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DALAI LAMA

Amy Yee poses for a photo in Lalibela, Ethiopia. An award-winning journalist and former foreign correspondent for the Financial Times, Yee shifted her focus to the issue of Tibetans in exile for her book, ¡°Far From the Rooftop of the World: Travels Among Tibetan Refugees on Four Continents.¡±
CULTURE / Books / Longform
Mar 31, 2026
The voices of Tibet, far from home
A conversation with author Amy Yee on exile, identity and the lives of Tibetan refugees across continents.
Tzukte, popularly known as Asang, was taken into custody sometime in early July after he sang a song eulogizing Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, the CTA said in a statement Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 27, 2025
China detained activist-singer, says Tibetan exile government
A young Tibetan singer and activist has been detained by Chinese authorities, the India-based Central Tibetan Administration said.
The Dalai Lama is served food during his 90th birthday celebration at the Tsuglagkhang, also known as the Dalai Lama Temple complex, in the northern town of Dharamshala, India, on July 6.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 14, 2025
China says Dalai Lama succession issue a ¡®thorn¡¯ in relations with India
The comments came as India¡¯s foreign minister prepares to visit China for the first time since deadly border clashes in 2020.
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama attends a long-life prayer offering ceremony at the Main Tibetan Temple in McLeod Ganj, near Dharamsala, India, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 6, 2025
¡®Simple Buddhist monk¡¯ Dalai Lama marks landmark 90th birthday
Beijing condemns the Nobel Peace Prize winner ¡ª who has led a lifelong campaign for greater autonomy for Tibet.
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama attends a long-life prayer offering ceremony at the Main Tibetan Temple in McLeod Ganj, near Dharamsala on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 5, 2025
Dalai Lama hopes to live beyond 130 years, much longer than predicted
The Nobel Peace Prize winner was speaking during a ceremony to offer prayers for his long life, ahead of his 90th birthday on Sunday.
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in 2016
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 30, 2025
Dalai Lama set to reveal succession plan as China watches
The Dalai Lama has said his successor will be born outside China and urged his followers to reject anyone chosen by Beijing.
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama addresses journalists in London in 2008.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 30, 2025
The Dalai Lama: Tibet¡¯s spiritual leader, bane of Beijing
A thorn in China¡¯s side, Tenzin Gyatso became the face of the Tibetan cause as he crisscrossed the globe, mixing with royalty, politicians and celebrities.
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama looks on during an event for The Assam Tribune and Dainik Asam newspapers in Guwahati, India, in April 2017.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 28, 2025
Tibetans face up to uncertain future as Dalai Lama turns 90
Tibetans in exile celebrate the birthday of the spiritual leader next week, an occasion overshadowed by uncertainty about the future of the role.
Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, offers blessings to his followers at his Himalayan residence in the northern hill town of Dharamshala, India, on Dec. 20.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 11, 2025
Dalai Lama says his successor to be born outside China
Tibetans worldwide want the institution of the Dalai Lama to continue after the 89-year-old¡¯s death, he writes in his new book, ¡°Voice for the Voiceless.¡±
Tibetans participate in a protest march held to mark the 65th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule, in the northern hill town of Dharamsala, India, on March 10.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 8, 2024
Exiled Tibetans fear a future without the Dalai Lama, now 89
The Dalai Lama has said he will clarify questions about succession ¡ª including if and where he will be reincarnated ¡ª around his 90th birthday.
People await the arrival of the Dalai Lama in New York on Sunday. The Tibetan spiritual leader is in the U.S. to undergo knee surgery.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2024
China must not choose the next Dalai Lama
The 14th Dalai Lama, who is in the U.S. to undergo knee surgery, should leave instructions to choose his successor, therefore delegitimizing any Beijing-anointed figure.
A novice Tibetan monk holds the U.S. and Tibetan flags at the Kangra airport in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 19, 2024
U.S. lawmakers meet Tibet¡¯s Dalai Lama and warn China on choice of successor
Tibetan tradition holds that the Dalai Lama is reincarnated after his death, and the current leader has said his successor may be found in India.
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama waves during his first day of a teaching session at the Kalachakra Ground in the village of Bodhgaya, in the Indian state of Bihar, in December 2022.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 8, 2024
Will reincarnation or realpolitik determine the Dalai Lama¡¯s successor?
Esoteric questions of rebirth rarely have political consequences, but many fear the search for the next Dalai Lama could inflame regional rivalries.
Celebrations mark the Dalai Lama's 80th birthday in Dharamsala, India, in July 2015. The question of who will succeed the Tibetan leader, Tenzin Gyatso, now 88, looms large.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 29, 2024
Atheist China should have no say in Dalai Lama¡¯s reincarnation
Beijing views the Dalai Lama as a wolf in sheep¡¯s clothing. Why, then, is it obsessed with controlling the succession of someone it despises?
Young monks practice writing Tibetan at a monastery in Yushu, China. Beijing has restricted the teaching and practice of minority languages and religions.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 13, 2023
China¡¯s new law on religion: A great leap backward
Beijing¡¯s new law on religious venues has received little attention but has far-reaching consequences in restricting religious freedom.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2021
Dalai Lama says China¡¯s leaders ¡®don¡¯t understand variety of cultures¡¯
Tibet¡¯s spiritual leader criticized the leaders of China on Wednesday, saying there is too much control by the main Han ethnic group.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 24, 2021
¡®Running out of time¡¯: Tibetan president-elect warns of cultural genocide
Rights groups and Tibetans in Tibet say the government has put strict controls on religion, language education and labor, while encouraging immigration by Han people.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2021
China touts success building a Tibet less focused on religion
China¡¯s top leader in Tibet lauded the progress his country has made developing the region, touting a campaign that has fueled international accusations of human rights abuses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2019
U.S. ambassador urges China to talk to the Dalai Lama during Tibet trip
China should hold talks with Tibet¡¯s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad told Chinese officials during a trip to the Himalayan region where he criticized Beijing for interfering in religious freedom.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Mar 19, 2019
In interview, Dalai Lama contemplates Chinese gambit after his death
The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, said Monday it was possible that once he dies his incarnation could be found in India, where he has lived in exile for 60 years, and warned that any other successor named by China would not be respected.
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Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
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Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
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