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U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he arrives at the Bestepe Presidential Compound during a formal welcome for the NATO summit in Ankara on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2026
Trump berates NATO and praises Erdogan as summit starts
The NATO summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, as the U.S. president has lashed out at allies and Washington steps back from Europe.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (right) meets with Hungary's incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar in Brussels on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 30, 2026
Hungary¡¯s Magyar pushes to unblock EU billions in Brussels
In a sign he intends to turn the page on the bad blood of Viktor Orban¡¯s rule, incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar visited Brussels before he takes office next month.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte gives a statement during a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO's headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2025
NATO and EU scramble to boost drone defenses to counter Russia
High-profile incidents in Poland and Estonia have set off a flurry of activity from European officials to plug gaps in the continent¡¯s defenses.
U.S. President Donald Trump aboard Marine One on Friday. On Saturday, Trump set conditions for imposing new sanctions on Russia, saying he would do so only if all NATO member nations did the same as well as stopped buying Russian oil and imposed steep tariffs on China.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 16, 2025
Europe stumped by Trump demands over Russia sanctions
Diplomats fear it could be a ploy by the U.S. president to again stall on taking a tough stance against Moscow himself.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte addresses a press conference a day prior to a meeting of The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in The Hague on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2025
Flatterer-in-chief: How NATO¡¯s Rutte worked to win over Trump
Diplomats say Rutte is one of only a handful of European leaders Trump willingly picks up the phone to and that the two text each other.
Military personnel secure the perimeter around the World Forum hosting the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 21, 2025
Can NATO keep Trump on-message about Russia threat?
When leaders from NATO¡¯s 32 countries gather for a summit in The Hague, most want to send a clear message: Russia is the main threat to their alliance.
Ushers replace a European Union flag with a Ukrainian flag on the day of an EU leaders' special summit to discuss Ukraine and European defense in Brussels on March 6.
WORLD / Politics
May 22, 2025
¡®Massive sanctions¡¯: Can the EU do much more to punish Russia?
Diplomats say it is becoming increasingly difficult to agree on areas to hit Moscow, a task made even tougher by Russia-friendly Hungary.
U.S. officials have insisted that Washington remains committed to NATO, an alliance that has seen American military might underpin Western security for over seven decades.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 2, 2025
NATO presses to keep Trump on board, but is he hobbling alliance?
As the Trump administration savages Europe, undercuts Kyiv and warms to Russia, there is fear that even if the alliance is salvaged, it runs the risk of being hollowed out.
Then-Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte addresses a joint news conference with his Finnish counterpart in Helsinki on June 13.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2024
Trump to Putin: The key challenges facing NATO¡¯s new secretary-general
With Russia¡¯s war in Ukraine raging through a third year and its leading power the United States set for a crunch election, NATO is grappling with major challenges.
U.S. President Donald Trump stands among other leaders as he attends a North Atlantic Treaty Organization Plenary Session at the NATO summit in Watford, near London on Dec. 4, 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2024
Elephant in room at NATO: Would Trump blow it up?
This week¡¯s Washington summit aims to ¡°Trump-proof¡± NATO by expanding its role, especially in supporting Ukraine.
In his 14 years as prime minister, Viktor Orban has become expert in playing hardball with Brussels and has repeatedly wielded his veto to get more EU funds.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2024
Will Hungary hijack the EU during its presidency?
Officials and diplomats fret that one major victim of Hungary¡¯s six months in charge will be EU support for Ukraine as it battles Russia¡¯s invading forces.
Ukrainian rescuers gather outside of a residential building after a missile attack in Kyiv on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 22, 2024
In Putin¡¯s growing shadow, EU faces lack of consensus on arming Ukraine
Over two years into Moscow¡¯s war against its neighbor, Kyiv¡¯s troops are struggling to hold ground as Western deliveries of ammunition have faltered.
An amphibious assault demonstration with joint forces of the Swedish, Finnish, Italian and French army during the Nordic Response 24 military exercise on Sunday near Sorstraumen, above the Arctic Circle in Norway. Nordic Response 24 is part of the larger NATO exercise Steadfast Defender.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 12, 2024
In frozen north, a stronger NATO prepares for Russia¡¯s threat
NATO¡¯s four-month Steadfast Defender exercise in its Arctic fringe are part of the largest drills staged by the alliance since the Cold War.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a press conference on the 2023 Enlargement package and the new Growth Plan for the Western Balkans at the EU headquarters in Brussels Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2023
Brussels recommends opening EU membership talks with Ukraine
The countries bidding to join the EU join an already crowded field of hopefuls.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 4, 2023
NATO chief¡¯s mandate extended to 2024
The announcement comes one week ahead of a summit of NATO leaders in Lithuania that will be dominated by talks on Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2023
NATO debates ¡®security guarantees¡¯ for Ukraine
An option being weighed is major powers offering Ukraine bilateral security assurances in the years before it becomes a full NATO member.
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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