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Commanders receiver Dyami Brown runs with the ball during the team's win over the Bears in Landover, Maryland, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Oct 31, 2024
Commanders' win may herald outcome of race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump
The Commanders earned a dramatic win over the Bears on Sunday.
The Washington Post newspaper's headquarters is seen on K Street in Washington in May 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 26, 2024
Washington Post to no longer endorse presidential candidates
The change is significant for the Post, which uncovered the Watergate scandal and has a long history of standing up to those in power.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson runs the ball against the Commanders during the second half of their game in Baltimore, Maryland, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 14, 2024
Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry lead Ravens to win over Commanders
NFL rushing leader Derrick Henry ran 24 times for 132 yards and two touchdowns.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to kill thousands of barred owls in California, Oregon and Washington to protect the endangered spotted owl.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2024
If killing one species might save another, should we do it?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to kill thousands of barred owls in California, Oregon and Washington to protect the endangered spotted owl.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 19, 2024
Fed cuts rates by half-point in decisive bid to defend economy
It is the Fed’s first rate cut in more than four years.
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 16, 2024
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The feet of the statue are the only remaining part of it after the theft, which was reported last Friday, according to The Seattle Times.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver next to Zaccharie Risacher after he was selected first overall by the Atlanta Hawks, at Barclays Center in New York on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 27, 2024
Hawks select Zaccharie Risacher No. 1 overall in NBA draft
Risacher most recently played for JL Bourg-en-Bresse of LNB Elite, France's premier division of professional basketball.
Demonstrators surround a cardboard cutout of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest outside the Indian Consulate in Toronto after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the prospect of New Delhi's involvement in the murder of Sikh separatist leader in the country last September.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 30, 2024
India’s spy chief cleared plot to kill Sikh activist, report says
An alleged plot to kill a U.S. citizen and Sikh activist on American soil last year was approved by senior-level members of India’s intelligence agency, including its chief at the time, the Washington Post reported, citing people familiar with the matter it didn’t identify.
Caleb Williams poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Chicago Bears with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft in Detroit on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 26, 2024
Bears take Caleb Williams with No. 1 pick to start QB rush at NFL draft
Five quarterbacks went in the first 10 picks with no defensive players selected.
Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches against the Nationals in Washington on Thursday. Yamamoto threw six scoreless innings in a 2-1 win.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 26, 2024
Yoshinobu Yamamoto leads Dodgers to sweep with six scoreless innings
Yamamoto, a right-hander in his first MLB season, gave up four hits and one walk and struck out seven while throwing 97 pitches.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife Yuko Kishida attend an event to pledge 250 new cherry blossom trees to Washington at the historic Tidal Basin on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2024
Japan to donate 250 new cherry blossom trees to U.S.
Around 3,700 cherry blossom trees at the Tidal Basin were donated by Tokyo in 1912 as a symbol of the friendship between Japan and the United States.
Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider and Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin fight for position at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Apr 10, 2024
Alex Ovechkin sets mark for 30-goal seasons as Caps edge Wings
Ovechkin broke the record previously held by Mike Gartner, who had 17 career 30-goal seasons.
U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell laughs during the Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy Conference at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in San Francisco on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 30, 2024
Powell reiterates Fed doesn’t need to be in hurry to cut rates
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell repeated that the U.S. central bank will await more evidence that inflation is contained before cutting rates.
Washington Nationals relief pitcher Dylan Floro during spring training workouts in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 20, 2024
Owners say MLB's Nationals no longer for sale
Under the tenure of the Lerner family, the Nationals have reached the playoffs five times.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd during halftime of a game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and Clemson Tigers at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina, on Nov. 25.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 2, 2023
Trump denied immunity against U.S. election subversion charges
In the ruling, a federal judge said the office of the president doesn’t come with a "lifelong ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ pass.”
Argentine President-elect Javier Milei and his delegation arrive for meetings at the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 29, 2023
Argentina's Javier Milei seeks foreign policy reset on U.S. trip
The president-elect is also aiming to lead his nation's economy out of crisis.
Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons celebrates after sacking Commanders quarterback Sam Howell at AT&T Stadium in Dallas on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Nov 24, 2023
Cowboys dominate Commanders in Thanksgiving showdown
Jordan Love led the Packers to a Thanksgiving Day surprise with a win over the Lions.
U Moe Zaw Oo, the deputy foreign minister of the National Unity Government of Myanmar, a shadow government seeking recognition as the legitimate leadership of the country, at the group’s headquarters in Washington on July 17
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 13, 2023
Fighting to govern Myanmar, from a teeny office in Washington
The U.S. capital attracts political refugees from all over the world who hope proximity to power will draw attention to their national plights.
The U.S. Federal Reserve building in Washington
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 19, 2023
A strike, a shutdown and student loans may cool spending for Fed
Some economists say the resumption of student loan repayments for tens of millions of borrowers may already be reshaping behavior.
Demonstrators for racial justice gather on the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington on Saturday.
WORLD / Society
Aug 27, 2023
Sixty years after King's 'dream' speech, thousands gather in Washington
The original 1963 march where King spoke brought more than 250,000 people to the U.S. capital to push for an end to discrimination.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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