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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Japan and Canada to establish economic security dialogue
By Kanako Takahara
The leaders of the two nations also agreed to establish a dialogue covering cyber policy to discuss growing threats in cyberspace.
Ronda Payne (center), the mother of Christopher Payne, an American man convicted of sexual assault in Japan, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
American man found guilty of sexual assault fights ruling over DNA evidence
By Elizabeth Beattie
A Tokyo High Court ruling in December said his conviction was based on insufficient evidence and sent his case back to the district court.
LDP¡¯s security chief Yasukazu Hamada (left) and JIP counterpart Seiji Maehara speak to reporters in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
LDP-JIP coalition submits proposal to revise rules on defense equipment exports
By Eric Johnston
The ruling parties¡¯ joint security committee seeks to relax export rules for defense equipment, which would be a major policy shift for Japan.
JAPAN
Japan may use part of national oil stockpile amid Iran war supply crisis: report
JAPAN
Japan to evacuate citizens from Middle East on charted flights Sunday
JAPAN
Fukushima nuclear power plant discharging final round of treated water for FY2025
JAPAN
Another Japanese national detained in Iran after NHK staffer¡¯s arrest

Politics

Takao Makino, the minister in charge of preparations for the establishment of Japan's disaster management agency, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
Politics
Cabinet approves bill to create disaster management agency
The government aims to launch the agency, which will be headed by the prime minister and also have a dedicated minister, in autumn.
Politics
LDP drops proposal to conduct fiscal 2026 budget deliberations on Saturday
Politics
Pentagon No. 3 says Japan knows about need to hike defense budgets ¡®better than anybody¡¯
By Jesse Johnson
Politics
DPP to join panel on consumption tax cut
Politics
Government panel on foreign buyers of land to submit proposal this summer
By Himari Semans
Politics
Minamitorishima island considered for initial nuclear waste disposal survey
By Kazuaki Nagata
Politics
Takaichi to discuss Iran with Trump at summit in U.S. this month
By Jesse Johnson

Society

More than 60% of single men and women don't want to have children amid concerns over the economic burden of child-rearing, a survey showed.
Society
Over 60% of 91²Ö¿â unmarried young people do not want children, survey says
By Yukana Inoue
Rohto Pharmaceutical polled online 400 unmarried men and women between ages 18 and 29 as part of its annual survey on pregnancy and family planning.
Society
Fukushima church rebuilds ties with its community 15 years after earthquake
Society / FOCUS
Paying it forward in Fukushima and beyond
Society
Chinese Embassy in Japan issues warning against ¡®bumpers¡¯ after viral video
By Kanako Takahara
Society / FOCUS
40 years on, Japan steps up fight against workplace harassment
Society
More workplaces in Japan stocking menstrual pads
Society
Foreign driver's license conversion rates plunge after tighter rules brought in
By Yukana Inoue

Crime & Legal

Japanese film director Hideo Sakaki was sentenced to eight years in prison Friday for sexually assaulting two women actors under the guise of ¡°acting instruction,¡± media reports said.
Crime & Legal
Japanese film director jailed for 8 years for sexual assualt
Hideo Sakaki's film "Confession" was pulled following the accusations in 2022, part of a string of sexual abuse allegations to hit 91²Ö¿â film and television industry.
Crime & Legal
NHK sports news director arrested on suspicion of sexual assault
Crime & Legal
Japan high court upholds seven-year sentence for U.S. Marine in sexual assault case
Crime & Legal
Woman indicted over 1999 fatal stabbing in Nagoya
Crime & Legal
Eneos Wing's Tokyo office raided in gas oil price-fixing probe
Crime & Legal
Indonesia detains 13 Japanese nationals over suspected fraud
Crime & Legal
Three arrested over illegal hiring of Vietnamese workers in Japan

Science & Health

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's factory in the city of Osaka. The firm had been embroiled in a scandal involving its supplements.
Science & Health
Researchers uncover mechanism behind beni k¨­ji health problems
Though it had been known that puberulic acid was behind the high-profile health scare in 2024 involving supplements, it was unclear how the substance damaged kidneys.
Science & Health
Space One¡¯s Kairos rocket terminated moments after launch
By Jessica Speed
Science & Health
Japan expert panel OKs Daiichi Sankyo's MMR vaccine
Science & Health
Third time still not a charm: Space One cancels rocket launch
By Jessica Speed
Science & Health
Japanese researchers create mouse testicular organoids in vitro
Science & Health
Japan-led cell discovery hints at potential new treatments for hair loss
By Jessica Speed
Science & Health / FOCUS
iPS cell-based products win conditional approval from health ministry panel
By Tomoko Otake

Explainer

Visitors head to Shirakawago, a popular tourist spot, in Gifu Prefecture in November.
Explainer
The key points under discussion on policies affecting foreign nationals
By Himari Semans
Policymakers are looking at tighter restrictions on real estate purchases, higher visa-related fees and better Japanese language education, among other things.
Explainer
Takaichi¡¯s Taiwan tumult: A closer look at the Japanese leader¡¯s contentious remarks
By Gabriele Ninivaggi
Explainer
What you need to know about the shift to My Number health insurance cards
By Jessica Speed
Explainer
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
By Yukana Inoue
Explainer
What's the fuss over Ishiba's gift vouchers?
By Himari Semans and Gabriele Ninivaggi
Explainer
What we learned at Fuji TV's marathon Nakai scandal news conference
By Yukana Inoue
Explainer
Miyazaki quake falls short of triggering Nankai Trough megaquake advisory
By Yukana Inoue

History

The traditional umbrella has played a part in many Japanese tales.
History / The Living Past
The long, humble history of the umbrella
By Michael Hoffman
From ancient courts to Meiji streets, the umbrella shelters commerce, faith, folly and fragile human longing.
History / Japan Times Gone By
Japan Times 1976: Bomb explosion in Sapporo claims 2 lives, injures 85
History / Japan Times Gone By
Japan Times 1976: Lockheed paid Kodama $7 million to win deal
History / Longform
When Einstein came to Hiroshima
By Patrick Parr
History / The Living Past
How Tokugawa Japan learned to fear faith
By Michael Hoffman
History
Aircraft bunkers in Taiwan¡¯s Yilan county shine light on little-known kamikaze outpost
By David Frazier
History / Japan Times Gone By
Japan Times 1926: Premier Kato is dead; victim to influenza after short illness
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Drones and missiles: U.S. Marines in Okinawa evolve for sea-denial role
Lt. Gen. Roger Turner, commanding general of the III Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks to marines and sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America at Naval Base White Beach in Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 10.
Japan¡¯s national museums to implement dual-pricing system
Admission fees for the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo and 11 other state-run museums are set to increase for visitors from outside Japan.
Three arrested over illegal hiring of Vietnamese workers in Japan
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested three men over alleged involvement in employing Vietnamese nationals without work permits in Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Violence in sumo provokes anger but little surprise
Terunofuji pictured at Isegahama stable on Jan. 29, 2024
Netflix deal shuts out Japan¡¯s sports bars from freely showing WBC
Fans watching from Tokyo react after Japan beat the U.S. in the World Baseball Classic in March 2023.
Taiwan¡¯s FM calls for Taipei to be part of 'first island chain' security framework
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung speaks during an interview last week in Taipei. Lin has called on Japan and other partners to step up cooperation in areas such as intelligence-sharing, joint exercises, defense-industry tie-ups, data links and dealing with hybrid threats such as China¡¯s gray-zone activities.
Netflix deal shuts out Japan¡¯s sports bars from freely showing WBC
Fans watching from Tokyo react after Japan beat the U.S. in the World Baseball Classic in March 2023.
¡®My hope has fear inside it¡¯: Iranians in Japan react to attacks back home
Somayyeh Mehri speaks in an interview on Monday in Tokyo. The psychological weight of watching events unfold from Japan is gut-wrenching for Mehri.
Shohei Ohtani returns to Japan as the center of attention ahead of WBC
Shohei Ohtani is back with Samurai Japan for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Ohtani was the MVP of the 2023 tournament.
Inside a Japanese bookshop: Words you need to browse in Jimbocho
Tokyo¡¯s Jimbocho neighborhood has all kinds of bookshops and cafes, but it is mainly known for its abundance of stores selling secondhand books.

Podcast

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

Longform

As Japan accelerates AI adoption, policymakers and corporations frame the technology as essential to offsetting a projected labor shortfall of 11 million workers by 2040.
Japan is betting big on AI. Few workers have used it.
By Eric Margolis

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