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Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives at the Wall Street heliport ahead of his appearance in federal court in New York on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 6, 2026
Maduro pleads not guilty in narco-terrorism case in U.S. court
The toppling of Maduro reverberated around the world and signaled President Donald Trump¡¯s willingness to reconfigure the global order.
Ghislaine Maxwell and Donald Trump are shown together in this image released by the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 25, 2025
Epstein files appease almost no one as delays worsen
The U.S. Department of Justice had released thousands of pages of heavily redacted records and photos from investigations into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Luigi Mangione attends a pretrial hearing at the New York State Supreme Court in New York on Monday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 2, 2025
Luigi Mangione tries to toss gun and manifesto evidence from murder case
The 27-year-old is accused of shooting and killing UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel one year ago this week.
More than 300 victims and family members of Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack who are suing Binance say the cryptocurrency platform enabled more than $1 billion in transactions by Hamas, Hezbollah, and other entities designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the U.S.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 25, 2025
Binance faces lawsuit by Hamas victims under anti-terrorism law
More than 300 victims and family members of Hamas¡¯ Oct. 7, 2023, attack in Israel sued Binance, co-founder Changpeng Zhao, and top executive Guangying Chen.
Harvard has been the main target of U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s efforts to reshape elite higher education, a campaign that started by accusing schools of fostering antisemitism.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 4, 2025
Harvard $2 billion funding freeze found illegal by U.S. judge
Although the ruling is a win for Harvard and its president Alan Garber, the school¡¯s broader clash with the Trump administration continues.
A drone view shows detainees forming the letters SOS with their bodies in the courtyard at the Bluebonnet Detention Facility, where Venezuelans at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling are held, in Anson, Texas, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
May 1, 2025
Abrego Garcia judge says U.S. must give answers on his return
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ruled Wednesday that the government must answer questions on its efforts to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the United States.
Nippon Steel and United States Steel said in an opening brief Monday that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States violated their due process rights last year by allowing "virtually no substantive engagement¡± with the companies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2025
Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel blast Biden¡¯s ¡®sham¡¯ merger block
While Biden is no longer in office, President Donald Trump has expressed his own opposition to the deal.
Luigi Mangione, 26, at the Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 10. Mangione was indicted on Tuesday for the murder of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2024
Luigi Mangione indicted for first-degree murder in CEO death
Mangione faces as long as life in prison without the possibility of parole if he is convicted.
Members of the media work near the scene where the CEO of UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson was reportedly shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan in New York City on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2024
Questions of motive emerge in UnitedHealthcare CEO¡¯s killing
Police in New York said it appears that UnitedHealthcare¡¯s CEO was targeted.
Pro-Donald Trump protesters storm the U.S. Capitol amid clashes with police, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 3, 2024
Trump said ¡®so what¡¯ when told of Pence¡¯s peril on Jan. 6, U.S. prosecutors say
The government¡¯s brief starts the next round of legal wrangling over whether the latest indictment can proceed.
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures as he arrives back at Trump Tower after being convicted in his criminal trial, in New York City on Thursday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 31, 2024
Trump found guilty on all counts in hush money case
Prosecutors said Trump led a broader scheme to influence the election by concealing stories of his alleged sexual encounters with women.
Michael Cohen, former lawyer for Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump departs his home in Manhattan to testify in Trump's criminal trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in New York on Monday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 14, 2024
Michael Cohen testimony ties Trump to hush money payment
Cohen¡¯s account of Trump directing the falsification of financial records is potentially the most damaging testimony against the former president so far.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and his attorney, Todd Blanche, at Manhattan criminal court in New York on Tuesday. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of an alleged scheme to silence claims of extramarital sexual encounters during his 2016 presidential campaign.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 8, 2024
Trump¡¯s private life exposed in intimate Stormy Daniels testimony
The remarkable testimony is the latest example of how Trump¡¯s dealings with women are coming back to haunt him in court.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the Manhattan Supreme Court on the sixth day of the hush-money trial against him on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 24, 2024
Ex-tabloid CEO says he bought and killed stories about Trump affairs
The National Enquirer¡¯s ex-CEO said he deliberately didn¡¯t publish stories about Donald Trump¡¯s affairs to help the former president¡¯s 2016 election.
Hunter Biden departs the federal courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 26.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 8, 2023
Hunter Biden faces federal tax charges in Los Angeles
The new criminal case could reveal more evidence that supports corruption allegations levied by Republicans.
Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 15, 2023
Hunter Biden indicted on gun charges
Any charges against Biden are almost certain to be weaponized by Donald Trump and conservatives in his bid to regain the White House.
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.
Maya Ongaku¡¯s DIY dream is getting bigger
The members of Maya Ongaku ¡ª (from left) Tsutomu Sonoda, Shoei Ikeda and Ryota Takano ¡ª grew up on the Shonan Coast south of Tokyo and have been friends since their school days.

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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