https://mainichi.jp/rss/etc/english_latest.rss Events collected by UnlimitedPipe 0.3.2 UnlimitedPipe 0.3.2 Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:24:48 +0000 https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260916/p2a/00m/0na/043000c 5335d191f6ef81f9e293 Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:14 +0000 HITACHIOTA, Ibaraki -- The Hitachiota Municipal Government in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, will launch a new initiative from October that reward https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260909/p2a/00m/0bu/007000c 9997e60a8a12c3189ba7 Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:12 +0000 TOKYO -- Companies and local governments in Japan are increasingly introducing "grandchild leave," which can be used to prepare for the birth of a gra https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/26/world/politics/xi-trump-us-china-focus/ 27a6f461eeb94925f83b Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:33:00 +0000 Underneath many of U.S. President Donald Trump's grand gestures at his summit with Xi Jinping, there were signs of the limits to their relationship. WORLD https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/26/markets/japan-yen-rises-us/ 56616a5138fa7efe522a Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:29:00 +0000 The currency strengthened as much as 1.2%, the most since Sept. 7, to ¥156.94 per dollar on Friday, outperforming all of its Group-of-10 peers. BUSINESS https://japantoday.com/category/world/former-far-right-group-member-found-guilty-of-murdering-argentina-rugby-star2 d8ec893b3176c124132a Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:40:04 +0000 A former member of a violent far-right group was found guilty on ‌Friday of murdering former Argentina rugby international Federico Aramburu four years ago in Paris, following an altercation… https://japantoday.com/category/sports/mbappe-injured-as-zidane-wins-on-france-debut-italy-lose-on-mancini-return 525b406fce08b23e23fd Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:38:50 +0000 Zinedine Zidane's debut as France coach was overshadowed by an injury to captain Kylian Mbappe in a 1-0 win away to Turkey on Friday, while Roberto Mancini's first… https://japantoday.com/category/sports/international-sweep-puts-team-usa-in-a-7-3-hole-at-the-presidents-cup a4f5ce4e33e0770d0dff Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:32:10 +0000 Ryan Fox and Nick Taylor each delivered clutch moments Friday that carried the Internationals to another stunning sweep in foursomes at the Presidents Cup, giving them a 7-3… https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/09/26/style-design/buddhist-bell-japan-traditional-craft-toyama-temples/ 9357cb64bba5936529c8 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:05:00 +0000 Yoshinori Shimatani, a fourth-generation "orin" (standing bell) master craftsman, views his process as equal parts physical and spiritual. LIFE https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/09/26/travel/nagoya-aichi-gifu-crafts-cuisine-travel-tourism/ 80f94cb4de4a158319b0 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Despite historical, cultural and culinary draws, only 10% of overseas visitors set foot in Aichi and Gifu prefectures. LIFE https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/lady-gaga-and-familymart-team-up-for-a-japanese-convenience-store-work-video 3713b10cffd30a3fc54b Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:27:12 +0000 FamilyMart has been making a big push to establish itself as the fashionable choice within the Japanese convenience store space. Sometimes in the literal sense of having its… https://japantoday.com/category/sports/welcome-aboard-the-costa-serena-the-asian-games-floating-hotel 2a34663a9e7fe5805de1 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:26:27 +0000 Mongolian athletes dig into a buffet including mozzarella made by an expert, an aroma steam bath awaits its next visitor and competitors saunter across the carpeted floor. Welcome… https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nakashima-beats-mensik-to-even-up-laver-cup-at-1-1-after-opening-session.-alcaraz-to-play-doubles 6c84d558e6b17dd98c59 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:24:51 +0000 Brandon Nakashima made the most of his Laver Cup debut, beating Jakub Mensik 6-1, 3-6, 10-7 to pull Team World level with Team Europe at 1-1 after the… https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-city-responds-to-reports-it%27s-guilty-of-almost-all-charges-accused-by-premier-league cf1d54ccb2e80d34e91c Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:24:42 +0000 Manchester City plans to fight the Premier League for months if found guilty of alleged financial breaches in potentially the biggest scandal in English soccer history. Reports Friday… https://japantoday.com/category/sports/world-no.1-sinner-delays-return-with-china-open-withdrawal bf5afa258c4ff40697b6 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:24:34 +0000 World No.1 Jannik Sinner delayed his return to the courts when he withdrew from next week's China Open in Beijing on Friday having been out of action since… https://japantoday.com/category/sports/chinese-swimmer-zhang-zhanshuo-completes-sweep-of-seven-gold-medals-at-the-asian-games b39fc01f2b4113babf9c Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:24:25 +0000 Chinese freestyler Zhang Zhanshuo completed his sweep of seven gold medals at the Asian Games, taking the 400-meter freestyle in 3 minutes, 41.28 seconds on Friday on the… https://japantoday.com/category/business/August-supermarket-duty-free-department-store-sales-remain-on-upward-trend 7f7d6d5e4e6003adba4a Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:23:35 +0000 Duty-free sales at Japan's department stores in August rose 4.6 percent from a year earlier, marking the sixth consecutive month of growth, while nationwide supermarket sales inched up… https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan-defense-ministry-to-launch-new-system-for-incorporating-startup-tech 782f4955ae06eca9b170 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:23:17 +0000 The Japanese Defense Ministry will open applications next week for its new procurement system, aiming to incorporate startups' advanced technologies into equipment, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday.… https://japantoday.com/category/national/osaka-may-name-a-district-after-expo-mascot-myaku-myaku 4fa30728ebee00f011d5 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:22:20 +0000 For quite a while now, the ruling political party in Osaka Prefecture, the Japan Innovation Party (Ishin no Kai), has been wanting to change Osaka into a metropolis… https://japantoday.com/category/crime/woman-arrested-after-pet-wolf-dog-seriously-injures-92-year-old-woman-during-walk 854b5ab4f1dc84df60fb Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:21:56 +0000 A 67-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of causing injury through gross negligence after her pet wolf dog escaped from her home in Naie town, Hokkaido, and… https://japantoday.com/category/crime/food-delivery-worker-arrested-for-alleged-indecent-acts-against-girl-at-delivery-site a54d872d171de9eb0b8e Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:21:46 +0000 A 45-year-old Uzbek national has been arrested for allegedly committing indecent acts against an elementary school girl after she came to the door to receive a food delivery… https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-chubu-electric-withdraws-applications-for-hamaoka-nuclear-reactors-restart a925badb6f67ef0a02d8 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:20:47 +0000 Chubu Electric Power Co on Friday submitted necessary documents to withdraw its applications for regulatory screening to restart two of the reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant… https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Japan-U.S.-finance-chiefs-share-concern-over-undervalued-yen 8dd60aa61907f628ce03 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:20:27 +0000 Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Friday she held online talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, during which they shared concern about an "undervalued yen." "We discussed… https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/u2-goes-back-to-school-to-put-on-a-show-where-it-all-began-50-years-ago 5cf3a3de4f9fdd90df9f Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:19:51 +0000 Irish band U2 returned to school Friday to put on a surprise class in rock and roll where they formed a half century ago. The band ripped through… https://japantoday.com/category/world/trump-sees-no-urgency-for-canada-deal-as-trade-dispute-deepens-ustr-says1 a6ea9cc01d00e52c63f0 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:19:27 +0000 President Donald Trump's administration is comfortable maintaining its trade standoff with Canada even as new ‌U.S. import bans on Canadian products take effect next week and Washington threatens… https://japantoday.com/category/world/ai-ads-are-popular-in-the-2026-midterms-but-state-laws-haven%E2%80%99t-stopped-a-lack-of-disclosure 852a2f596038d7cb5bca Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:19:17 +0000 In what appears at first to be a typical campaign advertisement, two people introduce themselves as Zohran Mamdani and Kathy Hochul while strolling through a park on a… https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-strikes-shut-ukraine%27s-biggest-steelmaker-kill-seven-in-kyiv1 8804a10955bd733954d1 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:19:08 +0000 Steelmaker ArcelorMittal said it was shutting production at Ukraine's largest steel plant, underscoring the growing economic toll of Russia's airstrikes that on Friday killed seven people in Kyiv… https://japantoday.com/category/world/pope-heads-to-secular-france-with-an-appeal-to-respect-the-dignity-of-every-human-life 9763b3241cc2d8da5df1 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:18:59 +0000 Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that a “paradise of machines” risked undermining humanity as he opened a trip to France by posing fundamental questions about what it means… https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-proposes-plan-to-reopen-hormuz-within-seven-days-minister a1aaec11d95bc8853c7a Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:18:52 +0000 Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday that Tehran had offered Washington a plan that would see the Strait of Hormuz reopened to maritime navigation within seven days… https://japantoday.com/category/world/xi-is-wrapping-his-visit-to-washington-with-a-peek-at-the-constitution-and-bill-of-rights ffc99274bcf2bde4a903 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:18:45 +0000 Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his state visit to Washington on Friday by announcing that he will meet President Donald Trump two more times before the end… https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/big-lift-1 5103aa69b65c988375f5 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:18:29 +0000 North Korea's Oh Kwang Ok reacts after a successful lift during the women's 57kg weightlifting final at the Asian Games in Nagoya on Friday. https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/analysis-how-trump%27s-diplomatic-week-exposed-the-limits-of-his-power1 998e48547b9be35d8b69 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:16:23 +0000 From his high-profile address to the U.N. General Assembly to his high-stakes White House summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, U.S. President Donald Trump this week was looking… https://japantoday.com/category/features/environment/it%27s-been-an-intense-hurricane-season-in-the-pacific-and-there%27s-still-a-long-way-to-go b6e743a0156141a19be0 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:16:02 +0000 It’s already been an intense hurricane season in the Pacific Ocean — and there’s still quite a ways to go. Tropical storms have spawned in what seems like… https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260825/p2g/00m/0su/051000c 5dcd84458e03d7e0f6a1 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:00:07 +0000 a wingless insecton a leaf in the middleof a pond--Urszula Marciniak (Lodz, Poland)Selected by Dhugal J. Lindsay https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/26/more-sports/japanese-skateboarders-asian-games/ f15bce4faea3cbd2a087 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:24:00 +0000 In swimming, Kodai Nishiono won the gold medal in the men's 200-meter backstroke. MORE SPORTS https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260925/p2g/00m/0in/049000c 69d81d2c26fcf194f665 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:00:04 +0000 JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Divers in Indonesia have recovered a total of 52 bodies in a dayslong operation that followed the capsizing of a ferry in r https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260925/p2g/00m/0in/047000c 363c6f1a4610ebe51a23 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:00:05 +0000 WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged the United States to oppose "Taiwan independence" and handle the issue of the sel https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260925/p2g/00m/0sp/043000c 75133237a72b21708f68 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:30:08 +0000 TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's soon-to-retire former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori is eager to leave nothing behind at the Japan Open, set to be the last tourna https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260925/p2g/00m/0sp/057000c 2da3d206569bd4156b52 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:15:04 +0000 TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Yokozuna Onosato fell to his second defeat at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday as ozeki Aonishiki and former ozeki Asanoyam https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260925/p2g/00m/0in/041000c d71462b0b20708c62636 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:07 +0000 UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Nepal's prime minister scolded fellow world leaders Thursday, saying the nation's recent deadly flood reminds a warming world t https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260925/p2g/00m/0sp/055000c c75f641600fcc7180783 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:45:05 +0000 NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Japan's 15-year-old Mizuho Hasegawa and Izuru Nagahara won the skateboarding park golds on Friday in their respective women's and me https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260925/p2g/00m/0na/053000c e3f601e1c99d17da9a1f Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:15:06 +0000 TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court on Friday ruled that the law banning those aged under 18 from taking part in election campaigning is unconstitutiona https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260925/p2g/00m/0sp/051000c 9ada1a4fd9da85714736 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:45:05 +0000 NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games organizers said Friday ticket sales are below 60 percent for eight sports including baseball, football https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260925/p2a/00m/0na/035000c 23fd907b6b84e48e5d90 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:33:55 +0000 NEYAGAWA, Osaka -- A giant camphor tree rises through the roof of a train station run by Keihan Electric Railway Co. in this western Japan city, creat https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260925/p2g/00m/0na/039000c 74571216562aba464869 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:30:06 +0000 TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese Defense Ministry will open applications next week for its new procurement system, aiming to incorporate startups' advanc https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260925/p2g/00m/0bu/044000c 170f8eddaca16a4b2f65 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:21:54 +0000 TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Friday, with the Nikkei stock index posting a five-trading-day winning streak, buoyed by dividend-driven buying, wh https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/japan/tropical-storm-surigae-japan/ 150c7d5774911ee1f33d Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:32:00 +0000 Tropical Storm Surigae is currently 791 kilometers south-southeast of Okinawa, packing top sustained winds of 74 kilometers per hour. JAPAN https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/25/fsa-japan-ai-data-center/ 43087fb2fa5941a03841 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:31:00 +0000 The move comes as major financial institutions increase their exposure to the rapidly expanding sector. BUSINESS https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260925/p2g/00m/0in/038000c fae072859084c197ada0 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:30:06 +0000 GRAZ, Austria (AP) -- No mountains to practice on? No problem. Yodeling fans in Austria have moved their practice sessions to an underground parking g https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/25/kiuchi-reflationary-phase-exit/ fe1f00a6af1380c79d4e Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:06:00 +0000 Minoru Kiuchi's comments follow renewed weakness in the yen and further gains in government bond yields this week. BUSINESS https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260925/p2a/00m/0sc/027000c 2e3874e1288573fe356f Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:09 +0000 OITA -- Oita University has announced it will establish Japan's first university-based research hub to comprehensively examine the medical, wellness a https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/09/25/music/friday-night-plans-new-album/ 4bac90d2dca8c494ad22 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Once a rising star of sleek R&B, Friday Night Plans has spent the past few years dismantling the pop persona she built. CULTURE https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/japan/municipalities-joke-tourism-pr/ 544bd8432172e11889e5 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:49:00 +0000 Some municipalities are flipping their low name recognition into opportunities for self-promotion. JAPAN https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260925/p2g/00m/0na/029000c 714a11ddd45388ad5dd1 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:30:05 +0000 TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Mongolian Prime Minister Nyam-Osor Uchral will visit Japan for four days from Sunday to meet with his counterpart Sanae Takaichi, the https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260925/p2a/00m/0sc/032000c 339b38c7dc39752fec2a Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:13:02 +0000 TOKYO -- A little over half of respondents in a large-scale survey in Japan said they would get vaccinated if another pandemic were to occur, analysis https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/09/25/world/russias-potemkin-election/ f78346c80426f5e4c8f8 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:13:00 +0000 There's little purpose to parsing who won the vote; the point is that opponents of Putin and his war were jailed, exiled or banned from running. COMMENTARY https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260925/p2a/00m/0na/029000c c8e536f1cdd2d1e6707f Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:00:15 +0000 UTSUNOMIYA -- The government of this east Japan city has launched a pilot project for a smartphone-based app designed to support neighborhood associat https://japantoday.com/category/crime/two-16-year-old-boys-arrested-for-extorting-money-from-13-year-old-girl-after-filming-sexually-explicit-video d2ba176e09cd6fa9b746 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:39:32 +0000 Police in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, have arrested two 16-year-old boys on suspicion of violating the Act on Punishment of Activities Relating to Child Prostitution and Child Pornography. Police… https://japantoday.com/category/sports/harimoto-hails-new-era-as-japan-dethrone-table-tennis-kings-china c593ae288f5e3f6a4022 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:38:39 +0000 Tomokazu Harimoto said Japan had overcome their inferiority complex after ending table tennis powerhouse China's 32-year run as Asian Games men's team champions in a nail-biting final. China… https://japantoday.com/category/national/emperor-empress-to-visit-quake-hit-kumamoto-on-tuesday dac4ba9e1f128b8d6fe1 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:38:23 +0000 Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit areas in Kumamoto Prefecture hit by an earthquake in July, next Tuesday, the Imperial Household Agency said Friday. The imperial couple… https://japantoday.com/category/national/over-10-000-homes-remain-without-power-in-eastern-japan-after-typhoon c3888b91bce56558e06a Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:37:32 +0000 More than 10,000 homes in Chiba Prefecture remained without power on Friday after Typhoon Dujuan brought record rainfall to eastern Japan earlier this week. TEPCO Power Grid Inc… https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/asia-pacific/politics/trump-xi-taiwan-world-war-ii/ 394a66b6b62dd706478c Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:37:00 +0000 Trump hailed the superpowers' "common interests" that he said made the two "allies in World War II" — remarks likely to raise eyebrows in Tokyo. ASIA PACIFIC https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260925/p2g/00m/0na/027000c 86f70f383cd0dbaa082e Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:30:06 +0000 TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government decided on Friday to launch a disaster management agency on Nov. 2 to oversee disaster response, preparedness https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/09/25/world/sanctions-illusion/ 6cf5e8d70e723c285729 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:25:00 +0000 Those who defend sweeping financial sanctions often claim that popular suffering is a defensible means of pressuring the target government. COMMENTARY https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/25/companies/nec-undersea-cable/ 01046346fd784487c302 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:12:00 +0000 The Petal cable will help meet the growing data transmission needs of artificial intelligence companies. BUSINESS https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260925/p2a/00m/0li/017000c 9e369d017d5f8774581e Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:00:15 +0000 "Japan's biggest 'imoni' taro stew festival" was held in the city of Yamagata on September 20. Imoni is a popular dish in Yamagata Prefecture in autum https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260925/p2a/00m/0li/023000c 52d7a0533ce7574fd7ea Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:00:10 +0000 HIROSHIMA -- An oral care program involving toothbrushing and rinsing with mouthwash significantly reduced hospital-acquired infections, including pne https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/japan/nagoya-asian-games-mishap/ 203274d0a1f0ec4c28b4 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:54:00 +0000 Problems from playing the wrong national anthem to accommodation issues have cast a cloud over the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. JAPAN https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/japan/politics/new-party-support-rate-zero/ 62b57c2e2c50931772e2 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:12:00 +0000 Media polls showed the support rate for the Democratic Reform Party, formed last week with 18 members, is at zero percent. JAPAN https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/japan/politics/agriculture-minister-interview/ e1de3256e108a5906b9e Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:02:00 +0000 Kazuo Yana stopped short of specifying when the government will conduct additional buybacks of rice released from its stockpiles last year. JAPAN https://www.japantimes.co.jp/press/2026/09/25/prep-school-fair-oct-24/ 0ba6e8dcb024bb527a8c Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 The Japan Times, Ltd. (Head office: Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo; Chairperson and Publisher: Minako Suematsu) will hold The Japan Times Prep School Fair, bringing together boarding schools and international schools from Japan and overseas, in Akasaka, Tokyo, on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. Registration for the event is now open. PRESS https://www.japantimes.co.jp/press/2026/09/25/prep-school-fair-oct-24-jp/ 59c8c5de518f7c647903 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都千代田区、代表取締役会長兼社長：末松弥奈子）は、国内外の名門ボーディングスクールやインターナショナルスクール参加する「The Japan Times Prep School Fair」を、2026年10月24日（土）に東京・赤坂で開催します。現在、来場登録を開始しました。 PRESS https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/asia-pacific/crime-legal/india-women-safety/ cf1b1287a2168a54fd87 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 05:22:00 +0000 The incidents have raised questions about why sweeping legal reforms and tougher punishments have failed to curb sexual violence. ASIA PACIFIC https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/25/trump-concern-weak-yen-takaichi/ 265c66aad3a5cdaa5b83 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000 Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said she would continue to coordinate with her U.S. counterpart Scott Bessent. BUSINESS https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/25/more-sports/robinson-falcons-packers/ a5bcb44ede57f1f8870f Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:52:00 +0000 Robinson's performance gave Atlanta its first win of the NFL season, while a shellshocked Lambeau Field booed as the Packers slipped to 1-2. MORE SPORTS https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/25/companies/radiant-world-kpmg-control/ 00722069f01093a3c825 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:44:00 +0000 The decision removes Radiant World founder Pinkesh Nahar's control over the group's key operating entity. BUSINESS https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/25/soccer/infantino-fifa-power-war/ 15fd9055753242260bc2 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:26:00 +0000 One outcome could be a governance compromise under which Gianni Infantino remains in office but gives up some power. SOCCER https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/25/more-sports/chadwick-f1-test-drive/ 0a6d637bf39c8502c8e3 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:23:00 +0000 The run made Chadwick only the second woman to test drive a Williams Formula One car after Susie Wolff. MORE SPORTS https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/world/society/afghan-taxi-drivers-music-ban/ 857dbaa09cd56cb99d2c Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:16:00 +0000 Despite fears of getting caught by the morality police, drivers are still listening to music as a form of protest. WORLD https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/09/25/wildlife/bat-evolution-study/ eea798dfb206137d891c Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:07:00 +0000 The largest combined bat genome and fossil study ever conducted is bringing some clarity to the puzzling past of the flying vertebrates. ENVIRONMENT https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/25/more-sports/giants-titans-saints-raiders/ 2ff8fcbd39ea9ef344a2 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:03:00 +0000 There are reasons to believe the Giants might be able to salvage a respectable season, starting with Sunday's home game against the winless Titans. MORE SPORTS https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/asia-pacific/society/china-ai-video-industry/ 2b91e0e77ba127059629 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:59:00 +0000 Local governments are promising to build tech clusters and offering subsidies to AI filmmakers and startups, a familiar industrial policy playbook. ASIA PACIFIC https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/25/asian-games/japan-china-table-tennis/ 9bd2fd51d9a1a5499d1c Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:50:00 +0000 China had won gold in the event at every Games since 1994 but Sora Matsushima beat Wen Ruibo in the decisive match. Asian Games https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/japan/emperor-empress-kumamoto/ 27efa6a2cb9444415fe4 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:46:00 +0000 The imperial couple will visit areas in the cities of Yatsushiro and Uki and the town of Hikawa, which were hit hard by the July 28 quake. JAPAN https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/asia-pacific/politics/thai-court-case-election/ af35bd72a81b417390cb Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:19:00 +0000 An adverse ruling could force Thailand back to the polls within months, ending a period of unusual political stability. ASIA PACIFIC