The Japan Times

The Japan Times holds the title of Japan's biggest English-language newspaper. It is released by The Japan Times, Ltd., which is a part of Nifco, a prominent producer of plastic fasteners used in the automotive and home design sectors. The newspaper's main office is located in the Japan Times Nifco Building in Shibaura, Minato, Tokyo.

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Serial killer on death row executed

1 day ago | japantimes.co.jp | Kanako Takahara

A 34-year-old man on death row for killing nine people in Kanagawa Prefecture in 2017 was executed Friday, according to media reports. It was the first time since July 2022 that a death row inmate was executed, and the first under Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s administration. Takahiro Shiraishi was sentenced to death in 2020 by the Tokyo District Court’s Tachikawa branch, which described his acts as a “malicious crime in criminal history” for killing nine people in the space of two months.
Iran would strike back if attacked, supreme leader says

1 day ago | japantimes.co.jp | Jana Choukeir |Nayera Abdallah

Iran would respond to any future U.S. attack by striking American military bases in the Middle East, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday in his first televised remarks since a ceasefire was reached between Iran and Israel. Khamenei, 86, claimed victory after 12 days of war, culminating in an Iranian attack on the largest U.S. base in the region, located in Qatar, after Washington joined the Israeli strikes. "The Islamic Republic slapped America in the face.
AI fakes duel over Sara Duterte impeachment in Philippines

2 days ago | japantimes.co.jp | Lucille Sodipe |Purple Romero

Manila – Days after the Philippine Senate declined to launch the impeachment trial of the country's vice president, two interviews with Filipinos arguing for and against the move went viral. Neither were real. The schoolboys and elderly woman making their cases were AI creations, examples of increasingly sophisticated fakes possible with even basic online tools.
U.K. politics blunts antitrust action against Google

2 days ago | japantimes.co.jp | Paul Sandle

Britain's competition regulator has finally come up with a plan to control Google's huge search business, but a shift in the political wind in favor of big tech and the money it invests makes it more of a bark than a bite. The Competition and Markets Authority spent years setting up a regime to intervene in the operations of tech giants such as Google, Apple and Amazon, saying it needed special expertise and powers to drive competition in the digital economy.
Ukraine turns to Africa in its struggle against Russia

2 days ago | japantimes.co.jp | Jessica Donati |Olena Harmash

On Africa's dry western tip, Mauritania has become an unlikely staging post for Ukraine's increasingly global struggle with its adversary Russia. Kyiv's new embassy in the country's capital Nouakchott — among eight it has opened in Africa since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine — has overseen food aid deliveries to refugees from neighboring Mali, embassy and aid officials say.
Trump considers more Patriots for Ukraine, says Putin 'has to end' the war

2 days ago | japantimes.co.jp | Jeff Mason |Yuliia Dysa

U.S. President Donald Trump indicated on Wednesday he will consider providing more of the Patriot missiles that Ukraine needs to defend against mounting Russian strikes, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin "really has to end that war."His remarks came after a 50-minute meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of a NATO summit in The Hague. Both leaders described it as a positive step in a conflict that Trump described as "more difficult than other wars".
The 'Washington Effect' could decide the AI race

3 days ago | japantimes.co.jp | Brian Chen

Five months into his second presidency, Donald Trump is already ushering in a new era of imperial technological governance in which both domestic and foreign regulatory authorities are subordinated to a U.S. administration increasingly dominated by Big Tech. Silicon Valley has cultivated its political influence through aggressive lobbying and strategic presidential appointments.
Foreigners rescued from scam centers still stuck along Thai-Myanmar border

3 days ago | japantimes.co.jp | Shoon Naing

More than 200 foreign nationals rescued from scam centers in eastern Myanmar remain stranded along the war-torn country's border with Thailand, according to a local rebel group overseeing their repatriation. For years, criminal networks have trafficked hundreds of thousands of people to scam compounds across Southeast Asia, including many along the Thai-Myanmar border, where victims are forced to work in illegal online schemes, according to the United Nations.
Tokio Marine hunts for deals abroad and sees room for growth in U.S.

4 days ago | japantimes.co.jp | Taiga Uranaka |Nao Sano

Tokio Marine Holdings sees scope for further expansion in the U.S. as Japan’s largest property-and-casualty insurer explores acquisition opportunities around the world, its new chief executive officer said. "We want to expand in countries other than the U.S. for geographic diversity, but the U.S. non-life insurance market is far bigger than others,” Masahiro Koike said in an interview.
DeepSeek aids China's military and evaded export controls, U.S. official says

4 days ago | japantimes.co.jp | Michael Martina |Stephen Nellis

AI firm DeepSeek is aiding China's military and intelligence operations, a senior U.S. official said, adding that the Chinese tech startup sought to use Southeast Asian shell companies to access high-end semiconductors that cannot be shipped to China under U.S. rules. The U.S. conclusions reflect a growing conviction in Washington that the capabilities behind the rapid rise of one of China's flagship AI enterprises may have been exaggerated and relied heavily on U.S. technology.