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A man holds a "Welcome back Jimmy" sign outside the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" recording facility, the day after Disney announced the show would return, in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
WORLD
Sep 24, 2025
Jimmy Kimmel defends free speech as he returns to late-night television from suspension
The comedian returned to "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" six days after his on-air comments about the murder of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk led Walt Disney to suspend his show.
A woman holds a sign during a protest outside Disneyland after Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show was suspended for remarks he made regarding Charlie Kirk's assassination, in Anaheim, California, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 22, 2025
Disney’s Kimmel suspension shows Trump’s increasing grip over media
The suspension has intensified free-speech fears in the U.S. as FCC chair Brendan Carr threatened to revoke broadcast licenses from stations that carry what he called "garbage."
A sign is seen outside of the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show outside the El Capitan Entertainment Centre on Hollywood Boulevard, from where the show is broadcast in Hollywood, California, on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 19, 2025
Trump threatens licenses of TV stations that criticize him
Trump’s remarks represent a startling break with the nation’s long-standing traditions of freedom of speech and of the press enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.
Jimmy Kimmel arrives at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 12, 2022. Kimmel's late-night show has been taken off the air by ABC.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 18, 2025
Disney's ABC yanks 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' off air after remarks about Kirk
The move is the latest taken against media figures, academic workers, teachers and corporate employees over their remarks about Kirk following his assassination.
The ESPN logo at the Super Bowl LIX media center at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans on Feb. 5.
SPORTS / Football
Aug 6, 2025
ESPN, leaping to streaming, holds hands with the NFL
ESPN will receive the NFL Network and other assets in exchange for a 10% equity stake.
A Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train featuring the Tokyo DisneySea amusement park Fantasy Springs theme is unveiled in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2025
JR Central unveils Disney-themed shinkansen train in Tokaido line first
The train's livery in inspired by the theme of Fantasy Springs, a new area of the Tokyo DisneySea amusement park
The entrance to Walt Disney studios in Burbank, California
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 12, 2025
Disney softens diversity criteria used to determine manager pay
Disney is the latest company to soften its focus on diversity, equity and inclusion amid a growing backlash against such policies by mostly conservative groups.
Tech in 2025 will face growing resistance to AI, social media and streaming saturation alongside political and cultural shifts driven by Elon Musk, Trump and controversies like a potential U.S. TikTok ban.
COMMENTARY
Jan 5, 2025
AI, Musk and Trump add up to a turbulent 2025 for tech
If the steady stream of tech CEOs visiting Mar-a-Lago is any indication, we can expect Silicon Valley to be more willing to do Trump’s bidding in 2025.
Disney and Oriental Land executives pose with Disney characters at the unveiling of an expanded cruise line, in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, earlier this year.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Dec 16, 2024
Tokyo Disney Resort operator eyes cruises for new growth
The company plans to invest approximately ¥330 billion in the project, hoping to launch services in fiscal 2028.
James Gorman, who was named to the Disney board this year and later put in charge of succession planning, will become Disney’s chairman on Jan. 2, 2025, the company said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 22, 2024
Disney taps Morgan Stanley's Gorman as chair and will name CEO Iger's replacement in 2026
Morgan Stanley veteran James Gorman will become chairman of Disney's board on Jan. 2, and will lend a helping hand in the decision-making process.
An airplane specially painted with the theme of Tokyo DisneySea's Fantasy Springs area
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 21, 2024
JAL unveils plane themed on Tokyo DisneySea's new area
The plane, which features characters from the Disney movies "Frozen," "Tangled" and "Peter Pan," will mainly fly on domestic routes until November next year.
Former Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman will lead the committee searching for a successor to Disney CEO Bob Iger.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 22, 2024
Disney names James Gorman to lead CEO succession planning effort
Disney is weighing both internal and external candidates to succeed Bob Iger.
Disney resorts division head Josh D’Amaro
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 12, 2024
Disney plots villains-themed land and new cruise ships in resorts push
Disney is providing details after announcing plans for its parks and resorts unit last year that included doubling capital investment to $60 billion over 10 years.
Celtics guard Jaylen Brown dunks during Game 3 of the 2024 NBA Finals in Dallas on June 12.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 25, 2024
NBA signs broadcasting deal with Disney, Amazon and Comcast worth $77 billion
The NBA rejected a last-minute offer from TNT, which it said fell short of Amazon's proposal, ending a four-decade relationship with the media company after next season.
Yumiko Takano, chief executive officer of Oriental Land, speaks during a news conference in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on Tuesday. Oriental Land has secured a deal with Disney Enterprises to launch Disney Cruises in Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 10, 2024
Disney to add new ship in Tokyo to expanding cruise business
The new ship will be modeled after the Wish, the largest vessel in Disney's fleet.
People enter the Fantasy Springs area that opened Thursday at Tokyo DisneySea in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2024
Tokyo DisneySea's 'Fantasy Springs' area opens
Visitors require a free Standby Pass or paid Disney Premier Access, along with a DisneySea ticket, to access the new area.
Tokyo DisneySea Fantasy Springs Hotel is set to open in June in the theme park's new section featuring areas based on "Frozen," "Tangled" and "Peter Pan."
BUSINESS
May 7, 2024
Tokyo DisneySea taps ‘Frozen’ and 'Peter Pan' in ¥320 billion expansion
The expansion, which opens to the public June 6, is expected to help boost total annual sales by ¥75 billion.
A terrace of one of the rooms of the Grand Chateau hotel building located in Tokyo DisneySea's new "Fantasy Springs" area in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 24, 2024
Hotel at new Tokyo DisneySea area shown to press
The minimum overnight fee for the hotel's two buildings is ¥66,000 for rooms at the Fantasy Chateau and ¥341,000 for those at higher-end Grand Chateau.
In an emergency move, Bob Iger returned to Disney in November 2022, just 11 months after retiring, to rescue the company from his hand-picked successor as CEO, Bob Chapek.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 4, 2024
Hunt for Disney CEO Bob Iger's successor kicks into high gear
Board members are seeking to reassure investors that they are taking the matter of succession seriously, having extended Iger's retirement date five times.
Fox Chief Executive Officer Lachlan Murdoch
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 5, 2024
Fox's Lachlan Murdoch targets 5 million subscribers for new sports venture
The streaming service will feature all of the sports programming from the three media giants, including ESPN, Fox Sports 1 and channels such as TNT.
How China waged an infowar against U.S. interests in the Philippines
Association for Philippines-China Understanding (APCU) Chairman Raul Lambino shakes hands with guests during a ceremony for the Award for Promoting Philippines-China Understanding at The Manila Hotel in Manila in June.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
Typhoon Halong to cause windstorms, heavy rain and high waves on the Izu islands
Typhoon Halong is moving north near the Izu Islands, with strong winds, high waves and heavy rain expected as it passes early on Thursday, prompting warnings from the weather agency.
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.
Takaichi's leadership lineup favors Aso and his allies while shutting out rivals
The LDP's newly-appointed election chief Keiji Furuya (far left), general affairs council chair Haruko Arimura (second from left), vice president Taro Aso (center left), president Sanae Takaichi (center right), secretary-general Shunichi Suzuki (second from right) and policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi in Tokyo on Tuesday.
With nuclear sub proposal, Japan faces array of political and tech challenges
The Jingei, the third of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Taigei-class submarines, was commissioned in March last year. It is equipped with lithium-ion batteries, enabling it to have a longer diving time and cruising distance than older models with lead-acid batteries.
OpenAI’s Sora 2 is drowning in Japanese 'AI slop'
OpenAI has rolled out a social app powered by Sora 2, its artificial intelligence video generator, which was quickly flooded with videos featuring iconic Japanese intellectual property.
Trump has his eyes on the prize — but a Nobel win looks unlikely
A protester holds a sign with an image depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the words "Nobel" written on it, as supporters and family members of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, demonstrate to demand the immediate end of the war and the release of all hostages, outside the U.S. Consulate in Tel Aviv, on Sept. 2.
‘Takaichi trade’ stalls as political reality calls for wait-and-see approach
Tokyo stocks staged a powerful rally on Monday. On Tuesday, they rallied again, then retreated.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.

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