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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Apr 18, 2026
Bessent’s busy week clashes with global thirst for U.S. attention
At the IMF and World Bank spring meetings, some participants grumbled that U.S. officials were reluctant to discuss the U.S.-war driven oil shock.
A student (left) prepares to shoot as Clara Elliott (center) instructs proper technique during an introductory firearms class at a backyard shooting range in Midlothian, Virginia
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 18, 2026
In Trump era, fearful left-leaning Americans turn to guns
The trend upends conventional wisdom about who owns firearms in the United States.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. The White House said a meeting Friday with Amodei was "productive and constructive” as the U.S. seeks wider access to Anthropic’s powerful new Mythos artificial intelligence model.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 18, 2026
Anthropic and Trump officials meet to discuss Mythos access
The White House said opportunities for collaboration and for addressing the challenges from artificial intelligence were discussed.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the country's nuclear material production base and nuclear weapons institute, at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this photo released in January 2025.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 18, 2026
Seoul says it is unaware of U.S. protest over minister’s remarks on North Korea nuclear site
South Korea said Chung Dong-young’s public remarks about a North Korean nuclear facility at Kusong were based on publicly available ⁠information.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites streaks across the sky during a launch in California, as seen from Mexicali, Mexico, on April 6.
WORLD
Apr 18, 2026
Starlink outage hit drone tests, exposing Pentagon’s growing reliance on SpaceX
SpaceX is indispensable to ​the U.S. government, with its array of technologies spanning satellite communications to space launches and military AI.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron leave a news conference after the multinational virtual summit at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 18, 2026
European leaders offer military help to secure Strait of Hormuz
Trump said the waterway is “open and ready for business,” though a U.S. naval blockade would remain in place until a broader agreement is reached.
Jason Cheung, CEO of Huntar Co., a U.S.-based toymaker with a factory in China, said, "It'll be nice to get that money back," but added, "it looks like the government is trying to make it difficult."
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 18, 2026
Companies scramble for tariff refunds as U.S. prepares to launch claim process
Some firms preparing claims said they are worried about a last-minute legal move by the Trump administration that could slow the process.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, in Busan, South Korea, last October.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 18, 2026
China steps up Iran diplomacy while seeking smooth summit with Trump
China is accelerating its efforts to end the Iran war, walking a diplomatic tightrope as it prepares for a summit next month with U.S. President Donald Trump while trying not to alienate Tehran.
A seal for the Department of War appears on the podium, after the Trump administration renamed the Department of Defense to the Department of War in 2025, on the day of a briefing on the Iran war at the Pentagon in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD
Apr 18, 2026
U.S. to delay weapons deliveries to some European countries due to Iran war
The delays underline ​the degree to which the war against Iran has ‌begun to ‌stretch U.S. supplies of some critical weaponry and ammunition.
Damage caused by Hurricane Michael at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida in October 2018
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Apr 17, 2026
Pentagon chief says climate change is ‘crap.’ The military is still bracing for it.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has canceled nearly 100 research studies related to global warming and security.
Sculptor Kohei Nawa's first solo show in Los Angeles debuts 20 new artworks this month.
CULTURE / Art
Apr 17, 2026
At Kohei Nawa’s studio, the world is seen through glass bubbles
Kohei Nawa’s “PixCell” series, a play on the words pixel and cell, explores the way we view objects by covering them in glass beads that magnify and distort.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attend a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 17, 2026
Xi welcomes slew of world leaders as Trump fights with allies
Xi has held at least five high-profile tête-à-têtes, despite the lack of any formal gathering in China’s capital this week.
A boom in generative artificial intelligence has sent data center demand skyrocketing, with dozens of projects springing up across the United States.
WORLD / Society
Apr 17, 2026
New Jersey city spurns data center as defiance spreads
The success of grassroots resistance in New Brunswick has made activists nationwide curious about how the city managed to kill plans for the power-hungry facility.
The guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. sails in the Arabian Sea in support of Operation Epic Fury during the Iran war on March 18.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2026
Blockade as war: The perilous logic of strangulation
Under Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions (1949), starving civilians as a method of warfare or inflicting disproportionate suffering on a population is explicitly prohibited.
Railway training for foreign workers under Japan’s Specified Skilled Worker program on March 6 in Shirakawa, Fukushima Prefecture
EDITORIALS
Apr 17, 2026
Japan squeezed between economic and social demands
In 2023, international students accounted for 31.1% of the total in the European Union, 17.1% in the United States and 13.4% in the United Kingdom; they were just 3.3% in Japan.
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a roundtable focused on tax cuts in Las Vegas on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 17, 2026
Trump tries economic reset as Republicans fret over high gas prices
Spiking prices nationwide have shaken the U.S. economy, and ​with it, U.S. President Donald Trump’s clout to drive support to fellow conservatives in November’s midterm elections.
Displaced people react as they return to their homes after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Sidon, Lebanon, on Friday.
WORLD
Apr 17, 2026
Trump says Iran war should end ‘soon’ as Lebanon-Israel ceasefire begins
Trump said a two-week ceasefire, which ends next week, could be extended, although he did not believe that would be necessary as Tehran wanted a deal.
Crude oil buyers in Japan led the charge to purchase May-loading cargoes from the U.S. early in the month, along with South Korean, Singapore and Thai processors.
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2026
Asia relying on U.S. crude to replace Middle East supply
U.S. exports of oil, including crude and refined products, reached a record 13 million barrels a day last week, government data showed.
Some U.S. lawyers are telling their clients not to ⁠treat AI chatbots like trusted confidants when their freedom or legal liability is on the line.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 16, 2026
AI ruling prompts warnings from U.S. lawyers: Your chats could be used against you
Warnings have grown after a federal judge in New York ruled this year that the former CEO of a bankrupt financial services company could not shield his AI chats from prosecutors.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speak during a tour of the Federal Reserve Board building in Washington, in July last year.
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2026
Trump threatens to fire Powell if he doesn’t step down as Federal Reserve chair
Powell has said that if his successor is not confirmed before his term as chair ends in May, he would serve as chair pro tempore.
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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