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Volcanic steam rises from Mount Etna, as seen from Milo, Italy, on Monday.
WORLD
Jun 3, 2025
Italy's Mount Etna erupts, spewing ash, gas and rock
Sicily's Mount Etna has been active recently but Monday's eruption was the most dramatic, with experts warning that such activity could continue for weeks.
The joint venture in the United Kingdom will be responsible for overseeing the design, manufacturing and delivery of the aircraft.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2025
EU approves fighter jet joint venture between Japan, U.K. and Italy
The joint venture in Britain will be responsible for overseeing the design, manufacturing and delivery of the aircraft.
A concept model of the Global Combat Air Program's fighter jet during an exhibition at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on May 21
JAPAN
May 30, 2025
Japan frets over fighter rollout target and weighs stopgap options, sources say
The joint Global Combat Air Program is falling behind schedule due to a lack of urgency from Britain and Italy, one of the sources said.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has reached an agreement with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to strengthen security cooperation.
JAPAN / Politics
May 27, 2025
Japan and Italy agree to advance security cooperation
The cooperation includes a project between Japan, Italy and Britain to jointly develop a next-generation fighter jet.
Napoli's Pasquale Mazzocchi celebrates after his team won its fourth Serie A title, in Naples, Italy, on Friday.
SOCCER
May 24, 2025
Napoli back on top in Italy after sealing fourth Serie A crown
Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku netted in a 2-0 win over Cagliari at a packed and wild Stadio Diego Armando Maradona as Napoli secured its second league crown in three years.
A concept model of the Global Combat Air Program's fighter jet is displayed during the DSEI Japan defense exhibition in the city of Chiba on Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 23, 2025
GCAP next-gen fighter joint venture likely to be running by this summer
Headquartered in the United Kingdom, the new business will be responsible for the industrial side of the Global Combat Air Program.
Shipping containers in Oakland, California, on May 12
WORLD
May 20, 2025
Even on nontariff issues G7 finance leaders may still face U.S. pushback
A source briefed on U.S. positions in the talks in Canada has said that any consensus needs to align with Trump administration priorities.
Italy's Jannik Sinner in action during his round of 64 match against Argentina's Mariano Navone during the Italian Open in Rome on Saturday
TENNIS
May 11, 2025
Sinner enjoys triumphant return at Italian Open following doping ban
For the three-time Grand Slam champion, winning not about just about victory on home soil but also rebuilding momentum.
Veterans in France. For over a dozen NATO members, pensions make up a large — and largely overlooked — chunk of their defense budgets.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 8, 2025
Europe's costly military pensions complicate defense buildup
For over a dozen NATO members, pensions make up a large — and largely overlooked — chunk of their defense budgets.
Italy's Jannik Sinner serves during a training session in Rome on Monday ahead of his return to tennis at the Italian Open.
TENNIS
May 6, 2025
Sinner happy to return after doping ban but keeping expectations low for Italian Open
The three-time Grand Slam champion, who has not played since January, will now hope to leave the doping saga behind him and build momentum for the French Open.
Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato (center) delivers a speech at the annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank on Monday in Milan.
JAPAN
May 6, 2025
Asian Development Bank will hold its annual meeting in Nagoya in 2027
It will be the first time in 10 years for the ADB's annual meeting to be held in Japan.
Pallbearers carry the coffin of Pope Francis at the end of the funeral ceremony in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on Saturday.
WORLD
Apr 27, 2025
Francis laid to rest as 400,000 mourn pope 'with open heart'
The Vatican said 400,000 people packed St. Peter's Square and lined the streets of Rome for the funeral of the first Latin American leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.
A dog lies on the street as a man walks pushing a baby stroller in Matera, Italy, in 2021.
WORLD / Society
Apr 1, 2025
Italy's demographic crisis worsens as births hit record low
Italy's ever-falling birth rate is considered a national emergency, but no one has so far been able to halt the drop.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni talks with Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti in the upper house of Parliament in Rome on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2025
Meloni cautions EU on U.S. trade war and says Italy won't send troops to Ukraine
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who is close to U.S. President Donald Trump, said established ties between Europe and the United States had to be preserved.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella lays flowers on Saturday before the cenotaph for the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2025
Italian president lays flowers at Hiroshima Peace Park
The president observed a moment of silent in front of the cenotaph and then toured the park, accompanied by Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui.
A Prada sign sits at an entrance to one of its stores in central Milan, Italy, in 2017. Prada and Capri could finalize a deal for Versace this month.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2025
Versace owner Capri jumps on Prada moving closer to purchase
A purchase would run counter to a decadeslong trend of Italian fashion groups being taken over by foreign firms.
France scrumhalf Antoine Dupont runs with the ball during his team's Six Nations match against Italy in Rome on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Feb 24, 2025
France's Antoine Dupont looking ahead to blockbuster showdown against Ireland
France trails Ireland by three points in the Six Nations standings.
Milano-Cortina Games organizers raised eyebrows earlier this month, announcing that they had picked Lake Placid in the United States as their Plan B for next year should anything happen to the sliding center project's timelines.
OLYMPICS
Feb 1, 2025
Sliding center for 2026 Winter Games in Italy on track, IOC says
With Feb. 6 marking one year to go until the Games, the sliding venue for the bobsleigh, luge and skeleton competitions remains on an extremely tight deadline.
A concept model of the Global Combat Air Program's fighter jet is displayed at the DSEI Japan defense show at Makuhari Messe in the city of Chiba in March 2023.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jan 31, 2025
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss bringing Saudi Arabia into jet project
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said Italy is in favor of Saudi Arabia joining the joint development of a new sixth-generation fighter jet.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2025
Meloni’s closeness to Musk and Trump is a win-win — and a big risk
By pivoting away from China toward the administration of the incoming U.S. president, the Italian prime minister creates a different kind of dependency.

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After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic