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(L to R) Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and France's President Emmanuel Macron chat on the 10 Downing Street doorstep as they say goodbye after their meeting in central London on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 8, 2026
European leaders ready to back ceasefire talks between Ukraine and Russia
Vladimir Putin said the offer did not come across as sincere and he currently ?saw no point in meeting.
Students from Ricards Lodge High School in Wimbledon look at their mobile phones during an interview about their thoughts on a social media ban for children under the age of 16, in London, on Feb. 23
WORLD / Science & Health
May 26, 2026
Social media as bad for children as smoking, British doctors say
Britain is considering?restricting children¡¯s access to social media, including a ?possible ban for children under the age of 16.
Temporary street signs warn pedestrians of a Metropolitan Police live facial recognition operation in London on May 11.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 25, 2026
On London¡¯s streets, facial recognition tests the balance between security and liberty
Britain has long been one of the world¡¯s heaviest users of CCTV cameras in public spaces, and Londoners can be caught ?on film up to several ?hundred times a day.
Michael Prescott answered questions from the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, in London on Monday, after his internal memo on what he said were failings in the BBC's coverage of certain topics was leaked, sparking a scandal.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 25, 2025
BBC is not ¡®institutionally biased,¡¯ says author of explosive memo
Michael Prescott, a former external editorial adviser, compiled a dossier on issues within BBC News, including failings in its coverage of U.S. President Donald Trump.
BBC Director-General Tim Davie in London on April 28, 2022.
WORLD
Nov 10, 2025
BBC boss and head of news resign amid accusations of bias
BBC leaders Tim Davie and Deborah Turness step down after claims the broadcaster distorted Trump¡¯s Jan. 6 speech and exhibited bias in its coverage of Gaza and gender issues.
Britain's Competition and Markets Authority spent years setting up a regime to intervene in the operations of tech giants such as Google, only for the Labour government to say its need to grow the economy meant tough regulation was now out.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 26, 2025
U.K. politics blunts antitrust action against Google
Britain¡¯s Competition and Markets Authority spent years setting up a regime to intervene in tech giants¡¯ operations, only for the Labour government to say tough regulation was out.
An Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) stand is blocked off with black partitions during the 55th edition of the International Paris Air Show on Monday.
WORLD
Jun 17, 2025
Israel furious as France shuts weapons stands at Paris Air Show
The French government considers it unacceptable for attack weapons to be on show; Israel says the move stymies competition.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about Artificial Intelligence during the first day of the AI Safety Summit 2023, in London on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 2, 2023
China, U.S. and EU agree to work together on AI safety at U.K. summit
Tech companies vie for AI dominance, while governments seek regulatory leadership.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 17, 2022
Bionic hand can be updated with new gestures ¡ª anytime, anywhere
Users say the British tech has the power change lives through its ability to be updated in a short space of time.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2022
Britain and Japan aim to merge Tempest and F-X fighter programs, sources say
It would be the first time Japan has sought a non-U.S. partner for a large military program and the first major collaboration between Tokyo and London.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Feb 9, 2022
SoftBank¡¯s choice of New York for Arm listing deals a blow to London
The U.K.¡¯s largest homegrown tech firm¡¯s move to Nasdaq could pressure the government to speed up overdue reforms.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2021
In interview, Meghan Markle accuses Buckingham Palace of ¡®perpetuating falsehoods¡¯
Prince Harry¡¯s wife Meghan has accused Buckingham Palace of ¡°perpetuating falsehoods¡± about her and her spouse, saying the royal couple would not be silent in telling their story.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2018
U.K. investigates Facebook over data breach as it plans raid of Cambridge Analytica
Britain is investigating whether Facebook did enough to protect data after a whistleblower said a London-based political consultancy hired by Donald Trump improperly accessed information on 50 million Facebook users to sway public opinion.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 25, 2016
Tech could help secure public spaces, if Europeans wants more surveillance
Facial recognition software, scanners that detect weapons and cameras that spot nervous people are some of the technologies that could be used more widely to secure public places, but some would require greater acceptance of surveillance in Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 18, 2014
Ignored and fed up, U.K. regions call for Scottish-style devolution
Scotland¡¯s chance to vote for independence has lit hopes in other regions of Britain that a reworking of political ties might boost their chances of self-rule too.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 29, 2014
After a 35-year interlude, Kate Bush wows fans with comeback gig
Kate Bush mixed note-perfect renditions of her biggest hits with two visually stunning interpretations of her longer conceptual works on Tuesday to delight fans who had waited 35 years for the British singer and songwriter to return to the stage.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®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.
¡®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.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.

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