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 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:50:43 +0900 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:50:43 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![CDATA[ 800 Rally in Tokyo to demand North Korea abductees’ immediate return ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/08/japan/north-korea-abductees-rally/ JAPAN Sun, 08 Nov 2026 20:58:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648810/ <![CDATA[ Dutchman and Spaniard in two-horse race for ECB presidency ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/11/08/dutchman-spaniard-ecb-presidency/ BUSINESS Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:55:00 +0900 Mark Schroers,Jorge Valero https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648806/ <![CDATA[ JCG-discovered ‘Godzilla’ seafloor formation wins heritage status ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/08/japan/godzilla-megamullion-heritage/ JAPAN Sun, 08 Nov 2026 14:27:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648804/ <![CDATA[ Azerbaijan welcoming ‘set-jetting’ fans of Japan TV drama ‘Vivant’ ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/11/08/tv-streaming/azerbaijan-vivant/ CULTURE Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:52:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648803/ <![CDATA[ What the end of U.N. peacekeeping in Western Sahara means ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/08/world/politics/un-peacekeeping-western-sahara/ WORLD Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:43:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648808/ <![CDATA[ Eurovision brings pop and politics to Asia ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/11/08/music/eurovision-pop-politics-asia/ CULTURE Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:42:00 +0900 Alice Ritchie https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648807/ <![CDATA[ Magnitude 5.7 quake injures dozens in central Japan ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/08/japan/earthquake-aichi-sunday/ JAPAN Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:35:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648799/ <![CDATA[ SoftBank and ABB consider China carve-out to salvage robotics deal ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/11/08/companies/softbank-abb-china-carve-out/ BUSINESS Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:23:00 +0900 Allegra Catelli,Eyk Henning,Min Jeong Lee,Manuel Baigorri,Vinicy Chan https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648802/ <![CDATA[ Japan holds nuclear disaster drill simulating Tomari plant accident ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/08/japan/nuclear-disaster-drill-tomari-plant/ JAPAN Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:13:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648801/ <![CDATA[ Astellas employee to be released from China prison in December ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/08/japan/astellas-employee-release-december/ JAPAN Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:01:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648800/ <![CDATA[ How China’s clean-tech machine is reshaping the global climate fight ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/11/08/tech/china-clean-tech-climate/ BUSINESS Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:49:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648797/ <![CDATA[ Can’t cook or shower: Indonesians take aim at data centers ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/08/asia-pacific/politics/indonesia-data-centers/ ASIA PACIFIC Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:46:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648795/ <![CDATA[ Sci-fi anime anthology ‘Grotesqqque’ prizes style over substance ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/11/08/film/grotesqqque/ CULTURE Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:22:00 +0900 Matt Schley https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648796/ <![CDATA[ AI safety advocates make gains after $110 million midterm fight ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/11/08/tech/ai-safety-us-midterms/ BUSINESS Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:41:00 +0900 Emily Birnbaum https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648809/ <![CDATA[ Expanding on naval blockade, U.S. military looks to restrict Iranian land commerce ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/08/world/politics/us-military-blockade-iran-commerce/ WORLD Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:37:00 +0900 Phil Stewart https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648805/ <![CDATA[ Heavy rain leaves tens of thousands without shelter in Gaza: local authorities ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/08/world/heavy-rain-shelter-gaza/ WORLD Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:28:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648794/ <![CDATA[ Poland in shock after six die in Krakow mass shooting ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/08/world/crime-legal/poland-krakow-mass-shooting/ WORLD Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:23:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648789/ <![CDATA[ Rubio warns top staff against conflicts of interest as U.S. Republicans look to 2028 ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/08/world/politics/rubio-conflicts-of-interest-2028/ WORLD Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:20:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648793/ <![CDATA[ Crypto’s Trump-fueled Washington boom reaches its endgame ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/11/08/tech/crypto-trump-washington-boom-end/ BUSINESS Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:18:00 +0900 Teresa Xie,Scott Patterson https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648798/ <![CDATA[ Trump taps UFC boss as press secretary and urges criminal probes into Democrats ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/08/world/politics/trump-ufc-press-secretary/ WORLD Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:17:00 +0900 Paul BLAKE https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648788/ <![CDATA[ Newsroom bomb threats follow escalating European flight hoaxes ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/08/world/newsroom-europe-flight-bomb-threats/ WORLD Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:15:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648791/ <![CDATA[ New Zealand preliminary vote leaves it unclear who will govern ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/08/asia-pacific/politics/new-zealand-vote-unclear/ ASIA PACIFIC Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:10:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648792/ <![CDATA[ Israeli president picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu rival, to try to form government ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/08/world/politics/israel-president-gadi-eisenkot-government/ WORLD Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:07:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648790/ <![CDATA[ A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/11/08/food-drink/naohiko-noguchi-living-national-treasure-sake-japan/ LIFE Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:05:00 +0900 Cindy Bissig https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648743/ <![CDATA[ A curry palette for all your ‘hidden flavors’ ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/11/08/food-drink/curry-roux-cube-recipe-kakushi-aji-hidden-flavor/ LIFE Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0900 Simon Daly https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648734/ <![CDATA[ Japan considering early ICC funding contribution as court faces U.S. sanctions ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/07/japan/politics/japan-contribution-icc-us-sanctions/ JAPAN Sat, 07 Nov 2026 13:27:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648785/ <![CDATA[ Japan to boost education programs for U.S. forces in Okinawa after robbery-murder ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/07/japan/crime-legal/us-japan-okinawa-crime/ JAPAN Sat, 07 Nov 2026 12:24:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648787/ <![CDATA[ Japan picks 28 priority items for ¥370 trillion in investments ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/11/07/economy/japan-priority-items-investments/ BUSINESS Sat, 07 Nov 2026 12:24:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648786/ <![CDATA[ BOJ’s Ueda says unclear how long 2% inflation rate will remain ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/11/07/economy/boj-ueda-2-inflation-rate/ BUSINESS Sat, 07 Nov 2026 12:23:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648784/ <![CDATA[ China’s top spy agency recruited woman who targeted Nvidia’s Jensen Huang ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/07/asia-pacific/china-nvidia-jensen-huang-spy/ ASIA PACIFIC Sat, 07 Nov 2026 11:42:00 +0900 Julian E. Barnes,Tripp Mickle,Paul Mozur,Maggie Haberman https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/648783/