Japan Times

by Jesse Johnson on 18 November 2019 at 09:50

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s bromance with U.S. President Donald Trump may be on its last legs, as an end-of-year deadline set by Kim ... […]

by No Author on 18 November 2019 at 09:40

The industry ministry said Monday it would be safe to release water contaminated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster into the ocean, stressing that on an ... […]

by No Author on 18 November 2019 at 09:32

Hong Kong riot police swooped on pro-democracy protesters trying to flee a university they had set ablaze Monday, in one of the most violent confrontations ... […]

by Kaz Nagatsuka on 18 November 2019 at 09:17

Samurai Japan finished its Premier12 campaign in successful fashion on Sunday night with a 5-3 victory over South Korea in the gold medal game at ... […]

by No Author on 18 November 2019 at 09:12

A Brazilian man has sued the Japanese government after sustaining injuries in October last year while being forcibly restrained at an immigration facility in Tokyo, ... […]

by No Author on 18 November 2019 at 09:02

Jamie Joseph said Monday he will stay on as head coach of Japan through the next Rugby World Cup in 2023, a decision that rules ... […]

by Satoshi Sugiyama on 18 November 2019 at 08:36

It took two decades for “le cost-cutter” Carlos Ghosn to carve out his three-way automobile empire. But in a matter of days, it was ripped ... […]

by No Author on 18 November 2019 at 08:28

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s approval rating has taken a hit in the past month, a media poll has shown, as accusations grow that his office ... […]

by No Author on 18 November 2019 at 07:55

A 71-year-old woman in central Japan suspected of murdering her husband has told investigators she strangled her in-laws as well, local police said Monday, pointing ... […]

by No Author on 18 November 2019 at 07:29

In an apparently discriminatory practice, 11.1 percent of companies in Japan have in-house rules on the height of heeled shoes worn by female employees in ... […]

by No Author on 18 November 2019 at 07:14

In a rare show of public support Peter Thiel, Palantir Technologies Inc.’s co-founder and chairman, pitched the power of the data-mining company during a splashy ... […]

by No Author on 18 November 2019 at 06:26

Japan’s tightening of export controls on South Korea have so far been a case of “the bark was worse than the bite,” with only limited ... […]

by No Author on 18 November 2019 at 06:10

Rugby Australia chairman Cameron Clyne on Monday announced he will not stand for re-election in 2020, taking a parting swipe at the media after a ... […]

by No Author on 18 November 2019 at 06:07

Three years after coming to the ATP Finals as a hitting partner to the top pros, Stefanos Tsitsipas is leaving the tournament as champion.Tsitsipas rallied ... […]

by Jesse Johnson on 18 November 2019 at 05:36

China’s navy acknowledged Monday that its first domestically built aircraft carrier sailed through the Taiwan Strait a day earlier but said the move was not ... […]

by No Author on 18 November 2019 at 05:03

Table tennis star Mima Ito defeated the former women’s singles world No. 1 to capture her first title on this year’s International Table Tennis Federation ... […]

by Jesse Johnson on 18 November 2019 at 04:32

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen air force drills “under the simulated conditions of real war,” state-run media reported Monday, a day after ... […]

by Maya Gebeily on 18 November 2019 at 04:21

It posted tens of thousands of troops in Iraq, huddled with its leaders and helped craft its laws — but with the country swamped by ... […]

by No Author on 18 November 2019 at 04:10

The Minnesota Vikings had barely moved the ball at all, when they gathered in a humbled locker room after an awful first half.Picking up the ... […]

by No Author on 18 November 2019 at 03:36

British photographer Terry O’Neill, whose images captured London’s swinging ’60s and who created iconic portraits of Elton John, Brigitte Bardot and Winston Churchill, has died ... […]