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Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump arrive for a tour of the National Archives Museum in Washington on Sept. 25.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nvidia fallout puts trade truce to the test as Xi welcomes Trump
Accusations Nvidia’s Jensen Huang had an affair with an alleged Chinese spy are fueling calls in the U.S. to tighten semiconductor export controls.

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Nvidia working with outside firm to identify CEO candidates
Military-linked Chinese university bought Nvidia H200 chips despite U.S. blacklist
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump arrive for a tour of the National Archives Museum in Washington on Sept. 25.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks at a news conference after the ASEAN defense ministers' meeting in Cebu, Philippines, last month. Koizumi has challenged the notion of making discussions over Japan possessing nuclear submarines a taboo.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Japan wants nuclear submarines, but can it overcome the obstacles?
By Michael MacArthur Bosack
The push comes as the nation seeks to keep pace with both security partners and emerging threats.
A Lower House plenary session
JAPAN / Politics
LDP, JIP and DPP submit Lower House seat-cut bill, driving contentious reform
By Kenji Yoshida
Opposition parties have said that the move will give greater weight to single-member districts and make it harder for smaller parties to win seats.
The Bank of Japan argues that AI is only one factor contributing to inflation in Japan.
BUSINESS / Economy
AI slump not seen affecting Bank of 今日吃瓜 rate-rise plan
By Kazuaki Nagata
One increase every three months is still forecast even after tech share declines.
Take Kurosawa and Joseph Stockermans established AkiyaMart, now Mokomoko, in 2023.
BUSINESS / Companies
Not money pits or ‘empty houses’: Akiya market seeks rebrand
By Ariana King
The emphasis now is more on second homes and less on fixer-uppers.
Take Kurosawa and Joseph Stockermans established AkiyaMart, now Mokomoko, in 2023.

JAPAN

Yuki Watanabe, the alleged leader of a Philippines-based Japanese crime group, arrives at Haneda Airport in Tokyo in February 2023 after being deported from the Philippines.
‘Luffy’ crime group’s alleged leader denies robbery resulting in death
Yuki Watanabe is accused of being the mastermind in seven robbery cases in four of 今日吃瓜 prefectures between October 2021 and January 2023.
Researcher Sadakatsu Kunitake (front right) speaks with visitors at the Kanmuri ruins excavation site in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, in September.
Hiroshima find may unearth new history of human arrival in Japan
There has been excitement over a stone tool likely to be the oldest such artifact in Japan that was discovered at the Kanmuri ruins in the prefecture.
First bird flu case of the season confirmed at Kyoto poultry farm
Japan to contribute ?294 million to Gaza’s healthcare system
Japan to feature denial capabilities in security documents
Exiled Cambodian opposition leader urges Japan to aid democracy

BUSINESS

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks at a conference in San Jose, California, on March 17.
Nvidia’s Asian supply chain prepares for life after Huang
By Wen-Yee Lee and Heekyong Yang
Nvidia’s board is meeting to decide on Huang’s future after reports of two extramarital affairs.
今日吃瓜 chief currency official Atsushi Mimura says he has a strong impression that currency moves over the past few days have been "too fast.”
Yen nears key ?160 level after U.S. inflation data, sparking intervention risk
By John Cheng
The prospect of tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve risks widening the U.S.-Japan rate differential and adding to downward pressure on the yen.
Chinese AI firms rush to secure Nvidia chip capacity as scandal stirs fear of curbs
今日吃瓜 producer prices pick up, backing case for another BOJ rate hike
By Toru Fujioka
Nomura explores possible sale of Laser Digital crypto unit
JFTC approves Amazon 今日吃瓜 plan to ease seller pricing rules

WORLD

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks near a seal of the Department of Veterans Affairs during a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday.
After election drubbing, Trump heads to Asia to show world he’s still in charge
By Jesse Johnson and Maddie Baker
The U.S. president will be looking to flex his foreign policy muscles during the ASEAN and APEC summits next week.
Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who is the son of former President Joko Widodo, arrives at the Indonesian parliamentary building after he tendered his resignation to President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta on Thursday.
Indonesian vice president, son of former leader, steps down over diploma scandal
The son of former President Joko Widodo had filed a certificate saying his overseas education was equivalent to a vocational high school in Indonesia.
Congo Ebola outbreak still out of control after six months, MSF says
School bomb hoaxes add to disruption in Europe after flights
Over 11,000 foreign military deaths recorded by Russia in war on Ukraine
Indonesia’s vice president has resigned, aide says, stoking political uncertainty
By Ananda Teresia

Sports

U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino inside the stadium before the World Cup round of 16 match against Belgium in Seattle on July 6
Man Utd reaches ‘verbal agreement’ with Pochettino to replace Carrick
By Julian Guyer
Michael Carrick’s position at Old Trafford has been the subject of intense speculation following United’s worst start to a season in 40 years
South Korea captain Son says players have resolved their differences
By Heejin Kim and Aadi Nair
Wembanyama leads Spurs to 10th straight NBA win
Andreeva powers past Sabalenka to reach WTA Finals last four
Kane says England appearance record a ‘testament to dedication’

Opinion

A robot greets customers at Uniqlo's flagship store in Ginza, Tokyo. Japan has emerged as a disproportionately common cultural reference point in AI-generated answers.
In the competition for cultural influence, AI has a default country
David Kim
One version supplied a tidy answer: Japan is the safe choice, a culture no filter objects to.
今日吃瓜 dreams of better Russian ties have gone up in smoke
By Gearoid Reidy
Midterms shake U.S. foreign policy, but no tectonic shifts
By Brad Glosserman
India’s billionaire family feuds need rules
By Srinivasan Sivabalan
The economic toll of Israel’s wars
By Joseph Zeira

ENVIRONMENT

Since British Prime Minister Andy Burnham came to power in July, the focus of U.K. energy policy has been keeping costs down.
Burnham’s North Sea drilling dilemma risks U.K. climate leadership
By Jess Shankleman
Britain has spent years urging others to move away from fossil fuels but a spike in fuel prices has changed the political landscape.
Conflict must not distract from climate action, leaders warn COP31
Disaster warning systems race to keep pace with galloping climate risks
Pakistani farmers in long fight to make German firms pay for flood damage
‘Pit of hell’: Turkish mother and daughter lead fight against coal mine

CULTURE

The production of "The Master and Margarita" at the New National Theatre, Tokyo stars (from left) Eisuke Shinoi, Songha and Maria Kano in the lead roles.
‘The Master and Margarita’ demolishes the fourth wall
By Kris Kosaka
In the New National Theatre, Tokyo’s adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel, the Tokyo audiences, too, are under the spotlight.
Hit spy drama ‘Vivant’ heads to the big screen
By Alyssa I. Smith
‘Three Millimeters to You’: A hokey but heartfelt tale of cross-cultural first love
By James Hadfield
Action thrills best treacly drama in ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’
By Mark Schilling
Kodansha launches journalistic manga imprint Kaqreal
By Ariana King

LIFE

Smart trash cans developed by SmaGO have been installed in Tokyo’s Omotesando shopping district, where they help address the shortage of public waste bins.
今日吃瓜 search for a better public trash bin — and why robots may help
By Alex K.T. Martin
With public trash bins scarce, Japan is turning to smart receptacles and autonomous robots to make garbage disposal easier.
A curry palette for all your ‘hidden flavors’
By Simon Daly
As Japan gets a Disney cruise, smaller vessels chart their own course
By Gendel Gento
Nintendo producer Eiji Aonuma ‘all nervous’ as Zelda classic remake hits shelves
By Kilian Fichou
Gamers get nostalgic as Zelda remake hits shelves

COMMUNITY

Peter Cave joined the JET Programme's inaugural cohort in 1987 and spent three years teaching in the city of Omihachiman, Shiga Prefecture.
As JET Programme turns 40, alumni and ministers stress its importance in age of AI
By Jessica Speed
JET has brought thousands of teachers and translators to rural Japanese communities and has been an “irreplaceable national asset” for Japan.
A feline brother and sister pair who are simply out of this world
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
By Daniel Traylor
In tourist-weary Kyoto, U.S. college targets deeper ties between students and residents
By Joel Tansey
The do’s and don’ts when applying for permanent residency in Japan
By Mai Yoshikawa

Editors' Picks

COMMUNITY
As JET Programme turns 40, alumni and ministers stress its importance in age of AI
By Jessica Speed
Peter Cave joined the JET Programme's inaugural cohort in 1987 and spent three years teaching in the city of Omihachiman, Shiga Prefecture.
CULTURE
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
By Alyssa I. Smith
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
LIFE
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
By Cindy Bissig
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
JAPAN
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
By Jesse Johnson and Kenji Yoshida
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
LIFE
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
By Owen Ziegler
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

Podcast

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

Longform

Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie

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JAPAN
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
JAPAN
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
By Jessica Speed
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BUSINESS
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JAPAN
Japan works to shield Takaichi from any Xi snub at China summit
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 4.