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A Pottery Master Prospers in Japan by Embracing a Troubled History
Though I tend to think it's usually a waste of space to devote a column to President Donald Trump's personality -- what more is there to say a…
Au Japon, une île préserve une forme de théâtre mystérieuse
Shinobu Kamiyama n’est pas une actrice professionnelle. Cette mère de deux enfants travaille comme préposée dans un centre de jour pour personnes âgées. Mais elle fait partie des nombreux habitants de l’île de Sado, dans le nord-ouest du Japon, qui partagent une passion singulière pour l’une des formes théâtrales les plus anciennes — et les plus mystérieuses — au monde. Par une nuit d’été, Kamiyama a incarné le rôle principal d’une pièce fantastique relevant du théâtre nô, art religieux du Japon.
Fourteen years after Japan’s nuclear disaster, people with cancer seek answers
KORIYAMA, Japan — She was in middle school in March 2011, when three reactors melted down at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant about 40 miles from her home in northern Japan. Living outside the evacuation zone, she continued to go about her life, shopping and cycling to school. Four years later, a screening found a malignant tumor in her thyroid, a gland in the neck that is known to be vulnerable to radioactive particles released during a nuclear accident.
A Japanese Island Preserves an Ancient and Ghostly Theater Form
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Shinobu Kamiyama is not a professional actress. The mother of two works as a caregiver in a day service for the elderly. But she is one of many residents of Sado Island, in Japan’s northwest, who share an unusual passion for one of the world’s oldest — and most otherworldly — forms of theater.
Accidente nuclear en Japón: 14 años después, las víctimas buscan respuestas
Un estudio ha detectado cientos de tumores de tiroides, pero las autoridades japonesas afirman que no están relacionados con las fusiones de Fukushima. Ahora se enfrentan a una demanda. Japón conmemora el 14.º aniversario del terremoto de magnitud 9,0 y posterior tsunami que azotó la costa noreste de Japón el 11 de marzo de 2011.
14 años después del accidente nuclear en Japón, las personas con cáncer buscan respuestas
En marzo de 2011, cuando tres reactores se fundieron en la central nuclear Fukushima Daiichi, a unos 64 kilómetros de su casa, en el norte de Japón, ella era una estudiante de secundaria. Como vivía fuera de la zona de evacuación, siguió su vida como siempre, salía de compras e iba a la escuela en bicicleta.
Fourteen Years After Japan’s Nuclear Disaster, People With Cancer Seek Answers Original
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. A survey has found hundreds of thyroid tumors, but Japanese officials say they are unrelated to the Fukushima meltdowns. Now they face a lawsuit. Listen to this article · 8:45 min Learn more This woman was a middle schooler in 2011 when the Fukushima nuclear meltdown occurred, about 40 miles from her home.
Masaoki Sen, a Kamikaze Volunteer and Japan Tea Ceremony Grandmaster, Dies Original
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Masaoki Sen, a Kamikaze Volunteer Who Later Promoted Peace, Dies at 102 A pilot who never flew on a suicide mission during World War II, Mr. Sen went on to become a grandmaster of Japan’s tea ceremony and used the platform to oppose all wars.
Last voices of the war
KUNSHIRO Kiyozumi is a small, stooped man with wisps of grey hair who lives alone and still pedals to the supermarket on his bicycle. At 97, he barely registers among younger shoppers glued to their smartphones. Few would guess that his life was shaped by one of the bloodiest conflicts in history. At age 15, Kiyozumi became the youngest sailor aboard the I-58, a submarine in the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Meeting the Last of Japan’s Living War Veterans
You have been granted access, use your keyboard to continue reading. Meeting the Last of Japan’s Living War Veterans A reporter traveled to the corners of the country to meet six World War II veterans, who had a warning for generations to come. Open modal at item 1 of 3 Open modal at item 2 of 3 Open modal at item 3 of 3 Aug. 8, 2025, 9:58 a.m. ET Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.
‘Não morra pelo seu país’: últimos sobreviventes da 2ª Guerra no Japão têm um aviso para os jovens
Kunshiro Kiyozumi é um homem pequeno, de cabelos grisalhos e costas curvadas, que vive sozinho e ainda pedala até o supermercado em sua bicicleta. Aos 97 anos, é uma figura que não chama atenção entre os jovens ocupados enviando mensagens de texto enquanto enchem seus carrinhos, inconscientes de que sua vida contém uma história dramática moldada pela guerra mais letal da história.
Temblor one of the largest on record: Monster 8.8 earthquake jolts Russia’s coast
It is the most powerful since the 2011 earthquake off Japan’s east coast, that triggered the Fukushima tsunami and nuclear disaster Yan Zhuang, Martin Fackler Published 31.07.25, 09:43 AM A picture taken from a handout video shows a kindergarten damaged by the earthquake in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, on Wednesday Administration of the governor of Kamchatka Krai via Reuters The colossal magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s coast early on Wednesday is set to be one of the largest ever...
El terremoto en Rusia podría ser uno de los mayores registrados
Es el sismo más potente desde el terremoto de 2011 en la costa de Japón que provocó un tsunami de 15 metros y el desastre nuclear de Fukushima. El colosal terremoto de magnitud 8,8 que se produjo a primera hora del miércoles frente a la costa rusa será uno de los más grandes jamás registrados, si los científicos que estudian los datos no disminuyen su magnitud en una revisión. El sismo está empatado con el sexto mayor registrado, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos.
El terremoto en Rusia podría ser uno de los mayores registrados
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Hawaii Braces for Tsunami After Biggest Quake Since Fukushima
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An 8.8-magnitude earthquake that experts said could be the sixth largest on record struck in the North Pacific off Russia early Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings and evacuations in Hawaii, Alaska, California and Japan and leaving millions anxiously awaiting waves that forecasters said could approach 10 feet in places. In Hawaii, where the first tsunami waves arrived at about 7:30 p.m. local time, mountain roads were choked with traffic as residents sought higher ground.
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Wednesday’s Earthquake Could Be One of the Largest on Record Original
Wednesday’s Earthquake Could Be One of the Largest on Record It is the most powerful quake since the 2011 earthquake off the coast of Japan that triggered a 50-foot tsunami and the nuclear disaster at Fukushima.
Live Updates: Tsunami Alerts Issued for U.S. and Japan After Huge Pacific Quake
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Multiple tsunami warnings were issued in Hawaii, Alaska and Japan after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean early Wednesday, according to the U.S. Tsunami Warning System. The earthquake, about 78 miles east-southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, took place at 7:24 p.m. Tuesday Eastern time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, prompting the warnings, as well as advisories and watches along the entire West Coast of the United States.
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Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi is a small man with gray hair and a stooped back who lives alone and still pedals his bicycle to the supermarket. At 97, he cuts an unprepossessing figure to the younger shoppers busy texting while filling their carts, unaware that his life contains a dramatic story shaped by history’s deadliest war. At age 15, Kiyozumi became the youngest sailor aboard the I-58, an attack submarine of the Imperial Japanese navy.
Los últimos soldados de un ejército imperial tienen una advertencia para los jóvenes
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Kunshiro Kiyozumi es un hombre pequeño de pelo canoso y espalda encorvada que vive solo y aún pedalea su bicicleta para ir al supermercado.
Last Soldiers of an Imperial Army Have a Warning for Young Generations Original
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Kunshiro Kiyozumi is a small man with gray hair and a stooped back who lives alone and still pedals his bicycle to the supermarket. At 97, he cuts an unprepossessing figure to the younger shoppers busy texting while filling their carts, unaware his life contains a dramatic story shaped by history’s deadliest war.
Last Soldiers of an Imperial Army Have a Warning for Young Generations
An F-4 pilot’s skipper flew straight for China after his compass precessed during a MIGCAP mission over North Vietnam ‘My flight lead was not heading back to our aircraft carrier. He was heading in the very opposite direction, straight for China and at a very high …
Last Soldiers of an Imperial Army Have a Warning for Young Generations Original
Kunshiro Kiyozumi is a small man with gray hair and a stooped back who lives alone and still pedals his bicycle to the supermarket. At 97, he cuts an unprepossessing figure to the younger shoppers busy texting while filling their carts, unaware his life contains a dramatic story shaped by history’s deadliest war. At age 15, Mr. Kiyozumi became the youngest sailor aboard the I-58, an attack submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Shunsaku Tamiya, Who Brought Perfection to Plastic Replica Models, Dies at 90
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Shunsaku Tamiya, Who Brought Perfection to Plastic Models, Dies at 90 He turned his family’s lumber business into a manufacturer of model kits that won global popularity for their quality and historical accuracy.
Japan in tectonic shift to Right: Liberal Democratic Party loses in parliamentary elections - Telegraph India
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to stay on after his Liberal Democrats and their coalition partner lost 19 of their 66 seats that were up for re-election, depriving them of control of the less powerful Upper House Martin Fackler, Hisako Ueno, Kiuko Notoya Published 22.07.25, 10:15 AM Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo on Monday. Ishiba vowed to stay on as Premier after his Liberal Democrats and their coalition partner lost 19 of their 66 seats that were up for re-election.
In Japan, Anti-Establishment Parties Resonate With Young Voters
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. In Japan, Anti-Establishment Parties Resonate With Young Voters The success of new political parties focused on wages, immigration and an unresponsive political elite highlights the frustrations of many working-age people in Japan.
Calls for Japan’s Leader to Resign as His Party Faces Election Defeat Original
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Calls for Japan’s Leader to Resign as His Party Faces Election Defeat Exit polls suggest a major defeat for the Liberal Democratic Party in parliamentary elections, but Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is vowing to stay on.
Japan’s Long-Dominant Party Suffers Election Defeat as Voters Swing Right
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Japan’s Long-Dominant Party Suffers Election Defeat as Voters Swing Right The loss on Sunday left the Liberal Democrats a minority party in both houses of Parliament, while two new nationalist parties surged.
As Japan Votes, a Trump-Inspired Politician Grabs the Spotlight Original
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. As Japan Votes, a Trump-Inspired Politician Grabs the Spotlight With his calls to limit foreign workers, fight globalism and put “Japanese First,” Sohei Kamiya has brought a fiery right-wing populism to Japan’s election on Sunday.
Japan’s Prime Minister Faces Jeopardy in a National Election: What to Know Original
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Japan’s Prime Minister Faces Jeopardy in a National Election: What to Know Shigeru Ishiba of the long-governing Liberal Democratic Party could face calls to resign if his party fares poorly in Sunday’s Upper House elections.
Japan Hangs Man Convicted in Serial Killings of Nine People
5 hours ago Japan has executed a man who murdered nine people in 2017, the first time since 2022 that the country has enacted capital punishment. The serial killings by Takahiro Shiraishi, dubbed the "Twitter killer", had shocked the country and triggered debate over how suicide was discussed online. Shiraishi, …
Japanese Serial Killer Is Executed Original
Japan’s justice minister announced the execution on Friday of a man convicted in the serial killings of nine people, whose mutilated and decomposing body parts were found in his home outside Tokyo eight years ago. Takahiro Shiraishi, 34, was hanged at the Tokyo Detention House for the murders of eight women and a man in a two-month killing spree in 2017.
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China Sends Two Aircraft Carriers Into the Pacific for the First Time Original
In a display of Beijing's growing military reach, the Chinese Navy sent two aircraft carriers into the Pacific Ocean, far from the country's coast, for the first time to conduct exercises together, Japan's defense minister, Gen Nakatani, said. Mr. Nakatani told reporters on Monday that the Chinese aircraft carriers were spotted launching and retrieving jet fighters out in the Pacific to the east of the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, about 750 miles south of Tokyo.
Japan flexes its military muscle at China and the US, sending strong strategic signals
The Seventh is one of two new missile regiments that the army, called the Ground Self-Defence Force, has placed along the islands on country's southwestern flank in response to an increasingly robust Chinese navy frequently sailing through waters near Japan Martin Fackler Published 09.06.25, 12:50 PM Representational image File picture The ship-slaying missiles of the Japanese army’s Seventh Regiment are mounted aboard dark green trucks that are easy to move and conceal, but for now, the...
Japan flexes its military muscle at China, and Trump
OKINAWA - The ship-slaying missiles of the Japanese army’s 7th Regiment are mounted aboard dark green trucks that are easy to move and conceal, but for now, the soldiers are making no effort to hide them. Created in 2024, the fledgling regiment and its roving missile batteries occupy a hilltop base on the island of Okinawa that can be seen for miles. The visibility is intentional.
Japan flexes its military muscle at China, and Trump
OKINAWA, Japan -- The ship-slaying missiles of the Japanese army’s 7th Regiment are mounted aboard dark green trucks that are easy to move and conceal, but for now, the soldiers are making no effort to hide them. Created a year ago, the fledgling regiment and its roving missile batteries occupy a hilltop base on the island of Okinawa that can be seen for miles. The visibility is intentional.
Japan Flexes Its Military Muscle at China, and Trump
2 hours ago Gov. Newsom says federal government is moving to 'take over' the California National Guard The federal government is "moving to take over" the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers, Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Saturday. “That … 1 hour ago The legal issues raised by Trump sending the National Guard to L.A. The Trump administration announced Saturday that National Guard troops were being sent to Los Angeles — an action Gov. Gavin Newsom said he opposed.
Disabled Japanese writer makes literary history
When Saou Ichikawa was named the winner of the Akutagawa Prize in 2023, one of Japan’s oldest and most prestigious literary awards, she flashed a thumbs-up to her parents and editor before going onstage to receive it in front of a gold screen. While the 45-year-old novelist was the 181st winner of the prize, she was the first to require a ramp to ascend the stage.
Japanese Farm Minister Resigns After Saying He'd Never Bought Rice Original
The remark came in the midst of a rice shortage that has infuriated voters. "Frankly, my supporters give me quite a lot of rice," said the minister, Taku Eto. Japan's agriculture minister resigned on Wednesday amid an uproar over his remark that he had never bought a bag of rice, his nation's staple grain, which is in short supply nationally.
Both Admired and Resented by Trump, Japan Scrambles to Stay Close Original
The president at turns praises and criticizes Japan, a U.S. ally that decades ago stirred his anger over the unequal balance of trade and his penchant for tariffs. This month in the White House's Rose Garden, as he held up a placard showing the global wave of tariffs he wanted to impose, President Trump paused to fondly recall a fallen friend. "The prime minister of Japan, Shinzo, was - Shinzo Abe - he was a fantastic man," Mr. Trump said during the tariff announcement on April 2.
Una antigua tradición japonesa se vuelve advertencia sobre el cambio climático
JapanGlobal WarmingWinter (Season)Archives and RecordsIce Cada invierno una cresta de hielo aparecía en el lago Suwa, y eso se convirtió en una tradición importante. Durante los últimos siete años, el fenómeno no se ha producido porque el lago no se congeló.
Una antigua tradición japonesa se vuelve advertencia sobre el cambio climático
Sus feligreses dicen que seguirán uniéndose a él para controlar el lago en las mañanas de invierno. "Siento la responsabilidad de mantener esta historia", dijo Hiroyuki Okazaki, carpintero de 63 años. Ni Miyasaka ni sus feligreses dicen creer que realmente hayan sido abandonados por un dios: japón se ha vuelto demasiado secular para eso. Ni siquiera saben qué dios se supone que cruzaba el lago.
Hegseth Pledges to Step Up Military Cooperation With Japan and Deter China Original
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth wrapped up his first official visit to the Asia on Sunday by offering reassurances to Japan that President Trump wants a stronger military alliance in the region to deter an increasingly assertive China. Following an 85-minute meeting in Tokyo with his Japanese counterpart, Mr. Hegseth said the Trump administration would abide by promises to increase security cooperation with its staunch ally.
At 95, He’s the World’s Oldest Speedskater. He’s Gunning for 100.
CHINO, Japan — When Iichi Marumo competed in his first international race seven years ago in Moscow, the Japanese speedskater moved down the ice at about the pace of a brisk jog. It took him three times longer to cross the finish line than most of the other skaters that day. It didn’t matter, because Marumo was also three times older. He was 88, and his time was still fast enough to earn him a silver medal in his age category of 85 and older. kAmtG6C D:?46[ 96 92D H@? @?=J 8@=5] }@H hd[ :?
In Japan, an Iceless Lake and an Absent God Sound an Ancient Warning
Former president Rodrigo Duterte turned 80 on Friday, March 28, inside the detention facility of the very court he once vowed would never try him — a …
In Japan, an Iceless Lake and an Absent God Sound an Ancient Warning
For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen. For at least six centuries, residents along a lake in the mountains of central Japan have marked the depth of winter by celebrating the return of a natural phenomenon once revered as the trail of a wandering god. It would only appear after days of frigid temperatures had frozen Lake Suwa into a sheet of solid white.
In Japan, an iceless lake and an absent god sound an ancient warning
SUWA, Japan -- For at least six centuries, residents along a lake in the mountains of central Japan have marked the depth of winter by celebrating the return of a natural phenomenon once revered as the trail of a wandering god. It would only appear after days of frigid temperatures had frozen Lake Suwa into a sheet of solid white. First, people were awakened at night by a loud rumbling.
China corteja - ao mesmo tempo que confronta - aliados dos EUA incomodados com Trump
Quando se reuniu com seus homólogos japonês e sul-coreano em Tóquio, no fim de semana passado, o principal diplomata chinês, Wang Yi, disse que a China percebe um “grande potencial” para comércio e estabilidade se os três vizinhos trabalharem juntos. Mencionando o que classificou como uma “sabedoria oriental” em comum, Wang citou um provérbio aparentemente aludindo para os Estados Unidos enquanto um aliado distante e não confiável: “Vizinhos próximos são melhores do que parentes distantes”.
China Is Courting, and Confronting, U.S. Allies Made Uneasy by Trump
Even as China offers itself to nations like Japan as a more reliable partner, its ships are pushing into their neighborhoods - sometimes on the very same day. When China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, met with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts in Tokyo last weekend, he said China saw "great potential" for trade and stability if the three neighbors worked together.
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