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A demonstrator wrapped in a U.S. flag stands amid smoke during a protest at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 8, 2025
Trump¡¯s Insurrection Act threat escalates showdown with Democratic cities
President Donald Trump again left open the possibility of using the Insurrection Act to sidestep any court rulings blocking the dispatch of guard troops into Democratic-led cities.
Members of the national guard patrol the Washington's Union Station on Aug. 20. U.S. President Donald Trump has said that the U.S. military might deploy to Chicago.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 29, 2025
In Chicago, locals prepare for Trump¡¯s possible deployment of national guard
The state attorney general says he is developing a legal strategy to execute if troops arrived and immigrant advocates are stepping up legal training.
St. Mary of the Assumption, the church where Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, used to attend while growing up in Chicago, on Thursday.
WORLD / Society
May 9, 2025
Chicago celebrates its native son¡¯s elevation to pope
The election of former Cardinal Robert Prevost has sparked questions on a range of topics, from the future of his papacy to which baseball club he supports.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 14, 2023
From rap star to engineer to young mayor demolishing swaths of Kathmandu
Balendra Shahm known as Balen, made an unlikely bid for mayor of Kathmandu, Nepal¡¯s capital, last May.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 26, 2022
India chases clean energy, but economic goals put coal first
India is in the crosshairs of a global challenge: How to bring power to the world¡¯s poor and fight climate change at the same time.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 18, 2022
After 75 years, cheetahs return to India in a grand experiment
For 75 years ¡ª the entirety of its existence as an independent nation ¡ª India has been bereft of its once numerous cheetahs, the world¡¯s fastest land animal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 4, 2022
India¡¯s electric vehicle boom is built on mopeds and rickshaws, not Teslas
Electric mopeds and three-wheeled rickshaw taxis that sell for as little as $1,000 are zipping along India¡¯s congested urban thoroughfares, cheered on by environmentalists and the government
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2022
Embattled leaders in hiding, Sri Lankans ask: What¡¯s next?
It is clear that whoever takes the reins of the Sri Lankan government will be walking into a crisis, inheriting a crashed economy and a public that is exhausted and furious.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2022
¡®We are on our side¡¯: Across Asia, a mixed reaction to Ukraine war
Generals in Myanmar have called Russia¡¯s actions ¡®the right thing to do.¡± India, meanwhile, abstained from a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning the attack.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 28, 2022
COVID-stunted educations dim prospects for India¡¯s economy and its youth
Hundreds of millions of students across India have received little to no in-person instruction with schools intermittently shut down since the start of the pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 2, 2021
China appears to warn India: Push too hard and the lights could go out
As border skirmishing increased last year, malware began to flow into the Indian electric grid, a new study shows, and a blackout hit Mumbai. It now looks like a warning.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 1, 2020
Woman dies in New Delhi after gang rape, fueling outrage again in India
Of the tens of thousands of rape cases reported in India annually, only a handful result in prosecutions, National Crime Records Bureau figures show.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

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

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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