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, 08 May 2026 19:38:04 +0900 Fri, 08 May 2026 19:38:04 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![CDATA[ ‘Kyoto Hippocrates’: A genial look at medicine’s early days in Japan ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/05/08/film/kyoto-hippocrates/ CULTURE Fri, 08 May 2026 18:40:00 +0900 Mark Schilling https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641136/ <![CDATA[ ‘Cry Out’: Misery without meaning ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/05/08/film/cry-out/ CULTURE Fri, 08 May 2026 18:20:00 +0900 James Hadfield https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641134/ <![CDATA[ Japanese stocks steady near historic highs as tech and war weigh on sentiment ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/08/markets/market-may-8-2026/ BUSINESS Fri, 08 May 2026 18:07:00 +0900 Kazuaki Nagata https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641133/ <![CDATA[ At the Venice Biennale, the anger isn’t about the art ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/05/08/art/venice-biennale-controversy/ CULTURE Fri, 08 May 2026 18:06:00 +0900 James Tarmy https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641131/ <![CDATA[ Goldman-backed Go app seeks $1.3 billion valuation in Tokyo IPO ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/08/companies/go-taxi-ipo/ BUSINESS Fri, 08 May 2026 17:24:00 +0900 Yatsutaka Tamura,Dave Sebastian https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641130/ <![CDATA[ FSA to develop AI agent to help with customer service at regional banks ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/08/tech/fsa-ai-regional-banks/ BUSINESS Fri, 08 May 2026 17:07:00 +0900 Yukana Inoue https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641129/ <![CDATA[ Town assembly in Akita Prefecture removes unconscious mayor ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/08/japan/politics/unconscious-mayor-removal-town-assembly/ JAPAN Fri, 08 May 2026 16:40:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641128/ <![CDATA[ Three years after COVID-19’s reclassification, what’s changed? ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/08/japan/coronavirus-three-years-since-reclassification/ JAPAN Fri, 08 May 2026 16:24:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641127/ <![CDATA[ Path to glory opens for Hoshoryu after injuries to rivals Onosato and Aonishiki ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/08/sumo/summer-basho-preview-hoshoryu/ SUMO Fri, 08 May 2026 15:28:00 +0900 John Gunning https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641132/ <![CDATA[ Toyota forecasts abrupt profit drop on Iran, shares fall ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/08/companies/toyota-profit-drop-forecast/ BUSINESS Fri, 08 May 2026 15:20:00 +0900 Nicholas Takahashi https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641126/ <![CDATA[ Microbus driver arrested after crash kills student in northeastern Japan ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/08/japan/crime-legal/fukushima-bus-crash-driver-arrest/ JAPAN Fri, 08 May 2026 15:05:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641101/ <![CDATA[ U.S. and Iran trade fire, threatening fragile truce ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/08/world/us-iran-ceasefire-shaky/ WORLD Fri, 08 May 2026 14:49:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641092/ <![CDATA[ Tokyo’s top pizzaioli have raised the city to the upper crust ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/05/08/food-drink/pizza-tokyo-ristopizza-pizza-bar-chefs-awards/ LIFE Fri, 08 May 2026 14:35:00 +0900 Aarohi Narain https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641122/ <![CDATA[ No added sugar, no problem: A lattice tart held up by sweet beans ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/05/08/food-drink/anko-sweet-beans-tart-dessert-sugar/ LIFE Fri, 08 May 2026 14:30:00 +0900 Simon Daly https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641123/ <![CDATA[ Sony announces $3 billion buyback as memory prices take toll ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/08/companies/sony-buyback-profit-forecast/ BUSINESS Fri, 08 May 2026 14:25:00 +0900 Takashi Mochizuki,Yuki Furukawa,Mari Kiyohara https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641120/ <![CDATA[ A small town in Germany braces for end to decades of life with U.S. troops ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/08/world/germany-town-us-troops/ WORLD Fri, 08 May 2026 14:06:00 +0900 Lisi Niesner https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641117/ <![CDATA[ Japan confirms year’s first fatal bear attack, two others suspected ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/08/japan/bear-first-attack-death/ JAPAN Fri, 08 May 2026 14:04:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641116/ <![CDATA[ ‘You’re not my real dad!’: Argument in car allegedly provoked murder in Kyoto case ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/08/japan/crime-legal/kyoto-murder-father-son-argument/ JAPAN Fri, 08 May 2026 13:58:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641115/ <![CDATA[ The hantavirus outbreak is cause for caution, not panic ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/08/world/hantavirus-outbreak-cause-for-caution/ COMMENTARY Fri, 08 May 2026 12:30:00 +0900 Lisa Jarvis https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641124/ <![CDATA[ Japan and South Korea hold security talks in Seoul ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/08/japan/japan-south-korea-security-talks/ JAPAN Fri, 08 May 2026 12:25:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641113/ <![CDATA[ Indonesia-Japan defense pact reshapes Indo-Pacific security ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/08/japan/indonesia-japan-defense-pact/ COMMENTARY Fri, 08 May 2026 12:21:00 +0900 Ronny P. Sasmita https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641121/ <![CDATA[ CRA to back adoption proposal for imperial family ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/08/japan/cra-imperial-family-adoption-proposal/ JAPAN Fri, 08 May 2026 12:16:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641114/ <![CDATA[ Iraq's historic marshes revive as water returns after years of drought ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/05/08/wildlife/iraq-historic-marsh-revive/ ENVIRONMENT Fri, 08 May 2026 12:15:00 +0900 Mohammed Aty https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641111/ <![CDATA[ China Coast Guard ships sail in Japanese waters off Senkakus ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/08/japan/senkaku-chinese-ships/ JAPAN Fri, 08 May 2026 12:07:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641110/ <![CDATA[ When it comes to their kids, Japanese mothers look beyond pink and blue ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/05/08/language/gender-japanese-mothers-day/ LIFE Fri, 08 May 2026 12:00:00 +0900 Yuko Tamura https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641109/ <![CDATA[ Southeast Asian nations see possible opening for thaw with Myanmar years after coup ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/08/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-isolation-warming/ ASIA PACIFIC Fri, 08 May 2026 11:41:00 +0900 Philip J. Heijmans https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641112/ <![CDATA[ Japan’s real wages rise for third month to keep BOJ on hike path ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/08/economy/real-wages-march-rise/ BUSINESS Fri, 08 May 2026 11:25:00 +0900 Erica Yokoyama,Keiko Ujikane https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641106/ <![CDATA[ Michael Carrick focused on strong finish for Manchester United amid questions about future ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/08/soccer/michael-carrick-united-future/ SOCCER Fri, 08 May 2026 11:21:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641107/ <![CDATA[ Trump heads for Xi summit overshadowed by Iran war ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/08/asia-pacific/politics/trump-china-summit-iran-war-loom/ ASIA PACIFIC Fri, 08 May 2026 11:19:00 +0900 Danny Kemp https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641105/ <![CDATA[ 'Mr. Europa League' Unai Emery reaches sixth final as Aston Villa tops Nottingham Forest ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/05/08/soccer/unai-emery-europa-league-final/ SOCCER Fri, 08 May 2026 11:02:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641104/