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Residents fill jugs with water in the city of Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 31.
JAPAN
Over 6,000 still living in evacuation centers two weeks after Kumamoto quake
The Kumamoto government is making preparations for evacuees to move to hotels.
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
COMMUNITY
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
By Jessica Speed
The proposed requirements have left many angry, anxious and unable to plan for the future, with some reconsidering whether they can remain in the country at all.
JAPAN
Japan shares data on foreign nationals facing deportation with local governments
Previously, such information was shared only when there was consent from affected individuals.
JAPAN
Japan to apply reconstruction aid law to all of Kumamoto Prefecture
JAPAN
Children with disabilities offered places to feel at ease in quake-hit Kumamoto
JAPAN
Japanese officials battling misinformation on social media
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Battle of Okinawa survivor conveys message of peace through the classroom

Politics

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may seek to reinforce her standing in the Liberal Democratic Party by reshuffling her Cabinet and party executive lineup as early as next month.
Politics
LDP secretary-general post emerges as focal point as Takaichi mulls changes
At a time when public support for her administration is falling, Takaichi may shake up her Cabinet and the LDP¡¯s executive lineup to reinforce her standing in the party.
Politics
Japan protests South Korean maritime survey off disputed Takeshima
Politics
Tamaki faces challenge in DPP leadership race
Politics
South Korea conducts defense drill for Japan-claimed islands
Politics / ANALYSIS
Will Takaichi¡¯s consumption tax cut break the LDP?
By Michael MacArthur Bosack
Politics
Opposition leaders voice concerns over Takaichi¡¯s Hiroshima address
Politics
Takaichi emphasizes Â鶹´«Ã½ commitment to nonnuclear principles on Hiroshima anniversary
By Kenji Yoshida

Society

Masaaki Makino, head of the Buzen Gibier Center (right) in the city of Buzen in Fukuoka Prefecture, holds up some of the center's products alongside Nana Hirano, who developed jerky for pet consumption at the facility.
Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Fukuoka¡¯s game meat plant turns nuisance wildlife into regional specialty
Since 2018, the Buzen Gibier Center has been processing culled animals that would have otherwise been incinerated into products for human consumption.
Society / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Plasterers head to school in search of new blood
Society
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
By Kenji Yoshida
Society
Historian¡¯s wife continues his research on U.S. captives in Hiroshima
Society / Longform
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin
Society
As hibakusha age, storytelling mantle passes to the next generation
Society
Nippon Paper president expresses condolences over deaths at quake-hit plant

Crime & Legal

A Mie Prefectural Police patrol car in the city of Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Sunday
Crime & Legal
Post-quake crime and scams compound misery for Kumamoto residents
Suspicious activity around damaged homes and evacuation shelters has prompted police forces around the country to send hundreds of officers to patrol affected areas.
Crime & Legal
Teen sentenced to life in prison over leading role in fatal 2024 Hokkaido group assault
Crime & Legal
Six years sought for former massage parlor operator over Thai girl case
Crime & Legal
U.S.-based doctor sentenced in historic building vandalism case
Crime & Legal
Â鶹´«Ã½ police to monitor ¡®³Ù´Ç°ì³Ü°ù²â¨±¡¯ use of confidential messaging apps
Crime & Legal
Police in Osaka fatally shoot knife-wielding man
Crime & Legal
Child sexual abuse deepfakes more than double in Japan in first half of 2026

Science & Health

Mugi, a female lion at Tama Zoo in Tokyo, has died following a heat wave in July.
Science & Health
Three lions die at Tokyo¡¯s Tama Zoo amid heat wave
By Tomoko Otake
Three other lions are currently ill and unable to stand up.
Science & Health
A pressing question on the front lines in Kumamoto: Who cares for the caregivers?
By Mai Yoshikawa
Science & Health
Fault zone in Kumamoto responsible for a 2016 quake likely triggered latest temblor
By Kanako Takahara
Science & Health
Â鶹´«Ã½ average life expectancy rises in 2025
Science & Health
Another iPS product approved for public insurance coverage in Japan
Science & Health
City lights and searing summer heat keep some cicadas singing after dark
By Jessica Speed
Science & Health
Long-term safety of iPS spinal cord therapy confirmed in Japan

Explainer

Royal family members greet guests during the spring garden party at the Akasaka Palace's imperial garden in Tokyo in April.
Explainer
Who are the former royals who may be reinstated to the imperial family?
By Kanako Takahara
A proposal to allow the reinstatement of former male royals along the male line of the imperial family through adoption is being considered by policymakers.
Explainer
How the Iran crisis affects Japan
By Eric Johnston
Explainer
How to prepare when Japan is under an earthquake advisory
By Jessica Speed
Explainer
The key points under discussion on policies affecting foreign nationals
By Himari Semans
Explainer
Takaichi¡¯s Taiwan tumult: A closer look at the Japanese leader¡¯s contentious remarks
By Gabriele Ninivaggi
Explainer
What you need to know about the shift to My Number health insurance cards
By Jessica Speed
Explainer
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
By Yukana Inoue

History

On Aug. 14, 2001, the front page of The Japan Times featured one of the defining images of Junichiro Koizumi's premiership: the prime minister leaving Yasukuni Shrine after a controversial visit that reignited debates over Japan's wartime past and strained relations with its Asian neighbors.
History / Japan Times Gone By
Japan Times 2001: Koizumi visits Yasukuni early
Additionally, our archives feature more coverage on the Lockheed scandal and the creation of NHK.
History
Japan and others mark 10 years since South China Sea arbitration
History / Japan Times Gone By
Japan Times 1976: Ex-Prime Minister Tanaka arrested
History
Victims of Battle of Okinawa mourned 81 years on
History / Greater Shinagawa Area
The many lives of Shinagawa
By Alex K.T. Martin
History
Japan Times 1976: Inoki sits on his fortune as Ali dances to the bank
History / Japan Times Gone By
Japan Times 1976: Disappointed hot-rod fans kill cameraman
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America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
TCC Therapy Park is supported financially by racing organizations as well as donations from members of the public.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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