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CULTURE / Music
Jul 19, 2025

What to pack if you are heading to the Fuji Rock Festival

For those headed to the Fuji Rock Festival, these essential items will go a long way in making your festival experience a rousing success.
Russian hockey star Alex Ovechkin walks along a street in Moscow decorated in his honor on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Jul 20, 2025

Ovechkin calls for Russian return to global sports

The Washington Capitals superstar received a jubilant reception during his first trip home since setting the NHL's all-time scoring record.
Women and children arrange their containers as they line up at a standpipe, where incomplete water connections caused by USAID funding cuts to the NGO Mercy Corps have led to ongoing water shortages, in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 16.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 20, 2025

Trump's funding cut stalls water projects, increasing risks for millions

The White House's decision to slash nearly all U.S. foreign aid projects has created new hazards for some of the people they were designed to benefit.
Tribal and bedouin fighters cross Walga town as they mobilize amid clashes with Druze gunmen, near the predominantly Druze city of Sweida in southern Syria on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2025

Syria believed it had green light from U.S. and Israel to deploy troops to Sweida

Israel carried out strikes on Syrian troops and on Damascus on Wednesday in an escalation that took the Islamist-led leadership by surprise.
Ineos-Grenadiers rider Thymen Arensman crosses the finish line to win Stage 14 of the Tour de France on Saturday in the Pyrenees mountains of southwestern France.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Jul 20, 2025

Thymen Arensman gives Ineos something to cheer about at Tour as doping cloud hangs

Slovenian Tadej Pogacar retained the overall leader's yellow jersey as he took second place by beating chief rival Jonas Vingegaard.
A woman caresses a child's head as Palestinians wait at a food distribution point in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday.
WORLD
Jul 20, 2025

Gaza civil defense says Israeli fire kills 39 near two aid centers

Deaths of people waiting for handouts in huge crowds near food points in Gaza have become a regular occurrence, with the territory's authorities frequently blaming Israeli fire.
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
CULTURE / Film
Jul 20, 2025

‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change

As rural towns in Japan decline, Yukio Iokibe’s documentary offers a hopeful reminder that democracy endures through advocacy, persistence and human connection.
Yukihiro Kaneko, a Panasonic research officer, shows a perovskite panel, through which the background can been seen, during an interview in Tokyo.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 20, 2025

Japan sees bright future for ultrathin and flexible solar panels

The government is offering generous incentives in order to reach Japan's target of having renewable energy cover up to 50% of electricity demand by 2040.
Visitors line up to enter the Nepal pavilion, which finally opened at the Osaka Expo on Saturday.
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2025

Nepal pavilion finally opens at Osaka Expo

With Nepal's entry, all foreign pavilions of the 158 countries and regions and seven international organizations participating in the event are now open.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves at the party's headquarters following announcement of Upper House election result projections in Tokyo early Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 21, 2025

Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing

The ruling LDP-Komeito coalition's devastating loss in Sunday’s poll could lead to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation or political gridlock in parliament.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, located on the Southeast coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula
WORLD
Jul 20, 2025

Tsunami alert lifted after powerful quakes off Russian coast

"The tsunami threat to populated areas in Kamchatka has passed," said Russia's emergencies ministry a few hours later.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks at the opening ceremony of the third China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing on July 16.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 21, 2025

Jensen Huang, AI visionary in a leather jacket

Big tech's appetite for Nvidia's graphics cards has catapulted the California chipmaker beyond $4 trillion in market valuation, the first company ever to surpass that mark.
Scottie Scheffler poses with the Claret Jug after winning the British Open in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jul 21, 2025

Scottie Scheffler cruises to first British Open crown

Scheffler resembled a towering giant among men all week on the glorious Causeway Coast.
Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the Democratic Party for the People, in Tokyo on Sunday. Smaller conservative parties such as the DPP gained in the election at the weekend, at the expense of the Liberal Democratic Party.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 21, 2025

Conservatives win big in Japan — just not the Liberal Democratic Party

Sunday's election marks the first time the once-proud party has lost a majority in both houses since its foundation in 1955.
A rare earth smelting workshop near the town of Damao in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 2010. China is the world's largest producer of such minerals.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 21, 2025

China quietly issues 2025 rare earth quotas, sources say

The quotas serve as a barometer for the global supply of rare earths, a group of 17 elements used in electric vehicles, wind turbines, robots and missiles.
England's Jess Carter attends a news conference in June.
SOCCER
Jul 21, 2025

England's Jess Carter receives racist abuse during Euro 2025

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer posted his support for Carter on X.
A police officer walks past posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates, as well as one showing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, outside the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points during Sunday’s election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 21, 2025

Foreign residents closely follow Japan's election and party pledges

As electoral results could impact their lives, The Japan Times asked several foreign residents to weigh in.
Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), speaks to the media in Tokyo on Sunday hours after voting closed for the Upper House election.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 21, 2025

CDP shows ‘modest’ outcome as Noda struggles to unite the opposition camp

There is speculation the opposition party might form a coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party and its partner Komeito to form a stable, centrist-oriented government.
Ayaka Shiomura, running for an Upper House seat on a Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan ticket in the Tokyo district, was one of 42 women elected in Sunday's election.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 21, 2025

Japan elects record number of women to Upper House

Female candidates won 42 of the 125 seats contested on Sunday, up from 35 seats in the last election in 2022.
A demonstrator holds the Mohawk Warrior Flag during a protest in front of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario against the federal government’s Bill C-5, as members of the Canadian Armed Forces fire cannons in the background during a celebration marking Canada Day in Toronto on July 1.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 21, 2025

Indigenous people in Canada challenge fast-track mine and energy projects

The tensions between the government and Indigenous communities reflect longstanding concerns over consultation and the environmental impact of mining projects in Canada.
Temporary shelters for abused or at-risk children in Japan's major cities are overwhelmed, as staff shortages and prolonged stays strain the child welfare system.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2025

Temporary child protection facilities in major cities hit capacity as staff shortages deepen

Extended stays by children who have nowhere else to go also compound the problem.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the start of bilateral talks during the Group of 20 summit in Osaka in June 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 22, 2025

Aides to Trump and Xi discussed autumn U.S.-China leaders' meeting

Ideas floated include a Trump stopover around the time of an APEC summit in South Korea or talks on the sidelines of the Oct. 30-Nov. 1 event.
Smoke rises during Israeli strikes in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on Monday.
WORLD
Jul 22, 2025

Israel sends tanks into Gaza's Deir al-Balah, leaving hostage families concerned

Families of the hostages have expressed concern for their relatives about the move and demanded an explanation on how they will be protected.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) shakes hands with Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs Sugiono during the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting and related meetings in Kuala Lumpur on July 10.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 22, 2025

Western aid cuts cede ground in Southeast Asia to China, study suggests

"The center of gravity in Southeast Asia's development finance landscape looks set to drift East, notably to Beijing but also Tokyo and Seoul," according to the study.
Among respondents who took part in at least one spare-time activity in 2024, "domestic pleasure trip" saw the highest participation rate of 48.3%, according to the 2025 Leisure White Paper released by the Japan Productivity Center.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2025

Japanese love leisure more than ever but turn thrifty

Those who said they attached importance to leisure rather than to work, including study, last year accounted for the highest reading since comparable data became available in 2009.
Soldiers stand in formation during a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Cambodian Army in Phnom Penh on Jan. 24, 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 22, 2025

Anxiety and pride among Cambodia's future conscripts

Citing rising tensions with Thailand, Prime Minister Hun Manet says Cambodia will next year activate a long-dormant law requiring citizens aged 18 to 30 to enlist in the military.
Followers of doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo chant in religious training before a portrait of guru Shoko Asahara in 1999 at Aum's Adachi Ward office in Tokyo, where extensive facilities are located.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2025

Son of executed Aum Shinrikyo founder identified as Aleph leader

The unnamed 31-year-old son of Chizuo Matsumoto has been “involved in organizational decision-making and is leading Aleph’s operations.”
Neacher Nazia Hussain (left) holds her child whilst teaching a class at a government school at Rajanpur district in southwestern Punjab province.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 22, 2025

Without papers: Ghost lives of millions of Pakistanis

Pakistan launched biometric identification cards in 2000 and registration is increasingly required in all aspects of formal life, especially in cities.
U.S. President Donald Trump hosts Jensen Huang, chief executive of computer chip maker Nvidia for an event to discuss U.S. technology investments at the White House in Washington on April 30.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 22, 2025

As Trump courts a more assertive Beijing, China hawks are losing out

The Trump administration has dialed back aggressive measures against China and reversed its position on technology controls as the president angles for a Chinese trip.
Kansai Electric Power Company's Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2025

Kepco to build Japan’s first new nuclear reactor since Fukushima meltdown

Kepco’s plan for a new reactor comes after the government adopted the Seventh Strategic Energy Plan in February, declaring policies to maximize the use of nuclear power.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
Anger in Japan after Instagrammer drinks burial site offering
Foreign tourists visit a park near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in August.
Musk voices support for anti-immigration rally in Japan
Elon Musk has voiced support for anti-immigration protest in Japan, where a "Japanese First" party saw gains in recent elections.
Suntory CEO Takeshi Niinami resigns over alleged possession of illegal drugs
Takeshi Niinami, then-chief executive officer of Suntory Holdings, in May 2024
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Why Stalin didn’t invade Hokkaido still largely unknown, 80 years after WWII
During a survey to collect the remains of victims from the Taito Maru, one of the vessels involved in the Three Ships Incident, a metal helmet was found near the stern of the vessel on Aug. 5, 1984, at Rumoi Port. No human remains were discovered.
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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
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