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Trucks and shipping containers at the Port of Montreal
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 26, 2026
Canada won’t back down on trade pivot as energy minister heads to India
The country won’t be derailed in its efforts to diversify trade away from the U.S. despite the latest threats from the Trump administration, Canada’s foreign minister said.
Vehicles cross the Peace Bridge at the Canada-United States border in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, on March 4, 2025.
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2026
Trump’s latest Canada threat previews rocky USMCA talks
Many economists still anticipate a positive outcome to those talks, but Trump’s broadside injects fresh uncertainty.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he returns to Washington from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, aboard Air Force One, on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 25, 2026
Trump threatens 100% tariffs on Canada if it does China deal
Trump said Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was “sorely mistaken” for opening up his country to more business from China.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday. Carney warned that a belligerent, unconstrained United States under Donald Trump has shattered the rules-based world order.
EDITORIALS
Jan 23, 2026
Carney makes clear the world’s choice
Carney this week offered one of the most unblinking, if not scathing, assessments of the world order.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets with his Swiss counterpart, Martin Pfister, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday. Japan should revitalize the OECD as a hub for middle powers, moving beyond the Group of Seven and Bretton Woods.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 23, 2026
After Davos, middle powers matter more than ever
Japan is well placed to act as a custodian of cooperation among countries that still depend on functioning markets but can no longer rely on a single guarantor.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2026
‘Carney Doctrine’ seeks refuge in Beijing’s embrace
Ottawa is fixated on immediate Chinese accommodation rather than engaging in the harder work of building alternative coalitions.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2026
Carney’s blunt message to Davos: The rules-based order is dead
The Canadian prime minister said that countries have no choice but to create new alliances to oppose pressure tactics and intimidation by the world’s great powers.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a news conference in Beijing on Friday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 20, 2026
China isn’t the answer for Canada’s trade troubles, Taiwan envoy says
The Canadian and Chinese leaders reached an agreement last week to lower trade barriers and rebuild ties.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at Ritan Park, part of the first visit by a Canadian prime minister to China since 2017, in Beijing on Friday
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jan 18, 2026
Carney rattles Canada auto firms in break with U.S. on Chinese EVs
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to open the way for imports of Chinese electric vehicles has rattled Canadian auto executives and raised concerns about how far he is willing to go in diverging from U.S. strategy.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jan 18, 2026
Carney’s China embrace widens gap with U.S. in Trump’s tariff era
Canada has long stuck closely to the U.S. on China policy. Along with historic trade ties, that alignment is now cracking.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with President of China Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 16, 2026
Carney meets Xi after touting importance of ties with China amid ‘new world order’
The Canadian prime minister’s overture comes in the wake of the U.S. president’s trade war that last year put tariffs on goods from American allies and adversaries alike.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s China visit before securing Japan and South Korea’s support weakens Canada’s leverage in dealings with Beijing.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 14, 2026
Canada undermines its own China engagement
Carney’s decision reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of how middle powers must engage with Beijing in an era of intensifying great power competition.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (left) met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in late October, the first sign of warming ties following a series of diplomatic spats between Ottowa and Beijing in recent years.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 12, 2026
Carney’s visit to Beijing could reset Canada-China ties
The Canadian prime minister and Chinese President Xi Jinping will likely try to dial down trade tensions between their two countries, which are heavily targeted by U.S. tariffs.
A protester holds an anti-U.S. President Donald Trump sign at a demonstration near the location of the Group of Seven summit in Banff, Alberta, last June.
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 11, 2026
Trump’s Venezuela and Greenland threats make Canada fear it’s next
The shock capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Trump’s ramped-up talk of seizing Greenland have rattled Canada all over again.
Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon celebrates after scoring a goal during a game against the Rangers in New York on Dec. 6. Mackinnon will be one of the stars of a Canadian team that is flush with top NHL talent.
OLYMPICS / Ice Hockey
Jan 3, 2026
NHL stars return to boost U.S. and Canadian ice hockey teams at Milano-Cortina Games
The National Hockey League has not permitted its athletes to participate in the Games since 2014, putting a ​damper on the men’s Olympic ice hockey tournament.
BYD Dolphin Surf electric cars in Berlin. With profitability in China weighed down by price-wary consumers, the company has sought to strengthen its foothold in foreign markets.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 29, 2025
China’s BYD poised to overtake Tesla in 2025 EV sales
Based on sales data so far this year, there is almost no chance the American company will retain its leadership position.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Saturday.
WORLD
Dec 28, 2025
Zelenskyy talks with allies en route to U.S. as Russia pummels Ukraine
The talks came hours after Russia pummeled Kyiv with drones and missiles in its latest attack on the capital.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during an event to announce the match schedule for the 2026 World Cup, in Washington on Dec. 6.
SOCCER
Dec 17, 2025
FIFA announces $60 World Cup tickets after pricing backlash
Soccer’s global governing body FIFA said in a statement that it had created a limited entry-level tier fixed at $60 for all 104 matches, including the final.
Melanie Joly, Canada's industry minister, speaks during a news conference in Montreal on Tuesday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 10, 2025
Canada launches billion-dollar plan to recruit top researchers
The move is part of an effort to poach intellectual talent looking to leave the United States because of President Donald Trump’s policies.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a ceremony to announce the official match schedule for the 2026 World Cup on Saturday in Washington.
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 7, 2025
Contenders plot path to 2026 World Cup glory as FIFA reveals tournament schedule
Japan’s first match will be against the Netherlands on June 14 in Arlington, Texas.
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.
Why is the yen so weak and what can Japan do about it?
Japan spent ¥11.7 trillion ($73 billion) between late April and late May to prop up the weak yen.
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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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.
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