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August 11, 2026
 

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Then?Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, then-U.S. President Joe Biden and other Group of Seven leaders and officials visit Itsukushima Shrine during their summit in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, in May 2023.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 9, 2026
Nationalists abroad and patriots at home
Japan is viewed as sophisticated, exotic, economically advanced ¡ª a combination that makes it susceptible to reporting that oscillates between admiration and caricature.
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. speaks at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on May 31.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 18, 2026
Chinese media¡¯s ¡®racist¡¯ video of monkey in Filipino costume draws Manila¡¯s rebuke
The animated video also depicted the monkey as acting on orders from U.S. and Japan, and being hit by a water cannon.
An independent bookstore employee is being led away by policemen after the officers raided the "Have A Nice Stay" bookshop and confiscated items in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 16, 2026
Hong Kong police raid independent bookstore run by former journalists
Police said it searched two shops after being alerted to books with ¡°seditious intention¡± found in a shipment from overseas.
The NATO leaders' summit is due to begin in Ankara today.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 7, 2026
Turkey cracks down on press as NATO leaders gather in Ankara
As Turkey rises as a strategic defense partner, criticism of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his heavy-handed methods is unlikely to be widely expressed.
Turkish police officers walk in front of protestors during an anti-NATO demonstration in Istanbul on Sunday, ahead of a NATO summit in Ankara.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 6, 2026
Journalists arrested in Turkey as NATO summit looms
Human rights groups have complained of a shrinking space for dissent in Turkey in recent weeks.
Fans react to a World Cup match in Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul, on June 24. JoongAng Group, which made a big bet on World Cup rights, is facing financial trouble after a series of missteps.
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2026
Failed World Cup bet sinks South Korean media giant¡¯s Disney dream
A South Korean content powerhouse¡¯s mistimed global expansion and ill-judged bets on World Cup soccer and Olympic rights ended up derailing its dream.
Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of Yoweri Museveni and Uganda's Chief of Defense Forces, inspects a military parade from a vehicle during the inauguration ceremony of his father following his reelection as president at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala on May 12.
WORLD
Jun 29, 2026
Ugandan army chief shuts down main independent media group
Nation Media Group¡¯s television station NTV Uganda and Daily Monitor newspaper will remain closed until further notice, Uganda¡¯s army chief said in a series of posts on X.
News consumers around the world are now turning more to social media and video platforms than traditional outlets for information, a report has found.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 16, 2026
Social networks and online video outweigh traditional media in 2026
The report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism found 54% of respondents said they got news from social media or video platforms in the week before the survey.
People read the headlines of Ivorian newspapers at the side of a street in Ajame, a popular district of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jun 10, 2026
Self-censorship, insecurity, financial squeeze: Press under pressure in Cote d¡¯Ivoire
Press freedom is more established in Cote d¡¯Ivoire than in other west African nations but remains precarious in a region hit by conflict and under political and economic pressure.
A giant screen shows Chinese leader Xi Jinping meeting U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing on May 14. China distorts narratives portraying Japan as a military threat while similar dynamics in the U.S. erode truth and accountability.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2026
Defending democracy from the global war on reality
From Beijing to Washington, the very concept of objective truth feels unattainable
Protesters opposed to revising Â鶹´«Ã½ ¡°peace¡± Constitution take part in a rally in Tokyo on May 3.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 29, 2026
Goyo gakusha: Welcome to Â鶹´«Ã½ new cancel culture
Guilt by affiliation is not scholarship. It is the abandonment of scholarship.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is frustrating Â鶹´«Ã½ traditional media establishment by limiting press access and communicating directly through social media, highlighting how technology is weakening the influence of legacy news institutions.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 22, 2026
Takaichi¡¯s press snub sweeps away another tradition
Back home, the press is getting restless at its lack of access to the premier. Takaichi has spoken with the media on fewer occasions than any leader in the past 15 years.
A police officer looks on next to a roadblock for a motorcade carrying U.S. President Donald Trump during his visit to China, in Beijing on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
May 16, 2026
Showdowns and spycraft on Trump-Xi summit sidelines
While Donald Trump and Xi Jinping were hailing their friendship for the cameras, it was less amicable for the rival Chinese and U.S. security services.
Two soccer fans outside a restaurant in Beijing watch a FIFA World Cup match played in Russia in July 2018.
WORLD
May 7, 2026
Asia soccer fans sweat on broadcast rights as World Cup nears
Unsociable match times in the region are one of the reasons why hundreds of millions of fans have been left sweating about whether they can watch from their sofas.
Ted Turner in Time Warner¡¯s headquarters in Manhattan, on July 15, 1998.
WORLD
May 7, 2026
Ted Turner, former owner of Braves and CNN, dies at 87
Turner Enterprises, in a news release, confirmed Turner ?died Wednesday surrounded by family and friends.
Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd from a window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on Sunday.
WORLD
May 3, 2026
Pope marks World Press Freedom Day, laments violations and honors slain reporters
The pope ?urged the faithful to ?remember journalists and reporters who have lost their lives pursuing the truth, particularly ?in areas afflicted ?by conflicts.
Japan moved up from 66th the previous year while the U.S. slid to 64th, down from 57th in 2025, the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom index showed.
JAPAN / Media
May 1, 2026
Japan overtakes U.S. in global press freedom index
The report found press freedom has sunk to a 25-year low, with 52% of the countries and territories being categorized as in ¡°difficult¡± or ¡°very serious¡± situations.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, flanked by FBI Director Kash Patel (left) U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin (second right) and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, shortly after a shooting incident at a press gala event Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 26, 2026
Trump evacuated as shooter opens fire at Washington gala event
The suspect, identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, was in custody and his home was being raided.
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a news conference in Ontario, California, on Jan. 23.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 21, 2026
FBI chief sues magazine over reports about drinking and absences
The lawsuit, ?filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeks $250 ?million in damages from the Atlantic.
A giant screen broadcasts news showing Chinese President Xi Jinping shaking hands with Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of Kuomintang, Taiwan's largest opposition party, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 10.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 17, 2026
China¡¯s information war turns Taiwan¡¯s own voices against it
Taiwan¡¯s defense ministry said it is countering a massive increase in Chinese ¡°cognitive warfare.¡±
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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