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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing coalition suffered a resounding loss in the March 22-23 vote on justice reform.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 25, 2026
Italy¡¯s Meloni faces risky choices after referendum defeat shakes government
The resounding loss has left the Italian leader with her authority weakened, her reform program in tatters and no easy way to regain the initiative.
Peter Thiel speaks on the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 21, 2016. Thiel, an early supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, has been exploring the concept of the Antichrist in recent years.
WORLD
Mar 16, 2026
Peter Thiel¡¯s secretive Rome conference draws Catholic Church attention
The co-founder of artificial intelligence software firm Palantir has devoted increasing attention to religious and philosophical ideas in recent years.
A Palestinian boy looks at the site of an Israeli strike that killed children who had gathered to collect water from a distribution point, according to medics, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday.
WORLD
Jul 14, 2025
Israel blames malfunction for missile killing Gaza children collecting water
The Israeli military said a malfunction had caused the missile to fall ¡°dozens of meters from the target.¡±
Smoke billows during an Israeli strike on Gaza on Thursday. U.S.-based Project HOPE said the strike had hit right outside its Altayara health clinic.
WORLD
Jul 11, 2025
Israeli strike kills children near Gaza clinic, with no immediate truce in sight
Repeated attacks by Israeli forces in recent weeks have put an enormous strain on Gaza¡¯s few remaining hospitals.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement during a visit to the site of the Weizmann Institute of Science, which was hit by an Iranian missile barrage in the central city of Rehovot, Israel, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 25, 2025
Netanyahu sees redemption in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, but Gaza looms large
After months of political turmoil, war and plummeting popularity, Israel's powerful strike on Iran is likely to reframe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's legacy, allies and analysts say.
A woman walks with a sign depicting Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as people gather for a protest against Israel's wave of strikes on Iran in central Tehran on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 14, 2025
Israel¡¯s attacks on Iran hint at a bigger goal: regime change
The moves appear aimed at diminishing Iran¡¯s credibility both at home and among its allies in the region ¡ª factors that could destabilize the Iranian leadership, experts said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces the launch of a targeted military operation against Iran in a video statement on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2025
After years of waiting, Israel¡¯s Netanyahu finally makes his move on Iran
Iran once ridiculed Netanyahu as the boy who cried wolf for his constant warnings about Tehran¡¯s nuclear program, and his repeated threats to shut it down.
A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest in front of the Israeli embassy in Athens on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2025
Israeli forces seize Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said he had instructed that the activists be shown videos of atrocities committed during the Oct.?7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on southern Israel.
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost waves from the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on Thursday.
WORLD
May 9, 2025
Robert Prevost surprises as first U.S. pope, taking name Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday.
Pope Francis' body is carried in a coffin to Saint Peter's Basilica, on the day of its translation, at the Vatican, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Apr 24, 2025
Thousands honor Pope Francis in St. Peter¡¯s Basilica
Mourners flood the Vatican to bid farewell to the late Pope Francis, whose funeral will be held Saturday, with world leaders set to attend.
Nuns pose for a photo in the rain in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Saturday, ahead of a prayer service as Pope Francis continues his hospitalization.
WORLD
Mar 2, 2025
Pope Francis remains stable, has not had new breathing crisis, Vatican says
The 88-year-old pontiff suffered a constriction of his respiratory airways on Friday, akin to an asthma attack, renewing concerns over his well-being.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in Washington on July 24. The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, a former Israeli defense minister, for crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Gaza Strip, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 24, 2024
Legal threats close in on Israel¡¯s Netanyahu and could impact ongoing wars
Netanyahu is due to testify in a corruption trial that has dogged him for years and could end his political career if he is found guilty.
Britain's Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary Jonathan Reynolds leaves at the end of a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on July 9.
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2024
New British trade minister optimistic EU trade barriers can be eased
While the newly elected Labour Party has pledged not to reopen the U.K.¡¯s Brexit deal, it is aiming for a new agreement to reduce border checks on animal products.
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks following the announcement of the partial results of the European Parliament elections, in Rome on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2024
Italy¡¯s PM Meloni comes out on top in EU vote, strengthening her hand
With 96% of the ballots counted, Meloni¡¯s Brothers of Italy won 28.8% of the vote, more than four times what it took in the last EU election in 2019.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ahead of her meeting with Mohammed Mustafa, Palestinian Authority prime minister, at the Chigi Palace in Rome on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
May 29, 2024
Once ostracized, Italy¡¯s Meloni is now center stage in Europe
If Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni backs center-right European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for a second term, expect the Italian leader¡¯s influence to grow.
The remains of an Iranian rocket booster near Arad, Israel, on Sunday
WORLD / Politics
Apr 16, 2024
Wars set to dominate G7 foreign ministers talks as calls for peace go unheard
A unified front between Western powers has not been enough to bring peace either to Ukraine or the Middle East.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 21, 2022
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigns after coalition falls apart
Italy¡¯s coalition crumbled on Wednesday when three of Draghi¡¯s main partners snubbed a confidence vote he had called to try to end divisions and renew their fractious alliance.
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.

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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