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U.S. President Donald Trump attends an event at The Villages Charter School at The Villages, Florida, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
May 2, 2026
Trump says he’s dissatisfied with Iranian proposal as rift with allies deepens
Trump’s comments indicated the deadlock over the 2-month-old war is likely to persist, even as he looks to end a conflict that remains deeply unpopular among Americans.
U.S. Army soldiers take part in a combined military exercise at the U.S. military's Hohenfels Training Area in Hohenfels, Germany, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
May 2, 2026
U.S. withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, U.S. officials say
The drawdown would bring U.S. troop levels in Europe back to roughly pre-2022 levels, before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a buildup by then-President Joe Biden.
DeepSeek’s R1 breakthrough helped trigger a frenetic year in AI, but Alibaba’s move toward proprietary models is now raising concerns that China’s open-source shift may be slowing.
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2026
Why Beijing can’t quit ‘open’ AI
The shift away from open source may be driven by the need for companies to make money, but it’s unlikely to happen all at once.
Ispace's Resilience lunar lander at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Tsukuba Space Center in Ibaraki Prefecture, in September 2024.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
May 1, 2026
Japan’s space systems face growing cybersecurity threats
Space systems depend on data links between satellites and ground infrastructure, making them inherently tied to cybersecurity.
Charles Lieber was found guilty by a jury and convicted in December 2021 of making false statements to federal investigators about his ties to a Chinese state program to recruit overseas talent.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 1, 2026
Convicted former Harvard scientist rebuilds brain computer lab in China
Scientists at China’s People’s Liberation Army have investigated brain interfaces as a way to engineer super soldiers by boosting mental agility and situational awareness.
Yokohama-based Nissan Motor on Thursday told dealers and parts suppliers in the U.S. of its decision to cancel plans to make a pair of fully electric sport utility vehicles at its Canton plant in Mississippi.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 1, 2026
Nissan cancels plan to build electric SUVs at Mississippi plant
The Yokohama-based automaker attributed the decision to waning demand among American consumers for all-electric vehicles.
Tom Fletcher, the head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, visits a camp for internally displaced people in Baidoa, Somalia, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Society
May 1, 2026
Cost of Iran war equals aid for more than 87 million people, U.N. aid chief says
The Pentagon says it has spent $25 billion on the conflict in the Middle East, while the United Nations aid office sought $23 billion for humanitarian assistance programs.
Collingwood Ingram is seen under cherry trees at his home in Benenden, England, aged 99.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 1, 2026
‘Sakura diplomacy’: One tree, two men, three wars
Using cherry blossoms to salve war wounds is as important today as in 1926.
Britain's Queen Camilla and King Charles III, and U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump watch a pass in review from a balcony of the White House during a ceremony in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 1, 2026
U.K. tempers hopes of U.S. reset despite king’s royal charmfest
King Charles III toured Washington, New York and Virginia over four days, meeting political and business elites as well as young people experiencing economic hardship.
U.S. military service members participate in a NATO exercise. U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated he is considering withdrawing troops from alliance member states amid friction over the Iran war.
WORLD
May 1, 2026
Trump says he’s open to reducing U.S. troops in Spain and Italy
Trump has repeatedly quarreled with European allies for not doing enough to pay for their own defense and support the U.S. war in Iran.
People shop in a store in Tehran on Tuesday. Despite an oil-export squeeze, Iran has plentiful internal supplies, steady trade with neighbors and only limited signs of immediate stress from state-revenue losses caused by the U.S. blockade.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
May 1, 2026
Iranian economic collapse may come too late for Trump
If U.S. President ​Donald Trump expects Iran to blink first in their game of economic chicken, he may be waiting a while.
Iranian army soldiers stand in front of a picture of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a rally in Tehran on Wednesday.
WORLD
Apr 30, 2026
Supreme leader vows Iran won’t give up nuclear technologies
The Islamic Republic will “guard” its “advanced technologies” like it does its own borders, Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written statement.
Auto rickshaw drivers, along with members of the Awami Rickshaw Union, protest rising fuel prices in Lahore, Pakistan, on April 7 amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2026
Get ready for another summer of rage in Asia
Young workers are especially vulnerable. Even before the war, the World Bank had warned of mounting unemployment among the region’s youth.
People gather at a government-organized march to show support for Mojtaba Khamenei, the new supreme leader in Iran, at Enghelab Square in Tehran on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 30, 2026
Trump holds talks on prolonged Iran blockade and urges Tehran to reach a deal
The U.S. president’s talks with oil executives followed a deadlock in efforts to resolve the conflict, which has led the U.S. to try to squeeze Iran’s oil exports with a blockade.
A Walker S2 humanoid robot demonstrates its skills at the UBTech Robotics headquarters in Shenzhen, China, on April 16.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2026
U.S. adopts China’s playbook on tech and security
U.S. thinking is only catching up with that of China, which has long considered technology essential to the country’s sovereignty and survival.
In a bipolar system dominated by America and China, Japan should navigate the rivalry by deepening its alliances, diversifying economic ties and maintaining flexible, practical diplomacy in Asia. 
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 30, 2026
Japan’s balancing act in an era of U.S.-China dominance
Tokyo’s move toward defense spending of 2% of GDP is not militarism. It is overdue burden-sharing within an alliance that is the foundation of regional deterrence.
Sebastien Lai, son of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai, poses for a portrait next to a poster featuring his father during an interview in London in December.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2026
Memo to Xi: There is no downside to freeing Jimmy Lai
Lai started his media business following the 1989 Tiananmen massacre in which Chinese authorities killed hundreds, perhaps thousands, of their own citizens.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump meet aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a visit to the U.S. Navy base at Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in October.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 30, 2026
Japan can help Asia learn to live without the U.S.
Tokyo will have to learn salesmanship quickly — because more is at stake than a few conglomerates’ profits. The entire region is learning to live with the U.S.
King Charles III during a U.K.-U.S. trade event at Rockefeller Center in New York on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 30, 2026
King’s visit to U.S. shows U.K. playing long game in fixing strained ties
King Charles’ task was not so much to smooth political ties as to remind the U.S. of ​the depth and longevity of the relationship, diplomats and ‌commentators said.
Employees of the Basra Oil Company work at the Nahr Bin Umar Oil and Gas Field on the outskirts of the city of Basra, Iraq, on Thursday. Earlier this month, Baghdad said it had reached "understandings" with the United States and Iran to reduce the impact of the Hormuz blockade on Iraqi oil exports.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 30, 2026
Trump warns Iran blockade could last months, sending oil prices soaring
“They are choking like a stuffed pig,” the U.S. president told one outlet of the naval action on Iran. “And it is going to be worse for them.”
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Japanese police arrest nine over Sierra Leone-based special fraud
Japanese police have arrested nine individuals for their alleged involvement in a special fraud case using Sierra Leone as a base.
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. 
Iran war exposed, but hasn’t changed, Japan’s reliance on imported oil
Wind turbines generate energy from strong easterly winds on the Shonai Plain in Yamagata Prefecture. Despite the oil crisis caused by conflict near the Strait of Hormuz, and concerns instability in the region could continue to impact supply and the price of imports, the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi does not seem to be drawing on the war as a pretext to hasten progress toward Japan's renewable goals.
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.

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