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Jane Bradley
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Aeroflot CEO Sergei Aleksandrovsky at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 6.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 12, 2026
How Putin turned Japan into a den of spies
Japan has long been known as a spy paradise, in part because of post-World War II constraints that keep the country¡¯s intelligence services weak.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 14, 2022
King Charles inherits untold riches and passes off his own empire
Charles, who formally acceded to the British throne Saturday, spent half a century turning his royal estate into a billion-dollar portfolio.
How Putin turned Japan into a den of spies
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Aeroflot CEO Sergei Aleksandrovsky at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 6.
Global demand is reshaping secondhand fashion in Japan
A rise in tourists on the hunt for on-the-ground deals as well as foreign-facing resellers seeking to turn a profit has Japan's secondhand fashion industry facing a crunch.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
A pair of mice are used in a University of Tokyo experiment to observe behavioral shifts in the animals after being exposed to aggressive behavior by others.
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built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japan successfully launches and lands reusable rocket
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency tested a prototype reusable rocket in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, on Saturday, with the rocket reaching a height of about 10 meters, and then landing. The flight lasted about 40 seconds.
Is ramen soup? An inquiry.
Ramen is one of Japan's national dishes. But what exactly is it?
Global demand is reshaping secondhand fashion in Japan
A rise in tourists on the hunt for on-the-ground deals as well as foreign-facing resellers seeking to turn a profit has Japan's secondhand fashion industry facing a crunch.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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