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Maciej Kisilowski
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends a campaign event in Budapest amid the country's parliamentary election on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2026
After Orban, Hungary faces an even harder battle
Center-right Tisza¡¯s victory in Hungary¡¯s election shows that even a highly entrenched new-right regime can be defeated at the polls.
Hungarian President Viktor Orban and U.S. President Donald Trump in Davos, Switzerland. The U.S. president has affirmed his ¡°complete and total¡± endorsement of the Hungarian prime minister who faces a tight election on April 12.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2026
MAGA meets Europe: Trump¡¯s envoys rip up diplomatic playbook
The envoys, traditionally thought of as builders of bridges, have instead been publicly picking fights with their hosts in service of their boss.
The recent massive pride parade in Hungary shows that even under authoritarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, popular resistance for liberal democracy persists ¡ª but the region¡¯s deeper political stalemate endures.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2025
Is democracy stalemated?
Yet neither triumphalism nor fatalism captures the real dynamic. A more measured analysis shows that history¡¯s arc is not bending at all ¡ª it is stuck.
Robert Fico, whose Smer-Social Democracy Party won Slovakia¡¯s early parliamentary elections, exits a meeting with the country¡¯s president on Monday.?
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2023
Can national reconciliation defeat European populism?
For the U.S., Slovakia¡¯s general election may produce another unreliable allied government.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 30, 2023
Eastern Europe sounds warning on Wagner mercenaries in Belarus
Latvia¡¯s prime minister, Krisjanis Karins, said the presence of Wagner in neighboring Belarus posed an urgent threat of ¡®infiltration¡± into the European Union.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 11, 2023
The populist authoritarian hangover and democracies
After authoritarian governments are toppled, the hard work of institutional reconstruction begins.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2022
Does the West need autocrats to fight Putin?
By embracing Poland¡¯s quasi-authoritarian regime in the interest of using its border as an access point to Ukraine, the West has struck another Faustian bargain it will come to regret.
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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