6+ hour, 30+ min ago   (309+ words) KESENNUMA, MIYAGI PREF. – Crown Prince Akishino and his son, Prince Hisahito, on Sunday visited the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, which was hit hard by major tsunami after the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. They visited the Ruins of the…...

7+ hour, 57+ min ago   (120+ words) The Japan Times Swedish election in dead heat as voters question liberal traditions STOCKHOLM – Sweden’s national election results showed a dead heat early on Monday with a partial count by the election authority pointing to a one-seat majority for the opposition…...

8+ hour, 5+ min ago   (92+ words) The Japan Times Russia hits train on Ukraine’s border with Poland, just missing ‘diplomatic train’ KYIV/MOSCOW – A Russian drone hit a passenger train on Ukraine’s border with NATO member Poland on Sunday, shortly after former British Prime Minister Boris…...

8+ hour, 36+ min ago   (298+ words) BANJARMASIN, Indonesia – At least six people died and another 129 are still missing after an Indonesian passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea during bad weather early on Sunday, the search and rescue agency said. Crews managed to rescue 108 people from…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (442+ words) Canadian Ambassador to Japan Ian McKay has expressed an expectation for his country to participate in the Global Combat Air Program among Japan, Britain and Italy to develop a next-generation fighter jet. The target year for rollout is 2035. Canada’s move…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (140+ words) Tokyo has been unable to devise a strong response given Japan’s need for oil and natural gas from Russia as war rages in the Middle East. TOKYO - Japan has been unable to take concrete countermeasures since Russian President Vladimir…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (187+ words) Japan’s latest science and technology strategy makes national security a central pillar of research and innovation policy. The challenge now is to harness science, innovation and security without... Japan’s latest science and technology strategy makes national security a…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (287+ words) Copenhagen – Iceland’s government will submit a bill in February to ban whaling, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as the only two countries in the world to continue commercial whaling. Whaling in Iceland has sparked years of protests…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (200+ words) The Japanese government said Thursday that it has demanded a correction to an Equal Earth world map on a website, claiming that the map uses the same color for Russian territory as it does for four islands that Japan and…...

4+ day, 46+ min ago   (136+ words) The Japan Times Fans of “Dragon Ball,” the seminal manga and anime in which the Saiyan is the main character, were excited by reports of a new theme park in France based on the franchise French President Emmanuel…...