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 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:32:32 +0900 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:32:32 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![CDATA[ Drone crashes and severed fingers at a $13 billion Silicon Valley military startup ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/08/tech/silicon-valley-military-startup/ BUSINESS Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:31:00 +0900 David Jeans https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642410/ <![CDATA[ Foreign couples are turning Japan into a wedding destination ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/japan/society/foreign-couples-japan-wedding/ JAPAN Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:24:00 +0900 Mai Yoshikawa https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642408/ <![CDATA[ ‘What will happen to us?’ southern Lebanese Christians ask ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/world/southern-lebanese-christians/ WORLD Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:17:00 +0900 Dana Khraiche https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642407/ <![CDATA[ Cambodia scam centers increase despite crackdown, report says ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/asia-pacific/crime-legal/cambodia-scam-centers-report/ ASIA PACIFIC Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:04:00 +0900 Philip J. Heijmans,Rosalind Mathieson https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642406/ <![CDATA[ Finland tests early-warning system detecting threats to subsea cables ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/world/finland-warning-system-subsea-cables/ WORLD Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:47:00 +0900 Kirsi Heikel https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642404/ <![CDATA[ Japan coastlines under tsunami advisory after strong quake off Philippines ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/japan/tsunami-advisory-philippines-quake/ JAPAN Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:39:00 +0900 Jessica Speed https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642403/ <![CDATA[ Peru’s economic miracle is at stake as voters head to polls ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/world/politics/peru-economic-miracle-vote/ WORLD Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:36:00 +0900 Carla Samon Ros https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642402/ <![CDATA[ Alexander Zverev claims long-awaited Grand Slam title with French Open win ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/06/08/tennis/zverev-wins-french-open-final/ TENNIS Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:23:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642405/ <![CDATA[ Xi delivers veiled swipe at Japan ahead of summit with North Korea’s Kim ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/asia-pacific/politics/china-north-korea-xi-kim-summit/ ASIA PACIFIC Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:22:00 +0900 Jesse Johnson https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642401/ <![CDATA[ Global airlines slash 2026 profit forecast on fuel shock from Iran war ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/08/global-airlines-fuel-shock-iran-war/ BUSINESS Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:17:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642400/ <![CDATA[ Trump says he will press Israel to hold back after Iran retaliates for Beirut attack ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/world/politics/trump-israel-iran-beirut-attack/ WORLD Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:07:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642398/ <![CDATA[ European leaders ready to support ceasefire talks between Ukraine, Russia ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/world/politics/europe-ceasefire-talks-ukraine-russia/ WORLD Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:04:00 +0900 Paul Sandle,Ronald Popeski https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642399/ <![CDATA[ Fear and uncertainty for foreign business owners after Japan revises rules ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2026/06/08/our-lives/indian-restaurateur-business-visa/ COMMUNITY Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0900 Elizabeth Beattie https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642382/ <![CDATA[ Unpublished anime documents created by Osamu Tezuka found ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/japan/osamu-tezuka-anime-documents-found/ JAPAN Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:02:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642393/ <![CDATA[ Ukraine says drone hit nuclear fuel facility near Chernobyl ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/world/russian-drone-hits-nuclear-fuel-facility/ WORLD Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:51:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642391/ <![CDATA[ Parliament leaders adopt draft proposal for imperial succession ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/japan/politics/imperial-succession-ok-draft-proposal/ JAPAN Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:14:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642345/ <![CDATA[ Millions of Chinese students sit for gruelling <i>gaokao</i> ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/asia-pacific/chinese-students-gaokao/ ASIA PACIFIC Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:05:00 +0900 Mary Yang https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642392/ <![CDATA[ South Korean president nominates would-be second woman PM ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/asia-pacific/politics/south-korean-second-woman-pm/ ASIA PACIFIC Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:04:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642389/ <![CDATA[ Tokyo Pride draws thousands to spotlight important year for LGBTQ rights ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/japan/society/rainbow-pride-tokyo-2026/ JAPAN Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:48:00 +0900 Jessica Speed https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642388/ <![CDATA[ ’Cockroach’ youth group founder leads first street protest after arrival in India ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/asia-pacific/politics/cockroach-youth-founder-protest-india/ ASIA PACIFIC Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:32:00 +0900 Saurabh Sharma,Aftab Ahmed https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642390/ <![CDATA[ Amaguri is an aptly named sweetheart ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2026/06/07/amaguri-cat-adoption/ COMMUNITY Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:57:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642381/ <![CDATA[ Ahead of talks, Kim has a message for Xi: North Korea’s nukes aren’t up for negotiation ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/asia-pacific/north-korea-china-xi-kim-summit-preview/ ASIA PACIFIC Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:44:00 +0900 Jesse Johnson https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642380/ <![CDATA[ Final decision on tax cut left to PM Takaichi: LDP exec ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/japan/politics/consumption-tax-up-to-takaichi/ JAPAN Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:12:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642383/ <![CDATA[ Rainy season begins in Kanto and central Japan ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/japan/kanto-central-japan-rainy-season/ JAPAN Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:58:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642379/ <![CDATA[ Scotland’s Tartan Army to bring ’the party’ on World Cup return ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/06/07/soccer/world-cup/scotland-supporters-2026-world-cup/ SOCCER Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:45:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642375/ <![CDATA[ How students almost got protesting Sohei Kamiya right ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/07/japan/almost-protesting-sohei-kamiya-right/ COMMENTARY Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:29:00 +0900 Shaun O'Dwyer https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642385/ <![CDATA[ Political blows fly ahead of Donald Trump’s White House UFC fight ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/06/07/more-sports/ufc-freedom-250-mma-trump/ MORE SPORTS Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:13:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642372/ <![CDATA[ Taiwan coast guard deploys vessels in response to China operation ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-coast-guard-deploy/ ASIA PACIFIC Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:39:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642377/ <![CDATA[ India school under overpass offers lifeline to street children ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/asia-pacific/society/india-overpass-school/ ASIA PACIFIC Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:02:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642378/ <![CDATA[ Dubai luxury hotels woo staycationers as tourists flee ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/world/dubai-hotels-staycationers/ WORLD Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:59:00 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