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Canceled flights on a flight boards at Chicago O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on Friday
WORLD
Nov 8, 2025
U.S. warns it could force 20% flight cuts if shutdown continues
The FAA instructed airlines to cut 4% of flights on Friday at 40 major airports because of the government shutdown. The cuts will rise to 10% by Nov. 14.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference with House Republican leadership at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2025
U.S. shutdown dealmaking hits new roadblocks as tensions flare
Prospects are fading for a deal this week to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history despite warnings of worsening flight disruptions and concerns over food aid.
Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that she would retire when her term concludes in early 2027.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2025
Democratic giant, trailblazer and Trump foe Nancy Pelosi to retire
Nancy Pelosi, a towering figure in U.S. politics and the first woman to serve as House speaker, announced Thursday that she would step down after the next election.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan speaks at an event at Bloomberg’s European Headquarters in London, on June 24.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 6, 2025
Climate-friendly mayors find hope in Trump’s election setback
The results reverberated at a gathering of mayors from around the world in Rio de Janeiro ahead of next week's COP30 United Nations climate talks.
New Jersey's new governor-elect, Mikie Sherrill, meets with supporters in the borough of Chatham on Tuesday. Democratic candidates this week not only won the mayoral race in New York with Zohran Mamdani's win, but their candidates and propositions were also successful in Virginia, New Jersey, and California.
COMMENTARY
Nov 6, 2025
Democrat election wins send an unmistakable warning to Republicans
Not only did Zohran Mamdani win in New York, but Democrats posted significant wins in Virginia and New Jersey, too.
A display shows an advertisement for betting on the New York City mayoral election, featuring New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in Times Square, in New York on Monday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 6, 2025
Wall Street girds for life under Mamdani, worries about New York City's competitiveness
Wall Street and the finance industry have had broad misgivings about Mamdani and his affordability-focused campaign.
The U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2025
U.S. government shutdown becomes longest in history
The shutdown tops the 35-day record from Trump’s first term, as his administration warned of holiday air-travel chaos and threatened Americans’ benefits.
Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani waves to his supporters after winning the 2025 New York City Mayoral race, at an election night rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2025
Democrats sweep first major elections of second Trump term
The new generation of leaders gives the beleaguered party a shot of momentum ahead of next year's congressional elections.
A screen shows New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani declared the winner during his election night event at the Brooklyn Paramount theater in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday night.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2025
Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, capping meteoric rise
Defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent, Mamdani becomes the first Muslim mayor of the largest city in the U.S.
Houston resident Eric Dunham approaches to receive a free lunch bag from business owner Nhan Ngo (left) and other volunteers at the Petit Beignets and Tapioca restaurant in Houston on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 2, 2025
'I can't eat': Millions risk losing food aid during U.S. shutdown
Since the federal government shut down on Oct. 1 over budget disputes, the Trump administration announced it will halt SNAP funding starting Saturday.
Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate, speaks at a campaign event in the Queens borough of New York on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 2, 2025
Obama calls Mamdani and praises campaign ahead of New York mayoral election
Mamdani, a Uganda-born state assembly member, has polled well ahead of his main rival, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, ahead of the Nov. 4 general election.
Volunteers sort donated food items at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank's South Los Angeles warehouse on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 1, 2025
Trump administration cannot suspend food aid benefits, U.S. judges rule
Two federal judges ruled that the administration must use contingency funds to pay for the benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown.
"This is not how the system is supposed to work," Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia said after Democrats were excluded from a briefing.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2025
Democrats excluded from briefing on U.S. military strikes off South America: senator
Members of Congress, especially Democrats, have been demanding more information about the deadly strikes on boats off the South American coast, which have killed nearly 60 people.
Politically themed Halloween decorations labeled "empathy," "tolerance," and "compromise & cooperation" at the home of Donna Breslin in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2025
Washington's Halloween displays show scariest thing for Democrats is Trump
The White House is also using Halloween to mock opponents, posting images online of Trump with the words, "Not included — crown,” possibly to make light of the "No Kings” protests.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been among the most active opponents of Trump’s policies and is considering running for president in 2028.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 27, 2025
Harris and Newsom begin jockeying for 2028 presidential campaigns
Democrats are still looking to bounce back after then-U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris lost to Donald Trump in the November 2024 presidential election.
New York state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and the front-runner in the New York City mayoral race, greets supporters as his campaign hosts a soccer tournament designed to call attention to the high cost of living in New York, in Brooklyn on Oct. 19.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 26, 2025
Long-shot socialist Zohran Mamdani in striking distance of becoming New York mayor
The 34-year-old election front-runner was born in Uganda to a family of Indian origin and has lived in the United States since he was seven.
A person takes a video of the ongoing demolition of the East Wing of the White House on Friday.
WORLD
Oct 25, 2025
Tourists gawk and recoil at Trump's destruction of the White House East Wing
The U.S. leader says they aren't missing much and no one should mourn its demise. "It was a very small building," Trump told reporters this week.
Paul Ingrassia, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, at a social event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington in June.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 25, 2025
Violence, racism and Nazi praise: The dark side of U.S. political group chats
Three separate controversies involving leaked text messages from private online group chats have rocked U.S. political circles this month.
The U.S. Capitol in Washington on Friday. The current government shutdown is the most acute symptom of a general lack of goodwill in Washington, where bipartisan deal-making has increasingly gone out of vogue.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 12, 2025
Trump layoffs and broken trust harden Democrats’ shutdown stand
Democrats have expressed doubts that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver a health care fix unless forced to do so.
The U.S. Capitol in Washington on Friday. The White House is making good on threats to fire thousands of federal workers amid a government shutdown now in its 10th day, with job cuts across federal agencies.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 11, 2025
Trump fires federal workers amid shutdown fight with Democrats
The firings mark the first large-scale layoffs of federal employees during a funding lapse in modern history.
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.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
New satellite images suggest 'mass graves' in Sudan's El-Fasher
A general view of a berm construction in Kinin Village near El-Fasher.
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.
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
These are the hottest lower-division rikishi to watch right now
Fukazaki (right) grapples with Enho at the IG Arena in Nagoya on July 13.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo

Podcast

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

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
By Alex K.T. Martin

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