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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits a children’s activity center in Essex, England, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
May 24, 2026
Starmer’s lame duck status risks policymaking paralysis in U.K.
Starmer’s political support has collapsed in the wake of a devastating round of local elections for his governing Labour Party this month.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi rings the bell during a ceremony marking the end of trading in 2025 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 30.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 22, 2026
There’s no Truss moment for Takaichi this time, either
A lettuce famously outlasted Liz Truss’s 49-day premiership. Japan has outlasted its doomsayers for 30 years.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi, secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, at Downing Street in London on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 21, 2026
Britain clinches $5 billion Gulf trade deal in shadow of Iran war
The deal with the Gulf Cooperation Council comes after U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran prompted Iranian attacks on countries in the region, straining energy and food supplies.
"Tokonoma Garden" designed by Kazuyuki Ishihara
JAPAN
May 20, 2026
Japanese garden designer wins silver-gilt medal at British flower show
“Tokonoma Garden” by garden designer Kazuyuki Ishihara was awarded the second-highest honor in the main Show Garden category and praised for its harmony and traditional beauty.
Health minister Kenichiro Ueno speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 19, 2026
Japan supplies antiviral drug to U.K. in response to hantavirus
The U.K. Health Security Agency accepted delivery of the drug, which remains experimental for use to treat hantavirus.
"Sinners" wins the outstanding Motion Picture honor at the 57th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, California, in February. Debates over Black British actors playing African Americans ignore Hollywood’s global nature and risk limiting opportunities.
COMMENTARY
May 19, 2026
Should Black Brit actors play African Americans?
Nearly 7% of Black children in the U.S. don’t have access to arts education in school, more than twice the rate of their White peers, according to a 2019 report.
In the aftermath of this month’s elections, Labour members of Parliament pointed to voters’ dissatisfaction with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as a contributing factor to the party’s performance.
WORLD / Politics
May 18, 2026
Labour’s Starmer revolt revives thorny debate over rejoining EU
The development follows heavy losses by the party in local elections earlier this month to the rightwing Reform U.K. and the leftist Green Party.
Former U.K. Health Secretary Wes Streeting speaks during a conference in London on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
May 17, 2026
Wes Streeting: The right-leaning Labour politician set to run for leadership
Widely credited as one of the party’s best communicators, the ebullient 43-year-old Wes Streeting hails from a working class background.
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham (left) walks with Steve Rotheram, mayor of the Liverpool City Region, as they arrive at Downing Street in central London, on March 31.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
May 15, 2026
Manchester’s ‘King of the North’ Andy Burnham seeks U.K. conquest
Election to parliament could potentially pave the way for Burnham to challenge British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and promote his brand of “business friendly socialism.”
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer returns to the House of Commons after listening to the King's Speech during the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 15, 2026
U.K.’s Starmer faces survival battle as potential rivals circle
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he will battle to keep his job, and sources close ​to him say ‌he is determined to fight any leadership contest.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is planning to visit Britain and Italy ahead of a Group of Seven summit in France in June.
JAPAN
May 14, 2026
Takaichi plans to visit Britain and Italy before G7 summit in June
This will be Takaichi’s first visit to Europe since taking office last year.
A British Union Jack flag flies on the Bank of England building in London.
BUSINESS / Markets
May 14, 2026
Britain’s local council pensions bet big on shadow lending
Local government pension plans ⁠managing assets totaling some 400 billion pounds ($541 billion) are among Britain’s biggest investors in nonbank “shadow lending” funds.
Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage walks through the House of Commons to attend the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 14, 2026
Farage faces inquiry into £5 million from crypto investor
Nigel Farage accepted the sum from Christopher Harborne, a Thailand-based British investor, shortly before saying he would run for a seat in the House of Commons in 2024.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets construction apprentices during a visit to London South Bank Technical College in London on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 13, 2026
U.K.’s Starmer clings on as rivals try to build coup momentum
About 90 Labour Party lawmakers called for U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer to stand down, saying they believed the governing party needs new leadership.
A member of Reform U.K. waits for the arrival of the party's leader, Nigel Farage, outside the Havering Town Hall on Friday, a day after a good showing in local elections.
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2026
Britain’s political center crumbles as Reform surges
British voters seize the opportunity to protest against perceived failure by ministers at Westminster, rather than to choose the best councilors for their towns and counties.
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's stealth frigate JS Mogami. Japan is trying to sell its Mogami-class warships to New Zealand.
JAPAN / Politics
May 12, 2026
Japan faces U.K. rival in race to build warships for New Zealand
A deal with New Zealand would build on an agreement Tokyo recently signed with Canberra to build the first three of 11 Mogami-class ships planned for Australia.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech at a Labour Party event in London on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2026
U.K.’s Starmer under renewed pressure as lawmakers urge him to quit
Labour lawmakers have gone public to ‌express their dissatisfaction over one of the worst defeats for the party in local elections.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives for a meeting in London on May 5.
WORLD / Politics
May 11, 2026
U.K.’s Starmer vows to prove doubters wrong and stay in power
A growing number of Labour ‌lawmakers have ‌turned on Starmer after his party suffered the worst local election ​results for a governing party in more than three decades.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Paris on April 17. He promised on Saturday he would "listen to voters" after his Labour party received a historic drubbing in local and regional elections.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
May 11, 2026
Starmer’s U.K. rivals circle before make-or-break reset speech
The speech in the wake of the Labour Party’s sweeping defeat in local elections on Thursday is the most consequential event of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s political career.
A polling clerk outside a polling station in Walton-on-the-Naze, England, on Thursday
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2026
Britons set to punish Starmer’s Labour in local polls
Thursday’s local elections are expected to showcase the rise of hard-right and left-wing politics.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
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.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
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.
Yen hits 40-year low against the dollar, breaking ¥162 level
Japan's currency broke ¥162 to the dollar on Tuesday in Tokyo.
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.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.

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