2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (371+ words) Crown Princess Kiko, the wife of Crown Prince Akishino, turned 60 on Friday. “I am grateful to have reached this day, and I hope that I can take on new activities,” Crown Princess Kiko said in written responses to questions from…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (158+ words) The Japan Times Venice, Italy - Modern warfare may have changed, but the suffering of victims remains the same, while those waging war will inevitably “commit horrifying acts,” Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto said of his Vietnam War film at…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (315+ words) The National Police Agency will upgrade its Foreign Affairs and Information Department to a bureau, in order to improve the handling of espionage threats from other countries and foreign-affiliated organizations. The upgrading of the department, which is currently under the…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (329+ words) Russia conducted a rare missile exercise involving naval vessels and a land-based launcher near islands in its far east that are also claimed by Japan, adding to recent friction between the two nations. Missiles were launched from a nuclear-powered submarine,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (111+ words) The Japan Times 98-year-old calls for remembering 3.1 million Japanese lives lost in war Kazuhiko Takahashi, 98, who was the oldest war-bereaved relative to attend Saturday’s war-end anniversary ceremony in Tokyo, calls for remembering the fact that some 3.1 million Japanese people died…...

4+ week, 4+ hour ago   (124+ words) Putin’s visit to the Northern Territories: Why now? The Japan Times Putin’s visit to the Northern Territories: Why now? Vladimir Putin’s first-ever visit to the Northern Territories drew an immediate protest from Tokyo — and raised questions about why the Russian…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (442+ words) Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to skip a visit to Tokyo’s war-related Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday, the anniversary of the country’s surrender in World War II, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. She is apparently considering the need…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (177+ words) The Japan Times NAGASAKI - A hibakusha survivor of the atomic bombing of the city of Nagasaki has said that world leaders should work to avoid wars instead of war preparations as she is concerned that global reliance on nuclear deterrence…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1221+ words) The green excavator scooped another heap of arid dirt and rocks before swiveling around to deposit the load onto barges ready to be sunk deep into the Danube River. Watched by a group of workers in the scorching Romanian heat,…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (191+ words) The Japan Times 6, 1945, the morning rush had begun in Hiroshima Streetcars rattled through the city, office workers settled at their desks and children prepared for another day of school Then, in an instant, a blinding flash brighter than the sun…...