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Polic cordon off the area around where the body of a child was found on Monday in Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture.

JAPAN / Crime & Legal

Police find body in search for missing Kyoto boy

Yuki Adachi, 11, a student at a local public elementary school, has been missing since March 23.

Polic cordon off the area around where the body of a child was found on Monday in Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media outside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.

WORLD / Politics

Trump begins Hormuz blockade even as U.S. and Iran eye more talks

A naval blockade took effect after Trump's deadline passed, with the U.S. moving to cut off vessels in the waterway from transiting to and from Iranian ports and coastal areas.

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (left) helps hold up a nameplate for one of the two new drone-focused offices established within the Ground Self-Defense Force on Monday in Tokyo, in this image posted to X by the GSDF.

JAPAN / Politics

Taking lessons from Ukraine and Middle East, GSDF establishes new drone offices

By Jesse Johnson

A promotion office will oversee research and development of unmanned assets, while a systems office will focus on their procurement and maintenance.

Philippine soldiers fire a howitzer during the annual joint Balikatan military exercises in Aparri, Cagayan province, the Philippines, last May.

JAPAN

Japan to deploy 1,400 troops and missiles to large-scale drills in expanded role

By Gabriel Dominguez

The scale and diversity of the contingent means that Japan will be the third-largest troop contributor to the biggest-ever iteration of the drills in the Philippines.

The scheduled visit to Japan on Wednesday of roughly 30 ambassadors to NATO comes amid heightened global volatility and growing friction within the organization.

JAPAN / FOCUS

Eastward bound: Largest-ever NATO envoy delegation to visit Japan

By Gabriel Dominguez

The unprecedented visit by a delegation of roughly 30 ambassadors to NATO represents a significant milestone in deepening bilateral ties.

The scheduled visit to Japan on Wednesday of roughly 30 ambassadors to NATO comes amid heightened global volatility and growing friction within the organization.

Work is underway to reinforce the soft seabed off the Henoko coast in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, in January 2025.

Futenma base site not yet returned to Japan, 30 years on

Tokyo and Washington initially said that the return of the site in the Okinawa city of Ginowan would be realized within five to seven years of the agreement.

Filipinos with specified skills qualifications learn how to prepare fish for sushi in Tokyo in 2022.

Japan freezes visa applications for foreign restaurant workers

By Yukana Inoue

Visas will not be issued for applications received after Monday, but for those submitted prior to that, certificates will be issued in order as long as the quota is not exceeded.

Victims mourned as Kumamoto Prefecture marks 10 years since deadly earthquakes

Parliament begins debate on bill to create disaster management agency

Japan seeks to reduce saury fishing quotas at annual talks in Osaka

Kumamoto castle restoration continues 10 years after quakes

A vessel is seen at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, on Sunday.

What does a U.S. naval blockade of Iran mean for oil flows?

Oil tankers were steering clear of the strait on Monday.

The Toto Museum in Kitakyushu. Toto has suspended new orders for its prefabricated bathrooms due to a shortage of materials.

Toto halts bathroom orders after Iran war upends supply chain

By Alice French and Natsuko Katsuki

The firm joins a growing list of Japanese manufacturers who have cut production or hiked prices due to tightening supplies of naphtha.

China's export engine stutters as Iran war chills global demand

United Airlines CEO pitched American Airlines tie-up in meeting with Trump, sources say

By David Shepardson and Rajesh Kumar Singh

Nissan's Espinosa plans 20% reduction in models in plan to reinvigorate carmaker

By Chester Dawson and Nicholas Takahashi

Private sector representatives urge Takaichi to overhaul budget processes

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a joint news briefing in Kyiv on July 2, 2024.

Hungary vote removes Ukraine's staunchest foe in EU

By Daniel Flynn, Yuliia Dysa and Lili Bayer

Viktor Orban — a nationalist who maintained warm ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin — systematically opposed Brussels' efforts to support Ukraine

Mohamed El Junayd, 43, sits near damaged cars at the site of an Israeli strike carried out on April 8, at Corniche al-Mazraa in Beirut on Monday.

Israel presses assault on Lebanon border town ahead of U.S.-hosted talks

By Laila Bassam, Steven Scheer and Jana Choukeir

Hezbollah fighters ?holed up inside Bint Jbeil were ready to fight to the death, Lebanese sources said, citing the strategic and symbolic significance of the town.

From war hero to politics, Zelenskyy’s top aide steps out of the shadows

By Volodymyr Verbianyi and Olesia Safronova

U.S. announces 'major' defense partnership with Indonesia

U.S. officials underwhelmed by French far-right's plans for economy

By Gabriel Stargardter

North Korea tests cruise and anti-ship missiles from naval destroyer

By SHIM Kyu-Seok

Members of the Waseda University and Cal State Los Angeles pose for photos after a game on March 2. Waseda’s tour is a reminder that the relationship between Japan and the U.S. is built on over a century of academic and athletic exchange.?

Meaning of Waseda's U.S. tour goes far beyond baseball diamond

By Laura Studarus

While Waseda went home triumphant in four out of its five games in California, what it gained transcended the win-loss column.

After blasting 5 homers, Yankees walk off Angels on wild pitch

Astros place Imai and Pena on injured list

Wings select UConn star Azzi Fudd No. 1 overall in WNBA draft

Kagiyama to take break from competition in 2026-27 season

By Pearl Josephine Nazare

Taiwan's Kuomintang Chairperson Cheng Li-wun leaves after a news conference in Beijing on Friday.

Taiwan opposition leader looks backward in Beijing trip

Matthew Fulco

Yet with no Taiwanese government position, Cheng had no authority to negotiate on Taipei's behalf with Xi.

The Iran war just broke the petrodollar

By Aaron Brown

Trump’s apocalyptic promise: ‘A whole civilization will die tonight’

By Hussein Banai

How the Islamabad Accord allowed Trump to save face in Iran

By Ronny P. Sasmita

The most valuable menopause fitness hack

By Lisa Jarvis

A deer that appeared at a park in the city of Osaka in March

Study shows deer and boar habitats to spread across most of Japan by 2050

Deer and boar habitats could extend to the northeastern prefectures of Aomori and Akita, where their populations are currently believed to be small.

Chernobyl containment at risk of 'catastrophic' collapse, Greenpeace warns

How the AI boom derailed clean?air efforts in one of America's most polluted cities

By Valerie Volcovici and Tim McLaughlin

Renewables grew to almost 50% of global electricity capacity in 2025

By Susanna Twidale

A decade of global climate caution is sealed by India’s wary goals

By Akshat Rathi

“Freedom,” a mural in JR Ueno Station, created in 1951, has been repaired three times, most recently in 2025.

At Ueno Station, ‘Freedom’ restored

By Jennifer Pastore

Genichiro Inokuma's 1951 pro-democracy mural speaks to a new generation as Ueno reclaims its identity as a cultural hub.

‘What am I, a Deer?’ searches to understand the self and others

By Kris Kosaka

‘One Last Love Letter’: A wistful throwback to romance in the age of texts

By Mark Schilling

‘WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3’: The franchise’s melancholy, noir outlier

By Matt Schley

At 80, Yoshio Suzuki keeps chasing the possibilities of jazz

By Akane Hayashi

New and old long-distance hiking trails hope to draw tourists from crowded cities to unhurried rural regions.

‘If you walk, you will see’: National parks bet on trekking tourists

By Eric Margolis

Multiday hikes through 91仓库 most rural stretches aim to benefit locals and visitors alike.

Can AI replace a priest? Japan’s temples and shrines are testing the limits.

By Alex K.T. Martin

A smarter stay near Tokyo Disneyland — if you don’t need the extras

By Owen Ziegler

How to make better batter for tempura

By Simon Daly

Cookies, miso and milk make a pie for all seasons

By Simon Daly

Islamic Yokocho in Shin-Okubo is home to a plethora of grocery stores specializing in halal food and fresh produce, among other goods and services.

Please your palate with Tokyo’s international grocery stores

By Mike Fu

The capital has a surfeit of specialty supermarkets with ingredients from all over the world — if you know where to look.

In rural Japan, a consultant code-switches and connects

By Mishu Callan

Cool cat Coulis waiting for a second lucky break

Women in Law Japan marks 10 years amid persistent gender gap in the profession

By Louise George Kittaka

Sundae, a spry and special dog, wants a walking companion

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Projects like the BuddhaBot aim to re-create dialogue once lost to time, raising questions about whether AI can extend the teachings of Buddha or merely simulate them.

Can AI replace a priest? Japan’s temples and shrines are testing the limits.

By Alex K.T. Martin

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