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, 22 May 2026 14:02:33 +0900 Fri, 22 May 2026 14:02:33 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![CDATA[ Josh Hart leads second-half surge as Knicks take 2-0 lead over Cavaliers ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/22/basketball/hart-leads-knicks-past-cavs/ BASKETBALL Fri, 22 May 2026 13:35:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641699/ <![CDATA[ What will the LDP’s new National Power Research Group become? ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/22/japan/politics/liberal-democratic-party-national-power-research-group/ JAPAN Fri, 22 May 2026 13:19:00 +0900 Michael MacArthur Bosack https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641697/ <![CDATA[ How Japan’s new ’blue tickets’ are putting cycling parents on edge ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/22/japan/society/mamachari-blue-tickets/ JAPAN Fri, 22 May 2026 13:19:00 +0900 Mai Yoshikawa https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641696/ <![CDATA[ South Korean coach ’hurt’ by support for squad from North Korea ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/22/soccer/south-korea-north-korea-match-support/ SOCCER Fri, 22 May 2026 13:17:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641698/ <![CDATA[ Ethylene plant operating rate hits record low in Japan ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/22/ethylene-plant-operating-rate-low/ BUSINESS Fri, 22 May 2026 13:04:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641694/ <![CDATA[ Japan says it will crack down harder on illegal overstaying ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/22/japan/zero-plan-foreign-nationals-measures/ JAPAN Fri, 22 May 2026 13:01:00 +0900 Jessica Speed https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641700/ <![CDATA[ Kissei ordered to add warning over vasculitis drug after fatalities ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/22/japan/science-health/kissei-vasuculitis-drug-warning/ JAPAN Fri, 22 May 2026 13:00:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641693/ <![CDATA[ Jannick Sinner and Novak Djokovic on opposite sides of French Open bracket ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/22/tennis/french-open-draw-men-women/ TENNIS Fri, 22 May 2026 12:39:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641695/ <![CDATA[ Polymarket is said to seek Japan market approval in global push ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/22/companies/polymarket-japan-prediction-markets/ BUSINESS Fri, 22 May 2026 11:46:00 +0900 Alice French,Todd Gillespie https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641692/ <![CDATA[ Antarctic Treaty meeting in Hiroshima fails to reach accord ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/22/japan/antarctic-treaty-meeting-no-accord/ JAPAN Fri, 22 May 2026 11:46:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641688/ <![CDATA[ GSDF Osprey to use U.S. base in Okinawa for first time ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/22/japan/sdf-osprey-okinawa-us-base/ JAPAN Fri, 22 May 2026 11:44:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641689/ <![CDATA[ Manuel Neuer comes out of international retirement to join Germany for World Cup ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/22/soccer/world-cup/manuel-neuer-germany-call-up/ SOCCER Fri, 22 May 2026 11:18:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641687/ <![CDATA[ How Trump’s revenge tour against Republicans could cost the party in November ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/22/world/politics/trump-republican-revenge-cost/ WORLD Fri, 22 May 2026 11:13:00 +0900 Nathan Layne,Bo Erickson,Jospeh Ax https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641683/ <![CDATA[ What Xi Jinping knows that Donald Trump doesn’t ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/22/world/lament-for-us-democracy/ COMMENTARY Fri, 22 May 2026 11:05:00 +0900 Francis Fukuyama https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641691/ <![CDATA[ Mayor in Kyoto Prefecture to take maternity leave in first for Japan ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/22/japan/politics/kyoto-yawata-mayor-maternity-leave/ JAPAN Fri, 22 May 2026 10:58:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641681/ <![CDATA[ Republican revolt over ’weaponization’ fund stalls ICE funding vote ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/22/world/republican-revolt-trump-weaponization-fund/ WORLD Fri, 22 May 2026 10:46:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641680/ <![CDATA[ Japan’s inflation eases to four-year low, complicating BOJ hike ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/22/economy/cpi-april-rise/ BUSINESS Fri, 22 May 2026 10:34:00 +0900 Toru Fujioka https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641678/ <![CDATA[ Tepco employees recorded civil trials in violation of court rules ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/22/japan/crime-legal/tepco-employees-civil-trials-recording/ JAPAN Fri, 22 May 2026 10:22:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641684/ <![CDATA[ The AI bots are coming, and the young are booing instead of applauding ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/22/tech/ai-revolution-no-applause/ BUSINESS Fri, 22 May 2026 10:20:00 +0900 Adam Jourdan https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641677/ <![CDATA[ Mercedes’ George Russell not thinking about championship as F1 rolls into Canada ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/22/more-sports/george-russell-no-panic-montreal/ MORE SPORTS Fri, 22 May 2026 10:19:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641679/ <![CDATA[ Progress in Iran talks undercut over uranium and Strait of Hormuz tolls ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/22/world/iran-us-talks-undercut/ WORLD Fri, 22 May 2026 09:58:00 +0900 Omar Tamo,Jeff Mason https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641675/ <![CDATA[ Southeast Asia’s fishermen are being pushed to the brink by fuel costs ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/22/asia-pacific/society/southeast-asia-fisherman-iran-brink/ ASIA PACIFIC Fri, 22 May 2026 09:51:00 +0900 Rosalind Mathieson,Randy Thanthong-Knight,Manolo Serapio Jr. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641686/ <![CDATA[ Human urine becomes option for farmers in fertilizer supply crunch ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/22/human-urine-fertilizer/ BUSINESS Fri, 22 May 2026 09:51:00 +0900 Eleanor Thornber,Agnieszka de Sousa,Anuradha Raghu,Hallie Gu https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641682/ <![CDATA[ From Congo’s mines and forests, a cry for help in tackling ebola ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/22/world/science-health/ebola-crisis-help/ WORLD Fri, 22 May 2026 09:50:00 +0900 Michael J Kavanagh https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641690/ <![CDATA[ Coco Gauff takes new mindset and confidence in serve into French Open title defense ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/22/tennis/coco-gauff-french-open/ TENNIS Fri, 22 May 2026 09:43:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641676/ <![CDATA[ Asia’s currencies are flashing the oil shock alarm ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/22/markets/asia-currencies-oil-shock/ BUSINESS Fri, 22 May 2026 09:22:00 +0900 Ankur Banerjee,Jaspreet Kalra https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641674/ <![CDATA[ U.N. World Food Program chief thanks Japan amid funding shortfall ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/22/japan/wfp-chief-japan-interview/ JAPAN Fri, 22 May 2026 09:08:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641673/ <![CDATA[ Japan caught in the U.S.-China geoeconomic crossfire ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/21/japan/japan-in-us-china-crossfire/ COMMENTARY Thu, 21 May 2026 19:16:00 +0900 Stephen R. Nagy https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641685/ <![CDATA[ Takaichi Cabinet’s approval rate almost flat at 59.4% ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/japan/takaichi-cabinet-approval-may/ JAPAN Thu, 21 May 2026 18:38:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641668/ <![CDATA[ Hirokazu Kore-eda says human imagination still matters in the age of AI ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/05/21/film/hirokazu-kore-eda-sheep-in-the-box/ CULTURE Thu, 21 May 2026 18:00:00 +0900 Sebastien Raineri https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641657/