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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 08.11.2026.

It displays 33 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

00:02

00:02⇢One Year On From Taiwan Contingency Row

⌨Editorial focus turns to the first anniversary of Prime Minister Takaichi's Taiwan contingency remarks, with Asahi detailing industry pain from Chinese rare-earth controls and Hokkaido reporting continued damage to fisheries with no opening for improvement (Asahi, Hokkaido). Kyodo notes the detained Astellas employee will be released in December (Kyodo), while U.S. midterm post-mortems on Hispanic shifts continue (Mainichi, Yahoo).
01:12
01:48

01:48⇢Year After Taiwan Remark Industry Still Hurting

⌨Editorial attention stays on the first anniversary of Prime Minister Takaichi's Taiwan contingency remarks, with Asahi reporting prolonged industry pain from Chinese rare-earth controls and Hokkaido reporting no opening for improvement for fisheries (Asahi, Hokkaido). The Japan Times frames the wider economic relationship as shifting toward selective dependence (Japan Times). U.S. midterm post-mortems on Hispanic shifts persist (Mainichi, Yahoo).
02:01
クレディセゾンはアジアの中小企業への融資でアジア開発銀行(ADB)と提携する。ADBから3年間で最大5億ドル(約800億円)の資金を調達する。先行して進出したインドで培った独自の融資の審査モデルを他の新興国でも生かし、新たな収益源に育てる。 ADBとこのほど基本合意書(MOU)を結んだ。ADBに加盟するアジアの新興国が融資の対象となる。インドネシアやフィリピンなど69の加盟国・地域がある。 クレ…
02:01
03:38

03:38⇢Taiwan Statement Marks Painful Anniversary

⌨Media focus remains on the one-year mark of Prime Minister Takaichi's Taiwan contingency statement, with Asahi detailing ongoing industrial strain from China's rare-earth curbs and Hokkaido noting continued pressure on fisheries and no path to thaw (Asahi, Hokkaido). The Japan Times describes a move toward selective economic dependence (Japan Times). Post-mortems of the U.S. midterms linger in the background (Mainichi, Yahoo).
05:46
日銀が10月末、上場投資信託(ETF)の売却加速をサプライズで決めた。高市早苗政権が税外収入の「深掘り」に躍起になっているさなかだったのは偶然ではないだろう。春以降、時価で100兆円規模に膨らんだ日銀保有のETF。積極財政と市場の信認の両立に苦闘する政権にとって、これ以上ない埋蔵金に映ったはずだ。首相自ら国会で財源としてうたい上げたことが思いの強さを物語る。 だが、利上げで日銀の収益環境は悪化し…
05:46
06:16
06:33

06:33⇢Taiwan Remark's Costly First Year

⌨Coverage holds on the first anniversary of Prime Minister Takaichi's Taiwan contingency remarks, with Asahi reporting continued industrial strain from China's rare-earth curbs and Hokkaido reporting lingering damage to fisheries with no thaw in sight (Asahi, Hokkaido). The Japan Times frames the broader shift as selective economic dependence (Japan Times). U.S. midterm post-mortems persist in the background (Mainichi, Yahoo).
07:43
08:02
09:25

09:25⇢Aichi Endures First Upper-5 Quake in Decades

⌨Editorial attention has shifted overnight to a magnitude-5.7 earthquake centered in western Shizuoka, which registered upper-5 intensity in Aichi (Chunichi, TBS, Yahoo). TBS leads live coverage reporting at least 21 injured, while Yahoo notes the first upper-5 in Aichi in about 30 years. Chunichi reports no tsunami risk, with depth estimated at about 40 km.
09:25

09:25⇢Aichi Endures First Upper-5 Quake in Decades

⌨Editorial attention has shifted overnight to a magnitude-5.7 earthquake centered in western Shizuoka, which registered upper-5 intensity in Aichi (Chunichi, TBS, Yahoo). TBS leads live coverage reporting at least 21 injured, while Yahoo notes the first upper-5 in Aichi in about 30 years. Chunichi reports no tsunami risk, with depth estimated at about 40 km.
10:15
Kyodo News

M5.7 quake strikes central Japan, over 20 injured

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.
10:15
10:15
Kyodo News

M5.7 quake strikes central Japan, over 20 injured

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.
10:15
10:59
11:00

11:00⇢24 Injured in Aichi Night Quake

⌨Editorial attention stays on the overnight magnitude-5.7 quake centered in western Shizuoka that registered upper-5 in Aichi (TBS, Chunichi, Yomiuri, Kyodo). Chunichi and Yomiuri now put injuries at 24 across Aichi and Shizuoka, with Yomiuri reporting rail suspensions from first trains and TBS running live damage updates. NHK separately reports a magnitude-4 tremor in Kumamoto.
11:00

11:00⇢24 Injured in Aichi Night Quake

⌨Editorial attention stays on the overnight magnitude-5.7 quake centered in western Shizuoka that registered upper-5 in Aichi (TBS, Chunichi, Yomiuri, Kyodo). Chunichi and Yomiuri now put injuries at 24 across Aichi and Shizuoka, with Yomiuri reporting rail suspensions from first trains and TBS running live damage updates. NHK separately reports a magnitude-4 tremor in Kumamoto.
11:11
日銀が10月30日の金融政策決定会合で、上場投資信託(ETF)売却のペースを2027年1月から加速すると決めた。サプライズと受け止められたが、決定の背景に何があったのか。 日銀は長年の大規模な金融緩和政策のもとで巨額のETF購入を実施。東証プライム市場の時価総額の約8%に相当する株式(時価約94兆円)を間接的に持ち、含み益も約57兆円(いずれも26年3月末)に達する異形の中央銀行になっている。2…
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