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U.S. President Donald Trump, with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks during a press conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2026
Trump's threat to Iran shocks global leaders and unnerves some Republicans
"A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will," Trump wrote in an online post that has drawn criticism.
People look on as one of the two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid arrive at the port of Havana on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 31, 2026
White House says no change in Cuba policy after Russian tanker waiver
The administration said it allowed the recent fuel delivery to the island for humanitarian reasons and that such decisions would be handled ?on a case-by-case basis.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 17, 2026
Trump seeks to delay meeting with China's Xi by 'a month or so'
Such a delay risks magnifying tensions between Washington and Beijing and underscores how the Iran war has upended the U.S. foreign policy agenda.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the White House on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 6, 2026
Trump on rising gas prices during Iran operation: ¡®If they rise, they rise¡¯
The U.S. president says the U.S. military operation in Iran is ¡°far more important than having gasoline prices go up a little bit.¡±
The USS Gerald aircraft carrier heads through the Strait of Gibraltar on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 22, 2026
Trump pushes U.S. toward war with Iran as advisers urge focus on economy
The president has not laid out in detail to the American public why he might be leading the U.S. into its most aggressive action against Tehran since its 1979 revolution.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD
Feb 20, 2026
Trump mixes diplomacy and flattery at peace board meeting
While the U.S. president has been chummy with world leaders in the past, he has typically leaned in to a good-cop-bad-cop routine.
US President Donald Trump speaks with the media after signing a funding bill to end a partial government shutdown in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 4, 2026
Trump¡¯s call to ¡®nationalize¡¯ elections draws furious pushback from Democrats
Democratic lawmakers voiced concern that the president intends to interfere with the November midterms that will determine control of Congress.
A sign is displayed as people gather during a vigil for Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by federal immigration agents trying to detain him in Minneapolis, Minnesota, outside the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 29, 2026
Trump's immigration tactics could hurt Republicans in midterms
Opinion polls show Americans are unhappy with the president's handling of illegal immigration, putting Republicans on the defensive ahead of the midterms.
Protesters against Immigration and Customs Enforcement march through the streets of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 26, 2026
Minneapolis shootings put Trump¡¯s immigration approach at center of election-year fight
The second fatal shooting has forced Republicans to defend the administration's hard-line tactics while motivating Democrats, who see it as an urgent election-year issue.
U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 14, 2026
Trump urges Iranians to keep protesting and take names, saying 'help is on its way'
An Iranian official said about 2,000 people had ?been killed, the ?first time authorities have given an overall death toll from more than two weeks of nationwide unrest.
Federal employees line up before collecting food from a Capital Area Food Bank distribution center as the U.S. government shutdown continues in Hyattsville, Maryland, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 30, 2025
Millions set to lose food aid amid U.S. government shutdown standoff
There has been no sign of movement in the weekslong stalemate, with funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, set to lapse Saturday.
Stephen Miran, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to the Federal Reserve Board attends a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 5, 2025
Trump's pick for Fed tells Senate panel he's 'not at all' president's puppet
The hearing was held as Trump steps up efforts to exert control over the central bank, including an unprecedented attempt to remove a sitting Fed governor.
The $9 billion cut to foreign aid and public media the U.S. House of Representatives passed amounts to roughly one-tenth of 1% of the $6.8 trillion federal budget.
WORLD
Jul 18, 2025
U.S. House Republicans pass Trump plan to cut foreign aid and public broadcasting
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 216 to 213 in favor of the funding cut package, with only two Republicans voting against it.
Elon Musk said his "America Party¡± is dedicated to defeating Republicans who backed U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s massive tax-cut and spending bill.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 8, 2025
Musk faces a daunting path in challenging U.S. two-party system
Musk announced the birth of the "America Party¡± ¡ª dedicated, he said, to defeating Republicans who backed Trump¡¯s massive tax-cut and spending bill.
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (fourth from right, front row) gestures after signing U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 4, 2025
U.S. Republicans muscle Trump's tax-cut and spending bill through Congress
The 218-214 vote is a significant victory for U.S. President Donald Trump that will fund his immigration crackdown, make his 2017 tax cuts permanent and deliver new tax breaks.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk speak in the Oval Office before departing the White House in March.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2025
Republican lawmakers try to dodge Trump-Musk crossfire
Their buddy-movie dynamic evaporated this week as Musk and Trump openly feuded over a sweeping tax-cut and spending bill.
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks to members of the news media along with U.S. House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 20, 2024
Trump-backed spending deal fails in U.S. House as shutdown approaches
Government funding is due to expire at midnight on Friday.
A rancher stands near a door of the wall built under Donald Trump's presidency. A poll completed this week showed that 65% of registered voters believe the U.S. is on the wrong track on immigration policy, with voters favoring Trump's approach.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 25, 2024
U.S. Democratic candidates step up immigration messaging in last weeks
Almost 15% of pro-Democratic messages have addressed immigration or border security, up sharply from the 3% share in the final weeks of the 2022 midterm campaign.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris applauds during a campaign event in Savannah, Georgia, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 30, 2024
Harris widens lead over Trump with boost from women and Hispanics
Harris leads Trump 45% to 41% in the poll published Thursday.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris waves upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 30, 2024
As Democrats embrace Harris, some pivotal House candidates hold back
In the 35 competitive races that will determine control of the House, 12 Democratic incumbents or challengers have so far held off on endorsing Harris.
Jehovah's Witnesses followers sue Japanese government
According to court records, the plaintiffs include the Japanese branch of Jehovah's Witnesses in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Debt-laden Japan should review spending on gender equality, survey finds
A woman holds a handheld fan bearing the image of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's wedding photo, during an election campaign event in Tokyo on Feb. 7.
Japanese researchers look at 800-year-old books and trees for signs of extreme solar events
A drawing of Fujiwara no Teika, known as a courtier, <i>waka</i> poet and scholar of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods
At Ueno Station, ¡®Freedom¡¯ restored
¡°Freedom,¡± a mural in JR Ueno Station, created in 1951, has been repaired three times, most recently in 2025.
Shoes possibly worn by missing boy found in Kyoto mountains
The Kyoto prefectural police found a pair of black sneakers of the same brand as those worn by 11-year-old Yuki Adachi, who went missing in late March in Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture.
Where Tokyo goes to sweat and soak
As Tokyo&#039;s public bathhouses age, many are embracing more contemporary aesthetics to stay relevant for a younger class of customer.
At Ueno Station, ¡®Freedom¡¯ restored
¡°Freedom,¡± a mural in JR Ueno Station, created in 1951, has been repaired three times, most recently in 2025.
Inside Iizukatei, a 200-year-old home turned boutique hotel in Tochigi
Recognized as a tangible cultural property in 2003, the former residence of the Iizuka family is now a boutique hotel in Nakagawa, Tochigi Prefecture.
Tokyo¡¯s sake calendar is filled to the brim
The recently concluded Sake Park invited younger brewers to make sake more approachable for attendees in their 20s and 30s.
Japan¡¯s tighter immigration controls yielding results
An immigration control passport stamp issued in Japan. A surge in arrivals from overseas has coincided with a tightening of immigration controls under a government initiative aimed at reducing overstayers.

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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