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2026-04-28 18:02:47 GMT

A Japanese prosecutor who accused her boss of rape has said she will resign after her office rejected a request for an independent probe into harassment within the organization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/28/japan/crime-legal/prosecutor-rape-resignation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #osaka #sexualharassment #rape #japanesepolice #sexcrimes

2026-02-09 13:50:01 GMT

The LDP's Lower House electoral triumph stunned even the most optimistic observers. But the result is less a master stroke of the party than a success of its indisputable architect: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi herself. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/09/japan/politics/sanae-takaichi-ldp-lower-house-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #2026lowerhouseelection #diet

2026-02-02 00:43:00 GMT

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, praised U.S. President Donald Trump, saying that behind his chaotic approach to governing "lies a completely conscious and competent line." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/world/politics/russia-medvedev-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #dmitrymedvedev #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #us #donaldtrump #submarines

2026-01-25 01:48:00 GMT

Activists in Minnesota say they have been overwhelmed by new volunteers — despite the potential for violence — since Renee Good was killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/25/world/crime-legal/minnesotans-take-on-ice/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #minnesota #minneapolis #ice #immigration #us #donaldtrump

2026-01-24 05:45:00 GMT

Thousands of people braved icy conditions on Friday to protest the U.S. government's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis and businesses closed their doors amid anger over the detention of a 5-year-old migrant boy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/24/world/protests-us-immigration-crackdown-minnesota/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #ice #immigration #us #minnesota #donaldtrump #children

2026-01-23 07:29:00 GMT

Hibakusha atomic bomb survivors and antinuclear advocates pledged to build momentum toward the abolition of nuclear arms amid the fifth anniversary of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons coming into effect. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/japan/hibakusha-nuclear-arms-abolition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #hiroshima #nagasaki #nihonhidankyo #hibakusha

2026-01-23 05:01:01 GMT

India is electrifying faster and using fewer fossil fuels per capita than China did when it was at similar levels of economic development, according to a new report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/01/23/energy/india-cheap-green-tech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #china #india #tech #renewables #energy

2026-01-18 23:40:00 GMT

The EU has reached broad agreement to intensify efforts to dissuade U.S. President Donald Trump from imposing tariffs on European allies, while also preparing retaliatory measures should the duties go ahead. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/world/politics/eu-trump-greenland-tariffs-retaliation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #europe #greenland #denmark #eu #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs

2026-01-18 21:02:00 GMT

The number of firearms in Australia reached an all-time high of more than 4 million in 2025. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/18/asia-pacific/crime-legal/australian-firearms-hit-a-record-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #bondibeach #australia #guns #firearms

2026-01-13 22:04:01 GMT

Cubans are bracing for impact after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to cut off a lifeline of Venezuelan oil from reaching Cuba. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/13/economy/cuba-brace-trump-impact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #cuba #energy #oil #venezuela #us #donaldtrump

2026-01-12 04:07:00 GMT

Unrest in Iran has killed more than 500 people, a rights group has said, as Tehran threatened to target U.S. military bases if President Donald Trump carries out threats to intervene on behalf of protesters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/12/world/politics/500-deaths-iran-protests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #iran #middleeast #us #israel

2026-01-09 02:42:00 GMT

Israeli forces killed at least 11 Palestinians in separate strikes in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, hours after the military said it had hit the site of a failed militant rocket launch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/world/politics/israel-strike-gaza-ceasefire-fragile/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #israelhamaswar #israel #gaza #palestinians

2026-01-05 11:22:00 GMT

Two large-scale studies have linked poor oral health among older adults to higher mortality rates and a higher risk of requiring long-term care. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/05/japan/science-health/elderly-dental-hygiene/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #instituteofsciencetokyo #osakametropolitanuniversity #elderly #aging #health #dentists

2026-01-04 22:40:00 GMT

A top Venezuelan official said the country's government remains unified behind President Nicolas Maduro. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/05/world/politics/venezuela-interim-government-maduro-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nicolas #marcorubio #venezuela #us #donaldtrump

2026-01-04 00:08:00 GMT

President Donald Trump said the U.S. would "run Venezuela" until a leadership transition could be organized, hours after a U.S. operation captured leader Nicolás Maduro, ousting the strongman from power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/04/world/politics/trump-us-run-venezuela/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #venezuela #donaldtrump #us #nicolasmaduro #usmilitary

2025-12-28 04:45:01 GMT

Stickers are arguably the hottest commodity in Japan right now. And they’re not just for children — adults are splurging in bulk. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/28/japan/society/japan-sticker-craze/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #socialmedia #instagram #heisei

2025-12-28 00:43:00 GMT

Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the idea of the United States being the custodian of the international rules-based order has been cast aside, lending new urgency to long-simmering questions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/28/world/filling-americas-shoes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #us #china #donaldtrump #climatechange #taiwan #uschinarelations #wto

2025-12-19 13:21:01 GMT

In the 1970s, citizens of the Soviet Union scoffed at Leonid Brezhnev’s demented vanity and his insatiable need for praise. But it was nothing compared to the self-aggrandizing behavior of Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/19/world/donald-trumps-authoritarian-ambitions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #sovietunion #authoritarianism #democracy #nikitakhrushchev #leonidbrezhnev

2025-12-18 04:07:00 GMT

The U.S. House of Representatives defeated two resolutions seeking to rein in Donald Trump's aggression toward Venezuela, amid speculation the president will launch an attack on the South American oil state's territory. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/18/world/politics/us-house-vote-venezuela/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #venezuela #donaldtrump #democrats #republicans #congress

2025-12-17 13:50:01 GMT

In 2025, Trump’s second-term policies, including aggressive U.S. tariffs, a trade war with China and inconsistent commitments to allies, disrupted economic and security trends that are expected to continue in 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/16/world/washington-transform-asia-in-2025-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #us #china #asia #shinzoabe #vietnam #japan #australia #europe #thailand #xijinping #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #myanmar #cambodia

2025-12-14 11:22:00 GMT

Singapore stalwart Paul Lim became the oldest player to win a match at the World Darts Championship when the 71-year-old beat Jeffrey de Graaf 3-1 at Alexandra Palace in London on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/14/71-year-old-singaporean-wins-dart-match/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sports #paullim #worlddartschampionship #darts #london #sports

2025-12-11 07:46:00 GMT

Alpine skiing great Lindsey Vonn said she felt stronger, fitter and faster as the she prepares for what would be an extraordinary Olympic comeback at the age of 41. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/12/11/vonn-feels-better-faster-olympics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #lindseyvonn #2026milanocortinaolympics

2025-12-10 02:42:00 GMT

At least six executives from top Indian arms makers, including Adani Defense and Bharat Forge, attended rare meetings in Russia this year to discuss potential joint ventures, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/asia-pacific/india-arms-makers-russia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #india #russia #russiaukrainewar #defense

2025-12-06 16:15:05 GMT

Japan's average retail rice price hit a new record high for the first time in three weeks, according to agriculture ministry data. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/06/average-rice-price-new-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #rice #food #inflation #agriculture #maff

2025-12-06 10:48:00 GMT

A flagship study that declared the weedkiller Roundup posed no serious health risks has been retracted with little fanfare, ending a 25-year saga that exposed how corporate interests can distort scientific research. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/06/world/science-health/landmark-pesticide-study-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #pesticides #health #cancer #environment

2025-12-06 06:23:00 GMT

Europe continues Big Tech crackdown with X fine in defiance of Trump https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/06/tech/eu-tech-crackdown/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #ai #tech #x #elonmusk #socialmedia #internet #eu #us

2025-12-05 21:38:01 GMT

There are salts, and then there are Yuzen Inoue's salts that showcase the nuanced flavors of each season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/12/05/food-drink/yamaguchi-salt-master-seasonal-flavors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #chefs #japanesecuisine #salt #yamaguchiprefecture

2025-12-04 10:09:00 GMT

Commercial airline pilots often conceal mental health conditions for fear that disclosing therapy or medication, or even just seeking help, could mean having their license pulled. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/04/world/society/airline-pilots-mental-health/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #airlines #aviation #mentalhealth #depression

2025-11-30 01:48:00 GMT

Protesters thwarted a planned immigration operation in Lower Manhattan, forcing federal agents into retreat after blocking the ramp of a Department of Homeland Security parking garage near Chinatown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/30/world/protesters-disrupt-federal-immigration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #immigration #us #newyork #donaldtrump

2025-11-29 11:56:00 GMT

The U.S. military conducted a follow-up strike on a boat in the Caribbean that it believed to be ferrying drugs, killing survivors of an initial missile attack, U.S. media reported Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/29/world/us-killed-survivors-drug-boat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #usmilitary #defense #latinamerica #petehegseth #drugs

2025-11-23 05:45:01 GMT

Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to court filings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/23/tech/meta-buried-social-media-harm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #meta #facebook #instagram #socialmedia #mentalhealth #us

2025-11-21 10:48:00 GMT

A public inquiry has concluded that former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s response to COVID-19 resulted in about 23,000 more deaths. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/21/world/science-health/uk-covid-inquiry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #uk #borisjohnson #covid19 #health

2025-11-20 11:56:00 GMT

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te showed his support for Japan on Thursday with a lunch of Japanese-sourced sushi, after China indicated it would ban all imports of the country's seafood in an escalating dispute. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/20/japan/taiwan-president-japan-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi

2025-11-17 07:09:00 GMT

A cargo ship carrying plutonium-uranium mixed oxide, or MOX, fuel produced in France has arrived at Kansai Electric Power's Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, informed sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/japan/mox-fuel-takahama-nuclear-power-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kepco #takahama #fukui #nuclearenergy #france

2025-11-16 04:45:01 GMT

With the United States absent from the U.N. annual international climate summit for the first time in three decades, China is stepping into the limelight as a leader in the fight against global warming. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/11/16/climate-change/china-us-brazil-climate-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #china #us #donaldtrump #climatechange #emissions #brazil #cop30

2025-11-14 02:26:00 GMT

A group of philanthropies is putting $300 million into developing life-saving solutions as global temperatures continue to rise and more than a half-million people worldwide die from heat-related causes every year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/11/14/climate-change/climate-health-fund-cop30/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #aid #climatechange #heatwaves #cop30 #brazil

2025-11-12 21:02:01 GMT

Early evidence suggests that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, when given shortly before cancer immunotherapy, may significantly boost survival rates by activating the immune system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/12/world/can-covid-19-vaccine-save-cancer-patients/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #mrna #covid19 #vaccines #health #medicine #cancer

2025-11-11 16:15:05 GMT

The governor of Niigata Prefecture will make a rare visit to one of Japan’s most-troubled nuclear power plants this week, an event that will be watched closely by gas traders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/11/japan/niigata-governor-nuclear-plant-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #niigata #nuclearenergy

2025-11-08 21:02:01 GMT

If you’ve noticed cleaner streets in Shibuya recently, it might be thanks to the Spogomi World Cup, a competitive litter-picking event on Oct. 29 that cleaned up several thousand kilograms of trash. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/09/lifestyle/spogomi-trash-cleanup-world-cup-shibuya/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #sports #environment #shibuya #climatechange

2025-11-08 14:20:01 GMT

Denmark will ban the use of social media for children under the age of 15, the Danish government said on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/08/world/denmark-social-media-ban/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #denmark #socialmedia #children

2025-11-08 12:51:00 GMT

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to revise the public servant remuneration law to cut the salaries of Cabinet members including herself during the ongoing extraordinary parliament session. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/08/japan/politics/takaichi-minister-pay-cuts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #nipponishinnokai #wages

2025-11-03 13:38:00 GMT

A toy maker’s legal case against Donald Trump’s tariffs is heading to the Supreme Court on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/03/markets/toy-maker-trump-tariffs-supreme-court/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #toys #ussupremecourt #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs

2025-10-30 06:23:00 GMT

Lawmaker Kei Sato, who was at the scene of the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, appeared at the trial of the suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, as a witness Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/japan/crime-legal/japan-pm-abe-shooting-trial-witness-testimony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #keisato #shinzoabe #tetsuyayamagami #japanesecourts #nara

2025-10-25 05:45:06 GMT

The Canadian province of Ontario said on Friday it would pull an anti-tariff ad featuring former U.S. president Ronald Reagan that prompted current leader Donald Trump to scrap trade talks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/25/economy/canada-tariff-ad-pulled-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #canada #us #trade #donaldtrump #tariffs

2025-10-24 22:04:01 GMT

A growing breed of Nepali chefs are showing that there's more to South Asian food in Tokyo than butter chicken, naan and curry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/10/24/food-drink/nepali-food-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #meat #fish #rice #chefs #vegetables

2025-10-24 12:13:01 GMT

Japanese researchers have found that people who experience COVID-19 “brain fog” have a higher-than-usual density of a certain neural receptor, a discovery that could pave the way for treatment options. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/24/japan/science-health/covid-brain-fog-study/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #covid19 #brain #health

2025-10-22 16:42:01 GMT

The Blue Jays will have the support of an entire nation when they face the star-studded and deep-pocketed Dodgers in a World Series played amid ongoing Canada-U.S. political tension. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/22/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-world-series-hopes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #torontobluejays #losangelesdodgers

2025-10-21 09:42:02 GMT

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed a plan to visit Japan at the end of the month, during which he is expected to meet with the new prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/21/japan/politics/trump-japan-visit-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations

2025-10-13 09:42:00 GMT

Europe must break its dependency on U.S. tech monopolies by investing in decentralized, open-protocol social media platforms that empower users, foster innovation and protect democratic discourse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/13/world/european-homegrown-social-media/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #socialmedia #bluesky #facebook #instagram #x #skyfeed #graysky #tech #bigtech

2025-10-13 06:23:01 GMT

When a Dutch retiree rediscovered his father's Nazi-era diaries, he had no idea they would lead to Argentina, where the daughter of a high-ranking Nazi official was charged with concealing a stolen 18th-century painting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/13/world/crime-legal/dutch-retiree-nazi-art-argentina/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #argentina #nazis #netherlands

2025-10-12 14:20:03 GMT

Seven android robots shown at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka in a pavilion produced by University of Osaka professor Hiroshi Ishiguro will be relocated to Kyoto Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/12/japan/japan-osaka-expo-robots-move/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #osakaexpo #kyoto #robots #hiroshiishiguro

2025-10-12 02:26:00 GMT

A U.S. appellate court has ruled the hundreds of national guard troops sent to Chicago by President Donald Trump can remain in Illinois but cannot be deployed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/12/world/us-court-national-guard-not-deploy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #chicago #us #usmilitary #donaldtrump #immigration

2025-10-10 10:09:01 GMT

Dassai, a sake brewer in Yamaguchi Prefecture, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said that a Japanese H3 rocket will carry ingredients for Dassai sake, as well as brewing equipment developed by the two for use in space. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/japan/sake-brewing-test-space/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #dassai #mitsubishiheavy #space #rockets #sake #kagoshima #iss

2025-10-10 05:14:00 GMT

U.S. President Donald Trump has floated the idea that Spain could be removed from NATO over the country's low defense spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/world/politics/spain-nato-defense-spending/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nato #spain #us #defense #europe

2025-10-05 01:10:00 GMT

China is providing intelligence to Russia to enable Moscow to better launch missile strikes inside Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian intelligence official was quoted as saying Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/05/asia-pacific/china-intelligence-russia-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #china #espionage

2025-10-03 01:48:00 GMT

Israel's military has intercepted almost all of about 40 boats in a flotilla carrying aid to the Gaza Strip and taken captive more than 450 foreign activists, sparking international condemnation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/world/politics/israel-boat-intercept-protests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #israelhamaswar #israel #hamas #aid #gaza #palestinians

2025-10-01 21:38:01 GMT

Okinawa Prefecture sweated through its hottest September on record, the Japan Meteorological Agency said on Wednesday, after the entire country experienced its warmest recorded summer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/japan/okinawa-hottest-on-record-september/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #heatwaves #okinawa #meteorologicalagency #climatechange

2025-10-01 11:56:01 GMT

Japan has decided to allow same-sex couples to be treated as being in de facto marriages under a total of nine more laws and ordinances, including the disaster condolence grant law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/japan/same-sex-partners-law/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #samesexmarriage #japanesecourts #lgbtq

2025-09-29 12:26:01 GMT

Nathan Law, a former Hong Kong lawmaker and pro-democracy activist, said he was denied entry into Singapore after arriving in the city for a conference. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/29/asia-pacific/politics/hong-kong-nathan-law-singapore/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #nathanlaw #hongkong #singapore #china #democracy

2025-09-28 08:13:00 GMT

Shigeru Ishiba and Lee Jae Myung are expected to discuss the future of Japan-South Korea "shuttle diplomacy" in Busan on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/28/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-leaders-meet-to-focus-on-shuttle-diplomacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #shigeruishiba #leejaemyung

2025-09-27 13:21:01 GMT

In its 80-year history, the United Nations has never had a woman serve as secretary-general — a fact that some world leaders now view as a glaring symbol of gender inequality at the highest level of global diplomacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/27/world/politics/female-un-chief-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #un #women039sissues

2025-09-27 00:08:01 GMT

There needs to be a backup capital in Japan that can take over Tokyo's functions in an emergency, Yoshimasa Hayashi, a candidate in the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election, said in a recent interview. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/politics/hayashi-interview-tokyo-backup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yoshimasahayashi #ldp #tokyo #nipponishinnokai #osaka #taxes #inflation #earthquakes #disasterpreparedness

2025-09-24 12:13:01 GMT

Japan’s largest film festival kicks off Oct. 27 with stories of courage, resilience and love — from the Himalayas to Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/24/film/tokyo-international-film-festival-hamnet-climbing-for-life/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #filmfestivals #japanesefilm #tiff #tokyo #chloezhao #leesangil #kokuho

2025-09-22 15:43:01 GMT

“A Time Between Ashes and Roses,” the sixth edition of Aichi Triennale, opened on Sept. 13 with a powerful program exploring themes of ecology, colonialism and exploitation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/22/art/aichi-triennale/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #aichitriennale #exhibitions #hooralqasimi #nagoya

2025-09-19 13:21:01 GMT

“I always wanted to go inside a wooden bucket,” says Shuji Nakagawa, a third-generation craftsman who is refashioning woodcraft as architecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/19/art/nakagawa-woodworking-go-for-kogei/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #goforkogei #shujinakagawa #japanesecrafts #toyama #kanazawa

2025-09-19 12:26:01 GMT

Bilingual robots perched atop a tourist's shoulder could soon become a common sight in Tokyo as part of an effort to help those with disabilities find work. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/19/tech/avatar-robot-tokyo-tour/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #tokyo #tourism #robots #orylab #disability

2025-09-18 13:38:01 GMT

Some of the most senior U.S. diplomats focused on Syria have been abruptly let go from their posts in recent days, sources have said, as Washington seeks to integrate Syrian Kurdish allies with Damascus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/18/world/politics/us-diplomats-syria-damascus-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #syria #middleeast #us

2025-09-17 02:42:01 GMT

At a time when U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to exert expansive executive powers, a liberal U.S. Supreme Court justice stresses the need for Americans to know the difference between a president and a king. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/world/politics/trump-supreme-court-sotomayor-king/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ussupremecourt #soniasotomayor #us #donaldtrump #republicans

2025-09-16 12:51:01 GMT

Russia says forced labor, introduced in 2011, is a humane form of punishment that reduces re-offending and lets criminals to contribute to the economy and society. Convicts say its a return to the days of the gulag. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/world/crime-legal/arctic-russia-convict-labor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #prisons #arctic #forcedlabor

2025-09-16 10:09:00 GMT

Poorly paid and largely uninsured, Indonesia's gig workers increasingly angry at the government over its failure to create enough jobs for the country’s workforce are planning more protests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/asia-pacific/politics/indonesia-protests-gig-drivers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #indonesia #southeastasia

2025-09-14 13:38:00 GMT

A large-scale exhibition event promoting Japanese anime opened at a shopping mall in New Delhi on Saturday, showcasing popular titles like "Crayon Shin-chan" and "Obocchama-kun." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/japan/japanese-anime-event-new-delhi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #india #anime

2025-09-14 05:01:00 GMT

More than 100,000 protesters marched through central London on Saturday, in one of the U.K.'s biggest right-wing demonstrations of modern times. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/world/politics/protests-anti-migrant-uk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #immigration #racism #uk

2025-09-14 04:45:01 GMT

Some Republicans want to go further still and have proposed deporting Kirk's critics from the United States, suing them into penury or banning them from social media for life. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/world/charlie-kirk-mourn-threats/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #republicans #democrats #us #charliekirk #murder #donaldtrump

2025-09-13 08:13:00 GMT

Former chief justice Sushila Karki was sworn in as Nepal's interim prime minister on Friday, becoming the first woman to lead the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/13/asia-pacific/politics/nepal-new-prime-minister/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #nepal #corruption

2025-09-11 01:26:00 GMT

Many of the nearly 500 arrested at a Hyundai facility in Georgia appeared to be working legally, a U.S. immigration lawyer representing more than a dozen workers picked up said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/11/asia-pacific/crime-legal/hyundai-immigrants-us-lawyer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #ussouthkorearelations #immigration #us #southkorea #jobs #hyundai

2025-09-10 16:15:08 GMT

A report released to coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day found a sharp rise since 2019 of people in Japan taken to hospital for self-harm and attempted suicide, especially among young people and women. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/science-health/self-harm-women/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #health #suicide #mentalhealth #psychology #hospitals

2025-09-10 06:00:06 GMT

Uyghurs and rights advocates have demanded the U.N. take action over a 2022 report detailing torture and abuse in China's Xinjiang region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/asia-pacific/politics/un-china-rights-abuses-xinjiang/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #uyghurs #xinjiang #china #humanrights #un

2025-09-10 04:45:01 GMT

Japanese food and beverage maker Kirin on Tuesday started selling the Electric Salt Cup, which uses electricity to enhance the perception of the salty taste and umami in food. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/kirin-electric-cup-enhances-salty-taste/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kirinholdings #food #health

2025-09-10 00:14:00 GMT

Israel attempted to kill the political leaders of Hamas with an airstrike on Qatar on Tuesday, with the U.S. describing it as a unilateral attack. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/world/israel-hamas-leaders-qatar-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #qatar #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu #us

2025-09-09 02:26:00 GMT

At least 19 people were killed Monday when police dispersed young demonstrators in Kathmandu and other parts of Nepal demanding the government lift a social media ban and tackle corruption. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/09/asia-pacific/politics/nepal-protest-social-media-corruption/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #nepal

2025-09-08 11:56:00 GMT

More hotels and inns in hot springs resorts and other tourist destinations in Japan are adopting room-only services and encouraging guests to have dinner in nearby restaurants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/japan/room-only-accommodations-increasing-in-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hotels #inns #tourism #jobs #food

2025-09-07 13:38:00 GMT

Seoul said Sunday that negotiations with the United States to secure the release of South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid have "concluded" and they would soon be freed and flown home. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/07/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-us-immigration-lg-hyundai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #southkorea #hyundai #lg #georgia #immigration #donaldtrump #leejaemyung

2025-09-03 23:01:10 GMT

Long rumored to be preoccupied with their health and longevity, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, were caught in a hot mic moment Wednesday, speaking of organ transplants and immortality. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/asia-pacific/politics/putin-xi-immortality-hot-mic/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #russia #vladimirputin #xijinping #medicine #health

2025-09-02 10:34:00 GMT

The founder of a fashion and design concept store in Lagos who had a pop-up store and exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, is working to elevate African fashion both at home and abroad. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/02/companies/nigeria-designer-afro-lux-fashion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nigeria #africa #fashion

2025-09-01 05:01:01 GMT

Thailand's People's Party, a pro-democracy party whose rise to power has been thwarted by the country’s conservative establishment, is suddenly in pole position to anoint its next prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/asia-pacific/politics/thai-pro-democracy-kingmaker/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #southeastasia #paetongtarnshinawatra #anutincharnvirakul

2025-09-01 01:26:00 GMT

Indonesian political parties have agreed to cut lawmakers' benefits in a bid to calm anti-government protests that have killed at least five people in the country's worst violence in decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/asia-pacific/politics/indonesia-protests-lawmaker-perks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #prabowosubianto #indonesia #southeastasia

2025-08-23 23:40:00 GMT

A throwback to old-school “izakaya” taverns, Tanikoretani is a haven for those looking for classic bites paired with plenty of sake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/08/24/food-drink/tanikoretani-izakaya-kiyosumi-shirakawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #japanesecuisine #chefs #sake #alcohol #drinking #izakaya

2025-08-23 01:48:00 GMT

Labubus have taken over the world. But in Japan, where cute characters are a long-held institution, consumers aren’t as convinced. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/08/23/lifestyle/labubu-characters-chiikawa-japan-hello-kitty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #labubu #themeparks #toys

2025-08-22 04:07:00 GMT

Amid a fight over partisan efforts to redraw U.S. House of Representatives districts to maximize party gains, a new poll finds that Americans worry democracy is in danger. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/22/world/politics/gerrymandering-us-democracy-danger-poll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #california #texas #democrats #republicans

2025-08-20 23:21:00 GMT

Japan is pacing efforts to find new sources of critical minerals and leading the surge in urban mining. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/21/japan/science-health/urban-mining-critical-minerals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #rareearth #mining #waste #recycling #minerals #metals #environmentministry #internationalenergyagency #nationalinstituteformaterialsscience #japan #china

2025-08-18 01:10:00 GMT

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Ted Hui said he’s been granted asylum in Australia, more than four years after he left the city to evade national security charges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/18/asia-pacific/politics/hong-kong-activist-hui-asylum-australia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #hongkong #china #tedhui #australia

2025-08-15 10:48:00 GMT

Encouraged by increasingly warm waters, hundreds of species native to the Red Sea have moved through the Suez Canal and into the eastern Mediterranean, disrupting ecosystems, scientists say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/15/wildlife/mediterranean-tropicalization-warming-waters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #wildlife #oceans #climatechange #turkey

2025-08-14 06:23:00 GMT

Civilians who survived the U.S. air raids on Japan in the closing stages of World War II are still fighting to receive compensation from the government 80 years on. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/14/japan/history/end-of-war-anniversary-civilian-relief/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #wwii #tokyoairraids #tokyo #us #usmilitary #katsueihirasawa #shigeruishiba

2025-08-12 13:38:01 GMT

McDonald’s Japan has issued an apology following a weekend frenzy in which many bought its Happy Meals in bulk to get their hands on limited-edition Pokemon trading cards, only to discard the food afterward. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/12/companies/mcdonalds-pokemon-apology/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mcdonald039s #pokemon #socialmedia #waste #food

2025-08-11 23:40:01 GMT

Donald Trump extended a tariff truce with China by another 90 days staving off triple-digit duties on Chinese goods as retailers prepared for the holiday season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/12/markets/trump-china-tariff-truce-90-days/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #china #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs

2025-08-10 01:48:00 GMT

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday night to oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to escalate the nearly two-year Gaza war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/10/world/tel-aviv-protest-netanyahu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #israel #hamas #israelhamaswar #benjaminnetanyahu

2025-08-09 01:48:00 GMT

On Aug. 9, 1945, Nagasaki was devastated by an atomic bomb. That makes a visit to Kokura, the original target, a sobering reminder of all that would have been destroyed — and all that was where the bombs landed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/08/09/lifestyle/kokura-walking-tour-atomic-bomb-nagasaki/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #wwii #atomicbombings #nuclearweapons

2025-08-08 23:01:01 GMT

On Aug. 9, 1945, 17-year-old Koichi Tagawa survived the Nagasaki bombing and began a diary. His words captured the fire, the loss and the moment he became an orphan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/08/japan/history/nagasaki-nuclear-bomb-diary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #wwii #atomicbombings #hiroshima #nagasaki #nuclearweapons

2025-08-08 13:21:01 GMT

Australia’s purchase of Japanese frigates marks a historic deal that boosts Japan’s defense industry and deepens shared strategic ties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/08/08/the-japan-and-australia-defense-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #australia #australiajapanrelations #defense #mogami #sdf #msdf #defenseministry

2025-08-07 05:45:01 GMT

The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that includes limits on plastic production and plastic chemical additives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/07/sustainability/trump-plastic-production-caps-un/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #plastic #pollution #environment #us #donaldtrump