Sports
Dodgers' Ohtani 1st player with 50 homers, 50 stolen bases in season
Japanese two-way star achieves another landmark while rehabbing as pitcher
Indo-Pacific
Quad will outlast Biden and Kishida, White House official says
President to host leaders at his house, move to institutionalize grouping
Markets
S&P 500 surges to record high close on euphoria over Fed rate cut
Falling jobless claims add fuel to expectations of soft landing
Business Spotlight
China's foldable phones herald conquest of OLED screen market
Samsung and LG see sales share sink as Beijing pushes supply chain localization
Property
New Tokyo condo listings plunge 50% as hotel developers snap up land
Residential projects held back by lack of new sites and rising costs
Japan-South Korea ties
41.7% of South Koreans have favorable view of Japan, most ever in poll
Rise attributed to J-pop, President Yoon's rapprochement policies
Opinion
Hype cannot obscure the Quad's existential crisis
Attention must be refocused squarely on pressing Indo-Pacific challenges
Retail
Uniqlo sister brand GU aims for 'fastest' growth with New York opening
Clothing chain banks on rising demand for discount fashion amid inflation
Politics
Biden touts rate cuts but says 'not a declaration of victory'
President makes case for economic vision and importance of CHIPS act as term nears end
Business trends
China sees investment rush in bendable solar panels
Perovskite startups look to conquer emerging market with huge new plants
Business trends
Japanese firms scramble to ease worker anxiety after Shenzhen attack
Panasonic offers temporary returns to Japan, counseling for employees in China
Automobiles
Toyota, Honda to set capex and R&D spending records amid EV pivot
Japan automakers to boost total capital expenditures by 20% this fiscal year
North Korea tensions
North Korea can conduct nuclear test 'at any time': Seoul
Pyongyang suspected of restoring Punggye-ri testing site
Business deals
Seiko Epson to buy U.S. printing software company for $590m
The deal for California-based Fiery is Japanese company's biggest since 2003 listing
#techAsia
Tech's climate cost and TikTok's day in court
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
Currencies
Chinese yuan closes near a 16-month high on rising stimulus hope
People's Bank of China expected to trim key interest rates on Friday
Hong Kong security law
Hong Kong jails man 14 months for 'seditious' T-shirt
First Article 23 sentence comes as city spars with West, shows fealty to Beijing
Crime
Malaysia arrests CEO of Islamic firm in child sex abuse case
Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings is linked to banned religious sect
Business deals
KKR deploys '2-step' counter to Bain in Fuji Soft takeover bid
With 30% of shares likely secure, new plan aims to acquire remaining at the same price
International relations
Killing of 10-year-old in Shenzhen rattles already shaky Japan-China ties
Beijing under pressure to act after years of fanning anti-Japanese sentiment
Retail
Lawson to launch 'Real x Tech' convenience store with AI, robots
Japanese retailer and KDDI telecom company create unique alliance after $3.5bn deal
Opinion
The walls are closing in on the House of Duterte
Next year's midterms could be most consequential in Philippine history
Finance
Malaysia and Cambodia lead QR payment expansion in ASEAN
Cross-border links and tourist services add to region's growing digital money usage
Equities
Japan's Nikkei average rises 2.1% following U.S. rate cut
Yen's limited appreciation driving stocks higher, Monex says
Artificial intelligence
U.N. urges AI cooperation as 118 countries absent from global talks
No formal international agency needed at this point, report says