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Wind turbines at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm, off the coast of the Guerande peninsula in western France, on Oct. 2, 2025
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2026
Northern European nations plan more wind power in bid for energy independence
Hamburg summit comes as Europe not only faces a hostile Russia but also worries about the future strength of transatlantic ties and U.S. designs on Greenland.
U.S.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent brushed off fears of Europeans weaponizing bond sales at Davos, but his response hinted at unease over America’s reliance on foreign capital.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2026
After Davos, bond markets are wielding a new big stick
Many now agree with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s assertion at Davos that the postwar international rules-based order has suffered a “rupture,” not a transition.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attend the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 27, 2026
EU and India set to successfully conclude major trade deal, says New Delhi
Officials hope the pact will help shield both India and the EU against challenges from the world’s two leading economies, the United States and China.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a joint news conference with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Tokyo on Jan. 16. Europe should follow Japan’s lead by clearly acknowledging the risks posed by China and Taiwan, rather than relying on ambiguity.
COMMENTARY
Jan 26, 2026
Why Europe should follow Japan’s lead on Taiwan
The era in which strategic ambiguity could substitute for strategic decision-making is coming to an end.
A Vietnamese flag flies over Hanoi in April.
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2026
EU set to elevate ties with Vietnam amid trade disruptions, source says
The elevation of ties to Vietnam’s highest level has been planned for months and was delayed largely because of schedule complications.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi in February last year.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jan 24, 2026
Europe and India seek closer ties with ‘mother of all deals’
Facing challenges from China and the United States, India and the European Union have been negotiating a massive free trade pact and talks are nearing the finishing line.
President Donald Trump addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2026
China wins as Trump cedes leadership of the global economy
In a long, rambling address that was by turns bombastic, aggrieved and self-congratulatory, President Donald Trump pronounced last rites on American leadership of the liberal democratic order forged by the United States and its allies after World War II.
Industry minister Ryosei Akazawa speaks to reporters during the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 22, 2026
Japan and EU affirm cooperation for stable supply of critical minerals
Both sides have agreed to accelerate collaboration on the matter in both public and private sectors by providing financial support, industry minister Ryosei Akazawa says.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House on the one-year mark into his second term in office on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2026
R-E-S-P-E-C-T – What does it mean to Trump?
Europe’s animus is easy to understand and it’s likely to harden as Trump threatens NATO solidarity — if not its existence — with his insistence on taking control of Greenland.
Spain's Foreign Minister, Jose Manuel Albares (left), speaks with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar during a visit to New Delhi on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2026
Spain urges EU to create joint army amid Greenland dispute
A joint ‌effort would be more efficient than 27 separate national armies, Spanish Foreign Minister ‍Jose ⁠Manuel Albares says.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media, alongside Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, ahead of boarding Air Force One to depart for Washington, at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2026
Trump, sharing leaked texts and AI mock-ups, vows ‘no going back’ on Greenland
Trump’s ambition to wrest sovereignty over Greenland from Denmark has threatened to blow apart alliances that underpin Western security.
U.S. President Donald Trump
WORLD / Politics
Jan 19, 2026
Trump links Greenland threats to Nobel Peace Prize snub
The U.S. president linked his claims on Greenland to not being awarded the peace prize in a letter he sent to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store.
Danish soldiers disembark at the port in Nuuk, Greenland, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 19, 2026
EU eyes tariffs on $108 billion of U.S. goods over new Trump threat
The EU is also weighing additional countermeasures beyond the tariffs but will first try to find a diplomatic solution, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Farm minister Norikazu Suzuki (left) visits a rice ball shop in Paris on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 19, 2026
Japan’s farm minister raises concerns over EU packaging rules
The Japanese government has requested the EU exempt some of its export products, such as tea leaves and mayonnaise, from the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
A national day celebration in Geneva on Aug. 1. Switzerland's population has grown about five times faster than the neighboring European Union over the past decade.
WORLD / Society
Jan 19, 2026
Switzerland is asking itself: Is 10 million people too many?
Behind a movement to cap the country’s population are fears over immigration eroding Swiss culture and putting a strain on things such as housing and health care.
U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announce a U.S.-EU trade deal after a meeting at Trump Turnberry golf club in Turnberry, Scotland, in July.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 19, 2026
Trump’s Greenland tariffs have blown up the EU ‘appeasement’ plan
At some point, said one senior EU diplomat, Europe may have to decide that a relationship with the U.S. is lost for now and the costs outweigh the benefits.
People take part in a demonstration that gathered almost a third of the population of Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, to protest Saturday against the U.S. president’s plans to take the territory
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 19, 2026
Markets jolted, euro softens as Trump vows tariffs on Europe over Greenland
The U.S. president said he would impose an additional 10% import tariff from Feb. 1 on goods from several countries.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres inside 10 Downing Street in London on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 18, 2026
‘Bring it on’: U.K.’s Labour readies for EU reset fight
Prime Minister Keir Starmer immediately set about repairing and rebuilding relations with the 27-member bloc after winning the July 2024 election that ousted the Conservatives.
People take part in a demonstration that gathered almost a third of the population of Nuuk, Greenland, to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to take the Danish territory, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 18, 2026
Trump’s Greenland pressure blitz reopens tariff wounds in Europe
U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of a 10% tariff, rising to 25% in June, on eight European nations was a brazen escalation and insult to close U.S. allies.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in Turnberry, Scotland, on July 27.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 18, 2026
EU set to halt U.S. trade deal over Trump’s new tariff threat
The trade agreement, struck last summer, has already been partially implemented but still needs a nod from parliament.
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.
Japanese-language education is at a turning point
The country is gradually transforming Japanese-language education from a volunteer-driven system into a professional, government-supported network to better serve its growing foreign population. 
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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