Education ministry calls for University of Tokyo to review president selection
It is the first time the government has requested a review of how a university selected its president.
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One year on, LDP-JIP partnership still has some holes to fill
With deeper bonds between rank-and-file members of both parties lacking, the coalition is still more of a tie-up…
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As residents of flood-hit Chiba Prefecture rebuild, concerns about the future linger
According to Chiba Prefecture's disaster response headquarters, 10 people have been killed and 37 injured in the…
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Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
The technical level of international amateur sumo is rising, with fewer mismatches and more competitive countries at…
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BOJ likely to keep hiking rates every quarter, ex-official says
The Bank of Japan is widely expected to hold rates steady at its next policy meeting on Oct. 30.
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Japan demands access to journalist detained in Russia as spy row persists
A senior Japanese official met with his Russian counterpart, urging the "immediate release" of a Hokkaido Shimbun…
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Nutritional quality of diets poorest among young people in Japan, survey finds
The research group that conducted the survey said developing good dietary habits early in life and maintaining them can…
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Seventh Satoyama Practitioners Networking Event in Uchiko, Ehime
The Japan Times Cube Inc. will co-host the seventh Satoyama Practitioners Networking Event with the Ehime town of…
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第7回 Satoyama実践者交流会を愛媛県内子町で開催
株式会社ジャパンタイムズキューブ（代表取締役：末松弥奈子）は、愛媛県内子町と共催し、2026年11月14日（土）、15日（日）に「第7回 Satoyama実践者交流会」を開催します。
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Major banks in Japan accelerating shift to IC chip verification
The Financial Services Agency has urged financial institutions to review their cybersecurity measures amid repeated…
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With leaders’ summit, ‘Quad’ hopes to breathe fresh life into grouping
U.S. President Donald Trump will join a meeting next month amid concerns that the four-nation grouping is withering on…
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Japan envoy Sasakawa meets Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing, state media says
The meeting comes as international reengagement with the Southeast Asian nation has ramped up after years of diplomatic…
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Japan to provide Malaysia with counterdrone system
The government will spend ¥1.65 billion on the system, marking its third provision of official security assistance to…
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Japan to drop term ‘abnormal delivery’ to ease emotional burden on parents
The move follows concerns that the wording could cause psychological distress to expectant parents.
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Flour power: Nina Metayer brings her ‘world’s best’ pastries to Tokyo
The award-winning patissier's shop showcases the gorgeous creations that carved her reputation as one of France's top…
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Tech sovereignty is fantasy. Control over choices is not.
Sovereignty is a tough nut to crack in a deeply interconnected, digital world.
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NFL Paris game to go forward with heightened security amid unrest
The Steelers-Saints game is the first regular season game that the league has ever held in the French capital.
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Data breach potentially exposes information of 125,000 police officers and staff
The National Police Agency said a cyberattack on cloud service provider Arcadia has potentially compromised names and…
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Ngumoha comes of age on breathless Anfield night
18-year-old Rio Ngumoha became the youngest Liverpool player to register an assist in the Champions League.
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LeBron and Sixers spoil Knicks party as NBA season tips off
Lebron James, 41 and entering a record-extending 24th NBA season with his fourth team, scored 14 points and handed out…
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French government to deploy troops and admits to failures over weekend unrest
The scale and the police's apparent inability to contain the turmoil has shocked France, inflaming tensions ahead of…
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Nearly defunct CRA receives ¥584 million in state subsidies
While the CRA effectively disbanded, one lawmaker has remained so that it could receive subsidies to pay costs related…
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Japan wins men’s team gold at world gymnastics championships
Japan prevailed under pressure, thanks in large part to an excellent routine from Daiki Hashimoto on the horizontal bar.
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Tiffany Ginza building asking price cut by a third as real estate market cools
The owner of the building has struggled to find buyers with an asking price of ¥120 billion, and is now open to offers…
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China’s super-rich scramble to exit offshore trusts, raise cash as taxman knocks
Some are selling shares and even switching nationality as a deadline looms to declare income booked overseas.
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Japan’s export growth stays solid, supported by chips and cars
The export gain highlighted ongoing demand related to artificial intelligence, with shipments of semiconductors and…
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Trump’s misguided war against effective altruism
Why would the Trump administration, which with great fanfare created a Department of Government Efficiency, now oppose…
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Nidec scandal erases nearly $1 billion from founder Nagamori’s wealth
The precision-motor manufacturer has been mired in turmoil ever since accounting misconduct and quality control issues…
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Nobel Prize winner Soai delivers lecture in Tokyo about reaction named after him
In his lecture, Kenso Soai discussed the Soai reaction, which led to him winning the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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Sanae Takaichi has made Japan impossible to ignore
Since becoming Japan's first female prime minister a year ago, Takaichi has divided opinion in a way few of her…
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New project aims to create AI medical image-processing system in Japan
The goal is to realize the real-time image processing required at medical sites with the use of advanced semiconductors.
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Ordinary day, extraordinary times: Kyiv under Russian attack
For residents of Kyiv, air raid alerts and explosions shatter nights and set the rhythm of days, as Russia steps up…
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Crowdfunding starts for reconstruction of Kukai-linked hall
The hall Reikado hall on Miyajima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture was destroyed by fire in May.
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Israelis abroad fly home to vote, posing threat to Netanyahu
Many are planning to support the opposition led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot.
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Musk gave the order to slow down Ukraine’s Starlink, WSJ reports
SpaceX's Starlink satellite system enables Ukraine to fend off deadly Russian aerial assaults.
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U.S. envoy Witkoff to meet Putin, Trump presses Kyiv to settle
The plan comes after what a U.S. official called "constructive" talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in…
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