National Jan 1, 2019
The Japan Times newsroom selected the following domestic news stories as the most important of 2018.
Business Oct 18, 2018
Japan's exports unexpectedly fell in September — the first drop in almost two years — as natural disasters disrupted economic activity and higher energy prices continued to feed gains in imports. While one-off events make it difficult to assess the impact of the U.S.-China trade ...
National Sep 14, 2018
1,600 still in shelters one week after deadly magnitude 6.7 Hokkaido earthquake
A week after a powerful earthquake rocked Hokkaido, people mourned the deaths of 41 people while around 1,600 others remained in shelters as of Thursday. Self-Defense Forces members offered silent prayers at an evacuation center in the worst-hit town of Atsuma at 3:07 a.m., the ...
National Sep 13, 2018
Hokkaido dairy farmers hit by quake work together to overcome hardship
by Chisato Tanaka
With many dairy farmers in Hokkaido forced to dump thousands of liters of fresh milk following power outages and a scarcity of water triggered by the powerful earthquake on Sept. 6, local communities are trying to overcome the hardship by banding together. "Because a milk ...
Editorials Sep 11, 2018
The Hokkaido quake provides more clues on how to improve our disaster preparedness.
National Sep 6, 2018
Live updates from The Japan Times newsroom and social media about the strong earthquake that hit Hokkaido on Sept. 6.