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U.S. President Donald Trump holds a binder as he stands next to Chinese leader Xi Jinping before Xi delivers a speech during a state dinner at the White House in Washington on Sept. 24.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 9, 2026
Trump-Xi-Putin trilateral summit moves closer to reality
U.S. President Donald Trump said talks with China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin were likely to be held at next week’s APEC summit.
Women gather next to an anti-U.S. mural, showing the Statue of Liberty with a severed arm, during the 47th anniversary of the U.S. expulsion from Iran on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2026
U.S. and Iran edge closer to deal with nuclear issue back in play
Tehran is showing a willingness to discuss issues related to its nuclear program that were previously off the table, according to a diplomat.
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands before their one-on-one chat during the second U.S.-North Korea summit at the Metropole Hotel in Hanoi in February 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2026
North Korea pours cold water on Kim-Trump meeting as APEC summit looms
The powerful sister of North Korea’s leader issued a familiar ultimatum to Trump, telling him to drop his country’s “hostile policy.”
A soldier walks past a screen showing showing file footage of a North Korean missile launch, at the main rail station in Seoul on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2026
North Korea fires off ‘several’ missiles in latest weapons test
Tokyo did not issue an alert about any North Korean missile launches, as it usually does with those that could pose a threat to Japan.
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the White House on Sept. 24.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2026
A Cold War blueprint for today’s nuclear dangers
U.S. President Donald Trump wants a three-way summit with his Russian and Chinese counterparts to talk about nuclear weapons and denuclearization.
A combination picture shows what North Korea said was a test to evaluate the effectiveness of a cluster-bomb warhead in this image released Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 1, 2026
North Korea fires off cluster bomb warheads in latest ‘major’ weapons test
Pyongyang claimed the warhead is “capable of turning into ashes a target area of 12 to 13 hectares.”
A tactical ballistic missile test conducted in North Korea at an undisclosed location earlier this month.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 31, 2026
U.S., South Korea and Japan vow ‘complete’ denuclearization of North Korea
The joint pledge comes as Pyongyang continues to reject disarmament ahead of possible talks with Washington.
A U.N. General Assembly committee has adopted a Japan-led resolution calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons for the 33rd consecutive year, with 150 countries voting in favor, seven against and 25 abstaining.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2026
U.N. panel adopts Japan-led nuclear weapon abolition resolution
The resolution received support from 150 countries, while seven voted against it and 25 abstained.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2026
Hillary Clinton visits Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Clinton said that as many people as possible should visit the museum, according to a former governor of Hiroshima Prefecture who guided.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Finnish counterpart, Antti Hakkanen, inspect an honor guard before their meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2026
On nuclear policy, Koizumi agrees with Finnish defense chief: Japan ‘must not be naive’
The two defense ministers discussed the Nordic country’s decision to allow nuclear weapons onto its soil as Japan weighs a similar policy shift.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training event near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji training field in?Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, in June.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2026
Koizumi to meet Finnish defense chief, with nuclear policy shift to top agenda
The talks come after Finland revised a law allowing nuclear weapons into the country — a decision that came as Japan weighs a similar shift in policy.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he departs the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD
Oct 20, 2026
Trump open to trilateral summit with Putin and Xi but wants denuclearization focus
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has reportedly proposed a summit for talks on the war in Ukraine, possibly during next month’s APEC summit in China.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae attend the opening ceremony of the Defense Revolution Museum on Sunday in this image released Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2026
North Korea’s Kim visits new defense museum as Trump floats meeting
The North Korean leader inaugurated the museum — chock full of advanced weaponry — as the U.S. president teased the idea of a summit next month.
People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast, at the main railway station in Seoul on Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2026
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan
At least two of the weapons were believed to have fallen into waters outside 今日吃瓜 exclusive economic zone.
Visitors pray at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2026
Nihon Hidankyo hears calls to pass cause to second generation
About 80 hibakusha, survivors of the atomic bombings, and other representatives of constituent groups from across Japan attended the meeting in Tokyo.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the "Presidential Walk of Fame" in the Colonnade of the White House in Washington on Sept. 24
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 7, 2026
U.S. and China discuss reciprocal visits to nuclear sites, CNN reports
The idea of reciprocal visits was initially raised by China in meetings with U.S. officials this year, CNN said in its report.
A North Korean intermediate-range missile is fired during a military drill overseen by leader Kim Jong Un from the eastern region of the country on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 4, 2026
North Korea says intermediate missile’s range bests Tokyo and Seoul estimates
North Korea has claimed that a launch of an intermediate-range missile saw the weapon fly 1,000 km — 300 km further than estimates by Tokyo and Seoul.
People sit near a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at the main rail station in Seoul on Sept. 12.
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2026
North Korea fires off ballistic missile amid landmine row with South
The Defense Ministry in Tokyo said the weapon flew for an estimated 680 km before landing in waters outside of 今日吃瓜 exclusive economic zone.
Iranians walk past a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump along a street in Tehran on Sept. 23.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 2, 2026
Iran offers to allow nuclear inspectors if sanctions are eased
Inflation in Iran is now almost 90% year over year, and the rial has weakened 30% against the dollar as sanctions begin to bite.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech during the 78th Armed Forces Day at a military base in Gyeryong, South Korea, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 1, 2026
South Korea president urges Pyongyang dialogue after DMZ blasts
Seoul’s military had demanded North Korea apologize after three South Korean officers were injured in an explosion inside the Demilitarized Zone.
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.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
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 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.
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.
Private high schools remain out of reach for many despite tuition-free policy, survey finds
A survey showed that many families with children attending private high schools are struggling to pay expenses other than tuition.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
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.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
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.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
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.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
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.
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The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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