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Author: Martin Fackler

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Japanese Farm Minister Resigns After Saying He’d Never Bought Rice

May 21, 2025Martin FacklerComments Off on Japanese Farm Minister Resigns After Saying He’d Never Bought Rice

The remark came in the midst of a rice shortage that has infuriated voters. “Frankly, my supporters give me quite a lot of rice,” said the minister, Taku Eto.

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The Prize-Winning Novel Challenging ‘Ableist Machismo’ in Japan

May 15, 2025May 15, 2025Martin FacklerComments Off on The Prize-Winning Novel Challenging ‘Ableist Machismo’ in Japan

Saou Ichikawa is the country’s first severely disabled author to win a top literary prize. Her novel “Hunchback” is an angry cry against “ableist machismo.”

World

Trump Joins Japan Trade Talks, Says ‘Big Progress’ Made

April 16, 2025April 16, 2025Martin FacklerComments Off on Trump Joins Japan Trade Talks, Says ‘Big Progress’ Made

For his first face-to-face talks on tariffs, the president chose Japan, a U.S. ally that decades ago stirred his anger over the unequal balance of trade and his penchant for tariffs.

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Hegseth Pledges to Step Up Military Cooperation With Japan and Deter China

March 30, 2025March 30, 2025Martin FacklerComments Off on Hegseth Pledges to Step Up Military Cooperation With Japan and Deter China

The U.S. defense secretary sought to reassure its ally over security ties and vowed to speed up the creation of a joint “war-fighting headquarters” to deter China.

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In Japan, a Journalist Takes a Stand by Striking Out on His Own

March 14, 2025Martin FacklerComments Off on In Japan, a Journalist Takes a Stand by Striking Out on His Own

Makoto Watanabe quit a major newspaper after it retracted a scoop. Now he runs an investigative nonprofit that does not shy away from challenging authority.

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In Japan, a Journalist Takes a Stand by Striking Out on His Own

March 14, 2025March 15, 2025Martin FacklerComments Off on In Japan, a Journalist Takes a Stand by Striking Out on His Own

Makoto Watanabe quit a major newspaper after it retracted a scoop. Now he runs an investigative nonprofit that does not shy away from challenging authority.

World

Online Influencer Is Killed While Livestreaming in Tokyo

March 12, 2025Martin FacklerComments Off on Online Influencer Is Killed While Livestreaming in Tokyo

Police in Japan have charged a man with the murder, saying he was a follower who had tracked her location by the buildings behind her as she filmed herself.

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Japan’s Prime Minister Will Seek to Preserve Status Quo at Summit With Trump

February 6, 2025February 6, 2025Martin FacklerComments Off on Japan’s Prime Minister Will Seek to Preserve Status Quo at Summit With Trump

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is hoping for reassurances Friday that the alliance is still strong. But in this White House, even a meet-and-greet can be a gamble.

World

Tomiko Itooka of Japan, World’s Oldest Person, Dies at 116

January 4, 2025January 4, 2025Martin FacklerComments Off on Tomiko Itooka of Japan, World’s Oldest Person, Dies at 116

Born in 1908, she raised four children, ran a family textile factory during World War II, and remained an avid hiker into her 80s.

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Monday Briefing: Russia Bombards Ukraine

May 25, 2025Emmett Lindner

A Quiet Funeral in Israel for Victim of Washington Shooting

May 25, 2025May 25, 2025ISABEL KERSHNER

Israeli Airstrike Kills Doctor’s Children, Gaza Officials Say

May 25, 2025May 25, 2025Aaron Boxerman and Rawan Sheikh Ahmad

Israeli Airstrike Kills Doctor’s Children, Gaza Officials Say

May 25, 2025Aaron Boxerman and Rawan Sheikh Ahmad

Israeli Airstrike Kills at Least 7 of a Doctor’s Children, Gaza Officials Say

May 25, 2025Aaron Boxerman and Rawan Sheikh Ahmad

At Least 12 Killed and Dozens Injured After Russia’s Air Strike In Ukraine

May 25, 2025May 25, 2025CONSTANT MEHEUT

In the Shadow of a Tainted Election Steal, Maduro Asks Venezuelans to Vote Again

May 25, 2025May 25, 2025Julie Turkewitz

Venezuela Is Holding an Election for Essequibo, a Region of Neighboring Guyana

May 25, 2025May 25, 2025Genevieve Glatsky

Trump’s Warming Toward Syria Complicates Israel’s Military Strategy

May 25, 2025May 25, 2025Michael D. Shear

Selfies From the Front: Inside the ‘V.I.P.’ Brigade for Ambitious Russian Officials

May 25, 2025May 25, 2025Nataliya Vasilyeva
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