https://japantoday.com/hourlyhttps://japantoday.com/latesthourlyhttps://japantoday.com/popularhourlyhttps://japantoday.com/comment/recentalwayshttps://japantoday.com/about-usyearlyhttps://japantoday.com/contact-usyearlyhttps://japantoday.com/moderation-policyyearlyhttps://japantoday.com/privacy-policyyearlyhttps://japantoday.com/terms-of-serviceyearlyhttps://japantoday.com/advertisingyearlyhttps://japantoday.com/category/nationalhourly0.3https://japantoday.com/category/national/Weather-agency-warns-typhoon-to-make-landfall-over-weekend2026-06-26hourly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/5a/e4/c7dc8da4ef6c675e6378fb1ff448046f5e04/202606260221_top_img_a.pngMap shows paths of two typhoons moving toward Japan on Friday.https://japantoday.com/category/national/M5.8-quake-strikes-Chiba-Prefecture2026-06-26hourly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/gov%27t-to-expand-probe-on-condo-transactions-to-foreigners-residing-in-japan2026-06-26hourly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/b7/12/c7d4fb416de71335b9db0d2a79bee3bbe0e7/istock-1221931863.jpegCondos in Tokyohttps://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-weather-agency-warns-of-heavy-rain-as-2-typhoons-approach2026-06-26hourly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/ea/90/033675c87f5470cec9f27796b7514860c8e3/202606250271_top_img_a.pngMap shows projected path of two typhoons approaching Japan.https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-clarifies-dangerous-driving-law-with-numeric-standards2026-06-26hourly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/no-major-damage-after-7.2-magnitude-quake-off-japan2026-06-25hourly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/ae/d4/9ed97e89d8673e6f4b3e0ea13add60cd2cf4/67e17ed4bf2979ef7b3a53bea0bdc5932f49aac4.jpegAyataka Ebita, a Japan Meteorological Agency official in charge of monitoring earthquakes and tsunami, speaks during a press conference on the earthquake, in Tokyo on Thursday,https://japantoday.com/category/national/luxury-hotel-remodeling-historic-former-nara-prison-opens2026-06-25hourly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/b0/7d/76e081dac5d8421bf4f0b4369beb6b56e916/screenshot-2026-06-25-at-11-09-29.pnghttps://japantoday.com/category/national/urgent-m6.9-quake-hits-northeastern-japan-no-tsunami-warning2026-06-25hourly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/cf/d6/3522e9b571ad7097499e94c1f4ae6c9cd5b4/screenshot-2026-06-25-at-8-02-31.pnghttps://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-heavy-rain-lashes-japan%27s-kyushu-weather-agency-warns-of-disasters2026-06-25hourly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/52/0d/4b309bfbc98c1e4164a63ba1b8dd83c5b008/20260624kw___0042600010-ph-----n-ci0004.jpegPhoto taken on Wednesday shows a slope in Kagoshima that collapsed due to heavy rain.Slope collapse due to heavy rainhttps://japantoday.com/category/national/laser-pointer-aimed-at-monkey-enclosure-at-japan-zoo-known-for-punch2026-06-25hourly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/a4/32/25f41fc183d9985cd41ec5c408545b56f283/2026-03-26t084158z_47783664_rc22cka8zv45_rtrmadp_3_japan-monkey-1.jpegPunch, a Japanese macaque known for clinging to a stuffed orangutan, chews on tree leaves at Ichikawa City Zoo in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture.https://japantoday.com/category/national/teacher-dried-laundry-in-room-where-tokyo-school-fire-likely-started2026-06-25hourly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-japan-supreme-court-upholds-disbandment-decision-for-unification-church2026-06-24weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/94/17/222d6e6dfd160d51d423b4f7261c91d8208c/ap25084233562789-1.jpegThe logo of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification is seen at its building's entrance in Tokyo.https://japantoday.com/category/national/man-3-women-found-dead-in-home-in-apparent-joint-suicide2026-06-24weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/Mie-Prefecture-to-continue-to-allow-foreign-nationals-to-sit-for-recruitment-exams2026-06-24weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/okinawa-marks-81-years-since-end-of-wwii-ground-battle2026-06-23weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/99/e8/40d26f21fe1fd192e6452dcb2bd0a2db3470/20260623kw___0023100010-ph-----n-ci0004.jpegPeople offer flowers before a monument at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman on Tuesday,Peace Memorial Parkhttps://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-university-eyes-clinical-trials-for-womb-transplants2026-06-23weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/slimy-beans-japanese-natto-disgusts-and-delights-the-world2026-06-22weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/6f/f2/521e1f3bf4fdb0b11de26a4d2ddcac82dd78/cd99eaec535f752c1beeb96892c7ecc409c55def.jpegFunky: natto is a smelly and slimy Japanese staplehttps://japantoday.com/category/national/5-year-old-boy-goes-missing-from-bath-at-hot-spring-facility-in-kagoshima-prefecture2026-06-22weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/feature-japan%27s-disaster-recovery-workers-face-growing-mental-health-concerns2026-06-22weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-audio-analysis-lab-creates-buzz-for-music-putting-babies-to-sleep2026-06-22weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/ninja-certification-exam-attracts-131-candidates-from-japan-and-abroad2026-06-22weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/70/f3/54c7237a1107085af07c105c3fe350c7e1b2/screenshot-2026-06-20-at-11-00-19.pnghttps://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-extends-sdf-dispatch-to-u.n.-mission-headquarters-in-s.-sudan12026-06-21weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-foreigner-entry-visa-fees-to-be-hiked-5-fold-to-15-000-yen-from-july2026-06-20weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/02/94/bd16aaed02139c16a56ac4b7a182cd6f496f/istock-2258992467.jpegEntry visa fees to be hiked 5-fold to ¥15,000.https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-u.s.-commence-joint-island-defense-drill-in-kyushu-okinawa2026-06-20weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/0b/41/569f89ca7011cc42b2fc35d37292a33c088d/screenshot-2026-06-20-at-13-25-51.pngGround Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps members attend the opening ceremony of the Resolute Dragon field exercise for island defense skills at Camp Kengun in Kumamoto Prefecture on Saturday.https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-men-told-to-clean-at-home-not-just-the-world-cup2026-06-20weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/0d/2c/6dc87ad82c635ceb8e63bf359bcdf7ee172c/c255194ff39545275cdb5c2d35caa729d42ac1a2.jpegJapan supporters at the World Cup match against the Netherlands in Arlington, Texashttps://japantoday.com/category/national/update2-tokaido-shinkansen-train-services-resume-after-person-fatally-hit2026-06-20weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-enacts-changes-to-bolster-support-for-elderly-without-kin2026-06-20weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/fire-breaks-out-at-tokyo-primary-school-injuring-at-least-one2026-06-19weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/21/e7/2089d8d008f491dd1c66537971355200386c/2026-06-19t062037z_1_lynxmpem5i0d9_rtroptp_4_japan-school-fire.jpegSmoke rises from a primary school after a fire broke out in Kita Ward, Tokyo, on Friday, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-doctor-turned-author-moots-amputations-to-ease-care-crunch2026-06-19weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/ec/96/8860276f6667becfdb10dd63ceb832b1f369/24c7de426b5c8580ec6d534efe34e73084222ba3.jpegA caretaker wheels an elderly woman after a bath at a day care facility for senior citizens in Tokyo.https://japantoday.com/category/national/smartphone-catches-fire-on-flight-leaving-haneda-airport-no-injuries2026-06-19weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/record-3-623-people-stranded-on-japan-mountains-in-20252026-06-18weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/82/9b/c748caa86b8eb7c1b92f7ee7d9474b21deda/istock-1169479746.jpegNagano Prefecture had the largest number of cases of people stranded.https://japantoday.com/category/national/bay-landfill-work-for-okinawa-u.s.-base-transfer-begins-in-new-section2026-06-18weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/c5/96/67c48c1801add31594a3f76e803afdb67f8b/20260617kw___0037600010-ph-----n-ci0004.jpegLandfill work is underway on Wednesday in a newly designated area in Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.Landfill work for U.S. base transferhttps://japantoday.com/category/national/foreign-visitors-to-japan-fall-3.6-to-nearly-3.6-million-in-may2026-06-18weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-enacts-tighter-drone-rules-expanding-no-fly-zones2026-06-18weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-clear-way-for-local-gov%27ts-to-effectively-ban-private-lodgings2026-06-17weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/cases-of-deadly-tick-borne-disease-in-japan-rise-faster-than-20252026-06-17weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/M5.5-quake-jolts-eastern-Japan-no-tsunami-alert-issued2026-06-16weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/45/7c/739cd3d2745d3ab3d961d4ebcfc6744e2172/screenshot-2026-06-16-at-19-57-32.pnghttps://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-oks-basic-plan-to-raise-awareness-of-issues-facing-sexual-minorities2026-06-16weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-defense-force-to-join-parachute-drill-on-philippine-islet-near-taiwan2026-06-16weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-sees-record-multiple-pregnancies-after-fertility-insurance-coverage2026-06-15weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/aa/fb/80d1c93fef71239851bc60267f5c1478ed42/20260527kw___0031200010-ph-----n-ci0004.jpegTwo newborn babies are seen at a hospital in Aichi Prefecture in 2025.Newborn babieshttps://japantoday.com/category/national/two-of-kyoto%E2%80%99s-famous-temples-tackle-streetside-trash-with-solar-powered-trash-cans2026-06-15weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/95/21/f76e371e09fde6b306adba62224c863fbb16/screenshot-2026-06-13-at-15-07-11.pnghttps://japantoday.com/category/national/food-tax-cut-seen-cutting-farm-income-by-300-billion-yen-estimate2026-06-14weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/43/b3/dfed3de149579b9189888eb02d0a76905e66/istock-959818662.jpegA farmer is seen in a rice field in Miyazaki Prefecture.https://japantoday.com/category/national/visitor-fee-for-japan-highland-resort-kamikochi-eyed-for-conservation2026-06-14weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/46/52/2ae177f0f20cdd615fabdf63609feff8cb28/_-kamikochi_in_autumn-_24_oct-_2011_-_panoramio.jpegTourists walk across a bridge in in Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture.https://japantoday.com/category/national/gov%27t-to-consider-scrapping-loss-making-public-private-cool-japan-fund2026-06-14weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/tepco-says-treated-water-release-halted-after-low-flow-alarm2026-06-14weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-emperor-empress-begin-trip-to-netherlands-belgium2026-06-13weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/7b/3e/0b25870104c5b839e144c09bf3797b507318/20260613kw___0007000010-ph-----n-ci0004.jpegEmperor Naruhito and Empress Masako board their plane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Saturday for a trip to the Netherlands and Belgium.Japan's emperor, empresshttps://japantoday.com/category/national/newly-developed-japan-citrus-likely-carried-off-saplings-on-sale-in-china2026-06-13weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/e5/57/824c96073b3949e5e181e7a96ae6514a9214/img-01.jpegBeni Princess, a quality citrus hybrid variety developed in Ehime Prefecturehttps://japantoday.com/category/national/jal-warned-after-2-cabin-attendants%27-drinking-incident-delays-flight2026-06-13weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/0d/a5/3131d57eb0a00425926d081dbd9b69bdf56c/haneda.jpegAircraft are seen at Haneda airport in Tokyo.https://japantoday.com/category/national/east-japan-railway-announces-plans-to-abolish-magnetic-strip-tickets2026-06-13weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/91/fc/464bb476a2efa5d658aeefdb7c5120e2b6a0/screenshot-2026-06-12-at-7-54-31.pnghttps://japantoday.com/category/national/bodies-of-woman-2-sons-found-in-car-in-apparent-murder-suicide2026-06-12weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/3-women-in-their-20s-found-dead-in-sapporo-apartment-in-apparent-joint-suicide2026-06-10weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/bear-hunt-continues-as-japanese-city-shuts-schools-for-2nd-straight-day2026-06-09weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/84/ca/fdc187527480e08f2bafeff220001a7efd4e/2026-06-09t063419z_1_lynxmpem580da_rtroptp_4_japan-bears.jpegPolice officers carrying sasumata search for a bear in a residential area after a black bear was spotted in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, on Tuesday.https://japantoday.com/category/national/japanese-city-suspends-94-schools-after-first-ever-bear-sighting2026-06-08weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/9d/c4/42e05a6968f951a0099dcf036a41d8ea7685/istock-2155242360.jpegAn Asiatic black bear in Japanhttps://japantoday.com/category/national/with-hot-sweaty-summer-on-the-way-free-sodium-tablets-being-given-out-in-shibuya2026-06-09weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/5c/8e/5f05b68e8315fbade5526554583ec1e0adfb/screenshot-2026-06-06-at-15-07-33.pnghttps://japantoday.com/category/national/missing-us-student-found-dead-near-kyoto-japan-mother-says2026-06-08weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/a1/97/7bd68065f99702dd7265cdd13b41efc20fcd/tag-reuters.jpegJames "Weston" Higginbotham, who went missing in Japan, in an unidentified location, in this still image obtained from social media released on June 3James "Weston" Higginbotham, who went missing in Japanhttps://japantoday.com/category/national/american-college-student-missing-in-kyoto-last-seen-by-family-one-week-ago2026-06-05weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/cd/92/17ca2c57be0fd47c76d3ded8699507edb003/screenshot-2026-06-05-at-14-31-13.pnghttps://japantoday.com/category/national/tropical-storm-jangmi-batters-japan-cuts-power-to-60-000-homes2026-06-03weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/9d/88/dc21cea07a4524c5d2d865e68b357d065f2f/tag-reuters.jpegA man takes a photo of a toppled tree amid rain from Typhoon Jangmi in Tokyo on Wednesday.A man takes a photo of a toppled tree amid rain from Typhoon Jangmi in Tokyohttps://japantoday.com/category/national/pokemon-center-mega-tokyo-to-remain-closed-for-the-summer-following-stabbing-incident2026-06-03weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/ac/c7/a96d7acb40b65d9f342743d4227be50d13ef/screenshot-2026-06-02-at-9-17-39.pnghttps://japantoday.com/category/national/88-year-old-driver-killed-after-his-car-crashes-into-house-wall-in-oita2026-06-02weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/national/shibuya-ward-in-tokyo-to-impose-%C2%A52-000-on-the-spot-fines-for-littering-from-june-12026-06-01weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/97/14/f1793cdbe6e9bb91e0743b41364e715e7c32/screenshot-2026-05-31-at-11-28-39.pngA sign in Shibuya Wardhttps://japantoday.com/category/national/new-taiwan-japan-ferry-service-debuts-on-ship-that-has-war-evacuation-role2026-05-29weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/a3/b7/3f796cbeb0e65e9d277886288fde265f4f65/tag-reuters.jpegThe Yaima Maru ferry, which will operate between Taiwan and Japan's Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, is docked in Keelung, Taiwan on Thursday.The Yaima Maru ferry, which will operate between Taiwan and Japan's Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, is seen docked in Keelung, Taiwan, May 28, 2026. REUTERS/Ann 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SukarnoDewi Sukarnohttps://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-allegedly-fatally-stabbing-acquaintance-after-dispute-while-drinking2026-06-24weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-gets-3-years-in-prison-for-robbing-convenience-store-to-repay-loan-sharks2026-06-24weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-over-attempted-murder-of-woman-at-her-home-in-fukuoka2026-06-24weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/crime/foreign-tourist-arrested-in-japan-after-drifting-in-museum-parking-lot2026-06-23weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/crime/woman-gets-27-years-for-murder-of-high-school-girl-in-hokkaido2026-06-23weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/ac/fb/3e9e7775f42cf0287c6a558d894dbf64adf3/20260622kw___0033800010-ph-----n-ci0004.jpegPhoto shows the courtroom at the Asahikawa District Court in Hokkaido on Monday.Asahikawa District 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Parishttps://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-household-assets-at-end-of-march-up-7.1-on-year-on-rising-stocks2026-06-26hourly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/business/us-jobless-aid-filings-fall-to-215-000-last-week-as-layoffs-remain-low-despite-economic-headwinds12026-06-26hourly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-naphtha-procurement-woes-worsen-for-70-of-firms-survey2026-06-25hourly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/business/race-for-robotaxi-market-arrives-in-london2026-06-25hourly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/ce/ed/9e35a2c6c28fe09e187568b22ffe90f139e0/0b7c10a67b8ec73cdcdf731bcaa9a8fce1298c7b.jpegLondoners will be able to start taking robotaxis this summer, though initially with human operators on board for safetyhttps://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-biz-bear-deterrent-products-in-high-demand-amid-rising-encounters2026-06-24weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/c3/47/7f070b05a98d5aedb2af9554c0e675a3af4c/screenshot-2026-06-23-at-9-47-01.pngKumaichimokusan, a bear sprayhttps://japantoday.com/category/business/nissan-shareholders-vote-down-outside-director-reappointment2026-06-24weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/a7/63/c8fb61a468eb75187bd086d56c1e64b4a685/istock-458646733.jpeghttps://japantoday.com/category/business/armani%27s-heirs-carry-the-vision-forward-as-the-house-faces-its-next-chapter2026-06-24weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/2d/2a/bf9d9e3a72b3b634e0ef43477bd646539bc8/download.jpegA model wears a creation as part of the Giorgio Armani Spring/Summer 2027 men's collection presented in Milan, Italy, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)Italy Fashion Giorgio Armani S/S 27https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-business-groups-visit-beijing-expo-featuring-ai-amid-strained-ties2026-06-23weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/business/china-travel-agencies-resume-japan-group-tours-some-later-halt-sales2026-06-23weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/business/china-hits-back-at-us-sanctions-on-tech-giants-restricting-its-exports-to-american-defense-firms2026-06-23weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/cf/b7/516d3f029efa242f609d7d31f5f6e99fd355/download.jpegFILE - The U.S. and Chinese flag at the Great Hall of the People prior to the state dinner of President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)China US Sanctionshttps://japantoday.com/category/business/coffee-break-starbucks-korea-stores-pause-for-training-after-%27tank-day%27-fiasco2026-06-23weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/85/ef/60d79cd5974908ecf5f53c694dc9ddf78094/1866397319204700fba8782aafbff31da4ff272a.jpegStarbucks Korea -- the coffee giant's third-largest market after the United States and China -- was embroiled in a major controversy last month over a promotion that evoked painful memories of a 1980 government crackdown on pro-democracy activistshttps://japantoday.com/category/business/top-auto-regulator-opens-special-probe-after-a-tesla-slams-into-a-texas-home-killing-a-76-year-old2026-06-23weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/53/d8/24b611c41a611a1786ac2a5ea85796c2fa85/download-1.jpegFILE - Tesla vehicles line a parking lot at the company's Fremont, Calif., factory on Aug. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)SpaceX IPOhttps://japantoday.com/category/business/eager-to-work-teens-find-a-frustrating-summer-job-search2026-06-22weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/e6/2d/4fed1f3c42114e828eb4871b78f03e6e58a7/download.jpegFILE - A sign advertises for help The Goldenrod, a popular restaurant and candy shop, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in York Beach, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)Teens Summer Jobshttps://japantoday.com/category/business/ukrainian-drone-makers-target-asia-as-taiwan-tensions-spur-demand2026-06-21weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/76/35/4216fc559763e1ba439fdc4184c2e51b3d21/tag-reuters.jpegVisitors crowd the Japan Drone 2026 and International Advanced Air Mobility Expo, in Chiba on June 5.Visitors crowd at the Japan Drone 2026 and International Advanced Air Mobility Expo, in Chibahttps://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-perfume-industry-taps-vending-machines-consultations-to-win-buyers2026-06-21weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-rice-prices-fall-for-first-time-in-3.5-years-official2026-06-20weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/f7/e1/1a348b3d0f41a45bd7e76514b905dda80c97/407303146224bce00b48cb5215b5442b6d2f0475.jpegHigh rice prices were among several issues that led to Japan's prime minister resigning in 2025https://japantoday.com/category/business/bank-of-japan-governor-ueda-discharged-from-hospital2026-06-20weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/35/78/0ab7e0d44937ed106ff91eeebde2a580fa20/tag-reuters.jpegBank of Japan Governor Kazuo UedaFILE PHOTO: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference after a BOJ policy meeting in Tokyohttps://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-mulling-antidumping-duties-on-china-taiwan-stainless-steel2026-06-21weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-biz-price-rises-amid-climate-change-lure-more-companies-into-coffee-farming2026-06-19weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/2b/3b/064b56723d11beb9ff8f42dbe4331fc8b070/screenshot-2026-06-16-at-13-19-23.pngPhoto shows coffee trees and Kenji Tsujino, who oversees the coffee business's on-site operations at Nichibei United Corp, in a greenhouse in Okayama Prefecture.https://japantoday.com/category/business/eu-wrestles-over-how-to-tackle-china-export-flood2026-06-19weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/cf/14/86d013cdb6bd7e46723fcc0158a137b35cec/16c9247b02b62ac54c4095a97320d2e6af678b84.jpegThere is a growing consensus in the European Union that it is too dependent on Chinahttps://japantoday.com/category/business/average-30-year-u.s.-mortgage-rate-falls-to-6.47-tracking-lower-bond-yields-as-iran-war-winds-down2026-06-19weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/business/nissan-launches-all-new-kicks-in-japan2026-06-18weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/32/62/30e7d83b2cc11a529f938e077e13aca18a03/screenshot-2026-06-18-at-13-34-11.pnghttps://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-shrug-off-us-retreat-after-initial-signing-of-us-iran-deal-on-ending-the-war2026-06-18weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/a6/58/686b960f09882eab174a3ea0ed6461672f0b/download.jpegA TV cameraman films the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)South Korea Financial Marketshttps://japantoday.com/category/business/japan%27s-exports-jump-17-in-may-but-logs-a-deficit-as-imports-surge2026-06-18weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/business/warsh-to-face-spotlight-as-federal-reserve-likely-to-leave-interest-rates-unchanged2026-06-18weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/b5/d3/6925008b6b2ad44c1fdb5dc27ed646cd362c/download.jpegFederal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, June 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)Federal Reserve Warshhttps://japantoday.com/category/business/stuffed-toys-and-surfboards-japan-used-goods-market-booms-overseas2026-06-17weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/a6/29/2ac97ba20a990617bb3fc10fc4e5cddb3568/ffbc321205be66ce757c4c534625c70452999278.jpegCustomers sift through boxes of toys at a Japanese second-hand goods warehouse store in Nonthaburi, Bangkok.https://japantoday.com/category/business/shares-are-mixed-and-oil-trades-below-80-on-optimism-over-interim-us-iran-war-deal2026-06-17weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/f4/6c/cd3e1c391a799bd7578b75b95856b457a2cd/download.jpegA currency trader stretches near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)South Korea Financial Marketshttps://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-watchdog-raids-6-ice-cream-makers-over-suspected-price-fixing2026-06-17weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/4a/18/36e714a7b86c655386b0275fd973b385aa4b/screenshot-2026-06-17-at-5-59-14.pngPhoto shows representative products made by six major Japanese ice cream companies suspected of colluding to raise suggested retail prices.https://japantoday.com/category/business/bank-of-japan-hikes-rate-to-31-year-high2026-06-16weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/19/6b/e94339c742599326dfa4667d9b6ac3e9d3bd/297f5581871f9ffbf6423ee222eb7e350f0c8e40.jpegJapan's national flag flutters at the Bank of Japan headquarters building in Tokyo on Tuesday.https://japantoday.com/category/business/asian-shares-are-mostly-higher-and-japan%27s-nikkei-tops-70-000-before-boj-rate-hike2026-06-16weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/9c/2c/46fbfa57c117d51e8a2ca68c3a5a88dc77ba/download.jpegA dealer watches computer monitors at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)South Korea Financial Marketshttps://japantoday.com/category/business/social-networks-online-video-outweigh-traditional-media-in-20262026-06-16weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/35/96/fb729c91e7a0cd66bca258270552351d538d/c6240fa28dbfbd2d5e6f9ff55261bf3d758076a2.jpegFewer people nowadays get their news from traditional sources like televisionhttps://japantoday.com/category/business/starbucks-korea-to-shutter-outlets-for-history-lessons-after-%27tank-day%27-fiasco2026-06-16weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/40/6c/8e74e2106435d19eb683912bb60efec063e4/f1f0b2d309eb0a97e4ebc3521c36139cff4057d0.jpegStarbucks Korea, which has more than 2,000 stores nationwide -- the third largest after the United States and China -- was embroiled in public uproar last month when it ran a "Tank Day" promotion advertising a reusable cup, evoking a deadly crackdown on a 1980 pro-democracy uprisinghttps://japantoday.com/category/business/australian-tribunal-rejects-inpex-bid-to-stop-gas-facilities-strikes2026-06-16weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/business/even-with-a-deal-to-reopen-the-strait-of-hormuz-it-could-take-weeks-or-months-for-oil-to-fully-flow2026-06-16weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/business/deal-on-ending-the-iran-war-sends-stocks-soaring-while-oil-prices-fall2026-06-15weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/22/b6/3fe29ba40af1fd76863cb9cf631fa20c7a74/download.jpegA dealer walks past a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)South Korea Financial Marketshttps://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-to-send-delegation-to-greenland-to-evaluate-rare-earth-extraction-nikkei-says2026-06-15weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/7e/fd/983cfc1c4243849d14ce56dc85577ab2f9e1/2026-06-14t045214z_1_lynxmpem5d06i_rtroptp_4_greenland-usa-trump-independence.jpegThe moon rises over a house in Nuuk, Greenland.https://japantoday.com/category/business/bank-of-japan-governor-ueda-hospitalised-will-miss-june-meeting2026-06-11weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/cb/27/99d482db162454238d057322b384ccbcb400/tag-reuters.jpegBank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks during a press conference after a BOJ policy meeting in Tokyo on April 28.FILE PHOTO: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference after a BOJ policy meeting in Tokyohttps://japantoday.com/category/business/Japan-steps-up-efforts-on-cooking-oil-in-race-for-sustainable-aviation-fuel%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B2026-06-07weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/4a/d3/8373cb57b0ac8127f7be04f3808a5b3405b8/2026-06-05t010417z_1_lynxmpem54027_rtroptp_4_japan-energy-saf.jpegThe campaign flag of "Fry to Fly" project, which collects used cooking oil from households to refine it into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), is displayed at a waste oil collection point at a community center in Adachi Ward, Tokyo.https://japantoday.com/category/business/japanese-government-postpones-proposals-to-restrict-real-estate-purchases-by-foreigners2026-06-03weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/b2/fa/6884b2d4bb2e448c109874b09c54c2d6558a/screenshot-2026-06-03-at-12-08-27.pnghttps://japantoday.com/category/techhourly0.3https://japantoday.com/category/tech/apple-increases-prices-for-macs-and-ipads-blaming-a-shortage-of-memory-chips2026-06-26hourly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/66/e6/f2734b2f6fad91e7fbed002d730911d36430/download.jpegFILE - A shopper looks over Apple MacBook laptops on display in a Costco warehouse on June 2, 2026, in Sheridan, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)Apple Mac Price Hikeshttps://japantoday.com/category/tech/meta-offers-lower-cost-glasses-as-wearables-competition-heats-up2026-06-26hourly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/57/19/57e9d0cfc4e7ca76a31d3446b2e935b1915d/c51e616b06beaa3c95024703a37c6dfe31cebee7.jpegMeta's lower cost glasses will not carry the Ray-Ban namehttps://japantoday.com/category/tech/australia-teen-social-media-ban-has-little-impact-research2026-06-26hourly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/f1/46/872c54894e32d9194b12472c827ceedede59/ae8c2809e58c7e6695c29b2115d9e9a682f9c327.jpegNew research has found that Australia's world-leading efforts to keep teens off social media have had little impact so far.https://japantoday.com/category/tech/softbank%27s-son-aims-to-be-no.1-in-asi-no-plans-to-retire2026-06-25hourly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/11/dc/4c3e77858a8a1ffbda9d4ecf4742d569782a/masayoshi-son.jpegSoftBank CEO Masayoshi Sonhttps://japantoday.com/category/tech/%27fingerprints%27-of-black-hole%27s-event-horizon-detected-for-first-time2026-06-25hourly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/15/4a/6fe92fcc5a1750c47acb60a1547097862475/1bd830b66d9b3fc7ea3da0f57067423174b300c7.jpegThe first image of a supermassive black hole at the centre of our home galaxy the Milky Wayhttps://japantoday.com/category/tech/chinese-supercomputer-displaces-us-machines-as-world%27s-fastest-for-first-time-since-20172026-06-25hourly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/tech/ai-chatbots-hit-the-dating-scene-becoming-the-lovelorn%27s-modern-day-cyrano2026-06-24weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/34/a7/e68494d56e091f19d8e2789c74b07e9858a2/download.jpeg(AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin)US--AI-Dating Advicehttps://japantoday.com/category/tech/ai-companies-should-release-environmental-impact-commit-to-clean-energy-says-un-chief2026-06-24weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/55/ac/dc0aacab4512e83fc5a1f4f22d451bd06cbb/download.jpegFILE - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers a statement during a media conference at the EU summit in Brussels, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Havana, File)Climate Guterres AIhttps://japantoday.com/category/tech/wikipedia-won%27t-let-ai-edit-articles-cofounder-says2026-06-23weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/10/41/43a712064f637dbec212f4626252a127860d/95431ae94d8a4dc3287d50176ee76803ba124c22.jpegWikipedia cofounder Jimmy Wales said 'you can't really trust' AI enough to edit the site's articleshttps://japantoday.com/category/tech/japan-to-back-disaster-safety-tech-development-eyes-2-tril.-overseas-sales2026-06-23weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/tech/trump-signs-orders-calling-for-powerful-quantum-computer-targeting-20282026-06-23weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/0f/4d/fe7c2503123ab7547441e8ac73156feaf9ec/tag-reuters.jpegU.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the day he signs an executive order regarding Quantum Computing, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 22, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstU.S. President Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washingtonhttps://japantoday.com/category/tech/Building-data-centers-in-space-is-an-intriguing-idea-but-major-engineering-challenges-must-be-solved2026-06-22weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/a4/85/920c275d39780c1cdf68a2f29f4185653719/istock-1253695441.jpegSpace is full of satellites and debris – data centers could one day join the mix.https://japantoday.com/category/tech/one-tech-tip-watch-out-for-scams-when-buying-world-cup-tickets2026-06-21weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/5f/e4/e38b681fe6e6a8cf958e6d5d0f0cd3b9400d/download.jpegSeating rises beyond the pitch at Arrowhead Stadium as it is transformed to Kansas City Stadium ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 soccer tournament Monday, June 8, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)WCup Venues Stadium Kansas City Soccerhttps://japantoday.com/category/tech/european-robotics-start-ups-go-up-against-chinese-heavyweights2026-06-20weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/c6/32/296799e7ff784bdeaed405708bce125b61aa/4d5640ee4f76ed60a21e493e1aeb02c22faba165.jpegMirokai from France's Enchanted Tools already welcomes people at hospitals and airportshttps://japantoday.com/category/tech/robots-pour-cocktails-and-run-marathons-but-still-can%27t-multitask2026-06-19weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/40/3b/88b5464d0527483750457166492487958a49/3ee1ba059f2f7bd769920f34322808f2f70ff659.jpegChina's Unitree is one of the giants of the sectorhttps://japantoday.com/category/tech/innovations-on-show-at-paris-vivatech-fest2026-06-19weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/5e/a4/4d23aefdd6ea89af324c522f81b72eaede25/899920a9c088a5eae0915ef01738b825fee9161f.jpegA CycloTech drone on display at the VivaTech fairhttps://japantoday.com/category/tech/ap-exclusive-bernie-sanders-unveils-plan-to-give-the-public-direct-ownership-of-ai-companies2026-06-18weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/65/61/5009ad2fb123f6c3a15c8b61a1c85d5e582e/download.jpegSen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks about topics including politics and artificial intelligence, Monday, June 8, 2026, at the National Press Club in Washington. 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(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)Wimbledon Fashion Tennishttps://japantoday.com/category/sports/dominant-osaka-cruises-into-bad-homburg-semis2026-06-26hourly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/04/6f/9f596d030841086ad0c403befd03efe7970e/7340f5ba816154482db61cb0f8bfce9bcb05ebff.jpegJapan's Naomi Osaka needed just 59 minutes to reach the WTA Bad Homburg semi-finalshttps://japantoday.com/category/sports/%27heat-hazard%27-declared-for-f1%27s-austrian-gp-as-europe-battles-scorching-weather2026-06-26hourly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/5e/e4/777d70b6831e58481d5e216c1b9696603bac/download.jpegFerrari driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain walks through the paddock ahead of the Austrian F1 Grand Prix, in Spielberg, Austria, Thursday, June 25, 2026. 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(Cyril Zingaro/Keystone via AP)Switzerland IOChttps://japantoday.com/category/sports/verstappen-seeking-home-boost-with-red-bull-upgrades2026-06-25hourly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/29/4a/98f4d97269d6d0819639d29bfa2800e2c473/561a1a930c5a8383c89986f58ab7582019394866.jpegRed Bull's Max Verstappen has his eye on a fifth win at the Austrian Grand Prixhttps://japantoday.com/category/sports/andreeva-loses-wimbledon-tuneup-in-bad-homburg-her-first-match-since-french-open-title-win2026-06-25hourly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/3e/4c/fbbb5e5e0338a5471a1ece77d71d4409d139/download-1.jpegRussia's Mirra Andreeva poses with her Trophy a day after winning the Roland Garros French Open tennis tournament, in Paris, Sunday June 7, 2026. (Xavier Galiana, Pool Photo via AP)French Open Tennishttps://japantoday.com/category/sports/stokes-back-on-england-duty-after-disciplinary-controversy-and-says-only-%27focusing-on-this-week%272026-06-25weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/c8/2b/ba57e44d046139f415f40790d988a54515bb/download.jpegEngland's Ben Stokes gestures during a nets session at Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, ahead of the third cricket test match against New Zealand, in Nottingham, England, Wednesday June 24, 2026. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)Britain England New Zealand Crickethttps://japantoday.com/category/sports/banned-vondrousova-insists-she-has-%27never-doped%272026-06-24weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/17/51/c8c831401255ccc7cc8613ace3d23383a243/d08a9619b3f8e78e469a5eb3907f384eae98d249.jpegVondrousova has yet to decide whether to appeal the banhttps://japantoday.com/category/sports/a-tale-of-two-tours-pga-tour-approves-two-tiered-system-in-2028-with-expanded-fields2026-06-24weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/e2/26/a802a81c587188a9e7cfb56fb6690963e385/download-1.jpegFILE - PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp speaks at the Tour Championship golf tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Atlanta. 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(AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)Rays Dodgers Baseballhttps://japantoday.com/category/sports/olympics-in-french-alps-will-go-dutch-for-speed-skating-and-move-ice-events-to-lyon-from-nice2026-06-23weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/ec/bc/15b9691ad1703f4cf2beb1853fe79a96f70b/download-1.jpegFILE - IOC President Kirsty Coventry speaks during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Yves Herman/Pool Photo via AP, file)Olympics IOC Sports Programhttps://japantoday.com/category/sports/ardie-savea-named-as-captain-4-new-caps-in-dave-rennie%27s-1st-all-blacks-squad-of-20262026-06-23weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/sports/england-resting-captain-maro-itoje-during-nations-championship-in-july2026-06-23weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/sports/england-cricketers-stokes-atkinson-cleared-by-investigation-panel-over-nightclub-incident2026-06-23weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/b4/f6/61e98ffb1d272c446247d54e86865b3650cb/download-1.jpegEngland's Gus Atkinson, right, celebrates with captain Ben Stokes after bowling out New Zealand's Matt Henry to win the Test match between England and New Zealand at Lord's cricket ground in London, Sunday, June 7, 2026. 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(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)APTOPIX Germany Berlin Tennis Openhttps://japantoday.com/category/sports/tiafoe-beats-fritz-in-all-american-final-to-win-on-grass-in-halle2026-06-22weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/8a/c6/9cb7850e6a1355bed14ae2bafed859a6c57d/download.jpegEl estadounidense Frances Tiafoe celebra con el trofeo tras vencer a su compatriota Taylor Fritz en la final del torneo de Halle el domingo 21 de junio del 2026. (Friso Gentsch/dpa via AP)HALLEhttps://japantoday.com/category/sports/yamashita-wins-meijer-lpga-classic-playoff-after-woad-lips-out-3-footer-in-regulation2026-06-22weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/c6/54/b8328bdbfc9f14c769163d818c6a9357066a/download.jpegMiyu Yamashita, of Japan, hits off the 12th tee during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament Thursday, June 4, 2026, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)US Women's Open Golfhttps://japantoday.com/category/sports/pogacar-wins-final-stage-to-seal-tour-of-switzerland-success2026-06-22weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/cb/17/b9fdd383f34bb64e146c6df42a419c6aa55f/a90567ea27404188b9f85fff689cb12e2d2dcfcd.jpegWorld champion Tadej Pogacar has 13 wins from just 16 race days this yearhttps://japantoday.com/category/sports/marc-marquez-wins-czech-motogp-as-bezzecchi-banned2026-06-22weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/aa/fb/58a64988175083b8ce7d43b4470af86b1cfd/5655d0f028607913bb51ae799ee822d930a63908.jpegMarc Marquez (L) holds off Ai Ogura to win in Brnohttps://japantoday.com/category/sports/new-zealand-crush-england-by-253-runs-in-2nd-test-at-the-oval-as-henry-rips-through-the-tail2026-06-22weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/8d/58/505c789558e6cdd02d85fe204bb3d0855c41/download.jpegNew Zealand's Matt Henry celebrates taking the wicket of England's Jordan Cox on day five of the Second Rothesay Test cricket match between England and New Zealand in London, England, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (Ben Whitley/PA via APBritain New Zealand Crickethttps://japantoday.com/category/sports/corey-heim-outduels-tyler-reddick-for-first-nascar-cup-win-at-inaugural-san-diego-race2026-06-22weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/e6/ab/06d3c2f1880f294dc8af0ccf636800f8ccfc/download.jpegShane Van Gisbergen (97) and Bubba Wallace (23) come out of Turn 2 during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, June 21, 2026, in Coronado, Calif. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)NASCAR San Diego Auto Racinghttps://japantoday.com/category/sports/linda-noskova-beats-jessica-pegula-on-grass-to-win-the-berlin-open2026-06-22weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/56/35/9fd348ff747efdef3e22f77918cb1e4f2179/download.jpegCzech Republic's Linda Noskova returns the ball as she plays against Jessica Pegula of the U.S during the final match at the WTA 500 Berlin Open tennis tournament at the Steffi Graf Stadium, in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)Germany Berlin Tennis Openhttps://japantoday.com/category/sports/australia-beats-bangladesh-by-7-wickets-in-3rd-t20-to-complete-series-sweep2026-06-22weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/cd/72/70329f8023efc40528470c1d2baf465757e4/download.jpegAustralia's Tim David, right, and Matt Renshaw celebrate after Australia won the third T20 international cricket match against Bangladesh, in Chattogram, Bangladesh, Sunday, June 21, 2026. 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(AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)Hurricanes Championship Parade Hockeyhttps://japantoday.com/category/sports/pegula-powers-past-sabalenka-to-reach-berlin-final2026-06-21weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/a1/07/d41995c7f65b51319edcc4ae23065b27afc7/2e968b783d17ca7ca4f6a2a191b8fd39b8b4ff8b.jpegJessica Pegula quickly pulled away in the deciding set, closing it out 6-0 after two hours and 13 minutes on courthttps://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan%27s-ogura-smashes-own-track-record-to-take-czech-motogp-pole2026-06-21weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/de/e5/906ae35f6045e0c1a0067b1d167bdb8c917e/b165ecf44a782606b624361a4a60fb46a6e6d472.jpegJapan's Ai Ogura on an Aprilia smashed his own track record to earn his maiden pole position for the Czech MotoGP in Brnohttps://japantoday.com/category/sports/nascar-heads-onto-eye-popping-naval-base-coronado-in-its-latest-cup-series-race2026-06-21weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/95/15/964469f48c40f070ee7ed8dc0752f27aaa5f/download-1.jpegRoss Chastain, left, talks with Ryan Blaney, right, before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Lebanon, Tenn. 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(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)APTOPIX Germany Berlin Tennis Openhttps://japantoday.com/category/sports/don%27t-expect-a-repeat.-ufc-boss-dana-white-says-%27never-again%27-to-another-white-house-fight-night2026-06-16weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/31/7f/6db39e96567a4fc54b7f9f635dfff0d8b512/download.jpegFeatherweight fighters Diego Lopez and Steve Garcia in the ring during the first fight at UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)APTOPIX UFC Freedom 250 Trumphttps://japantoday.com/category/sports/us-drug-czar-blasts-wada-saying-proposed-changes-could-undermine-clean-sport-at-olympics2026-06-16weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/3c/15/35371214406c2df99b4145a44ab7664c1d0b/download.jpegFILE - Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Sara Carter at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Friday, March 27, 2026. 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(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Trumphttps://japantoday.com/category/world/optimism-after-first-talks-as-us-waives-iran-sanctions-and-lebanon-fighting-abates2026-06-23weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/5f/22/503a42f2a4e17575a2160017d637da7a06af/tag-reuters.jpegU.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media before boarding Air Force Two, after the U.S. and Iran held high-level talks at the Lake Lucerne Summit, at Emmen Military Air Base, Emmen, Switzerland, June 22, 2026. 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(AP Photo, File)Titanic Artifactshttps://japantoday.com/category/world/mexico%27s-president-seeks-to-restart-oil-shipments-to-cuba-as-island%27s-crises-deepen2026-06-23weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/world/explosion-as-qatar-restarts-gas-export-terminal-hurts-54-and-leaves-18-missing2026-06-23weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/c1/31/577410464f5a0d47e4fe89e5c50a52fb8457/download.jpegThis satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the Ras Laffan industrial area in Qatar on March 6, 2026. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)Qatar Explosionhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/south-sudan-says-it-will-hold-first-ever-election-in-december-after-repeated-delays2026-06-23weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/world/alan-greenspan-longtime-us-federal-reserve-chairman-dies-aged-10012026-06-23weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/37/d6/e5eccde5a1f33b039dfec7e807083cd1ec6e/tag-reuters.jpegFormer Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan speaks at a Brookings Institution forum on "Achieving Strong Economic Growth" in Washington April 8, 2015. REUTERS/Yuri GripasFormer Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan speaks at a Brookings Institution forumhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/starmer-seen-as-likely-to-announce-an-exit-timetable-as-rival-burnham-heads-to-uk-parliament2026-06-23weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/c9/13/fbfdc50dc94bfe809618463230f72931626d/download.jpegBritain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)APTOPIX Britain Politicshttps://japantoday.com/category/world/shooting-at-high-school-in-philippines-kills-32026-06-22weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-police-seize-record-2.7-tonnes-of-cocaine2026-06-22weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/b4/3e/b748544ac5882c8824ea9c17a05180c08e34/bd51db76b55337c683f01498a27389a3591cba5e.jpegPolice have made the largest cocaine seizure in Australian historyhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-threatens-iran-with-fresh-strikes-as-vance-leads-peace-talks-in-switzerland2026-06-22weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/e3/ba/ea3d46b07cebe6ff80c4a9df1e1ba839292b/tag-reuters.jpegU.S. Vice President JD Vance looks on next to U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, as Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi shakes hands with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, before the start of a quadrilateral meeting between the U.S., Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar at the Lake Lucerne Summit, aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict, at Buergenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, near Stansstad, Switzerland, June 21, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/Pool U.S. Vice President JD Vance attends Lake Lucerne Summithttps://japantoday.com/category/world/7-killed-and-dozens-injured-following-series-of-weekend-shootings-in-chicago2026-06-22weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/ab/79/4de8f9dd68a3a96c0fd3e032ff6595e6b7be/download.jpegFILE - The Chicago city skyline is seen Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)Chicago Shootinghttps://japantoday.com/category/world/europe-sweats-through-new-heatwave-with-worse-to-come2026-06-22weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/bb/bd/7faab0ddb8ccf48d71669baa1cfbb62b7e03/f13a8606d5906664e41015917cbc102bf8c75d33.jpegPeople packed beaches in Portugal and Spain, such as this one in San Sebastianhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/ukrainian-attacks-prompt-russian-held-crimea-to-halt-civilian-gasoline-sales2026-06-22weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/c3/20/a2b5c010e48ad96ffd89ecd0de7264697f30/download.jpegIn this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade press service, a soldier practices military skills at a training ground near the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Saturday.Russia Ukraine Warhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/scottish-police-charge-man-after-apparent-anti-muslim-attacks2026-06-22weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/world/taiwan-to-stage-five-days-of-combat-readiness-drills22026-06-22weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/99/f0/3c138c485823da2673b565a70eb7b6420b25/tag-reuters.jpegTaiwan's High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) fire rockets during a live-fire military exercise, which simulates an enemy invasion, in Taichung, Taiwan June 10, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Angie TeoHigh Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) during military drill in Taichunghttps://japantoday.com/category/world/starmer-is-on-the-precipice-as-pressure-builds-for-the-uk-leader-to-resign2026-06-22weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/99/cc/9288bff3c377dda0980ce04331e83a092f76/download.jpegBritain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with local residents as he visits a housing development in north London, Friday, June 19, 2026. (Peter Macdiarmid/Pool Photo via AP)Britain Politicshttps://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-negotiators-head-for-switzerland-but-lebanon-fighting-continues12026-06-21weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/cb/9e/9fca03a79e8e33ef18cc6f466a589c8e1286/tag-reuters.jpegVessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 19, 2026. REUTERS/StringerVessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandamhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-escalates-spat-with-italy%27s-meloni-over-g7-photo-claim2026-06-21weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/61/5c/583ea09a22501f6a84c35bb4289e8873006f/5dc6781d557359c26ee5701a4995788bcb8f3f55.jpegUS President Donald Trump, pictured with Giorgia Meloni at the White House in April 2025, accused the Italian prime minister of trying to repair relations with Washington for domestic political reasonshttps://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-tries-to-blame-reflecting-poll-woes-on-vandalism-without-offering-substantiation2026-06-21weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/0b/c8/faa51202c873958855ada8ae81243b0e97a2/download.jpegA peeling section of blue coating is seen in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Poolhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine%27s-zelenskiy-confirms-drone-strike-on-refining-facilities-in-russia%27s-tyumen-region2026-06-21weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/44/f1/e45cbbc3414c11e419598732dce89b1489cc/tag-reuters.jpegUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appears before meeting with Honduras' President Nasry Asfura during his visit to Kyiv, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 19, 2026. REUTERS/Alina SmutkoUkraine's President Zelenskiy and Honduras' President Asfura meet in Kyivhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/europe-swelters-under-heatwave-france-restricts-alcohol-consumption2026-06-21weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/05/9f/c3a5f3eec2179fd44fce7aba006f587702dd/tag-reuters.jpegA woman splashes water on her face at the Fountain of Neptune during hot weather in Bologna, Italy, June 20, 2026. REUTERS/Vincenzo LivieriAfrican heatwave in Bologna, Italyhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/bolivia-on-edge-after-paz-declares-emergency-to-clear-protest-gridlock12026-06-21weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/05/d7/9adc526d4c03531207d6772d37c6ae0c4820/tag-reuters.jpegA soldier stands outside the Estado Mayor headquarters, after Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz declared a nationwide state of emergency following weeks of violence and blockades, in La Paz, Bolivia, June 20, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia MoralesBolivia's President Rodrigo Paz declares state of emergency over blockade crisishttps://japantoday.com/category/world/spanish-premier-sanchez%27s-wife-must-stand-trial-on-corruption-charges-judge-rules2026-06-21weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/34/a9/0ca1f529844311eec930d9c96c3d9195ab49/tag-reuters.jpegFILE PHOTO: A truck displaying images of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his wife Begona Gomez drives outside the court as a way of protest on the day Gomez appears in court to testify as part of influence-peddling investigation, in Madrid, Spain, June 15, 2026. REUTERS/Ana Beltran/File PhotoFILE PHOTO: Begona Gomez, wife of Spanish PM Sanchez, appears in court to testify as part of influence-peddling investigation in Madridhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-police-probe-cause-of-train-collision-that-killed-driver-and-left-9-in-critical-condition2026-06-21weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/19/0d/9f854839df6d923b0a1b1a6d0e42c92235b8/download.jpegEmergency personnel work on a train on the tracks outside Bedford, England, after a train from Corby to London St. Pancras and another from Nottingham to London St. Pancras, collided on Friday June 19, 2026. (Jamie Lashmar/PA via AP)Britain-Train-Collisionhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/counterterror-police-investigate-after-5-hurt-in-edinburgh-attacks-that-appeared-to-target-muslims2026-06-21weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-12-shot-after-suv-pulls-up-and-opens-fire-on-a-crowd-chicago-police-say2026-06-21weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-detects-first-case-of-contagious-h5-bird-flu2026-06-20weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/38/0a/981ad713db4419b57c6de0514063335b17fb/18ad6eeebba7be35b294d62aa35627460f6db1ab.jpegThis undated handout photo released by the Australian Antarctic Division on June 18, 2026, shows a wildlife team from the Australian Antarctic Program assessing the site of a mass mortality of southern elephant seals on Heard Island, where a pathogenic strain of bird flu killed more than 13,000 elephant seal pups.https://japantoday.com/category/world/lebanon-ceasefire-agreed-after-us-iran-talks-in-switzerland-scrapped42026-06-20weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/2e/f6/3187f3c3723dba1994635d47f4fd2558d869/tag-reuters.jpegSmoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, June 19, 2026. REUTERS/StringerSmoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatiehhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/italy%27s-meloni-says-trump-%27totally-invented%27-story-that-she-begged-him-for-photo2026-06-20weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/84/8c/1254be18a7cda631f917e9c740b6ee5524a9/tag-reuters.jpegItalian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends a working session with G7 leaders and outreach partners on promoting economic growth during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn HocksteinG7 summit in Evian-les-Bainshttps://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-tells-europe-yes-to-talks-no-to-ultimatums2026-06-20weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/63/57/2be9ef2f318a88c609d2ff130fd5b57ce86a/tag-reuters.jpegKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting of Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia June 3, 2026. 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(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Trumphttps://japantoday.com/category/world/polish-president-strips-zelenskyy-of-honor-over-naming-of-army-unit-after-notorious-wwii-group2026-06-20weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/e2/98/477e784ae7abe5dc4b2b1f9d0cb4c0665291/download.jpegFILE - Polish President Karol Nawrocki, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend an official welcome ceremony before their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, Dec. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)Poland Ukrainehttps://japantoday.com/category/world/ebola-spreading-%27fast%27-in-dr-congo-warns-who2026-06-20weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/70/c9/637df122aa1ec6a93682fd6b0ef00e596d83/6c933da32a6c0d01cc7cf1e153ffa1353078c3c7.jpegMore than 230 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in the DR Congohttps://japantoday.com/category/world/brazen-attack-on-niger%E2%80%99s-airport-shows-jihadis-are-expanding-to-cities-in-africa%27s-sahel2026-06-20weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/b0/d6/a0d53ce9cc905fd3eb8b73bc1a4728f6340a/download.jpegMotorcyclist ride along a street in Niamey, Niger, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo)Niger Gunfirehttps://japantoday.com/category/world/police-respond-to-reports-of-two-trains-colliding-north-of-london2026-06-20weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/19/0d/9f854839df6d923b0a1b1a6d0e42c92235b8/download.jpegEmergency personnel work on a train on the tracks outside Bedford, England, after a train from Corby to London St. Pancras and another from Nottingham to London St. Pancras, collided on Friday June 19, 2026. (Jamie Lashmar/PA via AP)Britain-Train-Collisionhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-military-strikes-in-southern-lebanon-in-intense-fighting-as-us-iran-talks-postponed2026-06-19weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/5d/0b/0d82730444641fc3b06d2cebe879ba2630c4/download.jpegBuildings damaged by Israeli strikes are seen through shattered glass from the Jabal Amel Hospital in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)APTOPIX Lebanon Israel Iran Warhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/andy-burnham%27s-election-to-parliament-sets-up-bid-to-oust-uk-pm-starmer2026-06-19weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/44/b7/ed266a017c1388da531344d161ddad6da079/tag-reuters.jpegGreater Manchester mayor and Labour candidate Andy Burnham meets with supporters during the Makerfield by-election, triggered by the resignation of Labour MP John Simons, in Wigan, Britain, on Thursday.Makerfield by-election, in Wiganhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/traffic-flows-through-hormuz-as-u.s.-iran-deal-takes-effect-questions-remain2026-06-19weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/b0/50/001aad2de0967e691eaf71f2cde8a23545eb/tag-reuters.jpegVessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/StringerVessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandamhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/republicans-blast-trump%27s-iran-agreement-as-details-emerge2026-06-19weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/22/5c/c99d2fbaf872c8b0cc0a8652d3d9b4bc012b/tag-reuters.jpegFILE PHOTO: Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) walks to a classified briefing for the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, on Operation Epic Fury and the situation in Iran, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File PhotoFILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee briefings on Operation Epic Fury and the situation in Iran, in Washingtonhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/senators-seek-to-block-hegseth-travel-funds-until-pentagon-releases-report-on-iran-school-strike2026-06-19weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/22/83/127fe9b7b0f8a411687f1e82b60129cfc6e2/download.jpegDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Trumphttps://japantoday.com/category/world/ukraine-hits-moscow-refinery-in-major-drone-attack-on-russian-capital12026-06-19weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/36/53/bdf249aa9173658a4969c61d36b1c1e578da/tag-reuters.jpegSmoke rises from an oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone attack in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Moscow, Russia, June 18, 2026, in this picture obtained from social media. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERSSmoke rises from an oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone attack in Moscowhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/democrats-say-money-from-trump%27s-tax-cuts-bill-is-paying-for-white-house-ballroom-project2026-06-19weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/91/da/2faa2d8ed20f5ee607474556172c9a384c16/download.jpegConstruction continues on the new White House ballroom, as seen from the Washington Monument, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Trump White Househttps://japantoday.com/category/world/%27last-ride%27-us-says-goodbye-to-air-force-one-as-qatari-jet-awaits2026-06-19weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/61/c2/1112bed92a1a91db5c7cc65abdcc9ee1a8b0/722faff8926c9e9eed37e4413316d959ac062a7f.jpegAir Force One carrying US President Donald Trump lands at the Geneva Airport with Marine One helicopter in the foreground ahead of the G7 summithttps://japantoday.com/category/world/the-european-union-has-quietly-sought-to-reopen-communication-with-russia2026-06-19weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/c0/2a/29be9930725d5b9bcc2d65c19e2b8f374870/download.jpegFrom left, European Council President Antonio Costa, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrive for the EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)Belgium EU Summithttps://japantoday.com/category/world/hegseth-announces-review-of-us-troops-in-europe-scorns-some-allies12026-06-19weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/da/dc/53542ea6ea6ff7b39f23b96a20201564726e/tag-reuters.jpegU.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) during the NATO Defence Ministers' meeting at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Stoyan NenovNATO Defence Ministers' meeting in Brusselshttps://japantoday.com/category/world/ex-presidents-stars-but-no-trump-turn-out-for-obama-center2026-06-19weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/16/5c/baf03e86ebf3456fbe0e3cb2f1a149cc8537/1ff414e932b8e59259a22c0ec4902ce9305a295d.jpegFormer US president Barack Obama alluded to the fears for US democracy at the opening of his presidential center in Chicagohttps://japantoday.com/category/world/gunmen-attack-airport-in-niger%27s-capital-as-explosions-gunfire-heard2026-06-19weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/52/aa/65243232e08d77c8d7a403b197344931a966/download.jpegFILE- Motorcyclists ride by the entrance of the airport in Niamey, Niger, Aug. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File)Niger-Gunfirehttps://japantoday.com/category/world/cuba-proposes-sweeping-reforms-to-socialist-model-amid-u.s.-pressure2026-06-19weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/ee/2a/fc777a31b5d0eb589166871528954d2cbc53/tag-reuters.jpegMembers of Cuba's political bureau hold an extraordinary plenum of the Communist Party's Central Committee to evaluate proposals for economic and social measures announced by Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel, in Havana, Cuba June 17, 2026. Estudios Revolucion/Handout via REUTERSCuba's Communist party holds an extraordinary plenum, in Havanahttps://japantoday.com/category/world/uk-border-official-and-former-hong-kong-cop-jailed-for-spying-on-behalf-of-china2026-06-19weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/ce/a3/68c3fdf9f361ebda5bc774434f89fcc0e1c7/download.jpegFILE - Chi Leung "Peter)"Wai leaves The Old Bailey in London on May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)Britain China Spyinghttps://japantoday.com/category/world/taiwan-not-%27provoking%27-china-hopes-new-us-arms-sale-package-can-be-approved-soon-president-says2026-06-18weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/d2/64/ff7951f0a388e6a70f9a422843a657a22bbc/tag-reuters.jpegTaiwan President Lai Ching-teAnnual Computex trade show in Taipeihttps://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-says-iran-deal-averted-%27economic-catastrophe%27-but-says-he-could-still-restart-war2026-06-18weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/51/a3/3a95d5e8bb4e65e13d8349df867c401894c6/ap26168592987179.jpegU.S. President Donald Trump, center, speaks as he is flanked by, from left, U.S Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a media conference at the end of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on Wednesday.https://japantoday.com/category/world/macron-deploys-versailles%E2%80%99-gold-mirrors-and-history-in-a-high-stakes-courtship-of-trump2026-06-18weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/80/de/750bef4d1d4611dbed15c67a50c5bf2514fb/ap26168729375640.jpegFrance's President Emmanuel Macron, left, his wife Brigitte, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump pose before a private dinner to celebrate the USA's 250th birthday, at the Palace of Versailles, outside Paris, on Wednesday.https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-thanks-china%27s-xi-russia%27s-putin-for-being-%27neutral%27-in-iran-war12026-06-18weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/9b/71/c5192411de70fb060a6e55f75d8618657d11/tag-reuters.jpegA visitor takes a video of an artwork depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at an exhibition, which is called "Yalta 2.0" and opened to make a reference to the 1945 Yalta Conference, at an art gallery in Livadia park in Yalta, Crimea, February 8, 2025. REUTERS/Alexey PavlishakArtwork depicting Presidents Trump, Putin and Xi unveiled in Crimeahttps://japantoday.com/category/world/more-than-1-000-people-have-been-killed-by-israeli-fire-since-the-gaza-ceasefire-officials-say2026-06-18weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/b9/8a/d7474097afd8049f44761db0e7d5f19ca1a5/download.jpegPalestinians collect their belongings from their evacuated homes after the Israeli army issued a number of short term access permits for residents of the occupied West Bank refugee camp of Tulkarem, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)APTOPIX Israel Palestinianshttps://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-accuses-ukraine-of-attacking-bus-carrying-schoolchildren-kyiv-denies-it12026-06-18weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/4f/41/d6949e8689196b5478266a45871510278567/tag-reuters.jpegA view of a bus which, according to local authorities, was attacked by a Ukrainian drone whilst carrying children from a Belarusian youth football team, in the Bryansk Region, Russia June 17, 2026. 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REUTERS/Adriano MachadoBrazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a ceremony announcing deforestation data in the Amazonhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/bbc-eyes-compulsory-redundancies-in-cost-cutting-drive2026-06-18weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/99/a3/1ba70079c36d121b3cb9734926b36401b2fa/478c0e5387d74108073fb81273568b3ea1c47fb6.jpegBritish broadcaster the BBC is planning to axe some programming and impose compulsory redundancies to deliver huge savingshttps://japantoday.com/category/world/luigi-mangione-will-assert-psychiatric-defense-in-murder-case-in-unitedhealthcare-ceo%27s-killing2026-06-18weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/a9/f8/faba3c8a238962ff234074b9a75ac6f4a488/download.jpegLuigi Mangione appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. 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REUTERS/Graeme SloanAerial View of National Mall in Washingtonhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/hot-mics-at-the-g7-capture-world-leaders%27-chats-between-weighty-topics2026-06-17weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/ad/27/94d86c66375274141421ab84807c3f15d046/download.jpegU.S. President Donald Trump, right, holds up a jersey with the number 47 on it as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz look on during a working session at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. 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(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)Redistricting Blue Stateshttps://japantoday.com/category/world/sweden-requires-public-workers-to-report-migrants-not-authorized-to-live-there2026-06-16weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/0f/56/f5f76b533df08dbc68513a4ed657d9d01775/download.jpegThe Swedish parliament (Riksdagen) votes on new justice legislation in Stockholm, Monday, June 15, 2026. (Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency via AP)Sweden Migrationhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/un-calls-on-afghanistan%27s-taliban-rulers-to-reverse-crackdown-on-women2026-06-16weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/e6/dc/e39637b1beed2522db91690f175c252e7c68/download.jpegFILE - A Taliban fighter stands guard as women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, file)Afghanistan Women Arrestshttps://japantoday.com/category/world/drone-strikes-killed-over-1-000-civilians-in-sudan-in-5-months-un-rights-chief-says2026-06-16weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/world/peru%27s-fujimori-edges-ahead-as-contested-presidential-votes-trickle-in2026-06-16weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/a0/94/dff02cc64faad435143ad1e3282f63626d95/tag-reuters.jpegA combination picture shows Peru's leftist candidate Roberto Sanchez and right-wing presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori speaking during a televised debate ahead of the June 7 runoff presidential vote, in Lima, Peru, May 31, 2026. 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(Carlos Jasso/ Pool Photo via AP)Britain Politicshttps://japantoday.com/category/world/china%27s-strike-capacity-over-australia-set-to-expand-think-tank-says2026-06-15weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/5f/c5/20b149da7c0b3052667bb52b308f71468464/tag-reuters.jpegFILE PHOTO: Printed Chinese and Australian flags are seen in this illustration, July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoFILE PHOTO: Illustration shows printed Chinese and Australian flagshttps://japantoday.com/category/world/donald-trump-turns-80-and-celebrates-with-ufc-cage-fighting-on-the-white-house-lawn2026-06-15weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/39/7f/f3d4fd8ad82519f6abadf79f004635823179/ap26166080170122.jpegPresident Donald Trump, seated center left, watches a lightweight bout between Mauricio Ruffy and Michael Chandler during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House on Sunday.https://japantoday.com/category/world/thousands-protest-in-geneva-ahead-of-g7-summit-in-france2026-06-15weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/33/96/b9b862c403d57fbd45be2745a3111f5427ab/79cbe6d79f0b003cdad8f585c38e93f2afd0ac00.jpegGeneva authorities had deployed a significant police presence, wary of a repeat of the violence seen here in 2003https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukrainian-drone-strikes-kill-1-and-spark-fire-at-oil-facility-in-russia2026-06-15weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/f5/25/7131940e7ee6c2179c177068301d95b00c7f/download.jpegServicemen of Ukraine's defense intelligence set up the Peklo (Hell) missile drones against Russian in an undisclosed location in Ukraine late Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)Russia Ukraine Warhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/us-iran-reach-peace-deal-signing-set-for-friday-pakistan-says2026-06-15weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/76/6f/f8771f2db77f7dd93e529116677ed50660ab/tag-reuters.jpegA woman walks on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 14, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS A woman walks on a street in Tehranhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/british-forces-intercept-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-in-the-channel22026-06-15weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/81/30/77e65f9bc4c463b4dde23a9eac6cd2180baa/tag-reuters.jpegUK Royal Marine Commandos take part in a maritime interdiction operation on the vessel SMYRTOS off the south coast of England, June 14, 2026. The boarding, carried out with National Crime Agency officers, was part of a UK operation targeting vessels suspected of attempting to evade sanctions linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine, authorities said. 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REUTERS/Michaela StacheSwiss vote on proposal to cap population at 10 millionhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/health-workers-struggle-to-contain-ebola-in-congo-camps-as-distrust-grows2026-06-15weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/52/92/e1848568f5c04d9d0c80760c49188f7db48f/tag-reuters.jpegA sign near the Nizi health centre during an Ebola awareness session as humanitarian agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, at Kpangba displacement camp where Ebola cases were observed, Djugu territory in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 13, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere.Ebola awareness campaign spreads at Kpangba displaced camp while Ebola cases were observedhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/young-woman-who-fell-to-her-death-in-dramatic-rope-jump-tragedy-is-buried-in-brazil2026-06-15weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/world/all-12-occupants-dead-in-missouri-plane-crash-state-highway-patrol-says12026-06-15weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/ae/ab/ae4ce3282b32d24162cfc2f3d12e8d3efbbf/download.jpegEmergency vehicles parked outside the Butler Memorial Airport after a plane crash in Butler, Mo., Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)Missouri Plane Crashhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/taiwan-launches-website-for-chinese-nationals-to-report-intelligence2026-06-14weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/a1/f8/da45a94cea46997624f91e29cb3e7d830f7e/tag-reuters.jpegFILE PHOTO: Chinese and Taiwanese flags are seen in this illustration, August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoFILE PHOTO: Illustration shows Chinese and Taiwanese flagshttps://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-says-deal-to-end-war-will-be-signed-on-sunday-iran-questions-timing2026-06-14weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/52/76/4a5cb4c52d5c967e5db52b21f0967014a2ef/tag-reuters.jpegPeople walk next to a symbolic mock-up of an Iranian missile, on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 11, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS People walk next to a symbolic mock-up of an Iranian missile, on a street in Tehranhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-and-macron-will-meet-over-dinner-at-versailles-palace-after-g7-summit-in-france2026-06-14weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/world/lebanon-reports-strikes-on-south-east-as-israel-issues-broad-evacuation-warnings2026-06-14weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/4c/99/82a512158203556de2afaad0469d456a42af/b747a94c2da61fb64806e3bef5266f8df9aec993.jpegAn AFP photojournalist near Nabatieh saw smoke rising from Kfar Tebnit, which was not included in the evacuation warningshttps://japantoday.com/category/world/ukrainian-drone-strike-kills-1-in-southern-russia-and-triggers-fire-at-sea-terminal2026-06-14weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/f0/cf/7f312a660f3b5cdff5197f6b32a86b11d8a6/download.jpegIn this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade press service, a soldier practices military skills at a training ground near the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade via AP)Russia Ukraine Warhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/thousands-rally-in-belfast-to-condemn-anti-immigrant-rioting-that-followed-stabbing2026-06-14weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/ae/70/eb5917d406e51a69b0021edc09331602ba1d/download.jpegPeople gather during an anti-racism rally outside Belfast City Hall sparked by a knife attack on a man in north Belfast on Monday, in Belfast, Saturday June 13, 2026. (Peter Morrison/PA via AP)Britain Northern Ireland Stabbinghttps://japantoday.com/category/world/at-least-17-people-killed-by-gunmen-in-northwestern-nigeria2026-06-14weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/a8/78/7ebeeb7e65cdc5fcbd547d03a76c4a5a4c3d/download.jpegFILE - Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu gives a joint statement with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, at the Planalto presidential palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, file)Nigeria Insecurityhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/woman-seriously-injured-in-shark-attack-at-sydney-beach22026-06-13weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/3d/ae/ede5f1c87c023a618cee6753b23e210cdf13/tag-reuters.jpegPolice and emergency personnel at the scene after reports of a shark attack at Coogee Beach in Sydney on Saturday.Police and emergency personnel at the scene after reports of a shark attack at Coogee Beach in Sydneyhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-deal-very-close-signing-possible-in-coming-days-us-official-says22026-06-13weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/a5/eb/06a31e7108e13d5634f9a2c3e2a031c37d5c/tag-reuters.jpegVessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 11, 2026. REUTERS/StringerVessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer https://japantoday.com/category/world/eu-agrees-to-launch-membership-talks-with-ukraine-next-week-even-as-war-with-russia-drags-on2026-06-13weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/ac/f1/a84112f99acec89336ac168a6868215d2c36/download.jpegEstonia's Prime Minister Kristen Michal, left, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a Nordic and Baltic countries meeting in Tallinn, Estonia, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)Estonia Summithttps://japantoday.com/category/world/new-ufo-files-describe-spinning-discs-glowing-orbs-and-one-object-shaped-like-a-potato2026-06-13weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/4a/ac/5d1e2c6ca8e0109053a6495df86ed255b6c8/download.jpegFILE - A patron passes a painting inside the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, N.M., on June 10, 1997. (AP Photo/Eric Draper, File)Aliens Religionhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/israeli-palestinian-civil-society-groups-meet-in-france-as-two-state-hopes-dim2026-06-13weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/19/89/933c223ad1b6352463611ed1a556821c7a14/tag-reuters.jpegParticipants in a conference with Israeli and Palestinian civil society groups supporting a two-state solution gather with placards and banners on a bridge in support of a Palestinian state, in Paris, France, June 12, 2026. 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EFE/Ballesteros/Pool via REUTERSSpain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia receive Pope Leo XIV in Madridhttps://japantoday.com/category/world/shark-attack-kills-man-off-western-australia-coast2026-06-06weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-attacks-iranian-sites-after-iran-launches-drones-in-latest-gulf-flare-up2026-06-06weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/45/94/174b0721449a885cea0cfc6996dbab9545c0/tag-reuters.jpegPeople gather on a beach, as a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz is visible, near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 31, 2026. 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(AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)APTOPIX Colombia Uzbekistan WCup Soccerhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/messi-equals-world-cup-goalscoring-record-in-argentina-romp2026-06-17weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/73/be/6699f158f388b659cebc44862a0db4ea6dc5/0b9e24540490d48df834c91266ff97f0c7382087.jpegArgentina forward Lionel Messi celebrates scoring against Algeria in Kansas Cityhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/austria-beats-jordan-3-1-for-its-first-world-cup-win-in-36-years2026-06-17weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/fc/85/dcaba6215b4cf1f781d84fce6e009fab2d48/download.jpegAustria's Marko Arnautovic, front, and Nicolas Seiwald celebrate after Jordan's Yazan Alarab scored on his own goal during the World Cup Group J soccer match in Santa Clara, Calif., near San Francisco, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)Jordan Austria WCup Soccerhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/erling-haaland-scores-twice-adds-assist-in-world-cup-debut-as-norway-tops-iraq-4-1-in-group-i2026-06-17weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/15/19/9546967df0fa02d36e82674d4f00dad04923/download.jpegNorway's Erling Haaland celebrates scoring his side's opening goal during the World Cup Group I soccer match between Iraq and Norway in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)APTOPIX Norway Iraq WCup Soccerhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/kylian-mbappe-sparks-france-with-two-goals-in-3-1-win-over-senegal-at-the-world-cup2026-06-17weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/d6/d5/bf71be8a57d52213753f3c77a78136faf479/download.jpegFrance's Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring the opening goal of his team during the World Cup Group I soccer match between France and Senegal in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)APTOPIX Senegal France WCup Soccerhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/tunisia-sack-coach-lamouchi-after-one-world-cup-game2026-06-17weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/14/4d/786ca06d8f236cbada753d50aaa317bc8962/c518ca333e86e4b55c62832742bad96ebae8a8f2.jpegSabri Lamouchi is the first coach in World Cup history to be sacked after one game of the finalshttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/fit-to-be-tied-the-big-upsets-at-the-world-cup-so-far-have-been-matches-ending-at-0-0-1-1-and-2-22026-06-17weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/ef/75/da23f197d9e5d083af64a91a824529ad28a6/download.jpegCape Verde players celebrate after the World Cup Group H soccer match between Spain and Cape Verde in Atlanta, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Erik S. 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Lesser)Cape Verde Spain WCup Soccerhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/greed-or-player-health-%27damaging%27-world-cup-drinks-breaks-under-spotlight2026-06-16weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/be/a1/3e0ecf9acd133b13900822756e5a8e810012/f58dc84236f7bf3ac55223a2402c1dcf2a4c4ad5.jpegTunisia's French head coach Sabri Lamouchi speaks to his players during the water breakhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/iran-opens-a-politically-charged-world-cup-by-playing-to-a-2-2-draw-with-new-zealand2026-06-16weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/02/d3/5b4f125c513d5781c113c3ec9959b454bd11/download.jpegIran's Ramin Rezaeian (23) celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal during the World Cup Group G soccer match between Iran and New Zealand in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)APTOPIX New Zealand Iran WCup Soccerhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/belgium-settles-for-1-1-draw-with-egypt-at-world-cup-despite-numerous-chances-for-lukaku-de-bruyne2026-06-16weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/49/f3/13cc0346fe900ec974b0b57a88ccf7c86be7/download.jpegBelgium's Romelu Lukaku celebrates after forcing an own goal by Egypt's Mohamed Hany during the World Cup Group G soccer match in Seattle, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)Egypt Belgium WCup Soccerhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/uruguay%27s-maxi-araujo-scores-equalizer-in-1-1-world-cup-draw-with-saudi-arabia2026-06-16weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/92/6e/c48ebbc6e33e0db44d5daa44fdfbe3ab0193/download.jpegUruguay's Maxi Araujo celebrates scoring his side's opening goal against Saudi Arabia during a World Cup Group H soccer match in Miami Gardens, Fla., Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)APTOPIX Uruguay Saudi Arabia WCup Soccerhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/world-cup-teams-face-major-travel-demands-in-tournament-spread-across-us-canada-and-mexico2026-06-16weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/1c/cc/53a79c29a52a868564224d9e70f412981c3b/download.jpegCzechia men's national soccer team head coach Miroslav Koubek, right, arrives with his team at Dallas Love Field Airport, Friday, June 5, 2026, in Dallas, ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Czechia WCup Soccerhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/%27this-is-our-culture%27-japan-fans-clean-up-world-cup-stadium2026-06-19weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/c0/2c/2e25cd1e94c6084539554f3d511d91c54d85/194f4e8a8766f24b02e949b326cd49fd503bc395.jpegJapan fans tidied up after themselves after their team's opening World Cup game against the Netherlands in Texashttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/daichi-kamada%27s-late-header-gives-japan-a-2-2-draw-with-the-netherlands-in-world-cup-opener-for-both2026-06-15weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/41/67/c526cd836aa4f4906d41965e8f61a8bc70fb/download.jpegJapan celebrates a goal during the World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Japan in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday.Japan Netherlands WCup Soccerhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/sweden-gets-2-goals-from-yasin-ayari-and-pounds-tunisia-5-1-to-move-atop-world-cup-group-f2026-06-15weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/8a/e1/59f43d7603c8933109f2477c5ea4a6a89ae0/download.jpegSweden's Yasin Ayari (18) celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the World Cup Group F soccer match between Sweden and Tunisia in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)APTOPIX Tunisia Sweden WCup Soccerhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/germany-hammer-world-cup-debutants-curacao-after-early-scare2026-06-15weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/d8/2a/feb1159b410301d71a713d8ed73f061221cf/d80143a7585d9e99b6ca495c717125156ca14991.jpegKai Havertz was on target in Germany's opening win and will start up front against Ivory Coasthttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/amad-diallo-scores-in-the-90th-minute-to-lift-ivory-coast-past-ecuador-1-0-in-the-world-cup2026-06-15weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/9f/16/5d989b6d7c3b432c75f395e49ec98f376365/download.jpegIvory Coast's Amad Diallo (15) reacts with teammates following their World Cup Group E soccer match win over Ecuador in Philadelphia, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)APTOPIX Ecuador Ivory Coast WCup Soccerhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/uefa-head-ceferin-criticized-for-allegedly-saying-expanded-world-cup-creates-uninteresting-matches2026-06-15weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/bb/c4/609ad0e681cc7c7d46d97cc2e4f932c85b3c/download.jpegUEFA President Aleksander Ceferin on the tribune before the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr Josek)Hungary Champions League Final Soccerhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/japan-coach-sorry-for-%27hurt%27-after-ending-endo%27s-world-cup-dream2026-06-14weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/fa/68/5cbd2f9c38025a90fa1545a4d70d1db2144b/bce9817362c8fda29f10e51b69e9fef64a4ce441.jpegWataru Endo is out of Japan's World Cup squad and has announced his retirement from international footballhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/australia-spoils-turkey%27s-return-to-the-world-cup-with-a-2-0-victory2026-06-14weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/54/ce/026ad19d836b0e0fc1a70cfaab1d209740f3/download.jpegAustralia's Nestory Irankunda (17) celebrates scoring the first goal against Turkey during the World Cup Group D soccer match, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Kaleb Tatum)Turkey Australia WCup Soccerhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/brazil-rallies-for-1-1-draw-against-morocco-in-its-world-cup-opener-behind-vinicius-junior-goal2026-06-14weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/d1/99/6753ca2591f6fee58e25042c94d3c1930ee5/download.jpegBrazil's Vinicius Junior (7) reacts after being tripped in the first half during the World Cup Group C soccer match between Brazil and Morocco in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)Morocco Brazil WCup Soccerhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/scotland-marks-28-year-world-cup-absence-with-1-0-victory-over-haiti-in-group-c2026-06-14weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/d7/b6/351e49d6a529a58b0642a692624f7f0780f2/download.jpegScotland's John McGinn (7) celebrates with teammate's Aaron Hickey (2) and Lewis Ferguson (19) after scoring his teams first goal during the World Cup Group C soccer match between Haiti and Scotland in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)Scotland Haiti WCup Soccerhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/boualem-khoukhi%27s-goal-on-header-in-stoppage-time-earns-qatar-a-1-1-world-cup-draw-with-switzerland2026-06-14weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/6f/4d/d30d8687c2b6d96d561c5c5d194dbd227fcd/download.jpegSwitzerland's Breel Embolo is mobbed by teammates after scoring the opening goal from the penalty spot during the World Cup Group B soccer match between Qatar and Switzerland in Santa Clara, Calif., near San Francisco, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Eakin Howard)Switzerland Qatar WCup Soccerhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/world-cup-venues-scrub-branding-get-new-names-for-tournament2026-06-14weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/29/7c/48c87f78552fe03822392df3f1d62653cf5d/b7e3e8bda0269ee098ba4d635d67e622b4c4a939.jpegBranding for companies that are not FIFA sponsors have all been covered or removed at Los Angeles Stadium, normally known as SoFi Stadium, ahead of the 2026 World Cuphttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/police-investigate-possible-theft-of-england-gear-at-world-cup-2-people-in-custody2026-06-14weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/2a/3e/e7173fd4416e63ff68d09c06ba3fe100e894/download.jpegEngland's Harry Kane, center, and Jordan Henderson, left, jog with teammates during a training for the national soccer team in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,Tuesday, June 9, 2026, ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)England WCup Soccerhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/roaring-crowds-in-stars-and-stripes-show-up-for-the-us-team-and-soccer%27s-moment-in-their-country2026-06-13weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/17/b2/dd323a6c76a7ef02a2cbaf418a10dfb4da13/download.jpegUnited States fans cheer prior to the World Cup Group D soccer match between the United States and Paraguay in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)Paraguay US WCup Soccerhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/fifa-blames-empty-seats-at-world-cup-match-in-mexico-on-fans-in-the-concourses2026-06-13weekly0.7https://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/larin-scores-in-78th-minute-to-rally-canada-to-1-1-draw-with-bosnia-herzegovina-in-world-cup-opener2026-06-13weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/a5/93/a1822ceaad2d3c2c8b4962262b069f50b388/download.jpegCanada's Cyle Larin (9) celebrates after scoring his sides first goal of the game in the second half of the World Cup Group B soccer match between Canada and Bosnia, Friday, June 12, 2026, in Toronto. ( (AP Photo/Sam Balkansky)Bosnia Canada WCup Soccerhttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/world-cup-struggles-to-ignite-us-excitement2026-06-13weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/e8/77/9cef146c0724d6fc516e66df0fd716dfa7d1/b3c5b1c6b6ce6eb6ffa587cc3861c6238743e1ab.jpegAmericans do not seem particularly engaged with the World Cuphttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/kids%27-nonprofit-in-seattle-returns-20-free-world-cup-tickets-over-barring-of-somali-referee2026-06-13weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/17/e9/3aeaf0e6fda8bcfe25b16a62665af9212da3/download.jpegChildren play in an African Youth Sports Academy soccer competition on Saturday, June 6, 2026, in Seattle, to help determine which participants would receive free World Cup tickets awarded to the organization. (Ali Abdulla via AP)Somali Referee Ticketshttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/soccer-iran-team-chief-slams-fifa%E2%80%99s-%27lack-of-coordination%27-on-visa-issues2026-06-13weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/2d/77/ad54aab5ff6a3c88d37c22f3bf433bf2e126/tag-reuters.jpegMahdi Mohammad Nabi, Iran's World Cup team supervisor and one of the 15 Iranian soccer federation members denied visas to travel to the U.S. for the World Cup games, attends an interview with Reuters at a hotel in Tijuana, Mexico, on June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Aimee MeloSoccer-Iran team chief slams FIFA’s 'lack of coordination' on visa issueshttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/%E2%80%98soccer%E2%80%99-is-a-fine-term-for-the-beautiful-game-%E2%80%93-don%E2%80%99t-let-any-%E2%80%98football%E2%80%99-snob-or-president-tell-you-otherwise-this-world-cup2026-06-08weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/27/3b/8023ecc8f358d70dd429e88816c6e85fbc1d/football_jt.jpeghttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/soccer-iraq-world-cup-striker-hussein-questioned-for-hours-at-chicago-airport-source-says2026-06-07weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/bc/7b/1842efe0d7906917365eb8f1c83f7735ec19/tag-reuters.jpegFILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - Inter-Confederation Playoffs - Final - Iraq v Bolivia - Estadio Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico - March 31, 2026 Iraq's Aymen Hussein celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Raquel Cunha/File PhotoFILE PHOTO: 2026 FIFA World Cup Previewshttps://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/inflation-and-immigration-fears-threaten-to-dampen-miami%E2%80%99s-economic-benefits-from-the-world-cup2026-06-06weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/c8/b8/93e56d77288b55b00707adee6b5ddda31b08/ap26150843149047.jpegHaiti national soccer team striker Duckens Nazon, right, and his teammates hold Haitian flags at a Haitian Heritage Month event ahead of the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament, on May 30, in North Miami, Fla.https://japantoday.com/category/2026-fifa-world-cup/Japan-look-to-go-further-in-FIFA-World-Cup-but-preparations-not-helped-by-injuries-to-key-players2026-06-02weekly0.7https://media.japantoday.com/img/store/96/e2/39615fcd9bf67288a02da582a8bbb29c2fb3/2026-05-31t164336z_1465163301_mt1zuma000ypvgc2_rtrmadp_3_zuma.jpegThe Japanese national team poses for the cameras before starting an international friendly match against Iceland in Tokyo on Sunday night,.