Taiwan says it is already ‘independent’ after Trump warning
Taipei's assertion c...
16 May 2026 | 8:43 am
Renho suffers upset loss in CDP Tokyo chapter leadership race
The 58-year-old memb...
16 May 2026 | 7:55 am
Trump says U.S. and Nigerian forces 'eliminate' senior Islamic State leader
Abu-Bilal al-Minuki,...
16 May 2026 | 7:18 am
Two more teens arrested over robbery-murder in Tochigi Prefecture
Two more 16-year-old...
16 May 2026 | 6:47 am
Onagawa No. 2 reactor to be halted for inspection after radioactive steam detected
The level of radioac...
16 May 2026 | 5:24 am
Trump's geopolitical brinkmanship has hit a wall with Iran
The continuing impas...
16 May 2026 | 5:09 am
One of Japan’s best meals is hidden in a Yamagata hot spring town
Chef Makoto Harada c...
16 May 2026 | 3:00 am
Japan considers missile exports to the Philippines, reports say
Tokyo last month unv...
16 May 2026 | 2:50 am
Amgen’s Tavneos discouraged by Japanese partner after deaths
Twenty people in Jap...
16 May 2026 | 2:37 am
Curious yen spikes have traders gaming Japan ‘warning shots’
Investors and strate...
16 May 2026 | 2:30 am
Ebola’s Africa spread tests global response after aid cuts
An Ebola outbreak in...
16 May 2026 | 2:16 am
Sci-fi or battlefield reality? Ukraine's bet on drone swarms.
The prospect of grou...
16 May 2026 | 1:45 am
The top 12 incomprehensible school rules, as chosen by high school students
Plus some surprising...
16 May 2026 | 1:00 pm
Let’s hike a Japanese mountain (that isn’t Mt. Fuji) – Mt. Tsukuba[Photos]
A beautiful, highly ...
16 May 2026 | 5:00 am
Hundreds of rose bushes in bloom at Tokyo’s off-the-beaten-path, next-to-the-tracks flower street
Local road goes from...
16 May 2026 | 1:00 am
Studio Ghibli’s president is leaving the company. Will it change how they make anime?
Three years after be...
15 May 2026 | 3:00 pm
Tokyo’s life-size Gundam anime mecha statue will be removed this summer
Goodbye (again), Gun...
15 May 2026 | 2:00 pm
161-year-old Kyoto confectionary maker releases new edible Pokémon lineup
Transforming iconic ...
15 May 2026 | 4:00 am
7-Eleven Japan is releasing Greedy chocolate chip and whipped cream sandwiches
We’re not sure if ...
15 May 2026 | 2:00 am
Saltiest ramen in Japan? Ikebukuro White goes viral for crazy salt levels
We challenge you to ...
14 May 2026 | 4:00 pm
Nintendo reveals live-action Legend of Zelda movie is coming sooner than we’d thought
The wait just got a ...
14 May 2026 | 2:00 pm
7-Eleven Japan upsizes popular products like egg sando and pork ramen but how big are they really?
Getting more conveni...
14 May 2026 | 5:00 am
Live-action Princess Mononoke stage cast appears in costume for first time[Video]
Kabuki adaptation of...
14 May 2026 | 3:00 am
Now you can carry the unnerving terror and beauty of Noh masks with you with new pouches from Japan
Practical and horrif...
14 May 2026 | 2:00 am
米中、一部品目で関税の引き下げ合意 貿易の拡大も 中国商務省発表16 May 2026 | 3:53 pm
トランプ氏、台湾への武器売却「中国次第」 交渉材料にする考え示す16 May 2026 | 12:30 pm
トランプ氏「ISナンバー2」殺害を発表 米ナイジェリアで合同作戦16 May 2026 | 12:11 pm
東大の学園祭、爆破予告で16日は中止 参政・神谷氏の講演予定巡り16 May 2026 | 11:55 am
3 More Boys Arrested over Robbery-Murder in Japan's Tochigi
Utsunomiya, Tochigi ...
16 May 2026 | 4:02 pm
Univ. of Tokyo's Festival Canceled Sat. after Bomb Threat
Tokyo, May 16 (Jiji ...
16 May 2026 | 3:43 pm
Japan Emperor, Empress Meet with Disaster-Affected People in Ehime
Ozu, Ehime Pref., Ma...
16 May 2026 | 12:20 pm
Sumo: Kirishima keeps outright Summer lead as Kotozakura suffers 5th loss
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Re-...
16 May 2026 | 10:27 am
Japan drugmaker urges doctors not to use kidney disease med Tavneos for new patients
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Jap...
16 May 2026 | 9:00 am
UK government faces weeks of uncertainty over the prime minister's future
LONDON (AP) -- Brita...
16 May 2026 | 8:00 am
Japan defense paper to indicate alert over Chinese military activity in Pacific
The Japanese governm...
16 May 2026 | 10:12 am
Trump reaffirmed 'ironclad' U.S.-Japan alliance after China trip, Takaichi says
Japan's Prime Minist...
16 May 2026 | 7:27 am
Japan urges public not to hoard trash bags amid naphtha shortage
Japan's Environment ...
16 May 2026 | 7:27 am
Putin to visit China from Tues. for talks with Xi after Trump
Russian President Vl...
16 May 2026 | 1:12 pm
Sumo: Kirishima keeps outright Summer lead as Kotozakura suffers 5th loss
Re-promoted ozeki Ki...
16 May 2026 | 10:57 am
Japan drugmaker urges doctors not to use Tavneos for new patients
Japan's Kissei ...
16 May 2026 | 10:00 am