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Sarah Kinosian
People hold up portraits of soldiers killed in the U.S. strike on Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, during a march outside the U.S. Embassy to protest against what they denounce as U.S. aggression in the region, in Havana on Jan. 16.
WORLD
Feb 22, 2026
Cuban security forces exit Venezuela as U.S. pressure mounts
Prior ?to the operation to remove Maduro, thousands of Cuban doctors, nurses and sports coaches worked in Venezuela as part of welfare programs begun under Chavez.
Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello speaks at a rally in Caracas on Dec. 1.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 19, 2026
U.S. talks with hard-line Venezuelan minister Cabello began months before raid
Diosdado Cabello controls the country¡¯s security services and militant ruling-party supporters, and could threaten interim President Delcy Rodriguez¡¯s grip on power.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech during a rally in Caracas on Monday. Maduro and his government have always denied all criminal accusations and say the U.S. is seeking regime change to take control of Venezuela's vast natural resources, including oil.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 2, 2025
Options narrow for Maduro after call with Trump, sources say
The call from U.S. President Donald Trump came after months of increasing U.S. pressure on Venezuela, including strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean.
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado speaks at a rally in Caracas on July 25.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2025
How Venezuela¡¯s Nobel Prize winner built a high-stakes alliance with Trump
Members of Maria Corina Machado¡¯s team helped Washington build the case for an aggressive stance against the Venezuelan government led by President Nicolas Maduro.
Guatemalan migrants walk after arriving at La Aurora Air Force Base on a deportation flight from the U.S., in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Nov. 8.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 27, 2024
Guatemala open to accepting Trump¡¯s Central American deportees: sources
Guatemala has been particularly proactive in preparing for a second Donald Trump term relative to neighbors El Salvador and Honduras.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 16, 2023
Debts and investment spur Honduran change of allegiance to China
Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina said his country was ¡®up to its neck¡¯ in financial challenges and debt ¡ª including $600 million it owes Taiwan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 26, 2021
¡®Feel the Bit¡¯: El Salvador president gets mixed reaction to Bitcoin drive
Some have expressed outrage at the glitzy promotion of the plan to push the cryptocurrency in a nation beleaguered by inequality, violence and poor public services.
¡®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.
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.
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.
Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan
Tropical Storm Chan-hom is expected to make landfall in northern Kanto between late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
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.
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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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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