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11-year-old esports prodigy Yuki Kurihara claims gold at Asian Games

The Japan Times

He is the youngest athlete in Japan's Asian Games history.

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 8:35 am

Organizers 'not satisfied' by rows of empty seats at Asian Games

The Japan Times

The 100-meter sprints are one of the highlights of any Games, but the 30,000-capacity Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium appeared to be only about one-quarter full on Friday night.

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 8:18 am

Junglia theme park in Okinawa logs ¥17 billion loss in first year

The Japan Times

The ¥70 billion park opened last July to high expectations that it would help extend tourist stays and boost the local economy.

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 8:00 am

China and U.S. to open AI 'communication channel' after summit

The Japan Times

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed matters ranging from AI and trade to the stalled war in Iran.

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 6:03 am

Japan wary China could use Trump-Xi summit to bolster narrative against Tokyo

The Japan Times

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is believed to be seeking a call with U.S. President Donald Trump to dispel Tokyo's concerns.

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 3:25 am

When infinity becomes finite: How will Yayoi Kusama's death influence the art market?

The Japan Times

There will be no new Kusamas, but rarity is another matter. Her death exposes the very different kinds of scarcity within her vast body of work.

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 2:45 am

Japan's finance chief says Takaichi isn't 'reflationist'

The Japan Times

The finance minister also reiterated her readiness to again support the yen and played down jitters over the recent gains in bond yields.

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 1:40 am

Trump rejects Iranian peace proposal, report says

The Japan Times

U.S. President Donald Trump told aides he expects to resume bombing after November congressional elections.

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 12:56 am

How firms linked to sanctioned Chinese cotton giant sell clothes to U.S.

The Japan Times

Since Esquel's blacklisting, three garment makers in Vietnam have continued to source much of its cotton while also selling products to the U.S.

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 12:47 am

Trump administration to meet Ukraine assistance deadline

The Japan Times

As of early this week, $307 million of the $400 million of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative funding had been obligated, sources said.

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 12:46 am

Spotting AI writing: How reliable are the detectors?

The Japan Times

Claims that a Canadian-Haitian writer used AI tools to write his best-selling debut novel are posing questions about how AI can be detected.

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 12:37 am

TV networks resume covering White House as press access fight continues

The Japan Times

Trump last week banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, before a judge ordered the administration to restore their access.

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 12:29 am

OpenAI's models accessed public U.S. Census and SEC data

The Japan Times

The company's agentic AI systems interacted with public U.S. Census and SEC data, people familiar with the situation said.

Posted on 26 September 2026 | 12:29 am

U.S. seeks to expand passport records access for voter checks

The Japan Times

State and local officials, as well as potentially some nonprofit organizations, may be given access to passport records to verify voters' citizenship.

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 11:34 pm

China pushes to fill Trump's void across range of U.N. activities

The Japan Times

As U.S. President Donald Trump withholds millions of dollars in U.S. dues and pulls out of dozens of agencies, China is filling the gap.

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 11:34 pm

Xi seizes Trump detente to seek lasting gains on trade and Taiwan

The Japan Times

Underneath many of U.S. President Donald Trump's grand gestures at his summit with Xi Jinping, there were signs of the limits to their relationship.

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 11:33 pm

Yen rises as Japanese officials say weak currency is problem

The Japan Times

The currency strengthened as much as 1.2%, the most since Sept. 7, to ¥156.94 per dollar on Friday, outperforming all of its Group-of-10 peers.

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 11:29 pm

Japan's bond 'falling knife' stalls repatriation rush

The Japan Times

Major investors remain reluctant to commit heavily to domestic bonds while yields are still climbing and few clues about how much rates must rise.

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 11:29 pm

To craft a Buddhist bell, 'you have to find peace within yourself first'

The Japan Times

Yoshinori Shimatani, a fourth-generation "orin" (standing bell) master craftsman, views his process as equal parts physical and spiritual.

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 11:05 pm

When tourists do the 'Nagoya skip,' do they know what they're skipping?

The Japan Times

Despite historical, cultural and culinary draws, only 10% of overseas visitors set foot in Aichi and Gifu prefectures.

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 11:00 pm

Japanese skateboarders grab gold at Asian Games

The Japan Times

In swimming, Kodai Nishiono won the gold medal in the men's 200-meter backstroke.

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 3:24 pm

Storm menaces Japan after highest cyclone tally since 1966

The Japan Times

Tropical Storm Surigae is currently 791 kilometers south-southeast of Okinawa, packing top sustained winds of 74 kilometers per hour.

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 9:32 am

Japan regulator is boosting scrutiny of AI data center financing

The Japan Times

The move comes as major financial institutions increase their exposure to the rapidly expanding sector.

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 9:31 am

Japan to expand disaster preparedness with new national agency

The Japan Times

The National Disaster Management Agency will be launched on Nov. 2 and serve as the government's command center for disaster preparedness.

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 9:29 am

Japan growth minister says economy has exited reflationary phase

The Japan Times

Minoru Kiuchi's comments follow renewed weakness in the yen and further gains in government bond yields this week.

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 9:06 am

The unmaking of Friday Night Plans

The Japan Times

Once a rising star of sleek R&B, Friday Night Plans has spent the past few years dismantling the pop persona she built.

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 9:00 am

Say where? Japanese towns use self-deprecating humor for tourism boost

The Japan Times

Some municipalities are flipping their low name recognition into opportunities for self-promotion.

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 8:49 am

Why Russia's Potemkin election actually matters

The Japan Times

There's little purpose to parsing who won the vote; the point is that opponents of Putin and his war were jailed, exiled or banned from running.

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 8:13 am

Xi calls for U.S. to 'oppose' Taiwan independence as Trump hails China as WWII ally

The Japan Times

Trump hailed the superpowers' "common interests" that he said made the two "allies in World War II" — remarks likely to raise eyebrows in Tokyo.

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 7:37 am

The notion that sanctions work is an illusion

The Japan Times

Those who defend sweeping financial sanctions often claim that popular suffering is a defensible means of pressuring the target government.

Posted on 25 September 2026 | 7:25 am

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