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VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY

Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, in Kyiv on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2025
Ukraine sees 'priceless' digital battlefield data trove as key to West's support
Since Russia launched its 2022 invasion, Ukraine has collected reams of meticulously logged battlefield statistics.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy waits to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Kyiv on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 25, 2025
Zelenskyy calls for Putin talks as peace efforts stall
After a push by U.S. President Donald Trump to broker a Ukraine-Russia summit, hopes for peace dimmed when Russia on Friday ruled out any immediate Putin-Zelenskyy meeting.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, last week.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2025
Was Trump’s Russia-Ukraine summit doomed from the beginning?
Negotiations are doomed to fail if you neglect both reality and standard practices that must never be ignored.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as they meet in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15.
EDITORIALS
Aug 22, 2025
Peace in Ukraine is within reach — if the world holds firm
Peace prospects swing with Trump’s erratic diplomacy. Allies, including Japan, need to stress unity and rule of law as they prepare to fill gaps and stabilize support for Ukraine.
A Ukrainian serviceman fires a self-propelled howitzer toward Russian troops near a front line in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 21, 2025
Russia says talks on Ukraine's security without Moscow are a 'road to nowhere'
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sounded the warning to the West as it scrambles to work out guarantees for Kyiv's future protection.
Local residents carry their belongings out of a heavily damaged residential building following a Russian strike in the town of Bilozerske, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, on Aug. 12.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 20, 2025
U.S. and European planners start to craft Ukraine security guarantee options
One option being considered is sending European forces to Ukraine but putting the U.S. in charge of their command and control.
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Yury Slyusar, acting governor of the Rostov region, in Moscow on Monday. Putin is wanted by the International Criminal Court for allegedly unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 20, 2025
Switzerland and Austria say they would host ICC-wanted Putin for peace talks
Both countries have indicated they would give the Russian leader immunity in order to meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy at a neutral location.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with top European leaders in the White House Library in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 20, 2025
Trump says no ground troops, but maybe air support, to back Ukraine peace deal
The path to peace remained uncertain as the U.S. and allies prepared to work out what military support for Kyiv might include.
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) and Finnish President Alexander Stubb (right) look on as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with European leaders in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 19, 2025
Zelenskyy and his allies turn on charm to keep Trump’s favor
Anxious to avoid another disastrous meeting, the Ukrainian leader repeatedly thanked Trump and wore a black jacket and buttoned-up black dress shirt. He also brought backup.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, amid negotiations to end Russia's war in Ukraine, in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 19, 2025
Trump pushes Putin-Zelenskyy meeting after talks with both
The move suggested that the leaders of Ukraine and top European nations had succeeded in convincing Trump to maintain their approach to possible talks with the Russian president.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to the media after a meeting in Tokyo last month.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 19, 2025
Ishiba says Japan considering role in security guarantees for Ukraine
The “coalition of the willing,” which groups 30 nations backing Ukraine that includes Japan, has been working for months to craft a comprehensive package of security guarantees.
Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump participate in a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 19, 2025
Well-mannered White House welcome for Ukraine leaves many questions
There were no immediate signs that any party had substantially changed their positions on land swaps, security guarantees or sanctions as ways of resolving the war in Ukraine.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba takes part in an online meeting focused on Ukraine, with leaders from the "coalition of the willing," a group of nations that have pledged support for Kyiv against Russian aggression, late Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 18, 2025
Japan watches nervously as Trump ramps up pressure on Zelenskyy
The U.S. president is pushing the Ukrainian leader to reach a quick peace deal with Russia — an agreement that could have broad ramifications for Japan.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint news conference with the European Commission president in Brussels on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 18, 2025
Trump’s peace-deal demands leave Ukraine's Zelenskyy with only bad options
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy faces an existential dilemma as he travels to Washington for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived for a meeting on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 17, 2025
European leaders to join Zelenskyy for key meeting with Trump
The move comes as European nations shift their focus toward providing Ukraine with robust security guarantees as Trump pushes for a quick peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 17, 2025
Outline emerges of Putin's offer to end his war in Ukraine
It was not immediately clear if the proposals by Putin were an opening gambit to serve as a starting point for negotiations or more like a final offer.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin hold a news conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 17, 2025
Putin wins Ukraine concessions in Alaska but did not get all he wanted
U.S. President Donald Trump did not give Putin the economic reset he wanted as the Russian economy shows signs of strain amid the grinding war and tough sanctions.
People sit as they look at the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday.
WORLD
Aug 16, 2025
Ukrainians see 'nothing' good from Trump-Putin meeting
"It ended with nothing. Alright, let's continue living our lives here in Ukraine," one Ukrainian said.
U.S. President Donald Trump in the Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 15, 2025
Trump will seek to squeeze Ukraine ceasefire deal out of Putin at Alaska summit
The meeting of the Russian and U.S. leaders in Alaska comes amid Ukrainian and European fears that Trump might sell Kyiv out.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a news conference in Berlin on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 14, 2025
How a call from Trump ignited a frantic week of diplomacy by Ukraine
A call by Trump to Zelenskyy and other European leaders raised concern over negotiations with Putin and set off a flurry of diplomacy ahead of the Friday summit.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.
Confusion over Japan’s ‘hometown’ plan overshadows African development event
First Lady Yoshiko Ishiba (center, in white and blue dress) hosts an event on Japanese culture with the first ladies of African leaders on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Aug. 21.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.
Is Kishida plotting a return of the king? Or would he rather stay a kingmaker?
Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chairs a plenary session at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Aug. 21.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
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