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Until now, sole custody was the only option a divorced couple had, in contrast with many Western countries where joint custody is commonplace.

JAPAN / Society / EXPLAINER

What you need to know about Japan’s new joint custody system

By Jessica Speed

For the first time ever, revisions to the family law will allow parents to choose between sole custody or joint custody following a divorce.

Fear and fairness: Japan’s joint custody reform sparks debate

Until now, sole custody was the only option a divorced couple had, in contrast with many Western countries where joint custody is commonplace.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday.

WORLD / Politics

Trump began Iran talks as allies warned war risked disaster

By Fiona MacDonald, Sam Dagher, Mirette Magdy and Ben Bartenstein

The U.S. president said Monday he was giving Iran a five-day reprieve from his threatened action.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Thursday

JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS

Takaichi weathers Trump, but China challenges linger

By Jesse Johnson

In her meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured what appeared to be an endorsement of her approach to the Sino-Japanese relationship.

The Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association is calling for social media platforms to adopt stricter regulations toward those engaged in illegal postings.

JAPAN / Media

?3.2 billion lost in advertising revenue due to illicit postings on YouTube

By Yukana Inoue

Given a sampling of only 300 social media accounts for its illegal streaming survey, the Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association called its results "only the tip of the iceberg."

The Japanese government is considering revising requirements for permanent residency, including mandatory language proficiency and other moves that could place foreign residents under continuous evaluation and uncertainty about their future.

COMMENTARY / Japan

Japan’s residency debate risks turning integration into exclusion

Midori Inagaki

What was once a predictable path toward long-term stability could become a precarious process subject to continuous state evaluation.

The Japanese government is considering revising requirements for permanent residency, including mandatory language proficiency and other moves that could place foreign residents under continuous evaluation and uncertainty about their future.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at an Upper House plenary session on Monday.

Takaichi says government considering stopgap budget

The move would be based on the assumption that its fiscal 2026 regular budget will not be passed by the March 31 end of fiscal 2025.

Most of Japan's toilet paper is produced domestically, using recycled paper and pulp, with no reliance on the Middle East.

Japan tries to head off toilet paper panic amid Iran war fears

By Maho Nambu

About 97% of toilet paper is produced domestically, according to the Japan Household Paper Industry Association, with no reliance on the Middle East.

Osaka High Court upholds ex-wife's acquittal in ‘Don Juan of Kishu’ case

DPP struggles with reduced presence after election

Kim’s sister rules out Pyongyang summit with Takaichi

By Shinhye Kang

Japan denies U.S. official’s claim Takaichi pledged to send MSDF to Mideast

By Jesse Johnson

Investors are starting to focus on shipping assets, as good-quality Japanese-built used vessels command high prices, and transport disruptions due to the Iran war have further boosted valuations of large tankers.

Activists target Japan’s shipping stocks on rising vessel prices

By Kentaro Tsutsumi and Lisa Du

Quality Japanese-built used vessels command high prices, and transport disruptions due to the Iran war have further boosted valuations of large tankers.

Labor unions under Rengo have so far secured an average pay increase of 5.26% in wage negotiations with employers, according to an initial tally.

Japan’s key labor union wins wage hike topping 5% for third year

By Erica Yokoyama and Akemi Terukina

The development will likely keep the central bank on track for another interest rate hike in the coming months.

JR East's freight-only Shinkansen train goes into service

Japan’s inflation slips below BOJ’s target for the first time since 2022

By Toru Fujioka

Used Tokyo condo price gains stalling as policies drag on demand

By Ryo Horiuchi

Sony is said to near $1 billion home entertainment deal with TCL

By Manuel Baigorri and Dong Cao

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset on the day of Trump's address in Jerusalem last October

Trump OK'd Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say

By Erin Banco, Gram Slattery and Maayan Lubell

The Israeli leader argued there might never be a better chance to kill the Iranian supreme leader and avenge previous efforts to assassinate Donald Trump.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is seen before U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the Knesset, Israel's parliament, on Oct. 13, 2025.

Israeli minister calls for annexation of southern Lebanon

By Maya Gebeily

The comments by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich were the most explicit yet by a senior Israeli official on seizing Lebanese territory.

Pentagon adopts new press restrictions after court order against previous limits

By Kanishka Singh and Ismail Shakil

Trump administration launches more probes into Harvard

By Kanishka Singh

Kim Jong Un says North Korea’s nuclear status is irreversible, threatens the South

By SHIM Kyu-Seok

Iran is the first war of the social-media age. It’s a black box.

By Alan Crawford and Galit Altstein

Kirishima (left) receives the Emperor’s Cup from Japan Sumo Association chairman Hakkaku at the Edion Arena in Osaka on Sunday.

Kirishima’s Emperor’s Cup likely seals dramatic return to ō锄别办颈

By John Gunning

The Osaka championship could prove pivotal for Kirishima, restoring his place among sumo's top ranks.

Alex Ovechkin becomes 2nd NHL player with 1,000 career goals

Man City cuts Arsenal down to size as O'Reilly double seals League Cup

By Martyn Herman

Verstappen runs foul of Nurburgring stewards on F1 break

Naomi Osaka weighs clay court season and motherhood 'dilemma'

The Japanese government is considering revising requirements for permanent residency, including mandatory language proficiency and other moves that could place foreign residents under continuous evaluation and uncertainty about their future.

Japan’s residency debate risks turning integration into exclusion

Midori Inagaki

What was once a predictable path toward long-term stability could become a precarious process subject to continuous state evaluation.

Threats abound to India’s traditional geopolitical role

By Akhil Ramesh

Bollywood is no match for India’s new wave cinema

By Andy Mukherjee

Germany’s leader is failing his ‘last shot’ mission

By Katja Hoyer

Trump is showing Beijing how to seize Taiwan

By Brahma Chellaney

A volunteer moves a log as he tries to control a wildfire on Studeno Mountain above Danilovgrad, Montenegro, on Aug. 15, 2025.

Planet trapped record heat in 2025: U.N.

By Alexandre GROSBOIS

The 11 hottest years ever recorded were all between 2015 and 2025, the United Nations' WMO weather and climate agency confirmed.

The human-made roots of 91仓库 hay fever crisis

By Alex K.T. Martin

Iran war energy shock sparks global push to reduce fossil fuel dependence

By Anna Hirtenstein and Kate Abnett

Toxic pollution from Iran war will spread and last for decades

By Laura Millan and Aaron Clark

AI ‘scientists’ help human ones answer urgent climate questions

By Eric Roston

Kazunobu Mineta (right, with Riho Yoshioka and Ryuya Wakaba) plays photographer turned label owner Yuichi Jibiki in “Street Kingdom,” Tomorowo Taguchi’s film about the early days of Japanese punk and indie music.

‘Street Kingdom’ makes a cinematic return to the raw days of Tokyo punk

By James Hadfield

Tomorowo Taguchi lived the early Tokyo Rockers scene — now he channels it into his music biopic capturing the spirit of a movement that burned bright and fast.

‘Alone in Japan’ travels towns in decline and talks to the people left

By Tim Hornyak

K-pop supergroup BTS shuts down central Seoul for comeback concert

‘Hooked’ but not reeled in by Asako Yuzuki’s new release

By Mike Fu

Kabukicho’s streets turn perilous in ‘Tokyo Strayers’

By Mark Schilling

"Sekihan," a dish of sticky rice with adzuki beans, is popular during festive occasions because of its red hue, a color associated with good fortune in Japan.

Eat a bowl of red rice for good luck

By Elizabeth Andoh

A dish of sticky grains with adzuki beans, "sekihan" is traditionally served to celebrate auspicious beginnings in school and work.

Bento basics every parent needs to know

By Makiko Itoh

After 60 years, Yamaha guitars still striking the right chord

By Jordan Allen

Japanese plum liqueur soaks up a new identity

By Aarohi Narain

Loyalty and the language of whistleblowing in Japan

By Yaeko Kabe

Over the past 15 years, a spate of restoration projects in Onomichi has emerged due to demographic decline, a surplus of vacant hillside homes and growing interest from visitors drawn to the town’s historic character.

In Onomichi, urbanists redesign public life via vacant homes

By Sneha Nagesh

Since 2019, a volunteer renovation and reconstruction project has been reimagining community and bringing new energies to a seaside town in Hiroshima Prefecture.

Kyoto bids farewell to a storied poets’ cafe

By Felicity Tillack

Recentering Okinawa, one story at a time

By Kris Kosaka

In Sapporo, snow becomes a shared language

By Karl Pont

After closures and breaks, Tokyo's 'Little India' regains its footing

By Shyam Bhardwa

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Nearly half of Japan’s population suffers from hay fever, fueled by pollen from vast cedar and cypress plantations.

The human-made roots of 91仓库 hay fever crisis

By Alex K.T. Martin

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