Japan

France’s Jimmy Gressier pulls off old-school upset for 10,000m win at World Championships

Uruguay wins its first medal at competition and Fionnuala McCormack achieves her best global placing

To truly understand my Tipperary home I had to leave it, to renounce it, to be free of it

When I get a chance to go home, I go to visit places as much as I go to visit people

Resignation of Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba sparks race for succession

PM stepped down following elections that saw his ruling coalition lose its majority in both houses of parliament

New crime fiction: cynical pitch-black comedy reinvigorates the spy fiction genre

New novels by Mick Herron, Nicola Upson, Seishi Yokomizo, Janice Hallett and Rav Grewal-Kök

Rhasidat Adeleke can take heart from Keely Hodgkinson’s superb comeback after injury

Even away from the track, Daniel Day-Lewis’s forthcoming film proves how time spent recuperating is never wasted

Stacey Flood: We have had Traitors, Tinpot Cups, saunas and sushi, but now it is time to play

After nine weeks of training on and off the pitch, Ireland are up for their World Cup opener against Japan

Rhasidat Adeleke to miss out on World Athletics Championships

‘Increasingly difficult to train and perform at level I expect from myself’, athlete says

Japanese walking: How to try this viral fitness trend

Studies show high-intensity interval walking ‘significantly enhances fitness, muscle strength, and health markers’

Cork doctor in prisoner of war camp was one of Irish witnesses to atomic bombs in Japan

Aidan MacCarthy among a dozen Irish in city when second devastating device dropped by United States Air Force on August 9th, 1945

Nagasaki mayor warns of nuclear war as city marks 80 years since atomic bombing

Mayor warns current global conflicts could push the world again into nuclear war

Belfast Bride - Frank McNally on the Irish wife of man who dropped US atomic bomb on Nagasaki

Beahan had mixed feelings in later years about his involvement in the missions

‘Important as ever’ to fight nuclear proliferation, Hiroshima bombing commemoration in Dublin hears

Remembrance event is held to mark 80 years since first atomic bomb dropped on Japan

Hiroshima survivors mark 80 years since atomic bomb devastated city

City’s mayor warns against a growing acceptance of using nuclear weapons for national security

Atomic bomb anniversary: ‘As survivors of these weapons, we all agree that they can never be used again’

Co-chair of Nobel Peace Prize-winning group alarmed over weakening of ‘nuclear taboo’

The Irish Times view on Hiroshima 80 years on: the day everything changed

The bomb revealed the terrifying power of nuclear weapons

Atomic bombings anniversary: Japanese politicians consider a once-unthinkable question

Eighty years after devastating bombings, Japan is talking about joining the nuclear arms race

‘Such a cruel sight’: A visit to Hiroshima lives long in the memory

Eighty years ago this month the first atomic bomb was dropped in Japan

Many countries downgrade tsunami warnings after powerful earthquake off Russia

One of the world’s strongest quakes hits off eastern Russia, with 4m-high waves reported there

Trump and Japan reach trade deal with tariff rate set at 15%

Japan to create $550bn fund to invest in the US under deal terms

The Irish Times view on the Japanese election: heading for a leadership battle

Populist parties of the right made major gains, most notably, Sanseito, a new party pushing Maga-like anti-immigrant and tax cutting politics

Japan grapples with far-right surge and prospect of new leader after general election

PM Shigeru Ishiba on the political ropes after humiliating voter rebuke

As an Irishman living in Japan, I watch the rise of anti-immigrant rhetoric with unease

Policies toward foreigners have emerged as central issue of campaigning ahead of upper house elections later this month

‘You just felt it all through your body’: Derry carers find their rhythm with Japanese taiko drums

A group of women carers come together for fun, a new focus and even improved mental wellbeing through this centuries-old Japanese art form

The Irish Times view on Ireland and Japan: a deepening relationship

Micheál Martin’s meeting with Shigeru Ishiba highlighted the growing prominence of geopolitical and security issues in the bilateral relationship

In Hiroshima, Martin voices concerns about ‘drift from international rules-based order’

Taoiseach hears testimony from a survivor of atomic bomb that killed 140,000 people 80 years ago

Celebrating the Irish writer whose ghost stories still grip Japan

Lafcadio Hearn remains popular in his adopted country more than a century after his death, but remains little known in Ireland

Enya, whiskey and céilí: Why Ireland is big in Japan

In the News podcast: Taoiseach’s visit designed to cement deepening relationship

‘Go to any reasonably sized town in Japan and you’ll find an Irish pub’: The Japanese fans of Irish culture

Tokyo boasts regular Comhaltas traditional music sessions and an annual St Patrick’s Day parade, while Enya and Riverdance have strong Japanese followings

Japan expresses concern over security of subsea cables off the Irish coast

Japan’s prime minister Shigeru Ishiba raises security issue with Micheál Martin during Tokyo meeting

Trump makes tariff threat to trade partners as deadline looms

US president threatens to increase levies on Japan

Taoiseach embarks on four-day visit to Japan, with focus on investment

Much of Taoiseach’s time in Japan will be spent meeting companies which the IDA hopes to attract to Ireland

Japan executes ‘Twitter killer’ in first execution since 2022

Takahiro Shiraishi was sentenced to death for his 2017 strangling and dismembering of eight women and a man he contacted on social media

More than 20 Irish companies on Asian trade mission

Agriculture minister Martin Heydon and State agencies bid to boost markets for Irish food

‘The Japanese want to see you have the attention to detail, customer service and quality they expect. You have to deliver’

Irish entrepreneurs visit Japan to scope out potential trading opportunities and learn from the country’s biggest companies

Some 140 Irish business leaders head to Japan as part of Entrepreneur of the Year retreat

Irish group will meet local business leaders, academics and Irish agencies operating in Japan during the week-long trip

Nuclear threat is more real than at any time since second World War

Worldview: Nuclear non-proliferation is moving rapidly backwards. Frank Aiken’s vision and diplomacy are once more desperately needed

Cryogenically frozen, covered in hay, buried in sand: the weirdest and most wonderful wellness holidays

Cryotherapy is on the menu at the Camiral Golf and Wellness Resort in Girona. It’s an intense experience

Ireland to explore new markets in Asia and Canada as part of urgent response to US tariffs

Cabinet will be asked to agree to faster ratification of controversial Ceta deal with Canada and a new competitiveness plan that will have implications for employee conditions

Do we really need 10,000 steps a day to stay healthy?

From marketing gimmick to health benchmark: how 10,000 steps became a universal goal

‘I wanted a Japanese feel to the house’: Renovating a 1960s Dublin bungalow

When doing up their three-bed home in Glenageary, Yuuki and John Blakeney were keen to incorporate touches from Yuuki’s homeland

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