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"I love ​my country. I am a proud American," says Tabitha Dell'Angelo, a college professor and former Democratic school board member. "But this version of the celebration does not feel like it's ​about America, but instead a celebration of (U.S. President Donald) Trump."
WORLD / Politics
Jul 3, 2026
Happy birthday, America? At 250, nation may be too divided to celebrate as one
With U.S. President Trump stamping his imprint on the official commemoration, many Americans are struggling with how to separate the politics from the pageantry.
U.S. President Donald Trump averaged 85 trades per market day, an analysis of his 2025 financial disclosure report shows.
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2026
Trump financial disclosure shows 21,000 trades in 2025
The U.S. president averaged 85 trades per market day, an analysis of the report shows.
An anti-U.S. mural in Tehran. The next indirect U.S.-Iran talks will come after the Iranian supreme leader's funeral.
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 3, 2026
Where the U.S. and Iran stand after Doha negotiations
A look at what is known to have come out of the latest round of Iran and U.S. indirect talks in Doha.
U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested that he was not aware of the extent of his digital asset holdings but said there was nothing illegal about his involvement, following reports that his earnings totaled at least $1.4 billion in 2025.
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2026
Trump Insists ‘there’s nothing wrong’ with his big crypto gains
U.S. President Donald Trump reported earlier this week earnings of at least $1.4 billion in 2025 from business ventures related to “meme coins” and cryptocurrencies.
OpenAI has discussed giving the U.S. government a 5% stake as artificial intelligence firms face scrutiny in Washington.
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2026
OpenAI proposes handing U.S. government a 5% stake, report says
The move follows growing public backlash ​in the U.S. over AI’s potential to cause economic upheaval, including layoffs, and could help OpenAI sweeten ties with the government.
The Taiwan Pavilion, featuring aerospace and technology companies highlighting non-Chinese drone supply chains, at Japan Drone 2026 and International Advanced Air Mobility Expo, in Chiba, east of Tokyo on June 5
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 2, 2026
Taiwan needs a ‘hornet’s nest’ of drones to deter conflict, U.S. diplomat says
The ​U.S., Taiwan’s most important international backer and arms supplier, has strongly backed the government’s military modernization plan ​and increased defense spending.
Apple MacBook Neo laptop computers
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2026
Apple seeks to buy Chinese-made memory chips by lobbying U.S.
The iPhone maker wants to reduce the impact of a global memory shortage that’s forced it to raise prices across its product line.
The 12th-century painting The Temptation of Christ by the Devil depicts Satan tempting Jesus in the wilderness. The work is part of The Cloisters Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 2, 2026
When the other side is framed as the antichrist
When rivals become mortal enemies, the instruments of politics and diplomacy cannot work.
Tractor trailers at the Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge port of entry, on the US-Mexico border in Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 2, 2026
U.S. decides against renewing USMCA, shifting to rolling talks
Opting against renewal opens the door to contentious negotiations over the rules governing supply chains vital for automakers, farmers, retailers and energy companies.
A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 2, 2026
U.S.-Iran talks conclude in Doha, focused on Strait of Hormuz
Sources said the two ‌countries discussed the Strait of Hormuz and financial incentives ​for Iran, two pillars of the initial agreement they signed in June.
Atsushi Mimura, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, during an interview in Tokyo on Wednesday
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2026
Japan’s forex chief flags contact with U.S. and intervention impact
Mimura’s remarks indicate that he continues to see intervention as a useful tool to stem excessive moves in the currency market.
Former Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan's long era of economic stability masked decisions that helped fuel the financial excesses leading to the 2008 crisis.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2026
Greenspan deflated one bubble — his own authority
Years of economic success under Alan Greenspan ultimately gave way to financial turmoil that critics say his policies helped create.
Japan spent ¥11.7 trillion ($73 billion) between late April and late May to prop up the weak yen.
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2026
Why is the yen so weak and what can Japan do about it?
The yen has tumbled past a 40-year low against the U.S. dollar, prompting the Japanese government to vow “appropriate action at any time.”
CIA Director John Ratcliffe speaks during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington on April 6.
WORLD
Jul 1, 2026
CIA chief compares cutting-edge AI to nuclear weapons
John Ratcliffe’s comments form a tacit defense of Washington’s recent hard line on controlling the release of the most powerful AI technology.
Toyota became the largest shareholder of Joby Aviation last year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 1, 2026
Toyota sets up manufacturing joint venture with U.S. air taxi-maker Joby
The joint venture is part of a growing partnership between the carmaker and Joby, which makes electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles.
Electronic boards display the foreign exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar at a foreign exchange brokerage in Tokyo on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 1, 2026
Yen’s slide puts market on lookout for Japan’s next red line
Strategists have increasingly pointed to ¥163 and beyond as the next levels to watch.
Conveyor-belt sushi operator Kura Sushi, which has been established in the U.S. since 2009, faces a new challenge as Sushiro enters the market.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 1, 2026
Kura Sushi to accelerate U.S. growth to fend off rivals’ expansion
The chain is targeting about 300 locations in the U.S. over the longer term, keeping a pace of 20% growth in store numbers each year, its U.S. operations CEO has said.
U.S. President Donald Trump's worth is an estimated $7.6 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2026
Trump reports at least $1.4 billion in 2025 crypto earnings
The crypto haul was by far the largest source of U.S. President Donald Trump’s income, according to his latest annual financial disclosure.
Members of the League of United Latin American Citizens gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court after a decision on birthright citizenship in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 1, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court backs birthright citizenship in blow to Trump
In response, the U.S. president said on social media “we could easily make it up in Congress through Legislation.”
Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler attends a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Belgium in 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 1, 2026
Turkey says NATO adjusting to security landscape, U.S. not withdrawing
Turkey has NATO’s second-largest army and has developed one of the world’s leading defense industries.
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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