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Jen Judson
U.S. Marines during training in Okinawa last year. The U.S. has ordered thousands of troops to the Middle East, fueling fears that U.S. President Donald Trump is gearing up for exactly the sort of risky ground invasion that he once campaigned against.
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 27, 2026
U.S. troop moves fan fears of a risky ground attack on Iran
Iran has publicly rejected Trump's diplomatic outreach and threatened massive retaliation if the U.S. does put boots on the ground in a bid to break Tehran's will.
U.S. and Japanese officials inspect a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile interceptor at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2018.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 7, 2026
Lockheed strikes deal with Pentagon to triple output of Patriot missiles
The framework agreement clears the way for talks over a contract to increase production of the most advanced variant from about 600 missiles a year to 2,000.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday as Stephen Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, looks on.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 5, 2026
Rubio seizes chance to remake Latin America in Venezuela gambit
The U.S. Secretary of State grew up in a Cuban exile community in Miami known for anti-communist and anti-authoritarian fervor.
¡®AI simply can¡¯t replicate it¡¯: Japan embraces zine trend
A staff member taking a printed newspaper out of the machine at the Kyoto Shimbun factory in Kumiyama, Kyoto Prefecture.
Kyoto police search for missing American tourist
James "Weston" Higginbotham was last seen in Kyoto on May 29.
Japan should prepare for an intense typhoon season this year, experts say
Elevated water levels are seen along the Tama River in Kawasaki's Tama Ward as Tropical Storm Jangmi brought heavy rain and strong winds to the Kanto region Wednesday.
Japan likely sold Treasurys to fund yen intervention
Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Atsushi Mimura speaks to reporters in Tokyo on May 1 following reports of Japan's possible intervention in the currency market.
How Japan created its naphtha supply bottleneck
Japan received 93% of its oil via the Strait of Hormuz prior to the Feb. 28 start of the Iran war.
How Japan created its naphtha supply bottleneck
Japan received 93% of its oil via the Strait of Hormuz prior to the Feb. 28 start of the Iran war.
¡®Fujiko¡¯ transforms a mother¡¯s resilience into festival gold
¡°Fujiko¡± stars Yuki Katayama (left) as a scrappy single mother who fights for her autonomy in 1970s and ¡¯80s Japan.
Japan should prepare for an intense typhoon season this year, experts say
Elevated water levels are seen along the Tama River in Kawasaki's Tama Ward as Tropical Storm Jangmi brought heavy rain and strong winds to the Kanto region Wednesday.
The LDP wants another coalition partner. Will it happen?
Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the Democratic Party for the People (DPP), delivers a question during a House of Representatives plenary session on May 25. Making the DPP a coalition member would make it easier for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (above left) to drive forward her legislative agenda.
Japan¡¯s Cannes moment signals a new global push
Tao Okamoto (left) and Virginie Efira (right) shared the Cannes Film Festival¡¯s best actress honor for their roles in Ryusuke Hamaguchi¡¯s ¡°All of a Sudden,¡± a coproduction between Japan, France, Belgium and Germany.

Podcast

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

Longform

Community programs and tracking systems are expanding across Japan as local governments search for ways to prevent dementia-related disappearances.
He told his wife he was ¡®coming home.¡¯ Then he disappeared.
By Alex K.T. Martin

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