#Japão

The port city of Wonsan, on North Korea's east coast, photographed in 2008.

Korean Peninsula

North Korea fires about ten ballistic missiles from Wonsan, a day after Trump floated a meeting with Kim Jong-un

The building in Meguro, Tokyo, that houses the Intellectual Property High Court and the Nakameguro branch of the Tokyo District Court, in 2023.

Artificial intelligence

Tokyo court rules a performer's voice is protected by publicity rights in TikTok AI cloning case

The headquarters of the Tribunal Superior Eleitoral in Brasília, opened in December 2011.

Brazil's 2026 election

Almost a million Brazilians will vote abroad on October 4, and one in four of them lives in the United States

A Toyota Mirai in the 2026 Asian Games livery, used for the torch relay, in September.

Asian Games open in Nagoya with 469 events, six new sports and athletes sleeping on a cruise ship

The Bank of Japan head office in Tokyo, designed by Kingo Tatsuno and opened in 1896.

Monetary policy

Bank of Japan lifts rates to 1.25%, a 31-year high, over two dissenting votes