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David Attenborough, whose landmark documentaries have changed popular understanding of the natural world, will turn 100 on Friday.
ENVIRONMENT
May 6, 2026
100 years on Earth: Iconic naturalist Attenborough to mark century
The BBC is leading the celebration of David Attenborough’s centenary with a full week of programming dedicated to his life, such as episodes of series including “Planet Earth II.”
U.S. President Donald Trump has accused the BBC of defaming him by splicing together parts of a Jan. 6, 2021, speech, including one section where he told supporters to march on the Capitol and another where he said "fight like hell."
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 16, 2025
Trump sues the BBC for defamation, seeking up to $10 billion in damages
The U.S. president sued the BBC on Monday over edited clips of a speech that made it appear he directed supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol in 2021.
Michael Prescott answered questions from the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, in London on Monday, after his internal memo on what he said were failings in the BBC's coverage of certain topics was leaked, sparking a scandal.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 25, 2025
BBC is not ‘institutionally biased,’ says author of explosive memo
Michael Prescott, a former external editorial adviser, compiled a dossier on issues within BBC News, including failings in its coverage of U.S. President Donald Trump.
The BBC faces a potential $5 billion lawsuit from Donald Trump over a misleading Jan. 6 documentary clip, but legal action is risky, costly, and could threaten the broadcaster’s survival despite its apology.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 18, 2025
The BBC is gambling with its own destruction over Trump scandal
The Beeb is too important and Trump’s rancor too extreme and unpredictable to pursue chancy legal warfare.
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.
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.
Naomi Watanabe, a comedian known for challenging gender and beauty norms in Japan's male-dominated comedy scene
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2024
BBC honors two Japanese in annual list of inspiring women
The theme this year was resilience, celebrating women who “are pushing for change and improving lives at community or global level.”
Former Self-Defense Forces member Rina Gonoi
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2023
Ex-SDF member Rina Gonoi makes BBC’s 100 Women list
The broadcaster commended Gonoi for speaking out about her experience of sexual abuse and launching “a public campaign calling for accountability.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2023
Politics by other means in the Modi vs. BBC row
The subversion of India’s media through public institutions, tax authorities and enforcement agencies is a legacy that started long before the BJP came to power.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 14, 2023
BBC reaches deal with Gary Lineker after Twitter row
The former England star was suspended on Friday after using Twitter last week to compare the language used to launch the new policy to the rhetoric of Nazi-era Germany.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 5, 2023
BBC raids show India’s shrinking media freedom under Modi, some journalists say
The news network has said it is cooperating fully with authorities, adding that its journalists would continue to report ‘without fear or favor.’
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 24, 2023
Famed soccer commentator John Motson dies at age 77
Motson covered 10 World Cups, 10 European Championships and 29 FA Cup finals for the BBC.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 19, 2023
India’s BBC raid is just the Modi government’s latest attack on the press
The West has indulged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi while he has coerced and subverted his country’s media.
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2022
Japanese climate activist Kimiko Hirata makes BBC’s 100 influential women list
Hirata, the executive director of a Tokyo-based climate change think tank, leads a campaign to stop the construction of coal-fired power plants.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Aug 15, 2021
Carmen Roberts: After the pandemic, ‘people will make better holiday choices’
An award-winning travel journalist, Carmen Roberts finds her past in her work and says people will appreciate travel more in the future.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 2, 2021
China slams foreign correspondents club as an ‘illegal organization’
The BBC’s China correspondent John Sudworth recently left Beijing for Taipei, citing intimidation of his family and threats of legal action.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 26, 2020
BBC says obtained full copy of post-Brexit trade deal
The post-Brexit trade deal reached by the United Kingdom and the European Union goes beyond the EU’s so-called “Canada-style” trade accord, the BBC said on Friday, citing what it said was a full copy of the accord.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jan 15, 2020
Aoi Okuyama: From Hokkaido to the mean streets of London
Japanese actor Aoi Okuyama makes her debut in BBC-Netflix yakuza series ‘Giri/Haji,’ earning acclaim from the British media.
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 8, 2020
Yuriko Kotani: The Japanese comedian laughing her way through dark days in the U.K.
Japanese comedian Yuriko Kotani journeys back from her adopted U.K. for a series of live shows, in which she discusses the quirks of the British and their language.
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.
Yen hits 40-year low against the dollar, breaking ¥162 level
Japan's currency broke ¥162 to the dollar on Tuesday in Tokyo.
Japan falls in gut-wrenching fashion as Brazil strikes late to win World Cup clash
Brazil's Gabriel Martinelli (right) shoots past Japan defenders Shogo Taniguchi (left) and Takehiro Tomiyasu to score in the second half of a match in the round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Houston on Monday.
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."
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.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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