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JAPAN

A crested ibis takes flight on May 31 in the city of Hakui, Ishikawa Prefecture.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2026
Another 10 crested ibises released in Ishikawa Prefecture
This brought the number of crested ibises, a special natural treasure of Japan, set free in Honshu to 18.
A shinkansen commemorating the 25th anniversary of the opening of Tokyo DisneySea, operated by JR East, in Sendai
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2026
JR Tokai to run Disney shinkansen starting Friday
The Sparkling Dreams Shinkansen train will make up to two round trips a day mainly for Hikari and Kodama services between Tokyo Station and Shin-Osaka Station until mid-March 2027.
Toyoji Sudo, mayor of Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture, was found dead early Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2026
Mayor of Ibaraki city found dead in drainage ditch
Ibaraki Prefectural Police believe, based on surrounding circumstances, that Toyoji Sudo killed himself.
Urea, ammonium phosphate, and potassium chloride ¡ª raw materials for chemical fertilizers ¡ª are almost entirely imported in Japan.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Jun 15, 2026
Fertilizer prices rise in Japan due to Strait of Hormuz squeeze
By Eric Johnston
While shortages like those for naphtha have yet to emerge, warnings of an international shortage have been issued amid uncertainties in the Middle East.
Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi has asked an advisory panel to consider ways to expand the involvement of crime victims and bereaved families in pretrial proceedings.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 15, 2026
Panel to consider expanding victims¡¯ involvement in criminal proceedings
There is currently no legal provision allowing victims in Japan to participate in or observe pretrial procedures.
Yukiaki Sasaki (left), president of Body Shop Takata, and former Mazda engineer Takao Kijima talk about a new sports car museum they plan to open at the former Kuruhara Elementary School site in Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jun 15, 2026
Former Mazda engineer leads sports car museum project in Hiroshima
The hope for the museum is that it becomes the centerpiece of a broader initiative aimed at turning the surrounding area into a gathering place for motorsports fans.
In a post on social media platform X, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she welcomes a U.S.-Iran peace deal as a major step toward bringing the situation in the Middle East to a close.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 15, 2026
Japan welcomes U.S.-Iran peace deal
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed hopes for a final agreement on outstanding matters, including on Iran¡¯s nuclear issue, to be reached as soon as possible.
A "customer harassment" prevention awareness poster at the entrance of an Aoki Super supermarket in Aichi Prefecture
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Chubu
Jun 15, 2026
¡®Customer harassment¡¯ continues in Japan despite moves to end it
While ordinances have been helping many businesses across the nation to combat ¡°customer harassment,¡± they haven¡¯t been a silver bullet for such abuse.
(Left to right) Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, Dutch Queen Maxima and Dutch King Willem-Alexander in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands on Sunday
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2026
Emperor and empress watch World Cup match with Dutch royals
According to the Imperial Household Agency, the Dutch side suggested the two couples watch the group match, held in Arlington, Texas, together on television.
British leader Keir Starmer (left) and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attend a business round table meeting at No. 10 Downing St. in London on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 15, 2026
Takaichi and Starmer use talks to push Japan-U.K. ties toward ¡®quasi-alliance¡¯
By Kenji Yoshida
The two leaders also pledged more support for an embattled next-generation fighter jet project involving their countries and Italy.
The Nagoya District Court has convicted Fumiya Kosemura, a 38-year-old former elementary school teacher, of sharing illicit voyeuristic images of schoolchildren in a private online chat group of teachers.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 15, 2026
Ex-teacher given eight years in prison over voyeuristic images of children
Fumiya Kosemura, 38, secretly photographed girls in underwear at an elementary school in Yokohama and shared the images in a chat group.
Chinese H-6N bombers fly in formation during a rehearsal in Beijing last August, ahead of a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2026
Chinese bombers put Japan¡¯s defense strategy in jeopardy, report finds
By Gabriel Dominguez
Long-range counterair ability to detect, track and engage Chinese aircraft before they can launch attacks is missing from current plans, a think tank says.
Hirofumi Yoshimura (left), head of the Japan Innovation Party, and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who is also Liberal Democratic Party president, during a meeting at the Diet in Tokyo on March 17
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 15, 2026
Bills on JIP¡¯s signature policy goals in limbo as parliamentary session nears end
The party, also known as Nippon Ishin no Kai, continues to push for the creation of a secondary capital and a reduction of seats in the Lower House.

ASIA PACIFIC

Dutch Defense Minister Dilan Ye?ilg?z-Zegerius during an interview Monday aboard the Dutch frigate HNLMS De Ruyter in Tokyo after the warship arrived for a three-day port call
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2026
Dutch defense chief says Chinese naval encounter won¡¯t deter Europe in Indo-Pacific
By Gabriel Dominguez
The Netherlands will continue its regular military deployments to the Indo-Pacific, Dutch Defense Minister Dilan Ye?ilg?z-Zegerius has said.
Myanmar¡¯s military ruler, Min Aung Hlaing, shows his ink-stained finger after casting hist vote in Naypyidaw, the capital,in December 2025. He was elected president on April 3 by the country¡¯s rubber-stamp Parliament.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 15, 2026
Myanmar¡¯s president arrives in China seeking stronger trade ties
Myanmar has been diplomatically isolated since a 2021 military coup ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
A coal power plant in rare earth industry hub city Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China, on April 6.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 15, 2026
Coal-rich Mongolia aims to boost China trade ties despite dependence risk
Two-way trade is expected to reach $20 billion this year, President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh told ?Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
China is Australia's largest trading partner, ?accounting for almost a third of Australia's exports.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2026
China¡¯s strike capacity over Australia set to expand, think tank says
The report said ?China can already strike ?northern Australia with missiles deployed to its South China Sea outposts.

WORLD

Members of the Mauritanian Coast Guard patrol off the coast of Nouadhibou, Mauritania, on April 23.
WORLD
Jun 15, 2026
With Europe closed, migrants stalled in Mauritania limbo
By Eleonore SENS
Document checks, mass expulsions, coastal surveillance and smuggler arrests have caused migration from Mauritania to plummet over the past year.
Smoke and fire rise from the Dormition Cathedral in the Orthodox complex of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra following a Russian missile strike on Kyiv on Monday.
WORLD
Jun 15, 2026
Nine killed, historic monastery on fire as Ukraine faces major Russian attacks
By Jekaterina Golubkova
The fresh strikes came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had spoken to U.S. President Donald Trump and discussed efforts ?to achieve ?an end to the conflict.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 15, 2026
Trump veers toward exit in Iran war but risks loom
By Matt Spetalnick and Humeyra Pamuk
The deal appears short of many of the goals Trump outlined in the early days of the conflict, leaving the U.S. looking strategically worse off than it did before he went to war.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced one of the strictest online crackdowns against social media use by children in the democratic world on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 15, 2026
British prime minister announces full ban on social media for children under 16
The Labour government says its new range of child internet-use restrictions will be tougher than Australia¡¯s limits.
U.S. President Donald Trump (right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 15, 2026
Trump tells Putin he is ready to help end Ukraine conflict, Kremlin adviser says
During a 55-minute call, Trump told Putin a quick end to the Ukraine war could open the door to improved U.S.-Russia relations.
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a banquet hosted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during Xi's state visit to Pyongyang on June 8.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 15, 2026
Xi swaps fighter jets for diplomatic hardball to squeeze Taiwan
China is escalating efforts to silence Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on the world stage.
The UFC Freedom 250 fight on the South Lawn of the White House is seen from the top of the Washington Monument on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 15, 2026
White House¡¯s UFC fights concentrate Trump¡¯s sporting, political and economic power
By Trevor Hunnicutt
The UFC fights are the first sporting event hosted at the White House in its history and are a part of the Trump administration¡¯s celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the U.S.
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Sunday
WORLD / Politics
Jun 15, 2026
Iran and U.S. agree to halt war and reopen Hormuz, sending oil prices tumbling
While still a framework, the deal marked the biggest breakthrough toward resolving a conflict that has killed thousands and upended energy markets.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping greets U.S. President Donald Trump outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 15, 2026
Trump¡¯s sharp turn on China: Embracing it as a peer power
By Edward Wong
Washington¡¯s new policy toward Beijing is a sharp departure from U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s aggressive approach during his first term.
Riot police officers in Geneva, Switzerland, use shields to protect themselves during clashes with demonstrators during a protest against the upcoming G7 summit on Sunday.
WORLD
Jun 15, 2026
G7 protest turns from carnival to violent stand-off
Geneva¡¯s police said around 20,000 people attended, with the vast majority well behaved and not involved in any violence.
A tram stop under Switzerland's national flag at the Bahnhofstrasse street in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 15, 2026
Switzerland rejects proposal to cap population at 10 million
By Bastian Benrath-Wright
The present population isn¡¯t too far off their proposed limit, having risen by almost 2 million this century to 9.1 million.

BUSINESS

An electronic board shows the Nikkei stock average's surge above 69,000 on Monday morning in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 15, 2026
Nikkei average closes above 69,000 for the first time
Expectations that turmoil in the Middle East would subside following the announcement of a deal to end the U.S.-Iran conflict led to broad-based buying of Tokyo equities.
Household goods company Life on Products sells an ice cream maker that creates ice slushy drinks.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2026
New cooling products launched ahead of above-average summer heat
A survey of 1,000 people conducted in April and May found that one in four respondents felt the measures they took last year to cope with heat were ¡°insufficient.¡±
U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during the Critical Minerals Ministerial at the State Department in Washington on Feb. 4.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 15, 2026
Trump¡¯s critical minerals pricing plan faces skeptical G7, divided industry
By Julia Payne and Ernest Scheyder
Negotiations for a Western trading bloc are stumbling over concerns about the plan¡¯s cost and governance.
Emmanuel Macron during the "Nvidia GTC" meeting at the VivaTech conference in Paris on June 11, 2025.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 15, 2026
Macron¡¯s G7 legacy hangs on fickle AI funding and data centers
The French president is positioning France as Europe¡¯s AI powerhouse by leveraging on the nation¡¯s abundant supply of nuclear energy for data centers.
What is known as the yen carry trade, which involves borrowing in the relatively low-yielding Japanese currency and investing in other currencies offering higher returns, is thriving again.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 15, 2026
Yen short bets jump to nine-year high as carry trade revives
By John Cheng
Leveraged funds increased their bearish positions on the yen to over 115,000 contracts in the week through June 9, the highest level since November 2017, data has shown.
Kenji Miyoshi, CEO of Iyogin Holdings, says investment opportunities have arrived for Japanese government bonds.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2026
Japan¡¯s top bond-trading regional bank buys JGBs after decade break
By Taiga Uranaka
Iyogin Holdings started testing the $7 trillion market in April with small purchases of superlong bonds, according to its CEO.
The same artificial intelligence tools helping developers audit code in cryptocurrency are also lowering the barriers for attackers, creating an arms race across the industry, researchers say.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 15, 2026
Crypto token¡¯s 50% wipeout shows magnitude of AI-hacking threat
By David Pan
The same AI tools helping developers audit code are also lowering the barriers for attackers, creating an arms race across the industry, researchers say.
The most up-to-date data for April shows that overseas investors sold more superlong Japanese debt than they bought for the first time since 2024.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 15, 2026
Global funds pull back from long-dated JGBs amid concern of pressure on BOJ
By John Cheng and Mia Glass
Data for April shows that overseas investors sold more superlong Japanese debt than they bought for the first time since 2024.
Elon Musk at the manufacturing plant for SpaceX in El Segundo, California, on Jan. 9, 2005.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 15, 2026
SpaceX¡¯s unlikely journey from far-out idea to $2 trillion juggernaut
By Ryan Mac, Kenneth Chang and Kirsten Grind
SpaceX¡¯s success has never been a sure thing, and the company has alternated between eye-catching failures and resounding successes.

ENVIRONMENT

People wait to receive items like hats, towels and water from a government mobile heat relief van in New Delhi on May 29.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jun 15, 2026
Laboring under Delhi¡¯s harsh heat, workers must choose health or wages
By Anupreeta Das
Over the decades, summers in India have grown longer and hotter.

Opinion

Despite higher oil production and U.S. oversight of Venezuela's oil revenues, the country's currency is weakening, inflation is accelerating and economic conditions are deteriorating.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2026
The mystery of Venezuela¡¯s missing petrodollars
By Ricardo Hausmann
Venezuela¡¯s oil production is rising, yet its currency is depreciating, inflation is accelerating and foreign exchange remains scarce.
A drone view of the oil tanker HELGA berthed at one of Iraq's southern offshore oil terminals near Basra on April 24. What started as a supply shock following the U.S.-Israel-Iran war has become a demand story.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2026
Peak oil demand arrives sooner than expected
By Carolyn Kissane
Amid the disruptions caused by the US-Israeli-Iran war, countries have begun adapting to life with less oil.
Ground Self-Defense Force troops lower the Japanese flag at the end of the day at their camp on Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, in April 2022.?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 15, 2026
Who¡¯s afraid of ¡®Japanese neo-militarism¡¯? Nobody
By Gearoid Reidy and Ruth Pollard
More countries see a stronger Japan not as a danger, but a counterweight to China¡¯s actions and growing U.S. untrustworthiness.
A growing number of young consumers are turning to analog and single-purpose devices like cyberdecks and e-readers as a form of resistance to AI-first platforms and automated digital systems.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2026
What is the hottest Gen-Z tech trend? Anti-AI
By Catherine Thorbecke
Many of the models now being hunted online were released before their new owners were born.

Sports

Koki Ogawa (right) and others celebrate Japan¡¯s second goal against the Netherlands at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 15, 2026
Japan displays resilience in hard-fought stalemate with Netherlands
By Zach Lowy
The 2-2 draw showed that even amid an injury crisis, the Samurai Blue can still trouble elite opponents.
Sweden's Yasin Ayari celebrates scoring his team's first goal against Tunisia at the Monterrey Stadium in Guadalupe, Mexico on June 14, 2026.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 15, 2026
Sweden demolishes Tunisia 5-1 to seize control of World Cup group
Earlier in Group F, Japan scored late to draw 2-2 against the Netherlands.
Koki Ogawa celebrates after Japan's second goal against the Netherlands during a Group F match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 15, 2026
Japan strikes late to earn thrilling draw with Netherlands in World Cup opener
Japan scored the tying goal in the 88th minute.
Rangers catcher Kyle Higashioka (left) tags out Red Sox designated hitter Masataka Yoshida at home plate during the third inning at Fenway Park in Boston on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 15, 2026
Rangers get off to hot start, hold off Red Sox
Willson Contreras homered twice ?on his 3-for-4 night and Masataka Yoshida went 2-for-4 with a double and run scored to lead ?the Red Sox.
Donna Vekic (right) and Emma Raducanu pose with their silverware after their women's singles final at Queen's Club in London on Sunday.
TENNIS
Jun 15, 2026
Vekic beats Raducanu in Queen¡¯s Club final to end title drought
By Steven Griffiths
Raducanu was hoping to win her first title since her stunning U.S. Open victory as a teenage qualifier in 2021.
Hurricanes left wing Mark Jankowski raises the Stanley Cup after defeating the Golden Knights in Game 6 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Ice hockey
Jun 15, 2026
Hurricanes storm past Golden Knights in Game 6 to grab Stanley Cup
Rod Brind¡¯Amour became just the fourth ?person to both captain and coach a franchise to a Stanley Cup.
Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton celebrates with a trophy after winning the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 15, 2026
Hamilton ends Antonelli¡¯s run with first win for Ferrari
By Alan Baldwin
Antonelli retired five laps from the end with an electrical shutdown while in second place and saw his lead over ?Hamilton slashed ?to 41 points.

CULTURE

Cafe Phosphorescence, owned by Osamu Dazai fan Miyuki Daba, is located about 15 minutes away from where the novelist used to live.
CULTURE / Books
Jun 15, 2026
The search for Osamu Dazai¡¯s memory in his hometown Mitaka
By Eric Margolis
The novelist¡¯s hometown honors his memory, but with many buildings demolished, a pilgrimage is an exercise in imagination.
One part of U.K. is enjoying a Brexit boost 10 years after vote
The Belfast harbor estate, Northern Ireland.
Japan coach takes responsibility for Wataru Endo going home
Japan's head coach Hajime Moriyasu attends a press conference ahead of Japan's 2026 World Cup football tournament Group F football match against the Netherlands in Dallas on Saturday.
¡®Customer harassment¡¯ continues in Japan despite moves to end it
A "customer harassment" prevention awareness poster at the entrance of an Aoki Super supermarket in Aichi Prefecture
Emperor Naruhito seeks public backing for an imperial family plan
Emperor Naruhito speaks at a news conference about his upcoming visit to the Netherlands and Belgium, in Tokyo on Thursday.
The challenge of being neurodivergent in Japan¡¯s culture of conformity
Social camouflaging can help neurodivergent people navigate social situations, but researchers say the effort often comes with significant emotional and mental strain.
Japan displays resilience in hard-fought stalemate with Netherlands
Koki Ogawa (right) and others celebrate Japan¡¯s second goal against the Netherlands at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday.
How Kojima made a destination out of denim
Across Kojima, production facilities handle different stages of denim-making, from sewing and washing to finishing and quality control.
Newcomer to hallowed Niigata sake scene is already winning awards
Tomomi Duquette is the owner of Snow Satoyama Sake, one of just three breweries that have opened in Niigata Prefecture since 1953.
TV Tairiku Ondo channels the chaotic creativity of youth
The members of TV Tairiku Ondo ¡ª (from left) Harea Togari, Ryuji Chiyotani, Kotaro Suzuki and Hiroto Yanagawa ¡ª met as high school students in Sapporo and went viral in 2024 with an energetic 90-second track.
Japan aiming to live up to heightened expectations with deep run at World Cup
Japan's Daichi Kamada celebrates after scoring against Bolivia during a friendly at Tokyo's National Stadium in November.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Social camouflaging can help neurodivergent people navigate social situations, but researchers say the effort often comes with significant emotional and mental strain.
The challenge of being neurodivergent in Japan¡¯s culture of conformity
By Tomoko Otake

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