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Russia’s slow, costly gains in Ukraine highlight the limits of its military power, especially when contrasted with the speed and effectiveness of recent U.S. and Israeli operations in Iran.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2026
Putin’s misguided war on Ukraine reveals epic impotence
In 2025 alone, Russia lost more than 400,000 soldiers, killed or wounded, while capturing less than 1% of Ukrainian territory.
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani receives Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Lusail Palace in Doha on Saturday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2026
‘Risky moment’: Ukraine treads tightrope with Gulf arms deals
Zelenskyy started offering U.S. allies in the region deals to get their hands on Ukrainian drone interceptors and has dispatched over 200 military experts.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has grand plans for "Novorossiya" — a term from Russia's czarist imperial past that modern nationalists use to describe eastern and southeastern Ukraine.
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 27, 2026
Welcome to ‘New Russia’: How the Kremlin is remaking occupied Ukraine
Moscow is pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into an aggressive, yearslong buildout of transport and trade infrastructure.
The Iran war, like the Russia‑Ukraine war, shows how low‑cost unmanned weapons can overwhelm expensive defense systems.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 27, 2026
What Tokyo can learn from Kyiv’s war experience
The Iran war, like the Russia‑Ukraine war, shows low‑cost unmanned weapons can overwhelm expensive defense systems.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meet in London earlier this month. Ukraine is struggling to secure funds from NATO allies to purchase U.S. weapons.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 26, 2026
Ukraine struggles to find more NATO donors to pay for U.S. weapons
Currently, a small handful of countries are paying for the bulk of the weapons, and the U.K. is the only contributor that has recently joined the fold.
French President Emmanuel Macron chairs a video conference of G7 leaders in Paris on March 11 to discuss the impact on the world economy of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 26, 2026
G7 chief envoys meet amid deepening conflicts and erratic U.S. policy shifts
Allies and adversaries alike have spent the past year scrambling to respond to abrupt moves by Washington.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Wednesday
WORLD
Mar 26, 2026
U.S. links security guarantees to Ukraine giving up Donbas, Zelenskyy says
U.S. President Donald Trump is applying pressure ​to Ukraine in an effort to bring a quick end to the four-year war there.
An oil tanker anchors off Muscat, Oman, on March 7, as regional tensions amid the U.S.-Israeli-Iran conflict have virtually closed off the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 25, 2026
War in the Persian Gulf means volatility in the global energy market
Japanese companies have long assumed a stable future energy supply. That assumption is no longer secure.
Donald Trump's decades-long unchanging foreign policy approach, combined with erratic behavior, has amplified risks and confusion in U.S. dealings with Russia, Iran and the wider world.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2026
We’re all trapped in Trump’s 1980s worldview
Current events provide a vivid example of how Trump’s failure to evolve distorts policy making.
Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Yurii Lutovinov speaks during an interview at the Ukrainian Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 20, 2026
Ukraine ready to share combat expertise and drone tech with Japan, ambassador says
Discussions on defense cooperation are already underway, with a focus on how Kyiv’s experience could inform Tokyo’s own efforts to develop its capabilities.
Researchers have uncovered spyware that is capable of penetrating millions of iPhones.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 19, 2026
Researchers find iPhone spyware that could compromise millions of devices
The second discovery this month of hacking tools targeting iPhones and other Apple devices shows the market for sophisticated malware is flourishing.
A former Ukrainian service member, who was injured in the war against Russia and now has a prosthetic leg, takes part in an indoor climbing session at Climbing SPACE in Kyiv on Feb. 26.
WORLD
Mar 18, 2026
‘It’s adrenaline’: Ukraine amputee veterans climb for recovery
Tens of thousands of wounded veterans are readjusting to civilian life, finding solace in the host of activities and communities popping up to cater to their growing numbers.
A standard pick-up truck is mounted with a launching system for eight Cobra-3120 loitering munitions.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Mar 18, 2026
Battlefield demand turning Taiwan into drone manufacturing hub
Taiwan’s domestic drone industry is evolving from a largely experimental sector into a burgeoning supplier of the technology — even delivering systems to war-torn Ukraine.
The liquefied natural gas tanker Sohshu Maru approaches a thermal power station in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, in December 2021.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 18, 2026
Japan’s energy dilemma in an era of volatility
Between 30% to 40% of Japan’s power generation relies on LNG, yet the country maintains only two to three weeks of LNG feedstock for electricity generation.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives to attend the EU Western Balkans summit ahead of the European Council in Brussels in December.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 15, 2026
Orban’s election campaign turns to Russia for help in final stretch
The Hungarian president has frequently sought to obstruct the European Union’s efforts to support Ukraine and punish Moscow for its invasion.
A mother and her daughter walk holding a heart balloon on Valentine's Day at the Lychakiv Military Cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Feb. 14. The issue of Russia's deportation and forcible transfer of children is highly sensitive in Ukraine and remains central to negotiations for a potential peace agreement between Kyiv and Moscow.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 11, 2026
Russia committed ‘crimes against humanity’ in deporting Ukrainian children, U.N. says
The U.N.’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine has so far confirmed 1,205 cases of Russia deporting or transferring children from occupied areas of Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump (right) looks on beside Russian President Vladimir Putin during a news conference following their meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 10, 2026
Trump and Putin talk of war and peace as U.S. weighs easing Russian oil sanctions
Such a move would help ease a supply crunch due to conflict in Iran, but also complicate U.S. efforts to deprive Russia of revenue for its war in Ukraine.
An airplane flies overhead as smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on March 6.
WORLD
Mar 9, 2026
As war spreads, airline pilots contend with drones, missiles — and stress
The outbreak of war in the Middle East has put hundreds of ballistic missiles and attack drones into the skies above some of the world’s busiest airports.
A woman holds a banner reading "Ukraine Needs Weapons" as she takes part in rally in support of Ukraine to mark 4th anniversary of the Russian full scale invasion on Ukraine on Feb. 24 in Warsaw's Old Town.
WORLD
Mar 9, 2026
Global arms exports soar on European demand, study finds
Europe more than tripled its imports over 2021-2025, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Aleksei Bugaev of Russia celebrates on the podium after taking bronze in the men's downhill standing event at the Milano Cortina Paralympics on Saturday.
PARALYMPICS
Mar 7, 2026
Russian flag returns to Paralympic podium with two downhill bronzes
Despite Russia’s ongoing war with Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee has allowed six Russian athletes to represent the country.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
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.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
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
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