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, 10 Oct 2026 23:04:59 +0900 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 23:04:59 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![CDATA[ Germany eyes joining GCAP fighter jet project with U.K, Italy and Japan ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/10/japan/gcap-germany-join-japan/ JAPAN Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:02:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647646/ <![CDATA[ Taiwan’s leader says increasing defense spending to ‘deter war’ ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/10/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-lai-increasing-defense-spending/ ASIA PACIFIC Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:29:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647645/ <![CDATA[ Takaichi again in a bind as U.S. threatens to ‘end’ ICC ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/10/japan/politics/japan-us-icc-takaichi-trump/ JAPAN Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:29:00 +0900 Jesse Johnson https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647644/ <![CDATA[ Anthropic cites new AI misbehavior, some on government sites ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/10/tech/anthropic-new-ai-misbehavior/ BUSINESS Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:04:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647643/ <![CDATA[ U.S. Treasury chief Scott Bessent to skip IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/10/economy/scott-bessent-skip-imf-world-bank-meetings/ BUSINESS Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:37:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647642/ <![CDATA[ More Japanese firms hit by large-scale data breaches ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/10/tech/japanese-firms-data-breaches/ BUSINESS Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:31:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647647/ <![CDATA[ Tax cut to bring ¥36,000 benefit per citizen, Takaichi says ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/10/japan/politics/tax-cut-36000-takaichi/ JAPAN Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:02:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647641/ <![CDATA[ Beer maker leaders may have been aware of price cartel ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/10/companies/beer-maker-leaders-price-cartel/ BUSINESS Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:59:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647638/ <![CDATA[ China militia boat spotted for first time off Taiwan’s east coast, patrol finds ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/10/asia-pacific/china-militia-boat-first-taiwan-east-coast/ ASIA PACIFIC Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:14:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647634/ <![CDATA[ Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/10/world/flydubai-suicide-attack-tel-aviv/ WORLD Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:13:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647639/ <![CDATA[ U.S. lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/10/asia-pacific/politics/us-sanctions-myanmar-businessman/ ASIA PACIFIC Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:11:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647640/ <![CDATA[ China and EU strike deal to halve Chinese hybrid exports ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/10/economy/china-eu-hybrid-exports/ BUSINESS Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:55:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647633/ <![CDATA[ Iran guards ability to build missiles as Trump eases attacks ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/10/world/iran-guards-missiles-trump/ WORLD Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:54:00 +0900 Gerry Doyle,Alberto Nardelli,Alex Wickham https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647635/ <![CDATA[ Republican opposition widens to livestreamed execution; Trump still weighing it ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/10/world/republican-opposition-livestreamed-execution/ WORLD Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:50:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647637/ <![CDATA[ Major earthquake hits Panama, injures at least 27 ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/10/world/panama-quake/ WORLD Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:49:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647636/ <![CDATA[ ‘Children Untold’ shines a light on the plight of postwar orphans ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/10/10/film/children-untold/ CULTURE Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0900 Mark Schilling https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647627/ <![CDATA[ Still-simmering ‘Japanese Ramen Simulator’ is already worth a slurp ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/10/10/digital/japanese-ramen-simulator-game-cuisine/ LIFE Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0900 Owen Ziegler https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647555/ <![CDATA[ Trump says Russia to supply diesel to U.S. and global markets ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/10/world/politics/trump-russia-diesel-us-global-markets/ WORLD Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:49:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647632/ <![CDATA[ U.S. sanctions ICC after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/10/world/icc-us-sanctions/ WORLD Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:02:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647631/ <![CDATA[ Saving for the future is making some investors ‘NISA broke’ ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/10/10/language/nisa-poverty-japanese-investing/ LIFE Sat, 10 Oct 2026 01:20:00 +0900 Yuko Tamura https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647630/ <![CDATA[ Weather-roiling El Nino hits record strength, Japan weather agency says ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/10/09/climate-change/jma-el-nino-record-strength/ ENVIRONMENT Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:55:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647626/ <![CDATA[ Japan to launch research study on rapid-response space transport ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/09/japan/politics/koizumi-space-defense/ JAPAN Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:20:00 +0900 Jesse Johnson https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647623/ <![CDATA[ Nobel Peace Prize goes to international jurist Navi Pillay ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/09/world/nobel-peace-prize-2026/ WORLD Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:12:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647618/ <![CDATA[ Japan’s Prudential Life ordered to halt operations for over three months ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/09/companies/prudential-business-suspension-order/ BUSINESS Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:05:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647625/ <![CDATA[ Workers’ compensation approvals for mental health rose in fiscal 2025 ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/09/japan/japan-mental-health-compensation-claims/ JAPAN Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:54:00 +0900 Jessica Speed https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647617/ <![CDATA[ Data leaks at travel companies could impact millions of customer records ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/09/tech/travel-companies-data-breach/ BUSINESS Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:51:00 +0900 Maddie Baker https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647616/ <![CDATA[ SoftBank seeks $100 billion from Gulf states for AI, FT says ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/09/companies/softbank-ai-gulf-investors/ BUSINESS Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:37:00 +0900 Min Jeong Lee https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647624/ <![CDATA[ Nearly 30 years after IMF rescue, Thailand faces new economic test ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/09/economy/thailand-economic-test/ BUSINESS Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +0900 Devjyot Ghoshal https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647612/ <![CDATA[ Yayoi Kusama Museum new exhibit unveils a ‘ladder to heaven’ ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/10/09/art/yayoi-kusama-tokyo-exhibition-museum/ CULTURE Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +0900 Zoria Petkoska https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647602/ <![CDATA[ Walking through flames: Orangutan rescued in Indonesia fires ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/10/09/wildlife/indonesia-fire-orangutan-rescue/ ENVIRONMENT Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:57:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647609/