Kyodo News
Yen sharply appreciates vs. dollar amid caution over intervention
The Japanese yen appreciated rapidly to the upper 155 level against the U.
10:07 (01:07 in your timezone)
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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 24.01.2026.
It displays 27 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
24.01.2026 ⇢ The Day of the University of Tokyo Bribery Arrest
⌨On January 24, Japanese editorial priority shifted from the political spectacle of the House dissolution to institutional integrity following the morning arrest of a University of Tokyo professor for bribery. Outlets across the spectrum highlighted allegations of expensive entertainment at social clubs provided by a company seeking research favors regarding cannabis derivatives.
The afternoon saw a surge in financial reporting as the Yen sharply appreciated to the 155 range against the dollar. Major business desks focused on suspected 'rate checks' by Japanese and US authorities, linking the volatility to global caution over the Takaichi administration’s fiscal promises and President Trump’s demands for Japan to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP.
Logistical coverage dominated the evening as a severe winter storm paralyzed the Japan Sea coast. Editors prioritized reports of a train derailment in Toyama and the 'preventive closure' of the Meishin Expressway, framing the heavy snowfall as a significant disruption to the early stages of the snap election campaign.
The afternoon saw a surge in financial reporting as the Yen sharply appreciated to the 155 range against the dollar. Major business desks focused on suspected 'rate checks' by Japanese and US authorities, linking the volatility to global caution over the Takaichi administration’s fiscal promises and President Trump’s demands for Japan to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP.
Logistical coverage dominated the evening as a severe winter storm paralyzed the Japan Sea coast. Editors prioritized reports of a train derailment in Toyama and the 'preventive closure' of the Meishin Expressway, framing the heavy snowfall as a significant disruption to the early stages of the snap election campaign.
24.01.2026
10:07
10:16
■オリンピックと誹謗中傷（上） スマートフォンの画面は、自分を「攻撃」する言葉であふれていた。 「かわいくない」「口が大きすぎる」「黒人にしてはきれいな方」 2024年パリ・オリンピック（五輪）の開催中、陸上女子400メートルのジャマイカ代…
10:16 (01:16 in your timezone)
10:18 (01:18)⇢Snowflakes Greet the Dissolved House
⌨Japanese editors are prioritizing the logistics and geopolitical fallout of the sudden House of Representatives dissolution. While conservative outlets examine the rare electoral confrontation between the LDP and Ishin in Osaka (Yomiuri, Hokkaido Shimbun) and the record number of candidates (Yahoo, Hokkaido Shimbun), financial and international desks focus on the Yen's sharp appreciation following suspected government intervention (Nikkei, Kyodo). Concurrently, heavy snow warnings for central Japan are framing the start of the winter campaign (Chunichi, NHK).
10:34
Yahoo! Japan
10:34 (01:34 in your timezone)
10:53
Yahoo! Japan
10:53 (01:53 in your timezone)
11:12
【ワシントン=飛田臨太郎】トランプ米大統領が2026年から始めた対外政策は、中国の弱体化を狙いにするとの構想がトランプ氏の周囲で浮上した。ベネズエラやデンマーク領グリーンランド、イラン、キューバなどに力の行使を振りかざすのは中国の力を封じ込め、米国が優位な立場にたつためだとする。
SNSでリポートを投稿
トランプ氏は自身の名前の「ドナルド」と南北アメリカ大陸を含む西半球から敵対勢力を排除する19…
11:12 (02:12 in your timezone)
12:16
衆院が23日、解散された。今回の総選挙は解散から投開票まで戦後最短の16日間となり、海外に住む日本人からは、在外投票が間に合わないとの声が上がっている。 オーストラリア南部の都市・アデレードに住む自営業の野島美奈子さん（48）は、急な解散に…
12:16 (03:16 in your timezone)
12:17
Yahoo! Japan
12:17 (03:17 in your timezone)
12:18 (03:18)⇢The Five Percent Defense Mandate
⌨Japanese editors are balancing the logistics of a midwinter election with the intensifying pressures of President Trump's second-term foreign policy. While regional and liberal outlets focus on the 'cold-weather election' hurdles, including the brief 16-day window and voter disenfranchisement (Asahi, Hokkaido Shimbun), the major national and financial papers are prioritizing Trump's demands for a 5% GDP defense spending hike and his 'Don-roe Doctrine' targeting China (Yomiuri, Nikkei).
13:03
Yahoo! Japan
13:03 (04:03 in your timezone)
14:17
上野動物園（東京都台東区）で飼育されている双子のジャイアントパンダ、シャオシャオ（オス）とレイレイ（メス）が27日、返還先の中国に向けて出発する。中国でのパンダの育成状況などを描いたドキュメンタリー映画「パンダのすごい世界」（2月6日からT…
14:17 (05:17 in your timezone)
15:03
Yahoo! Japan
15:03 (06:03 in your timezone)
15:04 (06:04)⇢Japan Sea Snow Buries the Campaign
⌨Japanese media are currently prioritizing the logistical paralysis caused by extreme snowfall on the Japan Sea coast, with reports of train derangements and severe traffic warnings (Yomiuri, TBS, NHK). Simultaneously, editorial attention is shifting to the formation of a new political party by Takashi Kawamura and Kazuhiro Haraguchi ahead of the February 8 election, alongside unusual intra-coalition competition in single-seat constituencies (Chunichi, Yahoo).
16:16
性暴力を取り巻く社会の意識や法律は、被害者の声を受けて変わりつつあるが、被害者への支援はどうなっているのか。芸能界での性被害を明らかにした、俳優・アクティビストの石川優実さんに、女性の性を消費する社会や性産業と性暴力のつながりについて聞いた…
16:16 (07:16 in your timezone)
16:16
政府が急増するSNS型投資詐欺やロマンス詐欺の対策に乗り出す。スマートフォンのデータ通信専用のSIMカードについて、新たに契約時の本人確認を携帯電話会社に義務付ける。回線数が多すぎる契約を携帯電話会社が拒否できるようにする。2026年中に携帯電話不正利用防止法の改正案を国会に提出する。
音声通話に対応したSIMカードは契約時の本人確認義務がある。一方、SNSなどを利用できるデータ通信SIMはイン…
16:16 (07:16 in your timezone)
16:17
Yahoo! Japan
16:17 (07:17 in your timezone)
16:35
Yahoo! Japan
16:35 (07:35 in your timezone)
17:16
中国国防省は24日、軍制服組トップの張又俠・中央軍事委員会副主席と劉振立・同委員会委員（連合参謀部参謀長）を重大な規律違反などの疑いで調査すると発表した。習近平（シーチンピン）指導部のもとでは軍高官の失脚が相次いでいる。 2人の調査が発表さ…
17:16 (08:16 in your timezone)
17:18 (08:18)⇢University of Tokyo Corruption Arrest
⌨The Japanese media has pivoted toward a high-profile corruption scandal involving a University of Tokyo professor arrested for bribery (Yomiuri, NHK). Concurrently, editors are prioritizing national security measures, specifically the government's plan to mandate identity verification for data SIM cards to combat SNS fraud (Nikkei). Meanwhile, heavy snow remains a persistent logistical crisis for the Japan Sea coast (Yahoo, TBS), as political maneuvering continues for the upcoming snap election (Sankei, Chunichi).
17:39
Kyodo News
FOCUS: PM Takaichi's snap election gamble may backfire amid scarce policy debates
Relying on her high approval rating, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's gamble to dissolve Japan's House of Representatives on Friday for a general election, while sidestepping substantive policy debates, could backfire.
17:39 (08:39 in your timezone)
17:58
Yahoo! Japan
17:58 (08:58 in your timezone)
18:16
中国国防省は24日、軍制服組トップの張又俠・中央軍事委員会副主席と劉振立・同委員会委員（連合参謀部参謀長）を重大な規律違反などの疑いで調査すると発表した。習近平（シーチンピン）指導部のもとでは軍高官の失脚が相次いでいる。 2022年10月に…
18:16 (09:16 in your timezone)
19:02
Yahoo! Japan
19:02 (10:02 in your timezone)
19:03 (10:03)⇢Snow Buries the Meishin Arteries
⌨Japanese editors are prioritizing the logistical paralysis from an 'unyielding cold wave' threatening major transport arteries like the Meishin Expressway (TBS, NHK, Chunichi, Yahoo). Simultaneously, focus has shifted to institutional integrity, with both liberal and conservative outlets highlighting the bribery arrest of a University of Tokyo professor (Asahi, Yomiuri). Political desks emphasize growing public opposition in Hokkaido toward Prime Minister Takaichi's sudden Diet dissolution (Hokkaido Shimbun, Kyodo).
19:16
警視庁は24日、東京大学大学院医学系研究科教授の佐藤伸一容疑者（62）=東京都文京区=を収賄容疑で逮捕し、発表した。民間との共同研究をめぐって便宜を図ったことへの見返りに、共同研究相手から風俗店などで約180万円相当の接待を受けた疑いがある…
19:16 (10:16 in your timezone)
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20:35 (11:35 in your timezone)
21:16
中国軍で相次ぐ高官の失脚は、ついに制服組トップの張又俠・中央軍事委員会副主席に及び、習近平（シーチンピン）国家主席の3期目で最大の政治事件に発展した。例外なき粛正によって、習氏の「一強」を印象づけるとともに、来秋の中国共産党大会を見据えて軍…
21:16 (12:16 in your timezone)
21:31
Yahoo! Japan
21:31 (12:31 in your timezone)
22:00 (13:00)⇢Blizzard Peaks Over the Ballot
⌨Japanese editors are split between addressing immediate logistical paralysis and the escalating rhetoric of the snap election. While weather and regional desks prioritize the 'peak' of a dangerous cold wave threatening major transport arteries (NHK, Chunichi, Yahoo, TBS), political desks are highlighting Prime Minister Takaichi's controversial tax-cutting populism and the high public opposition to her sudden Diet dissolution (Mainichi, Asahi, Hokkaido Shimbun).
22:16
23日の衆院解散をめぐり、高市早苗首相は19日の解散表明会見で、通常国会冒頭で解散する理由をこう語っている。 「半年近くに及ぶ国会で、国論を二分するような大胆な政策、改革にも、批判を恐れることなく果敢に挑戦していくためには、どうしても国民の…
22:16 (13:16 in your timezone)
23:16
Kyodo News
Snow continues on Sea of Japan coast, public warned of traffic disruption
Heavy snow continued to fall in areas along the Sea of Japan coast on Saturday, with the country's weather agency warning of transport disruptions due to more snowfall over the weekend.
23:16 (14:16 in your timezone)
23:39
Kyodo News
U.S. urges allies to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP
A new U.
23:39 (14:39 in your timezone)
23:41
Yahoo! Japan
23:41 (14:41 in your timezone)