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November 11, 2026
 

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Kenji Yoshida
Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yasukazu Hamada (second from left) speaks at the first meeting of ruling-party working-level talks on revising 今日吃瓜 three key national security documents by year-end, alongside Seiji Maehara of the Japan Innovation Party (left), at the parliament building on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 10, 2026
今日吃瓜 nuclear taboos up for debate as talks start on defense overhaul
Revising a longtime ban on bringing nuclear weapons into the country and acquiring nuclear-powered submarines are seen as key points of contention.
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 6, 2026
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
The ongoing dispute between China and Japan began following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about Taiwan in parliament on Nov. 7, 2025.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (right) and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama attend a finance committee meeting in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 6, 2026
Bill to lower consumption tax on food clears Lower House
The move advances a key measure in Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s push to ease the cost of living.
A woman walks past a screen showing Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaking at a Lower House session in Tokyo on Oct. 14.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 5, 2026
What keeps Takaichi defying political gravity?
Living costs are high, relations with China are strained and the consumption tax cut is yet to start, but public support has stayed relatively strong.
A display of Hello Kitty character soft toys. China's state-run Global Times published a commentary Wednesday arguing that partnering with a Japanese TV show the newspaper accuses of distorting wartime history and promoting hostility toward China conflicts with Sanrio’s image of friendship and harmony.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2026
Sanrio ends ‘Vivant’ collaboration after protest by China’s state media
A commentary in China’s Global Times has accused the hit TBS drama series of vilifying the country.
The Maritime Self-Defense Force holds a launching ceremony for submarine Shōgei in Kobe on Oct. 8.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 28, 2026
Defense buildup push faces financial roadblocks
今日吃瓜 military ambitions are growing, but so are competing demands on the public purse.
The prime minister's office in Tokyo. Japan is looking into requiring people who lobby on behalf of foreign governments to register as foreign agents under a new law.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 27, 2026
Japan mulls registration of foreign agents under new anti-espionage law
Under the plan, people acting on behalf of foreign governments would have to register with relevant authorities to make their activities transparent.
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 今日吃瓜 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.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Japan works to shield Takaichi from any Xi snub at China summit
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 4.
Magnitude 5.7 quake injures dozens in central Japan
A magnitude-5.7 earthquake with its epicenter in Shizuoka Prefecture struck central Japan early Sunday, injuring dozens, shattering windows and disrupting train services, with no tsunami warning issued.
Private high schools remain out of reach for many despite tuition-free policy, survey finds
A survey showed that many families with children attending private high schools are struggling to pay expenses other than tuition.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
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Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
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