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U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington earlier this month.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2025
‘Non-interventionist’ Trump flexes muscles in Latin America
Trump has been meddling in ways harkening back to an earlier era in U.S. history.
"This (fishing) is the only thing we have to ... make a dollar," fisherman Rakesh Ramdass said, adding that he was afraid of getting caught between the U.S and Venezuela but is left without an alternative.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2025
Caught between Venezuela and U.S., Trinidad fishermen fear the sea
Between Venezuelan military preparations in response to U.S. “provocation” and Trinidad-backed American strikes on alleged drug boats, fishermen are keeping a low profile.
Many analysts said that U.S. President Donald Trump, who often tries to project strength as a negotiation tactic, likely was seeking to send a message to Moscow and Beijing with his remarks about resuming nuclear testing.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 31, 2025
Nuclear curveball: Trump’s testing plan raises fears and confusion in Washington
Such a move, if implemented, could end up benefiting adversaries.
Nissan expects a ¥275 billion ($1.8 billion) operating loss this year as it pushes ahead with cost-cutting to salvage its deteriorating finances.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2025
Nissan shares fall after warning of $1.8 billion annual loss
The struggling company has faced cratering profits and a mountain of debt,
Politically themed Halloween decorations labeled "empathy," "tolerance," and "compromise & cooperation" at the home of Donna Breslin in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2025
Washington’s Halloween displays show scariest thing for Democrats is Trump
The White House is also using Halloween to mock opponents, posting images online of Trump with the words, “Not included — crown,” possibly to make light of the “No Kings” protests.
Nvidia's Blackwell GPU chip. The Blackwell family of chips is Nvidia’s top offering, with capabilities that far exceed those of processors the U.S. effectively banned from sale to China in 2022.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 31, 2025
Trump says Nvidia chip talks with Xi didn’t cover Blackwell
The U.S. president said chips were indeed discussed but that Beijing will have separate conversations with chipmakers directly.
The Nikkei 225 stock average broke 52,000 just days after breaking 51,000.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 31, 2025
Nikkei 225 breaks 52,000 as records continue to topple
The surprise rally remains strong despite significant economic uncertainty.
Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki on Thursday called the U.S. president’s order to restart nuclear tests “absolutely unacceptable.”
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2025
Nagasaki mayor condemns Trump’s nuclear test order
The U.S. president had instructed the Defense Department to restart nuclear testing because of other countries’ testing programs.
The Baker test on July 25, 1946, the U.S.' second atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll.
WORLD / EXPLAINER
Oct 31, 2025
Nuclear testing: Why did it stop, why test and who has nuclear weapons?
No nuclear power — other than North Korea most recently in 2017 — has carried out explosive nuclear testing in over 25 years.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk after a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2025
Trump-Xi truce buys time as both seek leverage in broader fight
For markets eager to escape the tit-for-tat escalations and broad uncertainty that has defined recent months, it was hard to read the result as more than a temporary pause.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday that the central bank has no timeline in mind for the next rate increase.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 30, 2025
BOJ keeps policy rate at 0.5% as lack of U.S. data makes forecasting difficult
The central bank stuck to a wait-and-see approach owing to continued uncertainty.
Visitors line up outside the Lin Zexu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou, China, on Oct. 23. Chinese President Xi Jinping draws on lessons from Lin Zexu, a 19th-century official whose defiance of Britain in a confrontation over trade led to China’s humiliating defeat but made him a national hero.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 30, 2025
How the 19th-century opium war shapes Xi’s trade clash with Trump
The showdown between China and the West then began, much as today’s did, with mounting Western anger over a huge Chinese trade surplus.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping greet each other as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 30, 2025
Trump trims fentanyl-linked China tariffs after ‘amazing’ Xi meeting
The U.S. leader’s face-to-face talks with Xi in the South Korean city of Busan, their first since 2019, marked the finale of his whirlwind Asia trip.
A sign hangs above desks used by the Burmese-language service in the offices of Radio Free Asia, following the termination of funding for the station, which broadcast in nine Asian languages, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order gutting the government-funded media outlet's parent and six other federal agencies, in Washington on March 15.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 30, 2025
Radio Free Asia suspends operations after Trump cuts and U.S. shutdown
Long a thorn in Beijing’s side, RFA’s closure comes just as the U.S. president meets his Chinese counterpart on an Asia trip seeking better relations.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his ministers sit across from U.S. leaders at the Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 30, 2025
China is winning the global ‘narrative war’
The future of the international order may depend less on missiles and trade deals than on who controls the story of what that order means and whom it serves.
U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday. Whether Takaichi can follow through on her promises will determine whether her relationship with Trump truly ushers in a new era for Japan-U.S. relations.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 30, 2025
Takaichi earns kudos for following Trump ‘manual’
The Takaichi administration’s diplomacy toward Washington will face many trials in the months and years to come.
The USS Annapolis nuclear-powered submarine is anchored at a naval base on Jeju Island, South Korea, in July 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 30, 2025
South Korea to build nuclear-powered subs in U.S., Trump says
Washington’s decision to share the closely held nuclear technology with Seoul could have implications for Tokyo’s own defense policies.
Federal employees line up before collecting food from a Capital Area Food Bank distribution center as the U.S. government shutdown continues in Hyattsville, Maryland, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 30, 2025
Millions set to lose food aid amid U.S. government shutdown standoff
There has been no sign of movement in the weekslong stalemate, with funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, set to lapse Saturday.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reportedly turned down a request from the U.S. to cease imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 30, 2025
Takaichi pushed back on U.S. request to ban Russian gas imports, sources say
Russian LNG accounts for nearly 9% of Japan’s total LNG imports, with companies Mitsui and Mitsubishi holding stakes in the Sakhalin-2 project in Russia’s Far East.
A mushroom cloud rises with ships below during Operation Crossroads nuclear weapons test on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, in 1946.
WORLD
Oct 30, 2025
Trump asks Pentagon to immediately resume testing U.S. nuclear weapons
Never mind that Russia and China are not currently conducting nuclear tests and nuclear testing is overseen by the Department of Energy.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Trump says ‘Japan’ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
World’s first fully sealed vertical-farming facility opens in Tokyo
Fully sealed units are stacked on top of each other at Plantx's vertical-farming facility in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Wednesday.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.

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