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Japan and Oman Pledge Joint Push to Restore Free Navigation in Strait of Hormuz
Prime Minister Takaichi and Sultan Haitham discuss the critical Iran situation, Oman’s mediation with Tehran, and the ne...
Japan's Foreign Minister Motegi Visits Trinidad and Tobago, Pledges Closer Ties on Energy, Security
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met with his Trinidadian counterpart Sean Sobers on August 7 to discuss ener...
US Midterms Test MAGA's Grip: Evangelicals Stand By Trump Amid Mobilization-Heavy, Divisive Campaigns
With three months until the November 2026 US midterms, Donald Trump's MAGA base remains steadfast, anchored by strong ev...
Kumamoto Earthquake Relief: Water Still Out for 30,000 Households as Govt Ramps Up Housing, Security
Ten days after the quake, PM Takaichi outlines progress in restoring utilities and accelerating temporary shelters, but ...
Kumamoto Earthquake: Government Relief Portal Offers Health Tips, Recovery Steps
Japan's Prime Minister's Office launched a central resource for survivors of the Reiwa 8 Kumamoto earthquake, consolidat...
Nintendo Nets $300M Tariff Refund, Q1 Profit Jumps 53% Despite Switch 2 Slump
A Supreme Court ruling on IEEPA tariffs led to a $300M refund for Nintendo of America, boosting net income by 53% even a...
AliA Returns from Hiatus with New Album 'mate' and Tokyo Concert
Hybrid rock band AliA releases their first album since restarting activities, accompanied by a lyric video for 'Amanojak...
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Reveals the Flaw Behind Char’s Defeat and the ‘Enemy Popularity’ Trap
The legendary anime director and character designer of Mobile Suit Gundam explains why he deliberately injects vulnerabi...
Japan and Mexico Vow Deeper Cooperation on UN Reform and Disarmament
Senior diplomats from Tokyo and Mexico City agreed to strengthen bilateral ties in multilateral forums, following a cour...
Kumamoto Earthquake: Volunteer Safety Guide Warns Against Unprepared Aid
As volunteers move into areas hit by the July 2026 Kumamoto earthquake, official guidelines stress self-sufficiency, hea...
PM Takaichi Pledges Two-Year Food Tax Holiday, Stands Firm on Non-Nuclear Principles
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announces a plan to slash food consumption tax to near zero for two years, paired with a n...
How an AI 'Nostradamus' Crashed a $45bn Hedge Fund — and the Three Classic Mistakes That Undid Him
Leopold Aschenbrenner, the Columbia prodigy whose Situational Awareness fund rode the AI boom to 1,000% returns, saw a m...
Japan’s Aluminum Industry Opens Hard Anodizing Training Program for Technicians
A new correspondence course on hard anodizing for aluminum surfaces will start in October 2026, organized by industry bo...
Docomo to Use Its Mobile Shops as Bank and Brokerage Account Hubs, Aiming to Double Financial Revenue in 5 Years
NTT Docomo’s new financial group president Hiroshi Hiroi outlines a strategy to use the carrier’s nationwide store netwo...
Post-Kumamoto Earthquake: Police Warn of Burglaries and Donation Scams
Japanese authorities are warning of a spike in empty-home burglaries and fake charity donation requests following the ma...
Japan’s Foreign Minister Blitzes Latin American Media With Pro-Ties Op-Eds
Foreign Minister Motegi placed coordinated opinion pieces in major newspapers across Mexico, Panama and Ecuador during a...
Japan’s Minimum Wage ‘Chicken Race’ Fades as Central Council Calls for Realism
After prefectures vied to avoid the shame of being the lowest-paying, leading to oversized hikes and delayed enforcement...
Takaichi Orders Accelerated Disaster Relief as Kumamoto Quake Death Toll Hits 38, Typhoon Nears
One week after the Kumamoto earthquake, Prime Minister Takaichi instructed ministers to fast-track water restoration, he...
Shiseido Japan's 130 AI Ambassadors Took Gemini Adoption Past 80% — Now Comes the Hard Part
Shiseido Japan used 130 employee 'AI ambassadors' to embed generative AI across 40 departments. Adoption is high, but ad...
STMicroelectronics Launches STGAP3S Isolated Gate Driver Family for SiC and IGBT Power Designs
ST's new STGAP3S drivers bring up to 9.6kV transient protection and an integrated active Miller clamp, simplifying high-...
Toyota and Nissan Restart Fukuoka Plants Aug 6; Honda Extends Quake Shutdown
Toyota and Nissan bring their Fukuoka-area plants back online Aug 6 after the July 28 Kumamoto earthquake, while Honda k...
Japan and Mexico Agree to Launch High-Level Economic Dialogue This Fiscal Year
Foreign Minister Motegi and Mexico's economy secretary agreed to hold the first Japan-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogu...
China Watch: Xi's Purge Reaches Wang Qishan's Inner Circle Ahead of 21st Party Congress
Xi Jinping's purge has reached Wang Qishan's network, with a top anti-corruption official sidelined and several former a...
Six Days After Kumamoto Quake, Japan PM Visits Evacuation Centres and Readies ¥200bn in Reserves
Six days after the July 28 earthquake, Japan's prime minister toured evacuation centres in Hikawa and said Tokyo will un...
Japan Releases ¥24.2bn in Reserves as Kumamoto Quake Response Continues
Prime Minister Takaichi announced ¥24.2 billion in reserve spending, an expected 'extremely severe disaster' designation...
Shell's Q2 Profit Doubles to $9.8B as Geopolitical Turmoil Becomes a Cash Machine
Shell reported an adjusted $9.84B second-quarter profit, nearly double a year earlier and above forecasts, as oil and ga...
Why Tokyo's Minato Ward Older Condos Are Holding Value Better Than New Ones
Inventory data from Tokyo's Minato Ward show price adjustments concentrated in newer, investment-driven condos, while ol...
Kumamoto Quake: Chip Fabs Recovered Fast, but Engineer Bottlenecks Remain
Days after a shindo-7 earthquake, TSMC's JASM fab was back to normal output. The rebound shows how seismic measures have...
Tokyo Stocks Skid on Suspected FX Intervention as 'Celebrity Shock' Myth Resurfaces
The Nikkei fell as much as 1,600 points on suspected Japan-U.S. currency intervention, closing 607 points lower. A weeke...
Japan's Latest Briefings: Defense Export Shift, Middle East Oil Risk and a New Labor Market
From loosened defense export rules to Middle East supply risks and a transformed hiring landscape, Japan's latest news c...
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