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Breaking news and features about Japan from the nation's most widely read English-language newspaper. 日本で最も読まれている英文ニュース。 More: https://t.co/j1Z2YyCBp7
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As Tokyo welcomes the Deaflympics — a century-old celebration of Deaf culture and sport — Japan is starting to listen to calls for improved inclusivity. 👉 https://t.co/6gyEv15dTl
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The constantly shifting nature of how human trafficking is conducted and whom it targets make it increasingly difficult for Japanese authorities to wipe it out.
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Its shifting nature, as well as the ever-changing demographics of potential victims, make it hard for authorities to crack down on trafficking.
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Three of Japan's four major life insurance companies enjoyed insurance premium income growth in April-September, their earnings reports have shown.
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Insurance premium revenues rose 30.4% from a year earlier at Meiji Yasuda, 13.4% at Nippon Life and 4.0% at Sumitomo.
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"Every time a major incident like this happens, we are in great pain because our hearts rise and fall as the relationship between Japan and China rattles every time," one Japanese restaurant owner in Shanghai said. 👉 https://t.co/6qbtap6VUU
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“Concerns are mounting about potential impacts as we approach the upcoming winter peak season,” Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki said.
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As Japan and China continue their war of words, the potential impact on Hokkaido’s tourism industry this winter season has officials increasingly concerned.
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Editorial: Japan-China relations are worsening as Beijing tries to punish Japan over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks, possibly strengthening support for her tougher China policy.
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China seeks to intimidate Japan and encourage it to distance itself from Taiwan. The Japanese government must not bend.
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An upcoming retrospective in Tokyo throws light on florist Nicolai Bergmann’s creative process 25 years after he came up with the idea of a “flower box.”
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“The flower business, as I see it, has no limits,” says the Danish florist famous for creating the “flower box” 25 years ago.
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Livestream giant Twitch must remove all users under the age of 16 in Australia once the country’s strict social media laws take effect next month, Canberra’s online regulator says.
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The eSafety Commissioner said that the U.S. company — which started out as a platform for gaming streamers — met its criteria to be banned.
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U.S. President Donald Trump is calling for a group of Democratic lawmakers to be put on trial for sedition after they released a video telling the intelligence community and military members to disobey unlawful orders.
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His suggestion that the lawmakers be put to death drew even more attention to a video telling the intelligence community and military members to disobey unlawful orders.
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Commentary: Bangladesh’s death sentence for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, widely seen as politically motivated, has intensified domestic unrest, deepened societal divisions and heightened tensions.
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Human Rights Watch, among other observers, determined the tribunal “failed to meet international fair trial standards.”
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“I carry bear spray and three bear bells,” says a Japanese geologist who makes frequent research trips to northern Japan. “When walking through bushy places, I have my bear spray out from the holster.”
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Japan’s nature researchers, hunters and trail runners reflect on how a spike in bear activity affects their professions and hobbies.
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"Rental Family" starring Brendan Fraser is the fourth movie about rental people to come out in just six years.
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The new “Rental Family” film starring Brendan Fraser revisits an irresistible controversy and suggests that while rental family members are fake, they address a real loneliness.
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Most moss spores germinated normally after spending about nine months in space, researchers in Japan said Friday, confirming that mosses can survive for an extended period in the harsh space environment.
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The research team said the findings will be useful for building infrastructure to supply food and oxygen on the moon and Mars in the future.
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The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, have agreed to submit a bill that creates a framework for reducing Lower House seats during the ongoing session of parliament.
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The two parties are postponing reaching a conclusion on the actual number of seats to be cut and whether to cut proportional seats.
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Tokyo police arrested two Japanese men on suspicion of smuggling gold into Japan from South Korea in a scheme that allegedly moved around 1 ton of gold.
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Investigators believe the pair traveled 216 times between South Korea and Japan from 2023 to 2024, smuggling roughly 1 ton of gold worth about ¥10.8 billion.
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has rebuffed demands from China to retract her recent comments about Taiwan, saying there was no change to Tokyo’s stance on how it would respond to a major regional security crisis.
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There is no change to Tokyo’s stance on how it would respond to a major regional security crisis, the prime minister says.
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"Sell-Japan" trade takes a breather as verbal intervention dialed up slightly and stimulus package that so worried the market within expectations
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The stimulus package that so worried the market came in within expectations
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Japan logged a customs-cleared trade deficit for four consecutive months in October, though the gap narrowed 53.6% from a year before to ¥231.8 billion, preliminary data from the Finance Ministry showed.
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Japan's exports to the United States declined 3.1% to ¥1.75 trillion, falling for seven months in a row, apparently because of U.S. President Donald Trump's steep tariffs.
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Following a series of bond futures manipulation scandals at Nomura Holdings and other major global banks, Japan Exchange Group is set to revise its guidelines on derivatives trading.
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As the line between spoofing and regular transactions can be contentious, traders would benefit from clearer guidance.
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In tomorrow's edition of The Japan Times Weekend: Juzo Itami's cult classic 'Tampopo' turns 40
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Japan is looking to raise the fees paid by foreign residents to remain in the country to match those charged by Western nations in fiscal 2026.
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The government is aiming to raise fees to match those charged by Western nations in fiscal 2026 amid an increase in the number of foreign residents.
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