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A tanker loads crude oil at a national storage base in Fukuoka Prefecture on March 27. Official efforts to curb consumption in Japan could be needed by the summer if oil imports coming from the Strait of Hormuz have not resumed.

JAPAN / Society / FOCUS

Gasoline, diapers and drinks: Japan faces wide-ranging impact amid concern over oil

By Eric Johnston

The government has assured the public that the supply of crude oil is sufficient for now, but efforts to curb consumption could be needed if the situation doesn't improve.

Second Japan-linked ship passes through Strait of Hormuz

Japan cautious on asking public to conserve energy as Iran war drags on

A tanker loads crude oil at a national storage base in Fukuoka Prefecture on March 27. Official efforts to curb consumption in Japan could be needed by the summer if oil imports coming from the Strait of Hormuz have not resumed.

A U.S. F/A-18F fighter jet prepares to launch from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln at an undisclosed location during Operation Epic Fury against on Iran on March 31.

WORLD

Trump pressures Iran ahead of deadline as search continues for missing U.S. airman

A senior ?Israeli defense official said Israel was preparing to attack Iranian energy facilities, and was awaiting approval from the U.S.

Newly elected opposition Kuomintang leader Cheng Li-wun delivers a speech during the party's national congress in Taipei in November.

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS

Taiwan opposition leader to make 'peace' visit to China, first in 10 years

By Amber Wang and Allison JACKSON

Kuomintang chief Cheng Li-wun said she wants to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping to build cross-strait "peace."

The International Monetary Fund has urged the Bank of Japan to keep raising rates even as the war in Iran poses new risks.

BUSINESS / Economy

IMF urges BOJ to keep raising rates even as Iran war poses new risks

By Leika Kihara

The proposal comes amid market expectations the BOJ ?will raise ?interest rates as soon as April in the face of mounting inflationary ?pressure.

The inaugural exhibition at the Museum of Narratives Takanawa is organized around the theme of spirals and searching for them in science, art and our own bodies.

CULTURE / Art

Museum of Narratives is rife with possibilities

By Gabrielle Doman

Part museum, part performance venue, the ambitious Museum of Narratives aims to make Shinagawa a cultural hub.

The inaugural exhibition at the Museum of Narratives Takanawa is organized around the theme of spirals and searching for them in science, art and our own bodies.

A group of lawyers blasted the University of Tokyo over its handling of recent corruption scandals in a report released on Friday.

Panel blasts University of Tokyo over corruption scandals

The report listed issues found in the university's response to two scandals involving a professor of the university and a doctor of its hospital.

The Children and Families Agency has established a subsidy system to make it easier to secure child support payments from former spouses.

Japan to subsidize costs to seize salaries and assets for child support

The subsidy system was created in line with the revised Civil Code, which entered into force Wednesday.

Ex-Aum leader's son seeks damages from government

Many LDP members oppose retrial system reform bill

Japan conducted foreign weapons protection 11 times in 2025

Man arrested after admitting to starting fire at Tokyo's Shibuya crossing

A Shiite Muslim cleric looks on during a demonstration in solidarity with Iran and denouncing the U.S.-Israeli war against it, in Iraq's southern city of Basra on Saturday.

Iran says Iraqi ships are allowed to use Strait of Hormuz

Traffic in the Strait remains a small fraction of the pre-war rate, when one-fifth of the world's oil and LNG sailed the narrows connecting the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean.

The Iran war has shuttered airspaces, grounded planes and left regional airlines in disarray.

The Iran war is reshaping global aviation

By Kate Duffy and Siddharth Philip

Executives of Western airlines have sensed an opportunity to take advantage and regain ground, adding alternative routes to steal away business.

Oil bypassing Strait of Hormuz set to arrive in Japan from May

First Japanese and French ships cross Strait of Hormuz since war

FSA to ease bank capital rules to promote investment

Honda needs a big pivot, and maybe a partner, after big EV-related losses

By Kazuaki Nagata

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a fundraising dinner at Union Station in Washington on March 25.

Trump’s victory rhetoric undercut by downed U.S. jet in Iran war

By Jeff Mason

The downing of a U.S. aircraft and the dayslong search for a missing crew member has pierced the aura of invincibility Donald Trump has sought to project.

NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels toward the moon on Thursday.

Artemis astronauts preparing for historic lunar flyby

The next major milestone of the approximately 10-day journey is expected overnight Sunday into Monday, at which point the astronauts will enter the "lunar sphere of influence."

U.S. deploys bulk of stealthy long-range missile for Iran war

By Gerry Doyle

Student debt burdened them, so they moved abroad and stopped paying

By Laura O’Connor

Ukraine expects top U.S. envoys in Kyiv this month to reboot talks

Trump weighs broader Cabinet shake-up as Iran war pressure grows

Japan coach Nils Nielsen during his team's Women's Asian Cup semifinal match against South Korea on March 18 in Sydney.

Culture clash spelt shock end for Japan women's first foreign coach

By Andrew MCKIRDY

Greenlander Nielsen took a rampant Nadeshiko Japan to their third Asian title in four tournaments last month, but was let go shortly after.

Curling's new professional league bets big on Olympic buzz

By Aadi Nair

Murakami powers White Sox past Blue Jays

Astros rack up 18 hits as Tatsuya Imai gets first win

Italy's soccer federation chief resigns after another World Cup failure

The United States has serious domestic flaws, but its freedoms, alliances and global influence distinguish it from authoritarian states, a distinction its allies must recognize and actively invest in through engagement.

The Moon and the Turtle: A lesson in false equivalence

Stephen R. Nagy

Following the United States does not mean following blindly; it means understanding that the CRINKs offer no alternative order worth living in.

Japan’s counterstrike move reflects rising regional challenges

Why the Strait of Hormuz closure is an Asian crisis

By Karishma Vaswani

Is NASA’s moon mission the end for legacy space firms?

By Thomas Black

The British are living longer lives — and sicker

By Lara Williams

Solar panels sit on the roof of a residential property in Sydney, Australia, on March 30. Global solar capacity grew by ?511 gigawatts in 2025 to 2,392 GW.

Renewables grew to almost 50% of global electricity capacity in 2025

By Susanna Twidale

The growth was led by a leap ?in solar capacity, which grew by ?511 gigawatts in 2025 to 2,392 GW.

A decade of global climate caution is sealed by India’s wary goals

By Akshat Rathi

Arctic sea ice at lowest level ever this winter

U.S.-Israeli war on Iran pushes consumers to reconsider fossil fuel alternatives

By Todd Woody

Planet trapped record heat in 2025: U.N.

By Alexandre GROSBOIS

The inaugural exhibition at the Museum of Narratives Takanawa is organized around the theme of spirals and searching for them in science, art and our own bodies.

Museum of Narratives is rife with possibilities

By Gabrielle Doman

Part museum, part performance venue, the ambitious Museum of Narratives aims to make Shinagawa a cultural hub.

‘How to Steal the Gold’ spins real crime into playful heist fun

By Mark Schilling

The voices of Tibet, far from home

By Michael Judge

‘90 Meters’ tempers the strain of caregiving with reassuring glow

By Mark Schilling

How the Japanese made jazz their own

By Roland Kelts

New and old long-distance hiking trails hope to draw tourists from crowded cities to unhurried rural regions.

‘If you walk, you will see’: National parks bet on trekking tourists

By Eric Margolis

Multiday hikes through 91仓库 most rural stretches aim to benefit locals and visitors alike.

A smarter stay near Tokyo Disneyland — if you don’t need the extras

By Owen Ziegler

How to make better batter for tempura

By Simon Daly

Cookies, miso and milk make a pie for all seasons

By Simon Daly

What happens when Japan curates its aesthetic for the world?

By Erik Augustin Palm

After studying cultural anthropology in London, Nina Otsubo Cataldo (left) started a consulting business in Niigata Prefecture that helps bridge the gap between foreign and local residents.

In rural Japan, a consultant code-switches and connects

By Mishu Callan

A cultural consultant is combining academic and personal passions in Niigata Prefecture while maintaining an online community for women of similar biracial backgrounds.

Cool cat Coulis waiting for a second lucky break

Women in Law Japan marks 10 years amid persistent gender gap in the profession

By Louise George Kittaka

Sundae, a spry and special dog, wants a walking companion

In Onomichi, urbanists redesign public life via vacant homes

By Sneha Nagesh

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Amy Yee poses for a photo in Lalibela, Ethiopia. An award-winning journalist and former foreign correspondent for the Financial Times, Yee shifted her focus to the issue of Tibetans in exile for her book, “Far From the Rooftop of the World: Travels Among Tibetan Refugees on Four Continents.”

The voices of Tibet, far from home

By Michael Judge

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