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A memorial ceremony for victims of the war with the U.S. and Israel, in Tehran on Sunday
WORLD
May 26, 2026
Trump hails progress on peace as U.S. strikes Iran and Israel attacks Lebanon
American forces hit missile launch sites in Iran and boats trying to place mines, while Israel struck sites in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah drone attacks.
Mohamad Khalil, 11, displaced from southern Lebanon, attends an online class in Hariri High School II, used as a temporary shelter for displaced people, in Beirut on Tuesday.
WORLD
May 6, 2026
Beirut school converted to shelter becomes flash point for societal tensions
Since Israel invaded Lebanon in March, the school has more than ?1,500 displaced people living in its classrooms and tents in the school courtyard.
Massive airstrikes fall on Beirut, following evacuation warnings issued for seven districts on Wednesday.
WORLD
Apr 9, 2026
Israeli strikes pummel Lebanon, killing 250 in deadliest day of war
The strikes raised questions about regional truce efforts, with Iran¡¯s president saying a ceasefire in Lebanon was essential to his country¡¯s agreement with the U.S.
Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Tuesday.
WORLD
Mar 11, 2026
Hezbollah returns to guerrilla roots and awaits Israeli invasion
Greatly weakened during the 2024 war, Hezbollah has faced pressure from the Lebanese state to disarm.
Smoke rises after Israeli strikes in Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday.
WORLD
Mar 2, 2026
Israel strikes Beirut¡¯s southern suburbs after Hezbollah attacks
Hezbollah, long one of Tehran¡¯s principal allies in the Middle East, said it launched its attack against Israel in response to the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Pope Leo XIV attends a meeting with younger generations during a visit to the Maronite Patriarchate in Bkerke, north of Beirut, on Monday.
WORLD
Dec 2, 2025
Pope Leo to hold Mass in Beirut and visit site of 2020 port blast
His visit brought a welcome distraction to a land still reeling from a war with Israel last year, with many fearing a renewal of hostilities.
Lebanese emergency teams cordon off the perimeter of a fire at the site of Israeli strikes following evacuation orders, in Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday.
WORLD
Apr 28, 2025
Israel strikes Hezbollah missile storage facility in Beirut suburb
The Israeli Air Force fired three missiles at the target, causing damage to buildings and cars in the area, said Lebanon¡¯s state-run news agency NNA.
Civil defense members and rescuers work at the site of an Israeli strike in Beirut's Basta neighborhood on Saturday.
WORLD
Nov 23, 2024
Powerful Israeli airstrike in central Beirut kills 11, Lebanese health ministry says
An eight-story building was struck with four missiles, including bunker-penetrating types designed to hit underground targets, said a Lebanese security source.
Debris covers part of Beirut's southern suburbs in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Sunday.
WORLD
Oct 6, 2024
Intense Israeli bombing rocks Beirut ahead of war anniversary
Israeli forces were on high alert ahead of Monday¡¯s anniversary of Hamas¡¯s October 7 attack, which sparked the war.
A screen displays Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, as he delivers an address in Baalbek, Lebanon, in May 2018. In 32 years in charge of Hezbollah, Nasrallah, 64, has built the Iranian-backed militia into an influential force in Lebanon and a potent adversary of Israel.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 28, 2024
Hezbollah reckons with future amid Beirut strikes
Killing or incapacitating Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah would deal a significant blow to the group he has led for 32 years, analysts say.
People and rescuers gather near the smouldering rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in the Haret Hreik neighborhood of Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday.
WORLD
Sep 28, 2024
Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut as Hezbollah command center is hit
A massive strike on the Iran-backed movement¡¯s command center apparently targeted leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Rescuers sift through the rubble Saturday at the scene of an Israeli strike that targeted Beirut's southern suburbs a day earlier.
WORLD
Sep 22, 2024
Israel¡¯s risky new posture against Hezbollah stops short of war
The attacks are aimed at preemptively degrading Hezbollah¡¯s military prowess so that they won¡¯t be able to launch an attack similar to the Oct. 7 strike by Hamas.
People sunbathe on a rock in Beirut's Ain al-Mreisseh seaside promenade on Aug. 2.
WORLD
Aug 30, 2024
The threat of war with Israel redefines ¡®normal¡¯ life in Beirut
Israel and Hezbollah have been trading fire along the border, exchanges that could spiral into a bigger, broader conflict involving global and regional powers.
Hundreds gathered near Beirut's port on Sunday to mark four years since a catastrophic blast (pictured), one of history's biggest non-nuclear explosions, killed more than 220 people, injured at least 6,500 and devastated swaths of Lebanon's capital.
WORLD
Aug 5, 2024
Four years and no justice: Lebanon marks port blast anniversary
Nobody has been held responsible for the August 4, 2020 blast ¡ª one of history¡¯s biggest non-nuclear explosions.
Rescue workers at the scene of an Israeli airstrike at a residential building in the southern suburbs of Beirut, early on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jul 31, 2024
Israel says Hezbollah senior commander killed in Beirut strike
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said the strike killed Fuad Shukr, who was seen as the most important aide to Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah.
Mourners carry coffins, during the funeral of children who were killed at a soccer pitch by a rocket fired from Lebanon, in Majdal Shams, a Druze village in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, on Monday.
WORLD
Jul 30, 2024
Don¡¯t bomb Beirut: U.S. leads push to rein in Israel¡¯s response
Washington is racing to avert a full-blown war between Israel and the Iranian-backed Lebanese movement Hezbollah.
A fire blazes on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border following attacks from Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between?Hezbollah?and Israeli forces, in northern Israel on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jun 19, 2024
Israel says Lebanon offensive plan ¡®approved¡¯ as tensions surge
Israeli forces and Lebanon¡¯s Iran-backed Hezbollah, a Hamas ally, have been exchanging fire on a near-daily basis.
People gather at the site of an explosion in what security sources say is an Israeli drone strike in the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, Lebanon, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 3, 2024
Gaza war spreads to Beirut with killing of Hamas deputy leader
Lebanese and Palestinian security sources said Israel was behind the drone strike that killed Saleh al-Arouri.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jan 27, 2023
Lebanese elite bury blast probe, pushing fragile state closer to edge
There is now little hope of justice ever being served over the explosion that killed 220 people and devastated swathes of Beirut.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2021
Deadly shooting rocks Beirut as tensions over blast probe erupt
President Michel Aoun vowed that those responsible for Thursday¡¯s gunfire would be held accountable.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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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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