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Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday as Stephen Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, looks on.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 5, 2026
Rubio seizes chance to remake Latin America in Venezuela gambit
The U.S. Secretary of State grew up in a Cuban exile community in Miami known for anti-communist and anti-authoritarian fervor.
The Pentagon is mandating that journalists agree to release only pre-approved information about the military or lose their credentials to cover the Pentagon.
WORLD
Sep 21, 2025
Pentagon limits journalists¡¯ access to military information
The new rule ¡ª part of an updated press credentialing process presented to news organizations this week ¡ª came in a memo by Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell.
U.S. President Donald Trump says U.S. Steel will be "controlled by the United States, otherwise I wouldn¡¯t make the deal¡± on what he called a "partnership" with Nippon Steel.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 26, 2025
Trump backing for Nippon Steel deal comes with big questions
The U.S. leader¡¯s unexpected announcement stopped short of explicitly endorsing Nippon Steel¡¯s proposed takeover, instead asserting that U.S. Steel would ¡°remain American.¡±
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 28, 2022
Biden seeks to temper remark on Putin as U.S. allies object
While the Kremlin let Biden¡¯s remarks sink in by largely refraining from public comment, U.S. allies warned against implying a push to oust Putin.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 21, 2022
China will work to de-escalate war in Ukraine, diplomat says
China¡¯s top envoy to Washington pledged his country ¡®will do everything¡± to de-escalate the war in Ukraine, but refused to condemn Russia¡¯s attack and branded such requests ¡®naive.¡±
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 28, 2021
U.S. strikes on Iran-backed militias test Ebrahim Raisi and nuclear talks
The latest U.S. airstrikes on Iranian-backed militia groups come at a delicate time for Washington and Tehran.
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.
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.
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.

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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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