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, 10 Jun 2026 15:31:09 +0900 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:31:09 +0900 webmaster@japantimes.co.jp (Web Master) <![CDATA[ Japan makes digital textbooks for schools official ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/japan/politics/digital-textbooks-approval/ JAPAN Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:14:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642526/ <![CDATA[ Older folks partake in <i>oshikatsu</i> activities in support of their favorite idols too ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/japan/society/older-generations-oshikatsu-support-favorites/ JAPAN Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:59:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642524/ <![CDATA[ Could Hoshoryu be the last Mongolian yokozuna? ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/06/10/sumo/mongolian-sumo-dominance/ SUMO Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:55:00 +0900 John Gunning https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642525/ <![CDATA[ Penguins use group cues to find foraging grounds, Japan team finds ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/japan/penguins-groups-food/ JAPAN Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:50:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642523/ <![CDATA[ Thai jobs for Myanmar refugees could show way forward for Asian nations, U.N. says ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/asia-pacific/thai-jobs-myanmar-refugees-un/ ASIA PACIFIC Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:24:00 +0900 Panu Wongcha-um https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642522/ <![CDATA[ Japan and Malaysia pledge to shore up critical mineral and security ties ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/japan/politics/japan-malaysia-takaichi-anwar/ JAPAN Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:08:00 +0900 Kenji Yoshida https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642521/ <![CDATA[ China’s inflation split widens as AI, war stir up factory prices ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/10/economy/china-inflation-ai-war/ BUSINESS Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:50:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642527/ <![CDATA[ Serena still mulling Wimbledon return after comeback win ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/06/10/tennis/serena-williams-return-win/ TENNIS Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:11:00 +0900 Martyn Herman https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642520/ <![CDATA[ ‘Messenger of God’ and six others arrested over teen’s confinement ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/japan/crime-legal/man-arrested-confining-teenager/ JAPAN Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:51:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642519/ <![CDATA[ How Tokyo aims to turn retired military equipment into lasting strategic returns ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/japan/japan-defense-exports-strategy-analysis/ JAPAN Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:36:00 +0900 Gabriel Dominguez https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642517/ <![CDATA[ Bill Gates faces questioning in U.S. Congress over Epstein ties ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/world/crime-legal/gates-us-congress-epstein/ WORLD Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:33:00 +0900 Frankie TAGGART https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642515/ <![CDATA[ Asics will spin off trendy shoe brand Onitsuka Tiger ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/10/companies/asics-spin-off-onitsuka-tiger/ BUSINESS Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:17:00 +0900 Eru Ishikawa https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642513/ <![CDATA[ Peru election remains on knife edge between Fujimori and Sanchez ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/world/politics/peru-election-fujimori-sanchez/ WORLD Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:06:00 +0900 Alexander Villegas,Marco Aquino https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642512/ <![CDATA[ Starbucks said to weigh Japan unit options including stake sale ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/10/companies/starbucks-japan-stake-sale-options/ BUSINESS Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:04:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642510/ <![CDATA[ No boots, masks running out: Why Congo’s Ebola medics are exposed ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/world/science-health/congo-ebola-medics/ WORLD Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:51:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642518/ <![CDATA[ Tuchel says England not World Cup favorites but can dare to dream ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/06/10/soccer/world-cup/tuchel-england-world-cup/ SOCCER Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:46:00 +0900 Nick Mulvenney https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642516/ <![CDATA[ Parsing the Trumps’ crypto profits and investors’ losses ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/10/tech/trump-crypto-profits-investor-losses/ BUSINESS Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:46:00 +0900 Tom Bergin https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642509/ <![CDATA[ Japan’s producer prices jump again on elevated energy costs ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/10/economy/producer-price-jump-again-may/ BUSINESS Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:28:00 +0900 Molly Smith,Erica Yokoyama https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642508/ <![CDATA[ Japan’s Hayabusa2 to observe asteroid Torifune during July flyby ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/japan/jaxa-hayabusa2-asteroid-torifune/ JAPAN Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:09:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642511/ <![CDATA[ Brussels presses Albania as Kushner resort threatens to flout EU environmental law ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/world/politics/albania-kushner-resort-environment-law/ WORLD Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:08:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642507/ <![CDATA[ Wage gains at Japan’s smaller firms at risk as Iran war drags on ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/10/economy/wage-gains-risk-iran/ BUSINESS Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:42:00 +0900 Erica Yokoyama,Keiko Ujikane https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642505/ <![CDATA[ Under the Trump crypto playbook, the family always wins. Investors don’t. ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/10/tech/crypto-playbook-trump-family-investors/ BUSINESS Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:34:00 +0900 Tom Bergin,Michelle Conlin,Koh Gui Qing,Tom Wilson https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642514/ <![CDATA[ A woman in charge of the U.N.? Candidates feel it’s about time. ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/world/politics/woman-un-candidates/ WORLD Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:20:00 +0900 Agnes Pedrero https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642504/ <![CDATA[ U.S. urges Europe to impose Ebola travel bans ahead of World Cup ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/world/science-health/us-europe-ebola-travel-world-cup/ WORLD Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:19:00 +0900 Simon Lewis,Giulia Paravicini https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642503/ <![CDATA[ U.K. police call for calm after brutal knife attack in Belfast ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/world/crime-legal/uk-police-knife-attack-belfast/ WORLD Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:59:00 +0900 Alex Morales https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642502/ <![CDATA[ Ukraine and Latvia sign drone deal as Russia says Europe not ready to mediate ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/world/politics/ukraine-latvia-drone-russia-peace-talks/ WORLD Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:36:00 +0900 Andrius Sytas,Jekaterina Golubkova https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642501/ <![CDATA[ Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to nearly 600 ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/world/congo-ebola-cases-600/ WORLD Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:35:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642500/ <![CDATA[ U.K.’s Starmer to announce social media ban for under-16s in days ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/world/uk-starmer-social-media-ban/ WORLD Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:19:00 +0900 Alex Wickham https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642499/ <![CDATA[ Mexico’s gripe with U.S. trade pact: South Korea has better deal ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/10/mexico-us-trade-south-korea/ BUSINESS Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:51:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642506/ <![CDATA[ Outdoor hospitals, shaken communities as Philippine quake toll hits 41 ]]> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/asia-pacific/outdoor-hospitals-philippines-quake-toll/ ASIA PACIFIC Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:14:00 +0900 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/642498/