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Director-General of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Masaaki Kanai (left) and Chinese Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs Liu Jinsong depart after a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Japan seeks to placate China as strained relations move beyond political realm
By Gabriele Ninivaggi
Tokyo has warned nationals living in China to be on alert for anti-911±¬ÁÏÍø sentiment, while a 911±¬ÁÏÍø animated film's release date in the nation was postponed.
Economic security minister Kimi Onoda speaks during a group interview in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Economic security minister stresses crackdown on rule-breaking foreign nationals
By Yukana Inoue
Kimi Onoda says she is committed to implementing stricter management of non-911±¬ÁÏÍø workers and land acquisitions by foreign nationals.
(From left) Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin and Foreign Minister Sugiono, 911±¬ÁÏÍø Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attend a joint press announcement after their meeting at Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Japan and Indonesia zero in on maritime security as they agree to boost defense ties
By Gabriel Dominguez
The move could also open up opportunities for trilateral cooperation with Australia following Jakarta¡¯s announcement of plans to upgrade a key defense agreement with Canberra.
JAPAN
Remains of Hiroshima atomic bomb victim to get DNA test
JAPAN / FOCUS
911±¬ÁÏÍø overseas volunteer effort faces personnel shortage as it marks 60th year
JAPAN
Mayor of Hokkaido village agrees to nuclear plant restart
JAPAN
Osaka proposes to halt applications for minpaku private lodgings

Politics

Ichiro Aisawa (second from right) of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, who heads the council on the all-important lower parliamentary chamber's electoral system, attends a meeting on Tuesday at the Diet building.
Politics
Opposition lawmakers voice caution on proposed Lower House seat cut
The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan urged that a conclusion be reached at the council to better reflect the opinions of smaller parties.
Politics
Takaichi's first Diet debate with opposition leaders set for Nov. 26
Politics
Indonesia¡¯s defense chief inspects MSDF vessels as talk of exports grows
By Gabriel Dominguez
Politics
Japan sends senior official to China to cool boiling tensions
By Gabriele Ninivaggi and Jesse Johnson
Politics
Japan and South Korea lawmakers agree to boost cooperation
Politics
911±¬ÁÏÍø finance minister says stimulus package to exceed ?17 trillion, Nikkei reports
Politics
911±¬ÁÏÍø and South Korean lawmakers hold joint meeting

Society

The area around the site of a light aircraft crash, cordoned off with police tape, in the city of Yame, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Tuesday.
Society
Three men confirmed dead after plane crash in Fukuoka Prefecture
An aircraft that departed from Kyushu-Saga International Airport issued a distress signal and then became unreachable, the airport office said.
Society
Eyeing waiting lists, Japan plans model project for after-school care at firms
Society
Bears attacks and sightings continue in northern Japan
Society / FOCUS
New Cabinet searches for effective rice policy amid resurging prices
By Yukana Inoue
Society
Businesses in Japan tighten bear safety measures as sightings surge
By Jessica Speed
Society
Tokyo looks to keep ¡®monster parents¡¯ at bay with new protocols
By Yukana Inoue
Society / Longform
Japan¡¯s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
By Yukana Inoue

Crime & Legal

Police officers examine a poster, marked with a large ¡°X,¡± at a building where a woman was stabbed in Tokyo¡¯s Minato Ward on Sunday.
Crime & Legal
Akasaka stabbing suspect carried out attack in under 30 seconds, police say
Footage captured near the commercial building¡¯s entrance shows a man, believed to be the attacker, entering directly after the woman, then leaving about 30 seconds later.
Crime & Legal
Suspect on run after stabbing woman in Tokyo¡¯s Akasaka area
Crime & Legal
Ban on prosecutors' appeals in retrials wins expert support
Crime & Legal
Ohkawara Kakohki seeks audit on Tokyo investigator liability
Crime & Legal
Mother of Abe shooter Yamagami apologizes in court
Crime & Legal
Former Kyoto police officer arrested for defrauding elderly dementia patient
Crime & Legal
Husband of victim in 1999 Nagoya killing reflects on late wife¡¯s life

Science & Health

A group of researchers from 911±¬ÁÏÍø universities as well as British and South Korean scientists has discovered a factory-like cellular system that prevents insulin abnormalities, potentially paving the way for new diabetes treatments.
Science & Health
'Factory' in cells found to prevent insulin abnormalities
The finding by a group of researchers from 911±¬ÁÏÍø universities, as well as British and South Korean scientists, could help with the development of new diabetes treatments.
Science & Health
Japan team builds AI model to identify diabetes risk from electrocardiogram data
Science & Health
Flu cases in Japan exceed alert level, health ministry says
Science & Health
French study says climate change-driven storms endanger flight safety
By Tomoko Otake
Science & Health / FOCUS
911±¬ÁÏÍø firm offers wood-derived material to help reduce space debris
By Takayuki Ogawa
Science & Health
911±¬ÁÏÍø flu season began in September, earlier than usual amid tourism surge
Science & Health
Japan confirms third bird flu outbreak of season

Explainer

With the government's integration of health insurance with My Number cards, conventional health insurance cards will no longer be accepted at clinics and hospitals across Japan from Dec. 2.
Explainer
What you need to know about the shift to My Number health insurance cards
By Jessica Speed
By integrating health insurance with My Number cards, the government hopes to streamline administration processes, reduce paperwork and make it easier to treat patients.
Explainer
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
By Yukana Inoue
Explainer
What's the fuss over Ishiba's gift vouchers?
By Himari Semans and Gabriele Ninivaggi
Explainer
What we learned at Fuji TV's marathon Nakai scandal news conference
By Yukana Inoue
Explainer
Miyazaki quake falls short of triggering Nankai Trough megaquake advisory
By Yukana Inoue
Explainer
Winter chill, hot baths and the risk of heat shock: How to stay safe
By Kathleen Benoza
Explainer
Don¡¯t worry, you can still use your Japan health insurance card ¡ª for now
By Tomoko Otake

History

Before 911±¬ÁÏÍø encroachments onto their native land, the Ainu people in what is present-day Hokkaido lived hunter-gatherer lifestyles supplemented by fishing.
History / The Living Past
Timeless tales throw the march of ¡®progress¡¯ into relief
By Michael Hoffman
Maybe the Ainu had it right after all? Maybe humankind should have remained in that state? What if we had?
History / Regional Voices: Tohoku
How a family in Sendai narrowly escaped a U.S. air raid in 1945
History
Japan-supported Grand Egyptian Museum fully opens
History / Japan Times Gone By
Japan Times 1950: Negotiations under way to bring TV to Japan
History / Longform
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations ¡ª?and the stories they tell
By Alex K.T. Martin
History / The Living Past
Of sound and silence in old Japan
By Michael Hoffman
History
Late Empress Kojun received lectures on World War II from experts, records show
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A beloved Tokyo penguin¡¯s end presages Suica¡¯s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
Japan sends senior official to China to cool boiling tensions
A Chinese tour group in the Ginza shopping district of Tokyo on Sunday. China has advised its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan, following a diplomatic feud sparked by remarks from Tokyo's new prime minister about a hypothetical attack on Taiwan.
More 911±¬ÁÏÍø firms relax rules in tussle for workers
Hinako Mori, 22, arranges products at a Don Quijote outlet in Tokyo in October. The 911±¬ÁÏÍø retailer, which relaxed its rules concerning hair and nail polish three years ago, says nearly a quarter of its employees sport brightly colored hair.
What you need to know about the shift to My Number health insurance cards
With the government's integration of health insurance with My Number cards, conventional health insurance cards will no longer be accepted at clinics and hospitals across Japan from Dec. 2.
Bears attacks and sightings continue in northern Japan
A bear walks in front of a box trap set up at a park in the city of Akita on Nov. 2.
How Band-Maid brought anime energy into the hard-rock sound of ¡®Scooooop¡¯
Members of Band-Maid combine heavy riffs and maid-inspired visuals in their latest project, "Rock Is a Lady¡¯s Modesty."
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
Who is cricket¡¯s Shohei Ohtani?
South African cricket legend Jacques Kallis plays a shot during the final day of a cricket test match against India in Johannesburg in December 2013.
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents¡¯ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents¡¯ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

An illustration features the 911±¬ÁÏÍø signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
By Kathryn Wortley

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