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Rupam Jain
A supporter wears a mask depicting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an election campaign rally for Amit Shah, the Indian Home Minister and a leader of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in the city of Ahmedabad, in the Indian state of Gujarat, on April 30.
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2024
As India votes, Modi¡¯s BJP takes aim at opposition seats to win supermajority
As the Hindu nationalist party targets 400 seats in India¡¯s lower house of parliament, it also hopes to wrest vital constituencies from the opposition.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets supporters during his roadshow ahead of the general elections, in Ghaziabad, India, on April 6.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 11, 2024
He once sold tea, but now India¡¯s Modi seeks his own ¡®tryst with destiny¡¯
Modi has lofty ambitions for what could be his third and final term in office.
Farmers shout slogans as they burn an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other ministers during a march toward New Delhi to push for better crop prices, at Shambhu Barrier, the border between Punjab and Haryana states, on Feb. 23.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 29, 2024
India¡¯s farmer protest fuels opposition hopes of denting Modi¡¯s appeal
India¡¯s beleaguered opposition parties have been searching for a narrative to counter the popular leader.
Skilled workers walk to a building for a skill test at a Haryana state government recruitment drive to send workers to Israel, at Maharshi Dayanand University in Rohtak, India, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 19, 2024
Undeterred by conflict, Indian workers seek jobs in Israel
Masons, painters, electricians, plumbers and farmers say they could make five times more money in a year than they would at home.
Vishnu Dabad, a Gau Rakshak, or cow protector, and a politician with the regional political party Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), in Chamdhera village, Haryana, India.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 29, 2023
India¡¯s far-right cow vigilantes mobilize before high-stakes elections
Some say cow vigilantism has become a way for young men to use popularity built through taking on alleged cattle smugglers to catapult into politics.
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) banner outside the party's state office in Kolkata, India.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 26, 2023
Modi¡¯s ruling BJP plots election drive of epic scale
Growing anti-incumbency sentiment is conspiring with a newly formed national alliance to pose what BJP officials say will be Modi¡¯s toughest test by far.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 12, 2023
How India¡¯s ruling party is tightening its grip on Kashmir
India¡¯s ruling BJP Party hopes to get rewarded at the polls for scrapping policies that denied millions of people in Jammu and Kashmir many of the same rights as other Indians.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 29, 2021
The Taliban vowed no revenge. One Afghan family tells a different story.
¡®The Taliban said they will not punish anyone who had worked with the previous regime but they did the exact opposite in our case.¡¯
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 9, 2021
Taliban Cabinet choices could hamper recognition by West
Foreign countries are greeting the makeup of the new government in Afghanistan with caution and dismay.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 30, 2021
With hopes of escape dashed, two Afghan women look to future under Taliban
Thousands have been evacuated, but they are far outnumbered by those who could not get out.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 5, 2019
There¡¯s an app for that, a TV channel and rallies galore: How brand Modi plays in Indian election
If Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wins this spring¡¯s general election, as is widely expected, it will also be another massive victory for the marketing machine created to amplify his brand into every Indian living room.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2018
Japanese companies in driver¡¯s seat for Indian bullet train deals
Japanese steel and engineering companies are in the driver¡¯s seat to bag major supply contracts for a $17 billion (around ?1.8 trillion) Indian bullet train, several sources said, undermining a key component of Prime Minister Narendra Modi¡¯s economic policy ¡ª a push to ¡°Make in India.¡±
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 29, 2017
India¡¯s Gandhi scion seeks revival in Modi¡¯s backyard
Rahul Gandhi, the scion of India¡¯s most fabled political dynasty, will within weeks be crowned leader of the Congress party, handing him a freer rein to prove if he can mount a credible challenge to the dominance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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.
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¡¯

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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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