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 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:44:05 +0900 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:44:05 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![CDATA[ ’AI simply can’t replicate it’: Japan embraces zine trend ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/06/01/books/japan-zines-kyoto-shimbun/ CULTURE Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:57:00 +0900 Natsuko Fukue,Atish Patel https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642124/ <![CDATA[ More pregnant women in Japan undergo prenatal checkups ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/01/japan/pregnant-women-japan-prenatal/ JAPAN Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:01:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642123/ <![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV’s defense of humanity ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/01/world/pope-defends-humanity/ COMMENTARY Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:59:00 +0900 Peter G. Kirchschlager https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642078/ <![CDATA[ What if the Strait of Hormuz didn’t reopen? ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/01/world/if-strait-of-hormuz-doesnt-reopen/ COMMENTARY Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:59:00 +0900 Javier Blas https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642076/ <![CDATA[ Tokyo wants you to wear shorts to work. Say no. ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/01/japan/tokyo-wants-work-shorts/ COMMENTARY Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:47:00 +0900 Gearoid Reidy https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642077/ <![CDATA[ Wu-Tang Clan’s final tour stop highlights enduring Asian influences ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/06/01/music/wu-tang-clan-farewell-tour/ CULTURE Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:31:00 +0900 Kim Kahan https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642121/ <![CDATA[ Sushi chain in Japan may consult police over video of man pouring liquid on sushi ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/01/japan/hama-sushi-social-media/ JAPAN Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0900 Jessica Speed https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642122/ <![CDATA[ Taiwan opposition leader would be ’very willing’ to meet Trump on U.S. trip ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/01/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-kmt-leader-us-trip/ ASIA PACIFIC Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:20:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642120/ <![CDATA[ Why have China’s young people become so fed up? ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/01/world/chinas-young-people-fed-up/ COMMENTARY Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:17:00 +0900 Yi Fuxian https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642075/ <![CDATA[ Housing industry hit by shortage of naphtha-derived materials ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/01/companies/housing-industry-naphtha-shortage/ BUSINESS Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:09:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642119/ <![CDATA[ Congo’s Ebola footprint widens as officials race to gauge epidemic’s true scale ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/01/world/science-health/congo-ebola-testing-outbreak-scale/ WORLD Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:49:00 +0900 Jason Gale https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642085/ <![CDATA[ Nikkei ends at record high on Middle East optimism ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/01/markets/nikkei-stock-index-above-67000/ BUSINESS Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:30:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642090/ <![CDATA[ Tropical Storm Jangmi set to lash wide area of Japan ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/01/japan/society/typhoon-jangmi/ JAPAN Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:28:00 +0900 Jessica Speed https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642118/ <![CDATA[ SoftBank overtakes Toyota as Japan’s most valuable company ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/01/companies/softbank-most-valuable-japan-firm/ BUSINESS Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:24:00 +0900 Kanako Matsuyama,Kentaro Tsutsumi https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642098/ <![CDATA[ Nvidia enters Windows PC market, taking on Intel and AMD ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/01/tech/nvidia-windows-laptop-intel-amd/ BUSINESS Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:22:00 +0900 Ian King https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642117/ <![CDATA[ Five dead, two injured after blast at Hanwha Aerospace plant in South Korea ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/01/asia-pacific/hanwha-aerospace-plant-south-korea/ ASIA PACIFIC Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:55:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642116/ <![CDATA[ Trucking industry eyes fuel surcharges as Iran conflict drives uncertainty ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/01/companies/fuel-oil-truck/ BUSINESS Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:52:00 +0900 Eric Johnston https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642112/ <![CDATA[ Japan taking cautious — if firm — approach to avoiding escalation with China ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/01/japan/politics/japan-china-relations-koizumi/ JAPAN Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:51:00 +0900 Jesse Johnson https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642114/ <![CDATA[ Vietnam and Philippines elevate ties and discuss South China Sea ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/01/asia-pacific/politics/vietnam-philippines-ties-south-china-sea/ ASIA PACIFIC Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:57:00 +0900 Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen,Cliff Venzon https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642110/ <![CDATA[ In Finland, radioactive spent nuclear fuel soon to be buried underground ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/01/world/finland-nuclear-fuel-underground/ WORLD Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:54:00 +0900 Anna KORKMAN https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642115/ <![CDATA[ France eyes billions of investment in AI ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/01/tech/france-billions-ai-investment/ BUSINESS Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:39:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642113/ <![CDATA[ U.S. says it struck Iranian military sites as Tehran responds with air base attack ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/01/world/us-iran-military-tehran-air-base/ WORLD Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:39:00 +0900 Yomna Ehab https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642109/ <![CDATA[ Job recruitment officially kicks off in Japan for class of 2027 ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/01/companies/job-recruitment-officially-starts/ BUSINESS Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:26:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642108/ <![CDATA[ Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto strikes out 10 in win over Phillies ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/06/01/baseball/dodgers-pull-away-from-phillies/ BASEBALL Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:14:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642107/ <![CDATA[ ‘It feels like he’ll come back’: Father navigates losing son in Ukraine war ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/01/japan/society/japanese-volunteer-soldier-ukraine/ JAPAN Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:10:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641704/ <![CDATA[ China patrols waters east of Taiwan in response to Japan-Philippines talks ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/01/japan/china-patrol-taiwan-japan-philippines/ JAPAN Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:54:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642106/ <![CDATA[ Mosque fire shows need for better communication with foreign residents ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/01/japan/ebetsu-pakistan-fire/ JAPAN Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:53:00 +0900 Eric Johnston https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641822/ <![CDATA[ Japan eyes first export of indigenous missile system amid closer ties with Philippines ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/01/japan/japan-philippines-missiles-sales/ JAPAN Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:46:00 +0900 Gabriel Dominguez https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642104/ <![CDATA[ Man suspected of <i>tokuryū</i> affiliation arrested for trespassing ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/01/japan/crime-legal/tokyo-trespassing-arrest/ JAPAN Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:29:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642111/ <![CDATA[ Kenny Bednarek blows by Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo in Diamond League meet ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/06/01/more-sports/diamond-league-rabat-meet/ MORE SPORTS Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:08:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642103/