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Protesters hold a banner reading "Enough of the Nazi glorification" as they demonstrate against an annual neo-Nazi rally in Budapest on Saturday.
WORLD
Feb 9, 2025
Thousands join far-right rally in Budapest as anti-fascists protest
Each year, far-right groups gather in Budapest for the "Day of Honour," marking a failed 1945 Nazi-Hungarian breakout during the Soviet siege of the city.
If Donald Trump abandons internationalism, partnerships and alliances, the result will be tragic for both humanity and America itself.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 5, 2025
The U.S. must avoid isolationism — a path to nowhere
The scariest aspect of the Trump presidency is that he promotes unpredictability and disruption as his principal techniques of governance and especially foreign policy.
UFC President Dana White speaks during the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 18, 2024.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 31, 2025
UFC President Dana White condemns fighter's comments about Hitler
White said UFC would not take disciplinary action, citing freedom of expression.
U.S. tech billionaire and businessman Elon Musk is seen on a large screen as Alice Weidel, co-leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, addresses an election campaign rally in Halle, eastern Germany, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 28, 2025
German Holocaust remembrance under fire from far right and Elon Musk
Remembrance of the Nazis' genocide of Jews and other atrocities has for decades been a central feature of German politics and society as the country seeks to atone for its past.
Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate is illuminated with the inscription "WeRemember" on Saturday as part of the remembrance ceremonies for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.
WORLD / Society
Jan 28, 2025
Auschwitz survivors warn of rising antisemitism at 80th anniversary of camp's liberation
More than 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, perished in gas chambers or from starvation, cold and disease at Auschwitz.
Elon Musk makes a stiff arm salute during an inaugural event for U.S. President Donald Trump at Capitol One Arena in Washington on Monday. A time when the far right is once again on the rise, the interpretation of Musk's gesture was straightforward for many — especially in Germany.
WORLD
Jan 25, 2025
‘Awkward gesture’? ‘Roman salute’? In Germany, its meaning is clear.
A gesture associated with the Nazis has a surprising history. But in Germany, there was little doubt about its meaning.
Auschwitz-Birkenau survivor Janina Iwanska, 94, a retired pharmacist, holds an undated picture from her way back to Poland, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz, in Warsaw on Jan. 7
WORLD
Jan 24, 2025
Auschwitz survivors recall their suffering 80 years after camp's liberation
An estimated 1.3 million people were sent to the Nazi death camp set up in occupied Poland as part of Adolf Hitler's "Final Solution" to annihilate European Jews.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade at Capitol One Arena in Washington on Monday.
WORLD
Jan 23, 2025
Musk calls for defunding of Wikipedia over description of gesture
A recent war of words pits the two tech giants against each other and highlights the starkly different ethos behind Musk's X and Wikipedia.
French Air Patrol flies to display the colors of the French flag during a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris next to the Denfert Rocherau Square in Paris on Sunday.
WORLD
Aug 26, 2024
Paris commemorates the 80th anniversary of its liberation in WWII
The events were the culmination of a week of festivities in and around Paris, matching the length of fighting in 1944 before the Germans surrendered the city.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the court after a pre-trial hearing in a hush money case in New York on March 25. As Trump faces a slew of trials, his opponents should take the comparison to Hitler's court room dramas seriously.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2024
The Hitler trial’s lessons in the Trump era
As former U.S. President Donald Trump faces a slew of trials, his opponents should take the comparison to Hitler's court room dramas seriously.
The number four worn by German national soccer team players has been said to bear a resemblance to the insignia of the Nazis' elite SS corps.
SOCCER
Apr 2, 2024
German soccer to change controversial kit number
The number four worn by national team players was said to bear a resemblance to the insignia of the Nazis' SS corps.
A demonstration against racism and far-right groups, including the Alternative for Germany party, is held in Berlin on Jan. 21.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 15, 2024
The case for banning anti-democratic candidates
Barring anti-democratic candidates from elections may be like fighting fire with fire, but it could work in extreme cases, such as in the U.S. and Germany.
Outlawing the second-most popular party in Germany would be democratically questionable and could have negative consequences.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 24, 2024
Should Germany’s AfD party be banned?
Germany's democratic values should be upheld by engaging with disgruntled voters in the voting booth, rather than seeking a legal ban.
Janos Cegledy sits in a park in Tokyo's Nerima Ward. The pianist says Japan suits him, “There is a certain civility and politeness here which you don’t find anywhere else.”
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / Longform
Dec 11, 2023
The extraordinary life of a Holocaust survivor living in Japan
Janos Cegledy tours schools, telling his story. If the students ever meet a Holocaust denier, he says, they can reply, "I met someone who was there."
A document from archives on Pope Pius XII, who reigned from 1939-1958, containing the names of people who were executed during the Ardeatine massacre in Italy in March 1944
WORLD
Sep 17, 2023
Letter shows Pope Pius XII probably knew about Holocaust early on
A letter found in the Vatican archives on the church's knowledge of the Holocaust conflicts with the Holy See's official longtime position.
A ceremony is held in March 2016 in Markowa, Poland, at the grave of the Ulma family who were killed by the Nazis for hiding Jews during WWII.
WORLD
Sep 10, 2023
Polish family killed by Nazis to be beatified in Catholic first
The Ulma family will be the first ever to be beatified, a key step on a possible path to sainthood in the Catholic Church.
Russian Communist Party supporters attend a ceremony in Red Square on March 5, 2021, marking the 68th anniversary of Soviet leader Josef Stalin’s death.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2023
In Russia and Israel, national derangement runs wild
How can a priest bless a statue of Stalin and rabbis praise Nazism? In societies that are coming undone, absurd claims take root.
Children from nongovernment controlled territories who attended a Russian-organized summer camp and were then taken to Russia wait for departure to Kyiv, after returning via the Ukraine-Belarus border, in Volyn region, Ukraine on April 7.
WORLD
Aug 10, 2023
Kremlin aide who took Ukraine minors to Russia tied to neo-Nazism
Russia claims its deportation of Ukrainian children, described by international prosecutors as illegal, is to protect them from "Nazism."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 27, 2023
Japan-based Holocaust survivor honors historic Jewish revolt with piano performance
Pianist Janos Cegledy's three pieces at a commemorative event in Tokyo for the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in Poland were a moving tribute to the Jewish people’s acts of bravery.
Yen advances past ¥150 per dollar as BOJ rate-hike bets ramp up
The Japanese currency climbed as much as 1% to ¥149.95 against the dollar on Thursday, a level it hasn’t touched since Dec. 9.
Japan release of Shiori Ito's documentary in limbo
Shiori Ito, who won a civil suit over a rape case against a TV reporter, in 2018. Her former lawyers claim her documentary includes footage used without the consent of sources.
Japan's Prince Hisahito to hold first news conference on March 3
Prince Hisahito heads to greet the Emperor and Empress on the occasion of his 18th birthday in Tokyo on Sep. 6.
LDP and opposition lock horns over Japan budget
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in parliament on Friday
Japanese panel seeks to tighten screening of new universities
Education minister Toshiko Abe (right) receives a report on higher education from an advisory panel on Friday.
As Ukraine rift emerges, Kyiv's envoy says Japan must take on bigger global role
Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky speaks during an interview at the Ukrainian Embassy in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan release of Shiori Ito's documentary in limbo
Shiori Ito, who won a civil suit over a rape case against a TV reporter, in 2018. Her former lawyers claim her documentary includes footage used without the consent of sources.
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown ready to sprint past Paris disappointment
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (center) runs during a 100-meter heat at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024.
What is the ceiling for sumo’s newest yokozuna?
Newly promoted grand champion Hoshoryu (center) performs a dedication ceremony at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 31.
‘Yasuko, Songs of Days Past’ puts overlooked star in the spotlight
“Yasuko, Songs of Days Past” centers on a real-life love triangle between poet Chuya Nakahara (Taisei Kido, left), actor Yasuko Hasegawa (Suzu Hirose, center) and literary critic Hideo Kobayashi (Masaki Okada).

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