Latest articles - The Japan Times / News on Japan, Business News, Opinion, Sports, Entertainment and More Newspaper en-US hourly 1 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:31:02 +0900 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:31:02 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![CDATA[ Japan-China spat over Taiwan comments sinks tourism stocks ]]> /business/2025/11/17/taiwan-comments-tourism-stocks/ BUSINESS Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:14:00 +0900 Hiroshi Hiyama,Sam Davies /article/633875/ <![CDATA[ Bangladesh ex-PM sentenced to death for crimes against humanity ]]> /news/2025/11/17/asia-pacific/bangladesh-ex-pm-sentenced/ ASIA PACIFIC Mon, 17 Nov 2025 19:59:00 +0900 /article/633874/ <![CDATA[ Tokyo-Beijing Forum postponed following Takaichi's Taiwan remark ]]> /news/2025/11/17/japan/tokyo-beijing-forum-postponed/ JAPAN Mon, 17 Nov 2025 19:41:00 +0900 /article/633873/ <![CDATA[ Indonesia’s defense chief inspects MSDF vessels as talk of exports grows ]]> /news/2025/11/17/japan/politics/japan-indonesia-defense-chiefs/ JAPAN Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:01:00 +0900 Gabriel Dominguez /article/633870/ <![CDATA[ Who is cricket’s Shohei Ohtani? ]]> /commentary/2025/11/17/japan/cricket-shohei-ohtani/ COMMENTARY Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:00:00 +0900 Salil Tripathi /article/633843/ <![CDATA[ 91ֿ GDP drops as tariffs bite and domestic demand flags ]]> /business/2025/11/17/economy/third-quarter-gdp/ BUSINESS Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:59:00 +0900 Francis Tang /article/633835/ <![CDATA[ Nigo’s streetwear brand Human Made prices Tokyo IPO at top end ]]> /business/2025/11/17/companies/nigo-human-made-ipo/ BUSINESS Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:19:00 +0900 Yasutaka Tamura /article/633871/ <![CDATA[ Wild bears attacked 196 people in Japan between April and October ]]> /news/2025/11/17/japan/april-october-bear-attacks/ JAPAN Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:18:00 +0900 /article/633868/ <![CDATA[ Sakana AI targets defense and banking markets after big funding round ]]> /business/2025/11/17/companies/sakana-ai-valuation/ BUSINESS Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:04:00 +0900 Himari Semans /article/633865/ <![CDATA[ Lucas Pinheiro Braathen earns Brazil's first Alpine Ski World Cup win ]]> /sports/2025/11/17/more-sports/brazil-first-world-cup-ski-win/ MORE SPORTS Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:03:00 +0900 /article/633866/ <![CDATA[ What you need to know about the shift to My Number health insurance cards ]]> /news/2025/11/17/japan/explainer/my-number-health-insurance/ JAPAN Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:45:00 +0900 Jessica Speed /article/633863/ <![CDATA[ Carbon capture promoters turn up in numbers at COP30, NGO says ]]> /environment/2025/11/17/climate-change/carbon-capture-cop30-ngo/ ENVIRONMENT Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:22:00 +0900 Benjamin Legendre,Laurent Thomet /article/633861/ <![CDATA[ Sinner caps eventful year with ATP Finals triumph over great rival Alcaraz ]]> /sports/2025/11/17/tennis/sinner-wins-atp-finals-showdown/ TENNIS Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:13:00 +0900 /article/633864/ <![CDATA[ Erling Haaland leads rout as Norway qualifies for first World Cup since 1998 ]]> /sports/2025/11/17/soccer/norway-reaches-world-cup/ SOCCER Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0900 /article/633860/ <![CDATA[ Two plans proposed for runway extension at Sapporo’s Okadama Airport ]]> /news/2025/11/17/japan/okadama-airport-extension/ JAPAN Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:30:00 +0900 Eric Johnston /article/633495/ <![CDATA[ From pariah to power player: Saudi’s MBS reclaims world stage in U.S. visit ]]> /news/2025/11/17/world/saudi-mbs-us-visit/ WORLD Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:28:00 +0900 Samia Nakhoul /article/633867/ <![CDATA[ Why Africa pays the highest costs to borrow money ]]> /business/2025/11/17/economy/africa-highest-costs-borrow-money/ BUSINESS Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:26:00 +0900 Mpho Hlakudi,Robert Brand /article/633862/ <![CDATA[ Princess Aiko leaves for official visit to Laos ]]> /news/2025/11/17/japan/princess-aiko-laos-visit/ JAPAN Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:20:00 +0900 /article/633859/ <![CDATA[ Iranian girls use karate to kick down social barriers ]]> /sports/2025/11/17/more-sports/iran-women-karate-societal-barriers/ MORE SPORTS Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0900 Majid SOURATI /article/633856/ <![CDATA[ India arrests suspected accomplice in Delhi suicide bombing ]]> /news/2025/11/17/asia-pacific/crime-legal/india-accomplice-new-delhi-bomber/ ASIA PACIFIC Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:58:00 +0900 Maria Paula,Mijares Torres,Santosh Kumar /article/633829/ <![CDATA[ Niigata governor to visit Fukushima ahead of nuclear plant decision ]]> /news/2025/11/17/japan/niigata-governor-fukushima-trip/ JAPAN Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:54:00 +0900 Shoko Oda /article/633855/ <![CDATA[ Panel OKs smaller cuts to welfare benefits ]]> /news/2025/11/17/japan/welfare-payments-smaller-reduction/ JAPAN Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:40:00 +0900 /article/633857/ <![CDATA[ Japan sends senior official to China to cool boiling tensions ]]> /news/2025/11/17/japan/politics/china-japan-kanai-visit/ JAPAN Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:25:00 +0900 Gabriele Ninivaggi,Jesse Johnson /article/633854/ <![CDATA[ Railway in rural Fukuoka stands at crossroads as passenger numbers dwindle ]]> /news/2025/11/17/japan/japan-kyushu-rural-railway-survival/ JAPAN Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:25:00 +0900 /article/633362/ <![CDATA[ Announcement of Japan-China survey results postponed amid diplomatic spat ]]> /news/2025/11/17/japan/japan-china-poll-delay/ JAPAN Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:23:00 +0900 /article/633853/ <![CDATA[ Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense ]]> /sports/2025/11/17/baseball/samurai-japan-wbc-warmup/ BASEBALL Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:13:00 +0900 Jason Coskrey /article/633869/ <![CDATA[ Lawson taps AI and Asia growth as convenience store sector undergoes shift ]]> /business/2025/11/17/companies/convenience-stores-strategy/ BUSINESS Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:08:00 +0900 /article/633851/ <![CDATA[ Trump reverses on Epstein files, urging Republicans to vote to release them ]]> /news/2025/11/17/world/politics/trump-epstein-files-republicans-release/ WORLD Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:58:00 +0900 Matt Spetalnick /article/633858/ <![CDATA[ Alysa Liu rallies past Rinka Watanabe to win Skate America ]]> /sports/2025/11/17/more-sports/liu-beats-watanabe-skate-america/ MORE SPORTS Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:49:00 +0900 /article/633852/ <![CDATA[ Bears attacks and sightings continue in northern Japan ]]> /news/2025/11/17/japan/society/akita-more-bears/ JAPAN Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:20:00 +0900 /article/633850/