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Nine people were injured — one seriously — when a man rammed his car into pedestrians in the early hours of Tuesday on Harajuku's famed Takeshita Street in what the driver told police was a terrorist act, according to the authorities. Police arrested Kazuhiro Kusakabe, ...
Japan will start collecting from next Monday a departure tax of ¥1,000 for each person leaving the country by aircraft or ship regardless of nationality. Under the relevant law enacted last April, the levy will be collected each time an individual leaves the country, and ...
Japan greeted 2019 — the year of the boar, according to the Chinese astrological calendar — Monday evening and Tuesday morning with traditional visits to both major and minor temples and not-so-traditional events, such as the massive one at the famous Shibuya Crossing, where thousands ...
Recycled aluminum from temporary housing in disaster-hit Fukushima Prefecture is expected to be used in the crafting of Tokyo 2020 Olympic torches, sources have said. The plan, revealed Monday, is likely to attract interest in Japan and abroad as being another symbolic effort to uphold ...
In a seemingly Oval Office-esque setting, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday delivered a much-anticipated annual New Year's speech, saying his country remained firmly committed to denuclearization and that he was ready to meet again with U.S. President Donald Trump at any ...
The year 2019 marks 50 years since the first humans landed on the moon in 1969 as part of NASA’s Apollo 11 lunar mission. In an interview with Managing Editor Sayuri Daimon, former Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki shares her experience in space in 2010 ...
The Japan Times newsroom selected the following business news stories as the most important of 2018.
The Japan Times newsroom selected the following world news stories as the most important of 2018.
The Japan Times newsroom selected the following domestic news stories as the most important of 2018.
Shogatsu, or New Year's holidays, are a special time for Japanese, who typically revisit and take part in long-standing traditions. It's a time when those who left their hometowns go back to visit their families, invite relatives and friends to their homes and wear ...
2019's impressive lineup of books on Japan, include classic reprints, new fiction and studies of the nation's international relations.
Even in icy winds, going out in the Tokyo area around New Year's can warm people's hearts and light up their souls. Many events that can only be experienced at this time of the year will be happening across the city. Below are some ...
Sean Payton despises the term "Black Monday." And he's one of the coaches who always survives it. Six head coaches were fired as the NFL season concluded, four of them on Monday. Two, Mike McCarthy in Green Bay and Hue Jackson in Cleveland, didn't even ...
Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi has agreed to sign with the Seattle Mariners, sources revealed Monday. Kikuchi has agreed to a four-year deal with the Mariners, according to MLB.com. The 27-year-old lefty was posted to Major League Baseball on Dec. 3 by the Seibu Lions and had ...
The Japan Times newsroom selected the following sports stories as the most important of 2018.
