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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.
A voter picks up ballot papers at a polling station in Noumea in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 7, 2024
Far right bids for power as France holds parliamentary election
Marine Le Pen's RN scored historic gains to win last Sunday's first-round vote, raising the specter of France's first far-right government since World War II.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 17, 2023
Brazil's crowdfunded insurrection leaves paper trail for police
Pix, a wildly successful government-run payments system, has become a key financial pillar underpinning Bolsonaro's election-denial movement.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 9, 2023
Bolsonaro's Florida stay puts ball in Biden's court after Brasilia riots
After watching Donald Trump supporters invade the U.S. Capitol two years ago, Biden is now facing mounting pressure to remove Bolsonaro from his self-imposed exile.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 2, 2023
Lula takes reins in Brazil and slams Bolsonaro's anti-democratic threats
In a speech to Congress after officially taking the reins of Latin America's biggest country, the leftist said democracy was the true winner of the October presidential vote.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 27, 2022
Bolsonaro's call to arms inspired foiled Brazil bomb plot, suspect tells police
The incident has added a new dimension to post-election violence in Brazil, where tensions remain high after the most fraught vote in a generation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 17, 2021
The man behind Brazil's search for miracle COVID-19 cures
One official's ascent reveals the central role that unproven treatments continue to play in Brazil.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 28, 2021
Raging virus, few shots: How Brazil missed its chance to secure COVID-19 vaccines
Persistent delays have left Brazil's 210 million residents vulnerable to one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks on the planet.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 25, 2021
'Get out Bolsonaro!' say ex-supporters in Brazil as COVID-19 spreads
Support for the country's leader has fallen by the largest amount since the beginning of his government in 2019, according to one poll.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 9, 2020
Jair Bolsonaro bets 'miraculous cure' can save Brazil — and his life
More than 1.7 million people in Brazil have tested positive for coronavirus and nearly 68,000 have died. Only the United States has performed worse.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
By Thu-Huong Ha

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