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An electoral billboard for former Bulgarian President Rumen Radev is pictured next to a traffic light in Sofia on April 17. Radev won a landslide victory in an election on Sunday that he stepped down from the ceremonial role to run in.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 21, 2026
Rumen Radev, Russia-friendly ex-fighter pilot, sweeps Bulgaria¡¯s election
Sunday¡¯s election outcome will allow Radev to head Bulgaria¡¯s first single-party government in nearly three decades.
The Progressive Bulgaria coalition's leader and former President Rumen Radev speaks to the media at his party headquarters after polls closed in Bulgaria's parliamentary elections, in Sofia on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 20, 2026
Bulgaria¡¯s pro-Russian former president set for landslide win, exit polls show
If confirmed, the runaway victory of Pro-Russian former President Rumen Radev¡¯s Progressive Bulgaria would mark one of the strongest results in a generation.
A voter casts his ballot at a polling station during Bulgaria's parliamentary elections in Sofia on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 19, 2026
Bulgaria votes as pro-Russian former president leads the polls
Radev, a eurosceptic who opposes military support for Ukraine¡¯s war effort against Moscow, stepped down from the presidency in January ?to run ?in the election.
Simon Yates celebrates on the podium after winning the Giro d'Italia, in Rome on June 1.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Dec 2, 2025
Bulgaria to host opening trio of 2026 Giro stages
It will be the 16th time that the Giro, which will run from May 9 to 31, will start in a foreign country.
The plane transporting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her staff lifts off from the tarmac of Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, in Mihail Kogalniceanu, near Constanta, Romania, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 2, 2025
GPS system of EU chief¡¯s plane jammed, with Russian interference suspected
The EU did not address the question of whether it believe European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen¡¯s airplane had been deliberately targeted.
Checkpoint officers at the border between Romania and Bulgaria man their stations on Dec. 31, moments before both countries join the Schengen zone.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 2, 2025
Romania and Bulgaria become full members of EU¡¯s Schengen zone
The two countries join an expanded bloc whose residents can travel without passport checks.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) poses with Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, on July 11.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2024
Trump¡¯s friends in Europe welcome return of a kindred spirit
Some expect him to be less critical of their manipulation of democratic institutions, as well as their pushback on minority rights and non-Christian immigrants.
Polina Oba enjoys the food in Fukuoka, but still finds herself traveling to Tokyo often as that¡¯s where most of the decision-makers are based.?
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Aug 12, 2024
Polina Oba: ¡®Try quick, fail quick, learn quick and you need to always pivot¡¯
Networking is at the core of Polina Oba¡¯s GourmetPro startup. Not only is it great meeting new people but you¡¯ll never know where those connections may lead.
Kimia Alizadeh (left) fled Iran in 2020 and will compete for Bulgaria at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS
May 17, 2024
Kimia Alizadeh targets Olympic gold with Bulgaria after fleeing Iran
Alizadeh left her country in 2020 and competed for the Refugee Olympic Team at the Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 27, 2022
Russia halts gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria
Poland confirmed that supplies had been cut, while Bulgaria said it would find out soon. Both accused Russian energy firm Gazprom of breaching longstanding supply contracts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 17, 2018
Japan-EU trade agreement is about freedom
The Japan-EU FTA sends a powerful sign that U.S. retrenchment on trade will not see the democratic world abandoning the open, rules-based trading system.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 7, 2017
Scientists hope to show humankind originated in Mediterranean
A team of excavators in Bulgaria has resumed a search for fossils of an ape-like creature that may be the oldest-known direct ancestor of man and whose discovery has challenged the central hypothesis that humankind originated in Africa.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 11, 2016
Tiny bead from Bulgaria may be world¡¯s oldest gold artifact
It may be just a tiny gold bead ¡ª 4 mm (1/8 inch) in diameter ¡ª but it is an enormous discovery for Bulgarian archaeologists who say they have found Europe¡¯s ¡ª and probably the world¡¯s ¡ª oldest gold artifact.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 30, 2013
Once Tories¡¯ answer to EU fears, enlargement is now their problem
With the U.K. Independence Party breathing down the Tories¡¯ necks, EU enlargement is no longer the British government¡¯s answer in Europe, but its No. 1 problem.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 29, 2013
British fears of migrant influx mirrored in Sofia
There are no anti-immigrant militia forces roaming the streets of Britain, but Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev sees clear parallels with the U.K. — indeed, in states across Europe — and he is deeply worried.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 29, 2013
Britons ready to welcome arrivals from Bulgaria, Romania, with caveats
Romanians and Bulgarians coming to the U.K. on New Year¡¯s Day will be welcomed by more than two-thirds of Britons if they integrate and work hard, a new poll suggests ahead of restrictions on them being lifted.
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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