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Vladyslav Smilianets
Daria Slavytska takes shelter inside a metro station with her 2-year-old son Emil during a Russian missile and drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 9.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 19, 2025
Sleepless in Kyiv: How Ukraine¡¯s capital copes with Russia¡¯s nighttime attacks
Russia¡¯s offensive is straining Kyiv¡¯s air defenses and has its 3.7 million residents exhausted and on edge.
Women sit at a bus stop damaged during Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv on Thursday.
WORLD
Jul 11, 2025
¡®We go on living¡¯: Kyiv embraces city routines after nights of terror
At night, Kyiv¡¯s skies are lit by fire and boom with explosions, but by morning the streets thrum in a style familiar to any European capital.
Ukrainian prisoners of war are seen after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an unknown location in Ukraine, in this handout picture released on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2025
Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war
The return of prisoners of war and the repatriation of the bodies of the dead is one of the few things the two sides have managed to agree on.
A tank burns in the town of Staromaiorske, in the Donestk region, Ukraine, in this still image obtained from social media.
WORLD
Aug 1, 2023
Ukrainian troops describe tougher-than-expected fight
Frontline troops say a battle in the southeast last week proved to be tougher and bloodier than they had planned for.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2023
Russia¡¯s Wagner mercenaries battle Ukrainian resistance in Soledar¡¯s town center
Soledar has been the focus of intense fighting as Russia has viewed it as key to its campaign for the nearby strategic city of Bakhmut and Ukraine¡¯s larger eastern Donbas region.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 9, 2023
No sign of casualties after Russia claims revenge attack on Ukrainian soldiers
A Ukrainian military spokesman called the claim of mass casualties as an attempt by the Russia to show it had responded forcefully to Ukraine¡¯s recent strikes on Russian soldiers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 9, 2022
Ukraine says Russia has shelled eastern front line, as war aims appear to shift
The fiercest fighting was near the towns of Bakhmut and Avdiivka, the region¡¯s governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said in a TV interview.
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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