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* ![JAPAN-NUCLEAR-DISASTER](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc7d7b6baf1bc759/698a39d309208fe4ff41a0aa/GettyImages-1246380757.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 7, 2023  
### [The New Nuclear Concern for Pacific Islands](https://time.com/6250415/fukushima-nuclear-waste-pacific-islands/)  
Amid nuclear’s toxic legacy in the Pacific, Japan’s plan to dump Fukushima wastewater into the ocean...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![NRL Indigenous Round Launch](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt62b289030729741b/698a3988096a941c996ad691/GettyImages-1319893507.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 20, 2023  
### [Meet the Indigenous Australian Giving Her Community a Voice](https://time.com/6247683/megan-davis-australia-indigenous-voice/)  
Megan Davis is working tirelessly so that Australia enshrines an Indigenous voice in its constitutio...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![New Zealand Government Considers Easing Of COVID Alert Level Restrictions](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2f58cd994d84d254/698a399d16d884efc7c3b799/GettyImages-1248083789.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 20, 2023  
### [These Are the Contenders to Replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand’s Prime Minister](https://time.com/6248712/who-could-replace-jacinda-ardern-new-zealand/)  
Political commentators say there are several current ministers who are potential candidates for the ...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces her resignation](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt10f57cf281c9826f/698a39954ee262045d31b086/GettyImages-1457515502.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 19, 2023  
### [Jacinda Ardern to Resign as Prime Minister of New Zealand](https://time.com/6248305/jacinda-ardern-resigns-prime-minister-new-zealand/)  
The New Zealand Prime Minister says she will step down before February 7 and will not seek re-electi...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Japan's Imperial Family Makes New Year Appearance](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt477ae817328d2de1/698a3924d075332bcce6da1a/GettyImages-1453700438.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 3, 2023  
### [Japan’s Royal Family Emerges for New Year’s Address](https://time.com/6244039/japan-royal-family-new-year-address-2023/)  
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito delivered on Monday his first in-person New Year’s message to the public si...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
* ![Meena Ibrahimi, 20, center, and other students are preparing and studying for the Kankor exam at a private tutoring center in Bamyan, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03a1256b5240b91d/698a3906b3fce364fa0ca0a8/GettyImages-1244944872.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 21, 2022  
### [The Taliban Bars Women From University Study](https://time.com/6242834/taliban-bars-university-education-for-women/)  
The ban represents the latest curtailing of women’s rights in Afghanistan since the extremist group ...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Indonesian Muslim women perform the first 'Tarawih' prayer](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9c9505ad3bdeb469/698a38acdb29872c6d26888f/GettyImages-1239703498.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 9, 2022  
### [A Women-Led Movement in Indonesia Says Interpreting Islam Isn't Just for Men](https://time.com/6239993/muslim-women-indonesia-leadership-ulama/)  
In the largest Muslim-majority country in the world, women are asserting their voice as authorities ...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![People In Tokyo Demonstrate In Solidarity With Chinese Protests](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt22c6dafdf2134ed0/698a387c457a524a9cd671fe/GettyImages-1445739750.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 2, 2022  
### [China Protests Fuel Solidarity Demonstrations Around the World](https://time.com/6238212/china-protests-solidarity-demonstrations/)  
As dissent is quashed on the mainland, these largely diaspora-led shows of support may lose steam.  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![China Battles Outbreaks As Country Records Record Cases](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blted2152f98799a315/698a3872011682c6cf982910/GettyImages-1445388829.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 1, 2022  
### [Why China Can’t Just Ditch Zero-COVID](https://time.com/6237990/china-end-zero-covid-policy/)  
Protesters in China have demanded an end to the country’s strict pandemic approach. Experts say that...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![JAPAN-LGBTQ](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7c05f8136f7af32b/698a3867b21a9c260c506bc2/GettyImages-1245221048.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 30, 2022  
### [Tokyo Court Rules Japan’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban Constitutional—and Concerning](https://time.com/6237644/tokyo-same-sex-marriage-ban-constitutional/)  
The Tokyo District Court said Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage is not unconstitutional but presents ...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
* ![World Cup 2022 - Germany - Japan](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltba824524904fd83a/698a385622fb859068e2e2fc/GettyImages-1245017925.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 29, 2022  
### [How Green Is the Qatar World Cup’s Outdoor AC?](https://time.com/6236839/qatar-world-cup-outdoor-air-conditioning-environment/)  
Air conditioning in the tournament’s open-air stadiums helps players and fans beat the heat—but it m...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Former U.S. President Donald Trump  Makes An Announcement At His Florida Home](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2dad76e618cf46c5/698a37fa457a52191fd67143/GettyImages-1441810853.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 16, 2022  
### [Republicans Are Divided on Trump’s 2024 White House Bid](https://time.com/6234301/trump-2024-announcement-republican-reactions/)  
The GOP’s middling midterms performance has some Republicans questioning whether Trump should still ...  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![Indonesia G20](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltccf1556719c42825/698a37f0d07533475ee6d7eb/AP22318268636938.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 15, 2022  
### [Australia and China Are Back on Talking Terms](https://time.com/6233909/china-australia-xi-albanese-meeting/)  
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with China’s Xi Jinping at the G20 to try to “stabili...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![China Daily Life Amid Global Pandemic](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0fc72f9f1ea21157/698a37e309208f22ef419d61/GettyImages-1441149285.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 14, 2022  
### [China’s Zero-Covid Is Here To Stay, Experts Say](https://time.com/6233563/china-zero-covid-end/)  
China just relaxed some pandemic rules, but strict measures in response to an outbreak suggest the o...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Mamiko Moda \(L\) and her partner Satoko Nagamura, with their son, hold a same-sex partnership certificate as they pose for a photograph after a press conference at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building on Nov. 1. ](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc13fd121c6d2575/698a3704457a524f0bd66f8a/tokyo-same-sex-couples-certificate-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 2, 2022  
### [Tokyo Begins Issuing Partnership Certificates for Same-Sex Couples](https://time.com/6227055/tokyo-same-sex-partnership-certificates/)  
Advocates say the Tokyo government’s issuance of partnership certificates to same sex-couples is an ...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)

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