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, 09 Jun 2026 05:50:53 +0900 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:50:53 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![CDATA[ China’s Xi vows boosted ties with Kim, but avoids North Korea nuclear issue ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/asia-pacific/politics/china-north-korea-xi-kim-summit/ ASIA PACIFIC Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:06:00 +0900 Jesse Johnson https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642401/ <![CDATA[ Emerging Kansai artists to watch ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/06/08/art/osaka-kyoto-kansai-artists/ CULTURE Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0900 Jennifer Pastore https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642439/ <![CDATA[ Toto to fully resume bathroom orders as supply concerns ease ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/08/toto-resume-bathroom-orders/ BUSINESS Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:44:00 +0900 Maho Nambu,Eddy Duan https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642438/ <![CDATA[ Goldman-backed Go prices Japan’s biggest 2026 IPO at upper end ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/08/goldman-go-ipo-upper-end/ BUSINESS Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:34:00 +0900 Yasutaka Tamura https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642437/ <![CDATA[ Smaller firms in Japan raise pay by 4.29% in fiscal 2026 ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/08/smaller-firms-pay-fiscal-2026/ BUSINESS Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:23:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642435/ <![CDATA[ In trust’s name, disclose candidates’ prior citizenship ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/08/japan/disclose-candidates-prior-citizenship/ COMMENTARY Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:19:00 +0900 Robert D. Eldridge https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642394/ <![CDATA[ The great shift to remote work has entered a new normal ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/08/world/great-shift-to-remote-work/ COMMENTARY Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:57:00 +0900 Justin Fox https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642396/ <![CDATA[ Yen lingers above ¥160 to the dollar ahead of BOJ meeting ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/08/markets/yen-dollar-160/ BUSINESS Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:48:00 +0900 Kazuaki Nagata https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642434/ <![CDATA[ Prosecutors seek 27-year sentence for suspect in murder of Hokkaido girl ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/japan/crime-legal/japan-high-school-student-murder-prosecutor-demand/ JAPAN Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:43:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642436/ <![CDATA[ Israel hits Iran with new strikes despite Trump admonition ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/world/politics/trump-israel-iran-beirut-attack/ WORLD Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:36:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642398/ <![CDATA[ Japan-Philippines maritime talks ‘big step,’ expert says ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/japan/japan-philippines-maritime-talks/ JAPAN Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:23:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642432/ <![CDATA[ A decade after Brexit, the City of London is fine ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/08/world/a-decade-after-brexit/ COMMENTARY Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:22:00 +0900 Paul J. Davies https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642395/ <![CDATA[ JMA lifts tsunami advisory for Japan coastlines after strong quake off Philippines ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/japan/tsunami-advisory-philippines-quake/ JAPAN Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:21:00 +0900 Jessica Speed https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642403/ <![CDATA[ Pete Hegseth’s dangerous call to arms in Asia ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/08/world/hegseths-asia-call-to-arms/ COMMENTARY Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:02:00 +0900 Thitinan Pongsudhirak https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642397/ <![CDATA[ Yamada-Edion integration aimed at expansion beyond electronics ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/08/companies/yamada-edion-integration/ BUSINESS Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:29:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642431/ <![CDATA[ Okinawa schools adopting ‘learncation’ to give students more family time ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/japan/japan-education-learncation-weekday-leave/ JAPAN Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:20:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641551/ <![CDATA[ South Korea names first female prime minister in decades to lead AI push ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/asia-pacific/south-korea-female-pm-ai/ ASIA PACIFIC Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:04:00 +0900 Heesu Lee https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642428/ <![CDATA[ Businesses fear for economy if Swiss vote to cap population at 10 million ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/08/economy/businesses-economy-swiss-vote-population/ BUSINESS Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:51:00 +0900 John Revill,Marleen Kaesebier https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642429/ <![CDATA[ Victims mourned 18 years after Akihabara stabbing incident ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/japan/crime-legal/japan-akihabara-mass-murder-18-years/ JAPAN Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:44:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642430/ <![CDATA[ Fukushima woman finds purpose sharing memories of family lost in tsunami ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/japan/society/storyteller-fukushima-2011-tsunami/ JAPAN Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:31:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/641791/ <![CDATA[ China’s Moonshot AI seeks $30 billion value in new funding talks ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/08/tech/china-moonshot-ai-funding/ BUSINESS Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:55:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642427/ <![CDATA[ Japanese and South Korean navies hold first joint drills in nine years ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/japan/japan-south-korea-navy-drills/ JAPAN Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:49:00 +0900 Jesse Johnson https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642426/ <![CDATA[ Nvidia clinches deals with South Korean giants including SK Group to advance AI boom ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/08/tech/nvidia-south-korea-deals-ai/ BUSINESS Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:42:00 +0900 Heekyong Yang,Hyunjoo Jin https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642425/ <![CDATA[ Denmark’s Christian Eriksen collapses again during international match ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/06/08/soccer/christian-eriksen-collapses-during-match/ SOCCER Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:27:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642424/ <![CDATA[ Agency asks local authorities to set up youth suicide prevention councils ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/japan/society/municipalities-youth-suicide-prevention/ JAPAN Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:10:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642423/ <![CDATA[ Work to improve safety continues 25 years after mass stabbing at Osaka school ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/japan/society/ikeda-elementary-killings-25-years/ JAPAN Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642421/ <![CDATA[ Japanese pension fund proxies buy record foreign bonds in May ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/08/companies/japan-pension-fund-foreign-bonds-buy/ BUSINESS Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:39:00 +0900 Masaki Kondo,Mia Glass https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642422/ <![CDATA[ India’s ’cockroach’ party protests against education minister ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/asia-pacific/politics/cockroach-youth-founder-protest-india/ ASIA PACIFIC Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:15:00 +0900 Alisha Sachdev,Aryan Gupta https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642390/ <![CDATA[ Powerful Philippine quake kills 15 and displaces thousands ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/asia-pacific/philippines-major-quake/ ASIA PACIFIC Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:41:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642420/ <![CDATA[ Tiny homes see tiny boost for Los Angeles homeless as World Cup nears ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/world/society/los-angeles-homeless-world-cup/ WORLD Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:33:00 +0900 Romain FONSEGRIVES https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642417/