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Roxana Tiron
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) points during a press conference with Republican House Leadership, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 4, 2026
Republican-led House votes to stop Iran war in rebuke to Trump
The vote against the war is the latest in a series of setbacks for a president who has bent Congress to his will for most of his second term.
Adm. Samuel Paparo, head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks during an event in Simi Valley, California, last December.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 31, 2026
Pentagon¡¯s Asia command seeks weapons aimed at deterring China
The U.S. military is quietly seeking to bolster its ability to deter or battle China over Taiwan, including with new warship-killing bombs and advanced sea mines.
U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Phelan speaks during an announcement of new ships including a ¡°Trump-class¡± battleship at the president¡¯s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, in December.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 23, 2026
U.S. Navy secretary ousted after infighting with top Pentagon leaders
John Phelan was pushed out after butting heads with Pete Hegseth over President Donald Trump¡¯s focus on what the administration has dubbed a new U.S. ¡°Golden Fleet.¡±
A soldier carries a drone during a military parade in Washington on June 14, 2025.
WORLD
Apr 22, 2026
Pentagon seeks $75 billion for drones in record budget ask
The drone-funding proposal includes $54.6 billion for the Defense Autonomous Working Group, from just $225.9 million this year.
A pro-government student holds a painting depicting ousted Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro during a march on International Youth Day in Caracas on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 16, 2026
Trump¡¯s Caribbean surge is costing billions of dollars
U.S. ships and aircraft were diverted to the Caribbean months before capturing Venezuela¡¯s president, consuming billions of dollars and possibly constraining U.S. power elsewhere.
U.S. President Donald Trump departs after addressing senior military officers gathered at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, on Tuesday. His administration has declared a "non-international armed conflict¡± with Latin American drug cartels.
WORLD
Oct 3, 2025
Trump declares cartels in ¡®armed conflict¡¯ with U.S. military
The move offers additional legal justification for recent strikes on alleged drug-runners from Venezuela and opens the door for possible further escalation.
Ukrainian soldier fire a mortar near Kyiv on Nov. 8.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 13, 2023
Pentagon has a workaround to send Ukraine arms despite aid stalemate
The tactic: Continue to provide arms from U.S. stockpiles in hopes of waiting until later for the money to replace them.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump in a courtroom during proceedings for his civil fraud trial in New York on Wednesday.
WORLD
Oct 7, 2023
The key nuclear secrets Trump allegedly leaked
Trump gave key details on the U.S. Navy¡¯s elite submarine fleet to an Australian billionaire, according to reports.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 18, 2023
Pentagon culls distribution list for sensitive documents after intel leak
A 21-year-old member of the United States Air National Guard with a junior job has been charged in the leak, the biggest in a decade.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 18, 2022
UFO sightings aren¡¯t for ¡®kooks¡¯ anymore, U.S. lawmaker says
U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday held the first congressional hearing into UFOs since the 1960s.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 5, 2022
U.S. sees rising risk in ¡®breathtaking¡¯ China nuclear expansion
Testimony by the head of the U.S. Strategic Command showed for the first time that China¡¯s ICBM-launched hypersonic glide vehicle tested in July flew 40,000 km for more than 100 minutes.
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan¡¯s anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend ¡ª or want to pay off their debts ¡ª at host clubs.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Japan¡¯s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan¡¯s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troubl¨¦, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu¡¯s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
¡®The colors speak for themselves¡¯: How Japan¡¯s chroma bible went global
¡°A Dictionary of Color Combinations¡± is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

Podcast

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

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The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.
What Yokoze can teach Japan about rural revival
By Alex K.T. Martin

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