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An apartment resident displays a model of a data center currently in development next door in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, in May.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Nov 11, 2026
Japan not immune to public backlash against data centers, experts say
Last week’s U.S. midterm congressional elections have highlighted just how strong opposition to data center construction has become.
Democrats' sweeping midterm victory leaves Donald Trump's foreign policy largely intact while shifting the broader fight over America's global role to the next U.S. presidential election.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2026
Midterms shake U.S. foreign policy, but no tectonic shifts
The real fight, which began the day after the ballot, is over U.S. foreign policy in the next administration.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 11, 2026
U.S. House blocks path to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth
The impeachment articles accused Hegseth of the “high crimes and misdemeanors” of illegally ordering ?military actions in Iran, Yemen and Venezuela.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick holds a chart as President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington in April 2025.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 7, 2026
Trump and U.S. Congress set to clash over economic costs of tariffs
Curbing President Donald Trump’s tariff powers will be hard, and there’s a risk any efforts to do so will spur infighting in both parties.
Stephen Miller
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2026
Trump makes hard-liner Stephen Miller his chief of staff after midterm defeat
Miller, who will replace Susie Wiles, assumes the role as the president prepares to confront a Democratic-led House of Representatives and Senate.
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico celebrates with supporters in Austin after defeating his Republican opponent, State Attorney General Ken Paxton, in the midterm election on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 5, 2026
America’s midterms: History rhymes half a century later
Why 2026 feels like the 1976 election of Jimmy Carter and why it doesn’t.
The 2026 midterms weakened U.S. President Donald Trump's authority, boosting Democratic congressional leverage and altering how foreign governments, allies and corporations will have to navigate his administration.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 5, 2026
The Democratic ‘blue wave’ just reset American power
Trump no longer commands the political support he once claimed. U.S. voters have roundly rebuked the U.S. president in a referendum on his leadership.
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Darline Graham and U.S. President Donald Trump hold hands during a midterm election campaign rally at an event center in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Oct. 29.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2026
Trump hand-picked Senate candidates. Republicans paid the price.
Tuesday’s results revealed the U.S. president was unable to persuade the broader electorate to back his choices.
A voter fills out a ballot during the last day of early voting for midterm elections in the state at the Louis R. Jones Bayside Recreation Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 1, 2026
Spewing U.S. election falsehoods, AI chatbots face scrutiny
Nov. 3 marks the first U.S. federal election with millions of voters relying on AI for political information, a trend that may play a key role ahead of the polls.
A campaign sign for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan in Seward, Alaska, on Saturday
WORLD / Politics
Nov 1, 2026
U.S. midterm campaign enters final weekend as Alaska and California fights heat up
More than 51 million Americans have already cast ballots in person or by mail, up from nearly 46 million in 2022.
Pete Hegseth, U.S. secretary of defense, during a Halloween event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2026
Hegseth faces bipartisan push for his ouster after midterms
Democrats and some Republicans plan to zero in on Hegseth as they seek accountability for U.S. President Donald Trump’s war in Iran.
U.S. Rep. Ami Bera speaks during an interview with The Japan Times in Tokyo on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2026
Senior U.S. Democrat says midterm win would give party stronger voice in shaping Asia policy
Rep. Ami Bera said he hoped to advance legislation reinforcing the U.S.-Japan alliance and support for Taiwan.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at a midterm elections campaign rally in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 25, 2026
Trump defends tariffs at rally as he says Audi to build U.S. plant
The Audi announcement marks a political win for Trump, who has been on the defensive about the domestic effects of his tariffs.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth salute during a dignified transfer for soldiers killed amid the conflict with Iran at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, in July.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 25, 2026
Trump prepares for Iran escalation after U.S. and Israeli elections
A Middle East war that U.S. President Donald Trump said would be over in a matter of weeks now looks set to escalate as it enters its eighth month.
A person dressed up as U.S. President Donald Trump looks down from inside a mock prison cell during a performance in Tehran on Wednesday.
WORLD
Oct 25, 2026
Iran has ramped up efforts to target U.S. personnel, intelligence memo warns
The alert from Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton came after Washington scaled back staffing at its mission in Saudi Arabia last week.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in South Carolina on Wednesday.
WORLD
Oct 22, 2026
Republican backlash over Russia policy poses challenge for Trump in Congress
The backlash could pose new hurdles for Trump after the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
U.S. President Donald Trump presents the National Medal of Science to Elon Musk in Washington on Oct. 8.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 18, 2026
Musk back in the spotlight, but politics dims the awe
Despite his success in various fields, Elon Musk’s unrelenting commitment to right-wing politics has taken a toll on his public image.
People participate in a "No Kings" demonstration in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 18, 2026
Across U.S., ‘No Kings’ events seek to boost early voting
Rather than holding massive marches, the latest “No Kings” protests varied — with honking convoys, concerts and neighborhood gatherings.
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington in February 2025
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 18, 2026
Trump-Zelenskyy rift threatens vital support for Kyiv
The widening rift has sparked concerns that Trump and Zelenskyy’s tumultuous relationship could lead to even worse outcomes for Kyiv.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Oct 18, 2026
Trump’s Russia sanctions waiver called mistake by GOP allies
At least eight Republican senators and several House lawmakers have spoken out against Trump’s diesel deal with Russia or the sanctions waiver.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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