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href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/07/asia-pacific/politics/nato-mark-rutte-asia/" title="With focus on ‘projecting power,’ NATO eyes greater Indo-Pacific role"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461818.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461818.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461818.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461818.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte speaks during a news conference at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels last week." title="NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte speaks during a news conference at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels last week." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a></div> </div> </div>  <style> .jt-two-cols-articles-with-images .widget-title{border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;padding-bottom: 15px;margin-bottom: 12px;} .jt-two-cols-articles-with-images .widget-title h2{margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;font-family: 'Pluto Sans Bold', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color:#333; font-size: 26px;line-height: 18px; text-transform: uppercase;} .jt-two-cols-articles-with-images .widget-title h2 a{color:#333;} .jt-two-cols-articles-with-images .widget-title h2 a:hover{color:#898989;} .jt-two-cols-articles-with-images .article-title{margin-top: 12px;margin-bottom: 8px;} .jt-two-cols-articles-with-images 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data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461988.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461988.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461988.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461988.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako lay flowers at the Iwoto Islander Peace Cemetery Park on Iwo Jima on Monday." title="Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako lay flowers at the Iwoto Islander Peace Cemetery Park on Iwo Jima on Monday." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-title "><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/07/japan/emperor-empress-visit-iwo-jima/" title="Emperor, empress visit Iwo Jima battlefield to pay respects to war dead">Emperor, empress visit Iwo Jima battlefield to pay respects to war dead</a></div> <div class="article-byline"> </div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/07/japan/emperor-empress-visit-iwo-jima/" title="Emperor, empress visit Iwo Jima battlefield to pay respects to war dead">Monday's trip to the island is the first by an emperor and an empress since the current Emperor Emeritus Akihito's and Empress Emerita Michiko's visit in 1994.</a></div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/07/japan/society/fukuoka-community-trading-cards/" title="'Local hero' trading cards nudge children toward community activities"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/03/24/457541.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/03/24/457541.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/03/24/457541.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/03/24/457541.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="Children play with trading cards featuring "local heroes" created by a local community council in the Saidosho district of Kawara, Fukuoka Prefecture, in January." title="Children play with trading cards featuring "local heroes" created by a local community council in the Saidosho district of Kawara, Fukuoka Prefecture, in January." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-title "><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/07/japan/society/fukuoka-community-trading-cards/" title="'Local hero' trading cards nudge children toward community activities">'Local hero' trading cards nudge children toward community activities</a></div> <div class="article-byline"> </div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/07/japan/society/fukuoka-community-trading-cards/" title="'Local hero' trading cards nudge children toward community activities">The cards, which feature real people, are helping to break the ice between children and adults in Kawara, Fukuoka Prefecture.</a></div> </div> </div> </div>  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data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461962.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461962.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461962.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461962.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Japan does not intend to seek direct confrontation with the U.S. over the newly levied tariffs, during a parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on Monday." title="Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Japan does not intend to seek direct confrontation with the U.S. over the newly levied tariffs, during a parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on Monday." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-title "><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/07/economy/tariffs-political-reax/" title="Japan to avoid direct confrontation with the U.S. over Trump tariffs">Japan to avoid direct confrontation with the U.S. over Trump tariffs</a></div> <div class="article-byline"> By <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/5450/francis-tang/" title="Francis Tang">Francis Tang</a><br/> </div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/07/economy/tariffs-political-reax/" title="Japan to avoid direct confrontation with the U.S. over Trump tariffs">The Japanese prime minister is calling for a more diplomatic and fact-based approach, in part by examining U.S. allegations about trade barriers.</a></div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/07/taiwan-zero-tariffs-us-investment/" title="Taiwan eyes zero tariffs with U.S., pledges more investment"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461813.JPG?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461813.JPG?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461813.JPG?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461813.JPG?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="Kids view the area from a lookout point over cranes and containers at the Port of Keelung, Taiwan, on Thursday." title="Kids view the area from a lookout point over cranes and containers at the Port of Keelung, Taiwan, on Thursday." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-title "><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/07/taiwan-zero-tariffs-us-investment/" title="Taiwan eyes zero tariffs with U.S., pledges more investment">Taiwan eyes zero tariffs with U.S., pledges more investment</a></div> <div class="article-byline"> By <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/1465/ben-blanchard/" title="Ben Blanchard">Ben Blanchard</a><br/> </div> <div class="article-body"><a 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href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/07/world/politics/trump-third-term-constitution-democracy/" title="Trump's third term talk defies constitution and tests democracy"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461839.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461839.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461839.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461839.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="President Donald Trump outside the White House in Washington on Thursday. The 22nd Amendment is clear: President Trump has to give up his office after his second term. But his refusal to accept that underscores how far he is willing to consider going to consolidate power." title="President Donald Trump outside the White House in Washington on Thursday. The 22nd Amendment is clear: President Trump has to give up his office after his second term. But his refusal to accept that underscores how far he is willing to consider going to consolidate power." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-title "><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/07/world/politics/trump-third-term-constitution-democracy/" title="Trump's third term talk defies constitution and tests democracy">Trump's third term talk defies constitution and tests democracy</a></div> <div class="article-byline"> By <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/912/peter-baker/" title="Peter Baker">Peter Baker</a><br/> </div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/07/world/politics/trump-third-term-constitution-democracy/" title="Trump's third term talk defies constitution and tests democracy">The fact that Trump has inserted the idea into the national conversation illustrates the uncertainty about the future of America’s 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data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461586.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461586.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461586.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/04/07/461586.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.52" style="" alt="Hong Kong's real estate sector is slumping, putting the government's development plans at risk and signaling a wider economic malaise that may become a spanner in the works of Beijing's plans to transform the territory's economy." title="Hong Kong's real estate sector is slumping, 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Walker">Joshua W. 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