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A Chinese Navy nuclear-powered Type 094A ballistic missile submarine sails in the South China Sea in April 2018. Beijing on Monday test-fired a sub-launched "strategic" missile into the Pacific Ocean.

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ASIA PACIFIC

China test-fires sub-launched ‘strategic’ missile in Pacific

By Jesse Johnson

Beijing said “relevant countries had been notified in advance” of the launch, which “was not directed against any specific country.”

A Chinese Navy nuclear-powered Type 094A ballistic missile submarine sails in the South China Sea in April 2018. Beijing on Monday test-fired a sub-launched "strategic" missile into the Pacific Ocean.

A graphic illustration of the Hayabusa2 probe flying past the asteroid Torifune

JAPAN / Science & Health

Hayabusa2 flies past asteroid as Japan aims to acquire data for planetary defense

By Jessica Speed

The encounter marks a new phase for Hayabusa2, which completed its primary mission in 2020 after returning samples from the asteroid Ryugu to Earth.

Naomi Osaka celebrates after her win over Aryna Sabalenka at Wimbledon in London on Sunday.

TENNIS

Naomi Osaka powers past No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka to reach quarterfinals at Wimbledon

Osaka reached the quarterfinal round at Wimbledon for the first time with the victory.

The National Police Agency encourages people to use a crime prevention app that blocks international calls made to mobile phones by fraud groups.

JAPAN / Crime & Legal

Fake police scams in Tokyo down nearly 40% in January through May

The number of such cases decreased to 548, while the total financial damage from such scams shrank 38.3% to ¥6.17 billion.

Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.

COMMUNITY / Issues

Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan

By Elizabeth Beattie

Takashi Nishihara’s latest work, “Now and Then,” bridges a historical atrocity with the present-day treatment of asylum-seekers.

Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.

Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.

Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.

By Megha Wadhwa

From classrooms in India’s northeast to nursing homes in Japan, an emerging labor corridor hopes to improve lives in both countries.

Rina Takahashi of Kitani Suisan fillets a tuna at the Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo's Chuo Ward, on June 25.

Women increasingly active in Japan’s fish markets

The development is part of the country’s shift toward a more gender-neutral society.

Japanese doctors mark 34 years of free cleft-lip surgeries in Vietnam

Mikazuki wins fourth term as Shiga governor

Suspected Asian fraud ring exec served fresh warrant in Japan

Japan mulls easing travel advisory for Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump and his son Donald Trump Jr. arrive at the White House in Washington on May 3.

Trump Jr.’s ‘Amazon of guns’ could make millions under new proposed firearm rule

By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff

The proposal would allow licensed dealers to ship firearms directly to in-state residents who undergo an online identity verification and background check.

Choi Seung-ho, union leader at Samsung Electronics in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, in June. Cho secured a staggering windfall for semiconductor workers who were promised bonuses of roughly $400,000 this year.

Millennial Samsung union leader’s $26 billion bonus victory turns to bitterness

By Yoolim Lee

South Korea’s artificial intelligence gold rush has both emboldened a new generation of Korean tech workers and created new divisions among them.

The supertanker tycoon making millions on Hormuz ‘shuttle runs’

Self-driving startup Turing gets AMD backing and adopts AMD GPUs

By Min Jeong Lee

Sharp targets ¥300 billion new business sales by fiscal 2030

Micron breaks ground on $9 billion western Japan plant expansion

By Mari Kiyohara

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) listens to the national anthems alongside Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka during a traditional welcome ceremony at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva on Monday as part of his official visit aimed at strengthening the partnership between the two countries and regional cooperation in the Pacific.

Australia signs defense alliance with Pacific nation Fiji

Canberra is bolstering ties with its South Pacific island neighbor as it seeks to outmaneuver China in the region.

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on July 1

Oil and gas tankers cross Hormuz via Oman-side route after U-turns

By Weilun Soon and Paul Burkhardt

The oil market is fixated on what’s moving through Hormuz and how, as ships try to avoid Iran’s military as they come and go.

Taiwanese film hunters rescue aging reels from bygone era

By Joy Chiang

Farage’s retreat from spotlight fuels fresh doubts about Reform

By Lucy White

Journalists arrested in Turkey as NATO summit looms

Anti-migrant protests draw thousands across South Africa

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

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

Summer McIntosh breaks last women’s ‘supersuit’ world record

10-man England outlasts Mexico to advance to World Cup quarterfinals

English-language takeover of Tour de France forces even French riders to adapt

FIFA reverses course on suspension for U.S. star Folarin Balogun after call from Donald Trump

Newly enthroned Emperor Naruhito takes part in a ritual at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in May 2019, in which imperial envoys are dispatched to the Ise Grand Shrine and imperial mausoleums.

Tradition vs. change: Japan’s imperial succession debate intensifies

Kuni Miyake

For decades, the government has postponed action. This week, however, Prime Minister Takaichi’s administration submitted a bill to the Diet to revise the Imperial House Law.

Japan positioned to link U.S. and Europe in a fragmented world

By Hitoshi Suzuki

Asian landlords are ready for a hawkish Fed

By Andy Mukherjee

Little hope for a declining yen amid structural pressures

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls Russia’s bluff in Belarus

By Sergey Maidukov

A wildfire burns in the Pyrenees-Orientales department, southern France on Sunday.

Infernos devastate forests as Europe’s temperatures rise again

Firefighters across southern Europe are battling blazes that have devastated an area over twice the size of Manhattan.

Japan deploys bear cameras in mountains as attacks surge

Net-zero champion Europe snared by climate change on its doorstep

NATO project tests perennial grass to clean Ukraine’s war-hit soil

Industrial firms warn EU carbon overhaul could benefit polluters

By Kate Abnett

Kazama's woodcut print “Dyslympics 2680” satirizes and compares the 1964 and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Sachiko Kazama’s art bites back at a cruel society

By Jennifer Pastore

Sachiko Kazama has made a name for herself as a sharp satirist. Her art from spanning a nearly four-decade long career is now on display in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are married, as pair hosts New York celebration

Tujiko Noriko’s new album is a feline tour de force

By James Hadfield

Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature

‘Human Vapor’ brings blockbuster energy to the small screen

By James Hadfield

Stephen Lancaster says Sezanne's loss of its Michelin stars is an opportunity to move one of Tokyo's newest fine dining institutions in a new direction.

Stripped of Michelin stars, Sezanne embraces a changing of the guard

By Phoebe Amoroso

Once awarded three stars, the restaurant now holds none. But new executive chef Steven Lancaster sees the sudden change as a golden opportunity.

La & Le brings a slice of Paris cafe culture to Tokyo

By Weiwen Lin

Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession

By Gabrielle Doman

Japan’s first standalone ramen shop reopens in Asakusa

By Weiwen Lin

Fender opens a second, more unplugged Shimokitazawa cafe

By Aden Max Juarez

Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.

Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.

By Megha Wadhwa

From classrooms in India’s northeast to nursing homes in Japan, an emerging labor corridor hopes to improve lives in both countries.

Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way

By Mai Yoshikawa

Two furry siblings seek their forever home

How a U.S. author found — and helped build — community in a Japanese hot spring town

By Michele Laudig

In Japan, Nepalese students navigate a growing study-to-work pathway

By Mai Yoshikawa

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.

What Yokoze can teach Japan about rural revival

By Alex K.T. Martin

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