Beneath Tokyo’s busiest train lines, new life is stirring — cafes, campsites, robot shops and more. Explore the city’s hidden spaces, where history and creativity collide. ebx.sh/aadMB8

Looking forward to tuning in to the US-ROK-Japan Trilateral Next-Gen Study Group launch webinar featuring insights from Kristi Govella, Rachel Minyoung Lee & Ryo Sahashi. Tomorrow at 9AM JST. Rintaro Nishimura | 西村凜太郎 youtube.com/watch?v=ctdx03…

If you missed it a few days ago, here is a piece about Sanseito from a researcher who has followed the party for several years: "Sanseito brings far-right populism to Japan: Party's rise marks a shift toward conspiracist, anti-globalist rhetoric"

A nine-to-one profit-sharing split trumpeted by the White House in the U.S.-Japan trade deal will apply to only a limited set of Japanese investments in America, according to according to materials released Friday by the Japanese govt. asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Trum… via Nikkei Asia

Akazawa Ryosei, the lead negotiator for the Japanese side in the US-Japan tariff deal, says that the "90% profits to America" stuff that the Trump administration is talking about will only apply to about 1% or 2% of the $550 billion Japan is investing in the US.

Summary of PM Ishiba’s remarks at joint session of LDP lawmakers: - Sincere apologies for election defeat - Many challenges ahead, including tariff talks and rice policy - Take on challenges for the nation and the people, and for future of the world (No intent to resign)

Calls erupted for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation as Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers and executives faced off in their first meeting after the disastrous July 20 Upper House election. ebx.sh/ewdH4e

Japan tries to track US tariff deal progress without written agreement asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade-…

Uncertainty has yet to be dispelled over details of an agreed-upon lower auto tariff to be imposed on Japan by the US via japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/business/econo…

Australia confirming its purchase of Mogami-class frigates from Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy, marking Japan’s first-ever warship export. A major Indo-Pacific defense milestone today. afr.com/policy/foreign…

As South Korea and the United States prepare for a summit of their leaders, topics left unresolved by a recent trade deal provide scope for more disputes between the key allies and trade partners. ebx.sh/XxifkC

As #Japan scorches through a heatwave, I spoke recently to snack food giant Calbee's CEO Makoto Ehara who says climate change is hitting potato crops in Hokkaido, threatening the core of the co's supply chain. See more: youtube.com/watch?v=qbs6rE…

US customs guidance today does not confirm Japan's claim that existing 15%+ tariffs will be exempt from new “reciprocal” duties under the recent trade deal. EU imports are explicitly spared.english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/586…

Australia's choice of Japan to partner with its next gen frigate -- despite it being the pricier option -- is a very significant development for the people of Japan. For the first time since the end of WWII, a country actively wanted to be a fully-committed ally of Japan,

Cathay Pacific said during its earning release that its HK Express unit has faced headwinds, partly due to soft demand for travel to Japan. A viral manga 'predicting' an earthquake was one factor which has dampened sentiment. More here: cnbc.com/2025/07/31/asi…

The US imposed a 15% 'reciprocal' tariff on Japanese imports on Aug 7. Local media reports that the US is denying an exemption Tokyo insists should apply to certain products - exposing more cracks in the trade deal. asahi.com/ajw/articles/1… asahi.com/ajw/articles/1…

US to correct tariff order and make reimbursements, Japan envoy says s.nikkei.com/47j3LK6

The LDP will convene a joint plenary session in the afternoon today, where lawmakers are expected to call on PM Ishiba to resign. Recall provision exists but has never succeeded in the party’s history. PM has to voluntarily make decision to step down. nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO…

There has been some criticism directed at the Ishiba administration for not getting a written trade deal with Trump. The Washington Post reported in June that the Trump administration has been "very much moving away from things being in writing." Under such conditions, it isn't

Almost a million more deaths than births were recorded in Japan last year, representing the steepest annual population decline since government surveys began in 1968. bbc.com/news/articles/…