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Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen leave after a meeting with the French prime minister at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2025
French far-right accelerates recruitment drive with Macron government on brink
The far-right party is betting Emmanuel Macron's only path out of France's latest budget crisis will be to dissolve its deeply divided parliament.
Small boats and sightseeing ferries gather around a fireworks barge (foreground) on July 19 at Kure Port in Hiroshima Prefecture.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2025
Japan Coast Guard warns of boat accidents that may occur at firework events
Of the ship accidents related to fireworks festivals that occurred between 2005 and 2024, 92 were within the jurisdiction of the Japan Coast Guard's 6th regional headquarters.
Smoke rises from the US Navy vessel USS New Orleans as water is sprayed to help put out the fire, near the White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 21, 2025
Fire on U.S. Navy ship off Japan put out after burning for 12 hours
Two U.S. sailors were treated for minor injuries from the fire on the USS New Orleans, anchored near Okinawa, the U.S. 7th Fleet said in a statement.
A yacht and a cargo ship collided near Hoto Island in Oita Prefecture on Wednesday morning, the Japan Coast Guard said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 14, 2025
Gravel carrier captain arrested over deadly yacht collision in Oita
Yuki Mochizuki, 28, was arrested on suspicion of professional negligence resulting in death and endangering traffic through negligence.
Water-related accidents across Japan rose to 1,535 in 2024 and involved 1,753 people — the highest number in a decade, according to the National Police Agency.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 24, 2025
Authorities warn of dangers surrounding water-related activities this summer
Ten people died and two remain missing following a string of water-related accidents over the long weekend.
Representatives of four major nonlife insurance companies receive a notice from the Japan Fair Trade Commission regarding a cease and desist order, on Oct. 31, 2024, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jul 22, 2025
Scandals put Japanese nonlife insurers' business model at a crossroads
A series of recent scandals has brought to light deeply entrenched and problematic business practices within the industry.
Rescue personnel gather around a capsized tourist boat in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 20, 2025
Death toll from Vietnam tourist boat accident climbs to at least 38
The vessel capsized Saturday afternoon carrying 48 tourists and five crew members in one of the worst boating accidents in recent years in the popular tourist area.
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance said Thursday that it will sell to local governments a policy to cover property damage caused by bullets fired during wild bear extermination.
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2025
Japan insurer to launch policy linked to bear culling
The move comes as the revised wildlife protection and management law is set to take effect in September.
Relatives of victims of a tour boat that sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido in April 2022 pay tribute to their loved ones at sea on Sunday.
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2025
Victims of 2022 tour boat sinking in Hokkaido remembered at sea
On April 23, 2022, the Kazu I tour boat sank off the peninsula, killing 20 of its 26 passengers and crew, with the other six still missing.
President of the far-right National Rally Marine Le Pen (left) and the party's President Jordan Bardella speak to reporters earlier this month.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2025
Le Pen's far-right French party rebuffed U.S. offer of support, sources say
The U.S.' aim was to discuss ways the Trump administration could offer public support to Le Pen, who wants to overturn her conviction.
Tokio Marine has made a string of big acquisitions in the U.S. in recent years to make up for limited growth prospects at home.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2025
Tokio Marine hunts for deals abroad and sees room for growth in U.S.
The insurer has the capacity for more deals overseas after generating record profits by selling shareholdings worth tens of billions of dollars.
Smoke rises from a fire aboard the cargo vessel Morning Midas as seen from a U.S. Coast Guard C-130J Super Hercules, approximately 480 kilometers south of Adak, Alaska, on Tuesday. The ship's cargo consists of around 3,000 cars, including 800 electric vehicles.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2025
Ship carrying EVs abandoned in Pacific after catching fire
The Morning Midas' cargo consists of about 3,000 cars, including 800 electric vehicles.
This satellite image taken Friday shows a new North Korean warship lying in the harbor after its failed launch in the port city of Chongjin.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 25, 2025
Three detained and blamed for North Korean warship accident
The ultimate fate of the three remains unclear, but leader Kim Jong Un has a history of making examples out of those who embarrass him.
A satellite image shows the North Korean warship in water at a shipyard after the launch accident, in Chongjin, North Korea, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 23, 2025
North Korea launches probe into accident during warship's launch
Pyongyang has said the incident on Wednesday was caused by a loss of balance while the vessel was being launched, and sections of the bottom of the warship were crushed.
Tokio Marine Holdings, MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings and Sompo Holdings posted record consolidated net profits for the second straight year in fiscal 2024, which ended in March, driven by gains from the sale of cross-held shares, according to their earnings reports.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 21, 2025
All three major Japanese nonlife insurers log record net profits
Net profit went up some 1.5 times to ¥1,055.2 billion at Tokio Marine Holding.
A Mexican Navy training ship is seen near the Manhattan Bridge after it slammed into the nearby Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Saturday.
WORLD
May 18, 2025
Mexican Navy training ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge, killing two
Nineteen others were injured after the ship lost power and hit the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Sunday.
Sailors inspect an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Arabian Sea in 2020. An F-18 fighter jet tipped off the flight deck of the carrier into the Red Sea on Tuesday.
WORLD
May 7, 2025
Another fighter jet falls into sea from U.S. aircraft carrier
An F-18 tipped off the flight deck of the Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier into the Red Sea on Tuesday, the second such incident in about a week.
A bereaved family member prays at a port in Shari, Hokkaido, to mourn the victims of the Kazu I boat sinking on its third anniversary on Wednesday.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 24, 2025
Hokkaido fisher to hold memorial service for tour boat accident victims
Sakurai instantly decided to organize the offshore memorial service when he saw photos recovered from a 34-year-old Kazu I passenger's digital camera.
It's not just the far right, even some liberal voices worry that Marine Le Pen's conviction and disqualification undermine France's democracy, but their arguments don’t hold up.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2025
No, Le Pen was not railroaded
Le Pen is appealing the verdict and her supporters are not the only ones finding fault with it.
A National Rally demonstration in Paris on Sunday following party head Marine Le Pen's conviction for embezzlement. The far-right leader and her supporters have decried the ruling as political.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 9, 2025
Le Pen ruling unleashes wave of hypocrisy on populist right
Across the globe, far-right populists have gained popularity as protectors of law and order, but Le Pen's conviction in France reveals the shaky foundations of this commitment.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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