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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during the 2026 Liberal National Convention in Montreal, Canada, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 14, 2026
Carney clinches majority government to push energy and trade ambitions
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who has maintained wide popularity, has pushed to diversify Canada’s trade relationships and build new export infrastructure.
German naval ships, including the Baden-Wuerttemberg frigate (front), during a military exercise in the North Sea last year, near Harstad, Norway
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2026
NATO says Europe and Canada spent 20% more on defense in 2025
The spending boom reflects a shift within NATO, as U.S. President Donald Trump has questioned his country’s role and badgered others to expand their own military capabilities.
The United States has serious domestic flaws, but its freedoms, alliances and global influence distinguish it from authoritarian states, a distinction its allies must recognize and actively invest in through engagement.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 3, 2026
The Moon and the Turtle: A lesson in false equivalence
Following the United States does not mean following blindly; it means understanding that the CRINKs offer no alternative order worth living in.
Employees of Windsor-based Fastsigns, which designs, produces and installs custom business signage and graphics work, in Windsor, Ontario, on March 20
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Mar 29, 2026
On Canada’s tariff front line, business stalls over U.S. trade deal jitters
Windsor’s economy has been on a roller-coaster ride for the past ⁠year as Trump went back and forth on tariffs.
Japan’s response to Chinese economic coercion shows other democracies that resilience requires diversifying supply chains, strengthening domestic capabilities and aligning economic policy with national security.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 25, 2026
The West should learn from Japan how to stand up to China
Trade policy and national security are no longer mutually exclusive. We live in an age where they are increasingly interconnected.
The private rocket company LandSpace's factory in Huzhou, China, on Dec. 17. China’s Military-Civil Fusion strategy integrates civilian and military capabilities, including space technologies.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2026
Take the China technology challenge seriously
China seeks to engage the rest of the world “to raise and strengthen its position within global technology ecosystems and markets.”
U.S. relief pitcher Mason Miller and catcher Cal Raleigh celebrate after closing out their quarterfinal game against Canada on Friday in Houston.
BASEBALL
Mar 14, 2026
Team USA holds on against Canada to reach WBC semis
The U.S. will face the Dominican Republic, which crushed South Korea 10-0 in seven innings in its quarterfinal, in the semifinals on Sunday.
Lawmakers attend the closing of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Mar 13, 2026
China to impose up to 30.1% tariffs on halogenated butyl rubber from Japan
The tariffs are effective from Saturday and will be in place for five years, the ministry said.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney, meet in Tokyo on March 6. Takaichi is Japan’s first female prime minister, while Canada has not had a woman serve in the post in more than three decades.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 13, 2026
Mirrors and blind spots: Japan, Canada and gender equality
Canada’s numbers do not describe a country that has solved gender inequality. They suggest one that may be coasting on a progressive reputation not fully matched by outcomes.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks as service members stand behind him during his visit to the Royal Canadian Air Force 440 Transport Squadron, in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 13, 2026
Canada to boost Arctic defenses, says it can no longer rely on others
Canada has traditionally relied on the U.S. help to monitor the Canadian Arctic — an area larger than India that is almost completely uninhabited.
David McGuinty, Canada's minister of national defense, at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo on Saturday
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 8, 2026
Canada eyes deeper security ties with Japan and other ‘middle powers’ in Indo-Pacific
Canada’s defense minister says his country also aims to boost military and defense-industrial ties with like-minded Indo-Pacific partners as regional security tensions surge.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a joint news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 7, 2026
Defense without U.S. help is a live topic for Canada, Japan and Australia
The leaders of Japan and Canada have agreed to greater defense cooperation as U.S. President Donald Trump raises the pressure on military spending.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 6, 2026
Japan and Canada to establish economic security dialogue
The leaders of the two nations also agreed to establish a dialogue covering cyber policy to discuss growing threats in cyberspace.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his wife Diana arrive in Sydney on Tuesday ahead of his Friday stop in Tokyo, where he will hold talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 5, 2026
Canada has an opportunity to redefine its role in the Pacific
The solution for Canada is not to seek an alternative to the U.S. in Japan, but to join Japan in the project of keeping the U.S. engaged.
Narendra Modi, India's prime minister (right) shakes hands with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a news conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 3, 2026
Carney meets Modi in New Delhi, marking new chapter in ties
Mark Carney’s four-day visit to India marks the first by a Canadian prime minister in eight years, and is one of the most concrete steps in an effort to reset relations.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino awards the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize to U.S. President Donald Trump during the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington on Dec. 5.
SOCCER / World cup
Mar 2, 2026
World Cup nears 100-day countdown amid violence and political upheaval
The biggest challenges faced by the tournament may turn out to be political.
Workers install a fence around a makeshift memorial for the victims of a deadly mass shooting in the town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, on Feb. 12.
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2026
OpenAI’s ban of Canada school shooting suspect’s account raises scrutiny of other online activity
The shooting in Tumbler Ridge is the latest tragedy in which critics have argued that interactions with chatbots may have forewarned of violence.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Japan as part of a 10-day Indo-Pacific tour.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 24, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney set for Japan visit
Canada’s leader and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are expected to discuss ways to enhance security cooperation.
Team USA celebrates after winning gold in the Olympic men's ice hockey final on Sunday in Milan.
OLYMPICS / Ice Hockey
Feb 22, 2026
U.S. beats Canada to win men’s hockey gold for first time in 46 years
Jack Hughes was the hero less than two minutes into overtime as the U.S. men won gold for the first time since the Miracle on Ice.
Members of Canada's Olympic curling team celebrate after taking gold following a defeat of Great Britain in the final during the Milano Cortina Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 22, 2026
Canada beats Britain to win fourth Olympic men’s curling gold
Brad Jacobs’ team secured its country’s first title in the event since defeating Britain in the 2014 gold-medal match in Sochi.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Why is the yen so weak and what can Japan do about it?
Japan spent ¥11.7 trillion ($73 billion) between late April and late May to prop up the weak yen.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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