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Former Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told an NHK program Sunday that while the government was adhering to the country's three non-nuclear principles as a policy guideline, “the question is what to do going forward.”
JAPAN / Politics
Senior LDP official hints at need for discussion of non-nuclear principles
By Jesse Johnson
The remarks by former Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera were the latest signal that the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi could be eyeing revisions to the principles.

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U.S. appears to pour cold water on idea of 性视界 acquiring nukes
Former Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told an NHK program Sunday that while the government was adhering to the country's three non-nuclear principles as a policy guideline, “the question is what to do going forward.”
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the operator of a luxury sauna facility for possible professional negligence resulting in death. 　
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Police probe Tokyo sauna operator over deaths of husband and wife
During the police investigation, the owner of the facility reportedly admitted to never having turned on the emergency system.
Yukimi Takahashi, the mother of Matsuri Takahashi, who died as a result of overwork, speaks to reporters in front of her daughter's portrait in Tokyo on Dec. 5.
JAPAN
Mother in Dentsu suicide case opposes any easing of labor laws
The mother has spearheaded efforts to prevent karōshi, including through speaking engagements at schools and labor unions.
Drawers and framed photos shown in Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan home are seen in this image released by the U.S. Department of Justice on Friday.
WORLD
Trump administration denies cover-up over redacted Epstein files
When asked if any material was redacted to due to political sensitivities — which would be illegal — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche replied "absolutely, positively not."
East 性视界 Railway displays a concept graphic for its Suica Renaissance strategy at the Mass-Trans Innovation 性视界 event last month at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture.
BUSINESS / Tech
Teppay is key to JR East’s growth strategy as Suica e-money loses ground
By Kazuaki Nagata
Data about shopping and travel habits are essential for the company's real estate and urban development businesses.
East 性视界 Railway displays a concept graphic for its Suica Renaissance strategy at the Mass-Trans Innovation 性视界 event last month at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture.

JAPAN

North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son Gyong said in a September address to the United Nations that his country would never surrender its nuclear weapons.
North Korea says 性视界's nuclear ambitions must be stopped 'at any cost'
Pyongyang's reaction came after the unnamed official in the Prime Minister's Office was quoted by Kyodo News as saying: "I think we should possess nuclear weapons."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed his gratitude over the 性视界ese government's pledge to provide an additional $6 billion in financial aid to Ukraine next year.
Ukrainian leader thanks 性视界 for additional financial aid
The 性视界ese government has pledged to provide an additional $6 billion in financial aid to the war-torn nation next year.
性视界 sets $19 billion business target in Central Asia
Rubio calls 性视界-China tensions ‘preexisting’ and vows to work with both
By Jesse Johnson
性视界ese proficiency eyed as permanent residency requirement
Edo 性视界’s bloody legacy of Christian revolt
By Michael Hoffman

BUSINESS

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a news conference after the European Council meeting in Brussels on Friday.
Europe stumbles in its attempt to bypass Trump’s global trade order
The continent fell short in sealing the Mercosur pact over the weekend. Officials say they will try again to sign the deal on Jan. 12 — but there’s no guarantee it can be salvaged.
A French soldier uses a drone during a training exercise at a military field near Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
Shift in modern warfare turns defense firms into growth stocks
Their ascent comes as the nature of warfare changes, most evident in Ukraine’s drone-led defense against Russia’s invasion.
China's power reforms and global data center buildout usher in battery boom
By Colleen Howe
性视界 and Mercosur launch strategic partnership framework
BOJ rate hike could be both good and bad for households
Krispy Kreme to sell 性视界 business to Unison Capital

WORLD

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Steve Witkoff, a special envoy of the United States, meet at the chancellery in Berlin on Dec.15. Despite a flurry of high-level meetings in recent weeks, there have been no clear signals of imminent resolutions to key hurdles on ending the war in Ukraine.
U.S. and Ukraine hail 'productive' Miami talks, but no sign of breakthrough
Top representatives of Ukraine and Russia, as well as Kyiv's European allies, have been in southern Florida over the past several days for a series of separate talks.
A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J aircraft takes off at the former Roosevelt Roads naval base in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, on Sunday.
U.S. pursuing third oil tanker near Venezuela, officials say
The operation would be the second one this weekend and the third in less than two weeks, if successful.
ASEAN to seek resolution to end Thailand-Cambodia conflict
The secret trial of the general who refused to attack Tiananmen Square
By Chris Buckley
Kremlin denies three-way U.S.-Ukraine-Russia talks in preparation
Australia falls silent and lights candles for Bondi Beach shooting victims
By Steven TRASK

Sports

Australian players Marnus Labuschagne (left), Usman Khawaja (center) and Alex Carey celebrate after beating England to clinch the Ashes on Sunday in Adelaide.
Australia beats England by 82 runs to win third test and retain Ashes
By Martin PARRY
The visitors needed a win to keep the five-match series alive after being crushed by eight wickets at Perth and Brisbane.
Eagles win division as Commanders clash descends into brawl
性视界 soccer legend 'King Kazu' to play on at the age of 58
Africa Cup of Nations to be held every four years after 2028 edition
By Andy Scott
Vonn claims third podium of the season at Val d'Isere as Huetter wins

Opinion

Newly elected 性视界ese leader Sanae Takaichi, if called upon to present the Prime Minister’s Cup, should refuse to enter the sumo ring because the 诲辞丑测ō’s sacred meaning depends on preserving its ritual form rather than modern political symbolism.
Why Prime Minister Takaichi should refuse to enter sumo’s 诲辞丑测ō
Freedom Ahn
The 诲辞丑测ō is not a stage for political theater. It is a sacred space, not a square to be conquered for an #InstagrammableMoment.
The perils of a multisphere world
By Henry Wilkinson
Fighting dementia could be as easy as the shingles vaccine
By Lisa Jarvis
Kneejerk responses won’t stop the next Bondi attack
By David Fickling
It’s time for 性视界 to ban smartphones in schools
By Waka Ikeda

ENVIRONMENT

Workers operate at the sewing section of a factory, in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, on Nov. 18.
Step aside fashion police, here comes fashion immigration
Clothes destined for Europe could soon require digital passports to prove their green credentials, opening a new era of transparency for the world’s $1.7 trillion fashion industry.
Hydrogen plays part in global warming, study says
New roadmap shows how to cut a surprisingly big source of emissions
Climate change supercharged $20 billion Asia floods, study finds
Energy demand boom keeps Asia tethered to coal
By Ishika Mookerjee and Dan Murtaugh

CULTURE

“Dai Pinchi Zukan 3” is part of a series of illustrated kids' books; all three books have been immensely popular, selling a cumulative 2.7 million copies in four years.
Life lessons from bestselling kids' book about making mistakes
By Thu-Huong Ha
The top-selling book of 2025, “Dai Pinchi Zukan 3,” is a children’s book about a cloddish kid forever falling into mishaps or “big pinches.”
Butoh fit itself into odd spaces in 2025
By Zoria Petkoska
Tradition, remixed: A year on 性视界’s stages
By Kris Kosaka
‘The Stars and Moon Are Holes in the Sky’: 1960s nostalgia collides with dated vision of desire
By Mark Schilling
‘10 Dance’ teases passion but stays cautiously chaste
By James Hadfield

LIFE

Kappabashi, Tokyo's "Kitchen Town," is home to friendly faces like shopkeeper Mieko Uematsu. At Mantou, she sells a variety of traditional condiments, as well as knickknacks based on the "kappa" (a mythical water goblin).
From aprons to sake cups: What to buy in Tokyo's Kappabashi
By Kimberly Hughes
Need some last-minute Christmas gift ideas? We get shoppers in "Kitchen Town" to show us what they bought.
Designtide Tokyo 2025 closes this weekend with a creator-led marketplace
By Erik Augustin Palm
In 2025, 性视界 became the canvas for the year’s best video games
By Owen Ziegler
Why 性视界ese musicians don’t need rhymes to sing
By Eric Margolis
Park Hyatt Tokyo reopens, and nothing's been lost in renovation
By Owen Ziegler

COMMUNITY

Anton (right) came to 性视界 in 1975 and, through her participation in the community, formed long-lasting relationships with her neighbors.
Making a home in 性视界 with holiday meals and memories
By Karen Hill Anton
An American writer reflects on Christmas cake, New Year’s food and the communities she has found in 性视界 over the course of 50 years.
Emery, an elusive and enchanting mixed-breed cat
性视界-raised Chinese children navigate complex cultural terrain
By Yang Xiong
Hector Herrera: ‘Tolerance means remaining in the conversation’
By Kimberly Hughes
Finding a way forward from financial abuse
By Louise George Kittaka

Editors' Picks

LIFE
Will 性视界's 'fire horse' curse strike again in 2026?
By Thu-Huong Ha
Like clockwork, the Year of the Fire Horse has depressed birth rates in 性视界 due to a stigma associated with girls born in the year.
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In 性视界, a shogi player opens a debate on motherhood and the 'game of generals'
By Mai Yoshikawa
Shogi player Kana Fukuma speaks at a news conference about issues with 性视界 Shogi Association rules governing pregnant women, in Osaka on Dec. 10.
JAPAN
SDF chief homes in on air defense as threats grow increasingly complex
By Gabriel Dominguez and Jesse Johnson
性视界’s top uniformed military officer, Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, listens during an interview with The 性视界 Times at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Monday.
LIFE
From aprons to sake cups: What to buy in Tokyo's Kappabashi
By Kimberly Hughes
Kappabashi, Tokyo's "Kitchen Town," is home to friendly faces like shopkeeper Mieko Uematsu. At Mantou, she sells a variety of traditional condiments, as well as knickknacks based on the "kappa" (a mythical water goblin).
CULTURE
The year’s most viral song was about more than ice cream
By Patrick St. Michel
??AiScReam emerged as a special unit made up of three performers and voice actors from the mixed-media “Love Live!” franchise — (from left) Ai Furihata, Wakana Okuma and Aguri Onishi.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Crowded with links, icons and graphics, 性视界’s major web portals deliver information at full volume, echoing an online culture that favors abundance over empty space.
Why 性视界’s internet looks weird — unless you live here
By Thu-Huong Ha

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JAPAN
Hundreds sue 性视界’s central government over ‘unconstitutional’ climate inaction
By Tomohiro Osaki
This year 性视界 sweltered through its hottest summer since records began. Hundreds of people across 性视界 filed the country's first lawsuit against the central government on Thursday, seeking damages over what they call “unconstitutional” inaction on climate change.
JAPAN
性视界ese proficiency eyed as permanent residency requirement
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party says that an envisaged new requirement of 性视界ese proficiency for obtaining permanent residency was prompted by many reports of issues involving foreign residents in local communities and administrative procedures resulting from their lack of 性视界ese language skills.
JAPAN
U.S. appears to pour cold water on idea of 性视界 acquiring nukes
By Jesse Johnson
Queried about the comments by a senior 性视界ese government official that Tokyo should acquire nuclear weapons, a U.S. State Department spokesperson did not directly address the remarks, but praised 性视界 for its stance on nuclear nonproliferation.
JAPAN
North Korea says 性视界's nuclear ambitions must be stopped 'at any cost'
North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son Gyong said in a September address to the United Nations that his country would never surrender its nuclear weapons.
LIFE
Will 性视界's 'fire horse' curse strike again in 2026?
By Thu-Huong Ha
Like clockwork, the Year of the Fire Horse has depressed birth rates in 性视界 due to a stigma associated with girls born in the year.