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Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe (left) in action with Osasuna's Valentin Rosier in Pamplona, Spain, on Feb. 21
SOCCER
Mar 3, 2026
Real Madrid superstar Mbappe in Paris for treatment on knee injury
It remains to be seen if Mbappe will be able to play in the Champions League last-16 tie against Manchester City.
French President Emmanuel Macron waves prior to a meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 28, 2026
France’s Macron planning official visit to Japan in April
The trip is intended to reaffirm cooperation with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ahead of the Group of Seven summit to be hosted by France in June.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is said to be considering stepping down early to deny euroskeptic leaders the chance to influence who follows in her role.
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Feb 27, 2026
Under pressure from populist politicians, central bankers face tricky trade-off
How can central banks defend their independence and their credibility without appearing political themselves?
Hungarian President Viktor Orban and U.S. President Donald Trump in Davos, Switzerland. The U.S. president has affirmed his “complete and total” endorsement of the Hungarian prime minister who faces a tight election on April 12.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2026
MAGA meets Europe: Trump’s envoys rip up diplomatic playbook
The envoys, traditionally thought of as builders of bridges, have instead been publicly picking fights with their hosts in service of their boss.
Paris-headquartered Amundi is warming to Japanese government bonds for the first time in three decades, joining a growing number of foreign investors taking a long-term bullish view on Japan’s debt.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 24, 2026
Amundi goes long on Japanese debt for the first time in decades
The French asset manager, which started out 2026 slightly underweight on Japanese debt in its global portfolio, shifted last week into a slightly overweight position.
Sanae Takaichi and her ruling party's election victory strengthens Japan’s stability and its role in regional and global diplomacy amid rising geopolitical uncertainty.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 20, 2026
Stability as strategy: Japan’s moment for global leadership
Rising anti-China sentiment may have contributed to Takaichi’s strong mandate.
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Thursday.
WORLD
Feb 20, 2026
Macron is setting up a G7 showdown with Trump over social media
The French leader says protecting children from the harms of social media and artificial intelligence will be a priority for his country’s Group of Seven presidency.
An employee holds a copy of the book "Et la joie de vivre" (A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides) by French mass rape survivor Gisele Pelicot, a book written with journalist and novelist Judith Perrignon, in a bookstore window in Paris on Tuesday.
WORLD
Feb 18, 2026
‘Hell and back’: Mass rape survivor Gisele Pelicot recounts her ordeal in memoir
“A Hymn to Life,“ published on Tuesday, retraces the 2024 mass-rape case that turned Pelicot, 73, ‌into ‌a global symbol in the fight against sexual violence.
Japan is facing pressure to strengthen scientific funding, flexibility and global recruitment as uncertainty in U.S. policy and rising competition from China reshape the global race for research talent.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 18, 2026
Lessons for Japan’s scientific community from Trump’s America
Following the proposed cuts to U.S. science funding, the Japanese government moved with notable speed to launch new initiatives aimed at attracting and retaining top researchers.
Marine Le Pen arrives at court on Paris on Feb. 10.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 17, 2026
Le Pen’s shadow is falling on ECB job succession to Lagarde
In the race to succeed Christine Lagarde, the question of when leaders choose the next European Central Bank president is looming almost as large as who they pick.
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who was arrested during a March 2017 anti-corruption rally, gestures during an appeal hearing at a court in Moscow that same month.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 15, 2026
European allies say Navalny was poisoned by dart frog toxin
The Russian government, which has repeatedly denied any responsibility for Navalny’s death, dismissed the latest allegations as ‘a Western propaganda hoax.’
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrive at an informal European Union leaders retreat at Alden Biesen Castle in Rijkhoven, Belgium, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 14, 2026
Europe talks nuclear weapons after U.S. delivers reality check
The countries involved in discussions usually host U.S. military assets, are close to Russia and feel directly threatened by Vladimir Putin, sources said.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (center) is flanked by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) and French President Emmanuel Macron during the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 14, 2026
Europe calls for U.S. reset at security talks
This year’s Munich Security Conference comes at a time of strained ties between Europe and the United States.
Some historians say Donald Trump’s narcissism, impulsiveness, and disregard for international norms closely resemble those of German Kaiser Wilhelm II, creating risks for global stability and undermining the pillars of international order.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 13, 2026
Trump is a lot like Kaiser Wilhelm: vanity itself
Donald Trump’s extraordinary performance in Davos, littered with falsehoods, insults and explosions of grandiloquence, closely resembled one of the Kaiser’s public performances.
French President Emmanuel Macron at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Wednesday. Macron is urging European countries to prioritize local resources in strategic sectors such as chemicals, chips and tech.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 12, 2026
Macron on collision course with Germany over ‘buy European’
The French president urged European countries to prioritize local resources but German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned that such an approach could be too narrow.
Makoto Ito (19) celebrates with her teammates after scoring the go-ahead goal in Japan's victory over France on Friday at Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena.
OLYMPICS / Ice Hockey
Feb 6, 2026
Smile Japan opens Olympic campaign with narrow win over France
Makoto Ito broke a 1-1 tie late in the third period and Japan held on to beat a game French squad.
A growing number of European countries are weighing a social media ban for minors.
WORLD / Society
Feb 5, 2026
Move to ban social media for kids gains traction in Europe
The European moves could trigger an aggressive response from U.S. President Donald Trump and his orbit.
Tensions between Beijing and Western powers over espionage have risen ​in recent years ‌as Western intelligence agencies increasingly sound the alarm on ‌alleged Chinese state-backed hacking activity.
WORLD
Feb 5, 2026
Four people, including two Chinese nationals, arrested in France on suspicion of spying
This followed the ‍discovery that two Chinese nationals had entered French territory with the aim of capturing data from entities of vital importance, particularly the military.
French Environment Minister Monique Barbut delivers a speech at the lower house of the French parliament in Paris on Jan. 27.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Feb 4, 2026
EU must be ‘less naive’ in COP climate talks: French ecology ministry
Last November’s U.N. climate summit ended with a watered-down pact that omitted EU demands over fossil fuels.
A 14-year-old scrolls on his phone in Majadahonda, Spain, on Tuesday. Spain wants to prohibit social media for under-16s, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 4, 2026
Social media groups face European backlash as Spain and Greece weigh teen bans
They join countries such as ‍Britain and ⁠France in considering tougher stances on social media.
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.
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.
Japanese teen arrested for booting users off streaming service
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly creating a malicious program and canceling subscription accounts on the Bandai Channel.
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.
Long-stalled maglev line finally gets green light from Shizuoka Prefecture
Environmental concerns relating to the construction of Central Japan Railway’s high-speed maglev line had contributed to years of delays for the project.
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.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.

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