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Tokyo stocks rise as dip buying centers on AI, chip shares

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday, with the Nikkei stock index climbing over 2% after its drop the past three straight trading days spurred m

Sister of ex-death row inmate calls for full disclosure of evidence by prosecutors amid retrial system review

A bill under consideration would limit the scope of evidence disclosure and mandate that the defense not be provided with a list of evidence.

Climate change increases heat risks in 97 of 104 World Cup matches

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Climate change has increased the likelihood of heat that could impair player performance and slow match tempo for 97 of 104 matches a

A ninth leader in 10 years: Peru's presidential runoff winner remains unclear as count moves slowly

LIMA, Peru (AP) -- The winner of Peru's presidential runoff election was still not known hours after polls closed Sunday as electoral authorities slow

Japanese pension fund proxies buy record foreign bonds in May

Bank trust accounts bought a net ¥3.16 trillion ($19.7 billion) in May, preliminary figures from the Finance Ministry showed on Monday.

Taiwan says China Coast Guard patrols to its east are ’provocative act’

China said the moves were in ⁠response to a Japanese and Philippine announcement regarding talks ​on delimiting their maritime boundaries.

A ninth leader in 10 years: Peru's runoff hinges on crime and 30% undecided voters

LIMA, Peru (AP) -- Peruvians chose between two presidential hopefuls with starkly different views Sunday as they elected their ninth head of state in

Japan Uncovered #21: Life by the sea in Miyagi's Ishinomaki

I absolutely love taking one panoramic sight of the sea, then nose diving into that seascape for a glimpse at its aquatic lifestyle. Ishinomaki in Miy

LDP panel urges limits on land-buying near Japan security sites by 'individuals of concern'

TOKYO -- The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters on foreign-national policy on June 4 drafted a set of recommendations to be presented to t

LDP’s flag desecration bill rekindles debate over limits of expression

Advocates say the measure is meant to address a legal gap but critics argue the bill's language is "extremely vague."

Haiku in English: June 5, 2026

dead end alley --a creeper climbstowards the sky--Zoran Doderovic (Novi Sad, Serbia)Selected by Dhugal J. Lindsay

Japan work up sweat in readiness for sweltering World Cup venues

MONTERREY, Mexico (Kyodo) -- Japan's World Cup squad focused on acclimatizing to high temperatures Wednesday as they practiced at their pre-tournament

A South Korean beekeeper counts the cost of climate change

Rising temperatures are disrupting South Korea's beekeeping industry, as earlier blooms, harsher weather and disease cut honey production and put pressure on migratory farmers.

Japan rejects Taiwan's demand for talks over delimitation with Philippines

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Wednesday effectively brushed aside Taiwan's demand for consultation over the nation's planned bilateral negotiations with t

Indonesia's social media age limit forces platforms to gatekeep for minors

Russian aircraft production surges as Putin pivots to drone war

With tanks and other conventional armor hitting limits, cheap and scalable unmanned systems have become one of the few areas of Russian industry still capable of rapid expansion.

Japan gov't aims to cut sales tax from April 2027, opt for 1% rate

TOKYO -- The Japanese government and ruling parties began coordinating on June 1 toward applying a two-year, limited consumption tax cut on food and b

Japan’s duty-free sales climb in May as tourism boom endures

Japanese department stores are rebounding from a shaky start to the year as lingering political tensions kept many Chinese tourists away.

Why have China’s young people become so fed up?

Decades of misguided economic policymaking have left China in a demographic hole that it seems incapable of climbing out of.

China patrols waters east of Taiwan in response to Japan, Philippine maritime border talks

Japan and the Philippines said last week they would ​begin talks on delimiting the maritime boundary of the exclusive ‌economic zone, which overlaps with areas claimed by Beijing.