A digital subscription gives you more comprehensive access to web content:

• The Digital plan costs ¥3,000 ($30) per month and allows unlimited access to all stories.
• The Digital Lite plan costs ¥900 ($9) per month and allows access to 80 stories a month, including 10 Kyodo archive stories (older than one month).

See our digital subscription plan introduction page for more details.

Yes, a print subscription to The Japan Times entitles you to full access to The Japan Times website, as well as NYT.com and the content on New York Times’ apps. This is free of charge to print subscribers. However, to enjoy these benefits, you will need to register for a free online membership. Here’s how :

• Step 1: Please register for a JT member account. (If you’re receiving daily email updates, you can skip this step.)
• Step 2: Log in into your member account page and apply for digital access.

No. You will need to subscribe to one of our digital plans. See our  plan introduction page for more details.

See our digital subscription plan introduction page for more details.

Kyodo stories are archived after 30 days. Only print and Digital plan subscribers have unlimited access to these older stories. Digital Lite subscribers can access up to 10 each month. Digital Lite subscribers who wish to read more archived stories should either upgrade to a full Digital subscription plan or purchase a booster pack.  Note: There are restrictions on Kyodo stories in booster packs.  See the chart below for exact allotments.

AP stories expire after one month.

There are no restrictions on stories written by staff or JT contributors for print or full Digital plan subscribers.

In some cases, our mail might have been routed to your spam folder.

It is also possible that our automated mail is being blocked by your Internet provider.

In the case when a customer cannot create an account because of blocked mail,  our customer service division can create an account ID on your behalf.

If your confirmation mail has not arrived after 10 minutes of applying, and it’s not in your spam folder, please use this form to notify us.

Yes. You can read up to 20 stories per month, free of charge; however, a free membership is required to read more than five. If you’d like to read more than 20 stories, you’ll need to apply for a digital subscription.

The Digital plan costs ¥3,000 ($30) per month and allows unlimited access to all stories. It is renewed automatically.

The Digital Lite plan costs ¥900 ($9) per month and allows access to 80 stories a month, including 10 Kyodo archive stories (older than one month).

See our digital plan introduction page for more details.

A digital subscription gives you access to more web content:

• The Digital plan costs ¥3,000 ($30) per month and allows unlimited access to all stories. It is renewed automatically.

• The Digital Lite plan costs ¥900 ($9) per month and allows access to 80 stories a month, including 10 Kyodo archive stories (older than one month).

See our digital plan introduction page for more details.

You can extend your monthly story allotment by purchasing booster packs in quantities of 80 or 40 stories.

You may purchase booster packs from this page (you’ll need to be signed in as member to access the page).

Note that Digital Lite subscribers can only read a limited number of Kyodo archive stories (Kyodo News stories older than one month). You also have the option of switching to the full Digital plan, which offers unlimited access to all articles including Kyodo archive stories.

Your credit card will be charged at the beginning of each month.

No, the front page, category index pages (such as our top News page ) and search result pages are not included in the story limit.

Your first month is free. After being billed once for your second month, you may cancel at any time. After cancellation, access continues until the end of the current month.  You will not be charged during the following billing cycle. You will not, however, be refunded any amount.

Yes, we encourage readers to share stories and to know that content they are sharing can be read by others.

No. You may return to a previously viewed story to continue commenting on it. It will not be counted as an additional page view.

At this time, we do not offer group discounts.

The majority of stories published in the paper will also appear online. The stock listings, however, are print only. Due to wire service contracts, certain stories will be displayed online for a limited time.

The number of stories you can read each month will be refreshed at midnight on the final day of the month.

No. Digital-only subscribers to JT’s website will not gain access to nyt.com. You need to subscribe to the newspaper to gain free access to both.

Yes, print subscribers can access a downloadable PDF version of the TV listings page from 10 p.m. the evening before the newspaper is published. This service is available to print subscribers who are JT members and subscribers to our Digital plan. Please log into you account page to access the TV listing download page.

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