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Godzilla Minus Zero Continues Minus One’s Story as Sequel Opens to $31.6 Million in North America

Takashi Yamazaki’s Godzilla Minus Zero continues the Shikishima family’s story in 1949, with the sequel opening to an estimated $31.6 million in North America.

November 9, 2026

by Alexandre James

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Elon Musk’s Terafab Seeks Japanese Chip Tools on Tight Timeline

Terafab has begun detailed procurement talks with Japanese chip-equipment suppliers, according to Financial News, citing Nikkei. The reported rush orders bring Musk’s manufacturing ambitions closer to a practical test, but do not establish that the plant can meet its 2028

November 9, 2026

by Amanda Graham

Official promotional artwork for Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold

Final Fantasy XIV Evercold Delayed to February 23, 2027 After Tokyo Reveal

Square Enix has moved Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold from its planned January window to February 23,

Jordan's Omar Qarada holds his gold medal to one eye after winning the men's up to 49kg Para powerlifting title at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games

Cui Zhe Had Gold Secured, Then Lifted 120kg Anyway in Nagoya

Cui Zhe had already won the women's 41kg gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games when she called for 120kg, a weight she said she had never lifted in competition. Xinhua says

October 19, 2026

News·Sports

A US Marine stands beside an NMESIS anti-ship missile launcher on a wet road under low cloud at Bellows, Hawaii

Keen Sword Opens Near Taiwan as Yonaguni Is Told to Clear Roads

Japan and the United States opened Keen Sword on Monday, with US Marine launchers due on Yonaguni, 110 km from Taiwan, and residents asked to stay off the roads. TASS and Defense

October 18, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Satellite image of eastern Mongolia showing a large dark burn scar on brown steppe after the Numrug reserve fire

Mongolia Vows Liability Claims Over Numrug Reserve Fire, Xinhua Reports

Mongolia has promised compensation claims after a convoy vehicle sparked a fire in its Numrug reserve, Xinhua reports. Mobicom and local media disagree on why the convoy was there, and police have

October 18, 2026

Climate·News

Black Daiichi Life Group lettering in Japanese and English on an illuminated sign

Challenger Bought Its Own Shares at A$9.84. Then Daiichi Bid A$11.80

Challenger spent A$4.9 million buying back its own shares on Friday. After the market closed, a Daiichi Life unit offered A$11.80 for the rest of the company, 19.8 percent above Friday's close.

October 18, 2026

Business·News

The Chinese national flag on a flagpole among trees at the Chinese embassy in Japan

China’s Embassy in Japan Condemns Yasukuni Shrine Offerings and Visits

A spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Japan condemned Japan's latest moves at Yasukuni Shrine, calling it a symbol of militarism, Xinhua reported. The statement as reported names none of the leaders,

October 18, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A large container ship with a tugboat beside it moves through a lock of the expanded Panama Canal at dusk

Panama Canal Adds One Slot, but Grain Freight to Japan Is Up 36%

The Panama Canal added a tenth daily Neopanamax slot on October 15 and eased its draft limit, but USDA says freight for U.S. Gulf grain to Japan is 36 percent above a

October 16, 2026

Business·News

Snow-covered summit of Avachinsky volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula rising through a ring of cloud, seen from orbit

Japan Warned of a Magnitude 9.9 Quake. The Real One Was a 6.9 in Kamchatka

Japan's weather agency issued an early warning for a magnitude 9.9 earthquake that did not exist, then withdrew it about eight minutes later. The real quake was a magnitude 6.9 near Kamchatka,

October 16, 2026

News·Science

Agriculture Minister Kazuo Yana surrounded by reporters and microphones at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on October 14, 2026

Takaichi Takes the Blame for Yana’s Exit but Denies Pushing Him Out

Japan's farm minister Kazuo Yana resigned on October 14 over remarks he made to supporters before joining the cabinet. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi owns the appointment but says she never asked him

October 15, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Masked FSB officers escort a man with a blurred face, in handcuffs, across an airport apron

Russia Holds Japanese Reporter Yuki Imai on Spy Charge Carrying 20 Years

The FSB says Hokkaido Shimbun correspondent Yuki Imai gathered data on mobilized Kuril residents for Japanese intelligence, and a Moscow court has ordered him held until December 12. Tokyo says it had

October 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Protesters hold a US Military Out sign outside the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo after a US Marine was arrested over the killing of a woman in Okinawa

Okinawa Hotel Killing Puts a US Marine in Custody and Washington on Notice

A 39-year-old woman was found strangled in a Naha hotel, and a 20-year-old US Marine is now in Japanese custody on suspicion of robbery and murder. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has protested

October 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

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Russia Holds Japanese Reporter Yuki Imai on Spy Charge Carrying 20 Years

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