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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 25.01.2026.
It displays 29 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
25.01.2026 โข The Day of the Sapporo Snow Paralysis
โจOn January 25, editorial focus in Japan was dominated by a record-breaking winter emergency. Morning headlines shifted from general weather warnings to reports of logistical paralysis in Hokkaido, as 24-hour snowfall in Sapporo reached a historical peak of 54cm. Editors prioritized the total suspension of JR rail services and emergency advice for residents to remain indoors, while the Sea of Japan coast faced similar disruptions.
By early afternoon, political desks focused on domestic polling following the Diet dissolution. Outlets highlighted a 10-point drop in Prime Minister Takaichiโs cabinet approval rating and public skepticism regarding consumption tax cuts. Local election results also gained priority, specifically the LDP-backed victory in the Nago mayoral race and the election of 35-year-old Ishida Takato as Japanโs youngest governor in Fukui.
Evening coverage was tempered by cultural sentiment as long queues formed at Ueno Zoo for the final public viewing of pandas returning to China, marking a symbolic close to the day's media cycle.
By early afternoon, political desks focused on domestic polling following the Diet dissolution. Outlets highlighted a 10-point drop in Prime Minister Takaichiโs cabinet approval rating and public skepticism regarding consumption tax cuts. Local election results also gained priority, specifically the LDP-backed victory in the Nago mayoral race and the election of 35-year-old Ishida Takato as Japanโs youngest governor in Fukui.
Evening coverage was tempered by cultural sentiment as long queues formed at Ueno Zoo for the final public viewing of pandas returning to China, marking a symbolic close to the day's media cycle.
25.01.2026
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09:11
Yahoo! Japan
09:11 (00:11 in your timezone)
10:18 (01:18)โขRecord Snow Seals the Arteries
โจJapanese media focus is dominated by the logistical paralysis caused by a severe cold wave, with record-breaking snowfall in Ishikawa and Tottori (NHK, Yahoo, TBS, Kyodo). Simultaneously, political desks are scrutinizing the newly formed 'Centrist Reform Alliance' ahead of the February 8 election, particularly their fiscal plans to fund consumption tax cuts through sovereign wealth funds (Nikkei, Japan Business Press).
11:13
Japan Business Press
11:13 (02:13 in your timezone)
11:16
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ๆฑไบฌใปไธ้ๅ็ฉๅใง้ฃผ่ฒใใใฆใใๅๅญใฎใธใฃใคใขใณใใใณใใใทใฃใชใทใฃใชใจใฌใคใฌใคใ25ๆฅใๆๅพใฎ่ฆณ่ฆงๆฅใ่ฟใใพใใใๅคใใฎใใกใณใซๆใใใฆใใพใใใใ27ๆฅใซไธญๅฝใซๅใใไบๅฎใงใๅไธ็ดใถใใซๅฝๅ
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11:16 (02:16 in your timezone)
11:59
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ๅใฎๅคงๅญฆใใกใณใใๆดป็จใใไธ็ใซไผใใ็ ็ฉถๅๅคงๅญฆใ่ฒๆใใโโใ็งๅญฆๆ่กๅต้ ็ซๅฝใฎๆ ธใจใชใใๅฝ้ๅ่ถ็ ็ฉถๅคงๅญฆใใซๆฑไบฌ็งๅญฆๅคงๅญฆใ23ๆฅใ่ชๅฎใใใใไบฌ้ฝๅคงๅญฆใใใฎๆฌกใฎ่ชๅฎๅ่ฃใซใชใฃใใ
ๆฑไบฌ็งๅญฆๅคงใฏ2024ๅนด10ๆใๆฑไบฌๅป็งๆญฏ็งๅคงใจๆฑไบฌๅทฅๆฅญๅคงใ็ตฑๅใใฆ่ช็ใใใใๅป็งๆญฏ็งๅคงใใๆฑๅทฅๅคงใใจใใใฐ็็ณปๅ้จ็ใฎ้ใงใฏๆ็พคใฎ็ฅๅๅบฆใใใใใใฎใใฉใณใใๆจใฆใ็งๅญฆๅคงใใซใชใฃใใฎใฏๅ่ถๅคงใๆ่ญใใใใฎใ โฆ
11:59 (02:59 in your timezone)
12:16
ๆฑไบฌใปไธ้ๅ็ฉๅใง้ฃผ่ฒใใใฆใใๅๅญใฎใธใฃใคใขใณใใใณใใใทใฃใชใทใฃใชใจใฌใคใฌใคใ25ๆฅใๆๅพใฎ่ฆณ่ฆงๆฅใ่ฟใใพใใใๅคใใฎใใกใณใซๆใใใฆใใพใใใใ27ๆฅใซไธญๅฝใซๅใใไบๅฎใงใๅไธ็ดใถใใซๅฝๅ
ใงใใณใใไธๅจใจใชใใพใใๆฅๅ่
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12:16 (03:16 in your timezone)
12:18 (03:18)โขSnow Buries the Northern Arteries
โจJapanese editors are prioritizing the escalating logistics emergency as a record-breaking cold wave paralyzes transport across Hokkaido and the Sea of Japan coast (Hokkaido Shimbun, TBS, NHK, Kyodo, Yahoo). Simultaneously, political desks are focusing on Prime Minister Takaichi's aggressive security rhetoric following her sudden Diet dissolution (Sankei, Nikkei). Public sentiment is further captured by the departure of Ueno Zoo's pandas for China (Asahi).
12:27
ๆฑไบฌใปไธ้ๅ็ฉๅใง้ฃผ่ฒใใใฆใใๅๅญใฎใธใฃใคใขใณใใใณใใใทใฃใชใทใฃใชใจใฌใคใฌใคใ25ๆฅใๆๅพใฎ่ฆณ่ฆงๆฅใ่ฟใใพใใใๅคใใฎใใกใณใซๆใใใฆใใพใใใใ27ๆฅใซไธญๅฝใซๅใใไบๅฎใงใๅไธ็ดใถใใซๅฝๅ
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12:27 (03:27 in your timezone)
12:36
ๆฑไบฌใปไธ้ๅ็ฉๅใง้ฃผ่ฒใใใฆใใๅๅญใฎใธใฃใคใขใณใใใณใใใทใฃใชใทใฃใชใจใฌใคใฌใคใ25ๆฅใๆๅพใฎ่ฆณ่ฆงๆฅใ่ฟใใพใใใๅคใใฎใใกใณใซๆใใใฆใใพใใใใ27ๆฅใซไธญๅฝใซๅใใไบๅฎใงใๅไธ็ดใถใใซๅฝๅ
ใงใใณใใไธๅจใจใชใใพใใๆฅๅ่
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12:36 (03:36 in your timezone)
12:54
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ขใฎ้็ใๆ่ญฐใฎๅฃฐๅผทใพใ
12:54 (03:54 in your timezone)
13:04
Kyodo News
Fans flock to zoo for final public viewing of last 2 pandas in Japan
Fans gathered at a Tokyo zoo on Sunday to bid farewell to the last two giant pandas in the country, long a symbol of Sino-Japanese friendship, two days before they leave for China.
13:04 (04:04 in your timezone)
13:16
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ๆฐ้ใจใฎๅ
ฑๅ็ ็ฉถใใใใฃใฆไพฟๅฎใๅณใฃใ็ใใงใๆฑไบฌๅคงๅคงๅญฆ้ขๅปๅญฆ็ ็ฉถ็งๆๆใฎไฝ่คไผธไธๅฎน็่
๏ผ62๏ผใ้ฎๆใใใใ้ฝๅ
ใฎ้ซ็ดใฏใฉใใใฝใผใใฉใณใใชใฉใงใ้ซ้กใฎๆฅๅพ
ใ็นฐใ่ฟใๅใใฆใใ็ใใใใใใฆใใใใไปๅใฎไบไปถใฏๆฑๅคงใซใจใฃใฆใๅคงๅญฆใฎๆชๆฅใๅทฆโฆ
13:16 (04:16 in your timezone)
13:32
Yahoo! Japan
13:32 (04:32 in your timezone)
13:52 (04:52)โขSnow Buries the Northern Capital
โจJapanese editors are concentrating on the logistical paralysis in Hokkaido as 24-hour snowfall hits 42cm, prompting local authorities to advise against non-essential outings (Hokkaido Shimbun, NHK, Yahoo). Meanwhile, media outlets are debating the societal impacts of generative AI, contrasting its threat of white-collar restructuring with the rising wage 'billionaire' potential for AI-resistant blue-collar roles (Mainichi, Sankei).
15:14
Yahoo! Japan
15:14 (06:14 in your timezone)
15:16
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ๅคใใฎๅใๆใๅฏๆฅญใ่ใใๆไปฃใใ ใใไบ่ถณใฎใใใใใจใใๅใๆนใซใฏๅฐ้ฃใใชในใฏใใคใใพใจใใใ็พๅจใ่ฑไผ่ฉฑใฎๅคงๆใงๅถๆฅญ้จ้ทใๅใใๆณขๅค้้ฝไปใใ๏ผ38๏ผใฏ2024ๅนดใ5ๅนดใปใฉๆใใใๅฏๆฅญใใๅๆฅญใใใใใๅค่ณ็ณปใฎๅบๅไผ็คพใซๅคใใฆใใ20ๅนดโฆ
15:16 (06:16 in your timezone)
15:26 (06:26)โขRecord Snow Strands the North
โจJapanese media are prioritizing the transport paralysis and emergency warnings as a record cold wave blankets the Sea of Japan coast and Hokkaido (NHK, Yahoo, TBS, Hokkaido Shimbun). Simultaneously, political desks are highlighting a ten-point drop in Prime Minister Takaichi's cabinet approval rating following her decision to dissolve the Diet, signaling cooling public enthusiasm ahead of the upcoming election (Mainichi, NHK).
16:40
Kyodo News
Some 29% plan to vote for ruling LDP in Feb. general election: Kyodo poll
Around 29 percent of voters are planning to vote for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party heading into the Feb.
16:40 (07:40 in your timezone)
17:18 (08:18)โขSapporo Buried in Historical Drifts
โจJapanese editors are highlighting a record-breaking winter emergency as 24-hour snowfall in Sapporo reaches historical peaks, paralyzing JR transport networks (Hokkaido Shimbun, NHK, TBS, Yahoo). Simultaneously, political desks report a ten-point decline in Prime Minister Takaichi's cabinet approval following her Diet dissolution, with polls indicating only 29% voter support for the LDP ahead of the February general election (Mainichi, Kyodo).
17:59
Yahoo! Japan
17:59 (08:59 in your timezone)
18:11
ๆฅๆฌใง2028ๅนดใซใๆๅท่ณ็ฃ๏ผไปฎๆณ้่ฒจ๏ผใง้็จใใไธๅ ดๆ่ณไฟก่จ๏ผETF๏ผใ่งฃ็ฆใใใ่ฆ้ใใซใชใฃใใ้่ๅบใๅถๅบฆใๆดใใ้ๆใใผใซใใฃใณใฐใน๏ผHD๏ผใSBIHDใฎ้็จไผ็คพใๅๅใ้็บใใใๅไบบใๆฉ้ขๆ่ณๅฎถใซใจใฃใฆใใใใณใคใณใชใฉใฎไปฎๆณ้่ฒจใใใ่บซ่ฟใซใชใใ่ณ็ฃ้็จใฎ่ฃพ้ใๅบใใใ
ใ่ฒฏ่ใใๆ่ณใธใใฎๆตใใ้ฒใใชใใๆฏใฎ้ทใ่ณ็ฃ้็จใ็ถใใใซใฏใไผ็ตฑ็ใชๆ ชๅผใๅตๅธใ ใใงใชใๅๅใฎ้ธๆ่ขใๅขใใๅฟ
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18:11 (09:11 in your timezone)
18:17
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ๆดฅๆณขใ่ตทใใใจใใๅฐ้ไบๆณๆ้ใพใงใซไฝๆฐใๅฎๅ
จใชๅ ดๆใซ้ฟ้ฃใงใใชใๆใใใใๅฐๅใใๅฝใฏใ้ฟ้ฃๅฐ้ฃๅฐๅใใจใใฆใใใใใฎๅฐๅใซไฝใไบบใฎๆฐใๆๆฅๆฐ่ใๅ
จๅฝใฎๅธ็บๆใซ่ใใใจใใใๅฐใชใใจใ28ไธ4ๅไบบใใใใจใๅใใฃใใไบบๆฐใๆชๆๆกใฎๅธ็บๆใโฆ
18:17 (09:17 in your timezone)
18:23
Greenland, Ukraine shadows loom over PM's focus on economy
18:23 (09:23 in your timezone)
18:40 (09:40)โขSapporo Buried Under Record Drifts
โจJapanese editors are concentrating on the logistical paralysis in Hokkaido as 24-hour snowfall in Sapporo hits a record-breaking 54cm, forcing the suspension of all JR rail services (Hokkaido Shimbun, NHK, TBS, Yahoo). Parallel to this environmental crisis, the press is tracking a 10-point drop in Prime Minister Takaichi's cabinet approval ratings following her Diet dissolution (Mainichi, Kyodo).
19:04
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20:16
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ๆๆฌ้ๆฒปใปๅ็ฅไบใ่คๆฐใฎ็่ทๅกใธใฎใปใฏใทใฅใขใซใใฉในใกใณใใ่ชใใฆ่พ่ทใใใใจใซไผดใ็ฆไบ็็ฅไบ้ธใฎๆ็ฅจใ25ๆฅใใใฃใใใๆๆฅๆฐ่็คพใ่กใฃใๅบๅฃ่ชฟๆปใงใฏใ็กๆๅฑๆฐ้กใงๅ
ๅคๅ็่ทๅกใฎ็ณ็ฐๅตฉไบบๆฐ๏ผ35๏ผใใใใชใผใใใ็กๆๅฑๆฐ้กใงๅ
่ถๅๅธ้ทใฎๅฑฑโฆ
20:16 (11:16 in your timezone)
20:19 (11:19)โขTakaichi's Honeymoon Fades in the Wind
โจThe Japanese media has pivoted toward the electoral fallout of the Diet dissolution, focusing on the 10-point collapse in Prime Minister Takaichiโs cabinet support to 57% (Mainichi, Nikkei). While conservative outlets analyze the LDP's tactical alignment with Nippon Ishin no Kai in single-seat constituencies (Yomiuri), liberal-leaning sources highlight public skepticism toward consumption tax policies (NHK, Nikkei) and growing disapproval of the snap election timing (Mainichi).
20:38
Yahoo! Japan
20:38 (11:38 in your timezone)
20:51
Kyodo News
Sumo: Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki wins back-to-back championships in playoff
New ozeki Aonishiki won back-to-back championships Sunday at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament by defeating fourth-ranked maegashira Atamifuji in a tie-breaking playoff.
20:51 (11:51 in your timezone)
22:18 (13:18)โขSapporo Buried in Record Drifts
โจJapanese editors are prioritizing the escalating snow emergency as record-breaking drifts paralyze Sapporo and strand passengers on the Ou Main Line (Hokkaido Shimbun, NHK, TBS, Yahoo). Parallel coverage tracks critical local and regional election results, specifically the LDP-backed victory in the Nago mayoral race and the surging lead of a Sanseito-supported candidate in Fukui's gubernatorial contest (Sankei, Asahi, Yomiuri, Mainichi).
22:45
Kyodo News
Japan ruling LDP most popular among voters in Feb. general election: poll
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is the most favored option for voters heading into the Feb.
22:45 (13:45 in your timezone)
22:59
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ๆๆฌ้ๆฒปใปๅ็ฅไบใ่คๆฐใฎ็่ทๅกใธใฎใปใฏใทใฅใขใซใใฉในใกใณใใ่ชใใฆ่พ่ทใใใใจใซไผดใ็ฆไบ็็ฅไบ้ธใ25ๆฅใๆ้็ฅจใใใ็กๆๅฑๆฐ้กใงๅ
ๅคๅ็่ทๅกใฎ็ณ็ฐๅตฉไบบ๏ผใใใจ๏ผๆฐ๏ผ35๏ผใๅๅฝ้ธใๆฑบใใใๅ
จๅฝ็ฅไบไผใซใใใจใใใใพใงใฎๅ
จๅฝๆๅนดๅฐ็ฅไบใฏใๅโฆ
22:59 (13:59 in your timezone)
22:59
Yahoo! Japan
22:59 (13:59 in your timezone)
23:19
ๆๆฅๆฐ่
ๆๆฌ้ๆฒปใปๅ็ฅไบใ่คๆฐใฎ็่ทๅกใธใฎใปใฏใทใฅใขใซใใฉในใกใณใใ่ชใใฆ่พ่ทใใใใจใซไผดใ็ฆไบ็็ฅไบ้ธใ25ๆฅใๆ้็ฅจใใใ็กๆๅฑๆฐ้กใงๅ
ๅคๅ็่ทๅกใฎ็ณ็ฐๅตฉไบบ๏ผใใใจ๏ผๆฐ๏ผ35๏ผใๅๅฝ้ธใๆฑบใใใๅ
จๅฝ็ฅไบไผใซใใใจใใใใพใงใฎๅ
จๅฝๆๅนดๅฐ็ฅไบใฏใๅโฆ
23:19 (14:19 in your timezone)
23:40
As election looms, more than half think lower tax won't help against inflation
23:40 (14:40 in your timezone)
23:42 (14:42)โขFukui Elects the Youngest Governor
โจJapanese media is dominated by the election of 35-year-old Ishida Takato as Fukui's governor, following his predecessor's sexual harassment scandal (NHK, Yomiuri, Asahi, Chunichi). This result marks the country's youngest active governor. Simultaneously, editors maintain focus on the record-breaking snowfall paralyzing Sapporo and northern Japan (Hokkaido Shimbun, TBS, Yahoo), alongside polling showing skepticism toward Prime Minister Takaichi's consumption tax policies (Nikkei, Kyodo, Yomiuri).
23:47
Yahoo! Japan
23:47 (14:47 in your timezone)