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Doris Aguirre, an immigrant from Honduras, participates virtually in a Sunday service by the immigrant-focused Lincoln United Methodist Church, held online due to the threat of immigration sweeps, in Chicago on Aug. 31.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2025
Immigrant faithful turn to online sermons and home communion amid Trump crackdown
On Trump’s first day in office, his administration scrapped earlier policy of designating places of worship as sensitive locations off limits to immigration enforcement.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle is parked outside the Cook County Courthouse after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an increased federal law enforcement presence and immigration enforcement actions by the Department of Homeland Security in Chicago on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2025
Trump administration says it launched ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ in Chicago
The operation appeared to resemble more typical immigration enforcement rather than troop deployments the U.S. president had authorized in other Democratic-held cities.
U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks after a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act near the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 3
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2025
Epstein letter allegedly from Trump released by House Democrats
Recently released papers also include Epstein’s will as well as entries from his contact books and information about his known bank accounts.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 8, 2025
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
The pledge was described over the weekend by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick as essentially a blank checkbook for U.S. President Donald Trump.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has responded cautiously to a possible warming in relations with the U.S. following weeks of tensions over tariffs.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 8, 2025
India proceeds with caution after Trump softens his rhetoric
U.S. President Donald Trump called his Indian counterpart a “great prime minister” and said he would always be friends with him amid tensions over tariffs.
A Homeland Security Investigations police officer watches over workers during a federal search warrant at a company in Ellabell, Georgia, on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 8, 2025
U.S. migrant raid jolts South Korea and stirs investor anxiety
The raid came shortly after a White House summit between the presidents of both countries where Korean companies pledged to up U.S. investments.
Japan might be giving the currency market the silent treatment
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has issued verbal warnings recently using the same language and the same tone, saying authorities “will take appropriate action at any time, as necessary.”
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Suspected Asian fraud ring exec served fresh warrant in Japan
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Osaka Prefectural Police have issued arrest warrants for three people, including a suspected fraud network leader, over alleged immigration and residency violations.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Tokyo hospital baby hatch accepts 20 newborns in first year
Hitoshi Kato (left), head of San-ikukai Hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, speaks during a news conference at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building on Thursday.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
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.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.
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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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.
What Yokoze can teach Japan about rural revival
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