The Japan Times media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Japan Times in the centre. We have seen it on 132 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Japan Times biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Japan Times in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Japan Times left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Japan Times in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is The Japan Times reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Japan Times are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Japan Times has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Japan Times’s own report linked underneath.
Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have extended the mandate of experts monitoring sanctions on Iran. The vote creates a gap in oversight as the sanctions themselves remain in effect.
The Japan Times reported it asRussia, China end mandate for independent monitoring of U.N. sanctions on Iran (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address the European Parliament. This follows a proposal by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for Canada to become the EU's first associate member, a move US President Donald Trump has criticised.
The Japan Times reported it asCanada’s Carney pushes ‘new alliance’ with EU despite Trump threats (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
A Pakistan Navy vessel collided with an Indian Navy warship in the North Arabian Sea on September 15, 2026. India lodged a strong protest, citing a violation of a 1991 agreement on advance notice of military exercises. The incident occurred in international waters and caused no major damage.
The Japan Times reported it asIndian and Pakistani warships collide at sea, adding to tensions (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
Federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging five individuals linked to Russian intelligence services with plotting targeted killings in the United States and European nations supporting Ukraine. The FBI announced it disrupted the alleged plot.
The Japan Times reported it asU.S. indictment alleges Russian global assassination network (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
Huawei has announced plans to release four new Ascend AI chips within the next three years, aiming to compete with Nvidia. The Ascend 950 chip will feature proprietary high-bandwidth memory, a key technological advancement for China. The company also plans new computing power supernodes.
The Japan Times reported it asHuawei set to unveil China’s best answer to Nvidia AI chip reign (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
The Japan Times reported it asFed raises rates in search of ‘timelier’ drop in inflation, sees more tightening ahead (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
The Japan Times reported it asIran war has cost U.S. $38 billion over five months, congressional study finds (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
The US Space Force has confirmed the deployment of weapons in Earth orbit, marking the first public acknowledgement of such capabilities. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink stated the weapons are intended for defence against hostile actions, though specific details remain undisclosed.
The Japan Times reported it asU.S. admission of space weapons seen as landmark moment in race with China and Russia (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in orbit. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the Space Force placed "space control weapons" to deter adversaries, drawing accusations from China and Russia.
The Japan Times reported it asU.S. admission of space weapons seen as landmark moment in race with China and Russia (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
Yemen's Houthi rebels have captured the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea. This move strengthens their control over a vital maritime shipping route and pushes them closer to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
The Japan Times reported it asMBS and Saudi Arabia face crisis with key oil pipeline shut for weeks (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to enforce new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot regulations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The court's order leaves in place a lower court injunction blocking the rules.
The Japan Times reported it asU.S. Supreme Court blocks Postal Service restriction on mail ballots (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
The Environmental Protection Agency is set to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants. Administrator Lee Zeldin stated the move could save billions for the industry and boost American energy.
The Japan Times reported it asTrump EPA ends climate regulations for power plants (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
Twelve European countries met in Finland to call for a strengthened EU presence in the Arctic. They cited Russia as a significant threat and also mentioned Donald Trump's past actions. No official decisions were made, but a new EU strategy for the region is anticipated.
The Japan Times reported it asLeaders urge EU to boost Arctic role to tackle Russia ‘threat’ (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump confirmed he uses artificial intelligence but declined to specify how, stating only that it can be used for "a lot of things." He also commented on the technology's future, saying "whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins."
The Japan Times reported it asTrump dismisses AI safety alarm, says U.S. already has tools to police industry (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump has rejected calls for new regulations on artificial intelligence, stating that the U.S. government already possesses adequate power to control AI firms. He described efforts to implement guardrails as a "sick conspiracy" that could cede technological leadership to China.
The Japan Times reported it asTrump dismisses AI safety alarm, says U.S. already has tools to police industry (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukrainian-Polish border. Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other European officials had travelled on a train that passed through the area shortly before the attack, according to reports. Poland's Prime Minister warned of intensified Russian attacks.
The Japan Times reported it asRussia hits train on Ukraine’s border with Poland, just missing ‘diplomatic train’ (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
President Donald Trump is visiting his golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland, for the Irish Open. His trip includes planned meetings with Irish leaders and is met with objections from lawyers and planned protests.
The Japan Times reported it asTrump defends his support for Irish unity despite U.K. uproar (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people has been reported missing after losing contact on Sunday, September 13, 2026. The vessel was travelling from Surabaya, East Java, to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, and its last known position was in the Java Sea. Rescuers have launched a search operation.
The Japan Times reported it asAt least 129 missing after Indonesian passenger ship capsizes (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
Three Hong Kong activists who organized annual vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown are set to be sentenced Friday. They face up to 10 years in prison for inciting subversion under the national security law, a case seen as a measure of freedoms in the city.
The Japan Times reported it asHong Kong hits Tiananmen vigil activists with yearslong jail sentences (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
Scientists estimate Mercury's diameter may have shrunk by up to 14 miles (23 kilometers), a figure 30% greater than earlier projections. The planet's hot iron core cooling and contracting is believed to be the cause, tightening its surface.
The Japan Times reported it asMercury’s radius has shrunk by over 10 kilometers, Japanese team finds (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
High factuality
Who owns it
- News2u Holdings, Inc.Corporationdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
- Official site
- japantimes.co.jp
- Seen publishing on
- japantimes.co.jp
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 132
- Reports listed
- 134
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
134 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. The Japan Times is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 132 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The Japan Times: its report arrived a median of 27 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
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