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 Thu, 21 May 2026 15:15:44 +0900 Thu, 21 May 2026 15:15:44 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![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[ 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/ <![CDATA[ Mori Building employees wounded in Shanghai restaurant attack ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/japan/crime-legal/shanghai-knife-attack-mori-employees/ JAPAN Thu, 21 May 2026 11:05:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641634/ <![CDATA[ Unification Church liquidator begins accepting claims ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/japan/crime-legal/unification-church-victim-claims/ JAPAN Thu, 21 May 2026 11:04:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641607/ <![CDATA[ Aston Villa wins Europa League title to end 30-year wait for silverware ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/21/soccer/aston-villa-wins-europa-league/ SOCCER Thu, 21 May 2026 10:54:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641640/ <![CDATA[ Novak Djokovic hoping to turn back clock at French Open ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/21/tennis/novak-djokovic-battles-time-french-open/ TENNIS Thu, 21 May 2026 10:54:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641633/ <![CDATA[ Japan’s trade surplus remained in the black in April as energy imports plunged ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/21/economy/trade-balance-surplus/ BUSINESS Thu, 21 May 2026 10:46:00 +0900 Yoshiaki Nohara https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641639/ <![CDATA[ Samsung reaches 11th-hour deal with union to avoid strike ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/21/companies/samsung-union-deal-strike/ BUSINESS Thu, 21 May 2026 10:35:00 +0900 Yoolim Lee https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641631/ <![CDATA[ Foreign business owners face frantic scramble to leave Japan amid tighter visa rules ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/japan/society/stricter-business-manager-visa/ JAPAN Thu, 21 May 2026 10:33:00 +0900 Himari Semans https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641630/ <![CDATA[ Trump’s $1.776 billion ’weaponization’ fund sparks outrage, but court challenges will be tough ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/world/politics/trump-irs-weaponization-fund/ WORLD Thu, 21 May 2026 10:24:00 +0900 Tom Hals,Jonathan Stempel https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641628/ <![CDATA[ Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers plans to retire after 2026 NFL season ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/21/more-sports/aaron-rodgers-2026-steelers-retire/ MORE SPORTS Thu, 21 May 2026 10:20:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641627/ <![CDATA[ SpaceX IPO filing lays bare losses and Musk control as it stakes future on AI ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/21/tech/spacex-ipo-losses-musk-control-ai/ BUSINESS Thu, 21 May 2026 09:53:00 +0900 Echo Wang,Manya Saini https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641629/ <![CDATA[ Elon Musk’s X loses Australia child protection compliance lawsuit ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/21/musk-x-australia-child-protection-lawsuit/ BUSINESS Thu, 21 May 2026 09:51:00 +0900 Byron Kaye https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641635/ <![CDATA[ Magyar, Tusk tout Hungary’s return to Europe in post-Orban era ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/world/politics/hungary-europe-post-orban/ WORLD Thu, 21 May 2026 09:48:00 +0900 Stanislaw WASZAK https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641624/ <![CDATA[ Sturdy Tanpopo is a ‘dandy lioness’ ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2026/05/21/our-lives/adoption-dogs-tanpopo/ COMMUNITY Thu, 21 May 2026 09:37:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641623/ <![CDATA[ Britain clinches $5 billion Gulf trade deal in shadow of Iran war ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/world/politics/uk-5-billion-gulf-deal/ WORLD Thu, 21 May 2026 09:23:00 +0900 Alistair Smout https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641622/ <![CDATA[ Iran is consolidating control of Hormuz with checkpoints and diplomatic deals ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/world/iran-control-hormuz-checkpoints/ WORLD Thu, 21 May 2026 09:13:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641637/ <![CDATA[ Putin leaves Beijing with little progress on key gas pipeline ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/world/politics/putin-beijing-progress-gas-pipeline/ WORLD Thu, 21 May 2026 09:11:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641632/ <![CDATA[ Ebola outbreak likely started months ago, spread undetected ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/world/science-health/ebola-outbreak-spread-undetected/ WORLD Thu, 21 May 2026 09:04:00 +0900 Naomi Kresge,Janice Kew,Fabienne Kinzelmann https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641626/ <![CDATA[ Trump says willing to wait for a few days to get ’right answer’ on Iran peace deal ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/world/politics/trump-wait-iran-peace-deal/ WORLD Thu, 21 May 2026 07:26:00 +0900 Jana Choukeir,Humeyra Pamuk https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641621/