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Members of the Danish armed forces practice looking for potential threats during a military drill as Danish, Swedish and Norwegian home guard units together with Danish, German and French troops take part in joint military drills in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on Sept. 17.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 12, 2026
U.K. and Germany discuss NATO forces in Greenland to calm U.S. threat
Heightened rhetoric from the Trump administration on possibly using military force to control Greenland has forced European leaders to quickly cobble together a strategy.
Former British U.S. Ambassador Peter Mandelson apologized on Sunday to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse.
WORLD
Jan 11, 2026
Ex-British envoy to U.S. apologizes to Epstein victims but defends his own conduct
Britain's former U.S. Ambassador Peter Mandelson, who was dismissed over his links to Jeffrey Epstein last year, apologized on Sunday to the victims of the late convicted sex offender but not for his own actions.
As head of primary at The British School in Tokyo, Eleanor Loran brings her experience working in far-flung locales like Hong Kong and New Zealand to the diverse school community in Japan.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jan 6, 2026
Eleanor Loran: ‘I believe in building empathy, tolerance and kindness’
A senior administrator at The British School in Tokyo shares her views on the value of international education and the challenges of maintaining a community in constant flux.
The U.K. will begin banning ads for products high in fat, salt or sugar.
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2026
U.K. starts ban on junk food ads on daytime TV and online
In the U.K., 22% of children starting primary schooling in England are overweight or obese, rising to more than a third by the time they progress to secondary school.
Grok, a chatbot developed by xAI, has faced criticism over the rollout of a tool that allows users to request images of a subject with their clothes removed.
WORLD
Jan 6, 2026
‘Remove her clothes’: Global backlash over Grok sexualized images
The tool on social media platform X prompted swift probes or calls for remedial action from countries including France, India and Malaysia.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the United Kingdom is better placed to gain more market access than form a customs union with the European Union.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 5, 2026
Starmer sets up fight with Farage on EU single-market access
The move follows a growing debate in the final weeks of 2025 about forming a customs union with the EU in a bid to revive the British economy.
As digital technologies become essential, governments must strategically invest in infrastructure, expanding its scope to include intangible assets like software and data to support economic growth.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 31, 2025
Building infrastructure for the AI age
Broadband, mobile networks and data centers are now as integral to daily life as roads and power grids.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's latest call to “rearm Europe” is reminiscent of Albania’s bunker-building campaigns.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2025
The year that could be
Progress is never guaranteed, but it is always possible, provided we act as if it were.
Displaced Palestinians walk along a road in the Saftawi area of Jabalia as they leave areas near Gaza City, where they had taken refuge, toward the northern part of the Gaza Strip, on Jan. 19.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 25, 2025
Building peace together in a world of conflict
It is too easy to turn away from conflicts where there is no simple solution, but the spirit of international cooperation demands we work together to find answers and provide hope.
Omatule Ameh, 39, from Nigeria, is an overnight support worker for children with learning disabilities in rural southeast England.
WORLD / Society
Dec 24, 2025
‘We are ghosts’: Britain’s migrant night workers
In the last decade, Britain’s nighttime workforce has become increasingly reliant on migrants as the number of U.K.-born workers doing night work shrinks.
A surveillance image showing Walid Saadaoui (left) and Amar Hussein near Dover, England, dated May 8
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 24, 2025
Two men guilty of plot to kill hundreds of Jews in England as IS fears grow
Their convictions come after 15 people were killed in a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, which the Islamic State group called a “source of pride.”
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves No. 10 Downing Street in London on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 20, 2025
How a year of political peril could unfold for Keir Starmer
Starmer faces a battle to save his job after a first 18 months in government that have seen him hemorrhage support within Labour and among voters.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has shared concerns over China during a videoconference with British Defence Secretary John Healey.
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2025
Japanese and British defense chiefs share concerns over China
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and British Defence Secretary John Healey agreed on the need to respond to incidents calmly and resolutely.
U.S. President Donald Trump has accused the BBC of defaming him by splicing together parts of a Jan. 6, 2021, speech, including one section where he told supporters to march on the Capitol and another where he said "fight like hell."
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 16, 2025
Trump sues the BBC for defamation, seeking up to $10 billion in damages
The U.S. president sued the BBC on Monday over edited clips of a speech that made it appear he directed supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol in 2021.
King Charles III was diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer last February but said Friday he will be able to reduce his treatment in 2026.
WORLD
Dec 13, 2025
King Charles shares news of reduced cancer treatment in TV address
Charles made the latest announcement in a televised broadcast as part of a national cancer awareness campaign in Britain.
U.S. senators telling American troops they don’t have to obey illegal commands has sparked ire from President Donald Trump, underscoring the enduring principle that soldiers must follow conscience and the law above orders.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2025
The duty to disobey unlawful orders was America’s idea
Members of Congress made a video in which they remind active service members that “our laws are clear: You can refuse illegal orders.”
Britain’s stagnant economy and the damage from Brexit make a pragmatic new trade deal with the EU the most realistic path to revive growth without reopening old political wounds.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2025
The U.K. needs a new deal, without saying Brexit
It isn’t necessary to rebuild the whole EU institutional architecture to retrieve the benefits that have been lost.
The skyline of the City of London. Japanese investors bought the largest amount of U.K. sovereign bonds in over four years in October.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 8, 2025
Japanese purchases of U.K. gilts at highest since 2021 in October
They purchased a net ¥418.6 billion of U.K. debt in October, the most since January 2021, Japan’s latest balance-of-payments data has shown.
British Defence Secretary John Healey (center) is shown around Helsing's resilience factory in Plymouth, Britain, on Nov. 19.
WORLD / FOCUS
Dec 8, 2025
U.K.’s bold defense plans face doubt over spending gaps
Defence Secretary John Healey in June set out a 130-page defense review, calling it the first in a generation that would transform and grow the U.K. military.
A man walks past an AUKUS sign on the first day of the Indo-Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney on Nov. 4.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 6, 2025
After review, Pentagon says AUKUS submarine is ‘full steam ahead’
The Department of Defense completed its five-month review, which endorsed the AUKUS agreement and determined it is “in alignment with President Trump’s America First agenda.”
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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