search

 
 
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 17, 2023

Moderna-Merck cancer vaccine plus Keytruda delays recurrence of skin cancer

The findings of the recent trial suggest that adding a personalized cancer vaccine to antibody-based immunotherapy could prolong the time patients have without death or the cancer's return.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 17, 2023

Taking on Erdogan, Turkish opposition leader banks on everyman appeal

Kemal Kilicdaroglu is aiming to attract voters tired of the president’s bombastic rhetoric and tough-guy persona, campaigning not just as an anti-Erdogan but as his polar opposite.
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Apr 17, 2023

Japan Times Sustainable Japan Networkが第5回『Sustainable Japan Award 』の公募を開始

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都千代田区 代表取締役会長兼社長 末松弥奈子)は第5回 Sustainable Japan Award の公募を開始しました。
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2023

Ukraine says it is finding more Chinese components in Russian weapons

Intelligence gathered by Ukrainian experts from the battlefield stated that Chinese-made parts were found in a navigation system in drones that had previously used a Swiss system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Apr 17, 2023

New BOJ head's message to world: We're staying the course — for now

Since taking the helm a week ago, Ueda has dropped some hints the massive stimulus of his dovish predecessor Haruhiko Kuroda will eventually be phased out.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2023

Four dead and 28 injured in Alabama teen birthday party shooting

There have been 163 mass shootings in the United States so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2023

Fighting rages in Sudan despite humanitarian pause

A second day of battles left three U.N. staff among more than 50 civilians killed nationwide.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 17, 2023

Dark skies, bright future: Japan looks to the heavens for tourism appeal

With a number of dark sky locations offering unparalleled stargazing opportunities, communities are hoping to capitalize on the draw of the cosmos.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 16, 2023

Campaigning starts for second half of Japan's unified polls

The official campaign period has kicked off for the second half of Japan's unified local elections slated for April 23.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2023

Suspect may have used homemade pipe bomb in Kishida attack, investigators say

The revelation came as police raided the home of the 24-year-old suspect in Kawanishi, Hyogo Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 891 new coronavirus cases

On Saturday, 8,550 new COVID-19 cases were reported across Japan, up some 70 from the week before.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 16, 2023

Kishida incident shows protecting VIPs from lone wolves remains a tall order

Campaigning often sees politicians looking to shake hands and deliver speeches in front of sometimes large audiences in settings without security checkpoints.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2023

China's economy expected to rebound as 'zero-COVID' era fades

China is expected to announce an economic rebound on Tuesday when it releases its first quarterly GDP figures since abolishing COVID-19 restrictions late last year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 16, 2023

Don’t allow the attack on Kishida to become a trend

Two assaults on Japanese political leaders in one year suggests a trend. We need to avoid amplifying the message of their perpetrators.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 16, 2023

Pentagon leaks: New twists in a familiar plot

The Pentagon intelligence leaks have offered new details about the state of the war in Ukraine but have not fundamentally altered the overall picture of it.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 16, 2023

G7 environment ministers agree on drastic expansion of wind power, but no coal exit timeline

Agreement leaves open the possibility of current coal plants employing controversial new technologies like hydrogen and ammonia co-fired plants as well as carbon capture and storage.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2023

An island under threat asks when to share and when to fight

Guam’s original inhabitants, the Chamorro, again are being tested amid another round of encroachment by the U.S. military as it tries to thwart China's expansionist ambitions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 16, 2023

Iraq's ancient treasures sand-blasted by climate change

Sandstorms attributed to climate change have slowly begun to reverse years of work in Iraq to unearth archeological sites.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2023

China launches weather satellite as flights avoid no-fly zone north of Taiwan

The no-fly announcement rattled regional nerves as it followed shortly after China staged new war games around Taiwan, which Beijing views as sovereign Chinese territory.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2023

South Korea fires warning shots after North's boat crosses sea border

South Korea's military said it fired warning shots and broadcast warnings to expel a North Korean patrol boat that breached the Northern Limit Line, the de facto sea boundary, on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 16, 2023

Michael Jordan was an activist after all

On the first road trip of his NBA career, in the fall of 2001, Etan Thomas looked out the window of the Washington Wizards’ team bus and was stunned by the massing crowd around the hotel.

Longform

Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat