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Wall Street will seem closer to Tokyo after the biggest U.S. exchanges stay open almost around the clock from December.

BUSINESS / Markets

Buy SpaceX directly on Nasdaq as you eat lunch in Tokyo

By Kazuaki Nagata

U.S. exchanges will soon be open for business almost around the clock.

Wall Street will seem closer to Tokyo after the biggest U.S. exchanges stay open almost around the clock from December.

A map from the Japan Meteorological Agency's website shows the projected path of Typhoon Dujuan.

JAPAN

Typhoon Dujuan set to arrive in Kanto during Silver Week

The weather agency urged residents in the path of the storm to remain on high alert for torrential rain, violent winds and high waves.

A concept model of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP)'s fighter jet is displayed during the Defence Security Equipment International (DSEI) Japan at Makuhari Messe in Chiba in May 2025.

JAPAN / Politics

Canada’s observer role in fighter program raises export hopes

Canada is weighing purchases of the aircraft, while the partner countries seeks a wider export market and more cooperation among like-minded nations.

Takumi Hojo celebrates on the podium after winning the men's men's individual triathlon in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, on Sunday.

MORE SPORTS / Triathlon

Japanese triathlete Takumi Hojo claims first gold of Asian Games

Hojo qualified for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles with the win.

Erisa Sano Herring (center) with her family. Her Canadian father first picked up squash and passed it on to his children.

MORE SPORTS

For a Japanese-Canadian squash pro, the Asian Games are personal

By Mai Yoshikawa

Erisa Sano Herring chose to represent Japan over Canada at age 18.

Erisa Sano Herring (center) with her family. Her Canadian father first picked up squash and passed it on to his children.

People sit near a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at the main train station in Seoul on Sunday.

North Korea fires off two ballistic missiles

By Jesse Johnson

North Korea fired off a second missile on Sunday evening, hours after it launched an apparent short-range ballistic weapon.

A photo of an antiterrorism drill that the Foreign Ministry posted on its X account but was removed after it has drawn criticism on social media that costumes used in the drill were specifically associated with the Middle East and the Islamic world.

Japan foreign ministry draws flak over costumes used in anti-terror drill

The drill was held at a government facility in Tokyo to prepare for potential terror attacks and the abduction of Japanese nationals abroad.

Public-private railway fully reopens in Kumamoto six years after flooding

As Japan’s sewers age, a few towns are considering a switch to septic tanks

Timelesz member Shuto Inomata arrested in Tokyo for alleged assault

Koizumi and U.S. defense chief Hegseth agree to boost security cooperation

By Jesse Johnson

The Digital Realty data command center in Singapore.

Data center command hub keeps AI up and running

The goal is not simply to react when something breaks, but to detect warning signs early enough to prevent disruption.

A ship is frozen in Lake Superior at port in Superior, Wisconsin, in February 2014.

Great Lakes that bind U.S.-Canada trade are imperiled by Trump tariffs

Shipping on the Great Lakes has depended on a U.S. economy that moved in lockstep with Canada. A trade war is upending that balance.

Soy sauce maker Kikkoman opens third U.S. plant

World running short of supertankers threatens long-haul oil flow

Hormuz oil shipments hit six-month high, U.S. military commander says

How Austria can loosen China’s grip over a key critical mineral

By Jonathan Tirone

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae attend a commissioning ceremony for the destroyer Kang Kon at Wonsan Port in North Korea's Kangwon Province on Sept. 6.

The hidden human cost of Kim Jong Un’s newfound power

By Choe Sang-Hun

Kim’s position rests on the brutal exploitation of his own people, from coal miners to diplomats, at home and abroad.

A large plume of black smoke rises from the fuel storage area at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday.

U.S. fears rapid escalation in Middle East after Houthis attack Riyadh

The Houthis’ lightning offensive seizing swaths of Yemeni territory in recent weeks has left hundreds dead.

Senior Taiwan official makes rare trip to China

Germans vote in elections threatening fresh blow to Merz

By Frank Zeller

Drones hit Moscow as Russians go to the polls

Philippine tribe in limbo over U.S.-led tech hub

By Pam Castro

Myanmar's Wai Khin Hnin kicks a return against Indonesia's Sumaya during the women's singles final teqball match at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya on Sunday.

Myanmar captures first Asian Games teqball gold as Spain great Carles Puyol watches

Teqball was invented 14 years ago in a garage in Hungary and features players kicking a ball over a curved table, incorporating elements of the southeast Asian sport sepak takraw.

Rams anxious to get back on field after stunning Week 1 collapse

MLB teams turn to pop culture as way to draw new fans to ballpark

By nicole fernandes

IOC President Kirsty Coventry impressed by accommodations at Asian Games

Arsenal gets wake-up call with upset loss against Brighton

A one-day event is held at a morning market in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sept. 13. The market was destroyed by a fire following a major earthquake that hit the region in January 2024.

Can Pikachu help heal a disaster zone?

Julia Gerster

Pokemon-themed attractions are bringing visitors and economic attention back to the earthquake-devastated Noto Peninsula.

Altman’s opaque AI is creating a new security dilemma

By Parmy Olson

Japan’s rice balls are invading the U.K.

By Howard Chua-Eoan

Empty words at the Xiangshan Forum

You don’t have to trust Chinese AI

By Catherine Thorbecke

Experts warn of a growing multimillion-dollar trade in endangered animals to feed demand among wealthy Indians seeking exotic status symbols to flaunt on social media.

Baby orangutans in India expose ‘frightening’ scale of trafficking

Officials warn of a growing trade in endangered animals to feed demand among wealthy Indians seeking exotic status symbols to flaunt on social media.

Hydropowered Bhutan explores solar to diversify and meet growing demand

By Sara Hussein

Climate and seismic factors primed ‘unprecedented’ Nepal disaster

Trump’s climate rollbacks will keep U.S. emissions higher for longer

Trump EPA ends climate regulations for power plants

By Zahra Hirji

Mike Paxman and Alex T Thomas (left and right, respectively) perform “Put a Pin in It: An ADHD Adventure!,” an improvised show at the Tokyo Comedy Bar centered on neurodivergent humor.

What ADHD looks like when it gets ahold of a microphone

By Zoria Petkoska

Instead of scripting jokes, Mike Paxman and Alex T Thomas, two comedians with ADHD, decided to lean into the way their brains work and let loose in an unscripted comedy show.

Pop star Ed Sheeran says Gaza situation ‘unjustifiable’ following controversy

‘Nagi Notes’: An intimate portrayal of rural rhythms and realities

By James Hadfield

‘Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?’: A passionate but uneven anti-war biopic

By Mark Schilling

Who is Hiro Murai, the Tokyo-born director who made Emmy history?

By Erik Augustin Palm

Most "inari-zushi" (fried tofu simmered in shoyu and stuffed with sushi rice) are enclosed pockets, but open-faced versions allow for a bit more flash.

Stuffed sushi pockets with a show-off personality

By Elizabeth Andoh

“Shinmai” (new rice) will be hitting shelves in the coming weeks, and this recipe makes full use of this staple ingredient.

A cocktail menu for the ‘konbini’-obsessed

By Weiwen Lin

A look back at 30 years of Tokyo Game Show

By Owen Ziegler

Sleep like a Pokemon (for free) at Hokkaido’s Poke Ball-themed hotel

By Owen Ziegler

As Japan’s cities get denser, could greener rooftops replace lost gardens?

By Paul de Vries

Shikhambri Chhabra and her husband are raising their two sons — one born in India, one in Japan — in their Osaka home and say they have no plans to uproot the family.

Amid Japan’s immigration squeeze, foreign residents ask: Should we stay?

By Mai Yoshikawa

Tighter visa rules and a weak yen have many foreign nationals pondering whether it’s time to leave their adopted country.

Kashiwamochi is sweet and shy and looking for a new home

How to navigate parenthood in a multilingual home

By Joel Tansey

Meet Japan’s first literacy ambassador

By Elizabeth Beattie

Tokyo International School’s expansion comes as Japan seeks to boost educational offerings

By Spencer Landers

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

The entrance to Marco, an "izakaya" (Japanese pub) in central Tokyo, where rising costs and changing drinking habits are reshaping Japan’s drinking culture.

The new izakaya economy

By Alex K.T. Martin

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