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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for a College meeting of commissioners in Brussels on May 6.

WORLD / Politics

May 12, 2026

The EU’s commission chief is increasingly seen as too powerful

Sources say Ursula von der Leyen’s working style is leading her broader campaign to revive the EU project to falter.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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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