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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 02.10.2026.

It displays 49 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

02.10.2026 ⇢ The Day Farm Minister Yan Refused to Resign
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Morning press coverage followed agriculture minister Kazuo Yan after audio emerged suggesting he cut road budgets for municipalities that did not support him in February's lower-house election. At a post-cabinet news conference he repeated he would withhold comment, then held a second briefing admitting the remarks in substance while denying he lobbied the transport ministry and rejecting calls to resign.

Attention ran in parallel to a house fire in Tsu, Mie, where four children aged 4 to 13 were reported uncontactable. Rescue reports updated through the afternoon from three bodies recovered in the ruins to four.

Elsewhere three Tohoku regional banks announced merger talks, and the Financial Services Agency moved toward a business suspension order against Prudential Life.

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00:18⇢Sannomiya Car Plows Into Crowd

⌨Coverage centers on a car plowing into pedestrians in Kobe's busy Sannomiya district (Sankei, TBS). Reports say the vehicle suddenly started and struck four people on a crosswalk around 3:40 p.m., killing a woman in her 20s and leaving others injured including a man in his 50s. Details on the driver and cause remain unclear.
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カーシェアリングサービス「タイムズカー」会員らの個人情報が漏洩(ろうえい)し、不安が広がっている。約660万件という規模だけでなく、運転免許証の情報まで不正に取得された疑いもあり、専門家は事態の深刻さを指摘する。 川崎市に住むITエンジニア…
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【ミルウォーキー(米ウィスコンシン州)=八十島綾平】米通商代表部(USTR)のグリア代表は1日、日本経済新聞などとのインタビューで、中国などを対象に検討してきた過剰生産問題への対抗措置を「数週間以内」に公表すると明らかにした。過剰生産品を「黙って受け入れるつもりはない」と語った。 グリア氏は9月30日から10月1日にかけ、20カ国・地域(G20)貿易相会合の議長国として、鉄鋼などの過剰生産や強制…
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【ミルウォーキー(米ウィスコンシン州)=八十島綾平】米通商代表部(USTR)のグリア代表は1日、日本経済新聞などとのインタビューで、中国などを対象に検討してきた過剰生産問題への対抗措置を「数週間以内」に公表すると明らかにした。過剰生産品を「黙って受け入れるつもりはない」と語った。 グリア氏は9月30日から10月1日にかけ、20カ国・地域(G20)貿易相会合の議長国として、鉄鋼などの過剰生産や強制…
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06:42⇢Fatal Car Strike in Kobe's Sannomiya

⌨Coverage remains fixed on the car striking pedestrians in Kobe's Sannomiya district (Sankei, TBS). Reports describe a vehicle suddenly starting at a Flower Road intersection around 3:40 p.m. and hitting four people on a crosswalk. A woman in her 20s died and four others including the driver sustained injuries, with a man in his 50s seriously hurt. Police and fire details on cause remain limited.
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【ミルウォーキー(米ウィスコンシン州)=八十島綾平】米通商代表部(USTR)のグリア代表は1日、日本経済新聞などとのインタビューで、中国などを対象に検討してきた過剰生産問題への対抗措置を「数週間以内」に公表すると明らかにした。 過剰生産品を「黙って受け入れるつもりはない」と語った。追加関税などの対抗措置が念頭にあるとみられる。 米中両国は9月の首脳会談で貿易戦争の「休戦」の2カ月延長や、おもちゃ…
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10:05⇢USTR Vows Retaliation Over Chinese Overproduction

⌨Attention shifts to U.S.-China trade friction (Sankei, Nikkei, Nikkei Asia). USTR Greer is reported saying Washington will not accept overproduction and will unveil countermeasures within weeks, following September summit truce extension. Separately, Trump is quoted in a Time interview insisting Xi Jinping is very healthy, portrayed as an overture to draw compromise.
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10:05⇢USTR Vows Retaliation Over Chinese Overproduction

⌨Attention shifts to U.S.-China trade friction (Sankei, Nikkei, Nikkei Asia). USTR Greer is reported saying Washington will not accept overproduction and will unveil countermeasures within weeks, following September summit truce extension. Separately, Trump is quoted in a Time interview insisting Xi Jinping is very healthy, portrayed as an overture to draw compromise.
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福岡市西区で9月20日、飲酒運転の軽乗用車がバイクに衝突し、道路脇にいた男児が巻き込まれ死亡した。男児の両親が25日、朝日新聞の取材に応じ、父親は飲酒事故だと知って「誰も恨まないようにという気持ちが吹き飛ばされた」と、やるせない心境を語った…
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10:25
Kyodo News

Ukraine seeks Japan's cooperation over anti-drone technology

Ukraine wants to cooperate with Japan on developing drone interception technology and other areas as Russia's attacks continue, a former Japanese defense minister said Thursday after talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other officials.
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Kyodo News

Asian Games: Japan surpasses Hangzhou gold tally with cycling, judo wins

Japan won gold medals in cycling track, judo and other sports at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday, pushing its tally to 60 and beyond the total it achieved at the previous games in Hangzhou in 2023.
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青森みちのく銀行と岩手銀行、秋田銀行が経営統合へ検討を始める。人口減少が急速に進む東北地方が地盤の3行は、人材交流や取引先支援など20年来の協力関係にある。1県1行でも成長戦略を描きづらい危機感を背景とした統合は「必然」ともいえる。 2日午後、青森みちのく銀を傘下に持つプロクレアホールディングス(HD)、秋田銀、岩手銀が盛岡市内で記者会見を開いて正式発表する。3県にまたがる地銀グループは珍しく、…
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11:49⇢Takaichi's Diet Battle Looms

⌨Attention turns to the Oct 5 extraordinary Diet session as Takaichi's second reshuffled cabinet faces its first debate (Sankei, Japan Times). Coverage frames Senate management as decisive given continued opposition majority, with consumption-tax-cut bills and lower-house seat-reduction proposals in focus. Separately, the prime minister is quoted saying tax cuts will be reflected in prices (Yahoo).
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11:49⇢Takaichi's Diet Battle Looms

⌨Attention turns to the Oct 5 extraordinary Diet session as Takaichi's second reshuffled cabinet faces its first debate (Sankei, Japan Times). Coverage frames Senate management as decisive given continued opposition majority, with consumption-tax-cut bills and lower-house seat-reduction proposals in focus. Separately, the prime minister is quoted saying tax cuts will be reflected in prices (Yahoo).
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Kyodo News

Japan city, MUFG Bank to launch satellite-based study of local dolphins

A Japanese mega bank said Thursday it will work with the southwestern city of Amakusa to launch a study of the local population of some 200 dolphins living in waters off its coast via satellite.
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飲食店検索サイト「食べログ」を運営するカカクコムの争奪戦が激しくなっている。欧州系ファンドによる株式公開買い付け(TOB)に、LINEヤフーが対抗TOBを提案。両陣営ともAI(人工知能)を活用した成長戦略を思い描く。大株主の動向がカギを握り…
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Kyodo News

Mt. Asahidake in Hokkaido gets 1st snowcap of season

The season's first snowcap was confirmed on Mt.
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大手メーカーの開発部門に難関国立大院卒の若手女性社員が配属された。上司が作業を指示すると「なぜ当社はこのようなビジネスを行っているのか」とあるべき論に固執し、仕事が一向に進まない。9年間指導したが改善がみられないとして会社が解雇に踏み切ると、社員側は裁判を起こし「会社側の指導力不足だ」と主張した。 「なぜこのフローなのか」 大手素材メーカーで社内システム刷新を担うプロジェクトチームに2013年8…
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Kyodo News

TEPCO begins inserting robot arm to retrieve Fukushima nuke fuel debris

Tokyo Electric Power Co.
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14:27⇢Farm Minister Stonewalls Over Budget Cut Audio

⌨Attention shifts to Agriculture Minister Yan over reported remarks about slashing road budgets for municipalities that did not support him in February's lower-house election (Sankei, TBS, Yahoo). Coverage notes his repeated refusal to comment, citing pre-ministerial activity, while opposition figures demand explanation and signal questioning at the upcoming extraordinary Diet session.
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14:27⇢Farm Minister Stonewalls Over Budget Cut Audio

⌨Attention shifts to Agriculture Minister Yan over reported remarks about slashing road budgets for municipalities that did not support him in February's lower-house election (Sankei, TBS, Yahoo). Coverage notes his repeated refusal to comment, citing pre-ministerial activity, while opposition figures demand explanation and signal questioning at the upcoming extraordinary Diet session.
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Kyodo News

4 prefs. likely eligible for Japan 2nd capital status in draft conditions

Four Japanese prefectures are likely to be eligible to apply for designation as a "second capital" backup region for Tokyo in a draft ordinance that follows enactment of legislation to create the status earlier this year, government sources said Friday.
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17:11⇢Four Children Missing in Tsu House Fire

⌨Coverage centers on a house fire in Tsu, Mie prefecture, where four children aged 4 to 13 remain uncontactable (Chunichi, TBS, NHK, Yahoo). Reports say two people were injured and the children may have failed to escape. Separately, draft requirements would make Hokkaido, Aichi, Osaka and Fukuoka eligible for 'second capital' designation (Hokkaido, Kyodo).
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17:11⇢Four Children Missing in Tsu House Fire

⌨Coverage centers on a house fire in Tsu, Mie prefecture, where four children aged 4 to 13 remain uncontactable (Chunichi, TBS, NHK, Yahoo). Reports say two people were injured and the children may have failed to escape. Separately, draft requirements would make Hokkaido, Aichi, Osaka and Fukuoka eligible for 'second capital' designation (Hokkaido, Kyodo).
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片山さつき財務相は日本経済新聞の単独インタビューに答えた。高市早苗政権の金融政策の発信について「これから政府はワンボイスだ」と語った。日銀の金融政策決定会合で政府側出席者の発言が円売り材料となったことを念頭に言及した。 日銀が利上げを決めた直近9月18日の決定会合に、政府から城内実経済財政相と中谷真一財務副大臣が出席した。日銀が10月1日に公表した主な意見で、城内氏がこれまでの利上げが景気に与え…
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簗和生農林水産相が、自身を支持しなかった地元自治体の予算を「カットした」と発言したとの週刊誌報道をめぐり、簗氏は2日夕方、記者会見を開き、「しっかりと職責を果たしてまいりたい」として続投する意向を示し、辞任は否定した。 国土交通省に道路予算…
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18:18⇢Agriculture Minister Rejects Resignation Demands

⌨Attention returns to farm minister Yan (Sankei, TBS, Asahi), now denying resignation and holding a second press conference to explain reported remarks on slashing road budgets as merely reporting allocation results. Separately, the Tsu house fire update reports three bodies found in the ruins (Chunichi, NHK), with four children still unaccounted for.
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18:18⇢Agriculture Minister Rejects Resignation Demands

⌨Attention returns to farm minister Yan (Sankei, TBS, Asahi), now denying resignation and holding a second press conference to explain reported remarks on slashing road budgets as merely reporting allocation results. Separately, the Tsu house fire update reports three bodies found in the ruins (Chunichi, NHK), with four children still unaccounted for.
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Kyodo News

Mitsubishi Heavy to invest 100 bil. yen to ramp up shipbuilding capacity

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
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20:47⇢Farm Minister's Admission Without Resignation

⌨Coverage stays on farm minister Yan (TBS, Asahi, Yomiuri) after a second press conference where he largely admitted saying he cut road budgets for non-supporting municipalities, while denying lobbying the transport ministry and rejecting resignation. Separately, the Tsu house fire toll rose with four bodies recovered (NHK, Yahoo), as four children remain uncontactable.
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20:47⇢Farm Minister's Admission Without Resignation

⌨Coverage stays on farm minister Yan (TBS, Asahi, Yomiuri) after a second press conference where he largely admitted saying he cut road budgets for non-supporting municipalities, while denying lobbying the transport ministry and rejecting resignation. Separately, the Tsu house fire toll rose with four bodies recovered (NHK, Yahoo), as four children remain uncontactable.
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■北海道、愛知、大阪、福岡の4道府県  大規模災害時に首都機能を東京都以外に代替させる「副首都」の指定要件案に、道府県内に全国総人口の1.2%以上の市があることなどが盛り込まれる方向となった。北海道、愛知県、大阪府、福岡県が要件…
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【ワシントン=川手伊織】米労働省が2日発表した9月の雇用統計によると、非農業部門の就業者数は前月から2万9000人増えた。8万〜9万人の増加を見込んだ市場予想を下回った。失業率は8月から0.1ポイント高い4.2%だった。 7月と8月の就業者数も更新した。7月は2万1000人増から1万人減に転じ、8月は16万2000人増から13万3000人増と、いずれも下方修正になった。 金融市場では、金融政策の…
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