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Brazilian right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro (center), along with his wife Fernanda Bolsonaro (left) and his running mate Alfredo Gaspar (right) during a press conference in Brasilia on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2026
Bolsonaro seeks campaign reset with surprise running mate pick
The surprise choice of conservative lawmaker Alfredo Gaspar represents a shift for Bolsonaro, who had pledged to select a woman to bolster support from female voters.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the Workers' Party national convention in Sao Paulo on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 5, 2026
Brazil¡¯s Lula battles Trump and Milei over perceived election meddling
The twin disputes are unfolding against the backdrop of a fierce election battle between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the right-leaning Flavio Bolsonaro.
Neymar has 80 goals and 58 assists in 130 appearances for Brazil.
SOCCER
Jul 30, 2026
Neymar says time with national team has ¡®already passed¡¯
Neymar¡¯s international career yielded 80 goals and 58 assists in 130 appearances.?
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks to reporters following his White House meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, at the Brazilian Embassy in Washington in May.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 26, 2026
Brazil blocks visas of U.S. envoys over election interference
The government saw the visit as election interference, according to two Brazilian officials.
A worker inspects a shoe on a production line at Brazilian footwear manufacturer Kissol, as new U.S. tariffs are set to hit a range of Brazilian goods, including the footwear industry, which counts the U.S. as its top foreign market, in Franca, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, on July 17.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2026
New U.S. 25% tariff hits billions of dollars in Brazilian exports
The new tariff ?threatens between $7 billion and $11 billion of Brazilian exports to the U.S.
England coach Thomas Tuchel celebrates after the team's victory over Mexico at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico City on Sunday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 9, 2026
World Cup reveals growing acceptance of foreign coaches among world powers
At the start of the World Cup, 27 countries had a foreign national at the helm, up from nine four years ago.
Norway's Erling Haaland leads the team's celebration after its win over Brazil in the round of 16 at the World Cup in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sunday. with teammates celebrate after the match as Norway qualify for the quarter finals of the World Cup REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
SOCCER
Jul 6, 2026
Norway coach praises team and fans for rowing together after win over Brazil
Erling Haaland struck both goals in a sensational 2-1 win to dump the Brazilians out ?of the tournament
Japan's Hiroki Ito (right) reacts with Ayumu Seko after the team's loss against Brazil at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Houston on Monday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 30, 2026
Japan pays price again for retreating against Brazil
Considering its World Cup debut was 1998, Japan has done incredibly well to assert itself as Asia¡¯s preeminent soccer behemoth, but it has always missed that one final touch.
Brazil's Gabriel Martinelli (right) shoots past Japan defenders Shogo Taniguchi (left) and Takehiro Tomiyasu to score in the second half of a match in the round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Houston on Monday.
SOCCER
Jun 30, 2026
Japan falls in gut-wrenching fashion as Brazil strikes late to win World Cup clash
Gabriel Martinelli¡¯s winner in the 95th minute came at the end of a tense match and was the latest winning goal in normal time of a World Cup knockout game since 1966.
Daichi Kamada (right) has scored two of Japan's goals during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
SOCCER
Jun 29, 2026
Japan looking to upset Brazil at World Cup without injured Takefusa Kubo
Japan?finished second to the Netherlands in Group F with a win ?over overmatched Tunisia and two ?draws.
Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu speaks during a news conference in Houston on Sunday.
SOCCER
Jun 29, 2026
Hajime Moriyasu to pick Â鶹´«Ã½ penalty takers if clash with Brazil goes to shootout
Takefusa Kubo will not play after picking up an injury in the group stage.
Japan's Junya Ito controls the ball during the team's Group F match against Sweden during the FIFA World Cup in Arlington, Texas, on Thursday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 28, 2026
Former manager Philippe Troussier feels Japan can compete with Brazil
Troussier was hired to prepare Japan for the 2002 World Cup on home soil at a time when the country was a minnow on the international stage.
Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu (left) and Brazil's Carlo Ancelotti will be trying to guide their teams deeper into the World Cup when they meet in the round of 32 in Houston on Monday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 28, 2026
Brazil and Japan head into World Cup clash looking to settle old scores
The fixture also carries a deeper historical thread, as Brazil has?long been a reference point for Japanese soccer, a relationship embodied by former Japan manager Zico.
Japan's Daizen Maeda (right) and Sweden's Gustaf Lagerbielke fight for the ball during a Group F match at the FIFA World Cup in Houston on Thursday.
SOCCER
Jun 28, 2026
Japan embraces ¡®underdog mentality¡¯ for World Cup clash against Brazil
Japan, considered by some to be an outsider to go far at the tournament in North America, beat Carlo Ancelotti¡¯s side 3-2 in a home friendly in October.
Brazil's Rayan heads the ball during a Group C football match against Scotland during the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Wednesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 27, 2026
Brazil¡¯s Rayan cramming for Japan test in World Cup knockout stage
The five-time?champion?faces the Asian side in the round of 32 in Houston on Monday.
Japan's Daizen Maeda celebrates after scoring against Sweden during a Group F match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Arlington, Texas, on Thursday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 26, 2026
Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu relishes chance to face ¡®serious Brazil¡¯ in knockout stage
Japan advanced to the round of 32 as the runner-up in Group F.
Brazil's Vinicius Junior controls the ball in front of Scotland's Nathan Patterson (left) and Lewis Ferguson during a Group C match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Miami Gardens, Florida.
SOCCER
Jun 25, 2026
Carlo Ancelotti praises Vinicius Junior as Brazil tops Scotland to win Group C
Vinicius scored twice, including a header, in the first half in Miami to set Brazil on the way to a victory which allowed it to progress to the last 32 as winner of Group C.
A ship lays undersea fiber-optic cable off a beach near Bilbao, Spain, linking Europe and the U.S.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 24, 2026
Japan lays the groundwork for submarine cable resilience
Fiber-optic cables carry nearly all the world¡¯s data between continents.
A monument to Japanese immigrants stands in the port city of Santos in southeastern Brazil.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 17, 2026
Brazil¡¯s Nikkei fishers offer lessons for ocean governance
Japanese immigrants and their descendants did not simply copy Japanese coastal practices but adapted them to local environments and social conditions.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva last month
WORLD
Jun 3, 2026
U.S. tariff threats give Lula a new election attack on Bolsonaro
The move handed the Brazilian President a ready-made line of attack against his main challenger ahead of an election that polls suggest will be close.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
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.
¡®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.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

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