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Jared Kushner, son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives at the inaugural parade in the Capitol One Arena in Washington on Jan. 20.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 17, 2025
Jared Kushner is back and breaking a vow to avoid politics
The son-in-law of the president’s return to the scene has raised familiar questions from his first stint in the White House, when critics questioned both his competence and ethics.
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff (right) holds the hands of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before they pose for photos on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2025
U.S. dangles security guarantees for Ukraine but no deal on ‘painful’ territorial concessions
Envoys sent by U.S. President Donald Trump made the unprecedented offer at talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin.
European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2025
EU imposes sanctions on oil traders with links to Russia’s shipping network
The EU has imposed 19 packages of sanctions so far, but Moscow has managed to adapt to most measures and is still selling millions of barrels of oil to India and China.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 23
WORLD / Politics
Dec 15, 2025
Ukraine drops NATO goal as peace talks in Berlin extend into second day
This marks a major shift for Ukraine, which sees NATO membership as a safeguard against Russian attacks and has such an aspiration included in its constitution.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and then-head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, pose for the press at the Zarzuela Palace, in Madrid on Nov. 18.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 13, 2025
Ukraine fails to fill key posts as corruption scandal lingers
The corruption case at the state atomic agency has caused public outrage and undermined Kyiv’s position in U.S.-brokered peace talks.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un welcomes soldiers upon their return from an overseas deployment in Russia's Kursk region on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 13, 2025
Kim hails North Korean troops returning from Russia mission
KCNA said the unit had been dispatched in early August and carried out combat and engineering tasks in the Kursk region of Russia during Moscow’s war with Ukraine.
Valdis Dombrovskis, economy commissioner for the European Union, speaks during a news conference in Brussels on Friday.
WORLD
Dec 13, 2025
EU agrees to indefinitely freeze Russian assets, removing obstacle to Ukraine loan
The move removes the risk that Hungary and Slovakia, which have better relations with Moscow than other EU states, could refuse to roll over the freeze at some point.
International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry speaks during an IOC executive commission meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS
Dec 12, 2025
IOC calls for reintegration of Russian and Belarusian athletes to youth events
The proposal, which comes three years before the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, was welcomed by Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has maintained his position that Ukraine won’t consider surrendering territory to the Kremlin.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 12, 2025
Zelenskyy floats referendum over territory as U.S. seeks deal
Ukrainian territory is at the center of discussions among Washington, Kyiv and Moscow as negotiators inch toward a potential agreement to end the war.
Ukrainian service members fire a Caesar self-propelled howitzer toward Russian troops at a position on the frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Pokrovsk, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, on Nov. 23.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Dec 11, 2025
Pokrovsk’s fall weakens Ukraine, in Trump’s eyes
Ukraine must try to stay in with the U.S. while pushing back on a peace deal Russia says must involve Kyiv’s forces withdrawing from the eastern Donbas region, where Pokrovsk lies.
Ukrainian servicemen fire a multiple launch rocket system toward Russian troops near the front-line town of Pokrovsk, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Dec 11, 2025
Ukraine sends U.S. new plan to end war as Trump blasts Europe
A first U.S. plan that involved Ukraine surrendering land that Russia has not captured was seen as caving in to too many of Russia’s demands
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Busan, South Korea, on Oct 30.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 11, 2025
Survival in Trump, Xi and Putin’s ‘great power’ world
Japan and other middle powers must help shape the new order — or risk becoming subject to it.
New Leopard 2A8 tanks operate during their rollout at KNDS in Munich, on Nov. 19. The German finance ministry says that Berlin rejects the creation of further financing instruments for the armaments sector.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 11, 2025
Germany turns down idea of new multilateral defense bank
Berlin’s focus is on the rapid implementation of existing instruments, a German finance ministry spokesperson says.
A woman and her relatives look at her home, which was damaged during a night of Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Novi Petrivtsi, outside Kyiv, on Saturday.
WORLD
Dec 11, 2025
Intel and AMD accused of allowing chips in Russian missiles
The lawsuits, filed on behalf of dozens of Ukrainian civilians, accuse the companies of “willful ignorance” as third parties resold restricted chips to Russia.
Ukrainian servicemen fire a multiple launch rocket system toward Russian troops near the front-line town of Pokrovsk, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 11, 2025
Ukraine sends U.S. new plan to end war as Trump blasts Europe
A first U.S. plan that involved Ukraine surrendering land that Russia has not captured was seen as caving in to too many of Russia’s demands
Aonishiki pushes out Hoshoryu on Nov. 22 in Fukuoka. The undersized Ukrainian's rapid rise up the sumo rankings can be attributed to his elite technique.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 10, 2025
Elite technique behind Aonishiki’s rapid rise to о̄zeki
Aonishiki gives up an average of 7 centimeters and 36 kilograms to his sumo rivals, but the rising star more than makes up for that disadvantage with his technical skills.
A member of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service attends a transfer ceremony of special vehicles from Japan to Ukraine in Kyiv in November 2023.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 10, 2025
Ukraine eyes more nonlethal aid, long-term security ties with Japan: senior official
Kyiv hopes to transform what started as ad hoc, nonlethal aid into a long-term security partnership with Tokyo, the country’s deputy defense chief said.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Palazzo Chigi prior their meeting in Rome on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 10, 2025
Zelenskyy says ready to hold Ukraine elections, with U.S. help
Zelenskyy also said he expected to send Washington within a day revised proposals on ending the war with Russia.
U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger as he speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One during travel to Pennsylvania from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 10, 2025
Trump slams ‘decaying’ and ‘weak’ Europe as U.S. ties to continent wither
The U.S. president’s comments on immigration and Ukraine deepened a rift between Washington and some of its oldest allies.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left), British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (second left) French President Emmanuel Macron (second right) and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz say goodbye outside No. 10 Downing Street following their talks in central London on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 9, 2025
Europe nears deal on Russian assets as Ukraine war talks continue
Ukraine’s allies are under growing pressure to find fresh sources of financing after U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration largely stopped aid to the war-ravaged 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
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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