# The Japan Times — user reviews > 159 indexed App Store user reviews of The Japan Times by The Japan Times, Ltd., rated 4.50/5 from 243 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-japan-times/id1239714390/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-japan-times/id1239714390.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 171 · 4★ 45 · 3★ 11 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 13 ## What do users think of The Japan Times? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 📰 Informative news coverage - 🌍 Diverse perspectives on global affairs - 📚 Helpful for English language learning - 🇯🇵 Valuable insights into Japanese culture and society **Cons** - 🔒 Paywall limits free access to content - 📱 Outdated or buggy app experience - 🔍 Inconsistent article navigation and search - 🔋 High data consumption **Commonly reported bugs** - Login issues and frequent sign-outs - Crashes and freezes on launch - Incompatibility with latest iOS devices **Most requested features** - Dark mode option - Improved iPad compatibility - Customizable font and text size - Offline reading mode ## Newest reviews (13 of 159) ### 2/5 — Fantastic publication app to mobile redirect inconsistency *2025-11-19, version 7.3* The writing and articles and topics are amazing and for a Canadian it puts things in one more light which is great. However the app has decline and any link or article you click takes you to the website / mobile version meaning this app is DOE. ### 1/5 — Crashes constantly *2024-10-28* App crashes constantly, and today to the point of being unusable, as it crashed right after opening it. ### 1/5 — Keeps on crashing *2024-10-25* App keeps on crashing upon opening. Please look into this asap or its a waste to pay for this subscription. ### 1/5 — 更新のたびに劣化 *2024-10-24* 更新するたびにブックマークしてた記事が消える。 最新のはブックマークしても、全然反映されない。 ### 1/5 — 使い心地が最悪 *2024-10-15* 一つ前の画面に戻れない操作が多すぎる。英文の構造は不必要に複雑にしたがるわりにアプリは単純な作りのようだ。はっきり言って詐欺的な作りに感じた。 ### 1/5 — Dreaming! *2024-09-16* Japan Times think they are worth $30 a month, mean while I pay less than $2 a month for the New York Times…. WITH all the extras included! Seriously??? ### 3/5 — テキストの選択とUIについて *2024-09-15* 私も一つ前のレビューのかたと全く同じ意見になりますが、英語学習でとても重宝して使用しておりました。ただし、テキストが選択できなくなってしまったため、ブラウザ版で使用しておりますがやはりできればアプリで見たいなと思っています。またUIについて、以前の方がカテゴリーなど見やすかったなという印象です。 ### 1/5 — It doesn’t load contents at all *2024-09-03* Since the version up about a few weeks ago, it takes too long to load contents. Now it doesn’t load at all. Please help fix it! ### 4/5 — アップデート後iPhoneの辞書機能が使えない *2024-09-01* 日本にまつわる幅広の英語ニュースを提供するサービスとして重宝しています。 しかしタイトルそのままの事象に困り始めました。英語学習目的で購読しています。辞書機能が使えないのは致命的です。どなたかご指摘されていますが文字選択ができないことによる派生事象と思われます。 ### 3/5 — 文字の大きさ *2024-08-10* 文字の大きさはどうやって変えられますか？ ### 3/5 — Path to 4/5 Stars *2024-03-30* -Add a feature to change font size -Add a widget -The pop-up video ads are annoying. ### 4/5 — Nice *2024-02-11, version 6.0* 使われている英語が比較的優しいので英語学習兼情報収集に使えていい ### 1/5 — Need iPad version *2024-01-22, version 6.0* Recently I started the subscription for Japan Times, but I noticed that this app is not feasible for iPad, so that I request to add iPad version of the app ASAP! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Login is bugged *2025-12-29, version 7.3* Can’t login into the app, just pushes me to a browser when I try to login. ### 1/5 — No dark mode? *2025-12-05* Dated and clunky. No dark mode makes it hard to use. ### 1/5 — CAPTCHAが表示されません。 *2025-08-23* アプリでログインする際に求められるCAPTCHAが表示されないです。 ### 1/5 — Privacy Issues with Japan Times App *2025-07-20, version 7.3* I have been a premium subscriber for years. This app has major problems: 1. The Japan Times app uses a massive amount of data. 2. The Japan Times app shares your data with over 150 different domains. Your data is being widely shared, in other words. Check out the App Privacy Report under Settings for details. As a result, other apps keep showing me ads related to articles that I read in the Japan Times app. 3. The app often doesn’t recognize that you have a premium subscription, so you can’t read the full article anyway. ### 1/5 — Can’t sign in *2025-07-08, version 7.3* I am incapable of signing in because any time I try it says that I have to fill out the Captcha, but when I scroll down to do so, it just says “Please upgrade to a supported browser to get a reCAPTCHA challenge” and when i sign in with google it redirects me to the browser and then signs in there and when I go back into the app I’m still signed out, this is extremely annoying. ### 1/5 — Unable to login. *2025-05-14, version 7.3* The login button is greyed out so I can’t access subscriber content. Have uninstalled multiple times. Support is hard to find so posting here. ### 1/5 — No dark theme feature in this era?? *2025-02-10, version 7.3* So devastating ### 1/5 — App Not Functional *2025-02-03* Cannot Login and application is of very low quality. ### 1/5 — アプリでログインできないんですが *2024-12-07* アプリでログインができず困ってます、ブラウザで使ってという事でしょうか？ ### 1/5 — App won't launch *2024-11-25* I've been using this app for a few years and just yesterday, it stopped launching. When I tap on the icon, it shows a splash screen briefly and just shuts down without showing any content. Luckily, there's the rapper edition, but I prefer the app. Hope this gets fixed soon. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 2024年8月のアップデート後にiPhoneで文章の「選択」ができなくなりました *2025-06-01* 英語学習のためにこのアプリを使わせて頂いていますが、「選択」ができないと少し不便なので、可能であれば修正を検討頂けますと幸いです。 なお、ブラウザでの閲覧だと問題なく「選択」できますので当面はこの閲覧方法で回避しようとは思います ところで、UIは個人的には前の方が良かったです(スクロール量が少なく視覚的/直観的なUIが好きです) ### 5/5 — 英語本気で勉強中なので *2024-08-10* 毎日トップニュース読めて良い刺激になってます。 ### 5/5 — Latest news and views from Japan *2024-06-13, version 6.0* Enjoy the perspective ### 5/5 — Magic, I love Japan *2024-04-28, version 6.0* All is good ### 5/5 — いつも重宝してます *2024-03-21, version 6.0* 記事が分かりやすいし、タイムリーだし、英語と時事の勉強ができて最高です！ ### 5/5 — Very good *2024-03-01, version 6.0* Very reliable news source for news from Japan. ### 5/5 — AI-generated voices are very clear *2024-02-08, version 6.0* It’s really helpful and trustworthy to improve my English language skills through this app. Everything is absolutely authentic, especially the voices read aloud articles. Really appreciate it! ### 5/5 — great *2023-12-04, version 6.0* favorite ### 5/5 — John McKenna: Okinawa *2023-10-03, version 5.0* I had the wonderful experience of living in Okinawa for 3 yrs when I was a child. Listening to this broadcast, brought back memories of 1952 and an Okinawa that, for the most part, was very different from today. His calm voice, sharing his journey, allowed me to travel along with him. I’m so happy I found you, and will tune in again. ### 5/5 — Best news app for foreigners *2023-09-27, version 5.0* Very use full --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-13.*