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 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:08:31 +0900 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:08:31 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![CDATA[ In Japan, a bull market for bear deterrents ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/06/06/lifestyle/bears-deterrent-products-spray-pole-alarm/ LIFE Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:05:00 +0900 Alex K.T. Martin https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642312/ <![CDATA[ At 1 Hotel Tokyo, luxury is a zero-waste journey ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/06/06/travel/1-hotel-tokyo-sustainability-nature-luxury-akasaka/ LIFE Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0900 Gendel Gento https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642310/ <![CDATA[ ‘Never After Dark’ finds fresh chills in familiar J-horror territory ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/06/06/film/never-after-dark/ CULTURE Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:10:00 +0900 James Hadfield https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642346/ <![CDATA[ ‘Fujiko’ is a stirring portrayal of a scrappy single mom ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/06/06/film/fujiko/ CULTURE Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0900 Mark Schilling https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642347/ <![CDATA[ Parliament leaders adopt draft proposal for imperial succession ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/japan/politics/imperial-succession-ok-draft-proposal/ JAPAN Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:14:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642345/ <![CDATA[ Congo’s traditional healers are on the front line of Ebola fight ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/world/science-health/congo-ebola-traditional-healers/ WORLD Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:50:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642344/ <![CDATA[ Man arrested over ¥15 million December burglary in western Tokyo ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/japan/crime-legal/tachikawa-robbery-arrest/ JAPAN Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:38:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642343/ <![CDATA[ Bears emerge as serious safety threat in Japan, says white paper ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/japan/bears-environment-white-paper/ JAPAN Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:29:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642338/ <![CDATA[ Nobody knows what ‘working class’ even means anymore ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/05/world/what-working-class-means/ COMMENTARY Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:18:00 +0900 Allison Schrager https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642341/ <![CDATA[ How Japan created its naphtha supply bottleneck ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/japan/society/naphtha-bottleneck/ JAPAN Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:17:00 +0900 Eric Johnston https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642337/ <![CDATA[ Hurricanes rally past Golden Knights in Game 2 of Stanley Cup Final ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/06/05/more-sports/hurricanes-win-game-2-final/ MORE SPORTS Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:12:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642335/ <![CDATA[ South Korean riot police clear protesters after ballot shortage blockade ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/asia-pacific/south-korea-riot-police-protest/ ASIA PACIFIC Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:51:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642333/ <![CDATA[ Mitsubishi UFJ says Japan may need jumbo rate hike to boost yen ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/05/companies/mitsubishi-ufj-boj-rate-hike/ BUSINESS Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:35:00 +0900 Mia Glass,Ruth Carson https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642334/ <![CDATA[ China’s Xi to visit North Korea next week for first time since 2019 ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/asia-pacific/china-north-korea-xi-visit/ ASIA PACIFIC Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:20:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642322/ <![CDATA[ Japan could end up an ’AI colony’ if it falls behind, digital minister warns ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/japan/digital-minister-ai-development/ JAPAN Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:18:00 +0900 Kantaro Komiya https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642332/ <![CDATA[ U.S. will respect trade deals with Japan, EU over new tariffs ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/05/economy/us-japan-eu-tariffs/ BUSINESS Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:18:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642331/ <![CDATA[ Takaichi still highly popular despite slide in approval ratings ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/japan/politics/takaichi-approval-rates/ JAPAN Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:04:00 +0900 Eric Johnston https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642336/ <![CDATA[ ‘Extremely intelligent’ bear at large after hurting four in Fukushima ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/japan/bear-at-large-fukushima/ JAPAN Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:56:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642329/ <![CDATA[ Indonesia’s radical export plan takes effect as doubts swirl ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/05/indonesia-export-plan/ BUSINESS Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:35:00 +0900 Eko Listiyorini,Stephen Stapczynski https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642328/ <![CDATA[ Japan likely sold Treasurys to fund yen intervention ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/05/markets/japan-forex-intervention-funding/ BUSINESS Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:25:00 +0900 Erica Yokoyama,Toru Fujioka https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642316/ <![CDATA[ Green jobs can’t fix South African unemployment, experts say ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/world/green-jobs-south-africa-unemployment/ WORLD Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:11:00 +0900 Kate Bartlett https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642327/ <![CDATA[ LDP’s flag desecration bill rekindles debate over limits of expression ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/japan/politics/national-flag-debate/ JAPAN Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:06:00 +0900 Kenji Yoshida https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642330/ <![CDATA[ Mining turns India’s heat-shield hills to dust ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/asia-pacific/society/india-mining-heat/ ASIA PACIFIC Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:26:00 +0900 Arunabh SAIKIA https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642325/ <![CDATA[ Japan and U.S. to collaborate on AI-driven scientific development ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/japan/japan-us-ai-cooperation/ JAPAN Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:50:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642323/ <![CDATA[ Is Iran’s new supreme leader taking up the reins of power? ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/world/politics/iran-new-supreme-leader-power/ WORLD Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:49:00 +0900 Stuart Williams https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642321/ <![CDATA[ Is an honorable U.S. surrender to Iran inevitable? ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/05/japan/us-surrender-to-iran/ COMMENTARY Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:47:00 +0900 Kuni Miyake https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642339/ <![CDATA[ A bleak prognosis for Japan’s demographic future ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2026/06/05/japans-demographic-future/ EDITORIALS Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:41:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642340/ <![CDATA[ South Korea labor minister calls on tech firms to share excess AI profits with suppliers, staff ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/05/south-korea-tech-ai-profits/ BUSINESS Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:34:00 +0900 Heejin Kim,Hyunjoo Jin https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642324/ <![CDATA[ ’Embryonic spines’: Trump faces growing Republican pushback ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/world/us-trump-republican-pushback/ WORLD Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:23:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642318/ <![CDATA[ Monaco favorite Charles Leclerc insists Mercedes is still team to beat ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/06/05/more-sports/leclerc-ferrari-monaco-grand-prix/ MORE SPORTS Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:19:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642315/