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A view of the U.S. Capitol building. The deal demonstrates how difficult it is for Democrats to use what little leverage they have in a Republican-controlled Washington.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 11, 2025
U.S. shutdown nears end as Senate passes deal, House readies vote
The Senate’s 60-40 vote comes amid flight disruptions, food aid delays and frustrations in a federal workforce that has mostly gone without pay for more than a month.
The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2025
U.S. shutdown nears end as Senate Democrats agree to funding deal
"It looks like we’re getting closer to the shutdown ending,” U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday evening as he returned to the White House.
The FAA said on Saturday there were air traffic control staffing shortages impacting 42 airport towers and other centers and delaying flights in at least 12 major U.S. cities
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2025
U.S. airlines brace for third day of government-mandated flight cuts
The Federal Aviation Administration instructed airlines to cut 4% of daily flights starting on Friday at 40 major airports because of air traffic control safety concerns.
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 and worries about New York'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.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
Japan to subsidize demolition of abandoned inns
Abandoned Japanese-style inns in the Kinugawa hot springs resort in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, in March 2023
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
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.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
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.
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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese 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
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