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A woman looks at photographs of missing persons in the aftermath of flash floods, at the Tribhuvan University Teaching hospital in Kathmandu on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 1, 2026
Nepal’s wall of missing offers last hope after glacial flash flood destruction
A crowd gathers constantly in front of the gallery, with some people filming the rows of printed faces.
The 10-year Japanese government bond trades at 3%, a three-decade high.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 1, 2026
Japan’s 10-year government bond hits 3% for first time in three decades
Inflation and fiscal concerns weigh on the market even after intervention and verbal support from officials.
The flags of Pacific Island nations during the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Koror, Palau, on Monday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 1, 2026
China voices angst over Taiwan as Pacific Island leaders meet
Palau, host of this year’s Pacific Islands Forum, invited Taiwan’s foreign minister to attend, one of Taipei’s few remaining avenues for international exposure.
Toyohiro Akiyama spent nine days in space, broadcasting his zero-gravity experiences live and describing the experiments he conducted.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2026
Toyohiro Akiyama, first Japanese citizen to go to space, dies at 84
A reporter-turned-farmer, Akiyama had hopes for a younger generation able to think freely.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi heads to the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on foot as part of annual Disaster Prevention Day drills held on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 1, 2026
Takaichi participates in simulated earthquake drill on Disaster Prevention Day
This year’s annual drill simulated a scenario in which a 8.3-magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Tokachi in Hokkaido at around 7 a.m.
Sky Xu (center), chief executive officer of Shein Global Holdings, during the company's listing ceremony at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Tuesday
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2026
Shein shares plunge 10% in Hong Kong debut after rocky road to IPO
The shares fell to as low as HK$43.72 in early trading, compared with the IPO price of HK$48.56, before recovering some of the losses.
Polish Navy frigate ORP Wicher sits on a semisubmersible barge, following the christening and naming ceremony, marking the official start of the launch operation of the ship, at PGZ Stocznia Wojenna, in Gdynia, Poland, on Aug. 12.
WORLD
Sep 1, 2026
Poland pivots to homegrown defense production as it builds Europe’s biggest army
The Ukraine conflict is a top priority for Poland as the country shares a border with Ukraine and sees Russia as an existential threat, officials said.
A rice field in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, in June 2025. The government’s emergency stockpiles declined to 320,000 metric tons after it released 590,000 metric tons last year.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2026
Farm ministry to buy back 210,000 tons of rice released from its stockpiles
The government released stockpiles of rice last year to lower prices, a move that significantly depleted reserves of the grain.
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he delivers remarks on the "Trump Accounts" tax-advantaged investment program at Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia, on July 22.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 1, 2026
Trump to spend $4 million bolstering right-wing media in Europe, sources say
The grants risk deepening tensions between the Trump administration and European governments, some of which have already accused Washington of interfering.
Deforestation from illegal mining in the Tambopata National Reserve
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 1, 2026
Peru is losing a battle against illegal gold mining in its rainforests
Even when operations to disrupt illegal gold mines go according to plan, it’s only a matter of days before miners return, said a federal prosecutor involved in the operations.
The Apple Fifth Avenue store in New York in February 2025. Apple has claimed in a new court filing that OpenAI is destroying evidence and that a former iPhone engineer used confidential Apple material in his work at the company.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 1, 2026
Apple claims OpenAI is using confidential Apple material and destroying evidence
A court brief has been filed in support of Apple’s motion for expedited pretrial fact-finding in the lawsuit, which accuses the ChatGPT-maker of stealing trade secrets.
Lindsay Vonn on the red carpet before the induction ceremony at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, on Sunday
OLYMPICS / Alpine skiing
Sep 1, 2026
Lindsey Vonn’s ‘long road’ back still includes ACL repair
Vonn, 41, tore her ACL in ​a World Cup race in Switzerland on Jan. 30, just a week ​before the start of the Milano Cortina Olympics.
Bereaved family member Yasuko Ueda pays her respects at the site of the former building where a fire occurred in the Kabukicho district of Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2026
Victims of 2001 fire in Tokyo’s Kabukicho remembered
Bereaved loved ones paid their respects at the site of the early-morning fire that claimed 44 lives 25 years ago.
Naomi Osaka in action during her first-round match against Anastasia Zakharova at the U.S. Open in New York on Monday
TENNIS
Sep 1, 2026
Osaka brings style and steel for winning start to U.S. Open
Naomi Osaka unveiled another bold Grand Slam walk-on outfit before battling to a victory over unseeded Russian Anastasia Zakharova.
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has held telephone talks with his Nepali counterpart, Shisir Khanal.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 1, 2026
Five missing Japanese nationals highlighted in top envoy’s dialogue with Nepal
The Japanese government has decided to provide blankets, tents and other relief goods, and is considering dispatching a disaster relief team.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Belgian counterpart, Theo Francken, meet at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 1, 2026
Japan and Belgium defense ministers agree to deepen security ties
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi welcomed Belgium’s first assignment of a defense attache to its embassy in Tokyo, describing the move as highly significant.
Minoru Kiuchi, the minister in charge of growth strategy, said that next year’s budget should properly reflect rising prices and wages "while strengthening the economy’s growth potential."
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 1, 2026
Japan’s Kiuchi says record budget requests need broad comparison
The economic and fiscal policy minister added that next year’s budget should properly reflect rising prices and wages “while strengthening the economy’s growth potential.”
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks to greet U.S. President Donald Trump at the Military Demarcation Line that divides North and South Korea, in the Joint Security Area at Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in June 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 1, 2026
North Korea-U.S. summit ‘possible at any time,’ Seoul spy agency says
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service has analyzed that while there is no known concrete contact between the two sides, there are signs of dialogue.
Arsenal's Bukayo Saka celebrates scoring against Aston Villa at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, on Monday.
SOCCER
Sep 1, 2026
Saka earns Arsenal narrow victory at troubled Villa
Aston Villa remains pointless and without a goal and will be anxious to try and boost its squad ahead of the transfer window closing on Tuesday.
Giants wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr. (left) and Malik Nabers slap hands during warmups before the game against the Vikings at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Aug. 15.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Sep 1, 2026
Giants receiver Nabers praises OBJ for leadership
Malik Nabers is keeping the timetable for his return private, but the Giants receiver is excited about the return of Odell Beckham Jr., who earned a place on the 53-man roster.
Supporters of Argentina’s national team gather in Rosario, Argentina, birthplace of soccer legend Lionel Messi, to celebrate Argentina’s victory over England in the World Cup semifinal on July 16. Messi’s retirement from the national soccer team, though widely expected, sparked fears of a diminished squad, and heartbreak over the departure of a national icon.
SOCCER
Sep 1, 2026
Argentines hoped Messi would stay forever
Lionel Messi’s long-anticipated international retirement still came as a shock in Argentina, where the World Cup winner became far more than a soccer star.
A relief worker delivers supplies to disaster survivors who continue to live in evacuation shelters in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 19. In a survey targeting foreign nationals living in Tokyo, 41.3% said they want to read information, such as about disasters, in easy Japanese.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2026
Easy Japanese in focus as way to deliver information to foreign nationals
A survey targeting foreign nationals living in Tokyo found 41.3% want to read information in easy Japanese, higher than 35.9% seeking information in English.
A tax reform package for the fiscal year starting next April will be compiled at the end of this year following examinations of requests by the tax panels of the government and the ruling parties.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 1, 2026
Ministry and agency tax system reform requests focus on economic strength
A tax reform package for the fiscal year starting next April will be compiled at the end of this year following examinations of the requests.
Yen weakens past ¥160 per dollar, eroding intervention gains
Traders now are carefully watching yen levels for signs of when authorities might move to protect the currency.
Chance of huge quake hitting western Japan in the next 30 years as high as 60%
A giant crane pulls crushed cars out of the debris after the Hanshin Expressway in Kobe was devastated during one of Japan's worst earthquakes in January 1995.
Myopia prevention in Japan reaches a milestone
According to the Japanese government's own surveys, the share of schoolchildren who cannot read the standard vision chart with the naked eye has reached record highs.
Before flood catastrophe, Nepal asked China for early warnings as risks mounted
A funeral pyre is lit for a victim of deadly flash floods in Nepal, at the Suryamati River in Trishuli, Nepal, on Sunday.
Is Japan backpedaling on its work-style reforms?
Japan has come a long way to change its culture of working long hours. But fresh moves to cut back on overtime limits are prompting some to ask if the nation is backtracking on reforms.
Defense Ministry’s record ¥8.9 trillion budget request expected to balloon further by year-end
Ghost Robotics' Vision 60 quadruped robot joins the Ground Self-Defense Force's 1st Airborne Brigade during an annual New Year military drill at Narashino exercise field in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, in January.
Is Japan backpedaling on its work-style reforms?
Japan has come a long way to change its culture of working long hours. But fresh moves to cut back on overtime limits are prompting some to ask if the nation is backtracking on reforms.
Meet Japan’s first literacy ambassador
Aditi Paudel, a high school senior in Tokyo who spent part of her childhood in Nepal, was recently named Japan's first literacy ambassador.
Amid global turmoil and a weak yen, energy poverty emerges as a concern in Japan
A man looks at air conditioners at an electronics store in Tokyo. Being unable to meet the energy needs for a decent standard of living can negatively impact one’s mental health, opportunities for social interaction and performance at school and work.
A shady way to go alfresco: Tokyo’s outdoor dining spots to escape the sun
With cooler days around the corner, Tokyo's full slate of outdoor dining spots like Bonus Track in Shimokitazawa offer welcome respites after a summer cooped up inside.

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