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A public-inquiry report released Thursday delivered a blistering assessment of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s response to COVID-19.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 21, 2025
U.K.’s ‘chaotic’ response to COVID-19 led to more deaths, inquiry finds
A public inquiry concluded that former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s response, including a delay of lockdowns, resulted in about 23,000 more deaths.
Sanae Takaichi's spending plans have sent Japan's bonds and yen tumbling, raising fears of capital flight similar to the 2022 U.K. bond market turmoil, says Deutsche Bank's global head of currency research.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 21, 2025
Deutsche Bank warns of Japan capital flight in echo of U.K. crisis
Japanese government bonds are falling at the same time as the yen, reflecting concerns that the new prime minister’s stimulus plans will worsen the country’s fiscal health.
An image of the Russian spy ship Yantar which is operating off the northern coast of Scotland, is shown on a screen during Defense Secretary John Healey's speech on how the U.K.'s defense industry is delivering growth and national renewal across the U.K., at No 9 Downing Street in central London on Wednesday.
WORLD
Nov 20, 2025
Russian spy ship points lasers at British pilots for first time
The same ship entered British waters earlier this year, leading the U.K. to deploy an attack submarine to deter it.
U.K. Minister of State in the Home Office Dan Jarvis makes a statement to members of Parliament on an "espionage alert" issued by Britain's domestic intelligence agency MI5, in the House of Commons in London on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 19, 2025
MI5 warns U.K. lawmakers of new Chinese espionage threat
The security service said spies used cover stories to approach U.K. officials on sites like LinkedIn, often offering jobs as freelance consultants.
Protesters hold the Union Jack and St. George's flags outside the Bell Hotel, after the British government challenged a court ruling requiring asylum seekers to be temporarily evicted from the hotel in Epping, England, in August.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 16, 2025
Britain announces largest asylum policy overhaul in modern times
British authorities say the measures are designed to make Britain less attractive to illegal migrants and make it easier to remove them.
England's Brydon Carse warms up during the Ashes tour warm-up match between England and England Lions XI at Lilac Hill Park in Perth, Australia, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Nov 16, 2025
Ashes to Ashes, cricket's oldest rivalry endures
Attention spans have shortened in the era of smartphones and social media, but generations of cricket fans remain enthralled by the Ashes.
A person walks with an umbrella outside BBC Broadcasting House, after Director-General Tim Davie and CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness resigned following accusations of bias at the British broadcaster, including in the way it edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump, in London on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 15, 2025
Trump says he will likely sue the BBC for up to $5 billion over edited speech
The British Broadcasting Corp. has been plunged into its biggest crisis in decades after two senior leaders resigned following accusations of bias.
Ukrainian emergency personnel work at the scene of a drone attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Nov 14, 2025
Intel shows Putin not ready for Ukraine deal, Britain's ex-MI6 chief says
Richard Moore, who stepped down as head of MI6 in September, also said there could be consequences in terms of Chinese activity if the West didn’t help Ukraine prevail.
Mugshots of Malaysian national Seng Hok Ling (left) and Chinese national Zhimin Qian (right), alias Yadi Zhang — both of whom were convicted for their roles in a multi billion-dollar Bitcoin fraud in the U.K.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 12, 2025
Chinese bitcoin fraudster jailed after huge U.K. crypto seizure
The 47-year-old lived a life of luxury renting expensive mansions and plotting to become the monarch of a self-proclaimed nation "Liberland" until she was arrested last year.
People shelter from the rain outside the entrance to the BBC in London on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 11, 2025
Trump’s war on the media goes international with BBC apology
By using, or threatening to use, the courts and his administration’s authority, Trump has already forced a series of major concessions from some of the largest outlets in the U.S.
BBC Director-General Tim Davie in London on April 28, 2022.
WORLD
Nov 10, 2025
BBC boss and head of news resign amid accusations of bias
BBC leaders Tim Davie and Deborah Turness step down after claims the broadcaster distorted Trump's Jan. 6 speech and exhibited bias in its coverage of Gaza and gender issues.
Nomura Holdings decided to fold its fledgling proprietary trading desk in London into other parts of the markets business, ditching an effort to restart the contentious practice.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 9, 2025
Nomura abandons effort to restart prop trading desk in London
The short-lived effort shows how Japan’s biggest brokerage continued high-risk bets even as executives say they’ve overhauled to focused on serving customers.
London-based composer Dai Fujikura speaks during an interview in London on Oct. 6.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 4, 2025
Hokusai-themed opera 'The Great Wave' to premiere in Scotland
The opera is the latest work by London-based composer Dai Fujikura and is a joint production with Scotland's Scottish Opera.
A forensic officer takes pictures of the London North Eastern Railway train where a series of stabbings took place, at a platform at Huntingdon Station, near Cambridge, Britain, on Sunday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 3, 2025
U.K. police say train stabbings carried out by lone attacker, not terrorism
Work was now ongoing to establish the events leading up to the attack and the suspect's background, police said, and a knife had been recovered from the scene.
Police officers and a dog handler work on the platform at Huntingdon Station in Huntingdon, U.K., on Saturday following a stabbing on a train.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 2, 2025
Police arrest two suspects after U.K. train stabbings seriously injure nine
While Britain has some of the strictest gun controls in the world, rampant knife crime has been branded a 'national crisis.'
Demonstrators protest against the Labour government's plans to introduce a digital ID outside of the party's conference in Liverpool, England, on Sept. 28.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2025
Starmer’s digital ID plan tests his powers of persuasion
It might seem odd that U.K. political parties of all flavors have been quick to unite against what they deem a step towards an Orwellian Big Brother state.
King Charles III's younger brother Andrew, who is to be stripped of his royal titles and ousted from his long-term residence on the Windsor estate.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2025
King Charles strips brother Andrew of titles and his mansion
Andrew has come under mounting pressure in recent years over his behavior and his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Nomura Asset Management has been buying U.K. government bonds as their yields appear more attractive than those of other European countries.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2025
Nomura’s Maeda says gilts are most compelling bet in Europe
Despite a tumble in gilt yields this month, the 10-year maturity is yielding about 4.4%, making it appealing for investors in Japan.
Visitors line up outside the Lin Zexu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou, China, on Oct. 23. Chinese President Xi Jinping draws on lessons from Lin Zexu, a 19th-century official whose defiance of Britain in a confrontation over trade led to China’s humiliating defeat but made him a national hero.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 30, 2025
How the 19th-century opium war shapes Xi’s trade clash with Trump
The showdown between China and the West then began, much as today’s did, with mounting Western anger over a huge Chinese trade surplus.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers his keynote speech at the Labour Party annual conference in Liverpool, U.K., on Sept. 30.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2025
Starmer’s Labour sinks to lowest-ever rating in YouGov poll
The party is losing votes to both the left and the right.
Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
¥21.3 trillion stimulus package approved by Cabinet
The Cabinet is expected to submit an extra budget bill to finance the package to parliament, which is in session until Dec. 17.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japan plans higher visa fees for foreign residents
Along with planned higher fees for foreign residents to stay, Japan is looking to raise the ¥3,000 single-entry visa fee for inbound tourists to Western standards in the next fiscal year.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japanese companies advised to change mindset about investment in Africa
Bernard Laurendeau, chief of Enkopa Lab Japan, in Tokyo last month
Munetaka Murakami headlines quartet looking to move to MLB via posting system
The Swallows' Munetaka Murakami has 246 career home runs in eight NPB seasons.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Why we can’t get enough of the sham of the rental family
“Rental Family,” directed and co-written by the single-named Hikari, follows out-of-work actor Phillip (Brendan Fraser), who is hired as the “token white guy” at a Tokyo agency called Rental Family.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Juzo Itami’s “Tampopo” was released Nov. 23, 1985, and though it wasn’t a hit at the time, it has gained a cult following in the years since.
Eat, slurp, love: 'Tampopo' turns 40
By Weiwen Lin

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