Controversial YouTuber Hezumaryu has won a Nara Prefectural Assembly seat on an anti-foreigner platform, despite having no political experience and past arrests for harassing Chinese tourists.

Top AI researchers from OpenAI, DeepMind, Anthropic, Meta, and xAI warn that emerging architectures could eliminate human-readable "chain-of-thought" reasoning, threatening transparency and AI oversight as models grow more capable.

Japanese researchers at Kitano Hospital in Osaka have initiated human clinical trials of a groundbreaking antibody treatment designed to regrow teeth by reactivating dormant tooth buds, promising a revolutionary alternative to implants and dentures.

OpenAI is set to launch its own AI-powered browser based on Chromium, featuring a ChatGPT-like chat interface and built-in “Operator” agent to streamline tasks and challenge Google Chrome’s market dominance.

On July 9, 2025, Earth recorded its shortest day ever—1.3 to 1.6 milliseconds shorter—raising the possibility of a rare “negative leap second” by 2029 to realign atomic time with planetary rotation.

Microsoft is cutting 9,100 jobs, including in Xbox and its studios. King, ZeniMax, Turn 10 hit hardest, with cancellations of Everwild and Perfect Dark and closure of The Initiative. The restructuring aims to streamline and refocus gaming efforts.

Two women were fatally stabbed at a girls' bar in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, by a 41-year-old man who targeted them without provocation. The suspect, Ichiro Yamashita, has been arrested, prompting increased security measures in local nightlife venues.

President Trump reinstates stringent Cuba policies: bans tourism, tightens financial sanctions on military-linked entities, restores the terrorist designation, and expands visa restrictions targeting medical mission officials.

Two Japanese elementary school teachers were arrested after allegedly taking and sharing dozens of indecent upskirt photos of students in a private group chat. Parents and officials are demanding immediate safety reforms in schools nationwide.

President Trump announced that the U.S. may need to allow some deported undocumented immigrants to return, citing a labor crisis in agriculture and hospitality. “We might have to take some of them back,” Trump said, acknowledging the economic impact of mass deportations on farmers and food production.