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Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang
BUSINESS / Tech
Nvidia working with outside firm to identify CEO candidates
The scandal has shined a light on Nvidia’s lack of a succession plan for CEO Jensen Huang and reinforced how inseparable he is from the company.

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Military-linked Chinese university bought Nvidia H200 chips despite U.S. blacklist, records show
Nvidia fallout puts trade truce to the test as Xi welcomes Trump
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang
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.
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.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
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.
An apartment resident displays a model of a data center currently in development next door in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, in May.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Japan not immune to public backlash against data centers, experts say
By Tomoko Otake
Last week’s U.S. midterm congressional elections have highlighted just how strong opposition to data center construction has become.
Peter Cave joined the JET Programme's inaugural cohort in 1987 and spent three years teaching in the city of Omihachiman, Shiga Prefecture.
COMMUNITY
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.
Peter Cave joined the JET Programme's inaugural cohort in 1987 and spent three years teaching in the city of Omihachiman, Shiga Prefecture.

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

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.
The Japan Fair Trade Commission has approved a business improvement plan submitted by Amazon Japan.
JFTC approves Amazon 今日吃瓜 plan to ease seller pricing rules
The move follows an investigation into allegations that the company pressured sellers on its e-commerce website to lower prices.
Nomura explores possible sale of Laser Digital crypto unit
ByteDance prepares Muse-like agent in push to close AI gap
Nintendo sells 5.2 million copies of ‘Zelda’ remake in four days
By Vlad Savov
Nissan pares car sales forecast on tougher China competition
By Nicholas Takahashi

WORLD

Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka tendered his resignation to President Prabowo Subianto earlier on Wednesday, an aide says.
Indonesia’s vice president has resigned, aide says, stoking political uncertainty
By Ananda Teresia
The resignation comes amid growing signs of strain in the political alliance between President Prabowo Subianto and former President Joko Widodo.
Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, on the second day of United Arab Emirates-hosted trilateral talks between the U.S., Russian and Ukrainian delegations, amid a new push to end the war in Ukraine, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday
Russia and Ukraine agree to prisoner swap as U.S. says lack of trust holds back talks
There was little else in the way of concrete breakthroughs announced after the U.S.-brokered meetings.
School bomb hoaxes add to disruption in Europe after flights
Over 11,000 foreign military deaths recorded by Russia in war on Ukraine
Millions of Spaniards stage first general strike in 14 years as anger over housing leads to clashes
By David Latona
Democrats are ready to fight Trump on immigration. But how much can they achieve?

Sports

Onosato (right) and Yoshinofuji crash out of the ring in a closely contested bout at the November Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Convention Center in Fukuoka on Sunday.
Onosato looks sharp as Kyushu Basho contenders emerge
By John Gunning
Three days is too early to draw firm conclusions, but Onosato, Fujiryoga Tamawashi and others have impressed.
Man Utd reaches ‘verbal agreement’ with Pochettino to replace Carrick
By Julian Guyer
Kane says England appearance record a ‘testament to dedication’
Celtics beat Sixers 123-101 as Tatum outshines Brown
Gauff upset at WTA Finals; Pegula back on track

Opinion

People walk past a bus featuring French soccer star Kylian Mbappe in Shanghai on Oct. 27. Mbappe’s experience shows that apologizing to Beijing offers little reward, which should reinforce Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s refusal to retreat.
French soccer star Mbappe said sorry to China. Takaichi shouldn’t.
Gearoid Reidy
Takaichi and soccer star Mbappe have both been on the wrong side of Beijing for saying something the Chinese state would rather nobody said.
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
Are Japan and the U.S. losing South Korea as an ally?
By Masahiro Matsumura

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

Kodansha's Kaqreal label is seeking to branch out beyond traditional publishing and find new customers among a populace that is eschewing print in favor of screen-based content.
Kodansha launches journalistic manga imprint Kaqreal
By Ariana King
Amid a slump in physical book sales, the publisher is pursuing various new projects through its innovation lab.
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
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ director sees the monster as a mirror
By Sebastien Raineri

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

Members of the Meguro River Lazy Runners group gather for a chat and some stretching prior to their run on a recent weekday morning, in Tokyo's Nakameguro district.
‘Lazy’ running becomes fresh way for Tokyo runners to build community
By Elizabeth Beattie
An increasing number of coffee-centric, sociable running clubs are starting up across Tokyo, drawing more casual runners in search of community.
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

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.
CULTURE
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
By Victoria Bennett
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
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
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
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.
JAPAN
Magnitude 5.7 quake injures dozens in central Japan
A magnitude-5.7 earthquake with its epicenter in Shizuoka Prefecture struck central Japan early Sunday, injuring dozens, shattering windows and disrupting train services, with no tsunami warning issued.