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JAPAN

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, has postponed Tuesday's planned launch of its seventh H3 rocket due to a poor weather conditions.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 19, 2025
Bad weather forces postponement of JAXA H3 rocket launch
According to JAXA, strong winds and heavy rain are expected to continue around Tanegashima, with weather conditions unlikely to improve until at least Thursday.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Nippon Ishin no Kai have agreed to form a coalition, paving the way for the country's first female prime minister, Kyodo reports.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2025
LDP and Nippon Ishin no Kai to form coalition government, report says
The ruling party's Sanae Takaichi, and Hirofumi Yoshimura, head of the smaller right-leaning group, are set to formalize their alliance on Monday.

ASIA PACIFIC

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (R) and his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi (L) shake hands during a bilateral meeting in New Delhi on Oct. 10.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 19, 2025
Growing India-Taliban ties anger neighboring Pakistan
By Juliette MANSOUR ¡ª Shrouq TARIQ ¡ª Parvaiz BUKHARI
Pakistan and India have fought repeated wars since partition cleaved the subcontinent at the end of British rule in 1947.
Beijing claims to have "irrefutable evidence¡± of cyber attacks by the U.S. on a Chinese government agency.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 19, 2025
China says it found evidence of U.S. cyber attack on state agency
The accusations follow repeated allegations from the of West of Chinese cyberattacks on their computer systems.

WORLD

South Korean soldiers stand guard at the Joint Security Area in the DMZ border village of Panmunjom in March 2023.
WORLD
Oct 19, 2025
Seoul says North Korean soldier who crossed land border seeking to defect
Last year, 236 North Koreans arrived in the South, with women accounting for 88% of the total.
Nicolas Sarkozy arrives for the verdict in his appeal trial in the so-called Bygmalion case at a courthouse in Paris in February 2024. The former French president will serve jail time at a Paris prison after a court last month sentenced him to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2025
Ex-French President Sarkozy says 'not afraid' ahead of jail term
Sarkozy, who led France from 2007 to 2012, was found guilty of criminal conspiracy over efforts by close aides to procure funds for his successful 2007 presidential bid from Libya.
Flags fly near a banner depicting U.S. President Donald Trump during a "No Kings" protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's policies, in Washington on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2025
As 'No Kings' protests decry Trump, surveillance worries emerge
By A.J. Vicens ¡ª Raphael Satter
The Trump administration has declined to share details about how officials typically monitor demonstrators.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) at the G20 summit in Brazil in 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2025
Starmer¡¯s China woes mean an ¡®unwieldy mess¡¯ just got messier
By Ellen Milligan ¡ª Alex Wickham
The collapse of a high-profile espionage trial has thrust U.K.-China relations firmly into the spotlight.
Pakistan Army's ceremonial guards perform during the funeral ceremony of a paramilitary personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) who was killed during the Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes, in Kohat, Pakistan, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2025
Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to 'immediate ceasefire' in Qatar talks
By Shrouq TARIQ ¡ª Juliette MANSOUR
Security sources in Islamabad said earlier strikes in Afghan border areas targeted a militant group linked to the Pakistani Taliban.
People participate in a "No Kings" national day of protest in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2025
'No Kings' protesters emerge en masse for anti-Trump rallies
Organizers said 7 million people marched in protests spanning New York to Los Angeles, with demonstrations popping up in small cities across the U.S. heartland.
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid and fuel line up at the crossing into the Gaza Strip at the Rafah border on the Egypt side, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Rafah, Egypt, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2025
Border crossing to stay closed, Israel says, as U.S. alleges Hamas ceasefire violation
By Nidal al-Mughrabi - Maayan Lubell
Its reopening will depend on Hamas handing over bodies of deceased hostages as the two sides continued to trade blame over ceasefire violations.

BUSINESS

911±¬ÁÏÍø EV production is focusing on batteries as automakers compete for the lightest, most durable models and the longest driving range.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 19, 2025
EV battery race heats up among 911±¬ÁÏÍø automakers
Batteries account for about one-third of the price of an EV and largely determine its driving range and durability, fueling fierce competition for innovation.
Yukinori Takada, president of Sumitomo Life Insurance, is interviewed on Wednesday in Bellevue in Washington.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 19, 2025
Sumitomo Life to mull using AI tech to support sales agents
The comments followed a series of scandals in the industry that called into question the relationships between life insurance companies and their sales agents.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France ¡ª where he had lived since he was a young child ¡ª stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Tokyo ranked world¡¯s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York¡¯s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles¡¯ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld¡¯s global wealth index.
Tokyo looks to keep ¡®monster parents¡¯ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan¡¯s female leader rises, can she cross sumo¡¯s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn¡¯t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.

Podcast

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

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated 911±¬ÁÏÍø news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan¡¯s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
By Yukana Inoue

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