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Copies of The Wall Street Journal for sale in in New York on April 9. On Monday, a federal judge dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the publisher of The Wall Street Journal over its report of a birthday card sent to financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 14, 2026
U.S. judge throws out Trump¡¯s defamation case against Wall Street Journal
U.S. District Court Judge Darrin P. Gayles said Trump had not ?come close to meeting the ¡°actual malice¡± standard that public figures must clear in defamation.
Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan, New York, on Jan. 5 in this courtroom sketch.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 26, 2026
Maduro case to test U.S. narcoterrorism law with limited trial success
The 2006 statute at issue has produced just four trial convictions, a review of federal court records shows.
Former White House national security adviser John Bolton arrives at U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Friday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 18, 2025
Bolton faces tougher defense than other Trump foes charged with crimes
However, legal experts say the former U.S. national security advisor has several options for mounting a defense.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the media at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, in May.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 22, 2025
In huge win for Trump, court throws out half-billion-dollar fraud penalty
The deeply divided decision by the Appellate Division in Manhattan is also a defeat for New York Attorney General Letitia James, one of Trump¡¯s biggest foes.
Police officers escort Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon after he served a sentence for document forgery, in Podgorica, Montenegro, on March 23, 2024. Kwon was extradited to the U.S. last year and pleaded guilty to charges on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 13, 2025
Do Kwon pleads guilty to U.S. fraud charges in $40 billion crypto collapse
The South Korean entrepreneur faces over a decade in prison for misleading investors.
National guard members stand guard during a protest against federal immigration sweeps outside Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles on Thursday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 13, 2025
Appeals court allows Trump to keep national guard in LA with marines on the way
San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer had earlier found that Trump¡¯s deployment of the guard was unlawful.
People walk past the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 22, 2025
Does Trump¡¯s Venezuela deportation notice comply with Supreme Court ruling?
A judge has expressed skepticism that the notice informs Venezuelan migrants of their right to legally challenge their removals.
The Bluebonnet Detention Facility is seen after the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday temporarily barred U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from deporting Venezuelan men in immigration custody, in Anson, Texas, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 20, 2025
U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocks deportations of Venezuelan migrants under wartime law
Many of the migrants¡¯ lawyers and family members say they were not gang members and had no chance to dispute the government¡¯s assertion that they were.
Michael McMahon, a retired New York City police sergeant working as a private investigator, arrives for the start of his trial at the Brooklyn federal court in New York on May 31, 2023. McMahon was sentenced to 1? years in prison on Wednesday for acting as an illegal Chinese agent.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 17, 2025
Ex-New York cop sentenced to 1? years¡¯ jail for acting as Chinese agent
A jury found Michael McMahon guilty of interstate stalking and of acting as an agent of China without notifying the U.S. attorney general.
Salvadoran police officers escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison, as part of an agreement with the Salvadoran government, in Tecoluca, El Salvador, in this handout image obtained March 16.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2025
Nazis were treated better than Venezuelans deported by Trump, judge says
The case regarding the deportation of Venezuelans has emerged as a major test of Trump¡¯s sweeping assertion of executive power.
Mahmoud Khalil speaks to members of the media about the Revolt for Rafah encampment at Columbia University during the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York on June 1, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 13, 2025
Judge extends ban on deportation of U.S. student over opposition to war in Gaza
The case that has become a flash point following a pledge by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to deport some pro-Palestinian college activists.
Then President-elect Donald Trump enters the stage of his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States inside the Capitol Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025
Trump faces stiff challenges delivering on his promised ¡®Golden Age¡¯
Many of Donald Trump¡¯s proposals are so norm-shattering, they are certain to result in extensive litigation that tests the boundaries of constitutional law.
Luigi Mangione arrives at a helicopter pad after being extradited from Pennsylvania, as New York Mayor Eric Adams walks behind him, in New York, on Thursday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 20, 2024
Suspect in UnitedHealthcare killing slapped with new charges
Federal prosecutors have charged Luigi Mangione with the federal crime of murder using a firearm, two charges of stalking and a charge of using an illegal gun silencer.
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani attends the 51st Gems and Jewellery Awards in Jaipur, India, on Nov. 30.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 16, 2024
Extradition of India¡¯s Gautam Adani seems unlikely, experts say
Adani Group has called the allegations against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani ¡°baseless¡± and vowed to seek ¡°all possible legal recourse.¡±
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani speaks during an event in Haifa port, Israel, in January 2023.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 22, 2024
How an Indian billionaire¡¯s alleged bribery scheme took off and unraveled
Gautam Adani allegedly decided to bribe local officials to persuade them to buy 8 gigawatts of solar electricity.
People prepare to vote at a polling station as Georgians turned out, a day after the battleground state opened early voting, in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 17, 2024
Georgia judge overturns changes to election rules by pro-Trump Republicans
The state is one of seven set to be closely contested and expected to determine the winner of the Nov. 5 presidential race.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams listens to a reporter during an event at City Hall in New York on Sept. 16.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 26, 2024
New York City mayor indicted following corruption probe
The largest U.S. city has been in a state of political upheaval for the past month.
Sean "Diddy" Combs in 2017. Prosecutors have accused Combs of running a criminal enterprise to facilitate his exploitation of women, dating back at least 16 years.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 18, 2024
Sean ¡®Diddy¡¯ Combs pleads not guilty to sex trafficking; judge denies bail
Prosecutors said the rapper and producer used his fame to coerce women into demeaning sexual acts as part of a long-running scheme.
Linda Sun, a former aide to New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul, exits Brooklyn Federal court after she was charged with acting as an unregistered agent of China¡¯s government in New York on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2024
Ex-aide to New York governor charged with acting as Chinese agent
Federal prosecutors said Linda Sun was acting as an agent of the Chinese government in exchange for millions of dollars in compensation and gifts.
Shujun Wang leaves the federal courthouse in Brooklyn on June 26 during his trial on charges that he acted as an agent of a foreign government. Wang, who billed himself as a scholar and a democracy activist, was convicted in Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday of acting as a spy for the Chinese Communist Party.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 7, 2024
Chinese academic convicted of acting as foreign agent in U.S.
The U.S. Department of Justice is cracking down on what it calls ¡°transnational repression¡± by U.S. adversaries such as China and Iran.
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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