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U.S. President Donald Trump’s handling of U.S. military action against Iran resulted in strategic failure, increased Iranian strength and left the United States without leverage in future negotiations with Tehran.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2026
Trump’s march of folly in Iran
It did not occur to the Trump administration that Iran would have a plan: retaliate with long-range strikes and close the Strait of Hormuz.
Shoppers carry groceries in plastic bags as they walk through a traditional market in Keelung, Taiwan, on June 9.
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2026
Asia’s vendors grapple with rising costs of ever-present plastics
Vendors say they do not have a practical alternative to the plastic products they use on a daily basis.
Industrial espionage, chip smuggling and drug trafficking are exposing Japan's growing economic security vulnerabilities.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jun 29, 2026
Chinese spies and smuggled drugs fuel Takaichi’s security push
Across a range of industries, Japan’s economic-security vulnerabilities have been on display in a slew of recent incidents.
U.S. President Donald Trump appears on a screen, during an event organized by the U.S. Mission to Belgium to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence, in Brussels on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 29, 2026
Trump’s U-turn on Iran sanctions would unravel decades of curbs
Iran is one of the most sanctioned nations on Earth but Washington is attempting a stunning reversal to open the Strait of Hormuz, lower energy prices and end its unpopular war.
Bahrain civil defense and rescue personnel work in a residential building hit by an Iranian drone, in Muharraq, Bahrain, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 29, 2026
Iran and U.S. agree to halt attacks and renew talks, Axios reports
A return to ‌diplomacy would ‌follow days of strikes and counterstrikes since an Iranian projectile hit a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on ​Thursday.
A Taiwan Coast Guard ship patrols near Dadan Island in Kinmen County, Taiwan.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2026
A Taiwan crisis and America’s faltering industrial base
Weaknesses in the U.S. defense industrial base no longer represent a mere economic issue; they now pose an immediate strategic vulnerability.
U.S. President Donald Trump at an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Friday
WORLD
Jun 28, 2026
U.S. and Iran clash, putting fragile deal under growing strain
The exchanges underscored the fragility of a Pakistan-brokered peace process aimed at ending a war launched by the United States and Israel in February.
The tsunami-crippled Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, in January
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2026
International workshop on Fukushima nuclear accident held in Futaba
A total of about 140 nuclear regulatory officials and experts, including those from the United States and France, took part in the workshop.
Israeli military vehicles drive amid destroyed buildings in Lebanon, after Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement following U.S.-mediated talks, as seen from northern Israel, on Saturday.
WORLD
Jun 28, 2026
Hezbollah rejects deal with Israel, which expects ‘extended stay’ in Lebanon
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz insisted that the country’s troops would be able to stay in Lebanon so long as Hezbollah remained armed.
Anthropic won U.S. approval to restore some access to its powerful Mythos 5 artificial intelligence model, after resolving government concerns about the technology's potential threats to national security.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 27, 2026
Anthropic’s Mythos 5 AI model cleared by U.S. for wider use
The clearance eases a confrontation that erupted two weeks ago when the government abruptly barred Anthropic from giving foreign nationals access to Mythos 5 and a related model.
An Iranian woman who lost two of her children in a February airstrike on a school in Minab walks near the school on May 21.
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 27, 2026
An analyst’s missed remark surfaced in deadly Iran school strike probe
An analyst’s missed remarks and U.S. intelligence systems that weren’t connected to one another are among the missteps that led to an airstrike on an Iranian school.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Faith & Freedom Coalition event in Washington on Friday.
WORLD
Jun 27, 2026
U.S. and Iran trade strikes, putting new strain on Mideast ceasefire
The U.S. said its strikes were a response to “unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces” that “clearly violated the ceasefire.”
Lebanon's ambassador to the U.S., Nada Hamadeh, speaks during an event to sign a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon, at the State Department in Washington on Friday.
WORLD
Jun 27, 2026
Israel and Lebanon reach framework deal aiming to end conflict
Israel will maintain a “security zone” along the boundaries of the yellow line, which marks a seized territory that stretches some 10 km into Lebanon from the Israeli border.
Chinese warships and fighter jets take part in a military display in the South China Sea in April 2018.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 26, 2026
The world should reject China’s latest maritime power grab
The U.S. and international community must immediately reject that claim. Otherwise, Beijing will interpret the silence as tacit acceptance.
Soldiers conduct the first Typhon midrange capability live-fire exercise outside of the continental United States, firing an SM-6 missile in July last year in Australia's Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jun 26, 2026
U.S. missile moves in Japan send China clear message: A new era has arrived
The planned longer-term presence of a U.S. midrange missile system in Japan, combined with the fielding of other advanced weaponry, is complicating Chinese military planning.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters in Bahrain on Thursday as he finished a whirlwind tour of the Persian Gulf.
WORLD
Jun 26, 2026
Hormuz tolls ‘unacceptable,’ top U.S. envoy says after touring Gulf nations
Marco Rubio’s comments came after Iran and Oman said earlier in the week that they were working toward an agreement to jointly administer the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Marines and Japanese and Australian soldiers prepare to take part in Exercise Southern Jackaroo in northeast Australia on May 29. The U.S. military's participation falls under the recently renamed U.S. Pacific Command.
EDITORIALS
Jun 26, 2026
Indo-Pacific name change unnerves many
Names reveal strategic priorities. Even if the area of responsibility has not been altered.
An oil tanker sails at sea near the Omani coast, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Thursday.
WORLD
Jun 26, 2026
Ship struck in Strait of Hormuz as oil supertankers turn back again
The unidentified cargo ship was hit on its side and sustained damage to the bridge while it was sailing to the southeast of Oman, U.K. Maritime Trade Operations said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during an event in Jerusalem on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 26, 2026
U.S.-Iran deal may leave Netanyahu as biggest casualty
Isolated abroad, constrained by his ally and vulnerable ahead of an autumn election, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now finds his political future and legacy at risk.
Takeda Pharmaceutical is targeting a return on equity of at least 5% over that time, the company's newly appointed Chief Executive Officer Julie Kim said at her first news conference after assuming the top job this week.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 26, 2026
Takeda sees return to growth within three years, new CEO says
The company is targeting a return on equity of at least 5% over that time, Julie Kim said at her first news conference after assuming the top job this week.
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.
Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan
A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber is seen during a joint patrol with Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
U.S. missile moves in Japan send China clear message: A new era has arrived
Soldiers conduct the first Typhon midrange capability live-fire exercise outside of the continental United States, firing an SM-6 missile in July last year in Australia's Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
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.
LGBTQ+ families are building lives Japanese lawmakers still struggle to see
Haru Ono founded Nijiiro Kazoku in 2010 after forming a same-sex stepfamily. She said the impetus for founding the organization was that she couldn’t find much reliable information out there for families such as hers in Japan.
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.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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