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Social media bans in India and Indonesia, with youthful populations and rapidly expanding economies, would deal a blow to global online platforms¡¯ long-term growth plans.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 7, 2026
Global social media bans gain steam with India and Indonesia
Bans in the two countries, with youthful populations and expanding economies, would deal a blow to global online platforms¡¯ long-term growth plans.
People wait in line to vote outside a polling station during the general election in Damak, Jhapa district, Nepal, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 5, 2026
Nepal election pits former rapper against old guard vying for Gen Zs
Thursday¡¯s election is just six months after deadly protests against unemployment, corruption and inequality swept the nation, prompted by a ban on social media sites.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (center) with Antonio Costa, president of the European Council (left), and Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2026
EU trade deal gives Modi¡¯s ¡®Make in India¡¯ ambitions a boost
Dubbed the ¡°mother of all deals¡± by both sides, the free trade pact will open the EU market more widely to Indian exporters.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (center) arrives at the airport in Imphal, in the northeastern state of Manipur, on Saturday. He made his first visit to troubled state since more than 250 people were killed in ethnic clashes there two years ago.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2025
Modi fends off succession talk in India despite numerous setbacks
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrates his 75th birthday, his party¡¯s unofficial retirement age, his grip on India appears more secure than ever.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during an Indian Independence Day ceremony in New Delhi on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 15, 2025
Modi slams ¡®economic selfishness¡¯ in defiance of U.S. tariffs
In the last few weeks, U.S. President Donald Trump hit India with a 50% tariff rate ¡ª much higher than its regional peers.
A house damaged during a Pakistani artillery shelling in Poonch, in India-administered Kashmir, on May 14
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 26, 2025
India and Pakistan battle for global sympathy after border truce
Both sides are sending delegations to global capitals to influence international perception of the conflict, as tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals continue to simmer.
An Indian paramilitary trooper stands guard along a street in Srinagar on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 2, 2025
India renews call for ¡®justice¡¯ after U.S. urges de-escalation
Relations between India and Pakistan have rapidly deteriorated in the wake of an attack last week that India and the U.S. have called an act of terrorism.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 24, 2024
Xi-Modi breakthrough followed months of pressure from India¡¯s CEOs
Indian businesses have increased pressure this year on Narendra Modi¡¯s government to relax the restrictions on China.
Senior member of the Indian National Congress, Shashi Tharoor, says that Narendra Modi and his BJP party seemed "shaken¡± by a fiery parliamentary speech by opposition leader Rahul Gandhi.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 5, 2024
Modi¡¯s BJP ¡®shaken¡¯ by stronger opposition, says Congress leader
The comments come one month after India¡¯s election results showed the Congress-led opposition alliance delivering a surprise setback to the BJP.
Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, greets supporters at the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters during election night in New Delhi, India on June 4.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 24, 2024
Some of Modi¡¯s agenda could disappear in India¡¯s fractured Parliament
A new Parliament taking office in India may give some hint of whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi¡¯s domestic policies are now in doubt.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a campaign rally on April 8. Exit polls revealed on June 1 indicated that the opposition was struggling to significantly cut into the sizable majority held by Modi's party.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 2, 2024
Modi set for landslide election win in India, exit polls show
No prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru ¡ª who ruled India for 17 years after independence ¡ª has managed to secure three consecutive terms in power.
Attendees at a campaign rally for Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi in Delhi on May 18. India's election is past the halfway mark, with campaigning among the main political parties heating up just like the soaring temperatures across the country.
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2024
Modi¡¯s rivals unite in bid to unseat him in Delhi
Delhi is a high stakes battle between former bitter rivals now allied against Modi¡¯s Bharatiya Janata Party.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a campaign rally for his Bharatiya Janata party in Chandrapur, India, on April 8.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 24, 2024
Modi¡¯s 400-seat dream in doubt as India opposition gains steam
Party insiders, opposition members and analysts who have traveled across India to speak to voters say there¡¯s little evidence of a ¡°Modi wave.¡±
Voters register at a polling station in Gujarat, India, on May 7.
WORLD / Politics
May 13, 2024
Low turnout and acrimony coloring Indian election at halfway point
India began its seven-stage election on April 19, with voting scheduled to end on June 1.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The national election results won¡¯t be known until June 4, when vote counting takes place.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 19, 2024
Modi bets on third term as India¡¯s massive election kicks off
The national election results won¡¯t be known until June 4, when vote counting takes place.
Demonstrators protest against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in Delhi on March 22.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 3, 2024
Modi¡¯s opposition unites at rally demanding fair elections
The opposition has criticized the ruling party as their leaders faced arrests and investigations.
Indian National Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi (center) with other party leaders of the I.N.D.I.A alliance in New Delhi in December 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2024
Anti-Modi alliance in India is faltering as election nears
Absent a clear vision that presents the Indian electorate with an alternative to the ruling BJP, the Congress-led alliance faces an uphill task in polls.
A supporter carries an Indian National Congress Party flag outside the party's headquarters in New Delhi in 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 19, 2024
India¡¯s opposition targeted by tax agency before polls
Opposition parties have accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi¡¯s government of using the country¡¯s federal law enforcement agencies to single them out.
Nitish Kumar, chief minister of the Indian state of Bihar
WORLD / Politics
Jan 30, 2024
India¡¯s political opposition reels as fickle Modi rival turns ally
Nitish Kumar was one of the key players behind the 28-party alliance created last year to fight the ruling BJP at elections due in a few months time.
A cut out of Lord Ram on a street ahead of the grand opening of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, India, on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 20, 2024
A Hindu temple embodies the rise of Modi and India¡¯s deep divisions
With national elections a few months away, the inauguration of a controversial temple is symbolic of a changing India and marks the capstone of Modi¡¯s 10 years in power.
¡®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.
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
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.

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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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