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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the White House on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 6, 2026
Trump on rising gas prices during Iran operation: ‘If they rise, they rise’
The U.S. president says the U.S. military operation in Iran is “far more important than having gasoline prices go up a little bit.”
Mourners gather at a rally in Tehran on Sunday to commemorate Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a day after he was killed in coordinated U.S. and Israeli airstrikes.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2026
Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei and his deadly legacy
Khamenei’s authority rested on religious legitimacy, military loyalty and economic control, all embedded in a constitutional system that concentrated power.
Members of Iran's security forces stand guard on a street next to a billboard of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Monday.
WORLD
Mar 6, 2026
‘Enemy at home’: Iranian authorities tighten grip as war rages
Iranians have found themselves caught between the bombs and their government as authorities deploy heavy security.
Smoke billows after reported Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday.
WORLD
Mar 6, 2026
Mideast war risks pulling more in as conflict boils over
Iran’s “horizontal escalation” of the conflict is an approach that entails expanding the war by creating new battlegrounds or adding new types of action.
Anthropic’s clash with the Pentagon is drawing fresh attention to the role of artificial intelligence in mass surveillance.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 6, 2026
Pentagon feud with Anthropic shines light on AI’s role in mass surveillance
The tactic can allow the government to collect valuable intelligence about foreign adversaries, terrorists and criminals, while critics say it can be abused.
Finland’s proposal to remove some of its restrictions on nuclear weapons comes as European countries reassess their nuclear deterrence policies amid growing uncertainty about the reliability of the U.S. security guarantee.
WORLD
Mar 6, 2026
Finland to lift nuclear weapons restrictions in major shift
The government said it would put forward a bill proposing to permit defense-related import, transport, supply and possession of nuclear arms as it proceeds with NATO integration.
Kristi Noem speaks at the Sergeant Benevolent Association conference at the Grand Hyatt in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump announced she would be replaced as Homeland Security Secretary.
WORLD
Mar 6, 2026
Trump replaces Kristi Noem as homeland chief after rocky tenure
After months of controversy, the U.S. president announced Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin as Noem’s successor.
Smoke rises in a neighborhood in Beirut's southern suburbs following an Israeli airstrike on Thursday.
WORLD
Mar 6, 2026
Trump wants say on Iran’s next leader as war intensifies
With the war now in its sixth day, U.S. and Israeli jets continue hitting areas across Iran as cities in the Persian Gulf come under renewed Iranian bombardment.
The front page of The Japan Times on March 3, 1976, carries the news of a terrorist attack in Sapporo.
JAPAN / History / Japan Times Gone By
Mar 6, 2026
Japan Times 1976: Bomb explosion in Sapporo claims 2 lives, injures 85
A note left after the terrorist attack at a government building cited “imperialists” as the target.
An empty terminal at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on March 1
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2026
Japan raises travel alert for six countries in Middle East
The alert is now at Level 3, the second highest in the ministry’s four-tier system.
Honda’s Acura Integra Type S is one of the two U.S.-built models to be sold in Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 5, 2026
Honda to boost Japan lineup by importing cars from the U.S. and China
Honda said it’s taking advantage of a simplified certification system in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to sell more American cars in Japan.
Ground Self-Defense Force troops take part in an annual New Year's military drill at Narashino exercise field in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 11.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 5, 2026
Pentagon No. 3 says Japan knows about need to hike defense budgets ‘better than anybody’
The remarks, just over two weeks before Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, hint that a spending hike will likely be discussed.
Iranian nationals arrive in northeastern Turkey after passing through the Razi-Kapikoy border crossing on Tuesday.
WORLD
Mar 5, 2026
Iran war exiles describe terror of daily strikes
The testimonies of those fleeing Iran amid U.S. and Israeli airstrikes offer insight into the scale of the air campaign over the last five days.
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.
Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 5, 2026
Apparent use of AI in Iran war raises daunting questions, expert says
An expert on artificial intelligence and robotics said it was likely the U.S. and Israel had used AI to identify targets in Iran, raising a host of moral and legal questions.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits a military training area to observe the training of Ukrainian soldiers on the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, at an undisclosed location in Germany on June 11, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 5, 2026
Iran conflict could divert U.S. weapons from Ukraine
Most of the ballistic missiles and drones Iran has fired have been intercepted, including with PAC-3 Patriot missile interceptors Ukraine relies on to defend its infrastructure.
A MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter departs from the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford on Saturday while supporting Operation Epic Fury.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 5, 2026
U.S. insiders see Iran war hurting China-backed ‘Axis of Chaos’
That theory — popularized by Matt Pottinger — places China at the center of a deepening partnership with countries such as Russia, Iran and North Korea.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the AI Impact Summit, in New Delhi on Feb. 19
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 5, 2026
Big Tech group backs Anthropic in fight with Pentagon over AI safeguards
The Pentagon has been in a monthslong dispute with AI developer Anthropic over how the military can use its technology on the battlefield.
An Iranian man walks past destroyed vehicles after strikes in Tehran on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 5, 2026
Europe’s economy can ride out Iran war — if over in a month
That’s how long U.S. President Donald Trump says his strikes on Iran — which have already sent energy costs surging — will last.
The U.S. Capitol during a rainstorm in Washington on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Mar 5, 2026
U.S. Senate backs Trump on Iran strikes and blocks bid to limit war powers
The Senate voted 53 to 47 not to advance the resolution, largely along party lines.
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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