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, 11 Aug 2026 01:12:01 +0900 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:12:01 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![CDATA[ Strong quake rocks Colombia, causing extensive damage ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/11/world/colombia-earthquake/ WORLD Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:04:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645098/ <![CDATA[ Japan to apply reconstruction aid law to all of Kumamoto Prefecture ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/japan/reconstruction-aid-law-kumamoto/ JAPAN Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:47:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645096/ <![CDATA[ Over 6,000 still living in evacuation centers two weeks after Kumamoto quake ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/japan/6000-evacuation-centers-kumamoto/ JAPAN Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:19:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645095/ <![CDATA[ Children with disabilities offered places to feel at ease in quake-hit Kumamoto ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/japan/children-disabilities-kumamoto-quake/ JAPAN Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:47:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645094/ <![CDATA[ Japanese officials battling misinformation on social media ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/japan/japan-misinformation-social-media/ JAPAN Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:35:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645093/ <![CDATA[ Fukuoka’s game meat plant turns nuisance wildlife into regional specialty ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/japan/society/japan-fukuoka-game-meat-processing/ JAPAN Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:31:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645092/ <![CDATA[ Battle of Okinawa survivor conveys message of peace through the classroom ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/japan/battle-okinawa-survivor-testimony/ JAPAN Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:08:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/644867/ <![CDATA[ Saudi Arabia can break the Houthis’ grip on the Red Sea ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/08/10/world/saudi-arabia-end-houthis-grip/ COMMENTARY Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:56:00 +0900 James Stavridis https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645054/ <![CDATA[ Nihon Hidankyo renews call for world without nuclear weapons ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/japan/hidankyo-seventy-years/ JAPAN Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:13:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645067/ <![CDATA[ Iran shakes up security team after saying Oman deal ‘very close’ ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/world/politics/iran-security-team-oman-deal/ WORLD Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:11:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645091/ <![CDATA[ How the hard reality of climate change hit Europe’s economy this summer ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/10/economy/climate-change-europe-economy-summer/ BUSINESS Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:07:00 +0900 Balazs Koranyi https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645090/ <![CDATA[ At Jensen Huang’s favorite Japan pub, it’s not last call yet ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/08/10/world/nvidia-ceo-japan-izakaya/ COMMENTARY Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:04:00 +0900 Gearoid Reidy https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645053/ <![CDATA[ Too much music, not enough weekend: A guide to Summer Sonic 2026 ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/08/10/music/summer-sonic-guide/ CULTURE Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:55:00 +0900 Patrick St. Michel https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645088/ <![CDATA[ Taiwan ‘throttles’ mobile internet for first time during annual war games ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/asia-pacific/taiwan-mobile-internet-war-games/ ASIA PACIFIC Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0900 Ben Blanchard,Yimou Lee https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645087/ <![CDATA[ Plasterers head to school in search of new blood ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/japan/society/plasterers-workshops/ JAPAN Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/644756/ <![CDATA[ Ebola case count set to increase as Congo officials track hidden infections ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/world/science-health/ebola-congo-hidden-infections/ WORLD Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:24:00 +0900 Jason Gale https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645085/ <![CDATA[ How disinformation on X imperils Japan’s democracy ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/08/10/japan/x-imperils-japans-democracy/ COMMENTARY Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:06:00 +0900 Stephen R. Nagy https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645056/ <![CDATA[ No. 1 Jannik Sinner withdraws from Cincinnati Open with knee injury ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/08/10/tennis/sinner-withdraw-from-cincinnati-open/ TENNIS Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:01:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645084/ <![CDATA[ Apartment hotels find favor with investors bullish on tourism and wary of inflation ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/10/companies/apartment-hotels-inbound/ BUSINESS Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:46:00 +0900 Kazuaki Nagata https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645083/ <![CDATA[ 12-year-old Kumamoto violinist performs at New York’s Carnegie Hall ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/japan/12-year-old-kumamoto-violinist-ny-performance/ JAPAN Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:23:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645079/ <![CDATA[ Slumping Dodgers refuse to press panic button ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/08/10/baseball/dodgers-royals-series-preview/ BASEBALL Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:21:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645080/ <![CDATA[ Liverpool coach says team currently unable to maintain high level throughout matches ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/08/10/soccer/liverpool-players-sustain-level/ SOCCER Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:56:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645081/ <![CDATA[ ‘Total whiplash’: Foreign residents react to Japan’s changing permanent residency rules ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2026/08/10/foreign-permanent-residency-reaction/ COMMUNITY Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:41:00 +0900 Jessica Speed https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645078/ <![CDATA[ Japan’s P-1 patrol aircraft leaves for anti-piracy mission ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/japan/msdf-aircraft-antipiracy-mission/ JAPAN Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:39:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645086/ <![CDATA[ Post-quake crime and scams compound misery for Kumamoto residents ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/japan/crime-legal/kumamoto-earthquake-scams/ JAPAN Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:50:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645082/ <![CDATA[ Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/japan/society/yasukuni-introduces-new-rules/ JAPAN Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:34:00 +0900 Kenji Yoshida https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645076/ <![CDATA[ Diamondbacks beat Dodgers to win season series ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/08/10/baseball/arizona-diamondbacks-beat-dodgers/ BASEBALL Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:32:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645077/ <![CDATA[ Alleged Irish crime boss Kinahan charged with directing criminal organization ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/world/crime-legal/irish-crime-boss-kinahan-charged/ WORLD Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:24:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645075/ <![CDATA[ Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/japan/tropical-storm-chan-hom/ JAPAN Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:47:00 +0900 Kanako Takahara https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645089/ <![CDATA[ Italy’s record-low Po River forces farmers to weigh crop switch ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/08/10/climate-change/italy-po-river-farmers-crop/ ENVIRONMENT Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:45:00 +0900 Alberto Brambilla https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/645074/