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Eric Trump, right, a co-founder of World Liberty Financial, a Trump family crypto firm, at a cryptocurrency conference in Dubai on May 1, 2025
BUSINESS / Tech
May 19, 2026
How Trump’s crypto venture and Iran’s top exchange tapped into the same industry networks
Sharing crypto networks with an Iranian company performing sanctioned transactions highlights the potentially conflicted position in which the Trumps’ sprawling business interests have placed the U.S. presidency.
Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy soldiers wave Chinese flags next to a model of a military vehicle carrying anti-ship missiles during an event ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the country's navy, in Qingdao, China, in April 2019.
WORLD
Feb 25, 2026
Iran nears deal to buy supersonic anti-ship missiles from China
A deployment of the CM-302 missiles would significantly enhance Iran’s strike capabilities and pose a threat to U.S. naval forces in the region, experts said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2022
Tesla-backed startup made cheap power a debt burden for the world’s poorest
Solar pay-as-you-go plans have been hailed as the answer to bringing clean, affordable electricity to millions, but the system can break down catastrophically.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 26, 2018
For Nigel Farage and a Brexit pollster, a world of gamblers and gambling
Behind the luxury hotels lining London’s Park Lane, just across from a service entrance, Nigel Farage stood outside a squat office building streaked with soot. Britain’s famous anti-European Union campaigner was flanked by a couple of minor sports celebrities and two young women in matching dresses who...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 26, 2018
Brexit’s big short: Hedge funds hired pollsters and cashed in
At 10 p.m. on June 23, 2016, Sky News projected the words “IN OR OUT” across the top of a London building as an orchestral score ratcheted up the tension. “In or out—it is too late to change your mind,” declared Adam Boulton, the veteran anchor, seated in a makeshift studio across from Big Ben. “The...
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.
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.
Trump says ‘Japan’ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
Wakatakakage injury casts pall over July meet, but potential new stars loom
Nicholas Tarasenko trains at Minato stable in August 2024.
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.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
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.

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