3+ hour, 1+ min ago  (125+ words) Fed minutes show most officials expect additional rate cuts'The Japan Times Most Federal Reserve officials see additional interest rate reductions as appropriate so long as inflation declines over time, though they remain divided over when and how far to cut,…...

4+ hour, 8+ min ago  (160+ words) Zelenskyy discusses U.S. troop presence in Ukraine with Trump'The Japan Times Kyiv - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that Kyiv was discussing with Washington a possible presence of U.S troops in Ukraine as part of security guarantees, and also raised…...

4+ hour, 29+ min ago  (113+ words) World bids farewell to 2025, a year of Trump, truces and turmoil'The Japan Times World bids farewell to 2025, a year of Trump, truces and turmoil New Year's Eve revelers will toast the end of 2025 on Wednesday, waving goodbye to 12 months packed…...

7+ hour, 9+ min ago  (115+ words) From the Andes to Darfur: Colombians lured to Sudan's killing fields'The Japan Times Bogota - Hundreds of Colombian ex-soldiers have been drawn to Sudan with the promise of bumper Emirati paychecks What many found instead was death in a faraway war…...

7+ hour, 38+ min ago  (168+ words) What exactly does "off the record" mean in Japan?The Japan Times One of the most closely followed news stories in Japan this month was the so-called off-the-record nuclear armament remarks made by a senior national security official at the…...

8+ hour, 37+ min ago  (237+ words) Artificial intelligence's insatiable appetite for data storage has delivered Japanese memory chipmaker Kioxia Holdings world-beating stock gains this year, a sign that the AI boom is alive and well despite recent market jitters. Kioxia's shares have risen around 540% year-to-date, outperforming…...

10+ hour, 45+ min ago  (126+ words) Chinese homeschool students embrace freer youth in cutthroat market'The Japan Times Chinese homeschool students embrace freer youth in cutthroat market Fourteen-year-old Estella spends her weekdays studying Spanish, rock climbing or learning acupuncture in her living room as part of her…...

11+ hour, 45+ min ago  (121+ words) Trump says he still might fire Powell as Fed chair pick looms'The Japan Times President Donald Trump teased that he has a preferred candidate to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, but is in no hurry to make…...

12+ hour, 52+ min ago  (121+ words) Peace hopes dented as Russia says Ukraine tried to attack Putin residence'The Japan Times Russia accused Ukraine on Monday of trying to attack President Vladimir Putin's residence and vowed retaliation, providing no evidence for a claim Kyiv dismissed as baseless…...

13+ hour, 5+ min ago  (117+ words) SoftBank buys data center investment firm DigitalBridge'The Japan Times SoftBank Group agreed to buy private equity firm DigitalBridge Group for about $3 billion in cash, part of the Japanese conglomerate's push to invest in data centers and other digital infrastructure fueling…...