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Bilal Bin Saqib at the Quaid-e-Azam Library in Lahore. Saqib is seen as a key player in transforming the relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan over the past year.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 30, 2026
Pakistan¡¯s crypto diplomacy paved way for key role as U.S.-Iran intermediary
Red carpet treatment in Islamabad for the American president¡¯s family business underscores the growing depth of an increasingly important geopolitical relationship.
U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Friday. Trump shared a message posted by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on social media offering to host talks between the U.S. and Israel in Pakistan, but the U.S. president has made no indication of whether he will accept the offer.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 25, 2026
Pakistan offers to host talks with U.S. and Iran in Islamabad in bid to end war
Trump¡¯s special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and U.S. Vice President JD Vance, could travel to Islamabad, said one senior Western diplomat.
Pakistani soldiers ferry flood-affected villagers evacuated by boat from the Muzaffargarh district in the country's Punjab province on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 4, 2025
Pakistan¡¯s latest floods compound grim reality of climate finance shortfall
Less-developed countries that contribute minimally to climate change bear the brunt of its impacts as funding pledges by advanced, higher-emitting countries fail to be fulfilled.
Pakistani army chief Asim Munir
WORLD / Politics
Jun 19, 2025
Pakistan army chief discusses Israel-Iran conflict with Trump
The meeting came as the capital was fixated on speculation that the U.S. may join Israel¡¯s attacks aimed at disabling Iran¡¯s nuclear program.
A J-10C fighter jet
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 9, 2025
Pakistan hails role of Chinese jets in repelling India strikes
Hostilities between India and Pakistan have escalated since an April 22 attack that killed 26 civilians in the Indian-controlled part of the territory.
Indian military personnel stand guard near a border crossing near Amritsar on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 1, 2025
U.S. urges India and Pakistan to de-escalate amid fears of clash
Relations between the longtime adversaries have rapidly deteriorated in the wake of last week¡¯s attack in Kashmir.
A farmer cleans solar panels in a field in the Baluchistan region of Pakistan.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Nov 25, 2024
Surprise solar boom in Pakistan helps millions, but harms grid
The rise of solar in Pakistan has many benefits, but a rapid and unregulated boom also threatens to weaken the country¡¯s utilities and destabilize the fragile economy.
Pakistan finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in Islamabad on March 22
WORLD / Politics
Apr 9, 2024
Pakistan¡¯s finance minister leaves behind banker¡¯s life and pay to fix economy
The country has Asia¡¯s fastest inflation, anemic growth and one of the lowest tax-collection rates in the world.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 3, 2023
A $30 billion disaster is just the tip of a deadly climate cycle
With monsoon season fast approaching, Pakistan is still reeling from severe flooding that killed over 1,700 and displaced 8 million.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 30, 2023
Pakistan gets IMF¡¯s initial approval for $3 billion loan program
The funds will support the immediate efforts to stabilize the economy from recent external shocks, preserve macroeconomic stability and provide a framework for financing from partners.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 31, 2022
Deadly floods swamp farms in Pakistan, flushing away crops
Rains and deadly floods have damaged rice and cotton crops, and threaten wheat planting in the coming months at a time when the world can ill afford another disruption to grain supply.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2022
Poorer nations face unrest as wealthy countries snap up fuel
Already, gas deliveries that were scheduled for Pakistan or India are being redirected to Europe, where buyers are able to afford higher prices.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 14, 2022
Europe¡¯s plan to quit Russian fuel plunges Pakistan into darkness
Parts of Pakistan are experiencing planned blackouts of more than 12 hours, limiting the effectiveness of air conditioning to offer relief during the ongoing heatwave.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 9, 2021
Taliban resurgence raises terrorism fears from Moscow to Beijing
The Taliban have dramatically expanded their hold on Afghan territory in recent months, leaving the U.S.-backed government in control of little more than 20% of the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 29, 2020
¡®I won¡¯t take it¡¯: China struggles to get the world to trust its vaccines
That uncertainty presents another roadblock in China¡¯s efforts to extend its political influence across Asia, Africa and South America.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 18, 2020
A 10 billion-tree plan is restoring Pakistan¡¯s lost forests
Pakistan¡¯s arid climate and rocky deserts may seem like an unlikely place to look for a green revolution, but the nation has begun one of the world¡¯s largest reforestation programs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 9, 2019
Huge Pakistan mine shows the power of coal
In the flat scrubland of Pakistan¡¯s scorching Thar Desert, hundreds of workers have been toiling for two years in the vast open pit of the Sindh Engro Coal Mining Co. Taking three-hour breaks during the hottest part of the day and living in a makeshift village of shipping containers, they are digging...
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
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