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 02:27:34 +0900 Fri, 22 May 2026 02:27:34 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![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/ <![CDATA[ Malians tell of torture and killings by army and Russian fighters ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/world/mali-torture-killings-army-russia/ WORLD Thu, 21 May 2026 17:42:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641664/ <![CDATA[ ‘Soul Mate’ reaches for pathos but remains hollow ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/05/21/tv-streaming/soul-mate-netflix/ CULTURE Thu, 21 May 2026 17:35:00 +0900 Mike Fu https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641662/ <![CDATA[ Asteroid traces found in Japan may be linked to extinction of dinosaurs ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/japan/science-health/japan-asteroid-traces-study-dinosaurs-extinction/ JAPAN Thu, 21 May 2026 17:26:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641663/ <![CDATA[ Tochigi robbery-murder suspect tried to flee to South Korea ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/japan/crime-legal/tochigi-murder-suspect-flee/ JAPAN Thu, 21 May 2026 17:11:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641659/ <![CDATA[ Heated tobacco products may be more harmful than cigarettes, Japan panel review says ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/japan/science-health/heated-tabacco/ JAPAN Thu, 21 May 2026 17:09:00 +0900 Tomoko Otake https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641666/ <![CDATA[ Saitama man arrested over alleged drunken driving of fake police car ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/japan/crime-legal/japan-fake-police-car-drunken-driving/ JAPAN Thu, 21 May 2026 17:05:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641665/ <![CDATA[ Indian pharma fuels Africa’s ‘zombie drug’ and opioid crisis ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/21/india-pharma-africa-zombie-drug-opioid/ BUSINESS Thu, 21 May 2026 16:50:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641656/ <![CDATA[ How China and U.S. navigate the Strait of Hormuz stranglehold ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/21/world/china-us-navigate-strait-of-hormuz/ COMMENTARY Thu, 21 May 2026 16:42:00 +0900 Imran Khalid https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641667/ <![CDATA[ Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder get past Spurs, level series 1-1 ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/21/basketball/nba/thunder-spurs-game-2/ BASKETBALL Thu, 21 May 2026 16:41:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641661/ <![CDATA[ Southampton fails in bid to overturn expulsion from world’s richest match ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/21/soccer/southampton-appeal-bid-fails/ SOCCER Thu, 21 May 2026 16:25:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641653/ <![CDATA[ Survey begins to determine remote island’s suitability for nuclear disposal site ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/japan/society/minamitorishima-nuclear-waste/ JAPAN Thu, 21 May 2026 16:16:00 +0900 Eric Johnston https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641660/ <![CDATA[ Bank of Japan might be behind the curve on interest rate increases ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/21/economy/boj-bond-market-forex/ BUSINESS Thu, 21 May 2026 16:00:00 +0900 Kazuaki Nagata https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641658/ <![CDATA[ Garment workers face heat risks in Bangladesh as energy cuts curb cooling ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/05/21/climate-change/heat-bangladesh-garment-workers/ ENVIRONMENT Thu, 21 May 2026 14:35:00 +0900 Md. Tahmid Zami https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641654/ <![CDATA[ In India’s parched heart, high power costs put cooling out of reach ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/05/21/climate-change/india-heat-power-cost/ ENVIRONMENT Thu, 21 May 2026 14:35:00 +0900 Rajesh Kumar Singh https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641650/ <![CDATA[ Italy pays the price of Meloni’s stalled green energy transition ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/05/21/energy/italy-meloni-green-energy-transition/ ENVIRONMENT Thu, 21 May 2026 14:10:00 +0900 Giuseppe Fonte,Gavin Jones,Francesca Landini https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641655/ <![CDATA[ Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani delivers on mound and at plate in win over Padres ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/21/baseball/mlb/shohei-ohtani-dominates-padres/ BASEBALL Thu, 21 May 2026 13:41:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641647/ <![CDATA[ Trump says he’ll speak to Taiwan leader, calling democratic island a ‘problem’ ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/asia-pacific/politics/trump-lai-taiwan-call/ ASIA PACIFIC Thu, 21 May 2026 13:28:00 +0900 Jesse Johnson https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641625/ <![CDATA[ Japan’s core machinery orders fall 9.4% in March ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/21/economy/machinery-orders-march-fall/ BUSINESS Thu, 21 May 2026 13:19:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641646/ <![CDATA[ Runner Sherry Drury looks to grow on and off track with move to U.S. ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/21/more-sports/sherry-drury-university-washington-move/ MORE SPORTS Thu, 21 May 2026 13:09:00 +0900 Mai Yoshikawa https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641649/ <![CDATA[ BOJ should raise policy rate at appropriate pace, says board member Junko Koeda ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/21/economy/boj-member-rate-hike/ BUSINESS Thu, 21 May 2026 13:00:00 +0900 Erica Yokoyama,Toru Fujioka https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641641/ <![CDATA[ Containing Ebola is hard. The U.S. made it worse ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/21/world/containing-ebola-is-hard/ COMMENTARY Thu, 21 May 2026 12:54:00 +0900 Lisa Jarvis https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641652/ <![CDATA[ Why the Trump-Xi summit ended in an impasse ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/21/japan/trump-xi-summit-impasse/ COMMENTARY Thu, 21 May 2026 12:49:00 +0900 Matthew Fulco https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641648/ <![CDATA[ Mizuho Bank to acquire stake in Rakuten Bank ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/21/companies/mizuho-stake-rakuten/ BUSINESS Thu, 21 May 2026 12:34:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641645/ <![CDATA[ Ex-Japan Post worker arrested over alleged bribery case ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/japan/crime-legal/former-japan-post-staff-arrest/ JAPAN Thu, 21 May 2026 12:11:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641642/ <![CDATA[ Nikkon weighs going private; Bain Capital, Blackstone and others likely to bid ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/21/companies/japan-logistics-nikkon-going-private/ BUSINESS Thu, 21 May 2026 11:56:00 +0900 Taro Fuse,Hideki Suzuki,Manuel Baigorri,Takako Taniguchi https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641644/ <![CDATA[ Xi may visit North Korea as early as next week, Yonhap says ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/asia-pacific/xi-jinping-visit-north-korea/ ASIA PACIFIC Thu, 21 May 2026 11:55:00 +0900 Soo-hyang Choi https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641638/ <![CDATA[ Prabowo’s biggest crackdown on tycoons shocked his own officials ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/21/prabowo-crackdown-tycoons-shock/ BUSINESS Thu, 21 May 2026 11:47:00 +0900 Faris Mokhtar,Eddie Spence,Harry Suhartono https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641643/ <![CDATA[ Iran’s threat to Strait of Hormuz submarine cables ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/world/iran-hormuz-submarine-cables/ WORLD Thu, 21 May 2026 11:21:00 +0900 Tom Barfield,Maha LOUBARIS https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641636/