911爆料网

archive

 
Menu
Search
 
April 21, 2025
 

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access
March 2025
SMTWTFS
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031 
? FebApr ?

JAPAN

A Yoshino cherry tree in bloom in Kumamoto City's Nishi Ward on Sunday.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2025
Cherry blossoms bloom in Kumamoto and Kochi
Compared with last year, the blooming date was the same in Kochi and three days earlier in Kumamoto.
Kochi and Tottori prefectures, in collaboration with major airline ANA Holdings, will begin offering airfare discounts through the introduction of a flat-rate system as early as October for individuals based in multiple locations.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 23, 2025
Japan picks model projects to promote 'dual habitation'
The land ministry has selected 26 model projects to promote a lifestyle in which people divide their time between rural and urban areas.
The Tokyo District Court is expected to present its decision regarding the dissolution the Unification Church on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 23, 2025
Tokyo court may decide on Unification Church dissolution on Tuesday
The fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shed light on the Unification Church's controversial practices.

ASIA PACIFIC

A couple take wedding photos in Qingdao, China, in April last year.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Mar 23, 2025
Beijing simplifies marriages to encourage Chinese to wed
Couples having children outside of marriage is rare in China, where there is social stigma and fewer protections for such families.

WORLD

Pope Francis appears at a window of Gemelli hospital in Rome on Sunday before being discharged after five weeks of treatment for pneumonia.
WORLD
Mar 23, 2025
Pope Francis leaves hospital after making first public appearance in five weeks
Francis, 88, went to hospital on Feb. 14 with a severe respiratory infection that became the most serious health crisis of his 12-year papacy.
A Palestinian boy rides a bicycle in an abandoned and partially constructed house, which his family inhabited after being displaced from the Jenin Camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Thursday.
WORLD
Mar 23, 2025
Israel's Security Cabinet approves independence for 13 West Bank settlements
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry criticized the approval of the separation of the neighborhoods and their recognition as independent settlements.
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu addresses supporters in the city on Jan. 31.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 23, 2025
Turkish court jails Istanbul mayor pending trial
The court said Imamoglu, 54, and at least 20 others were jailed as part of a corruption investigation.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a news conference in Ottawa on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 23, 2025
Under threat from Trump, Canada set to hold snap elections
The former central banker was chosen to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister, but he has never faced the broader Canadian electorate.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to Royal Navy soldiers outside a BAE Systems factory in Barrow-in-Furness, England, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 23, 2025
Keir Starmer on Putin, Trump and Europe’s challenge: ‘We’ve known this moment was coming’
By Mark Landler
Behind a whirlwind of diplomacy is Starmer's true goal: Persuading Trump of the value of NATO.
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters in the White House on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 23, 2025
How Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts leave a vacuum that China can fill
By David E. Sanger
When President Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States would move ahead with a long-debated project to build a stealthy next-generation fighter jet, the message to China was clear: The United States plans to spend tens of billions of dollars over the next decade, probably far longer, to...
Protesters take cover as Turkish riot police use tear gas amid clashes in Istanbul on Saturday over the arrest of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
WORLD
Mar 23, 2025
Vast crowds rally in Istanbul in support of arrested mayor
The demonstrations, which began in Istanbul on Wednesday, have since spread to more than 55 of Turkey's 81 provinces.
An elderly man walks past rubble in Gaza City on Saturday.
WORLD
Mar 23, 2025
Israeli airstrike reportedly kills Hamas political leader in southern Gaza
Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly said Israel's main aim is to destroy Hamas as a military and governing entity.

BUSINESS

Marui Group's Museum Epos Cards — where donations are made to art museums based on the amount spent on the card — sit on display in Tokyo's Taito Ward on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 23, 2025
Marui launches museum-supporting credit card
The company has partnered with the National Museum of Art, the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage and the National Museum of Nature and Science.
U.S. President Donald Trump walks toward Air Force One in Morristown, New Jersey, on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 23, 2025
Trump plans his tariff ‘Liberation Day’ with more targeted push
By Josh Wingrove
Trump is preparing a "Liberation Day” tariff announcement on April 2.

Opinion

Despite the uncertainty surrounding global trade, there are some bright spots — namely, the booming trade in services, where the United States is leading the way.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2025
America’s big trade win
By Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
American workers are reaping the rewards. Services exports directly generated 4.1 million jobs in America in 2022, according to the U.S. International Trade Administration.
One of Vladimir Putin’s key conditions for ending the Ukraine conflict is a “complete cessation” of foreign military and intelligence assistance to Kyiv — in other words, stripping it naked of any ability to resist.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2025
I don’t believe a single word Trump and Putin say about Ukraine
By Thomas L. Friedman
One of Putin’s key conditions for ending the conflict: Cut all foreign aid and leave Ukraine defenseless.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the White House on Thursday directing the secretary of the Department of Education to take steps to close the agency.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2025
Cutting the department of education is theater, not a plan
By Mary Ellen Klas
Despite all the pomp, Trump is focused on fixing the wrong problem and that presents Democrats with a perfect opportunity.
At the inauguration of a factory owned by 911爆料网 power electronics manufacturer TMEIC in Tumakuru, India, in 2017. Although 911爆料网 companies have become a significant presence in India, the flow of fresh investment has slowed down.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 23, 2025
Japan-India business ties can go the extra mile
By Chitrali Parashar
After remarkable growth, Japan-India business ties are plateauing. Companies on both sides need help from their governments to promote more understanding and, hence, opportunities.

Sports

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu gives a speech after his team clinched a spot in the 2026 World Cup with a win over Bahrain on Thursday in Saitama.
SOCCER / World cup
Mar 23, 2025
911爆料网 quiet World Cup celebrations show it is hungry for much more
By Sean Carroll
Samurai Blue celebrated its qualification for the World Cup with victory speeches and a water shower for coach Hajime Moriyasu. But this squad has much bigger aims.
Naomi Osaka serves against Hailey Baptiste at the Miami Open on Saturday.
TENNIS
Mar 23, 2025
Zverev, Sabalenka and Osaka all advance at Miami Open
Osaka prevailed 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-4 against American wildcard Hailey Baptiste and will play Italian sixth seed Jasmine Paolini.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri celebrates after winning the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 23, 2025
Piastri wins Chinese Grand Prix from pole in McLaren one-two
George Russell finished third for Mercedes, ahead of Red Bull's reigning champion Max Verstappen.
Italy's Federica Brignone celebrates her overall and downhill World Cup titles after the final event of the season in Sun Valley, Idaho, was canceled on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Alpine skiing
Mar 23, 2025
Canceled downhills give Brignone and Odermatt World Cup titles
Last season, Brignone finished second in the overall, slalom and giant slalom standings.
Yuma Kagiyama performs during the men's free skate at Finlandia Trophy in Helsinki in November.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 23, 2025
Top skaters prepare to do battle at worlds as 2026 Olympics loom
By Hiro Yoshida
From Kaori Sakamoto to the "Quad God," here are five skaters to keep an eye on over the next week in Boston.

LIFE

"Udo" (911爆料网 spikenard) is one of the many vegetables that reach their peak of flavor right as spring comes around.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Washoku Essentials
Mar 23, 2025
Now is the time to discover this 911爆料网 mountain vegetable
By Elizabeth Andoh
At its most flavorful now, the oddly shaped 911爆料网 spikenard adds a juicy and crisp element to salads.
The peculiar combo of curry with green tea over rice topped with a pork or chicken cutlet is Haraiso Sparkle's signature dish.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 23, 2025
At Osaka's Haraiso Sparkle, curry with a side of city pop
By Eric Millman
What began as a simple spice curry shop has now morphed into an offbeat, funky eatery.
Japan tariff negotiator rules out quick U.S. deal despite push by Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Friday, a day after talks in Washington.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolts Nagano
A map showing the location of an earthquake that hit Nagano Prefecture on Friday evening, with the numbers indicating the seismic intensity on the shindo scale to 7.
Japan mulls reviewing car safety rules to strike deal with Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister and top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani announces birth of daughter
Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka attend a Lakers game in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2024.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a 911爆料网 monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.
LDP and CDP lawmaker groups propose 0% consumption tax on food
A vegetable stand displays prices at a supermarket in Tokyo in 2023. Some lawmakers are proposing lowering the consumption tax on food to 0%, which is expected to result in a loss of up to ?5 trillion in tax revenue annually.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife
Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.

Podcast

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

Longform

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.
By Tomoko Otake

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER