51³Ô¹ÏÍø

author

 
Menu
Search
 
July 24, 2026
 

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

Meta

Nazih Osseiran
Smoke rises following Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, near the Israel-Lebanon border, in late April.
WORLD / Society / FOCUS
May 29, 2026
How Israel has emptied southern Lebanon far beyond the front lines
The growing evacuation area, along with confusion about ongoing attacks and the eventual extent of the Israeli buffer zone, has made residents fear they may never return home.
Wael and Ali Sabbagh, whose mother and brother were killed in an Israeli strike last week, stand at the site of the attack in Beirut on Wednesday.
WORLD
Apr 16, 2026
Israeli attacks prevent Lebanese from burying their dead in ancestral lands
The Israeli attacks on Beirut last week were some of the most violent strikes on the Lebanese capital in decades.
Massive airstrikes fall on Beirut, following evacuation warnings issued for seven districts on Wednesday.
WORLD
Apr 9, 2026
Israeli strikes pummel Lebanon, killing 250 in deadliest day of war
The strikes raised questions about regional truce efforts, with Iran¡¯s president saying a ceasefire in Lebanon was essential to his country¡¯s agreement with the U.S.
The white contrails left by Israeli fighter jets streak across the sky above the southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre on Tuesday.
WORLD
Mar 25, 2026
Israel¡¯s military to occupy swath of southern Lebanon, defense minister says
More than 1 million people have ?been displaced by strikes and evacuation orders, though thousands remain in parts of the south.
The site of an overnight Israeli airstrike that targeted Beirut's southern suburbs on Saturday
WORLD / Politics
Mar 15, 2026
Israel and Lebanon to talk as war with Hezbollah rages, Haaretz reports
Three Lebanese officials said Beirut is forming a delegation for talks but no date has been set.
Palestinians leave their homes for safety during a raid by the Israeli army in the Nur Shams refugee camp near Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank on Monday.
WORLD
Feb 11, 2025
In West Bank, Israeli army operation batters war-depleted economy
Economic contraction is estimated to have more than doubled the short-term poverty rate from 12% in 2023 to 28% by mid-2024.
A member of the former rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham stands guard near an image of Assad at the fourth division headquarters in Damascus on Jan. 23.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 3, 2025
Digital discord: Online disinformation sows discontent in Syria
There are fears online disinformation is derailing the transition of power after Sunni Islamist rebels defeated Assad in December.
People shop at a mall in the town of al-Dana, near Sarmada, in the northern Syrian province of Idlib on Dec. 13.
WORLD
Jan 13, 2025
¡®It was a mafia¡¯: Syrian businesses hope for revival after Assad
Syria¡¯s new caretaker government has told business leaders it will adopt a free-market model and integrate the country into the global economy.
Members of a Lebanese NGO clear debris from their office that was damaged in an Israeli strike on a nearby building, in Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday.
WORLD / Society
Dec 4, 2024
In Lebanon, people with disabilities isolated and abandoned by war
More than 900,000 people in Lebanon are classified as living with disabilities, according to the United Nations Development Program.
A displaced woman packs up her family's belongings at a school turned into a shelter in Beirut on Nov. 27.
WORLD / Society
Dec 2, 2024
¡®We have a lost generation¡¯: Lebanon¡¯s education crisis
At least 500 public schools in Lebanon, roughly one in two in what is a badly underfunded sector, were converted into shelters in recent months to house people.
People scramble to receive sacks of flour at a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) aid distribution center in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Nov. 3.
WORLD
Nov 13, 2024
¡®We will die from hunger¡¯: Gazans decry Israel¡¯s UNRWA ban
UNRWA employs 13,000 people in Gaza, running the enclave¡¯s schools, healthcare clinics and other social services, as well as distributing aid.
Local activists and tech workers protest against Google and Amazon's Project Nimbus contract with the Israeli military and government, outside the Google Cloud Next Conference in San Francisco, California, on August 29, 2023.
WORLD
Oct 8, 2024
Decoding the role Big Tech plays in the war in Gaza
The Israel-Hamas war has spotlighted how artificial intelligence and machine learning can be used on the battlefield.
A Palestinian girl walks near a puddle of wastewater and piles of garbage and debris amid the spread of skin infections in the northern Gaza Strip on Aug. 5.
WORLD
Sep 11, 2024
Sickness a ¡®death sentence¡¯ in Gaza with a health care system in ruins
¡°We have no medical system,¡± a general practitioner with the Palestine Red Crescent Society in Gaza said.
An ISIS flag hangs in the bombed-out remains of a palace that militants used as a headquarters in Mosul, Iraq, in 2017.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 26, 2024
Islamic State supporters turn to AI to bolster online support
Digital experts say groups like IS and far-right movements are increasingly using AI online and testing the limits of safety controls on social media platforms.
A Palestinian mourns those killed in Israeli strikes, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 14, 2024
Extreme heat poses new challenge for aid agencies in Gaza
Aid trucks in Gaza often spend hours under the sun waiting for clearance due to Israeli restrictions.
A woman checks her phone as she stands amid the rubble of a building destroyed during Israeli bombardment in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood on Sunday.
WORLD
Aug 12, 2024
In Gaza, keeping the internet on can cost lives but also save them
Preserving the war-torn territory¡¯s internet connection comes at a price and the risks can be deadly for desperate users.
A Palestinian woman walks with a child at Mar Elias refugee camp in Beirut on Jan. 29.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 6, 2024
UNRWA funding cuts put Lebanon¡¯s Palestinian refugees on alert
¡°It¡¯s difficult to imagine that Gazans will survive this crisis without UNRWA¡±
A woman walks past a market in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon. Lebanon is one of nine Arab nations using an algorithm-powered poverty assessment formula funded by the World Bank that ranks welfare applicants according to dozens of different data points.
WORLD / Society
Oct 5, 2023
In Middle East, poor excluded from welfare by ¡®faulty¡¯ algorithms
Around the world, 40 countries use an algorithm-powered poverty assessment formula funded by the World Bank to rank welfare applicants.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2023
Why does the U.S. still retain the biometrics of millions of Iraqis?
Biometrics of nearly 3 million Iraqis are being stored in a database in West Virginia ¡ª where they are still held 20 years after the Iraq War started.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Dec 16, 2022
Amid World Cup criticisms, is it time for sport to be greener?
Monitoring groups say Qatar deserves a ¡®yellow card¡¯ over its carbon-neutral pledge as many emissions have been overlooked.
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

SUSTAINABLE 51³Ô¹ÏÍø

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER