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, 07 Jun 2026 12:11:28 +0900 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:11:28 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![CDATA[ Benefits for foreign tourists spark debate in Japan ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/japan/foreign-tourists-perks-debate/ JAPAN Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:06:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642368/ <![CDATA[ Ukraine targets St. Petersburg after Putin refuses talks ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/world/ukraine-russia-strike-st-petersburg/ WORLD Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:48:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642369/ <![CDATA[ South Koreans protest over ballot mishap, demand local election rerun ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/asia-pacific/south-koreans-ballot-protest/ ASIA PACIFIC Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:29:00 +0900 Claire Lee https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642366/ <![CDATA[ Hegseth urges Europe on D-Day to counter present-day ’invasion’ ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/world/politics/hegseth-europe-d-day-invasion/ WORLD Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:23:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642367/ <![CDATA[ Pentagon sees growing espionage threat from Israel ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/world/politics/israel-us-espionage-threat/ WORLD Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:19:00 +0900 Julian E. Barnes,Eric Schmitt https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642364/ <![CDATA[ SpaceX and other mega IPOs may wait years to join the S&P 500 ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/07/markets/spacex-mega-ipos-wait-sp-500/ BUSINESS Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:58:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642365/ <![CDATA[ Missing U.S. student found dead near Kyoto, mother says ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/japan/society/missing-us-student-found-dead-kyoto/ JAPAN Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:47:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642361/ <![CDATA[ Teenager Mirra Andreeva lives up to hype by winning French Open ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/06/07/tennis/andreeva-wins-french-open/ TENNIS Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:46:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642363/ <![CDATA[ In Matsuyama, sushi more than worth the pilgrimage ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/06/07/food-drink/destination-restaurants-kurumasushi-matsuyama-sushi-ehime-japanese-cuisine/ LIFE Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0900 Robbie Swinnerton https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642309/ <![CDATA[ U.S. eyes Iranian assets for Gulf allies’ reconstruction ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/world/us-iranian-assets-reconstruction/ WORLD Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:26:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642362/ <![CDATA[ Takaichi faces heat over defamatory campaign video scandal ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/06/japan/politics/takaichi-campaign-video-scandal/ JAPAN Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:58:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642360/ <![CDATA[ Key suspect in Tochigi murder-robbery put on Interpol wanted list ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/06/japan/crime-legal/tochigi-murder-interpol-wanted-list/ JAPAN Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:39:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642358/ <![CDATA[ Japan steps up efforts on cooking oil in race for sustainable aviation fuel​​ ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/06/japan-saf-efforts/ BUSINESS Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:23:00 +0900 Mariko Katsumura,Jekaterina Golubkova https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642357/ <![CDATA[ Asuka-Fujiwara ancient capitals to join World Heritage list ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/06/japan/asuka-fujiwara-ancient-capitals-unesco/ JAPAN Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:14:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642356/ <![CDATA[ Ex-residents to hold memorial services near Japan-claimed isles ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/06/japan/northern-territories-memorial/ JAPAN Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:46:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642359/ <![CDATA[ Yen falls to pre-intervention levels after solid U.S. jobs data ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/06/yen-falls-pre-intervention-level/ BUSINESS Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:25:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642353/ <![CDATA[ AI saves time but most companies waste the gain, study shows ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/06/tech/ai-productivity-gains-muddled/ BUSINESS Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:45:00 +0900 Saritha Rai https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642352/ <![CDATA[ On patrol with Tokyo’s new litter police ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/06/japan/society/shibuya-trash/ JAPAN Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:43:00 +0900 Kiuko Notoya https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642355/ <![CDATA[ Japan and Indonesia to begin talks on exporting Asagiri-class destroyers ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/06/japan/japan-indonesia-asagiri-destroyer-export/ JAPAN Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:15:00 +0900 Jesse Johnson https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642350/ <![CDATA[ Study warns biodiversity loss could trigger wave of debt crises ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/06/06/sustainability/biodiversity-loss-debt-crises/ ENVIRONMENT Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:07:00 +0900 Marc Jones https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642354/ <![CDATA[ Trump’s latest tariff salvo no fix for global issue of forced labor ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/06/world/politics/trump-tariffs-forced-labor/ WORLD Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:07:00 +0900 Olivia Le Poidevin,Christoph Steitz,Josephine Mason https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642348/ <![CDATA[ Trump’s ’crazy’ rebuke undercuts Netanyahu at a critical moment ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/06/world/politics/trump-netanyahu-crazy-rebuke/ WORLD Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:06:00 +0900 Alexander Cornwell,Rami Ayyub,Steve Holland https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642351/ <![CDATA[ U.S. attacks Iranian coastal sites after Iran launches drones in latest flare-up ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/06/world/us-iran-flareup/ WORLD Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:06:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642349/ <![CDATA[ In Japan, a bull market for bear deterrents ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/06/06/lifestyle/bears-deterrent-products-spray-pole-alarm/ LIFE Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:05:00 +0900 Alex K.T. Martin https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642312/ <![CDATA[ At 1 Hotel Tokyo, luxury is a zero-waste journey ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/06/06/travel/1-hotel-tokyo-sustainability-nature-luxury-akasaka/ LIFE Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0900 Gendel Gento https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642310/ <![CDATA[ ‘Never After Dark’ finds fresh chills in familiar J-horror territory ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/06/06/film/never-after-dark/ CULTURE Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:10:00 +0900 James Hadfield https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642346/ <![CDATA[ ‘Fujiko’ is a stirring portrayal of a scrappy single mom ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/06/06/film/fujiko/ CULTURE Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0900 Mark Schilling https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642347/ <![CDATA[ Parliament leaders adopt draft proposal for imperial succession ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/japan/politics/imperial-succession-ok-draft-proposal/ JAPAN Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:14:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642345/ <![CDATA[ Congo’s traditional healers are on the front line of Ebola fight ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/world/science-health/congo-ebola-traditional-healers/ WORLD Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:50:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642344/ <![CDATA[ Man arrested over ¥15 million December burglary in western Tokyo ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/japan/crime-legal/tachikawa-robbery-arrest/ JAPAN Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:38:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642343/