Japan's 10-year gov't bond yield hits 2.950%

Japan's 10-year gov't bond yield hits 2.950%

A financial monitor at a currency trading company in Tokyo shows the yield on Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond hitting 2.950 percent on the morning of Aug. 31, 2026, its highest level since October 1996.

Japan: Record Rain Triggers Highest-Level Emergency Warning in Fukui 2

Japan's weather agency issued a Level 5 Emergency Warning for Heavy Rain, its highest alert level, for the cities of Fukui, Ono and Katsuyama in Fukui Prefecture on Sunday, August 30, as record rainfall caused flooding, swollen rivers and landslides across the region. Katsuyama recorded 350.5mm of rain over 24 hours. The warning was later downgraded to Level 4. This video shows swollen river and flooded streets in Fukui City.

Japan: Record Rain Triggers Highest-Level Emergency Warning in Fukui

Japan's weather agency issued a Level 5 Emergency Warning for Heavy Rain, its highest alert level, for the cities of Fukui, Ono and Katsuyama in Fukui Prefecture on Sunday, August 30, as record rainfall caused flooding, swollen rivers and landslides across the region. Katsuyama recorded 350.5mm of rain over 24 hours. The warning was later downgraded to Level 4.

Japan lawmakers meet senior China official

Japan lawmakers meet senior China official

House of Representatives member Shinichi Isa of the Centrist Reform Alliance, Japan's main opposition party, speaks to reporters at the official residence of the Japanese ambassador to China in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2026, after Isa and another Japanese lawmaker held talks with Lu Kang, vice minister of the Chinese Communist Party's International Department.

Japan lawmakers meet senior China official

Japan lawmakers meet senior China official

House of Representatives member Shinichi Isa of the Centrist Reform Alliance, Japan's main opposition party, speaks to reporters at the official residence of the Japanese ambassador to China in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2026, after Isa and another Japanese lawmaker held talks with Lu Kang, vice minister of the Chinese Communist Party's International Department.

Japan lawmakers meet senior China official

Japan lawmakers meet senior China official

House of Representatives member Shinichi Isa of the Centrist Reform Alliance, Japan's main opposition party, speaks to reporters at the official residence of the Japanese ambassador to China in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2026, after Isa and another Japanese lawmaker held talks with Lu Kang, vice minister of the Chinese Communist Party's International Department.

Japan: Record Rainfall Triggers Flooding, Landslides in Toyama, Ishikawa 8

Record-breaking rainfall triggered river flooding and landslides in Japan's Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, along the Sea of Japan coast, on Thursday, August 27.

Japan: Record Rainfall Triggers Flooding, Landslides in Toyama, Ishikawa 7

Record-breaking rainfall triggered river flooding and landslides in Japan's Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, along the Sea of Japan coast, on Thursday, August 27.

Japan: Record Rainfall Triggers Flooding, Landslides in Toyama, Ishikawa 6

Record-breaking rainfall triggered river flooding and landslides in Japan's Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, along the Sea of Japan coast, on Thursday, August 27.

Japan: Record Rainfall Triggers Flooding, Landslides in Toyama, Ishikawa 4

Record-breaking rainfall triggered river flooding and landslides in Japan's Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, along the Sea of Japan coast, on Thursday, August 27.

Japan: Record Rainfall Triggers Flooding, Landslides in Toyama, Ishikawa 5

Record-breaking rainfall triggered river flooding and landslides in Japan's Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, along the Sea of Japan coast, on Thursday, August 27.

Japan: Record Rainfall Triggers Flooding, Landslides in Toyama, Ishikawa

Record-breaking rainfall triggered river flooding and landslides in Japan's Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, along the Sea of Japan coast, on Thursday, August 27.

Japan: Record Rainfall Triggers Flooding, Landslides in Toyama, Ishikawa 2

Record-breaking rainfall triggered river flooding and landslides in Japan's Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, along the Sea of Japan coast, on Thursday, August 27.

Japan: Record Rainfall Triggers Flooding, Landslides in Toyama, Ishikawa 3

Record-breaking rainfall triggered river flooding and landslides in Japan's Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, along the Sea of Japan coast, on Thursday, August 27.

Japan's rice reserves

Japan's rice reserves

File photo taken on May 30, 2025, shows the Japanese government's rice stockpile at a storage center in Kanagawa Prefecture. Japan's farm ministry is set to buy back rice it released from its stockpile in 2025 amid calls by farmers concerned about a surplus and a price collapse.

Japan's rice reserves

Japan's rice reserves

File photo taken on May 30, 2025, shows the Japanese government's rice stockpile at a storage center in Kanagawa Prefecture. Japan's farm ministry is set to buy back rice it released from its stockpile in 2025 amid calls by farmers concerned about a surplus and a price collapse.

Japan's rice reserves

Japan's rice reserves

File photo taken on May 30, 2025, shows the Japanese government's rice stockpile at a storage center in Kanagawa Prefecture. Japan's farm ministry is set to buy back rice it released from its stockpile in 2025 amid calls by farmers concerned about a surplus and a price collapse.

[Breaking News]World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing

BEIJING, China, Aug. 24 Kyodo - A humanoid robot of Japan's GMO Internet Group, developed by China's Unitree Robotics, competes in a 400-meter race during the second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Aug. 23, 2026. (Kyodo)

Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko are greeted by officials at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 26, 2026, after returning from their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country. (Pool photo)

Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (3rd from L) and his wife Crown Princess Kiko are greeted by officials at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 26, 2026, after returning from their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country.

Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (3rd from L) and his wife Crown Princess Kiko are greeted by officials at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 26, 2026, after returning from their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country.

Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko meet officials at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 26, 2026, after returning from their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country. (Pool photo)

Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko return to Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 26, 2026, following their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country.

Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko return to Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 26, 2026, following their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country.

Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko return to Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 26, 2026, following their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country.

Japan PM meets press over U.S. sanctions on ICC chief

Japan PM meets press over U.S. sanctions on ICC chief

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2026, following criticism that Japan's response to U.S. sanctions on Tomoko Akane, head of the International Criminal Court, has been weak. Takaichi described the U.S. action as "incompatible" with Japan's position.

Japan PM meets press over U.S. sanctions on ICC chief

Japan PM meets press over U.S. sanctions on ICC chief

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2026, following criticism that Japan's response to U.S. sanctions on Tomoko Akane, head of the International Criminal Court, has been weak. Takaichi described the U.S. action as "incompatible" with Japan's position.

Japan PM meets press over U.S. sanctions on ICC chief

Japan PM meets press over U.S. sanctions on ICC chief

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2026, following criticism that Japan's response to U.S. sanctions on Tomoko Akane, head of the International Criminal Court, has been weak. Takaichi described the U.S. action as "incompatible" with Japan's position.

Japan PM meets press over U.S. sanctions on ICC chief

Japan PM meets press over U.S. sanctions on ICC chief

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2026, following criticism that Japan's response to U.S. sanctions on Tomoko Akane, head of the International Criminal Court, has been weak. Takaichi described the U.S. action as "incompatible" with Japan's position.

Japan PM meets press over U.S. sanctions on ICC chief

Japan PM meets press over U.S. sanctions on ICC chief

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2026, following criticism that Japan's response to U.S. sanctions on Tomoko Akane, head of the International Criminal Court, has been weak. Takaichi described the U.S. action as "incompatible" with Japan's position.

Japan PM meets press over U.S. sanctions on ICC chief

Japan PM meets press over U.S. sanctions on ICC chief

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2026, following criticism that Japan's response to U.S. sanctions on Tomoko Akane, head of the International Criminal Court, has been weak. Takaichi described the U.S. action as "incompatible" with Japan's position.

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko are seen off by students of Colegio Japones Paraguayo after visiting the private school in Asuncion on Aug. 24, 2026, during their official trip to the South American country.

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko are welcomed by students of Colegio Japones Paraguayo as they visit the private school in Asuncion on Aug. 24, 2026, during their official trip to the South American country.

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko are welcomed by students of Colegio Japones Paraguayo as they visit the private school in Asuncion on Aug. 24, 2026, during their official trip to the South American country.

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko join a sign language rendition by kindergarten children at Colegio Japones Paraguayo, a private school in Asuncion, on Aug. 24, 2026, during their official trip to the South American country. (Pool photo) ==Kyodo

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko interact with a kindergartener at Colegio Japones Paraguayo, a private school in Asuncion, on Aug. 24, 2026, during their official trip to the South American country. (Pool photo)

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko watch a traditional Paraguayan dance at a Japanese school in Asuncion on Aug. 24, 2026, during their official trip to the South American country.

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko watch a traditional Paraguayan dance at a Japanese school in Asuncion on Aug. 24, 2026, during their official trip to the South American country.

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko watch a traditional Paraguayan dance at a Japanese school in Asuncion on Aug. 24, 2026, during their official trip to the South American country.

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (C) and his wife Crown Princess Kiko are greeted prior to their departure from an international airport near Asuncion on Aug. 24, 2026, as they wrap up their official visit to the South American country.

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (C) and his wife Crown Princess Kiko are greeted prior to their departure from an international airport near Asuncion on Aug. 24, 2026, as they wrap up their official visit to the South American country.

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (C) and his wife Crown Princess Kiko are greeted prior to their departure from an international airport near Asuncion on Aug. 24, 2026, as they wrap up their official visit to the South American country.

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (C) and his wife Crown Princess Kiko are greeted prior to their departure from an international airport near Asuncion on Aug. 24, 2026, as they wrap up their official visit to the South American country.

Japan lawmakers visit China

Japan lawmakers visit China

Shinichi Isa of the Centrist Reform Alliance, Japan's main opposition party, speaks to reporters at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2026, before leaving with a cross-party lawmakers' group for China.

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (C) and Crown Princess Kiko visit Yguazu on Aug. 23, 2026, during their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country. (Pool photo)

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (L) and Crown Princess Kiko are greeted by children in Yguazu on Aug. 23, 2026, during their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country. (Pool photo)

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (L) addresses a luncheon in Yguazu on Aug. 23, 2026, during his official trip to Paraguay with Crown Princess Kiko to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country.

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko make a toast at a luncheon in Yguazu on Aug. 23, 2026, during their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country.

CORRECTED: Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

CORRECTED: Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko watch a dance at a luncheon in Yguazu on Aug. 23, 2026, during their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country.

CORRECTED: Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

CORRECTED: Japan crown prince, crown princess in Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko meet reporters in Yguazu on Aug. 23, 2026, during their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country. (Pool photo)