Latest articles - The Japan Times / News on Japan, Business News, Opinion, Sports, Entertainment and More Newspaper en-US hourly 1 Fri, 01 May 2026 20:46:54 +0900 Fri, 01 May 2026 20:46:54 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![CDATA[ Jury of Italy's Venice Biennale resigns en masse ]]> /culture/2026/05/01/entertainment-news/jury-venice-biennale-resigned/ CULTURE Fri, 01 May 2026 20:34:00 +0900 Ella IDE /article/640855/ <![CDATA[ After nationwide search, police arrest suspect in Tokyo hammer attack ]]> /news/2026/05/01/japan/crime-legal/tokyo-hammer-man-arrested/ JAPAN Fri, 01 May 2026 17:55:00 +0900 /article/640850/ <![CDATA[ Why Beijing can’t quit ‘open’ AI ]]> /commentary/2026/05/01/world/china-cant-quit-open-ai/ COMMENTARY Fri, 01 May 2026 17:51:00 +0900 Catherine Thorbecke /article/640854/ <![CDATA[ As bears emerge from hibernation, local governments warn of attacks ]]> /news/2026/05/01/japan/bears-warnings/ JAPAN Fri, 01 May 2026 17:26:00 +0900 Yukana Inoue /article/640848/ <![CDATA[ Junto Nakatani shows no fear of Naoya 'Monster' Inoue ahead of title clash ]]> /sports/2026/05/01/more-sports/nakatani-no-fear-inoue-bout/ MORE SPORTS Fri, 01 May 2026 16:20:00 +0900 /article/640845/ <![CDATA[ Japan’s space systems face growing cybersecurity threats ]]> /commentary/2026/05/01/world/japan-space-systems-cybersecurity-threats/ COMMENTARY Fri, 01 May 2026 16:14:00 +0900 Kota Umeda /article/640853/ <![CDATA[ Two dead, including one Japanese, after light plane crash in South Australia ]]> /news/2026/05/01/japan/australia-pilot-training-accident/ JAPAN Fri, 01 May 2026 16:09:00 +0900 Jessica Speed /article/640843/ <![CDATA[ Taiwan blows past forecasts with economic growth at 39-year high ]]> /news/2026/05/01/asia-pacific/taiwan-economic-growth-beat-forecasts/ ASIA PACIFIC Fri, 01 May 2026 16:03:00 +0900 /article/640842/ <![CDATA[ Japan mum on yen intervention, heavy on jawboning, ahead of long holiday weekend ]]> /business/2026/05/01/markets/yen-market-intervention/ BUSINESS Fri, 01 May 2026 15:15:00 +0900 Kazuaki Nagata /article/640841/ <![CDATA[ Japan overtakes U.S. in global press freedom index ]]> /news/2026/05/01/japan/media/japan-press-freedom-index/ JAPAN Fri, 01 May 2026 15:03:00 +0900 Elizabeth Beattie /article/640846/ <![CDATA[ Japan secures enough petroleum-derived naphtha to last into 2027 ]]> /business/2026/05/01/economy/takaichi-naphtha-2027/ BUSINESS Fri, 01 May 2026 14:35:00 +0900 Eric Johnston /article/640844/ <![CDATA[ The death of a Lebanese village ]]> /news/2026/05/01/world/society/lebanon-village-death/ WORLD Fri, 01 May 2026 14:35:00 +0900 Alexander Dziadosz /article/640838/ <![CDATA[ Convicted former Harvard scientist rebuilds brain computer lab in China ]]> /news/2026/05/01/world/science-health/us-scientist-china-brain-tech-lab/ WORLD Fri, 01 May 2026 14:18:00 +0900 David Kirton /article/640847/ <![CDATA[ Japan joined by 115 nations and regions in joint statement on nuclear weapons ]]> /news/2026/05/01/japan/npt-meeting-joint-statement/ JAPAN Fri, 01 May 2026 14:02:00 +0900 /article/640839/ <![CDATA[ Decades later, the dispute over Minamata disease remains unresolved ]]> /news/2026/05/01/japan/minamata-disease-70-years/ JAPAN Fri, 01 May 2026 13:57:00 +0900 /article/640840/ <![CDATA[ Knicks finish off Hawks in record-setting fashion to advance in playoffs ]]> /sports/2026/05/01/basketball/nba/knicks-hawks-historic-blowout/ BASKETBALL Fri, 01 May 2026 13:32:00 +0900 /article/640836/ <![CDATA[ Starvation and drowning on the deadly Horn of Africa migrant route ]]> /news/2026/05/01/world/society/africa-deadly-migration-route/ WORLD Fri, 01 May 2026 12:41:00 +0900 Dylan GAMBA,Solan KOLLI /article/640835/ <![CDATA[ Leading Japanese tanka poet Hirohiko Okano dies at 101 ]]> /news/2026/05/01/japan/hirohiko-okano-obituary/ JAPAN Fri, 01 May 2026 12:40:00 +0900 /article/640834/ <![CDATA[ Nissan cancels plan to build electric SUVs at Mississippi plant ]]> /business/2026/05/01/companies/nissan-electric-suv-cancel-mississippi/ BUSINESS Fri, 01 May 2026 12:35:00 +0900 Chester Dawson /article/640833/ <![CDATA[ 91²Ö¿â green tea exports surged in fiscal 2025 amid matcha boom ]]> /business/2026/05/01/green-tea-exports-matcha/ BUSINESS Fri, 01 May 2026 12:03:00 +0900 /article/640831/ <![CDATA[ Golden Week security assignments for Takaichi’s Cabinet ]]> /editorials/2026/05/01/assignments-for-takaichis-cabinet/ EDITORIALS Fri, 01 May 2026 11:57:00 +0900 /article/640851/ <![CDATA[ Takaichi urges Iran president to ensure safe passage through Strait of Hormuz ]]> /news/2026/05/01/japan/takaichi-iran-talks/ JAPAN Fri, 01 May 2026 11:49:00 +0900 /article/640829/ <![CDATA[ Lebanon's internal splits over talks with Israel trip up Saudi mediation efforts ]]> /news/2026/05/01/world/politics/lebanon-internal-split-israel-talks/ WORLD Fri, 01 May 2026 11:42:00 +0900 Laila Bassam,Maya Gebeily,Samia Nakhoul /article/640825/ <![CDATA[ Lindsey Vonn still uncertain about future following crash at Olympics ]]> /sports/2026/05/01/more-sports/vonn-future-still-undecided/ MORE SPORTS Fri, 01 May 2026 11:40:00 +0900 /article/640830/ <![CDATA[ ‘Into the Belly of the Beast’: A stomach-churning thriller offers grisly surprises ]]> /culture/2026/05/01/film/into-the-belly-of-the-beast/ CULTURE Fri, 01 May 2026 11:40:00 +0900 James Hadfield /article/640822/ <![CDATA[ Japanese utilities withhold earnings guidance amid fuel volatility ]]> /business/2026/05/01/companies/utilities-withhold-earnings-guidance/ BUSINESS Fri, 01 May 2026 11:34:00 +0900 Shoko Oda /article/640832/ <![CDATA[ Zoo employee arrested for allegedly burning wife's body in incinerator ]]> /news/2026/05/01/japan/crime-legal/zoo-employee-arrested/ JAPAN Fri, 01 May 2026 11:25:00 +0900 /article/640820/ <![CDATA[ Japan Investment Corp. chief Yokoo named Tepco chairperson ]]> /business/2026/05/01/companies/tepco-chairperson-yokoo/ BUSINESS Fri, 01 May 2026 11:21:00 +0900 /article/640824/ <![CDATA[ Myanmar moves Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest ]]> /news/2026/05/01/asia-pacific/politics/aung-san-suu-kyi-house-arrest/ ASIA PACIFIC Fri, 01 May 2026 11:19:00 +0900 /article/640821/ <![CDATA[ Cost of Iran war equals aid for more than 87 million people, U.N. aid chief says ]]> /news/2026/05/01/world/society/iran-war-cost-equal-lifesaving-aid/ WORLD Fri, 01 May 2026 11:15:00 +0900 /article/640826/