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A demonstrator holding a poster takes part in a protest rally in Kolkata on Friday, in solidarity with the ongoing protest by the Cockroach Janta Party in New Delhi.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2026
India¡¯s Instagram Gen Z dents Modi¡¯s aura ahead of key state polls
The resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan hands a clear win to ?the Cockroach Janta Party.
Abhijeet Dipke, head of the Cockroach Janta Party, gestures to the supporters of the party during a sit-in protest in New Delhi on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 24, 2026
How Abhijeet Dipke became the face of India¡¯s first Gen Z protest movement
Over the past three days, ?tens of thousands have gathered in New Delhi demanding the resignation of India¡¯s education minister, and at the center of it all is Abhijeet Dipke.
Food delivery bikes arrive at a barricade near the Cockroach Janata Party protest site to deliver food, two days after thousands of protesters marched towards parliament demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over examination paper leaks, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 23, 2026
Food, fury and supporters near and far keep India protest alive
The Cockroach Janta Party, a movement that began as online satire in May, has demanded the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over repeated test paper leaks.
A police officer guards a street following the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in Baruipur, India, earlier this month.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2026
Brutal killing of 11-year-old highlights unrelenting sexual violence in India
The girl was kidnapped, raped, bundled into a sack and thrown into a pond by a gang of men while still alive, according to a local investigating police officer.
The popularity of the Cockroach Janta Party, which represents "the lazy, the unemployed and the chronically correct," is driven by the concerns of millions of young people in India.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 29, 2026
India¡¯s Gen Z ¡®Cockroach¡¯ party channels youth anger but faces offline hurdles
The party, which began with a riposte to a jibe about young people, represents the largest online expression of dissent against Indian Prime Minister ?Narendra Modi¡¯s 12-year rule.
Election campaign posters hang over a street a day ahead of the national election in Dhaka on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 12, 2026
Bangladesh votes in landmark election after Gen Z revolution
It marks a return to democracy after the 2024 ouster of long-time premier Sheikh Hasina in a Gen Z-driven uprising, in an election seen as pivotal for the country¡¯s stability.
People chant slogans during an election campaign rally for candidate Mamunul Haque, head of the Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis, ahead of the national election, in Mohammadpur area, in Dhaka on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 10, 2026
China set to widen footprint in Bangladesh as India¡¯s ties decline
Beijing¡¯s influence in Bangladesh is likely to deepen after this week¡¯s election, although politicians and analysts say India is too large a neighbor to be sidelined completely.
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur?Rahman in Dhaka on Dec. 31. Rahman says his party has no inclinations toward any particular country.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 21, 2026
How an Islamist party is gaining ground in Bangladesh, worrying moderates
Jamaat-e-Islami is reinventing itself ahead of parliamentary polls next month, following the August 2024 toppling of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
A supporter wears a mask depicting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an election campaign rally for Amit Shah, the Indian Home Minister and a leader of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in the city of Ahmedabad, in the Indian state of Gujarat, on April 30.
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2024
As India votes, Modi¡¯s BJP takes aim at opposition seats to win supermajority
As the Hindu nationalist party targets 400 seats in India¡¯s lower house of parliament, it also hopes to wrest vital constituencies from the opposition.
¡®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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