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Sheina Gutnick, whose father was killed in the Bondi Beach mass shooting, speaks to the media on Monday after the first hearing block of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion in Sydney.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
May 4, 2026
Australia begins hearings into Bondi Beach attack and rising antisemitism
Witnesses from ?the Jewish community told the public inquiry into December¡¯s mass shooting that they felt unsafe amid rising hostility since the start of the war in Gaza.
People attend the 'Light Over Darkness' vigil on Dec. 21, honoring the victims and survivors of the deadly mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14, in Sydney.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 16, 2026
Alleged Bondi Beach gunman makes first court appearance
Naveed Akram, 24, faces 59 charges over ?the Dec.?14 attack, including 15 counts of murder, ?40 counts ?of wounding with intent to murder and ?a terror offense.
Holocaust Remembrance Day marks the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Jan. 27, 1945, and honors the victims of the Holocaust while urging the world to confront antisemitism and hatred.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2026
A message to the world on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Like many Jews, I prefer not to call it a ¡°concentration camp,¡± for that is what the German Nazis called the places where they confined the people they sought to exterminate.
A Hanukkah menorah is projected onto the sails of the Sydney Opera House in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on Dec. 15. Australians will light candles and fall silent on Thursday on a national day of mourning for the 15 people killed.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 22, 2026
Australia holds day of mourning for Bondi Beach shooting victims
Survivors, families and emergency responders will join political and community leaders in an evening of mourning at Sydney Opera House.
A visitor places a pebble at a memorial site in remembrance to the lives lost during the Bondi Beach mass shooting on Dec. 14, in Sydney, Australia, on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 20, 2026
Australia set to pass tougher laws on guns and hate crimes after Bondi shooting
Two bills passed on Tuesday by the House ?of Representatives in a special parliament session will now go to the upper house Senate for debate.
Riot police stand by at Bondi Beach as people hold a vigil for the victims and survivors of a deadly mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration on Dec. 14.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 18, 2026
Australian government says firearms hit a record high in 2025
There were a record ?4,113,735 guns ?in Australia last year, with 1,158,654 of ?those in the most populous state of New South Wales where the Bondi attack took place.
Mourners gaze out over the sea of flowers left in memory of the victims of the Bondi Beach mass shooting in Sydney, Australia on Dec. 19.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 12, 2026
Australian parliament to return to pass hate speech laws after Bondi attack
The lawmakers will return next Monday, ?and Prime Minister Albanese said he wanted to step up penalties for hate speech and authorize a gun buyback.
People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honor the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14, in Sydney on Dec. 16.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 30, 2025
Police say Bondi Beach mass shooting suspects ¡®acted alone¡¯
Sajid Akram and his son Naveed allegedly killed 15 people in an Islamic State group-inspired attack targeting a Jewish festival on Dec. 14.
Mourners attend a memorial for victims of the shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on Dec. 21.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 29, 2025
Bondi shooting families want probe into ¡®rise of antisemitism¡¯ in Australia
Seventeen families of victims of the shooting have issued a letter calling on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to convene a royal commission for the purpose.
Islamic State graffiti in a house in the battle-torn city of Marawi, Philippines, in April 2018
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2025
Islamic state isn¡¯t back in Asia, but its ideas still endure
The question is not whether Islamic State is ¡°back¡± in Asia. It isn¡¯t, but its ideology remains, as the tragedy in Bondi shows.
Mourners attend a memorial on Sunday held for victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney a week earlier.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 22, 2025
Australian state pushes tough gun laws and ¡®terror symbols¡¯ ban after shooting
New South Wales ¡ª where the Bondi Beach shooting took place ¡ª recalled its parliament to introduce what it called the ¡°toughest firearm reforms in the country.¡±
People observe a moment of silence on Sunday in Sydney during a vigil for victims and survivors of the mass shooting at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 21, 2025
Australia falls silent and lights candles for Bondi Beach shooting victims
A father and son are accused of targeting the beachside Hanukkah celebration, killing 15 people including children and Holocaust survivors.
Australia's flag flies at half-mast at the Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club in Sydney to honor victims of the mass shooting that took place near there on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 19, 2025
Kneejerk responses won¡¯t stop the next Bondi attack
Preventing another tragedy like Bondi will involve improving the painstaking work of anti-extremism and counterterrorism.
People arrive for the funeral of 10-year-old Matilda on Thursday in Sydney. Matilda was killed in the Bondi Beach mass shooting on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2025
Australia promises crackdown on hate as youngest Bondi Beach shooting victim is remembered
Fifteen were killed in the Hanukkah attack inspired by the Islamic State group that shocked the nation.
A woman grieves at a floral memorial in honor of the victims of Sunday's mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Dec 17, 2025
Australia¡¯s gun laws riddled with loopholes and workarounds, experts say
Tweaks by some states since laws were introduced in the wake of a mass shooting in 1996 have relaxed the oversight of the patchwork system.
Family members of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was killed in the Bondi Beach shooting on Sunday, lean over his coffin during his funeral at the Chabad of Bondi Synagogue in Sydney on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2025
Australian state to pass emergency gun laws as funerals of Bondi attack victims begin
Funerals of the Jewish victims of Sunday¡¯s attack began on Wednesday, amid anger over how the gunmen were allowed access to powerful firearms.
People place floral tributes outside the Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on Tuesday in honor of the victims of Sunday¡¯s mass shooting.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2025
Bondi and Australia get swept into a violent world
Bondi has been a center of Jewish life in Australia for more than a century.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at a news conference in Sydney on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2025
¡®Islamic State ideology¡¯ drove Bondi Beach gunmen, Australian PM says
A father and son opened fire on Jewish crowds on Sunday evening, killing 15 people and wounding dozens more.
Mourners gather around floral tributes at Bondi Pavilion to honor the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting, in Sydney on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 16, 2025
¡®It was dead people everywhere¡¯: Eyewitnesses recount Bondi Beach attack
More than a dozen people were killed and at least 40 wounded, some critically, as two gunmen opened fire on attendees at a Hanukkah event.
A mourner lays flowers on Monday in Sydney, near the scene of the mass shooting at Bondi Beach the day before.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 15, 2025
Australia eyes tougher gun laws after Hanukkah attack in Sydney
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that the need for stronger gun ownership laws would be on the agenda for a Cabinet meeting.
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.
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.
Intervention is the word after yen moves beyond ?163 and sits there
The government could prop up the yen at any moment, though its signaling is hard to read.
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.
Summer has arrived in Japan and so have hot sleepless nights
Amid the heat and humidity in Japan, a good night¡¯s sleep is growing increasingly elusive without the heavy use of air conditioning.
Maya Ongaku¡¯s DIY dream is getting bigger
The members of Maya Ongaku ¡ª (from left) Tsutomu Sonoda, Shoei Ikeda and Ryota Takano ¡ª grew up on the Shonan Coast south of Tokyo and have been friends since their school days.

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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