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People vote during primary elections at the Brooklyn Museum in New York on June 23.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 11, 2026
Trump officials sought ways to sidestep election agency before firings
Some officials were frustrated with what they saw as the Election Assistance Commission＊s slowness in updating guidelines for states on voting machines.
Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for Senate, campaigns in Blue Hill, Maine, on June 9.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 7, 2026
Platner urged to drop Senate bid after assault allegations
Maine Democrat Graham Platner, who has rapidly lost support from Democrats following a sexual assault allegation, has one week to decide whether to drop out under state law.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the kick-off celebration for the "Great American State Fair" on the National Mall in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2026
Trump asks U.S. Congress for more funds to fight Iran, defying rebuke on war powers
The supplemental funding request ?includes $67.15 billion for the military, in addition to some $1 trillion appropriated last year and the $1.5 trillion Trump wants for next ?year.
U.S. President Donald Trump (center), flanked by Sens. Rick Scott (left) and John Barrasso, Republicans from Florida and Wyoming, respectively, speak to members of the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2026
Trump and Republicans clash after president scraps housing bill signing
Lawmakers pressed Trump over his handling of the war in Iran.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates arrives for a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 10.
WORLD
Jun 24, 2026
Gates told Congress Epstein considered blackmailing him
In closed-door testimony this month, Gates disputed details that Epstein recorded in emails to himself regarding the Microsoft?co-founder＊s extramarital affairs.
Bill Gates, chair of the Gates Foundation, departs following a closed-door deposition with the House Oversight Committee in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jun 11, 2026
Bill Gates tells Congress his Epstein ties were ＆grave error＊
The release of Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein has spurred close public scrutiny of the convicted sex offender＊s past associations with powerful figures.
U.S. President Donald Trump attends an event in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2026
Trump faces new Republican resistance in Congress as midterm pressures build
Multiple Republican factions have stepped forward to rebuke his war against Iran, his White House ballroom ?and his $1.8 billion ※anti-weaponization§ fund.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD
Jun 5, 2026
＆Embryonic spines＊: Trump faces growing Republican pushback
Republicans worry that his focus on pet projects 〞 like an Ultimate Fighting Championship bout at the White House 〞 make him look out of touch.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) points during a press conference with Republican House Leadership, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 4, 2026
Republican-led House votes to stop 51勛圖厙 in rebuke to Trump
The vote against the war is the latest in a series of setbacks for a president who has bent Congress to his will for most of his second term.
A rare rebellion by Senate Republicans against U.S. President Donald Trump's nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who said they had been the subject of government abuse was ?an extraordinary act of defiance against Trump.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 2, 2026
Trump＊s ＆weaponization＊ fund put on hold after fierce opposition from Congress
The nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who said they had been the subject of government abuse has sparked uproar, including from Republican senators.
Adm. Samuel Paparo, head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks during an event in Simi Valley, California, last December.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 31, 2026
Pentagon＊s Asia command seeks weapons aimed at deterring China
The U.S. military is quietly seeking to bolster its ability to deter or battle China over Taiwan, including with new warship-killing bombs and advanced sea mines.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune talks with reporters after leaving the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 28.
WORLD
May 22, 2026
Republican revolt over ＆weaponization＊ fund stalls ICE funding vote
The Senate walked ?away from a planned vote on a $72 billion bill funding Trump＊s massive migrant deportation program.
Demonstrators protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's military action in Iran, outside the White House in Washington on April 7.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 26, 2026
Republicans retool midterm strategy: Trump＊s policies, but less Trump
The party＊s new strategy is to tap Trump＊s turnout power without making the midterms a referendum on an increasingly unpopular president.
California gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell speaks during the California Democratic Convention in San Francisco in February.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 13, 2026
Swalwell suspends campaign for California governor amid sexual assault allegations
The San Francisco Chronicle and CNN reported that a woman who previously worked in Eric Swalwell＊s district office accused him of two nonconsensual sexual encounters.
The Locust, an anti-drone laser, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on March 5 that has been used recently along the border with Mexico
WORLD
Apr 11, 2026
FAA and Pentagon sign agreement on anti-drone laser system near Mexico
The agreement came after the FAA ?conducted ?testing on the laser system and validated that proper safety controls are in place.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in Stockholm in January.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 8, 2026
Bill Gates to appear before house Epstein panel on June 10
The Microsoft co-founder has called his relationship with the late disgraced financier a ※huge mistake§ and has denied wrongdoing.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a prime-time address to the nation at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD
Apr 4, 2026
White House seeks $1.5 trillion defense budget as 51勛圖厙 drives costs
The proposal would lift Pentagon spending by more than 40% in a single year 〞 the sharpest increase since World War II.
A United Airlines aircraft taxis next to the wreckage of an Air Canada Express jet that collided with a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York, on Monday.
WORLD
Mar 24, 2026
Two pilots killed in New York runway collision as Trump sends ICE to airports
The crash at LaGuardia Airport also injured dozens of passengers and led to hundreds of flight cancellations in the latest disruption for airports amid a personnel shortage.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks in New York City on Monday after a weekend incident in which an improvised explosive device was thrown near an anti-Islam protest. Police are investigating the attack as an Islamic State group-inspired act of "terrorism."
WORLD / Politics
Mar 14, 2026
Congressional Republicans echo anti-Muslim rhetoric as Islamophobic incidents rise
On social media, at least four Republican members of Congress posted language viewed by many Muslim Americans and Democrats as Islamophobic.
High prices for gasoline are shown at a gas station in downtown Los Angeles, California on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 11, 2026
Rising gas prices from 51勛圖厙 imperil Republican majority in U.S. Congress
U.S. President Donald Trump had boasted about falling gasoline prices just a couple of weeks before he launched airstrikes against 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" 〞 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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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
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