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Sanae Takaichi addresses reporters at a news conference in Tokyo soon after she was elected the new leader of the Liberal Democratic Party in October. Recent incidents raise questions about how public discourse and democratic debate are affected when off-the-record rules are unclear or breached.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 30, 2025
What exactly does ‘off the record’ mean in Japan?
“Off the record” should be a tool for protecting sources, not a tool for maintaining cozy relations with those in power.
CBS ⁠abruptly pulled a "60 Minutes" report on a Salvadoran mega prison housing U.S.-deported migrants hours before it was due to air on Sunday evening in the U.S.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 23, 2025
‘60 Minutes’ report on Salvadoran prison pulled from CBS but pops up online
CBS ⁠abruptly pulled the segment hours before it was due to air on Sunday evening in the U.S., sparking accusations that the move was politically motivated.
Paramount Studios in Los Angeles earlier this month. Warner Bros. Discovery's board views its existing agreement with Netflix more favorably than what Paramount has proposed in its takeover bid.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 17, 2025
Warner Bros. plans to reject Paramount bid on funding and terms
Its board still views an existing agreement with Netflix as offering greater value, certainty and terms than what Paramount has proposed.
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai is escorted into a Hong Kong Correctional Services van outside the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong in 2021.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 16, 2025
Jimmy Lai remains beacon of Hong Kong press freedom, say ex-colleagues awaiting his sentencing
Lai’s guilty verdict over national security and sedition charges comes over four years after police raided the Apple Daily newsroom, arresting Lai and others.
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.
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai is escorted into a Hong Kong Correctional Services van outside the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong in February 2021.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 15, 2025
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai found guilty in landmark security case
The city’s High Court convicted Lai on two counts of conspiring to collude with foreign forces — a crime punishable by life in prison.
People wait outside the West Kowloon Law Courts Building in Hong Kong on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 15, 2025
Jimmy Lai’s supporters queue in Hong Kong overnight for verdict
Two counts — of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security — carry prison terms of up to life in prison for Lai, a British citizen.
Paramount Pictures' studio in Hollywood.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 13, 2025
Paramount’s $54 billion debt plays a starring role in Warner bid
Paramount has a temporary financing package in place for the combined company, but it hasn’t locked in a maximum rate on more permanent borrowings for the transaction.
Jimmy Lai speaks during an interview in Hong Kong in June 2020.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 12, 2025
Verdict in trial of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai set for Monday
Lai, 78, is charged with foreign collusion under Hong Kong’s national security law, which Beijing imposed following pro-democracy protests in 2019.
NHK Executive Vice President Tatsuhiko Inoue will be promoted to the position of president next month, the public broadcaster's board of governors said Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 9, 2025
NHK to promote Tatsuhiko Inoue to president next month
Inoue will be the first person to be promoted to the position from within NHK in about 18 years.
Netflix’s headquarters in Los Angeles
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 8, 2025
Trump warns Netflix-Warner deal may pose antitrust ‘problem’
The company faces a lengthy Justice Department review of a deal that would reshape the entertainment industry.
The burned Wang Fuk Court housing complex after a deadly fire in the Tai Po area of Hong Kong on Nov. 30
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 7, 2025
China warns foreign media in Hong Kong over fire coverage
The Office for Safeguarding National Security said it had summoned a number of unspecified foreign media outlets, criticizing coverage of the fire.
The New York Times alleges that the Pentagon's new press policy violates the rights to free speech and due process and that, if allowed to stand, will "deprive the public of vital information about the United States military and its leadership."
WORLD
Dec 5, 2025
New York Times sues Pentagon over press access
At least 30 news organizations, including Fox News, the Washington Post and Reuters, chose to give up their press badges rather than sign the Pentagon’s new press policy.
A person pays their respects at a makeshift memorial for the victims of last week’s deadly fire at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in Hong Kong.  
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2025
How an unfree press stoked the flames of Hong Kong’s deadly blaze
Many of the people who lived in the housing complex knew about problems in the renovation project that saw building towers wrapped in plastic netting and windows filled with foam.
Rin Yonezu holds his late brother's backpack at an elementary school in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, in August.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Dec 1, 2025
How one man struggled with his image as a relative of disaster victims
Some people have suffered by seeing their experiences of losing their loved ones in disasters reported in ways that went against their wishes.
NHK’s crackdown is part of an effort to reduce the number of users who are currently watching NHK channels and accessing news on its website without paying its mandatory subscription fee.
JAPAN / Media
Nov 25, 2025
NHK moves to crack down on free riders
The public broadcaster is requiring users to log in to its news website to access all of its content and has set up a new team to collect reception fees.
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.
Risa Akiyama, head of the Japan Women Journalists Association, gives a speech in Tokyo on Saturday.
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2025
Event marks first anniversary of Japan female journalists group
The Japan Women Journalists Association aims to support the career development of female reporters in Japan and add various viewpoints to the value judgment of news.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani singles against the Blue Jays during Game 7 of the World Series in Toronto on Nov. 1.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 20, 2025
MLB reveals new 3-year deal with ESPN, NBC and Netflix
ESPN had been scheduled to pay an estimated $1.65 billion over the next three seasons, according to The Athletic, before it opted out of that deal in February.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an official dinner with the Saudi crown prince at the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD
Nov 19, 2025
‘Piggy.’ ‘Terrible.’ Trump lashes out at female reporters.
The U.S. president ripped into a reporter just days after calling another female journalist “piggy” after she asked a question related to Jeffrey Epstein.
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’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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