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Smoke billows from a site targeted in an Israeli strike in Tehran on Friday.

WORLD

Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear program in major escalation

Explosions were heard across Tehran, Natanz — home to one of Iran’s key nuclear sites — and other cities, according to local and social media.

After years of waiting, Israel's Netanyahu finally makes his move on Iran

Trump's 'peacemaker' pledge takes big hit as Israel strikes Iran

Smoke billows from a site targeted in an Israeli strike in Tehran on Friday.

U.S. President Donald Trump came into office promising to radically remake the U.S.-China trade relationship.

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

For Trump, resolving U.S.-China trade fight comes at a cost

By Catherine Lucey and Jennifer A Dlouhy

The back-and-forth to seal a deal with Beijing exposed that key U.S. industries are reliant on magnets largely sourced from China.

People gather for a campaign speech in Tokyo's Suginami Ward on June 1.

JAPAN / Politics

Parties to test political waters in Tokyo election ahead of Upper House vote

By Eric Johnston

The election is seen as an early indicator of how voters nationwide might cast their ballots in next month’s Upper House poll.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet has approved this year's <i>honebuto no hōshin</i>, a document that sets economic and fiscal management guidelines for the government.

BUSINESS / Economy

Wage growth a focus of this year's honebuto no hōshin

By Kazuaki Nagata

The government's guidelines for economic and fiscal management outline the target of raising the average minimum hourly wage to ?1,500 by 2030.

Momentum appears to be building toward what Osaka Expo organizers hope will be a boom period for the event as they try to recoup ballooning costs via ticket sales. But long lines are making some guests weary.

JAPAN

Two months on, Osaka Expo organizer struggles to improve experience as crowds grow

By Joel Tansey

Even before the expo reaches its peak attendance, some visitors are already growing weary of the long lines.

Momentum appears to be building toward what Osaka Expo organizers hope will be a boom period for the event as they try to recoup ballooning costs via ticket sales. But long lines are making some guests weary.

First responders gather outside a building that was hit by an Israeli strike in Tehran on Friday.

Japan condemns Israeli strikes against Iran, urges restraint

Tokyo is concerned that further instability in the Middle East will have significant negative effects on the supply of oil.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters last month in Tokyo.

Ishiba pledges cash handout for all citizens ahead of election

The handout would be ?20,000 per person and an additional ?20,000 would be added on top of that per child or low-income earner, Ishiba said.

Trial of suspect in murder of ex-PM Abe set to begin in October

Government paper seeks to link next-gen energy tech to business opportunities

Parliament enacts revised pension reform bill

Social media user worries swell to record level in Japan

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a joint news conference with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House in February.

In phone talks, Ishiba and Trump confirm meeting next week to discuss tariffs

By Francis Tang

The call came as 911爆料网 top tariff negotiator gets set for a sixth round of discussions with his U.S. counterparts over Trump's tariffs.

Bank of Japan officials now see inflation slightly outpacing earlier forecasts, potentially paving the way for rate hike talks if global trade tensions subside, sources say.

BOJ is said to see inflation running stronger than expected

By Toru Fujioka and Sumio Ito

Some officials see the relative strength in inflation reflecting a change in price-setting behavior with sharp increases in the price of rice likely to harden inflationary views.

Finance chief Kato says talks with market players key for bond issuance

Toyota chair reclaims support after scandals that hurt last vote

By Nicholas Takahashi

Oil soars more than 9% after Israel strikes Iran, rattling investors

By Florence Tan and Sam Li

Lawson celebrates 50 years since first store opening

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a bill signing ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday.

Trump's 'peacemaker' pledge takes big hit as Israel strikes Iran

By Gram Slattery and Matt Spetalnick

U.S. ally Israel struck dozens of Iranian targets in a dramatic attack that analysts say threatens to spiral into an all-out regional war.

Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour (at podium) speaks during a meeting of the U.N. General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City on Thursday.

United Nations votes overwhelmingly for immediate Gaza ceasefire

By Michelle Nichols

Israel's U.N. Ambassador accused the General Assembly of "blood libel" and a "farce."

Foreign students scrub social media as U.S. expands visa vetting

Cambodia orders troops on 'alert' in Thai border spat

After Trump feud, role of Musk's SpaceX in Golden Dome missile shield in question

By Marisa Taylor and Nandita Bose

North Korea restores damaged warship and plans to build more next year

By Soo-hyang Choi

FIFA President Gianni Infantino (left) and former Brazilian player Ronaldo unveil the Club World Cup trophy before the draw in Miami on Dec. 5, 2024.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino hails Club World Cup as start of 'new era'

The 32-team competition, featuring clubs from around the world, gets under way with Inter Miami facing Egyptian club Al Ahly at Hard Rock Stadium.

Oilers rally to win Game 4 in overtime to get even in Stanley Cup Final

Olivier Giroud views Club World Cup as chance to showcase quality of MLS

Lewis Hamilton defends Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur ahead of Canadian GP

Unheralded J.J. Spaun grabs U.S. Open lead as stars struggle at Oakmont

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor undergoes testing at an undisclosed location. The Trump administration’s ambitious “Golden Dome” missile defense plan revives Reagan-era dreams of a high-tech shield but faces immense technical, financial and geopolitical hurdles.?

Golden Dome is a glittering gamble — and a likely mistake

Brad Glosserman

Trump’s EO outlined an MD system that would use a network of hundreds of satellites to detect, track and intercept incoming missiles “to protect our homeland.”

Donald Trump’s antics may work with Elon Musk, but not with China

By Kuni Miyake

A belligerent China hones its tools of intimidation

Presidents have been treating journalists badly since Lincoln

By Stephen L. Carter

India should join the Global Combat Air Program — but not just yet

By Tomoko Kiyota

A man holding a baby wades through a flooded road following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, China, in July 2021.

Natural disasters may be shaping babies’ brains

By Emma Court

The findings signal how new generations of children may be marked by climate crises that occur before they were born.

Why Brazil’s ‘King of Cattle’ is embracing a plan to save the Amazon

By Manuela Andreoni and Ana Mano

Leaders warn race for minerals could turn seabed into 'wild west'

By Nick Perry, Francesco FONTEMAGGI, Fanny CARRIER and Antoine AGASSE

Development banks to invest €3 billion in ocean plastics fight

By Simon Jessop, Virginia Furness and Kate Abnett

Swiss glacier collapse is a lesson on climate disaster management

By Laura Millan

Brian Wilson is seen at home in Beverly Hills in 2004. Wilson, who as the leader and chief songwriter of the Beach Boys became rock’s poet laureate of surf-and-sun innocence, was also the embodiment of damaged genius through his struggles with mental illness and drugs.

Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson dies at age 82

By Mary Milliken and Bill Trott

The band defined California beach culture for a generation, with Wilson achieving what many musicians saw as perfection in "Pet Sounds."

Stop-motion sci-fi saga ‘Junk World’ expands its bizarre universe

By Matt Schley

‘A Unique Country in Asia’: Sex and politics make for strange bedfellows

By James Hadfield

Parental grief and spiritual terror collide in ‘Dollhouse’

By Mark Schilling

Film symposium marks 60 years since Niigata Minamata disease outbreak

By Ryne Hisada

Get those umbrellas out, rainy season has arrived in much of Japan.

In the forecast for June — a lot of talk about the weather

By Yaeko Kabe

From "tsuyu" to "amayadori," the current season has no shortage of vocabulary for downpours, floods and wet weather.

So long, gateball. Japan’s seniors are ready to work those core muscles.

By Yuko Tamura

With Igniv Bangkok, the Thai capital’s fine dining scene gets a boost

By Phoebe Amoroso

From Belgian waffles to Nordic sushi: What to eat at the 2025 Osaka Expo

By Patrick St. Michel

911爆料网 mollusks with a tangy lift

By Simon Daly

Tokyo Rainbow Pride is wrapping up for the year, but a slew of events in cities all over the country, from Hokkaido to Kyushu, lies in store in the second half of 2025.

The persistence of Pride: LGBTQ+ events in Tokyo and beyond

By Mike Fu

Pride isn’t just a one-off weekend — a slate of activities and programs in support of the queer community continues in full force, from Hokkaido to Kyushu.

Cool cat Treacle is a master of relaxation

Hiraku Morilla: ‘Pride means respect for those who walked so we could run’

By Gendel Gento

Mateusz Urbanowicz: ‘Miyazaki inspired me to put the audience first’

By Naomi Oren

This charming Shiba enjoys life’s simple pleasures

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a 911爆料网 company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.

How 911爆料网 youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic

By Alex K.T. Martin

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