Search - u_times

 
Menu
Search
 
August 08, 2025
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access
54,803 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
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 16, 2021

China sends largest-ever number of warplanes near Taiwan

A record 28 warplanes have ventured into Taiwan's air defense identification zone just days after a G7 statement urged the peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues.
BASKETBALL
Jun 15, 2021

Tom Hovasse pushing Akatsuki Five hard ahead of Olympics

The American coach saw plenty of things to fix within his squad during last week's three-game exhibition series against Portugal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 15, 2021

In El Salvador's Bitcoin beach town, digital divide slows uptake

The tropical surfing spot's basic infrastructure offers a glimpse of the potential pitfalls to popularizing Bitcoin nationally for payments and savings.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 15, 2021

Andy Murray says question marks remain over fitness ahead of return

'I feel okay. I don't feel perfect, but I have been practicing well over the last month or so, pretty consistently,' the 34-year-old told reporters on Monday.
MULTIMEDIA
Jun 15, 2021

Your body survived a pandemic. Don’t punish it with diet fads.

Don’t let the weight-loss industry shame you into thinking “back to normal” means a return to intermittent fasting and appetite suppressant lollipops.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 14, 2021

Team USA manager Mike Scioscia ready for Olympic challenge

'We have to pitch,' Scioscia said. 'Any team that wants to reach their goal has to have a good starting rotation and definitely a bullpen that can hold leads.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2021

China’s censorship widens to Hong Kong’s vaunted film industry, with global implications

The new guidelines, which apply to both domestically produced and foreign films, come as a sharp slap to the artistic spirit of Hong Kong.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2021

As El Salvador makes bitcoins tender, traders mull where that leaves the dollar

Some observers wonder whether a bigger movement is afoot: replacing a conventional currency on a national scale and then beyond.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2021

Kim Jong Un calls K-pop a ‘vicious cancer’ in the new culture war

K-pop's growing influence has drawn the leader's ire. But even a dictator may have trouble holding back the tide.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / Longform
Jun 14, 2021

Rethinking housing priorities in Japan in the wake of COVID-19

With remote work likely to remain as one of the pandemic's lasting legacies, developers are coming up with innovative new ways of meeting people's expectations toward accommodation and living spaces.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 13, 2021

Reigning 400 champion Mack Horton misses Australia team for Tokyo

The 25-year-old missed the top-two finish that would have allowed him to defend his title at next month's Olympics by just 0.65 seconds.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 13, 2021

‘The Party and the People’ shows Chinese leadership as responsive but unaccountable to the public

In his new book, Bruce J. Dickson refers to contemporary Chinese politics as a study in nuanced contrasts: authoritarian yet cooperative; repressive yet responsive to public opinion.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 12, 2021

Bruised by border politics, some Biden officials cling to Trump order on migrants

The order enables U.S. officials to rapidly expel migrants at both the southern and northern borders during the COVID-19 pandemic, essentially cutting off access to asylum for most migrants.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2021

U.S. Justice Department watchdog to probe seizure of Democrats' communications data

The inspector general announced his review after Senate Democrats on Friday demanded that two former U.S. attorneys general testify about reported subpoenas of records.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jun 12, 2021

An agreement on tax could remind world of G7’s value

The G7 could be relevant, however, as an avatar for democratic and value-oriented leadership and some leaders see the institution evolving in that direction.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 12, 2021

Tapping into the travel dreams of overseas visitors to Japan

Traveling to Japan is unlikely to resemble trips prior to the emergence of COVID-19.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2021

Elon Musk's China nemesis William Li survived once, but he has a fight ahead

On the road to recovery, Li's Nio delivered more than 20,000 vehicles, all of them SUVs, in the first quarter at an average price of $68,000.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2021

Indians still battling impacts of COVID-19 now burdened with medical debt

Even before the pandemic struck, India's out-of-pocket expenses on health care were among the highest in the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2021

Japan Airlines and Haneda Airport take top spots for air travel punctuality

In the Asia-Pacific region, Japan Airlines rose to first for on-time arrivals in May, followed by national rival ANA and then Air New Zealand.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 11, 2021

Robust vaccine supply chain is key to ending the pandemic

Japan has a part to play in preventing the spread of infections and stopping the coronavirus from mutating.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 11, 2021

Detained but not silent: Stories from inside Japan’s immigration centers

Thomas Ash's documentary “Ushiku” brings to the light the experiences of detainees at Japan's immigration facilities and the harsh conditions they face.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2021

When the power grid runs low, your EV’s battery could help

In the U.K., tapping into vehicle batteries would enable grid operators to meet more than a quarter of peak power demand by the end of the decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2021

Google and Facebook pledged millions for local news. Was it enough?

Critics say the funding does not nearly compensate for the tens of billions of dollars publishers lost as the tech companies gobbled up the digital advertising market.
SOCCER
Jun 10, 2021

Ange Postecoglou confirmed as new Celtic manager

Thursday's long-awaited announcement concluded a two-week courtship between the famed Scottish club and the Australian, who will leave Yokohama F. Marinos immediately.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 10, 2021

Toshiba sought ministry help to swing key vote, probe finds

Toshiba sought government help in an attempt to influence a key shareholder vote that installed its slate of directors, a probe has found in a vindication for investor activism in Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 10, 2021

China boosts support for Myanmar army, countering U.S. sanctions

As of Tuesday, Myanmar's security forces had killed more than 850 people and arrested nearly 6,000 others since they overthrew the democratically elected government on Feb. 1.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2021

China ages before it can become rich

One problem is that the Communist Party views people not as individual human beings but as tools to be manipulated to suit party policy at different times
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 9, 2021

Lewis Hamilton sends encouragement to Naomi Osaka

'For her own personal health she didn't feel comfortable doing something, and the backlash is ridiculous,” the Formula One champion said last week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2021

Renewable energy boom unleashes a war over talent for green jobs

Difficulty securing a well-trained workforce could end up being a bottleneck in an industry that is key to slashing emissions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jun 8, 2021

NFT interest growing in Japan, but legal worries persist

While the local NFT market is still in its infancy, there has already been a battle among businesses to team up with popular intellectual-property holders.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
Trump: The $550 billion pledged by Japan is 'our money'
U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. He told CNBC that investment pledges are like signing bonuses.
The United States imposes 15% 'reciprocal' tariff on most Japanese goods
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House on Wednesday.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Photographer Bleg Bayraktar is winning social media with politeness
A video on Bayraktar's Instagram account of the Belgian photographer approaching an elderly worker in Tokyo's Shibuya has gone viral, garnering almost 9 million views.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Will the movement seeking Ishiba’s resignation succeed?
Liberal Democratic Party youth division head Yasutaka Nakasone (center) and other members speak to reporters in Tokyo on July 25.
Photographer Bleg Bayraktar is winning social media with politeness
A video on Bayraktar's Instagram account of the Belgian photographer approaching an elderly worker in Tokyo's Shibuya has gone viral, garnering almost 9 million views.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.

Podcast

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

Longform

Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person
By Naoko Abe

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Muji has been sustainable from the beginning
Muji has been sustainable from the beginning

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER