Search - new

 
Menu
Search
 
September 23, 2025
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access
146,666 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.
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce runs clear of the Texans defense during the fourth quarter of Kansas City's divisional round win on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jan 19, 2025

Kelce and Mahomes combination leads Chiefs past Texans in NFL playoffs

The Chiefs tight end — with pop superstar girlfriend Taylor Swift cheering him on from the VIP seats — produced a vintage performance in tandem with his superstar quarterback.
An employee at an auto parts maker in Ota, Gunma Prefecture. The automotive industries, which give fewer days off than other sectors do, are falling behind in the recruitment of new workers.
BUSINESS
Jan 19, 2025

Japan auto unions aiming to get five more days off in 2025

The number of nonworking days in the automotive industries has not increased in recent years and lags behind other sectors.
German Ambassador to the U.S. Andreas Michaelis has described U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's agenda for his second White House term as one of "maximum disruption."
WORLD / Politics
Jan 19, 2025

German ambassador warns of Trump plan to redefine constitutional order, document shows

The briefing document describes Donald Trump's agenda for his second White House term as one of "maximum disruption."
Applicants gather for unified university entrance examinations Saturday at the University of Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2025

Second-day tests held for Japan's unified university entrance exams

The exams were held at 651 venues across the country, with the number of applicants increasing by about 3,200 from the previous year to some 495,100.
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo in May 2019.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 19, 2025

As Trump returns, will Japan be able to weather the storm?

Tokyo may be surprisingly more suited to work with Trump — and beat back any exorbitant demands — than it was during his first stint.
A Palestinian woman returns to her destroyed house, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, on Sunday.
WORLD
Jan 19, 2025

Fighting halts in Gaza as ceasefire takes effect after brief delay

Residents and a medical worker in Gaza said they had heard no new fighting or military strikes since about half an hour before the ceasefire was finally implemented.
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (right) alongside David Rothschild, the promoter of an upcoming tournament in Paris, on Sunday in Tokyo
SUMO
Jan 19, 2025

Top sumo pros to enter the ring in Paris in June 2026

It will be the third such event in the French capital and the first since 1995.
A message welcoming users back and thanking U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is displayed on the TikTok app on a smartphone Sunday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 20, 2025

TikTok restoring U.S. service after Trump says he will stall ban

Trump said he would "extend the period of time before the law's prohibitions take effect, so that we can make a deal to protect our national security."
John Adolph holds his son, Remy, as he stays with his friends after his home in Altadena was damaged during the Eaton Fire, in Eagle Rock, California, on Friday.
WORLD
Jan 20, 2025

Displaced by wildfires, Los Angeles' residents search for a place to live

In the wake of the wildfires, rents in Los Angeles have surged, and uncertainty over insurance settlements has left some of the displaced in limbo.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of novel breast cancer treatment by Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca led Daiichi Sankyo's shares to post the largest intraday gain since August on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 20, 2025

Daiichi Sankyo rises most in five months on cancer drug approval

Datroway, developed with AstraZeneca, has been approved for patients with advanced breast tumors.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2025

Meta's move to halt fact-checking program in U.S. prompts concern

Instead of using trusted media organizations to fact-check, Meta plans to use "community notes" to check content.
Manchester City's Phil Foden (left) and Mateo Kovacic celebrates after the team's first goal against Ipswich Town in Ipswich, England, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Jan 20, 2025

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City back on track after routing Ipswich

City struck three times in the first half in its biggest league win this season.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen scores against the Ravens in the second quarter in Orchard Park, New York, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jan 20, 2025

Bills outlast Ravens to set up showdown with Chiefs in AFC title game

In Sunday's other playoff game, the Eagles beat the Rams to reach the NFC championship game.
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami frigate, of the class of the same name, is anchored at the MSDF's naval base in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in September 2022.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jan 20, 2025

Japan looks to learn from the past with bid to build Australian warships

A winning bid for a decadelong Australian frigate program would be a major breakthrough for Japan’s defense industry following a failed 2016 attempt to sell submarines to Canberra.
A cartoon image of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump holding a Bitcoin token to mark the cryptocurrency reaching over $100,000 is displayed at a Coinhero store in Hong Kong on Dec. 5.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 20, 2025

Trump’s win sparked euphoria in markets — now comes the real test

A reversal was first apparent in the stock market, where the S&P 500 Index gave back a solid chunk of its "Trump bump.”
Donald Trump speaks at a Bitcoin conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 27, 2024.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 20, 2025

Cocktails and Snoop Dogg — crypto industry celebrates Trump inauguration

The crypto gala marks a stunning turnaround for an industry that has been in the Biden administration's crosshairs.
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito in November in Kobe. Hideaki Takeuchi, a former Hyogo assemblyman who had taken part in investigations over workplace bullying allegations against Saito last year, died Saturday in an apparent suicide.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 20, 2025

Former Hyogo assemblyman found dead in apparent suicide

Hideaki Takeuchi, 50, had taken part in investigations over workplace bullying allegations made against Gov. Motohiko Saito last year.
Curtis Sparrer, founder of the public relations agency Bospar, sits at his desk in his apartment in San Francisco on Jan. 9.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 20, 2025

In the U.S., remote workers don't want to head back to the office

The question of remote work or working in an office has become increasingly political.
Russia shipped 2.96 million barrels a day of crude in the four weeks to Jan. 12.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 20, 2025

Where the U.S. has squeezed Russia’s oil flows the hardest

The latest U.S. sanctions on oil tankers hauling Russian petroleum look set to cause severe disruption across the nation’s export machine.
Economists, legal experts and business leaders concur that incoming U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to implement fresh tariffs — whether directly aimed at Japan or not — could hurt the country's export-reliant machinery and automobiles industries while shattering the global economy.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jan 20, 2025

Japanese firms weigh fallout from Trump tariff pledges

Additional tariffs — whether directly aimed at Japan or not — could hurt its export-reliant machinery and automobiles industries while shattering the global economy.
Fuji TV President Koichi Minato speaks at a news conference on Friday in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Media
Jan 20, 2025

What went wrong at Fuji TV's news conference on allegations against Nakai?

The broadcaster, which imposed various restrictions for the event that included denying access to many media agencies, ended up worsening the scandal.
Former U.S. President Joe Biden and former first lady Jill Biden wave as they board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, during a farewell ceremony on Monday following Donald Trump's inauguration.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025

Biden issues preemptive pardons for family and targets of Trump ire

Trump has repeatedly called for the prosecution of his perceived enemies since winning the White House in November.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025

Trump pledges to save U.S. from 'decline,' vowing new 'golden age'

Trump quickly signed a series of executive actions to curb immigration and roll back environmental regulations, but did not take immediate action to raise tariffs.
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone gives a news conference on the eve of the UEFA Champions League football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Jan. 20.
SOCCER
Jan 21, 2025

Atletico targeting Champions League final, says Simeone

Atletico Madrid is the only team to reach three Champions League finals without winning the trophy.
Former Seattle Mariners player Ichiro Suzuki during spring training workouts in Peoria, Arizona, in March 2022
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 21, 2025

Ichiro could be unanimous pick in Baseball Hall of Fame voting

Suzuki will likely become the first Hall of Famer born in Japan and may become the first position player to earn unanimous election.
Then President-elect Donald Trump enters the stage of his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States inside the Capitol Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025

Trump faces stiff challenges delivering on his promised 'Golden Age'

Many of Donald Trump's proposals are so norm-shattering, they are certain to result in extensive litigation that tests the boundaries of constitutional law.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic hits a return against the Czech Republic's Jiri Lehecka during their men's singles match on Day 8 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Sunday.
TENNIS
Jan 21, 2025

Djokovic and Alcaraz square up in Australian Open blockbuster

Djokovic is looking for his 100th tournament title and a record 25th Grand Slam crown.
A keen fisherman from Tokyo (Masaki Suda) moves to a tight-knit community in Miyagi Prefecture during the COVID-19 pandemic in “Sunset Sunrise.”
CULTURE / Film
Jan 21, 2025

‘Sunset Sunrise’: Rom-com finds pathos in peak pandemic setting

Yoshiyuki Kishi’s film delivers a deliciously uplifting story with humor and heart in a tight-knit community impacted by disasters.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jan 21, 2025

Trump withdraws from Paris climate agreement — again

The newly minted president removed the world's biggest historic emitter from global efforts to fight climate change for the second time in a decade.
Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani says the company sees an opportunity in Japan, which has been a laggard in the adoption of digital and artificial intelligence-powered technologies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 21, 2025

Rakuten founder defends costly mobile foray with big AI bet

Rakuten Mobile and its 8 million-plus users help train an AI poised to expand the conglomerate’s business, according to billionaire founder Hiroshi Mikitani.
40 years after Plaza Accord, Japan still at mercy of forex swings
The Plaza Hotel in New York, where finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of Five countries met and struck the Plaza Accord on Sept. 22, 1985.
As Japan keeps buying gas, Aboriginal Australians pay the price
Paulina “Jedda” Puruntatameri with Antonia Burke and Tiwi fisher Clinton offshore of Melville Island, one of the Tiwi Islands, in Australia's Northern Territory. Together with other Tiwi, Jedda has been campaigning for years to stop Australian company Santos and its backers, including Japanese investors, from drilling for natural gas at the Barossa gas field.
South Korea’s baby bust threatens its demographic future
Marriage is rapidly declining in South Korea as rising education and career aspirations collide with traditional gender norms.
Abuse of 'zombie cigarettes' among Okinawa youths raises alarm
A street in Naha in August. In entertainment districts in southern Okinawa, a drug known as "laughing gas vape" is being abused at nightclubs and bar. Now, some establishments have put up warning notices.
German companies choosing Japan as Asia manufacturing hub: survey
Japan has many positive qualities for German companies, but the market does face some challenges, such as talent acquisition and retention, particularly as demand for skilled workers grows, a survey by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan showed.
Who’s who in the LDP presidential race?
(From left) Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi; former foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi; Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shinjiro Koizumi; former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi; and former minister of state for economic security Sanae Takaichi, speaking at events in Tokyo.
Twice-a-year injection could make HIV prevention easier, developer argues
Jared Baeten, Gilead Sciences' senior vice president and virology therapeutic area head, hopes regulatory approval elsewhere for lenacapavir as a preexposure prophylaxis — for reducing the risk of contracting HIV — could lead to real discussions toward ending HIV in Japan.
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
YouTuber Gigguk shifts from talking anime to making anime
The process of making “Baan” was personal and enlightening for Maneetapho, who spent years talking about anime on his YouTube channel and podcast before making the jump to becoming an anime creator himself.
How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout success at Tokyo worlds
Yuki Joseph Nakajima after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday.

Podcast

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

Longform

"Shake hands with Lima-chan," a statue that shares the name of the Peruvian capital looks in the direction of Peru, where a sister statue, "Sakura-chan," is located. Erected in Yokohama's Rinko Park in 1999, it commemorates Peruvian-Japanese friendship.
The journey of Peru’s Nikkei: Finding identity in Japan
By Christoph Sponsel

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Maruhachi never sleeps in quest for better futons
Maruhachi never sleeps in quest for better futons

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER