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Japan is deploying two officers to Lithuania for demining training in support of Ukraine, marking a key step in its evolving security strategy and the maturation of its defense policy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 31, 2025
Japan¡¯s demining deployment is a security milestone
This deployment is the latest in demining support that Japan has delivered to Ukraine since Russia¡¯s full scale invasion began in February 2022.
Shiori Kuwahara performs at the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw on Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2025
911±¬ÁÏÍø pianist wins fourth prize in Chopin competition
This is the second consecutive time a 911±¬ÁÏÍø-born pianist has won a prize at the prestigious international contest, which is considered a gateway to success for young pianists.
Residents leave their apartment building, which was damaged by a Russian drone strike, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Sunday.
WORLD
Oct 5, 2025
Russia rains drones and missiles on Ukraine as Poland scrambles aircraft
The move by the NATO member came as Ukrainian officials reported missiles and drones raining down on the Lviv region near the Polish border early Sunday.
Three Russian MiG-31s, like the one seen here, violated Estonian airspace this month over the Gulf of Finland, escalating regional tensions further.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2025
Russia¡¯s probes of NATO airspace demand a unified response
The Nordic-Baltic skies should be defended, not merely patrolled. That requires a greater NATO commitment with more aircraft.
Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz speaks after signing a contract for the delivery of mobile communication centers in Zegrze, Poland, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 25, 2025
Poland becomes top importer of Taiwanese drones, skirting China
From almost nothing in the previous years, Poland is now absorbing almost 60% of Taiwan¡¯s drone exports, which expanded this year to about $32 million through August.
"Russia is testing us, testing our preparedness, testing our commitment to retaliate,¡± Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said at a Baltic American Chamber of Commerce event in New York on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2025
Baltic leaders say Russia is testing NATO's readiness to respond
Russian fighter jets entered Estonian airspace last week in what Tallinn called part of Moscow's campaign to test how well NATO is prepared to respond to territorial threats.
A group of U.S. foreign policy veterans has warned Congress that Donald Trump¡¯s erratic and hostile approach to allies is eroding America¡¯s global credibility.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2025
America¡¯s friends will never trust the U.S. again
A group of U.S. foreign policy veterans has warned Congress that Donald Trump¡¯s erratic and hostile approach to allies is eroding America¡¯s global credibility.
Ukrainan Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga (right) and his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski (center) look at drones as they visit an exhibition showcasing Ukrainian unmanned vehicles in Kyiv on Sept. 12.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 17, 2025
Trump's public shrug over drone incursion in Poland fuels unease in Europe
Many NATO members already question U.S. President Donald Trump's commitment to their defense in the event of an actual Russian attack.
International observers are briefed during the Zapad 2025 joint exercises between Russia and Belarus near Borisov, Belarus, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 16, 2025
Belarus hosts drills with Russia, spooking Poland and Baltics
The drills designed to simulate a possible invasion of their territory came just days after Russian drones were downed over Poland.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 14, 2025
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
Trump¡¯s removed attitude contrasts sharply with his repeated claims about his unique ability to solve the world¡¯s intractable conflicts.
A volunteer recruit listens to an instructor as she learns how to dig trenches during military training in Braniewo, Poland, on June 24.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 14, 2025
Fearful of Russia, Poles flock to receive military training
More than 20,000 Poles signed up for voluntary military training in the first seven months of 2025.
"We will not give in to Russia's increasing intimidation," said French President Emmanuel Macron, who has been leading diplomatic efforts internationally to end Russia's war on Ukraine.
WORLD
Sep 12, 2025
France to deploy three jets to 'help protect Polish airspace,' Macron says
Poland had gathered its NATO allies for urgent talks after it said Russian drones flew into Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine.
Soldiers walk next to a site where a roof of a house was destroyed after suspected Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine, in Wyryki, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, on Wednesday.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 11, 2025
Suspected Russian incursion in Poland raises drone defense questions for NATO
NATO¡¯s more traditional air defense systems were designed to protect against missiles and manned aircraft.
This damaged drone was found in a field near the eastern Polish village of Czosnowka on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2025
Lessons for NATO after Putin sends drones over Poland
The U.S. and Europe have a lot to learn from Russia¡¯s warning shot.
Warsaw's skyline in July
WORLD
Sep 10, 2025
Poland downs drones, becoming first NATO member to open fire during Ukraine war
Moscow denied responsibility for the incident, with a senior diplomat in Poland saying the drones had come from the direction of Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz during a photo session in The Hague on June 25
WORLD / Politics
Aug 27, 2025
French, German and Polish leaders to visit Moldova in show of force to Russia
The leaders will meet Moldova's President Maia Sandu to celebrate the country's 34th independence day as she pushes for EU membership.
A Polish security officer stands guard in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2025
Poland¡¯s next political battle starts as president takes office
Instead of securing a long-awaited ally, Poland's government is now preparing for an opponent in the presidential palace again.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba meets with Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok in Tokyo on May 22.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 31, 2025
Japan¡¯s strategic blind spot in the heart of Europe
Central Europe may hold the key to increased strategic autonomy without the geopolitical baggage of the superpowers.
The recent massive pride parade in Hungary shows that even under authoritarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, popular resistance for liberal democracy persists ¡ª but the region¡¯s deeper political stalemate endures.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2025
Is democracy stalemated?
Yet neither triumphalism nor fatalism captures the real dynamic. A more measured analysis shows that history¡¯s arc is not bending at all ¡ª it is stuck.
Ukrainian Oleksandr Belyba, a 33-year-old car mechanic, works in a repair shop run by his childhood friend from Ukraine, in Warsaw on June 24.
WORLD
Jul 7, 2025
Contrary to political rhetoric, Ukrainian refugees boosting Poland's economy
Ukrainian refugees "generated 2.7% of Poland's gross domestic product (GDP)," according to a recent report by Deloitte and UNHCR, the U.N. Refugee Agency.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan¡¯s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
New satellite images suggest 'mass graves' in Sudan's El-Fasher
A general view of a berm construction in Kinin Village near El-Fasher.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France ¡ª where he had lived since he was a young child ¡ª stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India¡¯s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.
Takaichi calls for the updating of 911±¬ÁÏÍø economic security law
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to a panel on promoting economic security in Japan on Friday.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo¡¯s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ¡®There¡¯s beauty in what we throw away¡¯
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India¡¯s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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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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Bear attacks have dominated 911±¬ÁÏÍø news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan¡¯s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
By Yukana Inoue

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