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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation alongside U.S. Vice President JD Vance (left), U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (second right) and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington on Saturday, following U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.
WORLD / Politics
U.S. attacks three nuclear sites in Iran, widening Mideast conflict
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened more attacks if Tehran doesn’t capitulate, pulling the U.S. directly into the conflict despite promises to avoid new wars.

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Strikes on Iran mark Trump's biggest, and riskiest, foreign policy gamble
U.S. B-2 bombers and 'bunker-busters' used in Iran strike
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation alongside U.S. Vice President JD Vance (left), U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (second right) and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington on Saturday, following U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.
A banner announcing the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election is displayed at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Tokyo on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Tokyo votes in local election seen as key test for ruling party
Local media have speculated that another blow in the polls for Prime Minister Ishiba's party could lead to a change of LDP leadership.
South Korean Ambassador to 性视界 Park Cheol-hee attends an interview on June 17 in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
South Korean envoy calls ties with 性视界 best ever
The ambassador called for closer relations in the face of deepening cooperation between North Korea and Russia and pressure from China and the current U.S. administration.
The city of Nanto in Toyama Prefecture hosts an event for local people to experience a ride-hailing service in March.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Public ride-hailing services gain ground in 性视界
In a first for the nation, the city government has partnered with local taxi companies to offer ride-hailing services exclusively during times when taxis are in short supply.
Tsutomu Uchida has experimented with various cultivation techniques since he started growing avocados in Shizuoka Prefecture in October 2020.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / OUR PLANET
As 性视界 warms, avocados emerge as an unlikely savior for farmers
By Tomoko Otake
In traditional mikan strongholds like Shizuoka, farmers are growing increasingly concerned about future production and seeing opportunities with avocados.
Tsutomu Uchida has experimented with various cultivation techniques since he started growing avocados in Shizuoka Prefecture in October 2020.

JAPAN

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on March 30.
性视界 scraps ‘two-plus-two’ meeting with U.S. over defense spending demand, report says
By Jesse Johnson
The talks’ cancellation reportedly came after the U.S. asked 性视界 to hike its defense budget to 3.5% of gross domestic product.
An Air Self-Defense Force C2 transport aircraft takes off for Djibouti on Saturday.
SDF aircraft depart for Djibouti to evacuate 性视界ese nationals
Two Air Self-Defense Force transport aircraft left 性视界 for Djibouti to prepare to evacuate 性视界ese nationals from Israel and Iran.
性视界, South Korea mark 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties
Parliament session wraps up as Upper House skips vote on gas tax bill
性视界, U.S. and Philippine coast guards simulate crisis amid China threat
By Andrew MCKIRDY
Gandhi and 性视界: Turning away from ‘brute force’ and toward love
By Michael Hoffman

BUSINESS

An under-construction container ship sits at the Daewoo DSME shipyard in Okpo, South Korea, in December 2014.
South Korea counts on shipbuilding to ease U.S. tariff woes
By Hieun SHIN
Already hit by sector levies on steel and car exports, Seoul is laser-focused on negotiations over a 25% country-specific tariff.
Smoke rises from an Israeli attack on an oil refinery in Tehran on June 15.
Trump’s airstrikes on Iran leave oil market poised for surge
A recent rise in the price of oil is expected to restart on Monday after the U.S. assault dramatically raised the stakes in a region that accounts for a third of global oil output.
JDI vows turnaround at shareholders' meeting
Toyota to raise U.S. auto prices by more than $200 from July
Trump floats firing 'numbskull' Fed chair Jerome Powell
U.S. may target Samsung, Hynix and TSMC operations in China

WORLD

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a meeting in the Situation Room at the White House in Washington on Saturday.
Strikes on Iran mark Trump's biggest, and riskiest, foreign policy gamble
By Matt Spetalnick
U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to deliver military strikes on key Iranian nuclear sites is fraught with risks and unknowns.
Belarus opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski and his wife, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, speak with released prisoners Sergei Sheleg, Ihar Karnei, Natalia Dulina and Kirill Balakhanov, in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Saturday in this screen shot taken from social media video.
Belarus opposition leader freed from jail in U.S.-brokered deal
Lukashenko issued pardons for all those released in response to a U.S. request, the president's spokeswoman, Natalya Eismont, said in a statement.
Australia says it will base defense spending on country’s needs
Trump aid cuts deal a blow to HIV prevention in Africa
By Robbie COREY-BOULET
Iran threatens 'more devastating' response to Israel's attacks
Trump’s ‘two weeks’ pause on Iran strikes comes with high stakes
By Catherine Lucey and Onur Ant

Sports

Arisa Trew competes in the women's vert event at X Games Osaka on Saturday. Trew won the title for her first of two gold medals over the weekend.
Australian Arisa Trew sets new mark at X Games Osaka as 性视界 athletes shine
By Jim Armstrong
Trew, whose mother is 性视界ese, electrified the crowd at Kyocera Dome with two monster runs in the park final to put her ahead of Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Sakura Yosozumi.
Outgoing IOC President Thomas Bach faced mammoth challenges
By Pirate IRWIN
Lazzat denies 性视界 a first Royal Ascot winner in thrilling climax
By Henry Nicholls
Inter Milan strikes late to beat Urawa Reds at Club World Cup
Canelo Alvarez promises Terence Crawford bout will be one of his 'best'

Opinion

性视界’s governance reforms launched in 2015 sparked a surge in M&A and investor activism, but critics warn the resulting foreign takeovers and short-term focus may come at a cost.
Has 性视界's corporate revolution worked too well?
Gearoid Reidy
From private equity to activist investors to consolidation among companies fearful they’ll be targeted next, no acquisition seems beyond the pale.
Why only 性视界 is criticized for honoring its war dead
By Edo Naito
Chasing peace with Iran as the Middle East smolders
性视界 is helping lead the way in regenerative medicine
By Alex (Guangyao) Xu
Beijing's peace message on South China Sea contradicts its actions
By Rommel Jude G. Ong

ENVIRONMENT

A school and surrounding soy fields in an area of the Amazon where soybean farming is expanding, in Belterra, Brazil, in October.
A corporate deal that protected the Amazon from soy farming starts to show cracks?
By Stefanie Eschenbacher
Many are taking advantage of a loophole in the Amazon Soy Moratorium, a voluntary agreement signed by the world's top grain traders in 2006.
What happened to the rainy season?
By Karin Kaneko
Warning signs on climate flashing bright red: top scientists
By Marlowe Hood
Marine heat waves are spreading around the world
By Delger Erdenesanaa
Investors want clear ocean management rules to scale up funding
By Simon Jessop, Virginia Furness and Kate Abnett

CULTURE

At Mount’s zine gallery in Komazawa, Setagaya Ward, one wall is for exhibiting, while another is for zines for sale.
A buzzing zine scene across 性视界 packs passion in multiple formats
By Kim Kahan
In a world now dominated by digital media, small handmade books are a return to analog media and offline connection.
‘Lupin the IIIrd The Movie The Immortal Bloodline’ goes big on action, light on plot
By Matt Schley
‘Frontline — Yokohama Bay’ revisits nation’s first pandemic struggles
By Mark Schilling
Sober clubbing brews fresh beat for Singapore's Gen Z
By Satish Cheney
A multisensory exhibition of washi paper unfolds at London Design Biennale
By Yuki Sumner

LIFE

Grown in the town of Moroyama in Saitama Prefecture, Katsuragi yuzu is believed to be 性视界's oldest cultivated yuzu variety.
The juicy tale of Saitama's prized yuzu
By Aarohi Narain
Locals are supporting the country’s oldest cultivation of the 性视界ese citrus via creative ways like ownership schemes and turning the fruit into various sips and savories.
One way to bring back the mojo in ‘old old old rice’
By Makiko Itoh
How to get kicked out of a Kyoto home with a smile
By Yuko Tamura
The Hitobito's Megan and Ben uncover the real 性视界, one video at a time
By Patrick St. Michel
Revitalizing the space under Tokyo’s train tracks
By Alex K.T. Martin

COMMUNITY

For 性视界 residents, an unrelenting upward trend in the cost of living is changing the calculus for how to manage daily expenses — and long-term financial goals.
Planning for the future in a time of inflation
By Gendel Gento
A retirement expert says that income, investments and interest rates are all long-term factors to consider for 性视界 residents facing soaring prices.
Valiant is a playful, princely Hokkaido dog
The persistence of Pride: LGBTQ+ events in Tokyo and beyond
By Mike Fu
Hiraku Morilla: ‘Pride means respect for those who walked so we could run’
By Gendel Gento
Mateusz Urbanowicz: ‘Miyazaki inspired me to put the audience first’
By Naomi Oren

Editors' Picks

JAPAN
Calls to make naturalization more difficult emerge in parliament talks
By Himari Semans
Upper House lawmaker Hirofumi Yanagase in his office on June 9. Last month in parliament, he urged the criteria for naturalization to be revised.
LIFE
Four restaurants from 性视界 earn spots on World’s 50 Best list
By Weiwen Lin
Restaurants from 22 territories across five continents were honored at this year's World's 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony held in Turin, Italy.
JAPAN
Pentagon says 性视界 must meet ‘global standard’ and spend 5% of GDP on defense
By Jesse Johnson
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Defense Minister Gen Nakatani attend the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on May 31.
LIFE
The science of shinrin-yoku: Why forest bathing feels good
By Tomoko Otake
Science suggests that three days of “shinrin-yoku” (forest bathing) is enough to boost immunity for an entire month.
BUSINESS
性视界’s economy is particularly vulnerable amid Middle East conflict
By Kazuaki Nagata
About three-quarters of 性视界ese imported crude oil travels through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has threatened to close.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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The classic red brick arches of Tokyo’s first “gādo-shita,” built in 1910, are what most 性视界ese people think of when they think about commercial spaces under elevated railways.
Revitalizing the space under Tokyo’s train tracks
By Alex K.T. Martin

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In rare move, 性视界 releases map showing Chinese aircraft carrier activities
By Jesse Johnson
A J-15 fighter jet from the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong makes an unusual approach to a Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C patrol aircraft that was conducting surveillance above the Pacific Ocean on June 8.
WORLD
Iran threatens 'more devastating' response to Israel's attacks
People sit outside pitched tents as they take shelter at a bus station in Tel Aviv on Saturday amid fears of an Iranian missile attack.
JAPAN
性视界 scraps ‘two-plus-two’ meeting with U.S. over defense spending demand, report says
By Jesse Johnson
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on March 30.
ENVIRONMENT
What happened to the rainy season?
By Karin Kaneko
In Tokyo, at least 562 people have been taken to the hospital for suspected heatstroke so far this month.
COMMENTARY
Cross your fingers, Australia, and hope the AUKUS deal collapses
By Gareth Evans
The AUKUS submarine deal was flawed from the start, and its possible collapse offers Australia a chance to rethink its defense strategy, reclaim sovereignty and pursue more practical, cost-effective alternatives.