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 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:04:36 +0900 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:04:36 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![CDATA[ Takaichi asked Trump to broker Japan-North Korea summit ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/06/japan/takaichi-trump-north-korea-abductee/ JAPAN Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:28:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647468/ <![CDATA[ Japan hands over ‘Qilin’ hacker group member to Germany ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/06/japan/qilin-hacker-group-japan-germany/ JAPAN Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:27:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647467/ <![CDATA[ Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize in physics ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/06/world/science-health/nobel-physics-prize-2026/ WORLD Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:02:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647466/ <![CDATA[ ‘The Ozu Diaries’: An engaging look at the man behind the myth ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/10/06/film/ozu-diaries/ CULTURE Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0900 Mark Schilling https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647464/ <![CDATA[ 7-Eleven exits India amid mounting competition ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/06/companies/india-seven-eleven-exit/ BUSINESS Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:49:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647465/ <![CDATA[ Road budget scandal could knock Takaichi’s ambitious agenda off course ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/06/japan/politics/yana-scandal/ JAPAN Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:39:00 +0900 Eric Johnston https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647460/ <![CDATA[ Suzuki undercuts BYD as competition grows in market for low-budget EV minicars ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/06/companies/suzuki-cheap-mini-evs/ BUSINESS Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:01:00 +0900 Nicholas Takahashi https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647459/ <![CDATA[ Western Pacific sees rare trio of storms ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/06/japan/western-pacific-typhoons/ JAPAN Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:26:00 +0900 Jessica Speed https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647456/ <![CDATA[ How to protect yourself against cybersecurity threats ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/06/japan/crime-legal/japan-protecting-against-cyberattacks/ JAPAN Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:56:00 +0900 Ariana King https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647457/ <![CDATA[ South Korea’s Lee says AI appears to have been used in bank hacks ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/06/south-korea-bank-hacks/ BUSINESS Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:53:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647454/ <![CDATA[ Remote-controlled traffic barriers to be installed at flood-prone underpasses ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/06/japan/society/japan-flood-barriers-underpass/ JAPAN Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:33:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647458/ <![CDATA[ Potential Iranian drone attack led to exit of U.S. aircraft from British air base ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/06/world/terror-threat-us-uk-base/ WORLD Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:29:00 +0900 Eric Schmitt,Julian E. Barnes https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647421/ <![CDATA[ Ebola spreads ‘like wildfire’ as health workers battle exhaustion ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/06/world/science-health/ebola-spread-health-workers-exhaustion/ WORLD Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:14:00 +0900 Jason Gale,Ashleigh Furlong,Julia Janicki https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647452/ <![CDATA[ With Uzbekistan open for business, investors watch reform staying power ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/06/asia-pacific/uzbekistan-open-for-business/ ASIA PACIFIC Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:11:00 +0900 Felix Light,Karin Strohecker https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647451/ <![CDATA[ OpenAI apologizes for Australia hack amid pushback on data center project ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/06/asia-pacific/society/open-ai-sorry-australia/ ASIA PACIFIC Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:50:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647450/ <![CDATA[ Japan to research use of automatic navigation and AI for SDF transport ships ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/06/japan/society/sdf-transport-ships-ai-auto-navigation/ JAPAN Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:48:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647455/ <![CDATA[ What happens when Chinese artificial intelligence goes rogue? ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/10/06/world/when-chinese-ai-goes-rogue/ COMMENTARY Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:38:00 +0900 Catherine Thorbecke https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647463/ <![CDATA[ Japan beats New Zealand in Asian Cup warmup ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/10/06/soccer/japan-new-zealand-doan/ SOCCER Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:27:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647447/ <![CDATA[ Falcons thump Saints 45-24 as New Orleans marks Katrina anniversary ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/10/06/more-sports/falcons-saints-katrina-anniversary/ MORE SPORTS Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:09:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647448/ <![CDATA[ Can Japan build a defense-startup ecosystem? ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/10/06/japan/japan-defense-startup-ecosystem/ COMMENTARY Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:08:00 +0900 Makoto Shiono https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647461/ <![CDATA[ Australian opposition vows ‘biggest cut to immigration’ in country’s history ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/06/asia-pacific/society/australia-opposition-immigration-cut/ ASIA PACIFIC Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:02:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647445/ <![CDATA[ French student unrest spreads nationwide as teachers walk out ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/06/world/society/france-students-unrest/ WORLD Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:49:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647446/ <![CDATA[ Koizumi to meet Okinawa governor after U.S. Marine’s arrest over murder ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/06/japan/politics/koizumi-koja-okinawa-us-murder/ JAPAN Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:42:00 +0900 Jesse Johnson https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647453/ <![CDATA[ As state funding stalls, medical researchers in Japan pivot to crowdfunding ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/06/japan/madical-research-crowdfunding/ JAPAN Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:38:00 +0900 Tomoko Otake https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647443/ <![CDATA[ Nidec scandal sends bonds to bottom in test for new CEO ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/06/companies/nidec-accounting-scandal-bonds-plunge/ BUSINESS Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:34:00 +0900 Takahiko Hyuga https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647442/ <![CDATA[ Rays race past error-prone Yankees for 2-0 ALDS advantage ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/10/06/baseball/yankees-rays-game-2/ BASEBALL Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:03:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647440/ <![CDATA[ Ex-prosecutor pushes for recognition of PTSD caused by sexual violence ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/06/japan/crime-legal/japan-ex-prosecutor-sexual-violence-ptsd-group/ JAPAN Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:54:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647449/ <![CDATA[ South Korea preparing to force North Korea to apologize over DMZ mine blast ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/06/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-north-korea-response-apology/ ASIA PACIFIC Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:33:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647438/ <![CDATA[ Finance chiefs of Japan and Australia establish dialogue for economic security ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/06/japan-australia-finance-chiefs-dialogue/ BUSINESS Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:26:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647444/ <![CDATA[ Japan marks 20 years of tackling human error in public transportation ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/06/japan/japan-transport-safety-human-error/ JAPAN Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:10:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/647435/