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Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks during a news conference at the Foreign Ministry on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 26, 2026
No sign of progress in talks over detention of Japanese journalist in Russia
Though Tokyo plans to continue pressing Moscow for a resolution, Russia has not softened its stance.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara has said that because Japan-Russia relations “are in a difficult state,” it is necessary for the two countries’ diplomatic authorities to engage in exchanges "on outstanding issues.”
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 21, 2026
Japan demands access to journalist detained in Russia as spy row persists
A senior Japanese official met with his Russian counterpart, urging the “immediate release” of a Hokkaido Shimbun reporter.
Some say Russia will seek a prisoner exchange following the recent detention of a Japanese journalist for alleged spying in Sakhalin in the Russian Far East.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 18, 2026
Russia may seek prisoner swap after detaining Japanese journalist
Some say the detention of the reporter is linked to the handover to Germany this month of a Russian hacker detained in Japan in May.
Newly appointed White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia concludes her first press briefing at White House on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 17, 2026
Trump’s new press secretary out after less than a week
A series of blunders that added to distractions for her embattled boss led to her dismissal.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange. SmartNews is planning an initial public offering in December at a fraction of its previous valuation after AI hurt its business model.
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2026
SmartNews said to plan December Tokyo IPO as valuation craters
The Tokyo-based company is said to be seeking a market value of about ?50 billion ($317 million) in the potential IPO.
A person identified by Russia's Federal Security Service as a Japanese journalist for the Hokkaido Shimbun, whom it has accused of espionage, is seen in this still image taken from video aired by the Rossiya-24 state TV channel and released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2026
Russia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying
The Hokkaido Shimbun journalist was detained in the far eastern Sakhalin region, with Moscow accusing him of collecting defense-related information.
People grab a copy of a newspaper extra edition in Tokyo in January. The newspaper subscription rate in Japan fell below 50% for the first time, a survey has shown.
JAPAN / Media
Oct 11, 2026
Newspaper subscription rate in Japan falls below 50% for first time
More people are getting their news from television programs and the internet.
Journalists remain indispensable because AI systems ultimately depend on their verified reporting to maintain accuracy, credibility and public trust.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2026
AI’s reliance on journalism fuels calls to keep newsrooms viable
UNESCO’s proposed Guidance on Fair Compensation for News could help create a new value-exchange model.
Television cameras set up in front of the West Wing of the White House in Washington on Thursday
WORLD / Politics
Sep 26, 2026
TV networks resume covering White House as press access fight continues
Trump last week banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, before a judge ordered the administration to restore their access.
A member of the media reports at the White House in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD
Sep 25, 2026
White House says banned media outlets allowed to return
CNN, MS NOW and Politico said their journalists were readmitted after a federal court ordered a suspension of U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban.
The CNN booth at the White House in Washington. U.S. President Donald Trump banned the network, along with MS NOW and Politico, from the White House on Sept. 18 as punishment for distributing what he branded as "fake news" and "fiction and lies."
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2026
U.S. judge blocks White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico
Judge Timothy Kelly found the revocation of the three news agencies’ press passes “likely violated their constitutional due process rights.”
An updated solidarity sign hangs outside the Associated Press booth at the White House grounds after U.S. President Donald Trump banned three major news outlets — CNN, MS NOW and Politico — from the White House, in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2026
Trump’s White House media ban faces long odds in court, legal experts say
U.S. courts have long held that the government cannot condition press access on favorable coverage once it has opened a space to the media.
MS Now correspondent Akayla Gardner reports outside the White House grounds after U.S. President Donald Trump banned MS Now, CNN and Politico in a Truth Social post, in Washington on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2026
U.S. networks halt Trump coverage in revolt over White House ban
Top five U.S. broadcasters say they are halting “pool” coverage of the White House in solidarity with CNN.
MS NOW correspondent Akayla Gardner reports from the sidewalk outside the White House after U.S. President Donald Trump banned three major news outlets, CNN, MS NOW and Politico, from the White House in Washington on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2026
CNN and MS NOW barred from White House after ban by Trump
CNN called the move “an illegal assault” on the constitutional rights of news organizations to report without hindrance.
U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2026
Trump says CNN, Politico and MS NOW banned from White House
The 80-year-old Republican warned that other outlets could face a similar fate but did not say which ones.
People watch outside the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court, where #MeToo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin and labor activist Wang Jianbing were expected to be sentenced, in Guangzhou, in China's Guangdong province, on June 14, 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 18, 2026
Friends and rights groups worry for Chinese #MeToo activist’s life after jail
Journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin, who has been behind bars since 2021, is due to be released on Friday.
Max Lederer, the embattled former publisher of Stars and Stripes, says that military personnel and their families are not the only ones who will be dealt a blow if the paper's reporting is gagged.
WORLD
Sep 15, 2026
Ousted Stars and Stripes publisher warns of rising attacks on press freedoms
Max Lederer, the ousted publisher of the U.S. military newspaper, says the paper’s clashes with the Pentagon are emblematic of a larger battle.
Fumio Watanabe, 73, gazes at his damaged home in the town of Misato, Kumamoto Prefecture. "We can't live here anymore," he says.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2026
Lack of media coverage concerns some quake-hit Kumamoto areas
There have been differences among areas in Kumamoto in terms of the number of disaster relief volunteers and donation amounts.
Toyohiro Akiyama spent nine days in space, broadcasting his zero-gravity experiences live and describing the experiments he conducted.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2026
Toyohiro Akiyama, first Japanese citizen to go to space, dies at 84
A reporter-turned-farmer, Akiyama had hopes for a younger generation able to think freely.
Taiwan's only English-language media outlet is a crucial link in the battle for global public opinion.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2026
Silencing TaiwanPlus would weaken the island democracy
The KMT’s plan to slash the news channel’s budget would hinder Taiwan’s ability to counter disinformation and tell its own story.

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