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Newly arrived Rohingya refugees are stranded on a boat after the nearby community decided not to allow them to land after giving them water and food in Pineung, Aceh province, Indonesia, on Nov. 16, 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 21, 2026
Scarce food, bleak futures spur Rohingya refugees to gamble with death at sea
Hundreds die en route, but the numbers keep growing as dwindling international aid pushes yet more to make the treacherous journey to countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia.
Mohammed Rofique, a survivor from the boat that capsized in the Andaman Sea, speaks on the phone with relatives at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2026
Rohingya survivor recounts ordeal as 250 missing in Andaman Sea tragedy
Before the boat capsized, one ?of the survivors said passengers on the boat endured four days and nights at sea as conditions rapidly deteriorated.
Garment workers make clothing in the sewing section of a factory in Gazipur, Bangladesh
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2026
Fast fashion garments pile up in South Asia as Middle East conflict grounds planes
South Asia is a clothes manufacturing powerhouse and fast fashion brands around the world rely on factories in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.
Election campaign posters hang over a street a day ahead of the national election in Dhaka on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 12, 2026
Bangladesh votes in landmark election after Gen Z revolution
It marks a return to democracy after the 2024 ouster of long-time premier Sheikh Hasina in a Gen Z-driven uprising, in an election seen as pivotal for the country¡¯s stability.
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur?Rahman in Dhaka on Dec. 31. Rahman says his party has no inclinations toward any particular country.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 21, 2026
How an Islamist party is gaining ground in Bangladesh, worrying moderates
Jamaat-e-Islami is reinventing itself ahead of parliamentary polls next month, following the August 2024 toppling of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Khaleda Zia, then Bangladesh¡¯s main opposition leader and a former prime minister, speaks at a rally in Dhaka on July 29, 1998.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 30, 2025
Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh¡¯s first female prime minister, dies at 80
After becoming prime minister in 1991, she went on to develop a bitter rivalry with Sheikh Hasina as they spent decades trading power.
Kulsum Khatun, an eight-year-old girl, takes notes while attending a class in a floating boat school, part of an initiative by Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha, in Bhangura area of Pabna, Bangladesh, on Sept. 25.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 8, 2025
In Bangladesh¡¯s flooded plains, school boats keep learning afloat
A "floating schools" initiative launched in 2002 has grown into a nationwide model in Bangladesh and has been emulated in flood-prone countries around the world.
"My children cried all night from hunger. I boiled grass and gave it to them just to keep them quiet," said Ajib Bahar, 38, from a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 2, 2025
Myanmar's war-torn Rakhine state grappling with hunger crisis, aid groups say
More than 100,000 children are suffering from acute malnutrition, with less than 2% able to access treatment, according to data provided by aid workers.
Begum, a 35-year-old mother of seven children, in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Aug. 18. Begum will marry off one of her daughters after a funding shortage shuttered thousands of schools in the refugee camps.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 25, 2025
School closures push Rohingya refugee children into marriage and work
A funding crisis has led to the suspension of many Rohingya learning centers, leaving children to play in the mud or rain.
Muhammad Yunus, the interim head of the Bangladeshi government, attends the 55th annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 23.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 27, 2025
Protests grip Bangladesh as pressure mounts on Yunus-led government
The Nobel peace laureate's caretaker government is attempting to guide the country through a fragile transition before holding a general election.
Rohingya refugees hold up signs at a camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on March 14.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 28, 2025
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh fear U.S. aid cuts will deepen crisis
The U.S. had been the largest provider of aid to the Rohingya refugees, contributing nearly $2.4 billion since 2017, according to a State Department website.
Sulaiman, a Rohingya refugee who recently fled Myanmar, poses for a picture at a refugee camp near the town of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Nov. 22.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 17, 2024
How Myanmar¡¯s junta is suppressing information about a hunger crisis
Junta representatives have warned aid workers against releasing data and analysis that indicate millions of people in Myanmar are experiencing serious hunger.
Bangladeshi army chief Gen. Waker-uz-Zaman gestures during an interview at his office in Dhaka on Monday. Zaman has outlined a pathway to rid the military of political influence.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 24, 2024
Bangladesh army chief vows support for interim government 'come what may'
Gen. Waker-uz-Zaman pledges to work toward the holding of elections within the next 18 months following the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Rohingya refugees gather to mark the seventh anniversary of their fleeing from neighboring Myanmar to escape a military crackdown in 2017, during heavy monsoon rains in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 26, 2024
Rohingya demand end to violence on seventh anniversary of flight from Myanmar
More than a million Rohingya live in squalid camps in southern Bangladesh with little prospect of returning home.
A college student paints graffiti on a wall at Dhaka university in the capital on Monday following weeks of student-led protests that toppled autocratic Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 17, 2024
Bangladesh student protesters eye new party to cement their revolution
Their hope is to avoid a repeat of the last 15 years, in which Sheikh Hasina ruled the country of some 170 million people with an iron fist.
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus waves at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 8, 2024
Bangladesh new interim leader Yunus returns to lead new government
Most schools and university campuses in the capital and other cities have reopened
People shake hands with army personnel as they celebrate the resignation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 7, 2024
Bangladesh army refused to quell protest, sealing Hasina's fate
In Bangladesh, resentment still lingers even among retired soldiers that Hasina had been allowed to leave.
Protesters are being detained in a police van while protesting outside the High Court building as they demand justice for the victims arrested and killed in the recent countrywide violence in Dhaka on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 1, 2024
Bangladesh police disperse march over excessive use of force
The unrest is the biggest test facing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina since she won a fourth term in January.
Children hold cork sheets to cover them from the sun while walking along a street during a countrywide heat wave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Sunday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
May 1, 2024
Extreme heat is closing schools, widening learning gaps worldwide
Many countries experiencing heat waves are torn between closing schools or leaving them open, both of which negatively affect children's learning.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 25, 2023
Surging crime and bleak future push Rohingya in Bangladesh to risk lives at sea
An increasing number of Rohingya are now leaving Bangladesh for countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia via perilous boat journeys.
Water shortages hit tourist spots in Japan during Golden Week
A hot spring facility in the city of Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, has suspended the operation of its open-air baths since March.
Strong winds disrupt transport during Golden Week
A map on the website of the Japan Meteorological Agency shows advisories and warnings for strong winds across wide areas of Japan through Monday night.
What is the hantavirus that killed three cruise ship passengers?
The cruise ship MV Hondius floats off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on Sunday.
China's rare defiance of U.S. sanctions sparks showdown over banks
A Chinese flag flutters in front of the Shanghai Gaoqiao Company Refinery in Shanghai.
Article 9 in focus as Takaichi pushes for revision of Constitution
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gives a speech in Hanoi on Saturday.
At 70, chasing birds across a changing Japan
Shorebirds gather in dense flocks at Higashiyoka Higata (tidal flats), pushed together by the rising tide.
Fujisawa flashpoint: A mosque project stokes nativist fears
Muslims pray at Tokyo Camii in the Yoyogi-Uehara neighborhood. Though Muslims account for only 0.3% of Japan¡¯s population, rhetoric in online spaces and by conservative politicians has fomented social tensions.
No longer shushed: Japan¡¯s cultural venues make room for children
In 2019, Saitama Arts Theater started permitting children under 3 to some of its shows. Previously, children under 4 were not permitted.
New head chef at Maz explores Peruvian food through a Japanese lens
Since taking over Maz last month, chef Yuya Nakamura has been gradually introducing more Japanese influences to the restaurant's innovative Peruvian cuisine.
For tourists in Japan¡¯s outdoor sports scene, safety is not guaranteed
Each winter, countless tourists flock to Japan's famous snow-covered mountains, but a lack of top-down regulation on the country's outdoor sports industry can make certain activities unnecessarily risky.

Podcast

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

Longform

Projects like the BuddhaBot aim to re-create dialogue once lost to time, raising questions about whether AI can extend the teachings of Buddha or merely simulate them.
Can AI replace a priest? Japan¡¯s temples and shrines are testing the limits.
By Alex K.T. Martin

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