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Fuel price pressures are hitting growers and winemakers at the same time as tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2026
From Indian movies to Italian wine, Trump’s war on Iran to cause pain worldwide
Effects of the conflict are reaching industries that might’ve seemed insulated from the fallout, and that’s unlikely to be reversed quickly.
Pete Hegseth calls on a reporter while answering questions during a news briefing at the Pentagon on March 19. A former Fox News host, he has limited access to his briefings on the Iran war.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 24, 2026
Iran is America’s first war of the social media age. It’s a black box.
Though the hostilities are occurring in an era of information overload, blanket reporting bans make it difficult to ascertain what is going on while AI further muddies reality.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset on the day of Trump's address in Jerusalem last October
WORLD
Mar 24, 2026
Trump OK’d Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say
The Israeli leader argued there might never be a better chance to kill the Iranian supreme leader and avenge previous efforts to assassinate Donald Trump.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 24, 2026
Trump began Iran talks as allies warned war risked disaster
The U.S. president said Monday he was giving Iran a five-day reprieve from his threatened action.
On Saturday, ​Trump had ‌warned that Iranian power plants would be destroyed if Tehran failed to "fully open" the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping within 48 hours. Trump set a deadline of around 7:44 p.m. EDT on Monday.
WORLD
Mar 23, 2026
Trump delays threat to bomb Iran power plants as he touts progress in talks
The price of the Brent crude oil ​benchmark was down around 7% near $104.
A cargo ship in the Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on March 11
WORLD
Mar 23, 2026
Iran defies Trump’s Hormuz ultimatum with naval mine threat
The ramped-up rhetoric came after stark warnings that the world faces an energy crisis worse than both 1970s oil shocks combined if the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran drags on.
India’s reliance on foreign inputs and supply chains to keep its economy running, including discounted Russian oil, may reflect tactical diplomacy but also raises questions about whether its policy of strategic autonomy rings hollow.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2026
Threats abound to India’s traditional geopolitical role
At a time when supply-chain security has become sacrosanct, New Delhi continues to depend on allies, partners and adversaries alike for critical goods.
Most of Japan's toilet paper is produced domestically, using recycled paper and pulp, with no reliance on the Middle East.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2026
Japan tries to head off toilet paper panic amid Iran war fears
About 97% of toilet paper is produced domestically, according to the Japan Household Paper Industry Association, with no reliance on the Middle East.
An electronic quotation board in Tokyo shows the Nikkei Stock Average dropping more than 2,500 points on Monday morning.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 23, 2026
Stocks slide in Japan as Strait of Hormuz fears amplify risk-off mood
The Topix index fell 3.4% to 3486.44, marking a slump of over 10% from its record high reached on Feb. 27. The Nikkei 225 fell 3.5% to 51,515.49.
Two men work next to a sign for CERAWeek in Houston, Texas, on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 23, 2026
Middle East war to dominate Houston’s ‘Davos of Energy’
The attacks on critical energy facilities in Gulf countries have exacerbated a global oil and gas supply picture already upended by the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
A support vessel maneuvers near the crude oil tanker 'Devon' as it sails through the Persian Gulf towards Kharg Island oil terminal to transport crude oil to export markets in Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Friday.
WORLD
Mar 23, 2026
Trump and Iran hurl war threats with Hormuz crisis building
The strait, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies normally flow, has been effectively shut since the start of the conflict.
Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain, on March 9.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 23, 2026
Patriot missile involved in Bahrain blast likely U.S.-operated, analysis finds
Both Bahrain and Washington have blamed an Iranian drone attack for the March 9 blast, which the Gulf kingdom said injured 32 people including children.
A boy fills a water tank from a truck outside his family home in Diwaniya, Iraq, on Oct. 20, 2022. Desalination plants are essential to the economy and drinking water supplies in the Middle East.
WORLD / EXPLAINER
Mar 23, 2026
Water emerges as a dangerous new war target
Iran has threatened to target desalination plants in the Middle East, which are essential to one of the driest regions in the world.
Ships from the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force Minesweeper Division 51 make a port call in Manila in September 2015
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2026
Japan could consider Hormuz minesweeping if ceasefire reached, minister says
Tokyo ⁠has no immediate ​plans to seek arrangements to allow passage through ​the Strait of Hormuz for stranded Japanese vessels, Motegi ​said
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 22, 2026
Iran warns Trump after he issues two-day ultimatum to open Hormuz
The latest threats signaled that neither side is willing to back down, with the war now in its fourth week and growing evidence of fuel shortages around the world.
A Taiwan Coast Guard ship patrols near Dadan Island, Taiwan, as the Chinese city of Xiamen is visible in the background in October.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2026
Trump is showing Beijing how to seize Taiwan
Great powers study each other closely, observing the strategies used, the resistance met, and the outcomes realized.
A semi truck driver refuels a truck with diesel fuel at a Pilot gas station in Eloy, Arizona, on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 22, 2026
Shockwave of war is rippling through the global economy
The spike in energy costs and consequent threat to global consumer prices has prompted a spectrum of central-bank responses over the past few days.
Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos archipelago, is the site of a major United States military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
WORLD
Mar 22, 2026
Targeting Diego Garcia base, Iran sends message about capabilities
Until now, most had believed Iran — under U.S.-Israeli bombardment since Feb. 28 —was unable to strike at such distances.
Japan’s pacifist identity, rooted in Article 9 of the Constitution, has hardened into a reflex that avoids confronting modern security realities facing the world.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 22, 2026
Repeating Article 9 like a mantra isn’t a foreign policy
Any serious defense debate becomes, by rhetorical sleight of hand, a warning of imperial revival.
Cargo ships are seen in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran on March 11.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 22, 2026
Iran prepared to let Japanese ships transit Hormuz, FM says
While most G7 nations have poor relations with Iran, Japan has relatively friendly ties with the country, potentially giving Tokyo more diplomatic sway.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
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.
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. 
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Iran war exposed, but hasn’t changed, Japan’s reliance on imported oil
Wind turbines generate energy from strong easterly winds on the Shonai Plain in Yamagata Prefecture. Despite the oil crisis caused by conflict near the Strait of Hormuz, and concerns instability in the region could continue to impact supply and the price of imports, the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi does not seem to be drawing on the war as a pretext to hasten progress toward Japan's renewable goals.
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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.

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