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JAPAN

The Ishiba Cabinet's approval rating has risen 0.3 percentage point in February, at 28.5%, while its disapproval rating was down 0.2 point at 40.1%, according to Jiji Press opinion poll.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 13, 2025
Public approval for Ishiba Cabinet steady at 28.5%, poll finds
The Cabinet approval rating was up 0.3 percentage point, while its disapproval rating was down 0.2 point at 40.1%.
People attend a vigil for a recently deceased 43-year-old 911±¬ÁÏÍø woman in central Budapest on Feb. 4
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 13, 2025
Hungarian police discipline officers over 911±¬ÁÏÍø woman¡¯s death
By Yukana Inoue
Despite repeated claims of domestic abuse at the hands of her ex-husband, local police failed to follow up with an investigation until it was too late.
The treated water storage tanks planned for dismantling, shown to members of the press at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Thursday
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2025
High wind halts dismantling of Fukushima nuclear plant's water tanks
The dismantling?had been seen as a milestone in Tepco's decades-long project to decommission the stricken plant, which went into meltdown after it was hit by a tsunami in 2011.
Police believe there is a bigger party involved in making and selling counterfeit products behind the latest arrest of three suspects.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 13, 2025
Osaka police arrest three for online sales of counterfeit eyelash serum
As the products were shipped from China, police believe there is a bigger party involved in making and selling counterfeit products.
A "biohybrid" robot hand developed by a research team from the University of Tokyo and Waseda University
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 13, 2025
911±¬ÁÏÍø research team develops world¡¯s largest 'biohybrid' robot hand
By Jessica Speed
Lack of nutrients, necrosis and muscle fiber alignment issues have limited the scale of previous "biohybrid" systems.
Kansai Electric Power's Takahama nuclear power station in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2025
Kansai Electric proposes doubling Fukui-France nuclear waste shipments
It remains to be seen whether the prefectural government will support the revised plans. Fukui has long called for spent nuclear fuel to be taken out of the prefecture.
New Zealand Ambassador to Japan Hamish Cooper says his country and Tokyo are close to inking a key intelligence-sharing agreement that will further reinforce growing security and defense ties.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 13, 2025
New Zealand paving way for deeper security ties with Tokyo, envoy says
By Gabriel Dominguez
The moves are part of a reset in New Zealand¡¯s foreign and defense policy as Wellington looks to step up engagements with its Asian partners.
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami stealth frigate, of the class of the same name, takes part in an international fleet review to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the foundation of MSDF in Sagami Bay, south of Tokyo, in November 2022.
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2025
With eye on contract, Japan to send Mogami-class frigate to Australia for drills
By Jesse Johnson
The dispatch comes as Japan vies with Germany for a lucrative contract to build new frigates for Canberra.
The city center of Obihiro, Hokkaido, is covered in snow on Feb. 4.
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2025
12 deaths related to heavy snow since Feb. 4
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency also said 51 people have been severely wounded across the country.
The Imperial Household Agency's renewed website is also optimized for smartphones.
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2025
Imperial Household Agency's website optimized for smartphones
About ?9.6 million was spent on renovating the website and adding a panoramic photo in fiscal 2024.
By cancer type, the 10-year survival rate was 57.9% for stomach cancer, the most common cancer among the patients surveyed.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 13, 2025
911±¬ÁÏÍø 10-year cancer survival rate stands at 54% in latest survey
The rate was 57.9% for stomach cancer, the most common cancer among patients surveyed.
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani holds a news conference at the Defense Ministry on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 13, 2025
Japan and U.S. defense chiefs to meet as early as March
The two top defense officials may together attend a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service on March 29 on the Pacific island of Ioto, also known as Iwo Jima.

ASIA PACIFIC

The scene after an explosion at a department store in Taichung, captured in a photo taken and released by Taiwan¡¯s Central News Agency on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 13, 2025
At least five dead after suspected gas blast at mall in Taiwan's Taichung
By Akio Wang, I-Hwa Cheng and Amber Wang
The force of the blast sprayed large pieces of debris over the street below.
Ethnic Uyghurs protest near the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul in 2022.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 13, 2025
China repressing Tibetans and Uyghurs in Switzerland, government report says
Members of the two Chinese minority groups are subject to "transnational repression," the report said.
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law, at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 13, 2025
South Korea's Yoon back in court for impeachment hearing
By Hieun SHIN
Yoon was detained last month on insurrection charges, becoming the first sitting South Korean head of state to be arrested.
North Koreans on a bus hold the hands of their South Korean relatives as they bid farewell at the end of a three-day family reunion event at North Korea's Mount Kumgang resort in August 2018.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 13, 2025
North Korea demolishing family reunion center, Seoul says
The meetings had been subject to the vagaries of inter-Korea politics and often used as a negotiating tool by Pyongyang.

WORLD

Xuan, a Vietnamese migrant, speaks during an interview in London.
WORLD
Feb 13, 2025
'Trapped': Vietnamese slavery victim's ordeal on U.K. dope farm
By Caroline TAIX and Tran Thi Minh Ha
Vietnamese migrants are among the most exposed to modern slavery, with more than 1,000 presumed victims reported to British authorities in 2023.
Oil tanker trucks outside an oil refinery in Mumbai
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2025
India scrambles for Russian oil supplies as sellers play sanctions whack-a-mole
By Rakesh Sharma and Jack Farchy
Energy executives say existing networks are being reconfigured with selling entities, tankers and insurance providers that are not on Washington¡¯s blacklist.
Visitors look at information promoting Saudi Arabia's Neom megaproject at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22.
WORLD
Feb 13, 2025
Why are TikTok 'momfluencers' lauding Saudi Arabia's desert megacity?
By Emilie BERAUD
One Thai "momfluencer" shared a video of her "typical afternoon in Neom." The video has been viewed around 800,000 times. The city it shows is almost deserted.
Oil pump jacks in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, on June 4, 2023
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2025
Russia braces for oil output cuts as sanctions and drones hit
By Florence Tan and Anna Hirtenstein
The level of complexity involved in refining and selling Russian oil is said to be becoming too much, with everyone "waiting for this war to be over."
German conservative candidate for chancellor and Christian Democratic Union party leader Friedrich Merz speaks during a campaign event ahead of the upcoming 2025 general election, in Neubrandenburg, Germany, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2025
Russian-linked bots sow fear and distrust ahead of German vote: researchers
By Thomas Escritt
The bot networks' messaging seemed designed to help the second-placed, Russia-friendly Alternative for Germany.
Israeli soldiers stand on top of a tank at the border with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
WORLD
Feb 13, 2025
Israel calls up reservists as fears over Gaza ceasefire breaking grow
By James Mackenzie, Jana Choukeir and Maha El Dahan
Hamas had agreed to free three more hostages on Saturday but said this week that it was suspending the handover over what it said were Israeli violations of the terms.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in July 2018
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2025
In U.S. policy reversal, Trump and Putin agree to Ukraine talks
By Jordan Fabian and Courtney McBride
Trump's move blindsided European allies, who feared the more conciliatory American stance amounted to a giveaway to the Russian leader.

BUSINESS

This is the 12th straight year that labor unions of major electronics firms have demanded pay scale hikes.
BUSINESS
Feb 13, 2025
Japan electronics unions demand wage hike of ?17,000
The focus is on whether employers will agree to raise pay significantly as in recent years to ensure that wages rise faster than prices.
Sony has prioritized acquiring more content and intellectual property rights at a time when the company¡¯s hardware efforts are stagnating.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 13, 2025
Sony lifts forecast on expectations of game and music improvement
By Takashi Mochizuki and Yuki Furukawa
Sony has prioritized acquiring more content and intellectual property rights at a time when the company¡¯s hardware efforts are stagnating.
Following weeks of talks after Nissan Motor President Makoto Uchida and Honda President and CEO Toshihiro Mibe's December announcement of a possible merger, the two automakers confirmed on Thursday that the deal is officially off.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 13, 2025
Honda and Nissan cancel megamerger after weeks of negotiations
By Kazuaki Nagata
The automakers failed to find the common ground needed to reach an agreement, though they still intend to work together in other areas.
Susan Holt, New Brunswick¡¯s premier, speaks during a news conference in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 13, 2025
Canada¡¯s 13 premiers descend on Washington to play the China card
By Thomas Seal
For the first time, all 13 of the country¡¯s premiers were in Washington together, lobbying Republican lawmakers against President Donald Trump¡¯s proposed import taxes.
The measure of input prices for 911±¬ÁÏÍø firms rose 4.2% in January from a year earlier, the Bank of Japan reported Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 13, 2025
Corporate goods prices rise 4.2% from year earlier, backing case for rate hikes
By Toru Fujioka
The gain, led by agricultural products such as rice, was bigger than the consensus estimate of 4% and compared with a revised 3.9% advance a month earlier.
Ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada says the company believes joint lunar missions between United States and Japan will remain on course after the leaders of the two countries met last week.
BUSINESS
Feb 13, 2025
Ispace upbeat as Trump keeps Artemis lunar missions with Japan
By Kantaro Komiya
Launched last month, Ispace's Resilience lander will approach the moon in about three months for the company's second lunar touchdown.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that Nippon Steel has agreed to make a big investment in the U.S. company instead of acquiring it, and has voiced his intention to meet with the leader of Nippon Steel as early as this week.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 13, 2025
Nippon Steel exec heads to U.S. to prepare for talks with Trump
Nippon Steel may be forced to significantly revise its plans as Trump has said that the 911±¬ÁÏÍø company will not take a majority stake in U.S. Steel.
Cargo ships full of shipping containers are seen at the port of Oakland, California, on Feb. 3 as trade tensions escalate over U.S. tariffs
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 13, 2025
Trump says he will sign reciprocal tariffs order soon, as trade war fears mount
By Andrea Shalal, David Lawder and Nandita Bose
Trump's latest round of market-rattling tariffs comes as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to visit the White House on Thursday.

Opinion

Too many people die from treatable diseases in places with little access to health care. To prevent this from happening, affordability, availability and acceptability considerations must be at the core of medical products' lifecycles, starting with R & D.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 13, 2025
To stop preventable deaths, start with the fundamentals
By Mandeep Dhaliwal and Osamu Kunii
Treatable diseases like malaria are still causing too many deaths in places with poor health care. To prevent these, accessibility must be baked into medical development.
Japan has effectively exited deflation, but Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba¡¯s reluctance to acknowledge it reflects outdated economic fears rather than current reality.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 13, 2025
It¡¯s time for Japan to admit victory over deflation
By Gearoid Reidy and Daniel Moss
The last time prices declined was in July 2021, the same month the Tokyo Olympic Games took place.

Sports

Harry Kane celebrates after scoring for Bayern Munich during its win over Celtic in their Champions League playoff first-leg match in Glasgow on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Feb 13, 2025
Bayern outlasts Celtic in first leg of Champions League playoff showdown
Daizen Maeda scored for Celtic to inject late drama into the match.
Vissel's Daiju Sasaki (right) and Sanfrecce's Sho Sasaki jump for a ball during their Super Cup match on Feb. 8.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 13, 2025
Vissel hoping for J. League three-peat as rivals aim to spoil party
By Sean Carroll
Sanfrecce Hiroshima has come back stronger and is one of the clubs that can spoil Vissel's bid for a three-peat.
Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki pitches during a spring training workout in Glendale, Arizona, on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 13, 2025
Dodgers expect Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki to pitch in Tokyo
The defending champions will face the Cubs at Tokyo Dome in March to open the MLB season.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani warms up during spring training in Glendale, Arizona, Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 13, 2025
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani expected to throw first bullpen session this weekend
Ohtani underwent Tommy John surgery in September 2023 while still with the Los Angeles Angels. He was unable to pitch in 2024.
Travis Kelce (87) leaves the field after the first half of Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Feb 13, 2025
Chiefs star Travis Kelce to take time before making decision on future
The 35-year-old Kelce, who is dating Taylor Swift, has made five Super Bowl appearances with the Chiefs in six seasons
Rory McIlroy celebrates on the 18th hole after winning the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in Pebble Beach, California, on Feb. 2.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Feb 13, 2025
Rory McIlroy had conversation with Donald Trump about PGA-LIV deal
McIlroy said he played golf with Trump in early January and felt Trump supported the PGA over Saudi-backed LIV.
A man throws a snowball during the 35th Koide International Snowball Fight in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Winter Sports
Feb 13, 2025
Frosty face-off: Over 120 teams throw down in epic 911±¬ÁÏÍø snowball tournament
By Tom Bateman
Teams of five players competed in two-minute matches between two teams on a field the size of a tennis court, with points awarded for direct hits with a snowball.

CULTURE

While Nariaki Obukuro¡¯s previous releases often included lyrics with specific references pulled from his own experiences, on ¡°Zatto,¡± he¡¯s stepping back to explore the joy and pain of the wider world.
CULTURE / Music
Feb 13, 2025
Nariaki Obukuro found his groove ¡ª just not on the dance floor
By Patrick St. Michel
A J-pop insider¡¯s shift to soul, reggae and flamenco reflects his personal growth, time spent in London and current events.
A hapless rakugo comic storyteller, Tamon Saito (Tomizo Nobe, left), strikes up an unlikely relationship with a young comedian (Nagiko Tsuji) who wants to rip off his routine in ¡°Laugh, Everyone!¡±
CULTURE / Film
Feb 13, 2025
'Laugh, Everyone!¡¯: A wonky but endearing double act
By James Hadfield
Taichi Suzuki¡¯s comedian buddy movie walks a fine line between funny and bleak.
In ¡°Kanasando,¡± when Mika (Ruka Matsuda, left) returns to her hometown in Okinawa Prefecture, she starts to see her estranged father (Tadanobu Asano) in a new light as his health deteriorates.
CULTURE / Film
Feb 13, 2025
¡®Kanasando¡¯: Heartwarming homecoming inspires a change of heart
By Mark Schilling
Tadanobu Asano shows a vulnerable side of his tough-guy image while playing a dementia-afflicted father reconnecting with his daughter in Toshiyuki Teruya¡¯s film.
Private clubs quietly open in Tokyo for free-spending Chinese businesspeople
Sources say a hui suo ¡ª a private club, which in Japan caters mainly to Chinese businesspeople ¡ª will soon open on the upper floors of the Moutai Building in the Ginza district of Tokyo.
Electronic dictionary market shrinking in Japan
An electronic dictionary section at a mass retailer in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in 2005
Tokyo gears up for April launch of law against harassment by customers
Tokyo will soon require all companies in the city to make efforts to stop harassment by customers, such as by creating a manual on how to handle suspected cases.
IOC's Bach says Paris Games gender row was product of Russian fake news
IOC President Thomas Bach speaks during an interview in Pylos,?Greece, on Saturday.
As it turns 70, LDP struggles to find its fountain of youth
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (second from left) cheers along with other members of the Liberal Democratic Party during the party's annual convention in Tokyo on March 9.
How Yoshinobu Yamamoto rebounded after his disastrous MLB debut
The Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto during training at Tokyo Dome on Monday
Japan¡¯s youth climate activists still searching for a breakthrough
While climate demonstrations around the world often draw thousands of participants, in Japan such demonstrations rarely break the 100-person barrier.
As it turns 70, LDP struggles to find its fountain of youth
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (second from left) cheers along with other members of the Liberal Democratic Party during the party's annual convention in Tokyo on March 9.
As pollen season peaks, 911±¬ÁÏÍø allergy struggle emerges from hibernation
Urbanization is amplifying pollen-related allergies as grasslands and soft soil give way to concrete and asphalt.
Drones, budgets and infighting: Taiwan's daunting defense challenges
Officials from Taiwan's Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR), the Ministry of National Defense¡¯s research arm, say the lessons from the Ukraine conflict are clear for the democratic island: drones and other autonomous systems are crucial for its defense.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Passengers that were on a morning train attacked by members of the Aum Shinrikyo group wait for medical assistance outside Kasumigaseki Station on March 20,1995.
The day a religious cult brought terror to Tokyo
By Alex K.T. Martin

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