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, 18 Apr 2026 18:34:04 +0900 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:34:04 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![CDATA[ Japan pledges 'all possible measures' for Hormuz safety ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/18/japan/takaichi-hormuz-help-pledge/ JAPAN Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:57:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640260/ <![CDATA[ Little hope for Myanmar democracy despite release of Suu Kyi aide ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/18/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-small-democracy-hope/ ASIA PACIFIC Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:47:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640259/ <![CDATA[ Strong quake shakes northern Nagano Prefecture ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/18/japan/earthquake-northern-nagano/ JAPAN Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:08:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640255/ <![CDATA[ Trump says he has 'good news' on Iran as tankers cross Strait of Hormuz ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/18/world/iran-nukes-hormuz-open-trump/ WORLD Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:54:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640242/ <![CDATA[ LDP and JIP remain divided over revision of Constitution's Article 9 ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/18/japan/politics/jip-ldp-constitution-gap/ JAPAN Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:41:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640258/ <![CDATA[ Japan's defense spending to reach 1.9% of GDP this fiscal year ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/18/japan/japan-defense-spending-gdp/ JAPAN Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:31:00 +0900 Jesse Johnson https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640257/ <![CDATA[ Japan seals largest-ever defense contract with frigate sale to Australia ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/18/japan/mogami-japan-australia-announcement/ JAPAN Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:06:00 +0900 Gabriel Dominguez https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640250/ <![CDATA[ U.S. renews Russian oil waiver after pressure from countries dealing with Iran war price shocks  ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/18/world/us-russian-oil-waiver-renewal/ WORLD Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:28:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640256/ <![CDATA[ Tokyo IT firm chief arrested for allegedly abandoning body ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/18/japan/crime-legal/linux-president-arrested-body/ JAPAN Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:53:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640254/ <![CDATA[ Bessent’s busy week clashes with global thirst for U.S. attention ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/18/economy/bessent-us-global-economy/ BUSINESS Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:51:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640253/ <![CDATA[ In Trump era, fearful left-leaning Americans turn to guns ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/18/world/politics/trump-left-guns-focus/ WORLD Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:47:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640251/ <![CDATA[ Anthropic and Trump officials meet to discuss Mythos access ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/18/tech/anthropic-trump-officials-mythos/ BUSINESS Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:37:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640249/ <![CDATA[ Seoul says it is unaware of U.S. protest over minister's remarks on North Korea nuclear site ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/18/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-nuclear-site-us-south-korea/ ASIA PACIFIC Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640252/ <![CDATA[ Starlink outage hit drone tests, exposing Pentagon’s growing reliance on SpaceX ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/18/world/starlink-outage-drones-us-military/ WORLD Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:55:00 +0900 David Jeans https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640248/ <![CDATA[ European leaders offer military help to secure Strait of Hormuz ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/18/world/politics/europe-military-strait-of-hormuz/ WORLD Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:51:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640247/ <![CDATA[ Companies scramble for tariff refunds as U.S. prepares to launch claim process ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/18/economy/companies-tariff-refunds-us/ BUSINESS Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:45:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640246/ <![CDATA[ China steps up Iran diplomacy while seeking smooth summit with Trump ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/18/asia-pacific/politics/china-iran-diplomacy-trump/ ASIA PACIFIC Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:21:00 +0900 Mei Mei Chu,Greg Torode,Antoni Slodkowski https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640244/ <![CDATA[ U.S. to delay weapons deliveries to some European countries due to Iran war ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/18/world/us-weapons-europe-delay/ WORLD Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:11:00 +0900 Gram Slattery,Humeyra Pamuk https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640243/ <![CDATA[ Immersive exhibition brings Japanese folk monsters to life ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/04/18/art/yokai-immersive-exhibition-tokyo/ CULTURE Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0900 Alyssa I. Smith https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640189/ <![CDATA[ France and other World Bank shareholders seek solution to preserve climate strategy ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/04/18/climate-change/france-world-bank-climate-strategy/ ENVIRONMENT Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:47:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640245/ <![CDATA[ Takaichi to skip Yasukuni visit during spring festival ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/17/japan/politics/takaichi-yasukuni-visit-skip/ JAPAN Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:53:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640241/ <![CDATA[ China says Japan stirs ‘trouble’ with vessel in Taiwan Strait ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/17/japan/china-sdf-taiwan-strait/ JAPAN Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:49:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640240/ <![CDATA[ Father of Kyoto boy admits to choking him to death, investigators say ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/17/japan/crime-legal/kyoto-suspect-stangulation-admit/ JAPAN Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:12:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640238/ <![CDATA[ Lawson and FamilyMart post record operating profits ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/17/lawson-family-mart-record-profit/ BUSINESS Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:11:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640239/ <![CDATA[ Nippon Express to buy Metro Supply for as much as ¥255 billion ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/17/companies/nippon-express-metro-supply/ BUSINESS Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640237/ <![CDATA[ Pentagon chief says climate change is ‘crap.’ The military is still bracing for it. ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/04/17/climate-change/us-military-climate-change-brace/ ENVIRONMENT Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:08:00 +0900 Amanda Kolson Hurley https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640232/ <![CDATA[ Chickens go from coop to table at Inaka no Taiho ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/04/17/food-drink/kyoto-inaka-no-taiho-chinese-restaurant/ LIFE Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0900 Robbie Swinnerton https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640231/ <![CDATA[ 'Rhapsody, Rhapsody’ falters between rom-com whimsy and psychodrama ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/04/17/film/rhapsody-rhapsody/ CULTURE Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0900 Mark Schilling https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640221/ <![CDATA[ China lifts green push with plan to double clean energy by 2035 ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/04/17/energy/china-clean-energy-targets/ ENVIRONMENT Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:54:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640229/ <![CDATA[ At Kohei Nawa’s studio, the world is seen through glass bubbles ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/04/17/art/kohei-nawa-interview/ CULTURE Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:42:00 +0900 Jennifer Pastore https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/640227/