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A policeman stands guard in front of a digital screen displaying news of U.S.-Iran peace talks along a road in Islamabad on Friday.

WORLD / Politics

U.S. and Iran set for peace talks but doubts emerge over Lebanon and sanctions

The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz and continued fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon threatened to complicate negotiations.

Revamped Iranian leadership wary as U.S.?peace talks set to begin

Vance emerges as Trump’s Iran closer, a task fraught with risk

A policeman stands guard in front of a digital screen displaying news of U.S.-Iran peace talks along a road in Islamabad on Friday.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi raises her hand to answer questions regarding the situation in the Middle East at an Upper House Budget Committee session at parliament in Tokyo on Tuesday.

BUSINESS / Economy

Confusion over naphtha supply hits industries and households

Japan relies on the Middle East for about 40% of its naphtha consumption. Additionally, about 40% of domestically produced naphtha is refined from crude oil mainly from the region.

Blocks with symbols and atomic numbers of rare earth elements

BUSINESS

EU and U.S. near critical minerals deal to combat Chinese control

By Alberto Nardelli and Joe Deaux

The potential deal would create incentives, such as minimum prices, that could advantage non-Chinese suppliers, according to a draft of an "action plan."

A woman holds a handheld fan bearing the image of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's wedding photo, during an election campaign event in Tokyo on Feb. 7.

JAPAN / Society

Debt-laden Japan should review spending on gender equality, survey finds

By Erica Yokoyama

The results come from a taskforce, set up in an effort to emulate the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, seeking cost-cutting suggestions from the public.

The Artemis II crew capsule splashes down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday in this screenshot from a livestreamed video.

WORLD / Science & Health

Splashdown of Artemis II astronauts concludes 10-day moon mission

The splashdown capped the first voyage by humans to the vicinity of the moon in over half a century.

The Artemis II crew capsule splashes down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday in this screenshot from a livestreamed video.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (third from left) poses with members of British rock band Deep Purple — (left to right) Don Airey, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and Simon McBride — during their meeting at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.

Deep Purple thrills Japan’s superfan prime minister with a quick visit

By Chang-Ran Kim

The group's courtesy call was a welcome respite for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who has vowed to "work, work, work, work and work."

A drawing of Fujiwara no Teika, known as a courtier, <i>waka</i> poet and scholar of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods

Japanese researchers look at 800-year-old books and trees for signs of extreme solar events

By Tomoko Otake

Japan has a wealth of old literature that provides scientists with clues on past climate events.

Woman arrested after two stabbed at Tokyo hotel

Nihon Hidankyo urges investment ban on makers of nuclear weapons

LDP's new vision says constitutional revision 'critically needed'

Japan takes U.S. Futenma base's delayed relocation 'seriously'

A worker harvests rice in Vietnam's Dong Thap province on March 25.

Fuel shortages from Iran war threaten Asia’s biggest food staple

Across Southeast Asia, tens of millions are struggling to find affordable crop nutrients as well as the diesel needed for operating machinery.

A Tesla Model 3 is shown driving on the highway with FSD 14.2.2.3 self-driving supervised software in Irvine, California, in January.

Tesla's supervised self-driving software gets Dutch okay, first in Europe

The electric car maker hopes to see similar action from the rest of the European Union soon.

Iran war leaves crisis-scarred countries counting the cost

By Marc Jones, Uditha Jayasinghe and Ariba Shahid

Producer prices in Japan rise 2.6% in March

Chinese payment apps raise questions in Japan

By Francis Tang

Asia economic growth to slow even if oil stabilizes, ADB warns

By Andreo Calonzo

Iran cannot locate all of the mines it laid in the Strait of Hormuz and lacks the capability to remove them, the U.S. says, one reason Tehran has not been able to quickly comply with the Trump administration’s admonitions to let more traffic pass through the waterway.

Iran unable to find mines in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. says

By Julian E. Barnes

The development is one reason Iran has not been able to quickly comply with the Trump administration's admonitions to let more traffic pass through the strait.

Peru presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, of the Fuerza Popular party, speaks during an interview at party headquarters in Lima on Friday.

Peru front-runner vows to expel migrants, further Latin America's rightward tilt

Fujimori pledged a military-tinged effort to "restore order" to crime-hit Peru in her first 100 days in office.

Man arrested for throwing Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO's home

South Korea president clashes with Israel on rights and disinformation claims

Artemis II lunar mission draws flood of conspiracy theories

'Howl at the moon': NASA's bid to boost space enthusiasm

By Maggy Donaldson

A woman walks past an advertisement for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya. The Japanese Olympic Committee plans to fight back against online abuse of athletes during the upcoming event.

You're being watched: Japan battles online abuse of athletes

By Andrew MCKIRDY

Japanese Olympic Committee officials tried to combat online abuse against athletes during the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics and plan to do so again at the Asian Games.

Mariners' Ichiro statue breaks during unveiling in Seattle

Lin Yu-ting targets Asian Games after gender controversy at Paris Olympics

Tyson Fury focused on task at hand despite allure of potential fight with Anthony Joshua

Former Japan star Keisuke Honda signs with club in Singapore Premier League at age 39

A Trident II D5 missile is test-launched from the Ohio-class U.S. ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska off the coast of California in March 2018.

How soon would ‘friendly’ proliferation become unfriendly?

Brad Glosserman

If the U.S. wouldn't mind if some allies, like Japan or South Korea, make the nuclear leap, then why shouldn't others?

How the Islamabad Accord allowed Trump to save face in Iran

By Ronny P. Sasmita

A ceasefire in Iran offers the world little hope

Should Tokyo apologize for an SDF officer’s break-in to the Chinese Embassy?

By Kuni Miyake

The Indo-Pacific price of a hasty war with Tehran

By Stephen R. Nagy

Beth Gutzler views air quality data on the AirWatchSTL website on a laptop in Florissant, Missouri, in February. Last year, metro St. Louis residents had "good" air to breathe during only one-third of the days of the year.

How the AI boom derailed clean?air efforts in one of America's most polluted cities

By Valerie Volcovici and Tim McLaughlin

Trump's environmental rollbacks in support of AI mark ?a reversal in U.S. policy and have proven painful for America's clean air activists.

Renewables grew to almost 50% of global electricity capacity in 2025

By Susanna Twidale

A decade of global climate caution is sealed by India’s wary goals

By Akshat Rathi

Arctic sea ice at lowest level ever this winter

U.S.-Israeli war on Iran pushes consumers to reconsider fossil fuel alternatives

By Todd Woody

The Sphere in Las Vegas lights up after an earnings report in 2024. SBI Holdings is exploring a similar idea for a venue in Tokyo.

Tokyo’s concert scene searches for its next act

By Patrick St. Michel

Tokyo's live music future is coming into focus — and it looks more domestic, and possibly more immersive.

‘One Last Love Letter’: A wistful throwback to romance in the age of texts

By Mark Schilling

‘WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3’: The franchise’s melancholy, noir outlier

By Matt Schley

‘Burn’ lights up Kabukicho’s darkness with a bold vision

By James Hadfield

New Tanizaki collection illuminates ‘In Praise of Shadows’ origin

By Steve John Powell and Angeles Marin Cabello

The recently concluded Sake Park invited younger brewers to make sake more approachable for attendees in their 20s and 30s.

Tokyo’s sake calendar is filled to the brim

By Aarohi Narain

Large-scale sake festivals are taking over the city next weekend. We find out why and help you decide which one to attend.

‘If you walk, you will see’: National parks bet on trekking tourists

By Eric Margolis

A smarter stay near Tokyo Disneyland — if you don’t need the extras

By Owen Ziegler

How to make better batter for tempura

By Simon Daly

Cookies, miso and milk make a pie for all seasons

By Simon Daly

Islamic Yokocho in Shin-Okubo is home to a plethora of grocery stores specializing in halal food and fresh produce, among other goods and services.

Please your palate with Tokyo’s international grocery stores

By Mike Fu

The capital has a surfeit of specialty supermarkets with ingredients from all over the world — if you know where to look.

In rural Japan, a consultant code-switches and connects

By Mishu Callan

Cool cat Coulis waiting for a second lucky break

Women in Law Japan marks 10 years amid persistent gender gap in the profession

By Louise George Kittaka

Sundae, a spry and special dog, wants a walking companion

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Participants at the Kinrin Utakai discuss tanka at the group’s gathering last month in Tokyo’s Ogikubo neighborhood.

Why tanka poetry is clicking with a new generation

By Zoria Petkoska

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