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 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:17:07 +0900 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:17:07 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![CDATA[ Rams anxious to get back on field after stunning Week 1 collapse ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/20/more-sports/rams-giants-nfl-monday-night-football/ MORE SPORTS Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:59:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646757/ <![CDATA[ Public-private railway fully reopens in Kumamoto six years after flooding ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/20/japan/kumagawa-railroad-reopens/ JAPAN Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:59:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646760/ <![CDATA[ MLB teams turn to pop culture as way to draw new fans to ballpark ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/20/baseball/mlb-teams-theme-nights/ BASEBALL Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:48:00 +0900 nicole fernandes https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646748/ <![CDATA[ IOC President Kirsty Coventry impressed by accommodations at Asian Games ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/20/more-sports/kirsty-coventry-asian-games-huts/ MORE SPORTS Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:39:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646756/ <![CDATA[ For a Japanese-Canadian squash pro, the Asian Games are personal ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/20/more-sports/asian-games-squash-sano-herring/ MORE SPORTS Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0900 Mai Yoshikawa https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646745/ <![CDATA[ North Korea fires ballistic missile into waters outside Japan EEZ ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/20/japan/north-korea-missile-september-20/ JAPAN Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:14:00 +0900 Jesse Johnson https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646755/ <![CDATA[ Hong Kong pays final respects to former city leader Tung ]]> 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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/20/soccer/arsenal-wake-up-call/ SOCCER Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:17:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646746/ <![CDATA[ 13-year-old Chinese swimming prodigy Yu Zidi cruises through heats at Asian Games ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/20/more-sports/zidi-asian-games-heats/ MORE SPORTS Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:14:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646750/ <![CDATA[ AI ‘warning shots’ focus Beijing on national security risks ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/20/asia-pacific/politics/china-ai-security-risks/ ASIA PACIFIC Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:05:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646752/ <![CDATA[ Japan foreign ministry draws flak over costumes used in anti-terror drill ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/20/japan/foreign-ministry-costumes-drill/ JAPAN Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:59:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646751/ <![CDATA[ World running short of supertankers threatens long-haul oil flow ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/20/oil-supertanker-shortage/ BUSINESS Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:55:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646749/ <![CDATA[ Baby orangutans in India expose ‘frightening’ scale of trafficking ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/20/asia-pacific/crime-legal/baby-orangutans-india-trafficking/ ASIA PACIFIC Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:48:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646747/ <![CDATA[ Canada’s observer role in fighter program raises export hopes ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/20/japan/politics/canada-observer-fighter-program/ JAPAN Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:34:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646744/ <![CDATA[ Kashiwamochi is sweet and shy and looking for a new home ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2026/09/20/adopt-me-kashiwamochi/ COMMUNITY Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:03:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646739/ <![CDATA[ Buy SpaceX directly on Nasdaq as you eat lunch in Tokyo ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/20/markets/us-23-hour-trading/ BUSINESS Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0900 Kazuaki Nagata https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646743/ <![CDATA[ U.K.’s Burnham to meet Trump as aides blame U.S. leader for economic headwinds ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/20/world/politics/uk-burnham-meet-trump/ WORLD Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:55:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646740/ <![CDATA[ The hidden human cost of Kim Jong Un’s newfound power ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/20/asia-pacific/human-cost-kim-north-korea-power/ ASIA PACIFIC Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:37:00 +0900 Choe Sang-Hun https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646737/ <![CDATA[ Drone owners rush to offload devices ahead of Beijing ban ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/20/asia-pacific/drone-owners-beijing-ban/ ASIA PACIFIC Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:36:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646742/ <![CDATA[ Great Lakes that bind U.S.-Canada trade are imperiled by Trump tariffs ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/20/economy/great-lakes-us-canada-trade/ BUSINESS Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:19:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646736/ <![CDATA[ Stuffed sushi pockets with a show-off personality ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/09/20/food-drink/inari-zushi-new-rice-open-faced-recipe/ LIFE Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:05:00 +0900 Elizabeth Andoh https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646686/ <![CDATA[ A cocktail menu for the ‘konbini’-obsessed ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/09/20/food-drink/konbini-themed-drinks-tokyo-confidential-bar/ LIFE Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0900 Weiwen Lin https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646685/ <![CDATA[ Denmark emerges smiling from Trump-Greenland deal, experts say ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/20/world/politics/denmark-trump-greenland-deal/ WORLD Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:49:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/646735/ <![CDATA[ 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