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Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and others attend a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing on Sept. 3.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2026
What the ¡®Chinamaxxing¡¯ crowd doesn¡¯t get
When survival and success depend on pleasing the party boss rather than the consumer, honest innovators are weeded out.
The challenge for African governments and communities is how to harness this wave of youthful talent ¡ª with all their innovation, resilience and determination ¡ª rather than lose them to developed economies.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2024
Africa must act to stem its youth brain drain
African governments must harness youthful talent or risk losing it to developed economies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 22, 2022
The rise of the rest makes for anxiety in the West
¡°The real issue might not so much be about u2018Westlessness¡¯ (the losing of Western societal attributes) but about a particular configuration of the West that we were used to.¡±
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2019
Macron eyes European leadership
If the U.S. declines play a uniting role in the democratic world, more parochial, divisive visions will come to the fore.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 4, 2018
Bowing to right-wing pressure, Netanyahu scraps African migrant relocation deal with UNHCR
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he was cancelling an agreement with the U.N. refugee agency to relocate thousands of African migrants, bowing to right-wing pressure to scrap the deal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2018
Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un applied for Western visas using doctored Brazilian passports, sources say
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his late father, Kim Jong Il, used fraudulently obtained Brazilian passports to apply for visas to visit Western countries in the 1990s, five senior Western European security sources told Reuters.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2017
Trump doesn¡¯t embody Western values, unlike JFK and Obama: German envoy
Donald Trump doesn¡¯t embody Western values in the way that previous presidents such as John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama did, according to Wolfgang Ischinger, a former German ambassador to the U.S. who now heads the Munich Security Conference.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2016
Russia can use U.S. as an excuse for only so long
The Putin regime has helped create enmity with the West because it needs enemies for its legitimacy.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 22, 2015
China poised to pass anti-terror law this month with West-opposed cyber-provisions
China¡¯s controversial anti-terrorism law could be passed as soon as the end of this month, state news agency Xinhua said on Monday, legislation that has drawn concern in Western capitals for its cyber-provisions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2015
Putin wants victory against IS, not detente
Putin wants to win the war against Islamic State and be acknowledged as the leader who brought about victory.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 2, 2015
As nuclear talks enter final stretch, IAEA chief Amano gets set to fly to Tehran
The global nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday its boss would fly to Tehran to discuss one of the biggest sticking points that need to be resolved so that Iran and world powers can reach a breakthrough final nuclear deal by a new deadline of next week.
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2015
Islamic State peddling looted art on eBay, Facebook for cash flow
The Whatsapp message appeared on his iPhone: photos of an ancient Mesopotamian vase worth $250,000, part of a highly valued set, is waiting to be extracted.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 31, 2015
Iran, powers rush for nuclear deal as clock ticks toward deadline
Iran and six world powers ramped up the pace of negotiations on Tuesday ahead of a deadline for a preliminary nuclear deal that was less than 24 hours away, as both sides warned it was crucial to overcome differences that could wreck an agreement.
WORLD
Feb 17, 2015
Moscow carries out snap check of paratroopers in western Russia
Russia¡¯s defense ministry started a snap inspection of its paratrooper units in western Russia on Monday, Interfax news agency quoted the ministry press office as saying.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 13, 2015
China¡¯s war on Western values
The Chinese leadership¡¯s fight against liberalism and ¡®Western values¡¯ — such as its intensified Internet censorship and the jailing of human rights lawyers — is directly undermining its efforts to root out official corruption, promote innovation and deepen engagement with the outside world.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2014
Islamic State¡¯s siren call for Western Muslims
It is through increased confidence and conviction, rather than bland tolerance, that democratic societies can counter the appeal of fanatical causes like Islamic State and their charismatic leaders.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 18, 2014
Putin-bashing at G-20 meeting was juvenile
What were Western leaders trying to achieve by humiliating Russia President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit?
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 31, 2014
Western nations¡¯ mastery
A British scholar and former wartime army intelligence officer will tell you that there¡¯s nothing new about Islamic State, that it is in no way integral to the Islamic religion, and that it is a phenomenon that will pass.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2014
Stop the world and let me off
A common thread unites Ukraine and Gaza. The West acts as if it has the right to control, change and determine the destiny of both peoples and to topple their governments, whether elected or not.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2014
MH17: condemn but learn
It is not acceptable to respond to the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine, and to similar incidents, through the lens of either a friend or a foe. We need credible and prompt international investigations.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
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 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.
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.
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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