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Giorgia Meloni during the interview at the Palazzo Chigi. She is clear-eyed about the transformative period into which the global economy has been plunged by disruptive new technologies.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 2, 2026
The evolution of Giorgia Meloni: Her plan for Italy and fears of AI
If she is going to clinch reelection next year, Giorgia Meloni knows she needs to maintain a good economic track record regardless of the cross-currents from AI or the White House.
Dancers perform during the closing ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Verona Arena in Verona, northern Italy, on Sunday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 23, 2026
Proud Italy signs off with closing ceremony in ancient Verona Arena
The ceremony was held in an open-air ​Roman amphitheater in the heart of the northern Italian city made famous as the setting for William Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet.”
Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Antonio Tajani has urged the International Paralympic ‌Committee to reconsider its stance to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete with their national flags and anthems.
PARALYMPICS
Feb 20, 2026
Italy against allowing Russia and Belarus to use flags and anthems at Paralympics
An IPC ​spokesman said later the organization was ⁠in talks with the Italian government over the participation of the Russian and Belarusian Paralympians.
The U.S. and Switzerland compete in women's ice hockey during the 2026 Winter Olympics at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, one of the venues in Milan, Italy's commercial capital.
OLYMPICS
Feb 20, 2026
Italy’s decentralized Milano Cortina Games offer glimpse of Olympics’ future
But whether it works as a model going forward is another matter.
A concept model of the Global Air Combat Program fighter jet on display at the Defense and Security Equipment International Japan conference in Chiba last May
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2026
Germany considers joining GCAP fighter project with Japan, U.K. and Italy
Berlin is reportedly eyeing the program to develop a next-generation fighter jet, as its collaboration with France and Spain faces challenges.
Team Italy celebrates after Matilde Fantin (17) scored past Japan goalie Miyuu Masuhara on Monday at Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena.
OLYMPICS / Ice Hockey
Feb 9, 2026
Smile Japan loses Olympic heartbreaker to Italy
The favored Japanese squad got behind early for the second-straight game and couldn’t recover as Italy took a 3-2 decision.
Police officers clash with demonstrators, as they were trying to block a road leading to the Santa Giulia Arena, on the day of a protest against the environmental, economic and social impact of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, on Saturday.
WORLD
Feb 8, 2026
Police fire water cannon at protesters hurling smoke bombs in Olympic host Milan
An estimated 10,000 people had taken to the streets to protest housing costs and environmental concerns on the first full day of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
The United States and Czech Republic compete during the women's ice hockey competition at the 2026 Olympics in Milan on Thursday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 6, 2026
Norovirus disrupts hockey competition as Italy gears up for Olympics
The most geographically dispersed Games in history will officially start with the opening ceremony on Friday.
The Olympic rings outside Team USA's accommodation at the athletes' village in Milan on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2026
IOC hoping fans won’t jeer U.S. team or officials during opening ceremony
Italian politicians have strongly criticized the presence of ICE agents in the country, set to accompany the U.S. State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service.
Figure skaters Masaya Morita (left), Utana Yoshida (center) and Kaori Sakamoto pose for photos in the athletes' village at the Milano Cortina Olympics in Milan on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2026
Japan has high hopes as Winter Olympics return to Alps
The Milano Cortina Games are the most widespread in the history of the Olympics, taking place in venues from Milan to the resort town of Cortina d’Ampezzo.
Tadatoshi Akiba, former mayor of Hiroshima, has been selected as a bearer of the Olympic flag at the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy in recognition of his efforts to promote peace, including nuclear disarmament.
OLYMPICS
Feb 4, 2026
Ex-Hiroshima mayor to bear flag at Winter Olympics, recognizing peace efforts
Tadatoshi Akiba was selected for his efforts to promote peace, including nuclear disarmament. Hiroshima was devastated by a U.S. atomic bomb in August 1945.
Fans hold Japanese flags during the men's figure skating short program at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2018.
OLYMPICS
Feb 3, 2026
From across Europe, Japanese fans rally for the Winter Games
The Olympics feel closer and more personal than ever for some Japanese expats.
International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry (center) speaks during a news conference in Milan on Sunday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 2, 2026
IOC president ‘sad’ about ICE and Casey Wasserman ‘distractions’ before Olympics
“I think anything that is distracting from these Games is sad, right?” Coventry said, speaking during a news conference five days ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony.
The cable car construction site is seen in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Jan. 21.
OLYMPICS
Feb 1, 2026
Cortina cable car will not be ready in time for start of Olympics
The Apollonio-Socrepes lift is one of the most contentious pieces ​of Olympic infrastructure for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
In most rich nations, COVID-19 left a lasting increase in mortality that has yet to fully unwind, according to an analysis by the University of Hong Kong.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 30, 2026
COVID-19 left lasting rise in deaths in rich countries, study shows
The findings challenge the idea that the pandemic mainly hastened the deaths of the frail who would have died soon anyway and result in fewer fatalities in later years.
British and Japanese flags are displayed ahead of a welcome ceremony as the HMS Prince of Wales, flagship of the U.K. Carrier Strike Group, arrives at Tokyo International Cruise Terminal in August.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 29, 2026
Time for a revamped Japan-U.K. strategic architecture
Pax Americana imposed order through dominance. The system that succeeds it will not be hegemonic but networked — a lattice of partners capable of collective action.
The left-leaning mayor of Milan, which is hosting several Olympic events, said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was "not welcome."
WORLD / Politics
Jan 28, 2026
Anger as branch of ICE to help with security at Winter Olympics
ICE made clear its operations in Italy were separate from the domestic immigration crackdown, which is being carried out by the Enforcement and Removal Operations department.
U.S.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent brushed off fears of Europeans weaponizing bond sales at Davos, but his response hinted at unease over America’s reliance on foreign capital.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2026
After Davos, bond markets are wielding a new big stick
Many now agree with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s assertion at Davos that the postwar international rules-based order has suffered a “rupture,” not a transition.
Angela Romei was left off Italy's national curling team for the upcoming Winter Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Curling
Jan 22, 2026
Selection of curling director’s daughter for Italian Olympic team met with controversy
Angela Romei, who was left off the team, complained that she had been dropped less than a month before the Olympics in favor of an inexperienced player.
Japan's Moyuka Uchijima in action during her Billie Jean King Cup quarterfinal match against Britain's Katie Boulter in Shenzhen, China, on Sept. 18
TENNIS
Jan 20, 2026
Italy to face Japan in revamped Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers
Fourteen ‍nations will contest the qualifiers with seven going on to join hosts China in the Finals in September.
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.
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.
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.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
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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