search

 
Menu
Search
 
August 27, 2025
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access
337,382 results
Sort by: Relevance Newest Oldest
After adjusting your search parameters, press Enter on your keyboard or click on the red magnifying glass to run your query again.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2003

China loans face 20% cut as part of overall ODA reduction

The Finance Ministry will cut outlays for Japan's official development assistance in the fiscal 2004 budget for the fifth straight year, ministry sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2003

Order of Culture bestowed upon Ogata, four others

Emperor Akihito conferred this year's Order of Culture on five recipients Monday, including former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2003
Nov 4, 2003

Candidates pile on abduction bandwagon

OSAKA -- It was an unusually warm day in late October when a small crowd gathered around a candidate speaking outside Izumigaoka Station near Kansai airport.
COMMENTARY
Nov 4, 2003

True structural reform tied to end of bureaucratic rule

The biggest question in the Nov. 9 Lower House election is which side should take power -- a coalition headed by the Liberal Democratic Party or an alliance led by the Democratic Party of Japan. Also at stake is whether Japanese politics will be able to extricate itself from bureaucratic control.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2003
Nov 4, 2003

Another Ishihara proclaims Diet quest but some media see birthright elitism

Tokyo's No. 3 constituency, encompassing Shinagawa and northern Ota wards as well as the Izu Islands, has captured heavy media attention ahead of the Nov. 9 general election, as one of Japan's most well-known political families hopes to put yet another member in office.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 4, 2003

Pension cash payments and house-buying

Nenkin Dear Lifelines; I am American, my late husband was Japanese. We lived in Japan throughout our marriage, but for various reasons it became prudent to bring the kids back to the U.S. after he died at age 42.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 4, 2003

How good (or bad) is your Japanese?

Tim MartinEnglish teacher, 37
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / A GAIJIN'S TALE
Nov 4, 2003

Full of surprises

It's always interesting to see the level of English spoken when visiting new countries and Japan has certainly been entertaining on the language front.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 3, 2003

Symboli Kris S. wins fall Emperor's Cup

Race favorite Symboli Kris S. became the first horse to win back-to-back fall versions of the Emperor's Cup, as the American-bred champion four-year-old son of Kris S., in the words of jockey Olivier Peslier, "flew" to a record win of the prestigious race Sunday at Tokyo Racecourse.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 3, 2003

Valentine, Marines seal deal

Former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine has agreed to return to Japan to manage the Lotte Marines of the Pacific League, the team's general manager told Kyodo News.
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2003

Strong quake hits off Fukushima

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shook northeastern Japan on Sunday, the Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 3, 2003

Punishment for Arsenal players doesn't fit the crime

LONDON -- These are not the best of times for English football.
COMMENTARY
Nov 3, 2003

China, EU working to justify closer ties

HONG KONG -- China and the European Union, each rapidly growing in its own way, are poised to develop a closer relationship that encompasses virtually all spheres, including global politics and economic cooperation.
BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2003

Digital broadcasts to kick off Dec. 1

Terrestrial digital broadcasting, a new service most Japanese know little about, will begin in some areas of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya on Dec. 1.
EDITORIALS
Nov 3, 2003

Better prospects for detente

In a fresh sign of diplomatic realism, North Korea has agreed to resume six-nation talks on defusing a nuclear-arms crisis. This is the most encouraging result of last week's visit to Pyongyang by Mr. Wu Bangguo, head of China's legislature and No. 2 in the Chinese Communist Party. In a meeting with...
MORE SPORTS
Nov 3, 2003

Japan stays perfect at worlds

Japan cruised to its second straight victory by brushing aside Egypt 3-0 at the women's volleyball World Cup on Sunday.
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2003

Pressure to forgive Iraq debt grows

Japan is facing the possibility that its total aid to Iraq would more than double under increasing international pressure to waive Iraq's foreign debts, Foreign Ministry officials said Sunday.
COMMENTARY
Nov 3, 2003

Britain's institutions fall on hard times

LONDON -- The world I grew up in was dominated by the Tory Party, which had governed for as long as any child could remember, by its icon the royal family, which smiled serenely from every magazine, and by the Church of England, which hosted every major national occasion and ritually adjured us to respect...
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2003

Poll shows LDP likely to secure majority

The Liberal Democratic Party is likely to win a majority of the 480 seats in the House of Representatives in next Sunday's general election, according to a Kyodo News survey.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Japan ranked one of the most peaceful places in Asia as global tensions rise
Visitors look at paper cranes hung at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 8, a day ahead of the 80th anniversary of the World War II atomic bombing of the city.
Misinformation over JICA’s Africa ‘hometown’ initiative sparks controversy
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrives at a photo session for the Tokyo International Conference on African Development as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa reacts, in Yokohama, last week.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Smile! It’s ‘Sanrio Time,’ now and ever after
Smile! It’s ‘Sanrio Time,’ now and ever after

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER