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French President Emmanuel Macron has described ?Versailles as "an instrument for influence" but it has not always delivered for the French leader.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 19, 2026
Macron¡¯s Versailles diplomacy wins mixed results over decade in power
The French president¡¯s efforts have often failed to yield lasting strategic gains, though his vision of European Union ¡°strategic autonomy¡± is gaining traction.
World leaders and some of their spouses pose for a group photo before a cultural performance and concert during the Group of Seven summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 17, 2026
G7 leaders discuss ¡®trusted partners¡¯ access to cutting-edge U.S. AI models
Such a scheme would ?allow G7 countries to use the models to develop stronger cybersecurity ?defenses against ?rivals such as China.
(From L) South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, U.S. President Donald Trump, Kenya's President William Ruto, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pose for a family photograph during the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 17, 2026
G7 leaders express optimism for peace after Trump¡¯s ¡®very good¡¯ Zelenskyy meeting
After the group meeting with ?Trump, Zelenskyy said that G7 leaders agreed that Russia was ?not winning the war.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media, alongside Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, ahead of boarding Air Force One to depart for Washington, at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2026
Trump, sharing leaked texts and AI mock-ups, vows ¡®no going back¡¯ on Greenland
Trump¡¯s ambition to wrest sovereignty over Greenland from Denmark has threatened to blow apart alliances that underpin Western security.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands following a signing ceremony for agreements at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 5, 2025
Macron urges Xi to help correct ¡®unsustainable¡¯ global trade imbalances
The French president¡¯s visit to China comes as the EU seeks help in ending the war in Ukraine and Beijing looks for economic wins from U.S. tariffs.
A model of a Future Combat Air System (SCAF), a European aircraft developed by France, Germany and Spain is displayed during the 54th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris on June 19, 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 26, 2025
France and Germany step up pressure on arms firms to resolve fighter impasse
The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) has been mired in disputes between Airbus and France¡¯s Dassault Aviation.
French President Emmanuel Macron attends and event in Saarbruecken, Germany, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 7, 2025
Macron wanders alone by the Seine as grip on his future slips away
The resignation of his fifth prime minister in two years has raised the chances that he will not make it to the end of his term.
Emmanuel Macron, France's economy minister at the time, meets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah in September 2015.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 27, 2025
Frustration and Gaza alarm drove Macron to go it alone on Palestine recognition
Some analysts say Macron is using such recognition to extract concessions from the Palestinian Authority, which is a moderate rival to Hamas.
Ukrainian troops fire a mortar toward Russian troops at a front line near the town of Chasiv Yar, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 21, 2025
EU leaders vow to continue backing Ukraine, but make no concrete pledge
European Union leaders said on Thursday that they will continue to support Ukraine, but they did not immediately endorse a call by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to provide at least €5 billion ($5.42 billion) for artillery ammunition purchases.
Antonio Costa, president of the European Council (left), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, arrive for a special European Council meeting in Brussels on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 7, 2025
EU leaders agree on defense surge and support Zelenskyy after U.S. aid freeze
The European Union¡¯s defense summit in Brussels took place amid fears that Russia, emboldened by its war in Ukraine, may attack an EU country next.
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou speaks to press in Paris on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2024
Macron has a new prime minister but the same old problems
73-year-old Francis Bayrou was the torch-bearer of centrism until Macron reshaped the political landscape in 2017.
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier removes his glasses after delivering a speech at the National Assembly in Paris on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 5, 2024
No-confidence vote throws France deeper into crisis
France¡¯s prime minister must now tender his resignation and that of his government to President Emmanuel Macron.
French President Emmanuel Macron
WORLD
Sep 18, 2024
EU commissioner retreat shows Macron¡¯s waning clout in Europe
Thierry Breton abruptly quit on Monday in an unexpected twist in the highly political power transition that follows June¡¯s European elections.
Fans at the Olympic shooting venue cool off during a heat wave in Deols, France, on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2024
In Olympic Village, heat tests limits of organizers¡¯ green ambitions
France is now in the middle of a heat wave that pushed the mercury in Paris into the mid-30s degrees Celsius on Tuesday.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (right) looks on as French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to reporters on the day of a joint Franco-German cabinet meeting in Gransee, Germany, on May 28.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 4, 2024
As France votes, Europe holds its breath
The big fear for the European Union¡¯s traditional political mainstream is an outright National Rally?victory in France.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a news conference in Berlin on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 11, 2024
EU centrists work to build coalition after far-right parties gain in vote
The rightward shift may make it tougher to pass new legislation to respond to security challenges, climate change or industrial competition from China and the U.S.
China's President Xi Jinping speaks at the Senior Chinese Leader Event held on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco on Nov. 15, 2023.
WORLD / Politics
May 3, 2024
Xi¡¯s trip to Europe may lay bare West¡¯s divisions over China strategy
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France and pro-Russia nations Serbia and Hungary, which are also large recipients of Chinese investment.
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends a European Union leaders summit in Brussels on March 22.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 29, 2024
Meloni-Le Pen rift mars far right¡¯s prospects of wielding EU power
Divisions within Europe¡¯s nationalist right that may stymie efforts to wield power at an EU level despite record support.
French President Emmanuel Macron's comments fitted with his reputation as a diplomatic disruptor who likes to break taboos and challenge conventional thinking.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 28, 2024
Macron¡¯s Ukraine troop talk shakes up NATO allies
The French president¡¯s idea of possibly sending troops to Ukraine was so ambiguous that he sparked confusion and irritation among some allies.
French President Emmanuel Macron invited his European counterparts to the Elysee palace for a hastily arranged meeting to discuss how to ramp up ammunition supplies to Ukraine.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 27, 2024
France¡¯s Macron doesn¡¯t rule out Europeans sending troops to Ukraine
The French President also cautioned that there was no consensus at this stage as allies agreed to ramp up efforts to deliver more munitions to Kyiv.
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.
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.
Intervention is the word after yen moves beyond ?163 and sits there
The government could prop up the yen at any moment, though its signaling is hard to read.
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.
Summer has arrived in Japan and so have hot sleepless nights
Amid the heat and humidity in Japan, a good night¡¯s sleep is growing increasingly elusive without the heavy use of air conditioning.
Maya Ongaku¡¯s DIY dream is getting bigger
The members of Maya Ongaku ¡ª (from left) Tsutomu Sonoda, Shoei Ikeda and Ryota Takano ¡ª grew up on the Shonan Coast south of Tokyo and have been friends since their school days.

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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