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U.S. ⁠Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday exposed a "to-do" list indicating he was contemplating U.S. purchases of Japanese yen, a photograph taken during a meeting held at Camp David shows. 👉 ebx.sh/A2A8SZ

Japan's homeless population is rapidly aging, making life on the street amid the nation's searing summer all the more dangerous.

For Japan’s aging homeless people, brutal summers are dangerously inescapableAt a time when temperatures are regularly reaching dangerous levels, people without homes are increasingly vulnerable to heatstroke.ebx.sh

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In this month's look back on news stories of the past, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visits Yasukuni Shrine earlier than expected in 2001.

Japan Times 2001: Koizumi visits Yasukuni earlyAdditionally, our archives feature more coverage on the Lockheed scandal and the creation of NHK.ebx.sh

Shiho Kuwaki won her first major championship as she defeated Germany's Esther Henseleit on the second playoff hole to win ⁠the Women's British Open.

Shiho Kuwaki wins Women’s British Open in playoff to claim first major titleKuwaki secured her LPGA Tour victory and a $1.5 million payday with the win.ebx.sh

Japan and the U.S. conducted coordinated yen-buying intervention and will not hesitate to take further action, the Finance Ministry said Monday, confirming a rare bilateral action to halt the yen's slide.

Japan confirms joint yen intervention with U.S., signaling readiness for more actionThe joint intervention is the first since ‌2011, when the two countries took coordinated action to weaken the yen in the aftermath of the earthquake in eastern Japan.ebx.sh

The Foreign Ministry will support small and midsize Japanese companies and startups seeking to enter the Indian market or expand investment there through diplomatic efforts.

Japan eyes diplomatic support for firms’ entry into IndiaIndia has ranked first for the fourth straight year as the most promising overseas market in a survey released in 2025 by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation.ebx.sh

Visitors at a Tokyo shop selling Kumamoto products have formed long lines every day since Tuesday's massive earthquake in the southwestern prefecture.

Long lines at Tokyo shop selling Kumamoto goods after quakeCustomers at the shop say they want to support people in areas devastated by the 7.1 magnitude quake by purchasing specialty goods and making donations.ebx.sh

The way fifth-graders responded to a recent medical emergency in Kobe shows how digital natives navigate technology, prompting questions over whether smartphones are a dangerous distraction or an essential safety tool. 👉 ebx.sh/hXwDNe

Princess Aiko arrived in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Saturday to observe a traditional rite for the reconstruction of the Grand Shrines of Ise, a major Shinto shrine complex in the city, which is held once every 20 years.

Princess Aiko observes traditional rites at Mie’s Grand Shrines of IsePrincess Aiko visited a facility where specially designated timber for the next reconstruction, set for 2033, is processed.ebx.sh

Survivors of a large earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture battled against intense heat over the first weekend since the disaster, as the death toll rose to at least 38. 👉 ebx.sh/FsxbDd

South Korea registered a maximum temperature of 42.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday, its highest since records began in 1904, according to the state weather agency.

South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5 degrees CelsiusThe southeastern city of Yangsan saw the temperature reach 42.5 C at 1:26 pm, the Korea Meteorological Administration said on its website.ebx.sh

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama will announce on Monday that Tokyo and Washington took joint action in the currency market to arrest the yen's slide to 40-year lows, two Japanese government officials said. 👉 ebx.sh/hXOUWV

Since its introduction in 1989, Japan's consumption tax has been raised three times and now accounts for about 30% of total national tax revenue, making it the nation's largest core tax category. 👉 ebx.sh/5yrjoy

The building housing Nonna Nietta is not only the home of authentic flavors from Piedmont to Sardinia. Originally in the Italian countryside, the structure itself was literally broken down and reassembled in Tsukuba. 👉 ebx.sh/RwYx0O

In Japan, it's "inari-zushi." In South Korea, it's "yubuchobap." Whatever you call it, it makes for a simple, filling treat with room for customization. 👉 ebx.sh/L6gEI3

For decades, Seiichi and Sanae Yamaguchi have planted rice every spring in rural Tochigi. Modern machinery has allowed them to keep farming into their 70s — but it has also changed who is needed on the farm, and who may one day take over. 👉 ebx.sh/NhxRFD

Cute characters, folk horror and lingering trauma: “Chiikawa” makes an unexpectedly haunting leap to the big screen. 👉 ebx.sh/ECPksE

Iwate Prefecture is not often a byword for luxury among Japanese travelers. But at Azuma Farm Koiwai, a new rural retreat in the northern region's foothills, nature is its own source of opulence. 👉 ebx.sh/1Szrwc

Masaki Nishiyama's debut feature film "The Invisible Half" is a mind-bending tale with familiar tropes spun in stylish and inventive ways. 👉 ebx.sh/s8N6RI