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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on March 19.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2026
Pleasing no one: Netanyahu puts election first with Gaza decision
Israel will be voting for the first time since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, the deadliest ever against the country.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2026
Japan shares data on foreign nationals facing deportation with local governments
Previously, such information was shared only when there was consent from affected individuals.
U.S. President Donald Trump during an American mining industry roundtable at the State Department in Washington on Aug. 7.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2026
Trump makes sweeping new demands on Iran as deal hopes dim
The new demands from Trump, come after Tehran asked for compensation for the U.S. and Israeli war launched on Feb. 28.
The yen saw the worst performance among Group-of-10 peers on Monday as it weakened to the ?159 level against the dollar.
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2026
Yen erases half of intervention gains as traders test Japan and U.S. authorities
The Japanese currency weakened by 1%, ending the session at ?159.29 per dollar, marking the worst performance among Group-of-10 peers on Monday.
Rescuers search for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Pereira, Colombia on Monday.The government declared a state of emergency to attend to the quake that shook several cities across the coffee-producing region, the Pacific coast and neighboring Latin American countries.
WORLD
Aug 11, 2026
More than 100 killed after strongest quake this century hits western Colombia
Colombia declares a national emergency after its strongest earthquake this century kills at least 111 people.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office on July 27
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2026
Japan to apply reconstruction aid law to all of Kumamoto Prefecture
Under the law, families whose homes were destroyed or partially damaged will be eligible for up to ?3 million in aid to cover costs for housing construction, repair and rent.
Residents fill jugs with water in the city of Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 31.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2026
Over 6,000 still living in evacuation centers two weeks after Kumamoto quake
The Kumamoto government is making preparations for evacuees to move to hotels.
Children play at Asobi Studio Uki on Saturday in Kumamoto Prefecture.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2026
Children with disabilities offered places to feel at ease in quake-hit Kumamoto
As many such children are sensitive to changes in their environment, facilities they regularly attend have begun offering daytime spaces.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2026
Japanese officials battling misinformation on social media
A ministry official highlighted a benefit of sharing information under individual names, saying that officials ¡°can post (information) smoothly without complicated procedures.¡±
Masaaki Makino, head of the Buzen Gibier Center (right) in the city of Buzen in Fukuoka Prefecture, holds up some of the center's products alongside Nana Hirano, who developed jerky for pet consumption at the facility.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Aug 10, 2026
Fukuoka¡¯s game meat plant turns nuisance wildlife into regional specialty
Since 2018, the Buzen Gibier Center has been processing culled animals that would have otherwise been incinerated into products for human consumption.
Kohei Nohara (right) speaks about his war experience to students as teacher Naoya Arakaki asks him questions at Shonan Elementary School in Haebaru, Okinawa Prefecture, in June.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Aug 10, 2026
Battle of Okinawa survivor conveys message of peace through the classroom
As a 14-year-old in May 1945, Kohei Nohara fled his hometown of Haebaru on Okinawa¡¯s main island with his relatives to seek refuge as the battle got closer and closer.
Nihon Hidankyo co-chair Terumi Tanaka (second from right) and other officials hold a news conference in Nagasaki on Monday, marking the 70th anniversary of the group's founding.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2026
Nihon Hidankyo renews call for world without nuclear weapons
The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, held a news conference in Nagasaki on the 70th anniversary of the group¡¯s establishment.
Vessels are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Khasab on Oman's northern Musandam Peninsula, on May 17.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 10, 2026
Iran shakes up security team after saying Oman deal ¡®very close¡¯
Tehran has appointed Mohsen Rezaee, a hard-liner who previously advocated for advancing Iran¡¯s nuclear program, as the new leader of the Supreme National Security Council.
Firefighters work on a burning area near Loumpa, as wildfires hit West Attica, Greece, on Aug. 3.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 10, 2026
How the hard reality of climate change hit Europe¡¯s economy this summer
Record heat and droughts this summer have wreaked havoc in power production, shipping and public health systems.
M60A3 tanks fire during a live-fire drill as part of the Han Kuang military exercise in Penghu, Taiwan, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2026
Taiwan ¡®throttles¡¯ mobile internet for first time during annual war games
The island simulated communication disruption in the event of a Chinese attack or ?natural disaster.
A plasterer teaches a student from Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University how to apply plaster on a wall.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Aug 10, 2026
Plasterers head to school in search of new blood
By giving students the opportunity to experience the art of plastering firsthand, they hope to boost their numbers, which have more than halved in the last two decades.
A volunteer makes announcements while intercepting a passenger boat after a passenger who had disembarked earlier died following the development of symptoms consistent with Ebola, in Kinshasa, Congo, on Aug. 5.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 10, 2026
Ebola case count set to increase as Congo officials track hidden infections
The shift comes as confirmed cases climbed to 4,209 and deaths totaled 1,916, pushing the outbreak¡¯s crude case-fatality ratio to 45.5%.
Jannik Sinner waves to the crowd after his victory in the men's final at Wimbledon in London on July 12.
TENNIS
Aug 10, 2026
No. 1 Jannik Sinner withdraws from Cincinnati Open with knee injury
The 24-year-old Italian, ?who claimed ?his fifth Grand Slam title ?at Wimbledon last month, had also pulled out of the Canadian Open, a key warm-up ?event for the U.S. Open.
A room at the Koko Hotel Residence Tokyo Oshiage, which opened last month in Tokyo¡¯s Sumida Ward
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 10, 2026
Apartment hotels find favor with investors bullish on tourism and wary of inflation
The properties are built for long-stay travelers who want more than a hotel but not an apartment.
Twelve-year-old violinist Sora Iwai rehearses at Carnegie Hall in New York on July 31, a day before his performance at the hall.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2026
12-year-old Kumamoto violinist performs at New York¡¯s Carnegie Hall
Sora Iwai performance at the hall came from him winning the top prize in the under-18 division of an international music competition.
Tarik Skubal is scheduled to make his first start at home with the Dodgers during the team's series opener against the Royals on Sunday.
BASEBALL
Aug 10, 2026
Slumping Dodgers refuse to press panic button
Los Angeles ended its skid Saturday in a ?tight 2-1 victory before falling 4-2 to the Diamondbacks to close out a 1-5 trip Sunday. The ?Dodgers are ?11-17 since July 5.
Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola (center) and his players applaud fans after a preseason friendly against Monaco at Anfield in Liverpool, England, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Aug 10, 2026
Liverpool coach says team currently unable to maintain high level throughout matches
Liverpool squandered a two-goal advantage for the second straight game after losing 4-2 to Leeds ?United earlier this month.
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's P-1 patrol aircraft prepares to take off from Atsugi air base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sunday.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ P-1 patrol aircraft leaves for anti-piracy mission
This is the first time the P-1, Â鶹´«Ã½ first domestically built patrol aircraft, has taken part in an overseas mission.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
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