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The Japan Times in May 1976 carried news of a riot in which one person died.
JAPAN / History / Japan Times Gone By
Japan Times 1976: Disappointed hot-rod fans kill cameraman
Fifty years ago, a Kobe riot turns deadly; 25 years ago, a dictator's son slips into Tokyo Disneyland.
JAPAN / History / Japan Times Gone By
Japan Times 1951: Truman ousts Gen. MacArthur
U.S. President Harry Truman dismissed the key player in 91²Ö¿â postwar recovery 75 years ago this month.
JAPAN / History / The Living Past
An island tale of myth, desire and the wisdom of laughter
A journey from 91²Ö¿â oldest myths to Edo eccentric Hiraga Gennai, who discovers the absurdity and humor at life's core.
The traditional umbrella has played a part in many Japanese tales.
JAPAN / History / The Living Past
Mar 6, 2026
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.
The front page of The Japan Times on March 3, 1976, carries the news of a terrorist attack in Sapporo.
JAPAN / History / Japan Times Gone By
Mar 6, 2026
Japan Times 1976: Bomb explosion in Sapporo claims 2 lives, injures 85
A note left after the terrorist attack at a government building cited "imperialists" as the target.
The front page of The Japan Times on Feb. 6, 1976, carried the first of many stories aiming to get to the bottom of the Lockheed bribery scandal.
JAPAN / History / Japan Times Gone By
Feb 2, 2026
Japan Times 1976: Lockheed paid Kodama $7 million to win deal
This month 25 and 50 years ago saw the beginnings of stories that would go on to become significant historical moments.
After a busy couple of weeks on the public lecture circuit, German-born physicist Albert Einstein took a few days of relaxation on Hiroshima Prefecture¡¯s Miyajima island.
JAPAN / History / Longform
Jan 20, 2026
When Einstein came to Hiroshima
By Patrick Parr
Einstein saw Hiroshima before it was history ¡ª not a symbol but a place, quiet and charming.
A statue of Saint Francis Xavier in Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture. Christianity spread rapidly in Kyushu before facing brutal suppression under the Tokugawa shogunate.
JAPAN / History / The Living Past
Jan 16, 2026
How Tokugawa Japan learned to fear faith
By Michael Hoffman
The Shimabara Rebellion reveals how faith, fear and power converged in Tokugawa Japan, ending in martyrdom, massacre and historical memory.
The Siyuan Aircraft Bunker in Yilan City, Taiwan, which was built by the Japanese during World War II, contains small historical displays and has a bamboo model of Zero fighter plane on its roof, used as a decoy to fool American bombing raids.
JAPAN / History
Jan 11, 2026
Aircraft bunkers in Taiwan¡¯s Yilan county shine light on little-known kamikaze outpost
By David Frazier
The Pacific-facing county hosts the largest concentration of such bunkers in Taiwan that are among the best-preserved examples still remaining anywhere.
The front page of The Japan Times on Jan. 28, 1926, carries news of the death of the prime minister.
JAPAN / History / Japan Times Gone By
Jan 2, 2026
Japan Times 1926: Premier Kato is dead; victim to influenza after short illness
The front page from a century ago carries an obituary for the Japanese prime minister, who was seen as being from a new generation.

New Zealand officials reject statue remembering 91²Ö¿â comfort women
A statue symbolizing former South Korean comfort women in Seoul
Head of U.S. military in South Korea calls for ¡®kill web¡¯ linking Seoul, Tokyo and Manila
U.S. Army Gen. Xavier Brunson (center), commander of U.S. Forces Korea, walks on a pontoon bridge with U.S. and South Korean Army soldiers during a U.S.-South Korea joint river-crossing exercise, part of the annual Freedom Shield joint military training, near the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Yeoncheon, South Korea, on March 14.
Japan considers making language programs a factor in residency screenings
The government is considering creating a Japanese language program for foreign people that would be a factor in residency screenings.
'RikuRyu' signs off in emotional farewell
Figure skating pair Riku Miura (left) and Ryuichi Kihara pose for photos at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday. The pair have announced their retirement from competitive skating.
Police search for Tokyo man on the run after hammer attack on students
Tokyo Metropolitan Police officers stand guard outside the home where suspect Teruyuki Takabayashi temporarily took refuge in Fussa, Tokyo, on Wednesday.
Head of U.S. military in South Korea calls for ¡®kill web¡¯ linking Seoul, Tokyo and Manila
U.S. Army Gen. Xavier Brunson (center), commander of U.S. Forces Korea, walks on a pontoon bridge with U.S. and South Korean Army soldiers during a U.S.-South Korea joint river-crossing exercise, part of the annual Freedom Shield joint military training, near the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Yeoncheon, South Korea, on March 14.
The Japanese dietitian who keeps the Blue Jays¡¯ engines running
Sports dietitian Yuka Sanui works behind the scenes to ensure Blue Jays players get the most out of their bodies when they step on the field.
The American chef reconnecting with Japan through a Kyoto restaurant
SoNoMa chef partner Kyle Connaughton (right) and chef de cuisine Keita Tominaga both have ties to Sonoma County in Northern California, the restaurant¡¯s namesake. Connaughton rose to prominence there with SingleThread, while Tominaga¡¯s father ran a Japanese restaurant in the region.
Inkonbini: Slice-of-life, cozy gaming from Japan¡¯s convenience stores
Alongside the simplified management of a convenience store, Inkonbini asks players to help a small cast of regular shoppers with not only their shopping but problems in their personal lives.
Japanese developers worry over construction supply shortages amid Iran war
Paul Nikel, President of West Canada Homes, with an increasingly rare supply of plastic foam

Podcast

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

Longform

Projects like the BuddhaBot aim to re-create dialogue once lost to time, raising questions about whether AI can extend the teachings of Buddha or merely simulate them.
Can AI replace a priest? Japan¡¯s temples and shrines are testing the limits.
By Alex K.T. Martin

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