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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Intense Russian air attack on Ukraine's capital kills four

22 hours ago | japantimes.co.jp | Thomas Peter |Anna Voitenko

Russia mounted an intense missile and drone barrage of the Ukrainian capital overnight, killing four people, Ukrainian officials said, as powerful explosions reverberated across the city. The attack followed a warning from Russian President Vladimir Putin, conveyed via U.S. leader Donald Trump, that the Kremlin would hit back after Ukrainian drones destroyed several strategic bomber aircraft in attacks deep inside Russia.
South Korea's new president has a chance to clean up

1 day ago | japantimes.co.jp | David Fickling

The election of left-leaning former labor activist Lee Jae-myung as South Korean president Tuesday is just the latest example of how much of the world is moving in the opposite direction to the US. In common with recent elections in Canada and Australia, it’s a rebuke of leaders on the right who’ve fought a rearguard action against the transition to renewables. Lee has promised to phase out coal, limit use of natural gas and accelerate the building of wind and solar.
South Korean beauty brands bet boom in U.S. demand outlasts tariff pain

1 day ago | japantimes.co.jp | Yim Hyun-su |Hyunjoo Jin

Emboldened by roaring online success in the U.S., South Korea's cosmetic startups are expanding their bricks-and-mortar presence in the world's biggest consumer market, confident their mass appeal will offset the hit from tariffs. Brands like Tirtir, d'Alba, Torriden and Beauty of Joseon are in talks with major retailers to stock their U.S. shelves, company executives have said.
Chinese hacked U.S. telecom a year before known wireless breaches

1 day ago | japantimes.co.jp | Jake Bleiberg

Corporate investigators found evidence that Chinese hackers broke into an American telecommunications company in the summer of 2023, indicating the country’s attackers penetrated the U.S. communications system earlier than publicly known.
U.S. said to deny air cover to Europe force in postwar Ukraine

2 days ago | japantimes.co.jp | Ellen Milligan |Alberto Nardelli |Natalia Drozdiak

The U.S. is refusing to provide air defenses to back the "reassurance force” the U.K. and France are planning in a postwar Ukraine, people familiar with the matter said. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has insisted a U.S. so-called backstop is essential to deter Russia from breaching any future ceasefire deal.
From Nigeria to Pakistan, TB testing 'in a coma' after U.S. aid cuts

2 days ago | japantimes.co.jp | Bukola Adebayo |Kim Harrisberg |Mariejo Ramos

At a tense meeting in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, health workers pored over drug registers and testing records to gauge whether U.S. aid cuts would unravel years of painstaking work against tuberculosis in one of Africa's hardest hit countries. For several days in May, they brainstormed ways to limit the fallout from a halt to U.S. funding for the TB Local Network (TB LON), which delivers screening, diagnosis and treatment.
Australia targets easier World Cup path ahead of Japan clash

2 days ago | japantimes.co.jp | Nick Mulvenney

Australia's Milos Degenek said he has been impressing on younger teammates how tough it is to get to the World Cup through intercontinental playoffs as they prepare for their last two matches in the third round of Asian qualifying. A first win over Japan in 16 years in Perth on Thursday would put Australia well on its way to the finals in North America in 2026, but will not yet seal qualification if Saudi Arabia beat Bahrain in a later match.
Any U.S. deal with Iran must tackle nuclear watchdog's blind spots

2 days ago | japantimes.co.jp | Francois Murphy |John Irish

U.N. inspectors monitoring Iran's Fordow nuclear site confronted a major gap in their knowledge last year as they watched trucks carrying advanced uranium-enriching centrifuges roll into the facility dug into a mountain south of Tehran.
U.K. avoids doubled U.S. steel and aluminium tariffs as countries eye trade pact

3 days ago | japantimes.co.jp | Alistair Smout |Andrea Shalal

The United States on Tuesday announced it would skip doubling steel and aluminum tariffs for the U.K., hours after the British government said the two countries agreed on the need to implement a tariff relief deal as soon as possible. The U.S. announcement, which exempts British steel and aluminum from a doubling of tariffs to 50%, came in a proclamation signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday that will raise metals tariffs for other countries from June 4.
Ukraine officials visit U.S., accuse Russia of stalling peace efforts

3 days ago | japantimes.co.jp | Olena Harmash |Aleksandar Vasovic

Senior Ukrainian officials visited Washington on Tuesday to seek U.S. support against Russia while accusing Moscow of dragging its feet at peace talks. Kyiv showed its ability to continue fighting by setting off an explosive device under a bridge that has become a symbol of the Kremlin's claims on Ukrainian territory. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Russian artillery strike killed four people in the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy, an area where Russian forces have been making advances.