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King Charles III was diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer last February but said Friday he will be able to reduce his treatment in 2026.
WORLD
Dec 13, 2025
King Charles shares news of reduced cancer treatment in TV address
Charles made the latest announcement in a televised broadcast as part of a national cancer awareness campaign in Britain.
U.S. senators telling American troops they don’t have to obey illegal commands has sparked ire from President Donald Trump, underscoring the enduring principle that soldiers must follow conscience and the law above orders.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2025
The duty to disobey unlawful orders was America’s idea
Members of Congress made a video in which they remind active service members that “our laws are clear: You can refuse illegal orders.”
Britain’s stagnant economy and the damage from Brexit make a pragmatic new trade deal with the EU the most realistic path to revive growth without reopening old political wounds.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2025
The U.K. needs a new deal, without saying Brexit
It isn’t necessary to rebuild the whole EU institutional architecture to retrieve the benefits that have been lost.
The skyline of the City of London. Japanese investors bought the largest amount of U.K. sovereign bonds in over four years in October.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 8, 2025
Japanese purchases of U.K. gilts at highest since 2021 in October
They purchased a net ¥418.6 billion of U.K. debt in October, the most since January 2021, Japan’s latest balance-of-payments data has shown.
British Defence Secretary John Healey (center) is shown around Helsing's resilience factory in Plymouth, Britain, on Nov. 19.
WORLD / FOCUS
Dec 8, 2025
U.K.’s bold defense plans face doubt over spending gaps
Defence Secretary John Healey in June set out a 130-page defense review, calling it the first in a generation that would transform and grow the U.K. military.
A man walks past an AUKUS sign on the first day of the Indo-Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney on Nov. 4.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 6, 2025
After review, Pentagon says AUKUS submarine is ‘full steam ahead’
The Department of Defense completed its five-month review, which endorsed the AUKUS agreement and determined it is “in alignment with President Trump’s America First agenda.”
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
WORLD / Politics
Dec 4, 2025
Starmer pushes ahead with China reset despite spying fears
The British prime minister is seeking to revive his plans for a diplomatic reset with Beijing.
A campaign poster for a Labour Party candidate in Burnley, England, in June 2024. Britain’s property tax system is unfair and outdated, and a proportional national levy could improve fairness, mobility and long-term economic growth.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2025
The U.K.’s property taxes are an irrational mess
There was no justification for a system that imposed a higher tax burden on a terraced house in Burnley, a deprived town in the northwest, than on a fancy mansion in London.
"Shuto Kacho" (flowers and birds in the autumn and winter)
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2025
Tokyo art museum to exhibit Japanese works from British Museum
The exhibition will be held from July 25 to Oct. 18 at the museum in the Ueno district of the capital’s Taito Ward.
Tom Stoppard arrives for a Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of Lord Snowdon at Westminster Abbey in London in April 2017.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 30, 2025
Oscar-winning U.K. playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88
As well as his Oscar, Stoppard won three Oliviers and five Tonys, among the top awards in the theater world.
England's Alex Greenwood (left) competes for the ball with Spain's Alba Redondo during the final of the Women's World Cup in Sydney in August 2023.
SOCCER / Women's World cup
Nov 29, 2025
U.K. unveils record-breaking bid for 2035 Women’s World Cup
The bid team said the 48-nation tournament would be the biggest single-sport event ever staged in the U.K.
A vessel is pictured during a handover ceremony of a skull from a member of an Ainu tribe taken by German researchers at the end of the 19th century in Berlin in July 2017. The Japanese government has said that the remains of five Ainu will be returned from the Natural History Museum in Britain to Japan.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 29, 2025
Five sets of Ainu remains to be returned from Britain
It will be the fourth time that Ainu remains have been returned to Japan from abroad.
The arrivals area of Heathrow Airport in London. Official data showed Thursday that long-term net migration to Britain fell by more than two-thirds in the year to June.
WORLD
Nov 28, 2025
U.K. net migration drops as government rolls out tougher policies
Immigration — both legal and illegal — has dominated political debate in Britain for over a decade.
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is now the most unpopular finance minister since records began, according to pollster IPSOS.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 27, 2025
U.K. tax hikes to placate bond markets likely to be costly for Reeves
Hemmed in by the need to raise taxes to tackle public finances, the finance minister had few giveaways, opting instead to make small measures to try and lower the cost of living.
Apart from Japan, women-only carriages can also be found in Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Mexico and Taiwan, among others.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 26, 2025
U.K. woman’s petition to bring women-only train carriages to London gains traction
Camille Brown, a student in London, said the successful introduction of the measure in cities such as Tokyo creates safer commuting options for women.
Employees work on laptops in the Moore Kingston Smith office in London on Nov. 13.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 25, 2025
From two weeks to two hours: How AI might reboot Britain’s economy
AI’s rollout is raising hopes that Britain can escape the productivity problem that has dogged it for two decades, even as slow growth pushes the country toward tax hikes.
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 U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier strike group, including the flagship USS Gerald R. Ford, USS Winston S. Churchill, USS Mahan and USS Bainbridge, sail toward the Caribbean under F/A-18 Super Hornets and a B-52 bomber in the Atlantic Ocean on Nov. 13.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 23, 2025
Troubled by U.S. Venezuela operation, Europeans limit intel sharing
French, Dutch and British official worry that their intel could be used for strikes that would be considered illegal in their countries.
A public-inquiry report released Thursday delivered a blistering assessment of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s response to COVID-19.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 21, 2025
U.K.’s ‘chaotic’ response to COVID-19 led to more deaths, inquiry finds
A public inquiry concluded that former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s response, including a delay of lockdowns, resulted in about 23,000 more deaths.
Sanae Takaichi's spending plans have sent Japan's bonds and yen tumbling, raising fears of capital flight similar to the 2022 U.K. bond market turmoil, says Deutsche Bank's global head of currency research.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 21, 2025
Deutsche Bank warns of Japan capital flight in echo of U.K. crisis
Japanese government bonds are falling at the same time as the yen, reflecting concerns that the new prime minister’s stimulus plans will worsen the country’s fiscal health.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
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.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘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.

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