Search - 2015

 
Menu
Search
 
November 11, 2025
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access
18,563 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 Times
EDITORIALS
Jan 23, 2020

Don't repeat the lost decade of climate action

As the world's fifth-largest emitter, Japan must step up to the plate and promptly revamp its efforts to combat global warming.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 23, 2020

Shimane coach Yukinori Suzuki gets two-month suspension for power harassment

Shimane Susanoo Magic head coach Yukinori Suzuki has received a two-month suspension by the league for power harassment, it was announced on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 22, 2020

North Korea closes borders to all foreign tourists as new coronavirus spreads from China

North Korea has blocked foreign tourists from entering the country, travel operators said Wednesday, amid fears over the spread of a new coronavirus first detected in China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2020

Companies join global calls for Japan to ditch coal-fired power

Japanese companies overwhelmingly feel Japan should shift away from its dependence on coal for power generation even though a third of firms say this would harm their business, a Reuters poll has found — further evidence that the government is out of step with the global fight against climate change....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 22, 2020

'Romance Doll' shows there's a fine line between sex and love

Yuki Tanada's latest film, an adaptation of one of her own novels, looks at the use of dolls as substitutes for humans in relationships.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 22, 2020

World needs to prepare for 'millions' of climate-displaced, UNHCR chief warns

The world needs to prepare for millions of people being driven from their homes by the impact of climate change, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2020

Get ready for 'peak decade,' strategists tell peers at Davos

Amid the Alpine peaks of the Swiss resort of Davos this week, politicians, investors and executives are busy debating whether we are witnessing peaks in multiple key drivers of the world economy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 20, 2020

Iran will pull out of NPT if nuclear issue is referred to U.N., top diplomat says

If Iran's nuclear file is sent to the United Nations Security Council, then Iran will withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday, according to the official IRNA news agency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 20, 2020

Shin Kyuk-ho, founder of Lotte business dynasty, dies at 97 in Seoul

Shin Kyuk-ho, a wartime migrant to Japan who returned home to build a little-known chewing-gum maker into the Lotte Group, South Korea's biggest retailer, has died. He was 97.
WORLD
Jan 19, 2020

Houthi attack on Yemeni military training camp kills 60

Iran-aligned Houthis attacked a military training camp in the Yemeni city of Marib on Saturday, killing 60 military personnel and wounding dozens others, Saudi state television said on Saturday evening.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / The Climate Crisis
Jan 18, 2020

Balance of power: Redefining Japan's energy needs

Sitting silently among the rolling pastures, rice paddies and lush forests of the idyllic village of Otama are rows upon rows of photovoltaic solar panels — vast swaths of dark gray injecting dissonance into the postcard-like landscape local residents pride themselves on.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 18, 2020

Echoes of Esquisse in the elegant new Elan

Elan is the new restaurant of the young and impressive Ryoma Shida, formerly of the two-Michelin-star restaurant Esquisse. Here, Japanese ingredients meet contemporary French cuisine.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 18, 2020

Japan activist investor Yoshiaki Murakami makes surprise bid to disrupt Toshiba deal

Japan's best-known activist investor announces a tender offer for Toshiba Machine Co., which is embroiled in a controversial takeover battle for NuFlare Technology Inc.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2020

Species' extinction could be a new beginning

Beijing is well-positioned to help other developing nations avoid the mistakes it's made in protecting biodiversity.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 18, 2020

Court throws out children's climate lawsuit against U.S. government

A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday threw out a lawsuit by children and young adults who claimed they had a constitutional right to be protected from climate change, in a major setback to efforts to spur the U.S. government to address the issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2020

On 60th anniversary, Japan and U.S. hail security pact that Trump branded unfair

Japan and the United States on Friday lauded the decades-old security treaty that is the bedrock of their alliance, but which U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized as "unfair" and imbalanced.
SUMO / Rikishi Files
Jan 17, 2020

Former yokozuna Kitanoumi was imposing figure in sumo

Intimidation factor is something that cannot be discounted when it comes to finding reasons for success in sumo.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 17, 2020

Giants make Alyssa Nakken first female major league coach

APAlyssa Nakken became the first female coach on a major league staff in baseball history Thursday when she was named an assistant under new Giants manager Gabe Kapler.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 17, 2020

Toshiba touts PC algorithm that's faster than a supercomputer

It's a tantalizing prospect for traders whose success often hinges on microseconds: a desktop PC algorithm that crunches market data faster than today's most advanced supercomputers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 17, 2020

Xi courts an isolated Myanmar in first state visit of the year

In China's carefully choreographed diplomatic calendar, the itinerary of the president's first overseas trip can send signals about his long-term strategic goals.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 16, 2020

Well-traveled bench boss Josep 'Pep' Claros takes over in Fukuoka

The Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka have turned to Josep "Pep" Claros to orchestrate a turnaround for the struggling B2 club.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Jan 15, 2020

Toronto midfielder Tsubasa Endoh awaits breakthrough moment for MLS in Japan

When newly minted FC Cincinnati striker Yuya Kubo makes his MLS debut in March, few will be more eager to welcome him than Tsubasa Endoh.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 14, 2020

Laotian arrested in Japan for allegedly trying to export ivory taken from zoo

Police on Monday arrested a Laotian on suspicion of trying to export ivory and other items he allegedly took from a Japanese zoo where he worked, in violation of the customs law.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 14, 2020

Ex-Nissan exec Greg Kelly fears odds of fair trial slimmer after Ghosn's flight

“It will be difficult for Greg to get a fair trial with a key witness not available to testify,” wrote Kelly's wife, Donna.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 14, 2020

The not-so-irreversible Renault-Nissan alliance

Carlos Ghosn's dramatic escape reopens old wounds and shows how tough it is to keep two politically-sensitive and financially lop-sided carmakers together.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
Japan to subsidize demolition of abandoned inns
Abandoned Japanese-style inns in the Kinugawa hot springs resort in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, in March 2023
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

Podcast

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

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
By Yukana Inoue

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Tokyo Gas lights the way to carbon neutrality
Tokyo Gas lights the way to carbon neutrality

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER