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People walk past buildings destroyed during Israeli strikes in Tyre, Lebanon, on April 10.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 23, 2026
Israel’s Lebanon buffer zone is a fallacy and no path to peace
Rather than taking more land where opponents will always exist, the wiser strategy is to pursue a political settlement.
Nintendo’s Switch 2 was the best-selling console in the U.S. in March, driven by the surprise hit Pokemon Pokopia, as hardware spending jumped 69% year on year to $500 million.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 23, 2026
Pokopia flurry helps Nintendo’s Switch 2 top U.S. sales in March
Pokemon Pokopia, an entry in a budding genre of “cozy games” that eschew leaderboards and time pressure, swept to global success with little expectation ahead of its release.
U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Phelan speaks during an announcement of new ships including a “Trump-class” battleship at the president’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, in December.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 23, 2026
U.S. Navy secretary ousted after infighting with top Pentagon leaders
John Phelan was pushed out after butting heads with Pete Hegseth over President Donald Trump’s focus on what the administration has dubbed a new U.S. “Golden Fleet.”
French President Emmanuel Macron during a press event after a meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Apr 23, 2026
Climate scrubbed from G7 meeting to appease U.S., host France says
The Trump administration has withdrawn the U.S. from global agreements on climate change and weakened environmental protections since the president returned to office in 2025.
A damaged U.S. Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control aircraft following an Iranian strike on the airbase, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia in this picture obtained from social media and released on March 29
WORLD
Apr 23, 2026
U.S. turns to Ukrainian counterdrone tech after Iran attacks, sources say
The deployment of Ukrainian tech shows how Kyiv has surged ahead in drone and counterdrone technologies that have been ​battle-hardened in its four-year war with Russia.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to NCAA Collegiate National Champions in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 23, 2026
Trump’s deportation drive could cost Republicans in midterms, poll shows
Some 52% of Americans in a six-day poll completed Monday said they were less likely to support a candidate who backs the U.S. president’s approach to deportations.
U.S. forces patrol the Arabian Sea near the Touska, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, on Monday.
WORLD
Apr 23, 2026
U.S. intercepts three Iranian oil tankers in Asian waters, sources say
Washington has imposed a blockade on Iran’s trade by sea while Iran has fired ‌on ships ‌to prevent them sailing through the Strait of Hormuz.
A woman walks past an anti-U.S. and anti-Israel mural in Tehran on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2026
Trump extends Iran truce and maintains blockade as talks falter
The president said that Pakistan, which is mediating, asked the U.S. to hold off on fresh strikes.
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested in an interview on CNBC Tuesday that the U.S. caught a boat with a “gift” from China, after talking about the U.S. restocking its munitions.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2026
Trump says China testing U.S. red line with ‘gift’ for Iran
The U.S. president hinted — without explicitly saying — that the present was some form of lethal aid for Tehran.
A soldier carries a drone during a military parade in Washington on June 14, 2025.
WORLD
Apr 22, 2026
Pentagon seeks $75 billion for drones in record budget ask
The drone-funding proposal includes $54.6 billion for the Defense Autonomous Working Group, from just $225.9 million this year.
Tim Cook in Beijing in 2024
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 22, 2026
Apple’s Tim Cook takes on crucial new role: global ambassador
Cook will tread a thin line between Washington and Beijing as the world’s two largest economies vie for supremacy.
At least 3,646 people have been arrested in Iran since the war broke out on Feb. 28, nongovernmental organization Iran Human Rights said on Tuesday.
WORLD
Apr 22, 2026
Arrests, hangings and blackout: Iran cranks up wartime repression
At least 3,646 people have been arrested since the war broke out, according to Norway-based nongovernmental organization Iran Human Rights, with hangings a near daily occurrence.
A member of the 41 Canadian Brigade Group patrols in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, on Feb.16.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 22, 2026
Canadian military aims to show it can go it alone in the Arctic
U.S. President Donald Trump’s ​jibes about making Canada the 51st state and his growing tensions with NATO have prompted Canadians to rethink their reliance on their neighbor.
Young Afghan evacuees play soccer in a residential compound in Doha, Qatar. The U.S. is offering Afghan refugees at a camp in the country the choice to emigrate to Congo or returning to their Taliban-ruled homeland, an activist has said.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2026
U.S. tells Afghans to choose Taliban-run homeland or Congo, activist says
More than 1,100 Afghans have been in limbo in a refugee processing camp in Qatar after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a halt to a resettlement program.
Japan’s role as a steadfast U.S. partner is reflected in its Indian Ocean support for Afghanistan‑related naval operations and its reconstruction work in Iraq during the U.S.-led interventions.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 21, 2026
Tell the U.S. that Japan is America’s indispensable ally
Japan in recent decades has proven itself to be a reliable U.S. ally, ready to assist when needed without being overly obtrusive.
Newspapers featuring coverage of the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, on suspicion of misconduct related to his ties with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, are displayed at a newsagent in Egham near Windsor, England, on Feb. 20.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2026
King Charles buries his brother over Epstein. America dithers.
Why has the British establishment, not known historically for its alacrity, acted more swiftly than its U.S. counterpart to try to cut out the Epstein cancer.
A cargo ship is docked at the foreign trade container terminal of Qingdao Port in China's eastern Shandong province on March 25.
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2026
With tariffs stalled, Trump’s China policy drifts
Washington’s China policy appears adrift, causing confusion among officials and driving contradictory decisions.
Tourists on the beach in Mirissa, Sri Lanka in 2022. Some hotels in South Asia have seen a sharp drop in occupancy.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 21, 2026
The forces of scarcity hitting Asia may soon spread across the world
Many countries across the region are experiencing sudden jolts of disruption that they are struggling to manage.
A tanker unloads crude oil in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province, on April 7. The divided oil market is showing high costs now but lower prices later.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2026
So what is the real oil price right now?
Be wary of anyone saying one particular oil-price gauge matters more than the others.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun delivers a televised address to the Lebanese people from the Baabda Presidential Palace, east of Beirut, on April 17.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 21, 2026
Lebanese president says Israel talks could ‘save’ country as Hezbollah dissents
Israeli attacks killed more than 2,300 people in Lebanon and displaced more than 1 million, according to Lebanese authorities.
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.
Prior to launch, Japan ‘strongly urged’ China to reconsider missile test in Pacific
A missile is fired from a Chinese Navy nuclear-powered submarine on Monday.
Suspected Asian fraud ring exec served fresh warrant in Japan
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Osaka Prefectural Police have issued arrest warrants for three people, including a suspected fraud network leader, over alleged immigration and residency violations.
Japan might be giving the currency market the silent treatment
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has issued verbal warnings recently using the same language and the same tone, saying authorities “will take appropriate action at any time, as necessary.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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