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October 27, 2026

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Science & Health

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara speaks at a news conference on Monday at the Prime Minister's Office.

JAPAN

Government holds urgent cybersecurity meeting in response to recent data breaches

By Ariana King

The meeting on Monday evening discussed countermeasures following a request from GMO Internet Group for the government to take action.

Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda during an interview in Tokyo in January 2015

JAPAN / Politics

Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda dies at 90

By Kenji Yoshida

The son of former Japanese leader Takeo Fukuda became the country’s first second-generation prime minister when he assumed office in September 2007.

Shogi player Tomoka Nishiyama, who holds four women’s titles, speaks at a news conference about her decision to become a <i>kishi</i> in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward on Monday.

JAPAN

Tomoka Nishiyama to become first woman to enter kishi shogi ranks

By Jessica Speed

The holder of four women’s shogi titles said she wants to compete against strong players and “aim higher.”

JAPAN

Digital Agency adds AI agent to Gennai government platform

JAPAN

70% in Japan want to shelter at home after disasters, survey finds

JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa

Premium tour plan to Okinawa sanctuary shelved following local opposition

JAPAN

U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa

By Maddie Baker

Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks during a news conference at the Foreign Ministry on Friday.

Politics

No sign of progress in talks over detention of Japanese journalist in Russia

Though Tokyo plans to continue pressing Moscow for a resolution, Russia has not softened its stance.

Politics / Regional Voices: Hokkaido

Sapporo mayoral race takes shape with Olympics and foreign population in focus

By Eric Johnston

Politics / FOCUS

One year after split with LDP, Komeito seeks fresh direction with new leader

By Eric Johnston

Politics

Fukushima Gov. Uchibori wins fourth term in landslide election

Politics

Opposition parties urge Takaichi to explain tax cut bill herself

Politics / ANALYSIS

Can Japan become a player in the Arctic?

By Michael MacArthur Bosack

Politics

LDP presents compromise proposal on Lower House seat cut

As of Friday, there were over 1.5 million replies to X posts by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, out of which 7.5% mentioned foreign nationals or immigrants, according to a Jiji analysis.

Society

Replies mentioning foreign citizens surge on Takaichi’s X account

In some cases, comments against immigrants were repeated even when the prime minister did not mention policies pertaining to foreign nationals.

Society

Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents

By Natsuko Fukue

Society

Japan calls for more support amid rising youth suicides

Society

Kushima briefed by industry ministry officials on nuclear waste site survey

Society

‘In my DNA’: Why Osaka’s high-risk danjiri festivals refuse to slow down

By Mai Yoshikawa

Society

Family of driver who died after truck fell into Saitama sinkhole sues prefecture

Society

Japan and U.S. to conduct drills under extreme conditions as typhoon nears

By Maddie Baker

Kenji Inaba observes pedestrian traffic in the early hours of Oct. 17 at a site in Nagoya where his daughter was struck in July by a man who jumped from an apartment building.

Crime & Legal

Father of woman struck by man who jumped from building seeks murder charge

Kenji Inaba, whose daughter Hora died, argues that the 29-year-old man — who survived — knew his actions might cause another person’s death.

Crime & Legal

Unscrupulous businesses preying on older people with dementia

Crime & Legal

Minors detained over ‘Shorinji racing’ pranks in Osaka and Hyogo

Crime & Legal

U.S. Marine indicted in Okinawa robbery-murder case

Crime & Legal

GMO asks government to take active cyberdefense measures

Crime & Legal

Ex-University of Tokyo professor gets suspended sentence over bribes

Crime & Legal

NPA suspects police in Kanagawa used old drivers’ licenses illegally

The lights are turned off at 8 p.m. in July 2017 for the first time at a building in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district housing the health ministry as part of efforts at the time to prevent government workers from overworking.

Science & Health

Government workers’ parliamentary duties linked to higher medical costs: study

The findings highlight the importance of appropriate health management for government workers as concerns grow over long working hours.

Science & Health

Health ministry questions reliability of vasculitis drug approval data

Science & Health

Japan launches probe in historic bid to collect sample from Mars moon

By Jessica Speed

Science & Health

91AV原创 health ministry sets new guidelines for tie-up ads in movies and TV shows

Science & Health

High-calorie diet causes brain nerve abnormalities, researchers find

Science & Health

As influenza cases rise, residents rush to get flu shots

By Spencer Landers

Science & Health

Nobel winner Kenso Soai says he understood the significance of his research

By Tomoko Otake

U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday. New measures the U.S. military introduced between Wednesday and Friday include a pause on military operations in the prefecture.

Explainer

How is the U.S. military responding to the Okinawa murder?

By Maddie Baker

The incident has threatened to reignite simmering anger in Okinawa — home to the bulk of U.S. forces stationed in Japan.

Explainer

The ins and outs of ETC cards for highways in Japan

By Kanako Takahara

Explainer

Who are the former royals who may be reinstated to the imperial family?

By Kanako Takahara

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

Pages from the “Manyoshu” from 1184, owned by the Tokyo National Museum (ink on decorated paper, one page size 25x17 centimeters)

History / The Living Past

A millennium ago, (almost) everyone in Japan was a poet

By Michael Hoffman

91AV原创 oldest poetry anthology captures a world of beauty, humor, love and sorrow that feels remarkably familiar.

History / Japan Times Gone By

Japan Times 1926: Meiji Shrine baseball park opens

History / FOCUS

Memories of students killed in World War II live on at Tokyo museum

History / The Living Past

Love, lust and life in Saikaku’s Japan

By Michael Hoffman

History / Japan Times Gone By

Japan Times 2001: Terrorists attack United States

History

How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII

By Tomoko Otake

History / FOCUS

Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history

By Mai Yoshikawa

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

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Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan

By Elizabeth Beattie

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