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Greenspan deflated one bubble — his own authority
COMMENTARY / World
Greenspan deflated one bubble — his own authority
Years of economic success under Alan Greenspan ultimately gave way to financial turmoil that critics say his policies helped create.
COMMENTARY / World
Is the tide turning against Russia in Ukraine?
There is no guarantee that Putin will seek a negotiated freeze in the Ukraine conflict, not least because he might not grasp the situation Russia is in.
COMMENTARY / World
Mark Carney has given Canadians something to celebrate
Carney has improved Canada’s global reputation, but economic weakness, domestic political challenges and relations with the U.S. will determine whether his early gains endure.
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that asylum seekers stopped at the border cannot seek protection abandons the humanitarian purpose of American asylum law.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court just betrayed asylum seekers
By Noah Feldman
The majority opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, is a case study in the absurdities of legalism and shows why it has been condemned since the days of Jesus of Nazareth.
A sign announces that a Starbucks coffee shop in Seoul is closing early for the day so staff can attend historical and social awareness training following the “Tank Day” marketing fiasco.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2026
Starbucks Korea marketing debacle is far from over
By Juliana Liu
Last month’s debacle, broadly perceived as mocking the victims of a brutal military crackdown, was not caused by front-of-house staff.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s handling of U.S. military action against Iran resulted in strategic failure, increased Iranian strength and left the United States without leverage in future negotiations with Tehran.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2026
Trump’s march of folly in Iran
By Timothy Snyder
It did not occur to the Trump administration that Iran would have a plan: retaliate with long-range strikes and close the Strait of Hormuz.
Palestinian mourners carry the body of Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Wishah, killed in an Israeli strike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on June 21.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2026
When killing the messenger becomes a strategy of war
By Alek Karci Kurniawan
Record journalist deaths in Gaza raise urgent questions about war, accountability and the targeting of reporters.
A man holding a Polish national flag lights a candle at the site of a mass burial of Poles killed by Ukrainian nationalists during World War II in the former Polish village of Puznyky, Ukraine, in September.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2026
Ukraine can’t afford a breakup with Poland over history
By Marc Champion
This is reckless statecraft at the service of domestic politics on both sides — only Poland isn’t at war.
A Taiwan Coast Guard ship patrols near Dadan Island in Kinmen County, Taiwan.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2026
A Taiwan crisis and America’s faltering industrial base
By Abed el Razek
Weaknesses in the U.S. defense industrial base no longer represent a mere economic issue; they now pose an immediate strategic vulnerability.
Japanese fans hold up their blue plastic bags before the start of the Group F match against Tunisia at the 2026 World Cup in Monterrey, Mexico, on June 20.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 28, 2026
The spotless World Cup stadium and the ‘unseen sink’
By Waka Ikeda
OECD data place Japanese men among the least domestically active in the developed world.

Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Yen hits 40-year low against the dollar, breaking ¥162 level
Japan's currency broke ¥162 to the dollar on Tuesday in Tokyo.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.

Podcast

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

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The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.
What Yokoze can teach Japan about rural revival
By Alex K.T. Martin

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