Latest articles - The Japan Times / News on Japan, Business News, Opinion, Sports, Entertainment and More Newspaper en-US hourly 1 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 20:03:16 +0900 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 20:03:16 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![CDATA[ Pioneer soccer journalist Hiroshi Kagawa dies at 99 ]]> /sports/2024/12/05/soccer/hiroshi-kagawa-dies-at-99/ SOCCER Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:22:00 +0900 /article/619340/ <![CDATA[ Ex-Komeito chief Yamaguchi won't run for Upper House district seat ]]> /news/2024/12/05/japan/politics/natsuo-yamaguchi-upper-house-district/ JAPAN Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:22:00 +0900 /article/619339/ <![CDATA[ Mammoths topped the menu for North American Ice Age people ]]> /news/2024/12/05/world/mammoth-top-ice-age-menu/ WORLD Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:20:00 +0900 Will Dunham /article/619341/ <![CDATA[ South Korea opposition chief says ousting Yoon will be difficult ]]> /news/2024/12/05/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-president-impeachment-difficult/ ASIA PACIFIC Thu, 05 Dec 2024 18:07:00 +0900 /article/619338/ <![CDATA[ Tokyo Gas eyes wind power projects in Southeast Asia ]]> /environment/2024/12/05/energy/tokyo-gas-wind-power/ ENVIRONMENT Thu, 05 Dec 2024 18:05:00 +0900 /article/619335/ <![CDATA[ CDP and DPFP to coordinate basic policies ]]> /news/2024/12/05/japan/politics/cdp-dpp-coordination/ JAPAN Thu, 05 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0900 /article/619336/ <![CDATA[ BOJ rate hike bets retreat as traders count down to key meeting ]]> /business/2024/12/05/boj-hike-bets-retreat/ BUSINESS Thu, 05 Dec 2024 17:54:00 +0900 Mia Glass /article/619337/ <![CDATA[ Japan's police protected 'dark' job applicants in 125 cases ]]> /news/2024/12/05/japan/crime-legal/dark-job-police-protection/ JAPAN Thu, 05 Dec 2024 17:42:00 +0900 /article/619334/ <![CDATA[ Manila to get more radars and boats from Tokyo under new military aid tranche ]]> /news/2024/12/05/japan/japan-philippines-security-assistance-deal/ JAPAN Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:52:00 +0900 Gabriel Dominguez /article/619327/ <![CDATA[ Electric scooter seen unlawfully entering Tokyo expressway ]]> /news/2024/12/05/japan/crime-legal/e-scooters-expressway/ JAPAN Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:50:00 +0900 Jessica Speed /article/619326/ <![CDATA[ PayPay Bank paying big to attract deposits, with offer of 2% on dollars and yen ]]> /business/2024/12/05/companies/paypay-bank-rates/ BUSINESS Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:47:00 +0900 Kathleen Benoza /article/619325/ <![CDATA[ BOJ’s leading dove calls for careful approach to tweaking easing ]]> /business/2024/12/05/economy/boj-board-member-rate-hike/ BUSINESS Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:25:00 +0900 Toru Fujioka /article/619324/ <![CDATA[ Martial law turmoil will likely affect Japan-South Korea ties ]]> /news/2024/12/05/japan/politics/martial-law-south-korea-japan/ JAPAN Thu, 05 Dec 2024 14:49:00 +0900 /article/619321/ <![CDATA[ Hamilton bids farewell to Mercedes as Ferrari vies for the title ]]> /sports/2024/12/05/more-sports/lewis-hamilton-final-race-mercedes/ MORE SPORTS Thu, 05 Dec 2024 14:44:00 +0900 /article/619322/ <![CDATA[ Bitcoin hits $100,000 in highly anticipated crypto milestone ]]> /business/2024/12/05/markets/bitcoin-milestone-trump-optimism/ BUSINESS Thu, 05 Dec 2024 14:39:00 +0900 Michael P. Regan,Emily Nicole /article/619320/ <![CDATA[ Japanese sake brewing added to UNESCO intangible heritage list ]]> /news/2024/12/05/japan/society/unesco-sake-brewing/ JAPAN Thu, 05 Dec 2024 14:36:00 +0900 Yukana Inoue /article/619331/ <![CDATA[ Japanese companies weigh impact of South Korea's martial law chaos ]]> /news/2024/12/05/japan/martial-law-companies-concern/ JAPAN Thu, 05 Dec 2024 13:40:00 +0900 /article/619318/ <![CDATA[ UA Zensen unveils plan to demand 6% pay hike in 2025 Shunto ]]> /business/2024/12/05/ua-zensen-wage-increase-demand/ BUSINESS Thu, 05 Dec 2024 13:31:00 +0900 /article/619323/ <![CDATA[ 88 arrested for soliciting prostitution near Tokyo park so far this year ]]> /news/2024/12/05/japan/crime-legal/japan-prostitution-arrests/ JAPAN Thu, 05 Dec 2024 13:27:00 +0900 /article/619317/ <![CDATA[ South Korea turmoil strikes at heart of U.S. alliances in Asia ]]> /news/2024/12/05/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-turmoil-us-allies/ ASIA PACIFIC Thu, 05 Dec 2024 13:26:00 +0900 Alastair Gale /article/619319/ <![CDATA[ Kawasaki hands Shandong an Asian Champions League thrashing ]]> /sports/2024/12/05/soccer/kawasaki-frontale-acl-win/ SOCCER Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:59:00 +0900 /article/619316/ <![CDATA[ Japan Sumo Association to hold tourney in London next year in rare overseas event ]]> /sports/2024/12/05/sumo/sumo-tournament-london/ SUMO Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:43:00 +0900 /article/619315/ <![CDATA[ U.S. think tanks' policy 'grand bargain' comes amid deep partisanship ]]> /news/2024/12/05/world/politics/us-think-tanks-compromise-possible/ WORLD Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:34:00 +0900 Howard Schneider /article/619314/ <![CDATA[ Former Nippon Ishin lawmaker pleads guilty to statutory rape ]]> /news/2024/12/05/japan/crime-legal/shiiki-pleads-guilty/ JAPAN Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:12:00 +0900 Karin Kaneko /article/619332/ <![CDATA[ Amnesty says Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza ]]> /news/2024/12/05/world/crime-legal/amnesty-report-gaza-genocide/ WORLD Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:33:00 +0900 Stephanie van den Berg /article/619309/ <![CDATA[ Questions of motive emerge in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing ]]> /news/2024/12/05/world/crime-legal/unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing/ WORLD Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:27:00 +0900 Cynthia Koons,John Tozzi,Myles Miller,Antonia Mufarech,David Voreacos /article/619308/ <![CDATA[ Japanese electronics firms rethink uniform starting salaries ]]> /business/2024/12/05/companies/electronics-firms-starting-salaries/ BUSINESS Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:22:00 +0900 /article/619307/ <![CDATA[ How to impeach a South Korean president ]]> /news/2024/12/05/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-president-impeach-explainer/ ASIA PACIFIC Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:18:00 +0900 /article/619306/ <![CDATA[ Trump's Mideast envoy in push to reach Gaza ceasefire before inauguration ]]> /news/2024/12/05/world/politics/trump-envoy-middle-east-push/ WORLD Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:48:00 +0900 Andrew Mills,Humeyra Pamuk,Matt Spetalnick /article/619304/ <![CDATA[ Science and math scores remain high among students in Japan in 2023 ]]> /news/2024/12/05/japan/japan-science-math-education-survey/ JAPAN Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:42:00 +0900 /article/619303/