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Supporters of Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen pray outside the U.N. in New York last month.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 7, 2026
Anguish and hope: why a Tibetan set himself on fire in New York
No one knew what Lobga Rangzen was planning. Not the monk who was his friend of 30 years, not his niece in New York.
A man drinks from a water fountain amid a heat wave in New York City on July 4.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2026
Energy efficiency is no communist plot
Politics, not policy, drives the backlash against power conservation in the U.S.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces that an agreement has been reached on the city's 2027 budget at City Hall on June 30.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2026
Mamdani¡¯s American dream
Something new has emerged with the rise of so-called democratic socialists in the United States.
U.S. President Donald Trump stands by the FIFA World Cup Trophy as he listens to FIFA President Gianni Infantino (off frame) speak during a FIFA reception at Trump Tower in New York on Friday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 19, 2026
Trump to bask in World Cup final spotlight
Trump is expected to present the trophy alongside FIFA boss Gianni Infantino.
Ferry passengers look on as the New York City skyline is blanketed in wildfire smoke in New York on July 15.
ENVIRONMENT
Jul 19, 2026
Wildfire haze hangs over eastern U.S. ¡ª and World Cup final
The wildfires burning in Canada have sent the noxious smog billowing across the border, with residents in New York, Washington and elsewhere urged to stay indoors.
A makeshift memorial for Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen, who self-immolated to protest China's occupation of Tibet outside the United Nations headquarters on July 2, in New York, as seen on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 9, 2026
U.S. reiterates backing Tibet in preserving culture after man set himself on fire
International human-rights groups and exiles have routinely condemned what they call China¡¯s oppressive rule in Tibetan areas.
Luigi Mangione during a pretrial hearing at New York State Supreme Court in New York, on Wednesday
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 18, 2026
Accused insurance CEO killer could face hurdles with breakdown defense
Luigi Mangione is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a hotel ?in Midtown Manhattan in December 2024.
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Knicks owner James Dolan attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Monday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 9, 2026
Ticketholders boo Trump as NBA Finals security clogs Madison Square Garden
A strict, airport-style gauntlet of security was in place as Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to attend the NBA Finals.
New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson is seen on a screen as cheer leaders perform ahead of a watch party for Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 7, 2026
NYC braces for arrival of Donald Trump and NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden
The Secret Service urged ticket holders to arrive early to the self-styled ¡°World¡¯s Most Famous ?Arena.¡±
Mori Building's Roppongi Hills Mori Tower in Tokyo. The firm and SL Green Realty are building an office tower near the Grand Central Terminal in New York.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2026
SL Green partners with Â鶹´«Ã½ Mori to build NYC office tower
The new 46-story building will be close to One Vanderbilt, SL Green¡¯s prized skyscraper that has commanded some of the highest office rents in New York.
Lu Jianwang, a U.S. citizen charged with conspiring to act as an agent of the Chinese government by helping set up a Chinese ¡°secret police station,¡± arrives at Brooklyn federal court during his trial in New York on Tuesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 14, 2026
Man accused of running China police outpost in New York convicted
The man, a U.S. citizen, was also convicted in Brooklyn federal court of obstruction of justice.
The Epstein files on public display at the Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room in New York City on May 8
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2026
Epstein files on display at New York pop-up exhibit, all 3.5 million pages
The pop-up also has a display on the longstanding relationship between U.S. President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, who died in 2019 while awaiting trial.
A karate performance during the Japan Parade event in New York on Saturday
JAPAN
May 10, 2026
Japan Parade cultural promotion event held in New York
About 100 organizations including companies, schools and groups of Japanese nationals from various prefectures took part in the event.
Japan and 115 nations and regions took part in a joint statement calling for promoting education on nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation, ahead of the 2026 review conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty at the U.N. headquarters in New York.
JAPAN
May 1, 2026
Japan joined by 115 nations and regions in joint statement on nuclear weapons
The statement emphasizes the importance of passing on ¡°invaluable testimonies¡± of the survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to future generations.
Sun Xiaobo, director-general of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Arms Control Department, delivers a speech at a review conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2026
Chinese claim Japan is seeking to host allies¡¯ nuclear arms rebutted in New York
Â鶹´«Ã½ representative said ¡°introduction of nuclear weapons is not permitted¡± under its nonnuclear principles and that its nuclear energy is ¡°exclusively for peaceful purposes.¡±
Hibakusha and others march in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York on Sunday.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2026
In New York, hibakusha call for nuclear weapons abolition
More than 200 hibakusha and other people marched for a kilometer to the U.N. headquarters in Midtown Manhattan.
Goldwin President Takao Watanabe at the company's new story in New York on Friday
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 25, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ Goldwin opens flagship store in New York
The company hopes to use the New York store as a base to promote recognition of the Goldwin brand.
Author Haruki Murakami (right) joins Roland Kelts on stage for the Murakami Mixtape event. Murakami is the contemporary Japanese novelist most emblematic of the country¡¯s love of jazz.
CULTURE / Music / CULTURE SMASH
Mar 29, 2026
How the Japanese made jazz their own
Through Haruki Murakami and a Tokyo-to-New York performance, hints of how Japan reinterpreted jazz.
An Air Canada Express jet that collided with a fire truck on a runway on Sunday remains at LaGuardia Airport in New York, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Mar 25, 2026
Safety system failed to alert LaGuardia tower before crash
An Air Canada Express jet collided with a fire truck late Sunday evening, killing the two pilots.
A United Airlines aircraft taxis next to the wreckage of an Air Canada Express jet that collided with a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York, on Monday.
WORLD
Mar 24, 2026
Two pilots killed in New York runway collision as Trump sends ICE to airports
The crash at LaGuardia Airport also injured dozens of passengers and led to hundreds of flight cancellations in the latest disruption for airports amid a personnel shortage.
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.
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.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.

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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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