The Japan Times: All Stories https://www.japantimes.co.jp/ All the news, sports and feature stories from The Japan Times Online Newspaper en-US hourly 1 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:38:02 +0900 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:38:02 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![CDATA[ Government may fully cover local losses from consumption tax cut ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/05/japan/tax-cut-local-losses-cover/ JAPAN Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:21:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646152/ <![CDATA[ The woman at the center of Japan’s currency fight ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/05/economy/katayama-currency-fight/ BUSINESS Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:10:00 +0900 River Akira Davis,Kiuko Notoya,Hisako Ueno https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646151/ <![CDATA[ OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout this spring ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/05/ai-agent-german-website-hijack/ BUSINESS Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:49:00 +0900 Deepa Seetharaman,Raphael Satter https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646150/ <![CDATA[ Takaichi seen retaining foreign and finance ministers in Cabinet reshuffle ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/05/japan/politics/takaichi-motegi-katayama-cabinet-reshuffle/ JAPAN Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:09:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646147/ <![CDATA[ Highest-level landslide warning briefly issued for Kagoshima town ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/05/japan/rain-yakushima-kagoshima-landslides/ JAPAN Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:46:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646146/ <![CDATA[ A year of Lear: Four new stagings hone in on the tragedy’s timeless lessons ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/09/05/stage/king-lear-japan-shakespeare-performances/ CULTURE Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:45:00 +0900 Kris Kosaka https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646124/ <![CDATA[ Japan says progress made on $550 billion investment pact with U.S. ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/05/japan-progress-us-investment-pact/ BUSINESS Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:52:00 +0900 Yoshiaki Nohara https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646145/ <![CDATA[ White House reviews candidates to replace Pentagon No. 2 Steve Feinberg ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/05/world/politics/pentagon-steve-feinberg-replacements/ WORLD Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:35:00 +0900 Mike Stone,Erin Banco,David Jeans https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646142/ <![CDATA[ Chinese military commander overseeing Taiwan operations meets U.S. PACOM chief ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/05/asia-pacific/us-military-china-pla-taiwan/ ASIA PACIFIC Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:32:00 +0900 Jesse Johnson https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646144/ <![CDATA[ Yen’s changing fortunes might finally be spooking the bears ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/05/markets/yen-spooking-bears-analysis/ BUSINESS Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0900 Dhara Ranasinghe,Rae Wee,Atsuko Aoyama https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646131/ <![CDATA[ Job growth, but surging diesel prices — Trump’s midterms mixed bag ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/05/world/politics/jobs-diesel-prices-trump-midterms/ WORLD Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:23:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646143/ <![CDATA[ Africa bigger and U.S. smaller: U.N. adopts new map ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/05/world/un-adopts-new-map/ WORLD Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:20:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646141/ <![CDATA[ Trump calls Iran conflict ‘small potatoes,’ as he plays down war ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/05/world/politics/trump-iran-war-small-potatoes/ WORLD Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:19:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646135/ <![CDATA[ Red-hot Japan sets 3-point records in win over Mali to open FIBA Women’s World Cup ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/05/basketball/japan-fiba-three-point-record-win/ BASKETBALL Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:17:00 +0900 Sam Byford https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646137/ <![CDATA[ Tetris distances itself from controversial White House ‘arcade’ games ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/05/world/politics/tetris-white-house-arcade-games/ WORLD Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:09:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646140/ <![CDATA[ Anthropic IPO launch shifts toward mid-October ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/05/tech/anthropic-ipo-launch-october/ BUSINESS Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:08:00 +0900 Echo Wang https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646139/ <![CDATA[ China’s Xi seeks to bring large CEO delegation on U.S. visit ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/05/china-xi-ceo-delegation-us-visit/ BUSINESS Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:10:00 +0900 Laurie Chen,Eduardo Baptista https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646129/ <![CDATA[ U.S. envoys to make Ukraine peace push with Russia pessimistic ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/05/world/politics/us-envoys-ukraine-russia-visits/ WORLD Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:54:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646130/ <![CDATA[ U.S. judge extends block on Trump bid to curb mail-in ballots ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/05/world/politics/ustrump-mail-ballots/ WORLD Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:53:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646136/ <![CDATA[ Trump’s big Venezuela deal leaves U.S. oil industry blindsided ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/05/trump-venezuela-us-oil-industry/ BUSINESS Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:52:00 +0900 Jennifer A. Dlouhy,Kevin Wood,David Wethe https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646138/ <![CDATA[ U.S. and China gear up for mid-September AI safety talks ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/05/tech/us-china-ai-safety-talks/ BUSINESS Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:52:00 +0900 Laurie Chen https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646134/ <![CDATA[ Dollar posts weekly loss as yen jumps amid shifting rate bets ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/05/markets/dollar-loss-yen-jumps/ BUSINESS Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:39:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646133/ <![CDATA[ Takaichi lauds ‘transparency’ of Japan’s record budget requests ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/05/economy/takaichi-transparency-budget-japan/ BUSINESS Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:39:00 +0900 Erica Yokoyama,Sakura Murakami https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646132/ <![CDATA[ How much socialism is America willing to swallow? ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/09/04/world/american-socialism-surge/ COMMENTARY Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:45:00 +0900 John Authers https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646117/ <![CDATA[ Robot penguins make a splash at Wakayama theme park ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/04/japan/robot-penguins-wakayama-theme-park/ JAPAN Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:31:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646127/ <![CDATA[ Nidec says investigation found 844 quality-control irregularities ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/04/nidec-844-quality-irregularities/ BUSINESS Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646126/ <![CDATA[ Almost anyone can make money selling electricity with AI, batteries and solar panels ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/04/markets/energy-selling-electricity-ai-batteries/ BUSINESS Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:42:00 +0900 Akshat Rathi,Olivia Rudgard https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646125/ <![CDATA[ When the yen ruled the world: Shunji Iwai’s ‘Swallowtail Butterfly’ returns in 4K ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/09/04/film/shunji-iwai-swallowtail-4k/ CULTURE Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:15:00 +0900 Sebastien Raineri https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646128/ <![CDATA[ Nepal floods ruin merchants and traders ahead of crucial festival season ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/04/asia-pacific/society/nepal-floods-merchants-traders-festival/ ASIA PACIFIC Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:07:00 +0900 Akriti Sharma,Shruti Srivastava https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646123/ <![CDATA[ Panel may consider restricting evidence use in civil trials in Japan ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/04/japan/crime-legal/justice-ministry-civil-trials/ JAPAN Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:27:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646121/