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Asia stocks make bright start to 2026
Asian markets made a bright start to 2026 on Friday but volumes were thin with Tokyo and Shanghai still closed as investors awaited fresh direction from Wall Street.…
10 hours ago
Japan Today
Asia stocks make bright start to 2026
Emperor and his family greet New Year well-wishers
Emperor Naruhito and his family waved to a crowd of flag-waving New Year’s well-wishers gathered at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Friday. Standing with his wife Empress…
6 hours ago
Japan Today
Emperor and his family greet New Year well-wishers
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un's daughter makes public visit to state mausoleum
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter, Ju Ae, who is likely being prepared ‌as his successor, accompanied her parents on her first public visit to the Kumsusan…
12 hours ago
Japan Today
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un's daughter makes public visit to state mausoleum
Record low 363 million New Year postcards delivered on Jan 1
Japan Post Holdings said Friday that a record low number of New Year greeting postcards (nengajo) were delivered nationwide on Jan 1, marking the 17th consecutive year of…
9 hours ago
Japan Today
Record low 363 million New Year postcards delivered on Jan 1
Body of foreign man found in apartment in Saitama Prefecture
The body of a 24-year-old Vietnamese man with multiple bruises on his face and other parts of his body was found in an apartment in Kawaguchi City, Saitama…
9 hours ago
Japan Today
Body of foreign man found in apartment in Saitama Prefecture
Money and prayer
A man throws a banknote before praying at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Thursday.
19 hours ago
Japan Today
Money and prayer
At least 40 killed, 113 injured in fire at Swiss ski resort bar
Around 40 people were killed and 115 injured when a fire ripped through a crowded bar during a New Year's Eve party in the upscale Swiss ski resort…
19 hours ago
Japan Today
At least 40 killed, 113 injured in fire at Swiss ski resort bar
Man City and Liverpool frustrated in 0-0 draws in Premier League to leave Arsenal with 4-point lead
Erling Haaland and Manchester City were frustrated in a 0-0 draw at Sunderland on Thursday, leaving Arsenal with a four-point lead at the halfway stage of the Premier League season.…
16 hours ago
Japan Today
Man City and Liverpool frustrated in 0-0 draws in Premier League to leave Arsenal with 4-point lead
Russia hands to U.S. what it says is proof of attempted Ukrainian strike on Putin residence
A senior Russian military chief handed to a U.S. military attache on Thursday what he said was part ‌of a Ukrainian drone containing data he said proved that…
13 hours ago
Japan Today
Russia hands to U.S. what it says is proof of attempted Ukrainian strike on Putin residence
Russia asks U.S. to stop pursuit of fleeing oil tanker, NY Times reports
Russia has asked the U.S. to stop ‌its pursuit of an oil tanker that was heading to Venezuela ⁠and is now fleeing ‍the U.S. Coast ‍Guard ‍in the…
19 hours ago
Japan Today
Russia asks U.S. to stop pursuit of fleeing oil tanker, NY Times reports
Several reported killed in Iran protests over economic hardships
Several people were killed during unrest in Iran, Iranian media and rights groups said on Thursday, as the biggest protests to hit the Islamic Republic for three years…
19 hours ago
Japan Today
Several reported killed in Iran protests over economic hardships
K-pop stars BTS to release album in March ahead of world tour
K-pop megastars BTS will release a new album in March ahead of a world tour, the group announced on Thursday. South Korea's biggest musical act has been on…
19 hours ago
Japan Today
K-pop stars BTS to release album in March ahead of world tour
Start 2026 with familiar flavors of home
For foreign residents in Japan during the new year, homesickness can creep in. We show you where to go to feed your nostalgia.
7 hours ago
Japan Times
Start 2026 with familiar flavors of home
Imperial family members host New Year’s gathering
In his speech, the emperor expressed concern for those still facing difficulties due to last year’s major natural disasters.
7 hours ago
Japan Times
Imperial family members host New Year’s gathering
Unification Church reportedly backed 290 LDP lawmakers in 2021 poll
The figure compares with the Liberal Democratic Party’s announcement in 2022 that 180 of its lawmakers had ties with the group.
7 hours ago
Japan Times
Unification Church reportedly backed 290 LDP lawmakers in 2021 poll
Heat top East-leading Pistons in fourth straight win
Norman Powell hit seven 3-pointers and scored 36 points.
10 hours ago
Japan Times
Heat top East-leading Pistons in fourth straight win
The lure of a rising Asian metropolis? No traffic.
Nusantara, Indonesia’s new city built in the jungle, has an uncertain future, but both new residents and tourists love it.
11 hours ago
Japan Times
The lure of a rising Asian metropolis? No traffic.
NHK drama series returns to Sengoku-Period spectacle
NHK’s “taiga” period drama leaves the pleasure quarters of Edo behind to shift focus on the right-hand man of one of Japan’s great unifiers.
12 hours ago
Japan Times
NHK drama series returns to Sengoku-Period spectacle
The lure of a rising Asian metropolis? No traffic.
Nusantara, Indonesia’s new city built in the jungle, has an uncertain future, but both new residents and tourists love it.
11 hours ago
Japan Times
The lure of a rising Asian metropolis? No traffic.
NHK drama series returns to Sengoku-Period spectacle
NHK’s “taiga” period drama leaves the pleasure quarters of Edo behind to shift focus on the right-hand man of one of Japan’s great unifiers.
12 hours ago
Japan Times
NHK drama series returns to Sengoku-Period spectacle
Rural municipalities working with students from urban areas on regional revitalization.
The project is aimed at securing human resources for community development and creating "related populations," or people who are continuously involved in regional communities.
12 hours ago
Japan Times
Rural municipalities working with students from urban areas on regional revitalization.
U.S. urges China to halt military pressure on Taiwan, days after Japan and others
A State Department spokesman said China’s military activities and rhetoric toward Taiwan and others in the region “increase tensions unnecessarily.”
12 hours ago
Japan Times
U.S. urges China to halt military pressure on Taiwan, days after Japan and others
AI Is getting dangerously good at political persuasion
The trick is using a debating tactic known as Gish galloping, a rapid-style speech tactic in which one interlocutor bombards the other with a stream of facts and stats.
12 hours ago
Japan Times
AI Is getting dangerously good at political persuasion
Venus Williams gets Australian Open wildcard aged 45
Venus Williams was handed a wildcard to the Australian Open aged 45 on Friday, becoming the oldest woman ever to play at the season-opening Grand Slam.
13 hours ago
Japan Times
Venus Williams gets Australian Open wildcard aged 45
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