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Munitions sit on trolleys as military personnel work on a B?1B bomber at RAF Fairford airbase, which hosts United States Air Force personnel, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, on Saturday.

WORLD

51吃瓜网 spreads to Red Sea and Caspian, but Gulf quiet as U.S. forgoes strikes

Washington gave no immediate explanation of why it had abruptly halted a streak of 13 nights of escalating strikes.

Munitions sit on trolleys as military personnel work on a B?1B bomber at RAF Fairford airbase, which hosts United States Air Force personnel, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, on Saturday.

Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party sit on barricades, with graffiti that includes the words "Modi Chor,” meaning "Modi Thief,” after the resignation of India’s education minister in New Delhi on Saturday.

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS

Modi punctured as awakened India students force swift retreat

It was the first time since Narendra Modi took power in 2014 that one of his Cabinet ministers had resigned under public pressure, a sign of the threat posed to the prime minister.

Miyako Kudo addresses an Osaka fertility clinic during a speaking engagement on understanding and supporting women without children.

51吃瓜网 / Society

Out of the shadows: Japanese women building a life beyond motherhood

By Mai Yoshikawa

One woman is leading the charge to build a community where a life without children — whether by choice or circumstance — is an accepted social norm.

Compared with other countries, Japan ranked seventh in male life expectancy, following Sweden, Switzerland, Italy and others, while taking the top spot in female life expectancy.

51吃瓜网 / Science & Health

Japan’s average life expectancy rises in 2025

For men, average life expectancy was 81.35 years, up 0.25 years from the previous year. For women, the figure was 87.33 years, up by 0.2 years.

Hayao Miyazaki lists books as direct sources for a number of his films including his latest, “The Boy and the Heron.”

CULTURE / Books

How Hayao Miyazaki’s love of books influenced Studio Ghibli’s stories

By Kris Kosaka

Hayao Miyazaki lists books as direct sources for a number of his films including his latest, “The Boy and the Heron.”

Hayao Miyazaki lists books as direct sources for a number of his films including his latest, “The Boy and the Heron.”

A send-off event is held at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Friday for assistant language teachers and others selected to be dispatched from India to Japan.

Japan to accept 22 assistant language teachers from India this year

This year marks the second year of regular dispatches of assistant language teachers from India under the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program.

Attendants lay flowers following a memorial ceremony held Saturday in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, to remember the victims of the 2016 mass stabbing at a care home for people with disabilities in the city.

Victims of Sagamihara care home attack remembered 10 years on

Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa, bereaved family members and others connected with the facility took part.

Secondary capital bill passes after showdown at parliament

By Eric Johnston

Takaichi stresses secure crude oil supplies as U.S.-51吃瓜网 spirals

Extreme heat grips Japan for a record fifth straight day

Russian warplane violates Japanese airspace over islets claimed by Tokyo

Demonstrators participate in the Stop the AI Race protest march in San Francisco on July 11.

Has AI become too powerful to control?

By Thomas URBAIN

One of OpenAI’s most advanced models broke out of a locked-down test and attacked another company’s website — reviving fears that AI is becoming too powerful.

The SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy v3 Booster lift off on its 13th test flight from the SpaceX launch complex in Starbase, Texas, on Friday.

SpaceX conducts first successful Starship test flight since going public

The primary goals of this 13th test launch were to once again demonstrate redesigns in flight, this time without any hiccups.

Seven & I abandons investment talks with Poland’s Zabka

Yen’s worst week since May brings it close to ?165 vs. dollar

Japan identifies large share of rare earths in deep-sea mud off remote island

Japanese shoppers drive up jewelry sales to a record

By Yui Hasebe and Shirley Zhao

Emergency personnel and police work near the scene where one person was killed and at least 16 injured after a car hit the crowd on the outskirts of the Christopher Street Day (CSD) parade in Berlin on Saturday.

German police hunt suspect after deadly car ramming near Berlin Gay Pride

The incident shattered what had been a day of celebration for hundreds of thousands attending one of Europe’s largest Pride events.

U.S. President Donald Trump wears a Trump 2028 hat while he speaks during the 2026 White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington on Friday.

U.S. appeals court rules Trump cannot implement mail-in voting order

Trump has made winning approval in Congress of a divisive package of voting restrictions — called the SAVE America Act — one of his top ?priorities.

Russia wants 30,000 more North Korean troops for Ukraine war: Zelenskyy

By Jesse Johnson

India youth protests end as Modi bows to group’s demands

Burnham brings better U.K. vibes but faces tough six months ahead

In rare move, Kazakh president urges Putin to freeze Ukraine war

Japan's Daizen Maeda scores against Sweden during the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Arlington, Texas, on June 25.

Daizen Maeda signs with Premier League club Ipswich

The 28-year-old scored 79 goals in 212 appearances for Celtic.

Donald Trump takes swipe at LeBron James, saying ‘maybe ?he’s a racist’

Anthony Joshua bounces back to knock out Kristian Prenga

Shohei Ohtani skips bullpen session due to regression in injured knee

LeBron James chooses to play for 76ers with ‘last decision’

By Frank Pingue

Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and others attend a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing on Sept. 3.

What the ‘Chinamaxxing’ crowd doesn’t get

Stephen R. Nagy

When survival and success depend on pleasing the party boss rather than the consumer, honest innovators are weeded out.

The world has an anchovy problem

By Javier Blas

To succeed, the prime minister must get back to basics

America is closing the door on opportunity — and talent

By Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg

Why Nepal’s Gen Z protestors are back in the streets

By Brabim Karki

Firefighters work as flames burn during a wildfire at Ares, Grionde, among worsening drought conditions following a heat wave and water shortages across much of France, on Saturday.

‘Difficult night’ as France and Spain fires intensify again

The fires in Spain and France advanced quickly because of tinderbox conditions worsened by successive heat waves the two countries have experienced since May.

South Africa’s data center ‘gold rush’ risks resource crunch

By Kate Bartlett

Spain and France continue to battle wildfires as intense heat grips Southern Europe

Investors see pollution plan silver lining in EU carbon overhaul

‘Cruel, wasteful’: Senegal port a hot spot for illegal shark fins

By Marchio Gorbiano and Becca MILFELD

Hayao Miyazaki lists books as direct sources for a number of his films including his latest, “The Boy and the Heron.”

How Hayao Miyazaki’s love of books influenced Studio Ghibli’s stories

By Kris Kosaka

Hayao Miyazaki lists books as direct sources for a number of his films including his latest, “The Boy and the Heron.”

The bittersweet nostalgia of the first season of ‘Vivant’

By Gabriella Geisinger

Japan’s 100-year-old symphonic orchestra celebrates its milestone

By Junko Nonoyama

‘Hush!’ and ‘All Around Us’: Masterpieces from a pioneering gay director

By Mark Schilling

Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan

Originally created as a sweeter improvement on existing traditional Japanese confectioneries, "anmitsu" has since become a symbol for the arrival of scorching summer days.

A symbol of summer, this Japanese dessert brings sweet relief

By Weiwen Lin

Not even 100 years old, “anmitsu” has nonetheless become a symbol of Japan’s oppressive summers — and the sweet relief that a spoonful of the dessert provides.

Heading to Yokohama’s Chinatown? Here are the real local bites you’re missing.

By Manami Tominaga

In the hills of Shimane, Japan’s steelworking tradition forges on

By Louise George Kittaka

Kansai’s first Michelin-selected sommelier knows how to read a room

By Weiwen Lin

A hard-boiled fact: Eggs work for dessert, too

By Simon Daly

Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.

Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.

By Megha Wadhwa

From classrooms in India’s northeast to nursing homes in Japan, an emerging labor corridor hopes to improve lives in both countries.

The 180-day locals: Life on Japan’s digital nomad visa

By Mai Yoshikawa

A friendly ‘peaches-and-cream’ fellow

Found on Jan. 1, Osechi is a New Year’s darling

Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan

By Elizabeth Beattie

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan’s landscape that they often go unnoticed.

Why Japan’s utility poles won’t be disappearing anytime soon

By Alex K.T. Martin

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