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A man walks along Dubai's Creek Harbor, with the Burj Khalifa visible in the background, on April 3.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2026
UAE says the use of Hormuz must be guaranteed in any U.S.-Iran deal
About ​a fifth of global oil and liquefied gas supplies normally pass through the Strait of Hormuz per day, but Iran has reduced ​traffic, triggering a ‌global energy crisis.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a session of the Supreme People's Assembly at Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on March 22.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 6, 2026
North Korea distancing itself from Iran to leave door open for U.S. talks, Seoul says
Seoul’s spy agency said Pyongyang had ‌not sent ‌weapons or aid to Tehran, while carefully managing its public messaging since the war’s start.
Mitsui OSK Lines said Monday an Indian-flagged tanker owned by its subsidiary had crossed the Strait of Hormuz.
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2026
Japan-owned tanker crosses Strait of Hormuz
Iran has effectively closed the strait, a critical route for global crude oil and gas, leading to fuel shortages and soaring energy prices across the globe.
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday.
WORLD
Apr 6, 2026
How many people have been killed in the Iran war?
Thousands across the Middle East have died in the Iran war, which began when the U.S. and ⁠Israel struck Iran on Feb. 28.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during an Upper House Budget Committee session on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 6, 2026
Japan arranging summit with Iran, Takaichi says
The prime minister’s comments come as Donald Trump warns Tehran that the U.S. will bomb Iranian power plants unless it opens up the Strait of Hormuz.
People walk past a closed cinema as shops close early under a government-ordered curfew aimed at reducing energy costs in downtown Cairo on Thursday.
WORLD
Apr 6, 2026
‘Not the Cairo we know’: Energy shock from Iran war dims Egypt nights
Officials in Egypt say the decision to order shops to close early for a month was unavoidable, given the country’s heavy reliance on imported fuel.
U.S. President Donald Trump at the Faena Forum in Miami Beach, Florida, on March 27. Trump calling on Sunday the rescue of an airman in Iran an "Easter miracle" blurred the line ​between faith and policy by invoking religion to justify the war and shape the military’s conduct, critics said.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2026
Trump invokes religious rhetoric in praise of Iran rescue, drawing criticism
U.S. President Donald Trump’s blending of religious references with threats of military action drew criticism that it blurred the line ​between faith and policy.
An image, released on Sunday, that Iran's Revolutionary Guard reportedly claims shows U.S. aircraft destroyed during an operation to find a stranded airman, in Isfahan, Iran.
WORLD
Apr 6, 2026
How a perilous U.S. rescue mission in Iran nearly went off course
The situation called for a high-stakes decision — a gamble that left elite commandos ‌waiting for ‌a couple of tense hours.
The Japan’s major naphtha producers have cut output of the oil byproduct, which is used in making such things as plastic bottles, construction materials and electrical appliances.
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2026
Japan can meet at least four months of naphtha needs, Takaichi says
The supplies include about two months of shipments procured from abroad and volume from domestic refiners.
Members of the clergy make their way to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for prayers on Palm Sunday, following restrictions on gatherings in large groups in Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday.
WORLD
Apr 5, 2026
Easter in Jerusalem disrupted by war and restrictions at Holy Sepulchre
All shops in the area were closed, heightening the sense of emptiness.
Jitsuro Terashima, chairman of the Japan Research Institute, a Tokyo-based think tank
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 5, 2026
Japan should lead efforts toward U.S.-Iran ceasefire, Mideast expert says
Terashima said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had visited him to exchange opinions on nuclear issues in 2010, when he was the Iranian ambassador to Japan.
A U.S. F/A-18F fighter jet prepares to launch from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln at an undisclosed location during Operation Epic Fury against on Iran on March 31.
WORLD
Apr 5, 2026
U.S. rescues airman as Trump and Israel pressure Iran ahead of deadline
The dramatic extraction resolved a crisis for U.S. President Donald Trump with the war on Iran in its sixth week.
Despite steady leadership from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during rising global risks, her tenure so far lacks decisive economic vision, raising questions about whether she can use the current narrow window to pursue structural reforms.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2026
Takaichi’s path from crisis manager to ‘champion’ builder
Despite steady leadership amid global risks, Prime Minister Takaichi lacks decisive economic vision, leaving questions about whether she will seize the narrow window for reform.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a fundraising dinner at Union Station in Washington on March 25.
WORLD / FOCUS
Apr 5, 2026
Trump’s victory rhetoric undercut by downed U.S. jet in Iran war
The downing of a U.S. aircraft has pierced the aura of invincibility Donald Trump has sought to project.
A DHL container is loaded from a truck onto trains at a terminal in Hamburg, Germany, in December 2022.
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Apr 5, 2026
Pharmaceutical logistics in demand as war rattles supply chains
As fears of medicine shortages grow amid the war in the Middle East, pharmaceutical logistics help ensure steady shipments to hospitals, pharmacies, and other customers worldwide.
A tanker loads crude oil at a national storage base in Fukuoka Prefecture on March 27. Official efforts to curb consumption in Japan could be needed by the summer if oil imports coming from the Strait of Hormuz have not resumed.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Apr 5, 2026
Gasoline, diapers and drinks: Japan faces wide-ranging impact amid concern over oil
The government has assured the public that the supply of crude oil is sufficient for now, but efforts to curb consumption could be needed if the situation doesn’t improve.
NATO allies, including Britain, have backed the U.S. for decades and, while unlikely to join in the fight against Iran, would likely help secure the Strait of Hormuz if diplomacy fails.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2026
European allies should clear the Strait of Hormuz
Today, many in Europe recognize the threat of Iran, but were not willing to launch a sudden offensive operation against it without due consultation and giving diplomacy a chance.
A Shiite Muslim cleric looks on during a demonstration in solidarity with Iran and denouncing the U.S.-Israeli war against it, in Iraq's southern city of Basra on Saturday.
BUSINESS
Apr 5, 2026
Iran says Iraqi ships are allowed to use Strait of Hormuz
Traffic in the Strait remains a small fraction of the pre-war rate, when one-fifth of the world’s oil and LNG sailed the narrows connecting the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean.
A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet releases a JASSM-ER missile during a test over the Gulf of Mexico in September 2018.
WORLD
Apr 5, 2026
U.S. deploys bulk of stealthy long-range missile for Iran war
The order to pull JASSM-ER cruise missiles from Pacific stockpiles was issued at the end of March.
The headquarters of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines in Tokyo
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2026
Second Japan-linked ship passes through Strait of Hormuz
The ship is the Indian-flagged LPG tanker Green Sanvi, owned by an Indian affiliate of Mitsui O.S.K., according to the Japanese company.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
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.
Japanese-language education is at a turning point
The country is gradually transforming Japanese-language education from a volunteer-driven system into a professional, government-supported network to better serve its growing foreign population. 
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
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.

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