Founded in 1897, The Japan Times is country's oldest and most widely read English-language newspaper. The daily newspaper and website carries carrying news and features about Japan and the world.In October 2013, the paper commenced an alliance with The International New York Times and launched The Japan Times on Sunday.The company also publishes The Japan Times Alpha, as well as both English and Japanese language-learning books.

Website

http://www.japantimes.co.jp

External link for The Japan Times

Industry

Newspaper Publishing

Company size

51-200 employees

Headquarters

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Type

Privately Held

Founded

1897

Specialties

media, journalism, news, and newspaper

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  What once looked like first-mover advantage for Vietnam increasingly looks like a liability as investors stare down a crypto winter.

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  Every two years, the Olympics transforms people who haven't watched a sporting event in months into fans who change their sleep schedules to watch, as events that felt obscure days earlier become difficult to ignore.

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  VoiSona, a Japanese DIY music app, is aiming to crack into the voice synthesizer software market by offering “otaku” bedroom composers an easy-to-use and affordable service. 👉https://ebx.sh/GaMyAW

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  A 43-year-old man accused of murder and other charges has pleaded not guilty to killing three members of a family at a house in Hanno, Saitama Prefecture, in December 2022.

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  China is widely expected to adopt a range of pronatalist policies in a bid to raise birth rates.

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  Retail rice prices in Japan are still above ¥4,000 per 5 kilograms on average, almost double the level before supply shortages hit consumers, even after the government's releases of stockpiled rice to keep prices low.

  Rice prices remain high in Japan even after stockpile releases ebx.sh

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  Olympus stocks fell as much as 11% in early Tokyo trading Monday, the biggest intraday decline since June 2025, after the company cut its operating income guidance for the full year.

  Olympus drops after full-year operating income forecast cut ebx.sh

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  Gotta cash ’em all — rare Pikachu Illustrator Pokemon card sells for $16.49 million in record-setting auction.

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  The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s approval rating remained high, at 41%, following its overwhelming victory in the Feb. 8 Lower House election, a recent Nikkei poll survey showed.

  LDP retains high approval rating post election, Nikkei poll shows ebx.sh

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  A senior Centrist Reform Alliance official has suggested the party will consider whether to join a proposed national congress for talks on issues including a possible consumption tax cut.

  CRA to study joining national congress on consumption tax cut ebx.sh

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