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An apartment resident displays a model of a data center currently in development next door in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, in May.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Japan not immune to public backlash against data centers, experts say
By Tomoko Otake
Last week’s U.S. midterm congressional elections have highlighted just how strong opposition to data center construction has become.
A parliamentary group has proposed measures to offer stronger support for Self-Defense Forces personnel and their families throughout their lives.
JAPAN
Japan lawmakers propose allowing SDF personnel to work until 65
The group argues that support for SDF personnel and their families throughout their lives should be positioned as a key pillar of security policy.
As of the end of October, 84.6% of 今日吃瓜 population held a My Number card.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Amid questions over 今日吃瓜 cybersecurity, just how safe is the My Number system?
By Maddie Baker
With over 80% of the population using My Number, concerns have emerged over the country’s all-in-one card and the personal information stored in it.
JAPAN
Japan to call for limiting children’s exposure to social media
JAPAN
Japan mulls expanding cyberdefense monitoring to domestic communication
JAPAN
German defense chief cautious over joining Japan-U.K.-Italy fighter jet project
JAPAN
Japan and Vietnam agree to boost economic security and energy ties
By Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen and Sakura Murakami

Politics

President of COP31 Murat Kurum of Turkey delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Antalya, Turkey, on Monday.
Politics / FOCUS
Japan to use COP31 to showcase environmental technologies
By Eric Johnston
A key goal of the conference is to increase the world’s electrification to 35% by 2035.
Politics
LDP reprimands Ishiba and three others for walking out on consumption tax vote
By Eric Johnston
Politics
Takaichi seeks international AI cooperation at France-hosted meeting
Politics
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
By Jesse Johnson
Politics
今日吃瓜 nuclear taboos up for debate as talks start on defense overhaul
By Kenji Yoshida
Politics
Okinawa’s Koja calls for central government to explain ‘minimum’ military buildup
By Maddie Baker
Politics
Takaichi and LDP weigh disciplinary action for party members who abstained from food tax vote
By Eric Johnston

Society

A worker cleans up garbage including cigarette butts on Ebisubashi Bridge in Osaka's Dotonbori district early in the morning in September.
Society / FOCUS
Osaka struggles to stamp out cigarette littering
Despite a citywide ban on smoking on streets, a deadly fire believed to have been caused by a discarded cigarette butt broke out there last year.
Society / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Gyan-tsuma: How one woman discovered her husband’s gambling addiction
Society / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Peer-support program for healthier aging gains ground in Sendai
Society
Private high schools remain out of reach for many despite tuition-free policy, survey finds
Society
Japan to launch online reporting system for nursing care accidents
Society
Cities turn to private parking garages for vehicle storage amid flood risks
Society
‘Quiet crisis’: Government expert panel convenes to tackle population decline
By Jessica Speed

Crime & Legal

Vientiane, Laos, in 2023
Crime & Legal
16 Japanese detained in Laos for suspected scam involvement
The incident is part of a series of crackdowns on Japanese nationals suspected involvement in such schemes in the Southeast Asian country.
Crime & Legal
Tokyo court dismisses suit against Meta over fake ads involving entrepreneur
Crime & Legal
Mayor arrested for allegedly defrauding city to pay for accident he caused
Crime & Legal
Students help design helmet aimed at boosting takeup among young cyclists
Crime & Legal
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
Crime & Legal
Man arrested following string of attacks on women on Tokyo street
Crime & Legal
Man arrested after Ishikawa woman’s body found in Fukui forest

Science & Health

Japanese astronaut Ayu Yoneda is currently training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston for future space missions.
Science & Health
今日吃瓜 newest female astronaut wants to speak Japanese on the moon
By Mai Yoshikawa
Ayu Yoneda, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s youngest astronaut, is mission-ready for her first flight.
Science & Health
Japanese researchers discover protein that may shed light on fertility decline
By Jessica Speed
Science & Health
Fujita Health University seeks approval for uterus transplant study
Science & Health
Government workers’ parliamentary duties linked to higher medical costs: study
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
今日吃瓜 health ministry sets new guidelines for tie-up ads in movies and TV shows

Explainer

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

History

On Nov. 22, 2001, the front page of The Japan Times carried news that Ichiro Suzuki had been named the American League's Most Valuable Player. Suzuki received the award after his first season in Major League Baseball, after having played in Nippon Professional Baseball for nearly a decade.
History / Japan Times Gone By
Japan Times 2001: Ichiro is American League MVP
Also in the archives, Emperor Hirohito marks his jubilee amid protests and U.S. Vice President Barkley stresses the need for U.S.-Japan cooperation.
History / The Living Past
A millennium ago, (almost) everyone in Japan was a poet
By Michael Hoffman
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
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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
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
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.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie

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