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 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:39:02 +0900 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:39:02 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![CDATA[ 11-year-old esports prodigy claims gold at Asian Games ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/26/asian-games/japan-esports-prodigy-asian-games/ Asian Games Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:35:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647032/ <![CDATA[ Organizers ‘not satisfied’ by rows of empty seats at Asian Games ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/26/asian-games/asian-games-organizers-seats/ Asian Games Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:18:00 +0900 Daniel HICKS https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647031/ <![CDATA[ Junglia theme park in Okinawa logs ¥17 billion loss in first year ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/26/junglia-okinawa-first-year-loss/ BUSINESS Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647030/ <![CDATA[ China and U.S. to open AI ‘communication channel’ after summit ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/26/world/us-china-ai-communication-line/ WORLD Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:03:00 +0900 Danny Kemp https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647029/ <![CDATA[ Japan wary China could use Trump-Xi summit to bolster narrative against Tokyo ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/26/japan/politics/japan-trump-xi-summit/ JAPAN Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:25:00 +0900 Jesse Johnson https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647028/ <![CDATA[ When infinity becomes finite: How will Yayoi Kusama’s death influence the art market? ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/09/26/art/yayoi-kusama-posthumous-exhibition-value/ CULTURE Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0900 Erik Augustin Palm https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647026/ <![CDATA[ Japan’s finance chief says Takaichi isn’t ‘reflationist’ ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/26/economy/japan-katayama-takaichi-reflationist/ BUSINESS Sat, 26 Sep 2026 10:40:00 +0900 Erica Yokoyama,Shery Ahn https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647019/ <![CDATA[ Trump rejects Iranian peace proposal, report says ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/26/world/politics/trump-rejects-iranian-peace-proposal/ WORLD Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:56:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647018/ <![CDATA[ How firms linked to sanctioned Chinese cotton giant sell clothes to U.S. ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/26/asia-pacific/sanctioned-chinese-cotton-clothes-us/ ASIA PACIFIC Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:47:00 +0900 Francesco Guarascio,Alessandro Parodi,Phuong Nguyen,Farah Master https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647024/ <![CDATA[ Trump administration to meet Ukraine assistance deadline ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/26/world/politics/trump-meet-ukraine-assistance-deadline/ WORLD Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:46:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647025/ <![CDATA[ Spotting AI writing: How reliable are the detectors? ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/26/world/spotting-ai-writing-focus/ WORLD Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:37:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647023/ <![CDATA[ OpenAI’s models accessed public U.S. Census and SEC data ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/26/tech/openai-us-census-sec-data/ BUSINESS Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:29:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647022/ <![CDATA[ TV networks resume covering White House as press access fight continues ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/26/world/politics/tv-networks-white-house-coverage/ WORLD Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:29:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647021/ <![CDATA[ China pushes to fill Trump’s void across range of U.N. activities ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/26/asia-pacific/politics/china-trump-un-activities/ ASIA PACIFIC Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:34:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647017/ <![CDATA[ U.S. seeks to expand passport records access for voter checks ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/26/world/politics/us-passports-voter-checks/ WORLD Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:34:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647016/ <![CDATA[ Xi seizes Trump detente to seek lasting gains on trade and Taiwan ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/26/world/politics/xi-trump-us-china-focus/ WORLD Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:33:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647014/ <![CDATA[ Japan’s bond ‘falling knife’ stalls repatriation rush ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/26/markets/japan-bond-repatriation-rush-analysis/ BUSINESS Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:29:00 +0900 Ankur Banerjee,Kevin Buckland,Saqib Iqbal Ahmed https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647020/ <![CDATA[ Yen rises as Japanese officials say weak currency is problem ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/26/markets/japan-yen-rises-us/ BUSINESS Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:29:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647015/ <![CDATA[ To craft a Buddhist bell, ‘you have to find peace within yourself first’ ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/09/26/style-design/buddhist-bell-japan-traditional-craft-toyama-temples/ LIFE Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:05:00 +0900 Tan Pin Yen https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646985/ <![CDATA[ When tourists do the ‘Nagoya skip,’ do they know what they’re skipping? ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/09/26/travel/nagoya-aichi-gifu-crafts-cuisine-travel-tourism/ LIFE Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0900 Owen Ziegler https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646986/ <![CDATA[ Japanese skateboarders grab gold at Asian Games ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/26/asian-games/japanese-skateboarders-asian-games/ Asian Games Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:24:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647013/ <![CDATA[ Storm menaces Japan after highest cyclone tally since 1966 ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/japan/tropical-storm-surigae-japan/ JAPAN Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:32:00 +0900 Mary Hui https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647009/ <![CDATA[ Japan regulator is boosting scrutiny of AI data center financing ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/25/fsa-japan-ai-data-center/ BUSINESS Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:31:00 +0900 Taiga Uranaka https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647012/ <![CDATA[ Japan to expand disaster preparedness with new national agency ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/japan/national-disaster-management-agency/ JAPAN Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:29:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647027/ <![CDATA[ Japan growth minister says economy has exited reflationary phase ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/25/kiuchi-reflationary-phase-exit/ BUSINESS Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:06:00 +0900 Yoshiaki Nohara,Akemi Terukina https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647007/ <![CDATA[ The unmaking of Friday Night Plans ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/09/25/music/friday-night-plans-new-album/ CULTURE Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0900 James Hadfield https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647003/ <![CDATA[ Say where? Japanese towns use self-deprecating humor for tourism boost ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/japan/municipalities-joke-tourism-pr/ JAPAN Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:49:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647011/ <![CDATA[ Why Russia’s Potemkin election actually matters ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/09/25/world/russias-potemkin-election/ COMMENTARY Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:13:00 +0900 Marc Champion https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647008/ <![CDATA[ Xi calls for U.S. to ‘oppose’ Taiwan independence as Trump hails China as WWII ally ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/asia-pacific/politics/trump-xi-taiwan-world-war-ii/ ASIA PACIFIC Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:37:00 +0900 Jesse Johnson https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646965/ <![CDATA[ The notion that sanctions work is an illusion ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/09/25/world/sanctions-illusion/ COMMENTARY Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:25:00 +0900 Jamal Ibrahim Haidar,Seyed Mohammad Karimi https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647010/