024

Sinwar's death clouds path to freeing Israeli hostages

Hamas now needs to appoint a replacement, and that person will play a key role in determining the fate of the Israelis kept hostage since its attack on Oct. 7, 2023.
Lynx forwards Bridget Carleton and Alanna Smith celebrate after Minnesota won Game 4 of the WNBA Finals on Friday.
BASKETBALL
Oct 19, 2024

Lynx sneak by Liberty to force Game 5 in WNBA Finals

The series will shift to New York for a winner-take-all Game 5 on Sunday night.
Israeli security forces stand guard near the residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Caesarea on Saturday.
WORLD
Oct 20, 2024

Netanyahu says Iran-backed Hezbollah tried to kill him

Netanyahu's office said a drone was launched towards his residence but he and his wife were not home and there were no injuries.
Yankees slugger Juan Soto rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run in the 10th inning on Saturday as New York clinched a place in the World Series with a win over Cleveland.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 20, 2024

Soto homer lifts Yankees over Guardians and into World Series

The 25-year-old Dominican outfielder crushed a fastball from Cleveland pitcher Hunter Gaddis over the center-field wall to score the deciding runs.
Trucks are parked at a convenience store truck stop used by long-distance drivers, in the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture in September.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 20, 2024

New rules drive Japanese trucking sector to the brink

Despite its importance to the world's fourth-biggest economy, the trucking industry occupies a weak position in Japan's economic hierarchy.
A collage made of undated handout pictures released by the Yamagata University Institute of Nasca shows 10 of 303 new geoglyphs discovered by scientists at the university in Japan.
JAPAN / Science & Health / Longform
Oct 21, 2024

The Japanese researcher uncovering the mystery of Peru’s Nazca Lines

Masato Sakai has dedicated his career to the collection of desert etchings. AI is starting to make his work much easier.
The Liberty celebrate after winning the first WNBA title in franchise history on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Oct 21, 2024

Liberty hold off Lynx in overtime to capture first WNBA title

The championship win by the Liberty is the first for a Brooklyn-based team since Major League Baseball's Dodgers won the World Series in 1955.
A monitor shows Tokyo Metro's opening price on Wednesday morning in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2024

Tokyo Metro shares surge in trading debut after strong IPO

Proceeds from the IPO will redeem reconstruction bonds issued after the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in northeastern Japan that killed 18,000 people.
Fernando Valenzuela speaks during a pregame ceremony at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles in July 2019.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 23, 2024

Los Angeles Dodgers icon Fernando Valenzuela dead at 63

The Mexican pitcher played 17 seasons in MLB for six clubs but was best remembered for his time with the Dodgers.
Ramen shop Menya Taisei's owner Taisei Hikage cooks ramen at his shop in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 24, 2024

Japan's rising ramen prices give election voters food for thought

The problems facing ramen shop owners reflect a cost-of-living crunch that has become a top issue for voters in the general election on Sunday.
Located in the Otemachi neighborhood, the 'skull mound' of Taira no Masakado is said to be the source of ills and misfortunes of any who would disturb the site.
LIFE / Travel
Oct 26, 2024

Take a Halloween stroll through Tokyo’s dark history

Tokyo has no shortage of creepy places to check out this Halloween, and the good news is that many are conveniently accessible.
BayStars slugger Tyler Austin hit two homers against the Giants during the final stage of the Central League Climax Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2024

BayStars aim to complete Cinderella run against Hawks in the Japan Series

To say the Yokohama DeNA BayStars are underdogs against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in the Japan Series would be putting it mildly, but titles are not decided on paper.
Family members carry the body of Widman Alexander Tax Chinic on June 19 in Yepocapa, Guatemala. He drowned months earlier while trying to cross into the U.S.
WORLD / Society
Oct 26, 2024

In Guatemala, families mourn the migrants who never reached the U.S.

For the families in mourning, the U.S. election campaigning about immigration and the salvos about who is doing what to secure the border are far away.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends a welcoming ceremony upon his arrival to participate in the BRICS summit, at Kazan Airport, Russia, on Oct. 22. Sisi has proposed a truce in the Gaza Strip aimed at securing a complete cease-fire in the territory.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 28, 2024

Egypt proposes two-day Gaza truce in hope of full cease-fire

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi did not say whether the plan involving a limited hostage exchange had been formally presented to either Israel or Hamas.
Koichi Hagiuda thanks his supporters early Monday in Tokyo after his victory in Sunday's general election became certain.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 28, 2024

60% of 'slush fund' candidates lose in Japan Lower House poll

The severe outcome reflected renewed criticism against the LDP that arose in the final stage of the election campaign.
Hawks infielder Hotaka Yamakawa celebrates after hitting a two-run home run against the BayStars in Game 2 of the Japan Series in Yokohama on Sunday.
BASEBALL
Oct 28, 2024

Hawks halfway to third straight Japan Series sweep as series heads to Fukuoka

The Hawks have won 14 straight Japan Series games.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a fly ball against the Yankees in the first inning for Game 2 of the 2024 MLB World Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 29, 2024

World Series setting viewership records in Japan

Fewer people have been watching "America's Pastime" in the U.S. than in Japan.
A Palestinian girl looks through the rubble of a building after an Israeli strike in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Oct 30, 2024

Deadly Israeli strike in Gaza comes amid anger over U.N. agency ban

Israel's military has been conducting a sweeping air and ground assault in northern Gaza since Oct. 6.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during a news conference at the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 30, 2024

Ishiba Cabinet's approval rating sinks to around 30%

Public support for the LDP and its ruling coalition partner Komeito dropped significantly after they lost their Lower House majority on Oct. 27.
The number of female directors among firms in the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s prime market will need to more than double in the next six years to meet the government target of having women make up 30% of board members at major firms by 2030.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2024

Rush for female directors stumbles on weak pipeline in Japan

With almost no women rising to become internal directors, companies will have no choice but to recruit them from outside.
A recovering drug addict from Myanmar gets a therapeutic massage during a rehabilitation program run by the nongovernmental organization Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Education Network at an undisclosed location in Mae Sot along the Thai-Myanmar border.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 31, 2024

As Myanmar conflict rages on, drug escape leads thousands to addiction

The civil war in Myanmar since 2021 has killed thousands, displaced nearly 3 million people and triggered a boom in drug production.
Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 1, 2024

Harris struggles to secure men's support in labor unions

Any drop in support for Kamala Harris could be a decisive factor in the neck-and-neck race.
Democratic Party for the People chief Yuichiro Tamaki’s personal YouTube channel has more than 326,000 subscribers, by far the highest number among party leaders.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 1, 2024

How Japan’s new kingmaker party won over young voters

The Democratic Party for the People's election gains can be traced to two different factors: its youth-oriented policies and skillful use of social media platforms.

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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.