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Alexander Weber
Peter Magyar, who is expected to become Hungary's next prime minister, speaks during a press conference in Budapest on April 13.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2026
Will Hungary join the euro? It¡¯s a long road after Orban
The process of adopting the euro typically takes several years as aspirants work to meet requirements centered around keeping public finances and inflation under control.
Marine Le Pen arrives at court on Paris on Feb. 10.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 17, 2026
Le Pen¡¯s shadow is falling on ECB job succession to Lagarde
In the race to succeed Christine Lagarde, the question of when leaders choose the next European Central Bank president is looming almost as large as who they pick.
Bridge construction work on the A45 autobahn. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to modernize the country's crumbling infrastructure.
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2026
Merz has activated his plan to fix Germany. Now, we¡¯ll find out if it works.
If the chancellor¡¯s effort falters, European leaders will find it far harder to muster a convincing response to the threats posed by Moscow, Beijing and Washington.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's party is heading for an election loss bigger than under any German leader since the Federal Republic was set up in 1949.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 18, 2025
Scholz leaves Germans with worst economic blues in a generation
Not since Gerhard Schroeder¡¯s narrow defeat in 2005 has the economy featured so prominently in an election.
Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, from left, Kazuo Ueda, governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), and Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), walk the grounds at the Jackson Hole economic symposium in Moran, Wyoming, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 28, 2023
At Jackson Hole, post-inflation challenges vex central bankers
The bankers stressed the need to keep interest rates high until inflation is contained, and wrestled with deep shifts that will make their jobs harder.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2020
Pandemic opens door to ideas new and old for a better economy
Governments have already cast aside dogmas at least temporarily to protect companies and jobs in the deepest peacetime recession in almost a century.
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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