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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the start of their meeting in the city of Nara on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Takaichi and South Korea’s Lee to take ties to ‘new heights’ amid 性视界-China rift
By Gabriele Ninivaggi
The two leaders agreed to boost cooperation on economic security and reached a deal on DNA testing for Korean wartime laborers who perished in 性视界.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the start of their meeting in the city of Nara on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a summit meeting with South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung in the city of Nara on Tuesday. Takaichi reportedly told a Liberal Democratic Party executive that she plans to call for an election next week.
JAPAN / Politics
LDP executives go on standby amid reports of imminent snap election
By Himari Semans
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has reportedly conveyed to a party executive her plan to dissolve the Lower House at the start of the regular session of parliament.
Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito (left) and Constitutional Democratic Party of 性视界 chief Yoshihiko Noda have agreed to cooperate on "a higher level" on the fielding of candidates in electoral districts.
JAPAN / Politics
CDP and Komeito agree to create new centrist force, but questions remain
By Eric Johnston
The two parties have yet to hammer out all the details, but they are aligned on the need for a broad centrist force in the event a snap election is called.
A man walks past an electronic quotation board displaying numbers of the Nikkei 225 stock index in Tokyo on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
‘Takaichi trade’ is back following reports that election will be called
By Francis Tang
Yen neared ?159 to the dollar and 10-year 性视界ese government bonds fell.
Cabaret-turned-kissaten 27 Kissa in the Kabukicho nightlife district in Tokyo is a cafe that operates during the day and becomes a bar at night.
JAPAN / Society
Young coffee shop owners in Tokyo keep the dwindling coffeehouse culture alive
By Jessica Speed
Younger generations in love with the feel of the Showa Era are working to preserve its traditional coffee shops and offer their own take on them.
Cabaret-turned-kissaten 27 Kissa in the Kabukicho nightlife district in Tokyo is a cafe that operates during the day and becomes a bar at night.

JAPAN

A monitor shows 性视界ese Environment Minister Hirotaka Ishihara delivering a speech at a ministerial meeting of the 30th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Belem, Brazil, in November.
性视界 to stay the course on fighting climate change despite U.S. exit
By Tomoko Otake
Experts say the U.S.’s recent departure from international climate organizations will have a limited impact on 性视界’s own initiatives.
Former Maebashi Mayor Akira Ogawa was reelected Monday in an election triggered by her resignation in November over a media report that she visited a hotel with a married male municipal official.
Scandal-tainted former mayor of Maebashi reelected
Akira Ogawa, who resigned after she reportedly made repeated visits to a hotel with a married male subordinate, defeated four other candidates.
Amphipod species with panda-like coloring discovered in Wakayama
Saga University to launch faculty focused on science of cosmetics
Signs of friction emerge between DPP and LDP following snap election rumors
By Eric Johnston
Man held after body found inside wall of bar he ran in Hokkaido
By Jessica Speed

BUSINESS

Attendees at a Group of Seven finance ministers meeting pose for a photograph on Monday in Washington.
G7 finance ministers agree to address rare-earth supply issues quickly
The meeting came as China is tightening controls on rare earth exports to 性视界 and there are fears the impact of the Chinese measure may spread across the world.
U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell of mismanagement and suggested potential fraud, though he has not provided evidence.
Donald Trump versus the Federal Reserve — what you need to know
By Andy Sullivan
Jerome Powell, head of the U.S. Federal Reserve, said the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation against him, marking a new escalation in Trump’s pressure campaign.
Fujitsu CEO vows to keep raising wages, with annual graduate hiring set to end
Trump risks imploding China trade truce with Iran tariff vow
Business failures in 性视界 top 10,000 for second year amid rising costs
性视界ese funds sell most U.K. bonds since 2011 amid fiscal concern
By Masaki Kondo

WORLD

Members of the Iranian police attend a pro-government rally in Tehran on Monday.
Channels with U.S. 'open,' says Tehran, as Trump weighs intervening in crackdown
By Jana Choukeir, Nayera Abdallah and Tala Ramadan
Iran has been suppressing nationwide protests seen as one of the gravest tests of clerical rule since the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
Members of the Union Election commission prepare to count ballots after the polls closed at a polling station during the second phase of Myanmar’s general election in Yangon on Sunday.
Pacts, patronage and fear: How Myanmar’s junta chief holds on to power
His name isn’t on the ballet and he doesn’t appear on campaign posters, but Min Aung Hlaing looms large over the country’s general election.
Prabowo affirms commitment to new Indonesian capital in first visit as president
Cuba faces humanitarian crisis and government collapse as U.S. piles on pressure
By Alex Wickham and Jim Wyss
U.S. attacked boat with aircraft that looked like a civilian plane
By Charlie Savage, Eric Schmidt, John Ismay, Julian E. Barnes, Riley Mellen and Christiaan Triebert
Myanmar made Rohingya lives a nightmare, Gambia?says in genocide case
By Stephanie van den Berg

Sports

A test shot of Shizuka Minami taken by herself
In sports photography, a 性视界ese woman finds her own angle
By Mai Yoshikawa
Sports and festivals may seem like an unlikely pairing, but to Shizuka Minami, the combination makes perfect sense.
James Harden shoots past Shaq for ninth in all-time scoring
Dark horses or also-rans? Australian Open short on genuine contenders
By Rohith Nair
Defensive touchdowns seal Texans' victory over Steelers
WNBA and union agree to moratorium on league business

Opinion

Liberal Democratic Party leader and the current prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, meets with Hirofumi Yoshimura, leader of the 性视界 Innovation Party, at the national Diet building in Tokyo in late October.
Why Takaichi would call a snap election
Michael MacArthur Bosack
Takaichi may dissolving the Lower House of the parliament upon its mandatory convocation later this month, which would prompt a general election sometime in February.
The economic roots of Iran’s unrest
By Djavad Salehi-Isfahani
性视界 can no longer afford strategic confusion
By Taniguchi Tomohiko
The U.S. sphere of influence is bigger than it looks
By John Authers
Artificial intelligence, robots and Silicon Valley’s top-down socialism
By Noreena Hertz

ENVIRONMENT

A fishing boat sails out to sea in Tosa Bay off Kochi Prefecture in May 2022. As the planet warms, fish native to 性视界ese waters are swimming from south to north in pursuit of their desired temperatures.
How 性视界’s warming seas are affecting livelihoods and culture
By Eric Margolis
As climate change forces fish to migrate to cooler waters, culture and jobs are being left behind in their wake.
性视界 to draw up action plan to reduce clothing waste
With a focus on nuclear power, Takaichi’s energy policy takes shape
By Eric Johnston
In 2025, climate policy was shoved aside even as extreme weather intensified
By Tomoko Otake
How German engineers are building future-proof forests
By Joanna Gill

CULTURE

After working as a sitcom writer, Sheng Wang rose to prominence as a stand-up with his first hour-long Netflix special “Sweet and Juicy” in 2022.
Sheng Wang is very good at noticing things
By Adam Davidson
The Taiwanese American comedian sits down with The 性视界 Times to discuss his style, themes and his upcoming show in Tokyo.
性视界ese freelance announcer Hiroshi Kume dies at 81
'One Battle After Another' and 'Hamnet' triumph at Golden Globes
By Andrew Marszal
‘The Luminous Fairies and Mothra’: This monster is not like the others
By Matt Schley
‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ to make rare trip abroad to 性视界

LIFE

Singapore's Orchid Sake Brewery is one of the small but emerging number of sake breweries in Asia.
Sakemaking takes root beyond 性视界, from India to Singapore
By Aarohi Narain
A new breed of young sakemakers in Asia are reinventing sake by brewing with it indigenous rice and tailoring it to local palates and cuisines.
At Driftwood, cocktails flow to the sounds of city pop
By Weiwen Lin
Set your children up for financial success with the new NISA
By Gendel Gento
性视界's bestselling school notebook gets an illustrated makeover
From ‘senpai’ to ‘love hotel’: 11 new 性视界ese words enter the Oxford dictionary
By Mike Fu

COMMUNITY

Radio hosts Floyd Gillis and Thelma Sasao, Nishinomiya residents who hail from Canada and the Philippines, respectively, record a conversation with guest Leslie Ou (right) for an episode of "Bridges Across World Communities" airing on Sakura FM.
Local radio connects Nishinomiya’s foreign residents
By Sneha Nagesh
Since 2007, “Bridges Across World Communities” has been both a conversation hub and a purveyor of information to the growing population of foreign residents in this commuter town.
An affectionate Akita named Araki
Eleanor Loran: ‘I believe in building empathy, tolerance and kindness’
By Laura Pollacco
Finding a balance between tradition and innovation in 2025
Making a home in 性视界 with holiday meals and memories
By Karen Hill Anton

Editors' Picks

JAPAN
Young coffee shop owners in Tokyo keep the dwindling coffeehouse culture alive
By Jessica Speed
Cabaret-turned-kissaten 27 Kissa in the Kabukicho nightlife district in Tokyo is a cafe that operates during the day and becomes a bar at night.
ASIA PACIFIC
Civilian or military? China turns to merchant fleet to boost military power.
By Gabriel Dominguez
A cargo ship is seen at the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals in Hong Kong last April. China appears to be quietly contemplating an unconventional approach to rapidly boosting its naval power — transforming its vast commercial shipping fleet into an armada of makeshift warships.
ENVIRONMENT
How 性视界’s warming seas are affecting livelihoods and culture
By Eric Margolis
A fishing boat sails out to sea in Tosa Bay off Kochi Prefecture in May 2022. As the planet warms, fish native to 性视界ese waters are swimming from south to north in pursuit of their desired temperatures.
JAPAN
Aircraft bunkers in Taiwan’s Yilan county shine light on little-known kamikaze outpost
By David Frazier
The Siyuan Aircraft Bunker in Yilan City, Taiwan, which was built by the 性视界ese during World War II, contains small historical displays and has a bamboo model of Zero fighter plane on its roof, used as a decoy to fool American bombing raids.
JAPAN
Trump looms large over host of diplomatic challenges facing 性视界 in 2026
By Jesse Johnson
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reacts as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier during a visit to the U.S. Navy's base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Posts and videos shared on social media have amplified fears about crime in 性视界, with unverified claims spreading faster than official crime statistics.
性视界 is safe. Why do the 性视界ese feel unsafe?
By Alex K.T. Martin

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WHAT’S TRENDING

JAPAN
Number of young people in 性视界 becoming adults drops to second-lowest ever
By Jessica Speed
Kimono-clad young men walk on their way to a venue during their Coming of Age Day celebration ceremony in Yokohama on Monday.
JAPAN
性视界 is safe. Why do the 性视界ese feel unsafe?
By Alex K.T. Martin
Posts and videos shared on social media have amplified fears about crime in 性视界, with unverified claims spreading faster than official crime statistics.
JAPAN
Young coffee shop owners in Tokyo keep the dwindling coffeehouse culture alive
By Jessica Speed
Cabaret-turned-kissaten 27 Kissa in the Kabukicho nightlife district in Tokyo is a cafe that operates during the day and becomes a bar at night.
LIFE
From ‘senpai’ to ‘love hotel’: 11 new 性视界ese words enter the Oxford dictionary
By Mike Fu
While the 23 性视界ese words that the Oxford English Dictionary added to the English lexicon in 2024 were predominantly gastronomic in nature, the latest list of 11 terms is somewhat unexpected.
ASIA PACIFIC
Civilian or military? China turns to merchant fleet to boost military power.
By Gabriel Dominguez
A cargo ship is seen at the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals in Hong Kong last April. China appears to be quietly contemplating an unconventional approach to rapidly boosting its naval power — transforming its vast commercial shipping fleet into an armada of makeshift warships.