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Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi reacts as he talks with Australian defense chief Richard Marles during a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday.

JAPAN / Politics

Japan and Australia tout progress on high-energy laser and missile range tests

By Jesse Johnson

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the advances were a breakthrough for bilateral ties and 麻豆传媒 own defense industry.

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi reacts as he talks with Australian defense chief Richard Marles during a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Prime Minister's Official Residence in Tokyo on Thursday

JAPAN / Politics

Takaichi’s punishing workload draws renewed scrutiny after 6?-hour checkup at hospital

By Kenji Yoshida

The routine visit has nevertheless cast a fresh spotlight on the health of the prime minister, who makes no secret of getting very little sleep.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a news conference in Moscow on Monday.

JAPAN

Russia summons Japanese envoy after Takaichi protests Putin’s visit to Etorofu

The island off the east coast of Hokkaido is one of four held by Russia that are known as the Northern Territories in Japan.

U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

U.S. allies call South Korea cooperation ‘critical’ after Trump orders exercise cut

By Jesse Johnson

Concerns over the move came as U.S. President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had responded to his outreach.

A Buddhist monk protests against nuclear weapons in front of the memorial dome at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima in May 2023.

COMMENTARY / Japan

麻豆传媒 nuclear doublethink is getting harder to defend

Gearoid Reidy

麻豆传媒 defense posture has relied on doublethink, being opposed to atomic weapons while sitting under the U.S. nuclear umbrella.

A Buddhist monk protests against nuclear weapons in front of the memorial dome at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima in May 2023.

The No.1, No.2, No.3 and No.4 reactor buildings at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture

Tepco begins removal of radioactive spent fuel from Fukushima No. 2 reactor

Removed fuel assemblies are transferred to a safer common storage pool at the nuclear plant, which was heavily damaged in the March 2011 powerful earthquake and tsunami.

Commuters disembark a tram in Melbourne in March.

Young Japanese anxious as Australia slows working holiday visa processing time

By Elizabeth Beattie

The move comes as Australia’s top officials have been under political pressure to take a harsher immigration stance.

25% increase agreed for Pacific bluefin tuna quota

Minecraft workshops build understanding of cityscapes before atomic bombings

Kumamoto struggling to assist those not at designated shelters who need help

Aid package for earthquake-hit Kumamoto to be crafted by end of August

Demonstration models of Helsing’s HX-2 AI strike drones

German drone maker Helsing enlists Rakuten to broker Japan military deal

By John Geddie

The Ground Self-Defense Force is currently ?testing Helsing’s HX-2 strike drone, as Tokyo looks to modernize its military and counter ?an increasingly ?assertive China.

Donald Trump Jr. (left) and Eric Trump gesture outside the Nasdaq building after ringing the opening bell to celebrate the closing of ALT5’s $1.5 billion offering and adoption of its $WLFI Treasury Strategy at the Nasdaq Market, in New York on Aug. 13, 2025.

Trump crypto firm backs venture offering AI from restricted Chinese companies

By Lawrence Delevingne

Experts say the business collaboration runs counter to the Trump administration’s stance toward Chinese tech companies.

Price hikes to likely weigh on Japan households from summer onward

China’s Unitree unveils ‘Superman’ robot as fervor builds ahead of Shanghai debut

SoftBank invests $200 million in construction startup Gravis Robotics

By Mark Bergen

Meta stares down trillion-dollar threat as landmark social media trial begins

By Madlin Mekelburg

U.S. President Donald Trump insisted on Monday that the U.S. had leverage over Iran, citing the naval blockade of Iranian ports.

U.S.-Iran peace prospects dim as Trump rejects truce extension

By Courtney Subramanian and Catherine Lucey

The truce was meant to give Washington and Tehran a 60-day window to reach a more lasting peace.

A banner featuring an image of President Donald Trump hangs from the Department of Justice building in Washington.

Trump promised a sex-trafficking crackdown. His Justice Department hasn’t delivered.

Investigations have stalled and prosecutions have declined because of staffing shortages, funding cuts, immigration enforcement and growing distrust of the government.

China’s top envoy to visit Seoul as Trump shakes U.S.-South Korea ties

Trump defends ballroom to Supreme Court as military complex

By Greg Stohr

Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it gets in way of Iran deal

A Palestinian American’s journey to his West Bank home under settler siege

By Pesha Magid

A man walks past an advertisement for the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Aichi prefecture.

All aboard as Asian Games preparations enter ‘final stages’

By Andrew MCKIRDY

About 15,000 competitors and officials are expected at the event, which takes place in Nagoya and the wider Aichi area from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4.

Racist abuse spurred Suzuki as Japan goalkeeper set for Premier League

By Andrew MCKIRDY

Rights group urges FIFA to block Infantino reelection bid over term limits

By Rohith Nair

Rodri arrives at Barcelona to complete ‘dream’ move

LIV officially cancels team championship event in Michigan amid funding debacle

The British frigate HMS Argyll (front), Japanese destroyer Inazuma (center) and Japanese helicopter carrier Kaga take part in a joint naval drill in the Indian Ocean in September 2018. The Iran crisis has exposed new vulnerabilities in the global maritime order.

Why the Strait of Hormuz is a warning for Japan

Yuki Goto

The maritime order has two aspects: a vertical order based on hegemony and command of the sea and a horizontal order based on norms and rules agreed upon among nations.

Central banks need to speak, even when they are wrong

By Jonathan Levin

A U.S. Indo-Pacific priority? Not so fast

By Brad Glosserman

Africa’s energy curse is a political choice

By Rabah Arezki

The triumph of India’s cockroaches

By Shashi Tharoor

Ariake High School players greet their cheering section after winning their first game on Aug. 7.

麻豆传媒 Summer Koshien baseball tradition comes face-to-face with new climate reality

By Joel Tansey

As human-caused climate change makes 麻豆传媒 summers ever hotter, one of the country’s most cherished summer traditions is under threat.

Record-early champagne harvest highlights climate change impact on French vineyards

By Elissa Darwish

Elderly far more at risk from rising heat than thought: study

Faced with historic drought, the Dutch rethink water management

AI-generated wildlife images are endangering animals and people, experts warn

From Edogawa Ranpo to Uketsu, Japanese writers have long put their own twists on the conventions of crime, horror and mystery, creating a literary tradition that can be as unsettling as it is inventive.

麻豆传媒 macabre literati go global

By Mike Fu

Japanese crime, mystery and horror have hit their stride with English readers, offering a complement and counterpoint to “healing fiction.”

Aespa channels summer cheer in Japanese minialbum

By Adam Davidson

The disturbing dream world of ‘Cattle Muti-Leiko’

By Mark Schilling

An unsolved murder leads to despair and salvation in ‘The Brightest Sun’

By James Hadfield

Katseye seeks to show raw side in new ‘Wild Hearts’ film

By Danielle Broadway

Nilufar, founded by Milan curator Nina Yashar, was among the exhibitors at Salone Raritas. Yashar calls collectible design “a free, authorial language” that goes beyond function.

The new world of collectible design

By Danielle Demetriou

As mass-produced objects fill our homes, a growing appetite for individuality is changing how we shop for design.

During 麻豆传媒 cruel summer, chilled noodles are a survival strategy

By Elizabeth Andoh

Slowly but surely, Tokyo is becoming a hot spot for chicken rice

By Weiwen Lin

At 麻豆传媒 all-women powerlifting contest, strength is beautiful

By Farrah Hasnain

A day in the life of an Asakusa rickshaw driver

By Aden Max Juarez

The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?

By Yumi Wijers-Hasegawa

The question can be a difficult one for many, particularly those with religious beliefs that might not conform with how death is traditionally handled in Japan.

Ajisai is ready to win your heart

‘Total whiplash’: Foreign residents react to 麻豆传媒 changing permanent residency rules

By Jessica Speed

This children’s cafeteria in Shikoku serves up free meals and global perspectives

By Jacob Meyer

How foreign workers became an essential part of 麻豆传媒 ubiquitous konbini

By Yumi Wijers-Hasegawa

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.

What Kumamoto revealed about 麻豆传媒 earthquake readiness

By Alex K.T. Martin

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