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JAPAN

A shirt and a hat identical to the items left at the scene in the Setagaya Ward family murders, released by the Metropolitan Police Department ahead of the 25th anniversary of the incident, in Tokyo on Dec. 9.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 30, 2025
Police continue searching for killer of Setagaya family 25 years on
At the time of the brutal murders, Tokyo police thought the case would be quickly resolved, but the culprit and motives have remained unknown for 25 years.
Police officers examine the area around the site where a woman was stabbed in the Takadanobaba district of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward, on Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 30, 2025
Man arrested over stabbing of woman in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward
A 35-year-old Chinese national is being held on suspicion of attempted murder. The motive for the attack remains unclear.

ASIA PACIFIC

People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honor the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14, in Sydney on Dec. 16.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 30, 2025
Police say Bondi Beach mass shooting suspects ‘acted alone’
Sajid Akram and his son Naveed allegedly killed 15 people in an Islamic State group-inspired attack targeting a Jewish festival on Dec. 14.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a munitions factory where multiple rocket launcher systems are produced, at an undisclosed location, in this photo released on Dec. 30.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 30, 2025
North Korea's Kim touts new rocket launchers that could target South
By Claire Lee
Kim reportedly said the new weapons system would serve as his military's "main strike means."

WORLD

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands as they arrive at a joint press conference at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 29.
WORLD
Dec 30, 2025
Trump warns Hamas and Iran after Netanyahu talks
The U.S. president threatened to “eradicate” any attempt by Tehran to rebuild its nuclear program or ballistic missile arsenal following U.S. and Israeli strikes earlier this year.
Russian President Vladimir Putin in a meeting in Moscow on Dec. 29. Russia has accused Ukraine, without evidence, of launching a drone attack on Putin's residence.
WORLD
Dec 30, 2025
Peace hopes dented as Russia says Ukraine tried to attack Putin residence
Russia has said that it is reviewing its stance in negotiations in response to the attack, which Kyiv dismisses as baseless and aimed at derailing talks.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 29.
WORLD
Dec 30, 2025
Trump says U.S. hit dock for Venezuela drug boats
The attack could amount to the first land strike of the military campaign against trafficking from Latin America.

BUSINESS

The Federal Reserve building in Washington. U.S. President Donald Trump came close to seeking Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s ouster in July, but backed away after a negative reaction in financial markets.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 30, 2025
Trump says he still might fire Powell as Fed chair pick looms
By Josh Wingrove and Kate Sullivan
The U.S. president came close to seeking the central bank chief’s ouster in July, but backed away after a negative reaction in financial markets.
The annual number of companies delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange is set to hit a record high in 2025.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 30, 2025
Companies delisted from TSE to hit record high in 2025
This year’s total is expected to reach 125, the highest figure since the 2013 stock market integration between the TSE and the then-Osaka Securities Exchange.
Foreign investors have bought ¥5.4 trillion ($34.6 billion) of Japanese stocks this year, the largest net inflow since 2013.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 30, 2025
New Japanese hedge fund RFM attracts $800 million in first year
By Hideyuki Sano
Foreign investors have bought $34.6 billion of Japanese stocks this year, the largest net inflow since 2013.
SoftBank Group aims to capitalize on soaring demand for the computing capacity that underpins artificial intelligence applications.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 30, 2025
SoftBank buys data center investment firm DigitalBridge
By Ryan Gould and Josh Sisco
SoftBank’s billionaire founder Masayoshi Son is aiming to capitalize on soaring demand for digital infrastructure, driven by the artificial intelligence boom.
Toshiyuki Namigai (left) shows tatami sheets of varying thickness to a client, Swedish entrepreneur Anton Wormann, at Namigai's store in Tokyo in December.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 30, 2025
Amid uncertainty at home, tatami-makers find a new market: foreign buyers
By Elizabeth Beattie
Businesses focused on the traditional flooring material are evolving product offerings and marketing goods overseas, hoping to keep their craft alive.
China may have tested Japan and U.S. readiness in Pacific
At the time of the joint Chinese-Russian bomber exercise on Dec. 9, the U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington was conducting drills with the Maritime Self-Defense Force in waters south of the Kanto region.
On to 2050: Life in a shrinking Japan
As Japan’s population ages, fewer workers will be supporting more dependents, reshaping the country’s social and economic balance.
Japan’s original decluttering queen cleans up your new year
A new book from Hideko Yamashita, the original creator of the 'danshari' method of decluttering popularize outside Japan by Marie Kondo, can help you start 2026 off on a tidier note.
Boy dies after becoming trapped in ski resort escalator in Hokkaido
A boy died at a ski resort in Otaru, Hokkaido, on Sunday after being trapped in a conveyor belt-type escalator connecting a parking lot with ski slopes.
China orders travel agencies to slash group tours to Japan as dispute festers
A Chinese tourist group stands near the Sensoji temple, a popular sightseeing spot in Tokyo's Asakusa area, on Nov. 18.
A year of plenty: Endless art shows, subtle curation of themes
The 2025 Aichi Triennale took place in several locations, including a former bathhouse where Rui Sasaki's “Unforgettable Residues” was exhibited.
In 2025, Asia got tough on nuisance streamers. Japan did not.
This year, Asian countries' relatively lenient approach to nuisance streamers has been replaced by legal charges and potential jail time.
Why stickers are the hottest commodity in Japan right now
Younger generations are beginning to reappreciate things that are simply kawaii and fun.
A night at the museum when dinosaurs come to life
The Tokyo National Museum and the Dino-A-Live show have partnered for a traditional storytelling performance with animatronic dinosaurs reimagined as folklore spirits back from the dead.
Tokyo dining in 2025 was defined by sushi and cutting-edge fare
Sushi, such as this Kyoto-style "saba bōzushi" (rolled sushi with vinegared mackerel) at Kibun, stood out in Tokyo's dining scene in 2025.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

As Japan’s population ages, fewer workers will be supporting more dependents, reshaping the country’s social and economic balance.
On to 2050: Life in a shrinking Japan
By Alex K.T. Martin

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