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U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Woodside, California, on Nov. 15, 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2024
Biden and Xi to have face-to-face at Asia-Pacific summit in Peru
It will likely be the last meeting between the sitting leaders of the world's largest economies before Joe Biden hands the reins back to Donald Trump.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks to House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2024
‘Call anytime you want’: Trump roils G20 with disdain for rules
World leaders who didn’t experience Donald Trump’s first merry-go-round are quickly learning how he likes to operate.
Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk walks on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2024
How will Musk's new U.S. government efficiency panel work?
Although the U.S. president-elect has said little about how the group will operate, Elon Musk previously set a goal of cutting $2 trillion of federal spending.
Nippon Steel Vice President Takahiro Mori is set to visit United States next week to meet with union members in a bid to move forward a U.S. Steel takeover deal.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 14, 2024
Nippon Steel’s vice president to meet steelworkers in Pittsburgh next week
The move shows the Japanese company is making a push to persuade union members that its bid to take over U.S. Steel will be good for workers.
Gaetz speaks at a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump in Henderson, Nevada, on Oct. 31.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2024
Matt Gaetz is Trump’s pick for attorney general
The pick reflects Donald Trump’s determination to choose as the nation’s top law enforcement official a fierce defender who will not resist his directives.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping after a signing ceremony held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in April 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2024
Lula’s embrace of Xi sets up a clash over Trump’s China policy
Brazil’s geography and colonial history meant that it has traditionally looked to the Atlantic for commerce. Now it’s deepening ties with the Asia Pacific.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump gestures as he meets with House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2024
Trump's team drawing up list of Pentagon officers to fire, sources say
It is unclear if Donald Trump will endorse the firings, although in the past he has railed extensively against defense leaders who have criticized him.
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng. He, 69, is a Politburo member and Beijing’s point person for U.S.-China economic and trade affairs.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 14, 2024
Xi’s key players to lead China in another Trump trade fight
Donald Trump’s return to power makes Beijing’s potential negotiators some of the most important people in Xi Jinping’s government.
The U.S. Capitol reflected in the rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2024
Trump wins Republican trifecta as GOP retains house majority
The GOP sweep sharply diminishes any hope for Democrats to curtail Trump’s sway over trillions of dollars in expiring tax provisions.
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump is interviewed by "Fox and Friends" co-host Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington in April 2017. Trump nominated Hegseth to be the next U.S. defense secretary on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2024
Trump's picks: A Fox News host, an ex-spy chief and the world's richest man
The U.S. president-elect announced a spate of unconventional picks for key posts — including his defense and CIA chiefs — in his next government.
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump meets with NATO leaders at a plenary session of their summit in Watford, England, in December 2019. 
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 13, 2024
Living in Trump’s world
Europe’s response to Trump’s return will require creativity, resilience and an unshakable commitment to defending its own interests.
Nippon Steel Chairman and CEO Eiji Hashimoto told a local weekly that a lawsuit is possible if the company's proposed buyout of U.S. Steel gets blocked without proper procedures being followed.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 13, 2024
Nippon Steel does not rule out lawsuit if U.S. Steel deal nixed, CEO says
If the deal falls through without a legitimate reason or proper procedures, the Japanese steelmaker would consider suing the U.S. government, CEO Eiji Hashimoto says.
Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto in Washington on Tuesday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 13, 2024
Indonesia’s Prabowo courts Trump and meets top executives in U.S.
Prabowo Subianto’s first overseas trip since taking office saw him visit China before he headed for the U.S., as he tries to balance relations with both countries.
Vivek Ramaswamy (left) and Elon Musk (right) will lead a new Department of Government Efficiency tasked to slashing government bureaucracy and waste, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2024
Trump names Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead 'DOGE' efficiency department
The appointments to the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency reward two Trump supporters from the private sector.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev speaks at the Opening Ceremony of the United Nations climate change conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2024
COP29 host Azerbaijan hits out at West in defense of using oil and gas
Some observers of the COP29 negotiations said the president of Azerbaijan's remarks did not bode well for a strong result from the two-week summit.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and other Cabinet members and lawmakers attend a session of the Lower House of parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 13, 2024
Trump return leaves Japan’s leader with no time to snooze
The prime minister drew headlines for a moment after he was caught napping in parliament during proceedings for his own nomination as Japanese leader.
A BitBase cryptocurrency exchange in Barcelona on Monday. Bitcoin’s record-breaking rally took the digital asset past $89,000 as traders bet on a boom under President-elect Donald Trump.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 13, 2024
Swagger returns to cryptocurrency as bitcoin soars
Crypto is in the grip of a market mania the likes of which it hasn’t seen since 2021.
Donald Trump attends a town hall moderated by South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem in Oaks, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 14.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2024
Trump’s Day One: Deportations, border wall, scrapping Biden's programs
The sweeping efforts will be led by incoming "border czar" Tom Homan and other Republican immigration hardliners.
The U.S. Capitol in Washington. The U.S. Constitution assigns to the Senate the power to confirm a president's nominees for life-tenured seats on the federal judiciary.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2024
U.S. Senate Democrats rush to confirm judges before Trump takes office
Democrats are on a crusade to confirm as many new federal judges nominated by U.S. President Joe Biden as possible.
The Democrats focused on issues like racial and gender inequality and overlooked the economic and social struggles of the working class, allowing Donald Trump to tap into this resentment.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 12, 2024
Voters to elites: Ignore the working class at your own peril
The redistribution of respect saw those who climbed the academic ladder celebrated with accolades, while those who didn’t were rendered invisible.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
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.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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