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 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:48:27 +0900 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:48:27 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![CDATA[ Crown prince declines to discuss revised Imperial House Law ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/japan/crown-prince-revised-imperial-house-law/ JAPAN Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:19:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645220/ <![CDATA[ Google opens first directly run store outside U.S. in Tokyo ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/13/google-store-tokyo/ BUSINESS Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:56:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645219/ <![CDATA[ Ukraine’s drone war has a lesson China cannot manufacture ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/08/13/world/ukraines-drone-war-china-lesson/ COMMENTARY Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:38:00 +0900 David Kim https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645131/ <![CDATA[ Japan sees 60% rise in passport applications in July ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/japan/japan-passport-applications/ JAPAN Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:19:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645218/ <![CDATA[ Nearly half in Japan support plan to cut tax on food, survey shows ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/japan/politics/japan-survey-consumption-tax-cut/ JAPAN Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:47:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645217/ <![CDATA[ Ukraine’s farmers despair as Russia’s Black Sea blockade traps their harvest ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/world/ukraine-russia-black-sea-harvest/ WORLD Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:04:00 +0900 Olena Harmash https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645216/ <![CDATA[ The man behind 25 years of Summer Sonic ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/08/13/music/summer-sonic-25th-anniversary-creativeman/ CULTURE Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0900 Patrick St. Michel https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645215/ <![CDATA[ Putin visits disputed Etorofu island off Hokkaido, sparking protest from Tokyo ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/japan/society/russia-putin-japan-disputed-isle-visit/ JAPAN Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:41:00 +0900 Eric Johnston,Kanako Takahara https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645200/ <![CDATA[ Foreign nationals support one another following quake in Kumamoto ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/japan/society/kumamoto-quake-foreign-people/ JAPAN Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:40:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645214/ <![CDATA[ Chinese state-linked observatory sought NZ site, spy agency says ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/asia-pacific/politics/chinese-observatory-nz-site-spy-agency/ ASIA PACIFIC Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:24:00 +0900 Lucy Craymer https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645212/ <![CDATA[ Yen closes in on ¥160 to the dollar as bears remain bold ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/13/markets/yen-intervention-threat/ BUSINESS Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0900 Kazuaki Nagata https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645213/ <![CDATA[ New York will regret going into the grocery business ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/08/13/world/new-york-grocery-business/ COMMENTARY Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:14:00 +0900 Allison Schrager https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645132/ <![CDATA[ Japan’s beverage makers introduce smaller, easy-to-carry bottles ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/13/companies/japan-beverage-makers-smaller-bottles/ BUSINESS Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:07:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645210/ <![CDATA[ India student protests disrupt parliament, put Modi on defensive ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/asia-pacific/politics/india-student-protest-parliament-modi/ ASIA PACIFIC Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:04:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645209/ <![CDATA[ Kumamoto Castle reopens two weeks after massive quake ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/japan/japan-kumamoto-castle-reopen-after-quake/ JAPAN Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645208/ <![CDATA[ Indonesia’s flagship free meals initiative leaves kitchen investors deep in debt ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/asia-pacific/indonesia-remote-kitchen-investors-debt/ ASIA PACIFIC Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:11:00 +0900 Ananda Teresia https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645207/ <![CDATA[ Ice cream makers bet consumers still want treats, just healthier ones ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/13/companies/ice-cream-consumers-healthier-treats/ BUSINESS Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:06:00 +0900 Alexander Marrow https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645206/ <![CDATA[ Italy’s Meloni has a youth problem as election approaches ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/world/politics/italy-meloni-youth-election/ WORLD Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645211/ <![CDATA[ Hollywood hot dogs bound for Japan with new Pink’s flagship store ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/japan/society/pinks-hot-dogs/ JAPAN Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0900 Elizabeth Beattie https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645205/ <![CDATA[ Hockey Canada upholds suspensions for four players acquitted of sexual assault charges ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/08/13/more-sports/hockey-canada-upholds-suspensions/ MORE SPORTS Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:47:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645204/ <![CDATA[ Pork, chicken prices in Japan hit record highs in August ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/13/economy/japan-pork-chicken-prices-high/ BUSINESS Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:32:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645202/ <![CDATA[ Paris St. Germain beats Aston Villa to retain UEFA Super Cup ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/08/13/soccer/psg-retains-super-cup/ SOCCER Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:20:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645203/ <![CDATA[ Aeon considering compensation over fatal blast after Kumamoto quake ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/japan/japan-kumamoto-earthquake-aeon-compensation/ JAPAN Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:52:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645201/ <![CDATA[ Tohoku firms step up efforts to train next generation of maintenance engineers ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/japan/society/infrastructure-engineers-shortage/ JAPAN Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:29:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645199/ <![CDATA[ Takaichi opposes Hormuz fees in phone talks with Iran’s president ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/japan/takaichi-iran-president-hormuz-fees/ JAPAN Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645198/ <![CDATA[ U.S. and Japan plan world’s deepest undersea mine to challenge China ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/japan/us-japan-undersea-mine-china/ JAPAN Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:55:00 +0900 Alastair Gale,Akemi Terukina,Yoshiaki Nohara https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645194/ <![CDATA[ Deshaun Watson to start at QB in Browns preseason opener ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/08/13/more-sports/watson-start-browns-preseason-opener/ MORE SPORTS Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:52:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645197/ <![CDATA[ U.S. president sued over plan to sell faster access to his posts on Truth Social ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/13/tech/trump-sued-truth-social/ BUSINESS Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:42:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645192/ <![CDATA[ One dead, more than 200 rescued after Indonesian ferry from Bali catches fire ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/asia-pacific/indonesian-ferry-bali-fire/ ASIA PACIFIC Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:42:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645191/ <![CDATA[ Colombia enters ‘final phase’ of quake search as toll rises ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/world/colombia-final-phase-quake-search/ WORLD Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:33:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645188/