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Garment workers make clothing in the sewing section of a factory in Gazipur, Bangladesh
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2026
Fast fashion garments pile up in South Asia as Middle East conflict grounds planes
South Asia is a clothes manufacturing powerhouse and fast fashion brands around the world rely on factories in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.
U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he departs from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 7, 2026
One week into Iran war, the dangers for the U.S. and Trump multiply
Even after devastating blows against Iranian forces, the crisis has quickly widened into a regional conflict that threatens a more prolonged U.S. military engagement.
An Iranian warship is struck by a U.S. torpedo in the Indian Ocean, from footage released by the U.S. Department of Defense on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 7, 2026
U.S. submarine strike in Indian Ocean brings Iran war to Asia
By striking the warship IRIS Dena about 40 nautical miles off Sri Lanka’s coast, Washington signaled no Iranian vessel is beyond reach.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a round table on collegiate sports in the White House on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 7, 2026
Trump’s Iran war violates international law, experts say
The U.S. says it attacked Iran to curb “direct threats“, but experts say the dangers cited by Washington do not justify war under international law.
Smoke and fire rise from the site of airstrikes in a central area of the Iranian capital Tehran on Friday.
WORLD
Mar 7, 2026
Sleepless Iranians count cost of war as damage mounts
Millions of Tehran residents spent another stressful night as huge explosions shook the city and lit up the sky, making it impossible for many to sleep.
Workers break up the debris pile at a police station struck by airstrikes in Tehran on Monday.
WORLD
Mar 7, 2026
Trump demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender,’ complicating diplomatic paths
The U.S. president made the remarks on social media just hours after Iran’s president announced that unspecified countries had begun mediation efforts.
Oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz in 2018. Japan relies on the Middle East for around 95% of its oil supplies with around 70% coming via the Strait of Hormuz, which is effectively closed due to the Iran war.
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2026
Japan may use part of national oil stockpile amid Iran war supply crisis: report
Japan relies on the Middle East for around 95% of its oil supplies with around 70% coming via the Strait of Hormuz, which is effectively closed due to the Iran war.
Tankers off the coast of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Mar 6, 2026
Qatar energy minister warns war will force Gulf to halt energy exports within weeks, report says
Qatar halted its production of liquefied natural gas on Monday, as Iran continued to strike Gulf countries in retaliation for Israeli and U.S. attacks.
Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday.
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2026
Japan to evacuate citizens from Middle East on charted flights Sunday
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara, meanwhile, told a news conference Friday that a Self-Defense Forces transport aircraft will be on standby in the Maldives.
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks at a Lower House Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on Friday.
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2026
Another Japanese national detained in Iran after NHK staffer’s arrest
The government has been able to contact the two nationals and confirm their safety since the U.S.-Israeli attack on the Middle Eastern country began.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces a difficult situation as the Middle East conflict expands to an area squarely within India’s strategic neighborhood.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 6, 2026
U.S. sinking of Iranian warship piles pressure on India’s Modi
The U.S. attack took place just days after the Iranian ship had participated in a flagship Indian naval exercise at the invitation of New Delhi.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomes then-Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at a ceremony in Beijing in February 2023. China is unlikely to be weakened by Donald Trump’s Iran strikes and may instead exploit any prolonged U.S. distraction in the Middle East.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2026
Regimes come and go. China’s interests in Iran will endure.
“The Middle East is not a paramount security or foreign policy priority for the Chinese in the way it is for the Europeans and the Americans.”
Mourners display a portrait of Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Thursday during a funeral for Hezbollah Brigades members killed in a strike in southern Iraq.
EDITORIALS
Mar 6, 2026
The Iran war could do incalculable damage
The joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran is not the solution to the indignities, injustices and wrongs perpetrated by that regime.
A Singapore Airlines aircraft
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 6, 2026
A 900% fare hike shows Asian carriers can weather Iran war chaos
Airlines such as Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines have emerged as one of the go-to choices for people leaving the Middle East in the wake of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
As U.S. President Donald Trump launches the first open-ended military campaign of his presidency, Europe's leaders find themselves holding something he needs: their bases, airspace and strategic geography.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 6, 2026
Trump finds he needs Europe now that he’s waging war in Iran
Europe’s bases, airspace and strategic geography are crucial for the first open-ended military campaign of Trump’s presidency,
An oil refinery in Texas. The war in the Middle East has roiled oil and gas markets, however, falling prices of solar and batteries offer another option.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Mar 6, 2026
How fossil fuel disruptions lead to booms in solar and batteries
The war in the Middle East has roiled oil and gas markets. Under a severe scenario, one estimate says that crude could reach $108 a barrel.
The war with Iran marks the emergence of a deeply integrated U.S.-Israel warfighting alliance — forged over decades and now on full display.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2026
Israel has become America’s not-so-secret weapon
Contrary to the common misconception, the U.S. and Israel haven’t always been so tight.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the White House on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 6, 2026
Trump on rising gas prices during Iran operation: ‘If they rise, they rise’
The U.S. president says the U.S. military operation in Iran is “far more important than having gasoline prices go up a little bit.”
Mourners gather at a rally in Tehran on Sunday to commemorate Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a day after he was killed in coordinated U.S. and Israeli airstrikes.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2026
Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei and his deadly legacy
Khamenei’s authority rested on religious legitimacy, military loyalty and economic control, all embedded in a constitutional system that concentrated power.
Members of Iran's security forces stand guard on a street next to a billboard of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Monday.
WORLD
Mar 6, 2026
‘Enemy at home’: Iranian authorities tighten grip as war rages
Iranians have found themselves caught between the bombs and their government as authorities deploy heavy security.
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Trump says ‘Japan’ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
Wakatakakage injury casts pall over July meet, but potential new stars loom
Nicholas Tarasenko trains at Minato stable in August 2024.
Osaka trumps Tokyo as both ranked among world’s top 10 most livable cities
Osaka’s infrastructure earned higher marks than Tokyo’s in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Global Liveability Index.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.

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