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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to members of the press at David Kempinski Hotel in Tel Aviv on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 20, 2024
Blinken says Israel accepts Gaza proposal and urges Hamas to do the same
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken earlier said this latest push for a cease-fire was probably the best and possibly last opportunity for a deal.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (center right) arrives in Tel Aviv on Sunday — his ninth trip to the Middle East since the Gaza war began when Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 19, 2024
Blinken to push for Gaza cease-fire while Israel launches more strikes
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is making his ninth trip to the region since the war began. 
Despite the deep pessimism about the Gaza cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas, many parties involved, including the U.S., Egypt, Qatar, the Gulf States, Lebanon and Iran, stand to gain from an end to the hostilities.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 16, 2024
Only agents of chaos want more war in Gaza
It took a decade for the U.S. to catch Osama bin Laden after al-Qaida’s 9/11 attacks; Israel may need to wait on catching Hamas’ Yahya Sinwar, too.
Palestinians inspect the damaged following overnight Israeli bombardment of a house at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 16, 2024
Gaza cease-fire negotiations extend another day as death toll exceeds 40,000
This round of negotiations opened on Thursday, and the talks would resume on Friday for a second day, Qatari and U.S. officials said.
People walk past a banner with a picture of late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in a street in Tehran on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 14, 2024
Only Gaza cease-fire can delay Iran's Israel response, Iranian officials say
Iran, along with allies such as Hezbollah, could launch a direct attack if the Gaza talks fail or it perceives Israel is dragging out negotiations.
An Israeli tank near the Israel-Gaza border on July 25
WORLD / Politics
Aug 14, 2024
U.S. approves sale to Israel of $20 billion weapons package
Washington is facing mounting domestic and international criticism for its support of Israel.
A woman checks her phone as she stands amid the rubble of a building destroyed during Israeli bombardment in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood on Sunday.
WORLD
Aug 12, 2024
In Gaza, keeping the internet on can cost lives but also save them
Preserving the war-torn territory's internet connection comes at a price and the risks can be deadly for desperate users.
Soldiers look at a bomb shelter painted like a forest at the Nova memorial site in Re’im, Israel, in April.
WORLD
Aug 12, 2024
Israel bolsters infrastructure defense amid Iranian threats
Israel is so reliant on technology that the country has earned the nickname "Start-Up Nation.”
Palestinians survey the damage after an Israeli strike on a school where people were sheltering on Saturday in Gaza City.
WORLD
Aug 11, 2024
Israeli strikes on schools pose a life-or-death choice for civilians
Missile attacks on school grounds appear to reflect a shift in the Israeli military's strategy for driving Hamas out of Gaza.
Displaced Palestinians watch as first responders prepare to transport the bodies of people killed in an Israeli strike on a school in Gaza City on Saturday.
WORLD
Aug 11, 2024
Israel criticized after strike kills scores in Gaza
The Israeli military acknowledged the attack but said Hamas and another armed Palestinian group were using the facility for military operations and attacks on Israel.
Hamas named Yahya Sinwar as new political leader earlier this month.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 10, 2024
Israel's hunt for Hamas' elusive new chief Sinwar
Israeli commanders believe Sinwar, 61, is hiding in a labyrinthine maze of tunnels that Hamas has built under the Gaza Strip over the years.
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people in the Gaza Strip on Saturday.
WORLD
Aug 10, 2024
Israel airstrike on Gaza school kills more than 100, Hamas-run media office says
The strike came as mediators were pushing to resume cease-fire talks. Israel said it targeted a Hamas command center.
Smoke rises following Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday.
WORLD
Aug 9, 2024
U.S., Qatar and Egypt push for Israel and Hamas talks on August 15
Leaders of the three countries want to jumpstart talks amid growing fears of a possible broader conflict in the Middle East.
New Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar's ascension to power, combined with Netanyahu’s refusal to agree to a cease-fire unless the group capitulates, makes finding a resolution in Gaza difficult.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2024
New Hamas chief is an arsonist in a desert tinderbox
Yahya Sinwar fills a post that opened with the July 31 killing of Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’s politburo chairman, while on a visit to Tehran.
Yahya Sinwar, head of the political wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, in Gaza City in April 2022.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 8, 2024
Israel vows to eliminate new Hamas leader as Gaza war drags on
Israel's army chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said they would "find him (Yahya Sinwar), attack him" and force Hamas to find another leader.
An employee of Luxor's International Airport stands near an EgyptAir plane in Luxor, Egypt, in 2021.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 8, 2024
U.K. and Egypt issue alerts for Iran and Lebanon airspace amid growing risk
Many airlines are revising their schedules to avoid Iranian and Lebanese airspace while also calling off flights to Israel and Lebanon.
Critics say excluding Israel from the Nagasaki bombing anniversary while inviting representatives from countries with human rights violations, such as Iran, which is pursuing its own nuclear weapons, undermines the ceremony's message of peace.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 7, 2024
Nagasaki bombing ceremony misses an important invitation: Israel's
Nagasaki’s Mayor Shiro Suzuki explicitly disinvited Israeli Ambassador to Japan Gilad Cohen to the 79th anniversary of the bombing of the city, citing security concerns.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar looks on as Hamas supporters take part in an anti-Israel rally in Gaza City on Oct. 1, 2022.
WORLD
Aug 7, 2024
Hamas names Oct. 7 mastermind Sinwar as their new leader
For Israel, Yahya Sinwar's appointment confirms Hamas as a foe dedicated to its destruction.
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu
WORLD
Aug 6, 2024
Iranian president, in talks with Putin ally, calls for expanded ties with Russia
Russia's Sergei Shoigu met Iran's president and top security officials as Tehran weighs its response to the killing of a Hamas leader.
A soldier directs Israeli tanks near a border crossing to southern Gaza.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2024
U.S. and allies make last-minute push to avert full Middle East war
The U.S. conferred with top officials from Qatar and Egypt — the two countries helping lead Israel-Hamas cease-fire negotiations.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

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