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Japan Times
The Japan Times is an English-language newspaper based in Tokyo, founded in 1897 and known as Japan's oldest and most authoritative English-language news source. Its coverage shows a critical stance toward the U.S. and Donald Trump, while maintaining a neutral tone on Japan and China.
Editorial stance over time
Each row is an entity (country or person) this outlet covers regularly. Each cell shows the outlet's stance toward that entity in that month — colour from red (hostile) to green (supportive), opacity from headline volume. Click a column header or any cell to open that month's full report.
Legend: −2 Adversarial −1 0 +1 +2 PromotionalAwaiting coverageStronger colour = higher coverage volume that month.
Coverage volume by entity
Headlines per month for each top entity. Look for spikes — entities that suddenly dominate coverage and then fade. Click any tile to open the peak month.
JapanMar 9 · 32iJapan
Peak: week of Mar 9 — 32 titles
Total: 419 · 27 active weeks
By month:
- Jan61
- Feb71
- Mar103
- Apr67
- May45
- Jun67
- Jul5
TRUMPMar 16 · 17iTRUMP
Peak: week of Mar 16 — 17 titles
Total: 225 · 27 active weeks
By month:
- Jan34
- Feb30
- Mar50
- Apr49
- May38
- Jun23
- Jul1
United StatesJan 12 · 26iUnited States
Peak: week of Jan 12 — 26 titles
Total: 356 · 27 active weeks
By month:
- Jan60
- Feb52
- Mar64
- Apr72
- May65
- Jun41
- Jul2
TAKAICHIMar 9 · 9iTAKAICHI
Peak: week of Mar 9 — 9 titles
Total: 91 · 26 active weeks
By month:
- Jan13
- Feb20
- Mar25
- Apr13
- May7
- Jun12
- Jul1
ChinaMay 11 · 9iChina
Peak: week of May 11 — 9 titles
Total: 63 · 25 active weeks
By month:
- Jan11
- Feb6
- Mar11
- Apr8
- May17
- Jun8
- Jul2
Also covered (below stance-analysis threshold)
XI· 35
Iran· 23
South Korea· 21
TW· 18
Russia· 15PUTIN· 12
United Kingdom· 12
France· 12
Venezuela· 11
United Nations· 10NATO· 10
Canada· 9
Philippines· 9LEE· 9KIM· 8
North Korea· 8
Israel· 8MADURO· 8NETANYAHU· 8CARNEY· 8
Ukraine· 8
India· 7NONE· 6
Italy· 6KATAYAMA· 6KHAMENEI· 6KOIZUMI· 6MODI· 6MUSK· 6MARCOS· 5ZELENSKYY· 5
European Union· 5BESSENT· 5
Iran· 23South Korea· 21TW· 18Russia· 15PUTIN· 12United Kingdom· 12France· 12Venezuela· 11United Nations· 10NATO· 10Canada· 9Philippines· 9LEE· 9KIM· 8North Korea· 8Israel· 8MADURO· 8NETANYAHU· 8CARNEY· 8Ukraine· 8India· 7NONE· 6Italy· 6KATAYAMA· 6KHAMENEI· 6KOIZUMI· 6MODI· 6MUSK· 6MARCOS· 5ZELENSKYY· 5European Union· 5BESSENT· 5Topic mix over time
Share of each thematic track across months. Bands shifting wider show where the outlet's editorial centre of gravity moved.
LifetimeSecurity21.8%Politics36.6%Economy33.5%Society8.2%
By month2026-01i2026-02i2026-03i2026-04i
Jan 2026
350 titles
- Security14.6%
- Politics41.7%
- Economy38.3%
- Society5.4%
Feb 2026
336 titles
- Security17.6%
- Politics30.7%
- Economy42.9%
- Society8.9%
Mar 2026
668 titles
- Security26.2%
- Politics38.6%
- Economy27.1%
- Society8.1%
Apr 2026
272 titles
- Security25.4%
- Politics32.4%
- Economy31.2%
- Society11.0%
Lifetime overview
Top actorsiMost frequently mentioned actor categories
JP EXECUTIVE
15.6%
US EXECUTIVE
13.9%
CORPORATION
12.6%
NONE
10.4%
CN EXECUTIVE
4.0%
POPULATION
2.3%
US ARMED FORCES
1.9%
JP CENTRAL BANK
1.9%
Domain focusiThematic domains: security, governance, economy, etc.
FOREIGN POLICY
32.0%
ECONOMY
23.6%
SECURITY
18.4%
SOCIETY
9.9%
GOVERNANCE
8.8%
TECHNOLOGY
7.0%
MEDIA
0.4%
Publication patterniDay-of-week distribution of published titles
Monday
15.9%
Tuesday
17.9%
Wednesday
16.8%
Thursday
12.3%
Friday
15.1%
Saturday
10.1%
Sunday
11.9%
peak hour: 01:00 UTC