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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 01.11.2026.

It displays 41 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

01.11.2026 ⇢ The Day North Korea Was Linked to the GMO Breach
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Editors stayed with the GMO Internet breach ahead of president Kumagai Masatoshi's November 2 press conference. NHK and Yomiuri reported a group subsidiary had warned of vulnerabilities two years earlier and that 45,030 ID-management records had been externally accessible for nearly nine years due to misconfiguration. Sankei and Kyodo, citing investigators, said traces pointing to the United States, Japanese language and Russian names suggested false-flag confusion, with a North Korea-linked group now suspected; a fake victim-information site shared source code with the extortion site.

Diplomacy moved to the Quad foreign ministers' meeting, which shared concern over economic coercion with China in mind.

Domestically JNN put Takaichi cabinet support at 64.9%, while consumption-tax cut debate watched Komeito. In Miyagi a 73-year-old driver was arrested after a car struck pedestrians near Naruko Gorge, injuring five. Waseda won the All-Japan University Ekiden for the first time in 16 years.

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05:04⇢GMO Boss to Break Silence on Breach

⌨Coverage converges on the GMO breach, with reports that a group security firm flagged system vulnerabilities in 2024 without sufficient action (Nikkei, NHK, Yomiuri). Focus shifts to accountability as president Kumagai is set to hold the group's first press conference on Nov. 2 to explain findings (Sankei, NHK, Yomiuri). Follow-up on the Motegi-Lavrov demand for the detained reporter's release continues (Hokkaido Shimbun).
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石破茂前首相の肝いりで構想された防災庁が、11月2日に発足する。高市早苗首相は就任前、防災組織の新設に消極的だったが、今では前のめりだ。心変わりの背景にあるのは「高市カラー」の成長戦略だ。 防災庁は2027年度予算として、約652億円を要求…
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08:18⇢GMO Chief Steps Forward on Intrusion

⌨Coverage stays with the GMO breach, with reports that a group security firm flagged vulnerabilities in 2024 without adequate response (Nikkei, NHK, Yomiuri). Attention centers on accountability ahead of the group's first press conference on Nov. 2 with president Kumagai (Sankei, NHK, Yomiuri). Halloween policing in Shibuya for the first Saturday Halloween in six years continues as a second watch (TBS, Kyodo).
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11:08⇢Price Relief Tops Voter Demands Again

⌨Focus shifts to prices after the GMO and Halloween cycle. A Cabinet Office survey puts price measures as the top policy demand for a fourth straight year (NHK), while protein prices have risen two to three times in two years, straining care providers (Hokkaido Shimbun). The Bank of Japan's declaration of reaching 2% and unfinished normalization draws assessment (Nikkei).
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11:08⇢Price Relief Tops Voter Demands Again

⌨Focus shifts to prices after the GMO and Halloween cycle. A Cabinet Office survey puts price measures as the top policy demand for a fourth straight year (NHK), while protein prices have risen two to three times in two years, straining care providers (Hokkaido Shimbun). The Bank of Japan's declaration of reaching 2% and unfinished normalization draws assessment (Nikkei).
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■介護現場にも影響  タンパク質を手軽に補える栄養食品「プロテイン」の価格が高騰している。札幌の専門店では価格が2年前から2~3倍に上がり、栄養補助食として利用する介護現場への負担も増している。高値の一因が、社会問題化する…
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12:33⇢Republican Break With Trump Before Midterms

⌨Attention turns to the United States ahead of midterm elections. Nikkei frames the vote as a judgment on three post-Trump directions — MAGA, moderate and left — while Yahoo reports successive Republican defections from Trump. TBS links the calendar to foreign policy, reporting Iran dispatched a delegation to Qatar for end-of-fighting talks amid reported possible U.S. action after the vote. (Nikkei, Yahoo, TBS)
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12:33⇢Republican Break With Trump Before Midterms

⌨Attention turns to the United States ahead of midterm elections. Nikkei frames the vote as a judgment on three post-Trump directions — MAGA, moderate and left — while Yahoo reports successive Republican defections from Trump. TBS links the calendar to foreign policy, reporting Iran dispatched a delegation to Qatar for end-of-fighting talks amid reported possible U.S. action after the vote. (Nikkei, Yahoo, TBS)
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Kyodo News

Japan, U.S., Australia, India take aim at China's economic policies

The top diplomats of Japan, the United States, Australia and India on Saturday voiced "grave concerns" over China's use of trade restrictions and other measures they view as economically coercive, without naming the country.
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第58回全日本大学駅伝対校選手権大会(朝日新聞社など主催、長谷工グループ特別協賛)は1日、名古屋市の熱田神宮西門前から三重県伊勢市の伊勢神宮内宮宇治橋前までの8区間106.8キロで競われ、早稲田大が5時間3分31秒の大会新記録で16年ぶり6…
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■ハウマッチ アメリカの暮らし(6)働く 長年、大学に進学すれば良い仕事に就け、お金も稼げると言われてきた。だが、そんなアメリカの「物語」は揺らいでいる。学費を払うために多くの借金を抱え、負のスタートを切る人たちも多い。大きな不安の中で、若…
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15:17⇢Quad Takes Aim at Chinese Coercion

⌨Attention turns to the Quad meeting, with top diplomats voicing 'grave concerns' over economic coercion seen as aimed at China without naming it (Kyodo, Japan Times). Scrutiny of corporate data exposure continues, with reports of heightened interest in Japan on dark-web sites and credit-card sales alongside questions over leak countermeasures (Yomiuri, Yahoo).
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15:17⇢Quad Takes Aim at Chinese Coercion

⌨Attention turns to the Quad meeting, with top diplomats voicing 'grave concerns' over economic coercion seen as aimed at China without naming it (Kyodo, Japan Times). Scrutiny of corporate data exposure continues, with reports of heightened interest in Japan on dark-web sites and credit-card sales alongside questions over leak countermeasures (Yomiuri, Yahoo).
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Kyodo News

GMO system attacker may have set up victim info-sharing site

A website for victims of a cyberattack on GMO Internet Group Inc.
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18:18⇢GMO Attackers Launch Victim Data Site

⌨Coverage stays with the GMO breach, with the CEO set to hold a news conference Monday and reports that attackers may have created a site to share victim information (Japan Times, Kyodo). Attention also turns to the U.S. midterms, with record early voting reported and the vote framed as a judgment on MAGA, moderate and left directions (Yahoo, Nikkei).
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18:18⇢GMO Attackers Launch Victim Data Site

⌨Coverage stays with the GMO breach, with the CEO set to hold a news conference Monday and reports that attackers may have created a site to share victim information (Japan Times, Kyodo). Attention also turns to the U.S. midterms, with record early voting reported and the vote framed as a judgment on MAGA, moderate and left directions (Yahoo, Nikkei).
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【ロンドン=福岡幸太郎】世界で建設中の原子力発電所が79基と40年ぶりの水準に増えている。中東情勢の悪化などに伴う化石燃料の高騰や、人工知能(AI)の普及による電力消費の増加が新たな建設計画に拍車をかける。 世界原子力協会によると2026年は11基の原発が新たに着工し、10月16日時点で建設中は79基だった。1986年の91基以来の高水準だ。86年はチョルノービリ(チェルノブイリ)原発事故が起き…
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20:17⇢GMO Leak Widens to 45,000 More Victims

⌨Coverage remains on the GMO breach, with focus shifting to new exposure details (Yomiuri, Yahoo). Yomiuri reports 45,030 names leaked from a corporate ID service due to misconfiguration, while Yahoo cites expert analysis of the attackers' profile. Reports of a possible victim information-sharing site (Kyodo) and a CEO news conference Monday (Japan Times) continue to frame accountability questions.
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20:17⇢GMO Leak Widens to 45,000 More Victims

⌨Coverage remains on the GMO breach, with focus shifting to new exposure details (Yomiuri, Yahoo). Yomiuri reports 45,030 names leaked from a corporate ID service due to misconfiguration, while Yahoo cites expert analysis of the attackers' profile. Reports of a possible victim information-sharing site (Kyodo) and a CEO news conference Monday (Japan Times) continue to frame accountability questions.
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Kyodo News

North Korea-linked hacking group likely behind GMO cyberattack: sources

An analysis by GMO Internet Group Inc.
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