The Japan Times

Japanese skateboarders grab gold at Asian Games In swimming, Kodai Nishiono won the gold medal in the men's 200-meter backstroke.

Storm menaces Japan after highest cyclone tally since 1966 Tropical Storm Surigae is currently 791 kilometers south-southeast of Okinawa, packing top sustained winds of 74 kilometers per hour.

Japan regulator is boosting scrutiny of AI data center financing The move comes as major financial institutions increase their exposure to the rapidly expanding sector.

Japan growth minister says economy has exited reflationary phase Minoru Kiuchi's comments follow renewed weakness in the yen and further gains in government bond yields this week.

The unmaking of Friday Night Plans Once a rising star of sleek R&B, Friday Night Plans has spent the past few years dismantling the pop persona she built.

Say where? Japanese towns use self-deprecating humor for tourism boost Some municipalities are flipping their low name recognition into opportunities for self-promotion.

Why Russia’s Potemkin election actually matters 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.

The notion that sanctions work is an illusion Those who defend sweeping financial sanctions often claim that popular suffering is a defensible means of pressuring the target government.

NEC building 1-petabit-capacity subsea cable for Meta The Petal cable will help meet the growing data transmission needs of artificial intelligence companies.

Asian Games off to chaotic start as doubts grow over Japan’s ability to host Problems from playing the wrong national anthem to accommodation issues have cast a cloud over the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.