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French MP Marine Le Pen, parliamentary leader of the far-right National Rally party, delivers a speech in front of supporters in Lievin, northern France, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 7, 2026
Marine Le Pen’s presidential hopes rest on French court verdict
Marine Le Pen’s presidential hopes have been in ​limbo since March 2025, when she received a five-year ban from public office for embezzling more than €4 million ($4.6 million).
Jordan Bardella, president of the French far-right National Rally political party, and French far-right leader Marine Le Pen talk to journalists in Paris on Sept. 2, 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 12, 2026
Marine Le Pen’s political fate hangs in the balance as French appeal begins
The far-right leader had been barred from public office over a conviction for misusing EU funds.
French police officers stand in front of the Louvre museum in Paris on Sunday after a robbery.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 21, 2025
French cops may nab Louvre thieves but they’re unlikely to recover the loot
Valuable jewels and gold can be quickly broken down into component parts and sold on.
A Paris court sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison on Thursday after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy over attempts to raise campaign funds from Libya.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 26, 2025
Former French President Sarkozy handed 5-year jail term in stunning downfall
Sarkozy was found guilty of criminal conspiracy over efforts to procure funds for his 2007 presidential bid from Libya during the rule of late dictator Muammar Gadhafi.
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
WORLD / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Apr 10, 2025
From France to Mali, a deportee’s struggle far from home
Hundreds of foreign nationals previously protected because they grew up in France now face expulsion under legislation introduced last year.
Qatari and French officers patrol on horseback down a street in central Paris on Friday, a week ahead of the opening ceremony for the Summer Olympics.
WORLD
Jul 20, 2024
France races to head off Islamic State group threat to Paris Olympics
The outreach comes in the wake of two major attacks this year that authorities say were carried out by Tajik members of the militant group.
Supporters react as former president of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen gives a speech during the results of the first round of the parliamentary elections in Henin-Beaumont, northern France, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 1, 2024
Far-right wins first round in France election, exit polls show
France’s National Rally party was seen winning around 34% of the vote.
A white flag residents displayed to express their intention to peacefully keep watch over the neighborhood, is seen on a temporary roadblock residents set up in the Magenta district of Noumea, New Caledonia, on Thursday.
WORLD
May 16, 2024
Four dead in New Caledonia riots; France declares state of emergency
Rioting broke out over a new bill lawmakers adopted in Paris that will let French residents who have lived in New Caledonia for 10 years vote there.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2023
French police, long unreformed, under scrutiny after teenager’s death
In a country beset by regular bouts of unrest that often draw calls for a crackdown on trouble-makers, it can be hard to criticize a force that is under strain and losing staff.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Osaka trumps Tokyo as both ranked among world’s top 10 most livable cities
Osaka’s infrastructure earned higher marks than Tokyo’s in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Global Liveability Index.
Japanese teen arrested for booting users off streaming service
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly creating a malicious program and canceling subscription accounts on the Bandai Channel.
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Long-stalled maglev line finally gets green light from Shizuoka Prefecture
Environmental concerns relating to the construction of Central Japan Railway’s high-speed maglev line had contributed to years of delays for the project.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.

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