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JAPAN

Takayuki Kobayashi, policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 24, 2026
Parties gear up for Lower House election after dissolution
Takayuki Kobayashi, policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said that the election would be an opportunity for the public to weigh in on the new ruling coalition.
A JR West shinkansen approaches Shin-Osaka station
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2026
性视界 eyes higher leasing fees for shinkansen facilities
The transport ministry is looking to use the increased revenue for new new construction projects and renovations of aging infrastructure.
The National Diet Building in Tokyo on Friday
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 24, 2026
LDP and JIP heads to deliver joint campaign speeches Tuesday
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and JIP chief Hirofumi Yoshimura hope to appeal to voters by highlighting the ruling coalition's promise ahead of the Feb. 8 election.
Packs of fresh seafood at a supermarket in Yokohama on Jan. 15. Soaring food costs are a key concern of voters in the runup to the Feb. 8 Lower House election.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 24, 2026
性视界ese consumers worried about inflation ahead of general election
Some are also questioning Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's decision to call a snap election.

ASIA PACIFIC

Gen. Zhang Youxia, the senior vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, attends the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at Beijing's Great Hall of the People last March.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 24, 2026
China places military’s top uniformed officer under investigation
The probe into Gen. Zhang Youxia, the senior vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission — apparently for corruption — is one of the highest-level investigations to date.

WORLD

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (center, right) and Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen (center, left) in Nuuk, Greenland, on Friday.
WORLD / Society
Jan 24, 2026
Greenland and Denmark set aside troubled history to face down Trump
Greenland, a Danish colony for three centuries, still has a complicated relationship with Denmark, but Trump has helped unite them.
A Ukrainian servicemen prepares to fire a rocket toward Russian troops near the front-line town of Druzhkivka, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, on Wednesday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 24, 2026
Why is the Donetsk region a sticking point in talks on ending Ukraine war?
Donetsk is one of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow said in 2022 it was annexing after referendums rejected by Kyiv and Western nations as a ?sham.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on board Air Force One as he returns from the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday. Trump said his administration is watching Iran as a "big force" of U.S. military ships makes its way toward the country.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 24, 2026
Trump’s move to send U.S. ships to Middle East renews Iran threat
The assets are similar to the military vessels that the U.S. deployed to the Caribbean Sea weeks before launching a military operation on to capture Venezuela's Maduro.
Sparely stocked shelves at a supermarket in Durham, North Carolina, on Friday. A winter storm is expected to deliver a dangerous mix of sleet, freezing rain and heavy snow as it barrels across the country from the southern Rocky Mountains to New England from Friday into early next week.
WORLD
Jan 24, 2026
Winter storm and sub-freezing cold descend on U.S., from Rockies to Atlantic Coast
Forecasts called for heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain, accompanied by dangerously frigid temperatures, to sweep the eastern two-thirds of the nation.
Destroyed houses are seen in areas marked as the "Yellow Line" by the Israeli military, in east of Gaza City, in the Gaza Strip, on Jan. 16.
WORLD
Jan 24, 2026
How Israel moved its 'Yellow Line' deeper into a shattered Gaza City neighborhood
Satellite imagery shows Israel unilaterally shifted its line of control in Gaza, destroying buildings and displacing Palestinians in the process.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (center) speaks with the heads of delegations participating in the UAE-hosted trilateral talks between the U.S., Russia and Ukraine, at the Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2026
Russia and Ukraine sit for tense talks on thorny territorial issue
Kyiv is under mounting U.S. pressure to reach a peace deal in the war triggered by Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
A large crowd marches down a street during during the "ICE out of Minnesota: Day of Truth and Freedom" protest in Minneapolis on Friday.
WORLD
Jan 24, 2026
Defiant protests over U.S. immigration crackdown and child's detention
Images of a terrified pre-schooler being held by immigration officers who were seeking to arrest the boy's father have rekindled public outrage.
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speak during a news conference at Chequers last September in Aylesbury, England.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2026
U.K. PM slams Trump for saying NATO troops avoided Afghan front line
Trump appeared unaware that 457 British soldiers were among NATO troops who died during the conflict in Afghanistan following the 9/11 attacks.

BUSINESS

Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber’s chief executive, in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture. The ride-hailing giant’s chief executive has made a bet on how it can finally grab a bigger piece of one of the world’s largest taxi markets.
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2026
Uber’s quest to crack 性视界 leads through a rural hot-springs town
Since Uber entered 性视界 in 2014, the country, one of the world’s largest taxi markets, has remained a fortress, but the company is now making inroads in rural areas.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi in February last year.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jan 24, 2026
Europe and India seek closer ties with 'mother of all deals'
Facing challenges from China and the United States, India and the European Union have been negotiating a massive free trade pact and talks are nearing the finishing line.
A Liberian-flagged oil tanker sails through Havana Bay on Jan. 9 after departing from Mexico to deliver refined fuel for Cuba.
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2026
Mexico weighs stopping oil shipments to Cuba amid concerns of Trump retaliation
The policy is under review as anxiety grows within President Claudia Sheinbaum's cabinet that the shipments could antagonize the U.S.
The office of ByteDance, which owns TikTok, in Singapore in January 2023
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Jan 24, 2026
TikTok in the U.S. goes American, but questions remain
Whether the 200 million users in the United States will notice any difference in their online experience remains unclear.
A man uses a phone in front of an electronic board displaying 性视界's 10-year government bonds level outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 24, 2026
Sudden chaos in 性视界’s bond market puts stock bulls on notice
A bond slump that sent yields soaring to records on her election pitch to cut taxes on food has rippled through markets in Tokyo.
The yen rallied as much as 1.75% to ?155.63 per dollar on Friday, extending the gains seen during the Asian trading day to its strongest level of the year. The moves reversed what had been a steady slide toward levels last seen in 2024, when 性视界 stepped in to buy the currency.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 24, 2026
Yen jumps most since August as risk of intervention ramps up
The jump in the U.S. session came as traders reported that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York had called financial institutions to ask about the yen’s exchange rate.

ENVIRONMENT

A flooded area in Sultan, Washington, in December last year
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jan 24, 2026
What one year of Trump's climate censorship reveals
The administration has methodically removed references to climate change and environmental justice from government resources.

Sports

Naomi Osaka during her second-round match against Sorana Cirstea on Thursday.
TENNIS
Jan 24, 2026
Two-time champion Naomi Osaka out of Australian Open with abdominal injury
The ?16th seed Osaka, the 2019 and ?2021 winner at Melbourne Park, said on social media that her body needed attention following her previous match.
Jannik Sinner next to coach Simone Vagnozzi and an official on Saturday during his third-round Australian Open match, which was played in stifling heat in Melbourne.
TENNIS
Jan 24, 2026
Scorching heat forces Australian Open organizers to halt play on outside courts
Defending champion Jannik Sinner was cramping and struggling to move as he trailed unseeded Eliot Spizzirri 6-4, 3-6, 3-1 on Rod Laver Arena.
Ferrari drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc during testing on Friday in Maranello, Italy.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 24, 2026
Ferrari unveils 2026 car with Hamilton ready for 'massive challenge'
The seven-time world champion and his teammate Charles Leclerc put the SF-26 through its paces at Ferrari's private test track.
People hold umbrellas under the Taipei 101 building, which U.S. climber Alex Honnold was schedule to scale on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Sport climbing
Jan 24, 2026
Netflix’s live, high-risk skyscraper climb postponed due to rain
Alex Honnold, the famed U.S. free-solo climber, was set to begin ascending the exterior of Taipei 101 at 9 a.m. local time but the event was postponed due to rain.

LIFE

性视界 saw more tourists last year than ever — and a new report suggests its popularity among travelers is only going to grow.
LIFE / Travel
Jan 24, 2026
Data-driven travel rankings crown 性视界 as world’s top destination
According to travel planning outlet World Travel Index, the weak yen is a major factor in 性视界’s enduring popularity with global tourists.

CULTURE

The TechNoh fusion performance at Suigian combines classic noh theater with a live DJ set and digital projections to retell centuries-old stories.
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 24, 2026
Late-night noh theater finds new groove in techno and jazz
A Tokyo restaurant and bar formalizes its after-dark experiments with a new Friday-night series.

Longform

The Kongo family’s residence and workshop in the Taisho Era, photographed about a century ago.
What keeps 性视界’s 1,000-year-old companies alive?

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