Latest articles - The Japan Times / News on Japan, Business News, Opinion, Sports, Entertainment and More Newspaper en-US hourly 1 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 09:24:31 +0900 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 09:24:31 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![CDATA[ Rohm shares soar most since 2000 on Denso acquisition bid ]]> /business/2026/03/07/rohm-shares-soar-denso-bid/ BUSINESS Sat, 07 Mar 2026 08:33:00 +0900 /article/638515/ <![CDATA[ U.S. submarine strike in Indian Ocean brings Iran war to Asia ]]> /news/2026/03/07/asia-pacific/politics/iran-conflict-asia-risks/ ASIA PACIFIC Sat, 07 Mar 2026 08:23:00 +0900 Philip J. Heijmans /article/638514/ <![CDATA[ Working overtime: ‘Silver Jinzai’ centers keep Japan’s seniors employed ]]> /life/2026/03/07/lifestyle/elderly-workforce-silver-jinzai-aging-population/ LIFE Sat, 07 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0900 Bhavesh Gulrajani /article/638457/ <![CDATA[ Sleepless Iranians count cost of war as damage mounts ]]> /news/2026/03/07/world/iran-sleepless-nights/ WORLD Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:57:00 +0900 Adam PLOWRIGHT /article/638513/ <![CDATA[ Trump's Iran war violates international law, experts say ]]> /news/2026/03/07/world/politics/trump-iran-international-law/ WORLD Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:57:00 +0900 W.G. Dunlop /article/638512/ <![CDATA[ Trump demands Iran's 'unconditional surrender,' complicating diplomatic paths ]]> /news/2026/03/07/world/trump-iran-unconditional-surrender/ WORLD Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:56:00 +0900 /article/638511/ <![CDATA[ Inoue primed for 'historic' Nakatani clash in Tokyo ]]> /sports/2026/03/06/more-sports/inoue-nakatani-clash/ MORE SPORTS Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:55:00 +0900 /article/638510/ <![CDATA[ Japan may use part of national oil stockpile amid Iran war supply crisis: report ]]> /news/2026/03/06/japan/japan-oil-stockpiles/ JAPAN Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:41:00 +0900 /article/638509/ <![CDATA[ Qatar energy minister warns war will force Gulf to halt energy exports within weeks, report says ]]> /news/2026/03/06/world/qatar-energy-warning/ WORLD Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:54:00 +0900 /article/638507/ <![CDATA[ Japan to evacuate citizens from Middle East on charted flights Sunday ]]> /news/2026/03/06/japan/japan-citizens-evacuation-middle-east/ JAPAN Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:12:00 +0900 /article/638506/ <![CDATA[ Shohei Ohtani hits grand slam to power Samurai Japan in rout of Taiwan at WBC ]]> /sports/2026/03/06/baseball/samurai-japan-taiwan-wbc/ BASEBALL Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:57:00 +0900 Jason Coskrey /article/638508/ <![CDATA[ Fukushima nuclear power plant discharging final round of treated water for FY2025 ]]> /news/2026/03/06/japan/fukushima-water-release-final/ JAPAN Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:52:00 +0900 /article/638505/ <![CDATA[ Pitas, parfaits and more in Yoyogi-Uehara ]]> /life/2026/03/06/food-drink/dining-yoyogi-uehara/ LIFE Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:35:00 +0900 Robbie Swinnerton /article/638503/ <![CDATA[ For Evan Call, every melody is a conversation ]]> /culture/2026/03/06/music/evan-call-composer-anime-video-games/ CULTURE Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:30:00 +0900 Patrick St. Michel /article/638502/ <![CDATA[ American man found guilty of sexual assault fights ruling over DNA evidence ]]> /news/2026/03/06/japan/crime-legal/christopher-payne-trial/ JAPAN Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:13:00 +0900 Elizabeth Beattie /article/638501/ <![CDATA[ Japanese film director jailed for 8 years for sexual assualt ]]> /news/2026/03/06/japan/crime-legal/film-director-sexual-assault-jail/ JAPAN Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:58:00 +0900 /article/638504/ <![CDATA[ Unions seeking wage increases this year of almost 6% ]]> /business/2026/03/06/economy/rengo-shunto-pay-hike/ BUSINESS Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:57:00 +0900 Kazuaki Nagata /article/638495/ <![CDATA[ Another Japanese national detained in Iran after NHK staffer’s arrest ]]> /news/2026/03/06/japan/two-japanese-detained-iran/ JAPAN Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:46:00 +0900 /article/638492/ <![CDATA[ LDP-JIP coalition submits proposal to revise rules on defense equipment exports ]]> /news/2026/03/06/japan/politics/arms-export-relaxation/ JAPAN Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:13:00 +0900 Eric Johnston /article/638497/ <![CDATA[ Japan and Canada to establish economic security dialogue ]]> /news/2026/03/06/japan/politics/japan-canada-economic-security-dialogue/ JAPAN Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:05:00 +0900 Kanako Takahara /article/638485/ <![CDATA[ How Japan adopted the Czech Republic as its second WBC team ]]> /sports/2026/03/06/baseball/japanese-baseball/czech-japan-baseball/ BASEBALL Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:58:00 +0900 Jason Coskrey /article/638490/ <![CDATA[ March <i>basho</i> opens with Aonishiki on verge of historic promotion ]]> /sports/2026/03/06/sumo/2026-march-basho-preview/ SUMO Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:58:00 +0900 John Gunning /article/638489/ <![CDATA[ Aston Martin feels 'powerless' as battery problem risks Australian Grand Prix ]]> /sports/2026/03/06/more-sports/aston-martin-newey-powerless/ MORE SPORTS Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:55:00 +0900 Ian Ransom /article/638496/ <![CDATA[ SoftBank seeks record loan of up to $40 billion for OpenAI stake ]]> /business/2026/03/06/companies/softbank-openai-record-loan/ BUSINESS Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:38:00 +0900 Kari Lindberg,Dinesh Nair,Manuel Baigorri,Vinicy Chan /article/638499/ <![CDATA[ LeBron James breaks NBA all-time field goal record in Lakers loss ]]> /sports/2026/03/06/basketball/nba/lebron-field-goal-record/ BASKETBALL Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:32:00 +0900 /article/638498/ <![CDATA[ NHK sports news director arrested on suspicion of sexual assault ]]> /news/2026/03/06/japan/crime-legal/nhk-director-arrest-sexual-assault/ JAPAN Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:08:00 +0900 /article/638484/ <![CDATA[ Extreme heat hurts work, health and sleep in Africa slums, report says ]]> /news/2026/03/06/world/science-health/extreme-heat-africa-health-report/ WORLD Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:02:00 +0900 Kim Harrisberg /article/638483/ <![CDATA[ Former chief of $2 trillion pension fund joins developer growing tomatoes ]]> /business/2026/03/06/ex-chief-gpif-tomato-developer/ BUSINESS Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:48:00 +0900 Nao Sano /article/638491/ <![CDATA[ India moves closer to dengue vaccine as final trials underway ]]> /news/2026/03/06/asia-pacific/science-health/india-dengue-vaccine/ ASIA PACIFIC Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:35:00 +0900 Uzmi ATHAR /article/638482/ <![CDATA[ Cabinet approves bill to create disaster management agency ]]> /news/2026/03/06/japan/politics/disaster-management-agency-bill/ JAPAN Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:23:00 +0900 /article/638474/