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An independent bookstore employee is being led away by policemen after the officers raided the "Have A Nice Stay" bookshop and confiscated items in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 16, 2026
Hong Kong police raid independent bookstore run by former journalists
Police said it searched two shops after being alerted to books with ¡°seditious intention¡± found in a shipment from overseas.
The NATO leaders' summit is due to begin in Ankara today.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 7, 2026
Turkey cracks down on press as NATO leaders gather in Ankara
As Turkey rises as a strategic defense partner, criticism of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his heavy-handed methods is unlikely to be widely expressed.
Turkish police officers walk in front of protestors during an anti-NATO demonstration in Istanbul on Sunday, ahead of a NATO summit in Ankara.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 6, 2026
Journalists arrested in Turkey as NATO summit looms
Human rights groups have complained of a shrinking space for dissent in Turkey in recent weeks.
Palestinian mourners carry the body of Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Wishah, killed in an Israeli strike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on June 21.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2026
When killing the messenger becomes a strategy of war
Record journalist deaths in Gaza raise urgent questions about war, accountability and the targeting of reporters.
News consumers around the world are now turning more to social media and video platforms than traditional outlets for information, a report has found.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 16, 2026
Social networks and online video outweigh traditional media in 2026
The report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism found 54% of respondents said they got news from social media or video platforms in the week before the survey.
People read the headlines of Ivorian newspapers at the side of a street in Ajame, a popular district of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jun 10, 2026
Self-censorship, insecurity, financial squeeze: Press under pressure in Cote d¡¯Ivoire
Press freedom is more established in Cote d¡¯Ivoire than in other west African nations but remains precarious in a region hit by conflict and under political and economic pressure.
A giant screen shows Chinese leader Xi Jinping meeting U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing on May 14. China distorts narratives portraying Japan as a military threat while similar dynamics in the U.S. erode truth and accountability.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2026
Defending democracy from the global war on reality
From Beijing to Washington, the very concept of objective truth feels unattainable
Protesters opposed to revising Japan¡¯s ¡°peace¡± Constitution take part in a rally in Tokyo on May 3.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 29, 2026
Goyo gakusha: Welcome to Japan¡¯s new cancel culture
Guilt by affiliation is not scholarship. It is the abandonment of scholarship.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is frustrating Japan¡¯s traditional media establishment by limiting press access and communicating directly through social media, highlighting how technology is weakening the influence of legacy news institutions.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 22, 2026
Takaichi¡¯s press snub sweeps away another tradition
Back home, the press is getting restless at its lack of access to the premier. Takaichi has spoken with the media on fewer occasions than any leader in the past 15 years.
Ted Turner in Time Warner¡¯s headquarters in Manhattan, on July 15, 1998.
WORLD
May 7, 2026
Ted Turner, former owner of Braves and CNN, dies at 87
Turner Enterprises, in a news release, confirmed Turner ?died Wednesday surrounded by family and friends.
Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd from a window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on Sunday.
WORLD
May 3, 2026
Pope marks World Press Freedom Day, laments violations and honors slain reporters
The pope ?urged the faithful to ?remember journalists and reporters who have lost their lives pursuing the truth, particularly ?in areas afflicted ?by conflicts.
Japan moved up from 66th the previous year while the U.S. slid to 64th, down from 57th in 2025, the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom index showed.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media
May 1, 2026
Japan overtakes U.S. in global press freedom index
The report found press freedom has sunk to a 25-year low, with 52% of the countries and territories being categorized as in ¡°difficult¡± or ¡°very serious¡± situations.
Sebastien Lai, son of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai, poses for a portrait next to a poster featuring his father during an interview in London in December.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2026
Memo to Xi: There is no downside to freeing Jimmy Lai
Lai started his media business following the 1989 Tiananmen massacre in which Chinese authorities killed hundreds, perhaps thousands, of their own citizens.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, flanked by FBI Director Kash Patel (left) U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin (second right) and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, shortly after a shooting incident at a press gala event Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 26, 2026
Trump evacuated as shooter opens fire at Washington gala event
The suspect, identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, was in custody and his home was being raided.
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a news conference in Ontario, California, on Jan. 23.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 21, 2026
FBI chief sues magazine over reports about drinking and absences
The lawsuit, ?filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeks $250 ?million in damages from the Atlantic.
Kaori Hayashi, executive vice president of the University of Tokyo, is herself a trailblazer as the first female president of the Japan Association for Media, Journalism and Communication Studies.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Apr 2, 2026
Reports on female achievements must go beyond ¡®first woman¡¯ angle
Journalism professor Kaori Hayashi says that whenever a woman breaks the glass ceiling in Japan, new outlets are quick to narrow their focus to gender.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen in action during the first practice session of the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit in Aichi Prefecture on Friday
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 27, 2026
Max Verstappen boots reporter from Japanese Grand Prix media session
The Red Bull Racing driver refused to speak to reporters in Suzuka on Thursday until Giles Richards of The Guardian left the room.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has approved a policy which has been criticized as giving the Pentagon free rein to freeze out reporters and news outlets over coverage the department does not like.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 24, 2026
Pentagon adopts new press restrictions after court order against previous limits
Press ?freedom advocates have criticized policy changes under U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s administration that have limited journalists¡¯ access to the Pentagon.
The Indian Supreme Court building in New Delhi in 2010
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 23, 2026
Activists and journalists set for court fight over Modi¡¯s privacy law
Concerns have been raised over a possible chilling effect on newsgathering and the hindering of accountability journalism.
The aftermath of an Israeli military strike on Tehran's Evin Prison is seen here on June 29, nearly a week after the hostilities ceased.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 13, 2026
Japan should urge Iran to release people in detention
A Japanese government spokesperson has confirmed that Iranian authorities detained a Japanese national on Jan. 20 and Tokyo has been urging Tehran to release them.
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¡¯

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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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