Takaichi’s minority government must rely on constant bargaining and coalition-building to survive in a divided Diet.

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George Altman, counted among the best-traveled players in baseball history, has passed away, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum ...

FIFA has revealed the official draw pots for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, setting the stage for the Final Draw on Dec. 5 in Washington, D.C., where teams will learn their group-stage opponents for the ...

Long before modern alliances, Japan’s first encounters with the West reshaped its culture, trade, and politics. This episode explores the real history behind Shogun—from Portuguese missionaries and ...

This so-called ‘peace plan’ has real problems, and I am highly skeptical it will achieve peace,” Wicker said. “Ukraine should ...

During World War II, the U.S. government incarcerated all West Coast Japanese Americans in internment camps. We ask how this forced displacement affected Japanese American enclaves. Using the recently ...

The Potsdam Proclamation and the Constitution of Japan, enforced in 1947, which is known as the "Peace Constitution", form ...

While World War II ended eighty years ago, the scars of that conflict remain, and the continued actions of certain ...

Japan's last shogun is ousted in a coup and a young emperor seizes power to become the supreme executive authority. Part 3 of ...

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This article is based on a collaboration with the Guardian’s data team, including data journalist Carmen Aguilar García and data projects editor Pamela Duncan. Developed countries have poured billions ...