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Kenji Yoshida
Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda during an interview in Tokyo in January 2015
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 26, 2026
Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda dies at 90
The son of former Japanese leader Takeo Fukuda became the country’s first second-generation prime minister when he assumed office in September 2007.
U.S. Rep. Ami Bera speaks during an interview with The Japan Times in Tokyo on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2026
Senior U.S. Democrat says midterm win would give party stronger voice in shaping Asia policy
Rep. Ami Bera said he hoped to advance legislation reinforcing the U.S.-Japan alliance and support for Taiwan.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi takes the podium at an Lower House plenary session in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 20, 2026
Opposition offers alternatives to food consumption tax cut in parliamentary debate
Having made the policy central to her economic agenda, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a test of whether she can create tangible household relief.
Then-farm minister Kazuo Yana bows to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a Lower House budget committee meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 14.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 20, 2026
One year in, Takaichi administration’s public support remains largely intact
Even after a scandal forced a ministerial resignation, major opinion polls show nearly half of respondents continue to back the Cabinet.
Former Yokohama mayor Takeharu Yamanaka bows to supporters in Yokohama on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 19, 2026
Why harassment scandals continue engulfing 91AV原创 local leaders
The former mayor of Yokohama lost his reelection bid following a harassment scandal, in a case that highlights an ongoing problem in the nation.
Ayataka Ebita, the head of the Japan Meteorological Agency's earthquake and tsunami observation division, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Friday after the agency withdrew an earthquake alert earlier in the day.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2026
Nerves rattled in Japan as alert for magnitude 9.9 quake withdrawn minutes later
Initial alerts warned of strong shaking across northern, eastern and central Japan.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama attends the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 16, 2026
Japan and South Korea agree to extend $10 billion currency swap arrangement
The agreement, originally set to expire at the end of November, is expected to run through November 2029, with its size unchanged.
A person identified by Russia's Federal Security Service as a Japanese journalist for the Hokkaido Shimbun, whom it has accused of espionage, is seen in this still image taken from video aired by the Rossiya-24 state TV channel and released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2026
Russia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying
The Hokkaido Shimbun journalist was detained in the far eastern Sakhalin region, with Moscow accusing him of collecting defense-related information.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House budget committee session in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 13, 2026
Scandal-hit minister Kazuo Yana now accused of election violation
Opposition parties grilled the prime minister on Tuesday on not just her policies, but also her new farm minister’s election campaign in January.
Keiji Furuya, a 13-term Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker, at his Tokyo office in May.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 9, 2026
LDP’s Furuya says Takaichi called China’s sanctions against him ‘great honor’
The veteran lawmaker’s account comes amid renewed friction between Tokyo and Beijing ahead of November’s APEC summit.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says cutting the food tax to 1% from April 2027 and introducing targeted payments next year would increase households’ disposable income.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 7, 2026
Takaichi defends plan to combine consumption tax cut with income-based cash payments
Designing a system of direct cash payments tailored to recipients’ incomes takes longer than distributing uniform amounts, the prime minister said.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers her policy speech at the Lower House in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 5, 2026
Takaichi lays out ‘proactive fiscal policy’ as new session of parliament begins
In her policy address, the prime minister said Japan needed further action to turn higher wages and investment into sustained growth.
Silver medalists from Taiwan celebrate after the men's 4x100 meter relay final in Nagoya on Monday.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Oct 1, 2026
What’s in a name? A Taiwan towel stirs Asian Games controversy
The intervention extended beyond the prohibition of waving the official flags of nonparticipating countries such as Taiwan.
Former JIP leader and six-term Lower House lawmaker Nobuyuki Baba speaks to The Japan Times on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 29, 2026
JIP adviser says coalition with LDP hinges on delivering results
The JIP joined forces with the LDP on the basis of 48 policy pledges, 60% of which have been set in motion, former JIP leader Nobuyuki Baba said.
U.S. Army soldiers take part in a U.S.-South Korea joint river-crossing exercise, which is a part of the annual Freedom Shield joint military training, near the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Yeoncheon, South Korea, in March.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Sep 27, 2026
Can South Korea stay out of war over Taiwan?
While Seoul has traditionally played things safe on the issue, that discretion is becoming harder to sustain.
Live footage of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is displayed on a large screen as she addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 24, 2026
China pushes back against Takaichi’s call to remove ‘enemy state’ wartime label
Beijing has portrayed the United Nations Charter as a continuing safeguard against Japanese militarism rather than an obsolete relic of World War II.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is resuming a campaign to root out the surviving influence of Koreans who collaborated with imperial Japan.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 24, 2026
Ha Young’s Netflix exit exposes South Korea’s unfinished reckoning with its colonial past
Ha Young’s experience underscores how unsettled the question of how to reckon with colonial-era collaboration remains in South Korea.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as they participate in a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2026
Takaichi and Trump discuss China ahead of Xi’s visit to U.S.
The talks — the leaders’ first formal summit since March — focused on issues surrounding China, including economic security.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers her first speech before the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2026
In first U.N. speech, Takaichi calls for removal of 91AV原创 wartime ‘enemy state’ label
Beijing has latched on to the clause in its row with Tokyo, insisting it remains legally binding and serves as safeguard of the postwar order.
Centrist Reform Alliance leader Junya Ogaya heads to a party meeting on Wednesday in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 16, 2026
Former CDP members of Centrist Reform Alliance finalize plans to form new party
The CRA’s 28 Komeito-affiliated Lower House lawmakers will likely return to Komeito before the next parliamentary session.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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