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2026-04-17 13:21:02 UTC

Starting this summer, Japan's weather agency will begin referring to days with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius with a new name — "kokushobi," a description that translates as "severely hot day." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/17/japan/japan-severely-hot-day/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #meteorologicalagency #heatwaves

2026-04-13 00:08:00 UTC

Monks are building chatbots. Robots are entering rituals. But something essential may be missing. What happens when AI starts to sound like the Buddha? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/04/13/lifestyle/buddhism-shinto-ai-religioin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #buddhism #buddha #shinto #religion #ai #chatbots #tech

2026-04-04 03:04:00 UTC

NASA launched the Orion spacecraft on a 10-day lunar mission, signaling a shift from legacy contractors to commercial-space companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin to lower costs and support a sustainable moon program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/04/03/nasas-moon-mission/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #nasa #orion #artemis #spacex #blueorigin #boeing #lockheedmartin #northropgrumman #aerojetrocketdyne #falcon9 #starship #moon #space

2026-04-03 22:04:00 UTC

We test out a batter recipe from "The Art and Science of Tempura: A Comprehensive Guide to Ingredients, Techniques and Equipment," a new cookbook co-authored by a top tempura chef. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/04/03/food-drink/art-and-science-tempura-cookbook-review/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #recipes #chefs #japanesecuisine

2026-04-01 16:15:10 UTC

Fifteen years after the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear disaster and the death of his family, Norio Kimura can't stop asking who pays the price for Japan's "cheap" nuclear power? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/04/01/japan/paying-price-for-japans-nuclear-power/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #greateastjapanearthquake #fukushimano1 #kashiwazakikariwa #tepco #sanaetakaichi #tsunami #nuclearpower

2026-03-30 14:45:05 UTC

A large-scale culling of sheep in Greece over a year and a half is threatening the production of feta cheese, one of the country's premier exports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/30/sheep-cull-greek-feta-cheese/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #greece #sheep #cheese

2026-03-30 09:42:00 UTC

The leader of Taiwan's largest opposition party, ⁠the Kuomintang, has accepted an invitation from Chinese leader Xi Jinping to visit China in April, just a month before U.S. President Donald Trump travels to Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/30/asia-pacific/politics/kmt-cheng-xi-taiwan-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #kmt #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #chengliwun

2026-03-24 01:48:00 UTC

Japan will introduce joint custody of children for divorcing couples for the first time this April. Here's what you need to know. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/24/japan/society/explainer-joint-custody/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #japanesecourts #domesticviolence #childabuse #parenthood #divorce #children #justiceministry

2026-03-17 05:01:01 UTC

U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to "take" Cuba as the communist island plunged into darkness under a total power blackout linked to a crippling oil embargo imposed by Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/17/world/trump-take-cuba-oil-embargo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #cuba #oil #caribbean #us #donaldtrump #republicans

2026-03-10 03:04:00 UTC

Australia on Tuesday granted humanitarian visas to five Iranian women's soccer team players after they sought asylum fearing persecution in their home nation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/10/world/iranian-womens-soccer-visas-australia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #australia #iran #soccer

2026-03-09 06:47:00 UTC

Fifteen years after Japan’s Fukushima disaster, its clean-up, if successful, could become a global blueprint for nuclear recovery. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/09/japan/fukushima-nuclear-plant-cleanup-operation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushimano1 #311 #nuclearenergy #tepco

2026-03-09 04:45:01 UTC

Three people in the West Bank were killed on Sunday by extremist Israeli settlers in what local officials and residents described as a coordinated and sustained assault. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/09/world/west-bank-settler-raids/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #westbank

2026-03-07 08:03:00 UTC

The Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has started its seventh — and final — round of treated water discharge into the Pacific for fiscal 2025. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/06/japan/fukushima-water-release-final/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #tepco

2026-03-04 05:14:00 UTC

Slick AI-generated disinformation has flooded election campaigns in Nepal, which is set to hold its first polls since deadly protests triggered by a brief ban on social media overthrew the government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/04/asia-pacific/politics/ai-disinformation-nepal-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #ai #nepal #misinformation

2026-03-03 13:21:01 UTC

Minamitorishima island is being considered for an initial nuclear waste disposal survey and the government is seeking cooperation from Ogasawara village, which administers the remote island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/03/japan/politics/minamitorishima-nuclear-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #minamitorishima #nuclearwaste #nuclearenergy

2026-03-02 14:45:05 UTC

The conflict in Iran has killed one Chinese citizen while over 3,000 have been evacuated, China's foreign ministry has said as its embassies and consulates in nearby countries worked to help those affected. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/02/asia-pacific/society/iran-conflict-china-evacuation-update/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society

2026-03-01 10:09:00 UTC

Ethiopia's Tadese Takele successfully defended his Tokyo Marathon title on Sunday, edging Kenya's Geoffrey Toroitich in a sprint finish to cross the line in 2:03:37. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/03/01/more-sports/2026-tokyo-marathon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #tokyomarathon #tokyo

2026-02-24 13:38:01 UTC

An annual contest for traditional Japanese short poetry in Tottori Prefecture came to an end this month after 20 years due to signs some of the participants might have used artificial intelligence for their submissions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/24/japan/japan-ai-senryu-poetry-writing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ai #tottori #literature #poetry #shigerumizuki

2026-02-10 22:40:01 UTC

Game theory shows that Trump’s tariff strategy invites retaliation that leaves all sides worse off and damages the global economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/10/world/trump-is-not-a-game-theorist/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #tariffs #gametheory #trade #china #wto

2026-02-09 13:50:01 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

“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 UTC

“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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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 UTC

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