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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 25.09.2026.

It displays 53 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

25.09.2026 ⇢ The Day Trump Called China a Wartime Ally
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Trump and Xi held White House talks, with Trump citing security and AI cooperation and Xi promising pandas. The meeting ended with Trump calling it very good, while Xi urged Washington to oppose Taiwan independence and handle Taiwan carefully, alongside discussion of AI governance and trade. At the evening dinner Trump called China a WWII ally and presented a bald-eagle statue, and Xi replied that both peoples had resisted Japanese militarist invaders, urging limits on rivalry and human control of AI.

Japanese papers read the cordiality as thin on substance and a risk, noting Beijing's use of anti-Japanese history to press its Taiwan line. Prime Minister Takaichi countered that Japan and the United States had reconciled into strong allies, with the government calling the outcome within expectations but disputing the ally language.

At home attention stayed on the Typhoon No.25 aftermath and Typhoon No.26 nearing Okinawa.

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Kyodo News

Asian Games: Japan beats China to claim men's team table tennis gold

Japan defeated China in the men's team table tennis final Thursday at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, clinching its first gold medal in the event since 1966.
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01:18

01:18⇢Xi Steps Inside The White House

⌨Coverage centers on Washington as Xi arrives at the White House for talks with Trump (NHK, Nikkei Asia). Trump flags AI as a major agenda item and repeats opposition to regulation, claiming China agrees (Mainichi). Asahi previews the second-round meeting in six points, while the government says it is closely watching developments (Yahoo). Takaichi's brief 30-hour New York stay and return is noted (Nikkei).
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06:30

06:30⇢White House Talks Turn to AI

⌨Coverage holds on Washington as Xi arrives at the White House for talks with Trump (NHK, Nikkei Asia). Trump says AI will be a major agenda item and restates opposition to regulation, claiming China agrees (Mainichi). Asahi previews the second-round meeting in six points, while the government says it is closely watching developments (Yahoo). Takaichi's brief 30-hour New York trip and return is noted (Nikkei).
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09:41

09:41⇢Xi Presses Taiwan Line Over Wine

⌨Coverage moves from preview to readout of the Trump-Xi White House meeting (Sankei, Nikkei, TBS, Asahi, Yahoo). Xi is reported urging Washington to oppose Taiwan independence and handle Taiwan carefully, with AI also discussed and Trump calling it wonderful over wine. Yomiuri flags Trump's remark that the US and China were allies in WWII as risking reinforcement of Beijing's war narrative.
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09:41⇢Xi Presses Taiwan Line Over Wine

⌨Coverage moves from preview to readout of the Trump-Xi White House meeting (Sankei, Nikkei, TBS, Asahi, Yahoo). Xi is reported urging Washington to oppose Taiwan independence and handle Taiwan carefully, with AI also discussed and Trump calling it wonderful over wine. Yomiuri flags Trump's remark that the US and China were allies in WWII as risking reinforcement of Beijing's war narrative.
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クレジットカード決済代行の全東信(大阪市)の破産を受け、取引先の約2万店が合計で約53億円の売上金を回収できていない問題をめぐり、カード会社が全額を各店に支払う方向になった。10月中に入金される見込みだ。朝日新聞の取材で分かった。 全東信は…
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10:22
Kyodo News

Trump, Xi tout friendship while making little progress on key issues

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11:47

11:47⇢White House Dinner Recalls War Against Japan

⌨Coverage shifts to the White House dinner readout (Sankei, TBS, Yomiuri, Kyodo, Nikkei Shimbun, Nikkei Asia, Japan Times, JBP). Xi is reported invoking WWII joint resistance to 'Japanese militarist invaders' and urging US opposition to Taiwan independence and limits on rivalry with human AI control. Trump is shown gifting a bald eagle statue and hailing China as a WWII ally, assessed as friendship with little progress.
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11:47⇢White House Dinner Recalls War Against Japan

⌨Coverage shifts to the White House dinner readout (Sankei, TBS, Yomiuri, Kyodo, Nikkei Shimbun, Nikkei Asia, Japan Times, JBP). Xi is reported invoking WWII joint resistance to 'Japanese militarist invaders' and urging US opposition to Taiwan independence and limits on rivalry with human AI control. Trump is shown gifting a bald eagle statue and hailing China as a WWII ally, assessed as friendship with little progress.
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朝日新聞

【ライブ配信】習・トランプ会談は成功したのか、米中専門記者が解説

中国の習近平(シーチンピン)国家主席が国賓として11年ぶりに米ワシントンを訪問し、24日午前(日本時間同日深夜)からトランプ米大統領との首脳会談が行われた。11年前の訪米をワシントン特派員として取材した記者にとって、当時との違いは鮮明だった…
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朝日新聞

【ライブ配信】習・トランプ会談は成功したのか、米中専門記者が解説

中国の習近平(シーチンピン)国家主席が国賓として11年ぶりに米ワシントンを訪問し、24日午前(日本時間同日深夜)からトランプ米大統領との首脳会談が行われた。11年前の訪米をワシントン特派員として取材した記者にとって、当時との違いは鮮明だった…
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Kyodo News

Trump, Xi hail friendship while making little progress on thorny issues

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13:24⇢Hollow Friendship Toasted in Washington

⌨Coverage parses the Trump-Xi White House readout as cordial but thin on substance (Kyodo, Asahi, JBP). Xi is reported demanding US opposition to Taiwan independence and invoking joint resistance to Japanese militarism (TBS, Japan Times), pressing shared AI governance responsibility (Nikkei), while Trump gifted a bald-eagle statue and hailed China as a WWII ally (Yomiuri).
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13:24⇢Hollow Friendship Toasted in Washington

⌨Coverage parses the Trump-Xi White House readout as cordial but thin on substance (Kyodo, Asahi, JBP). Xi is reported demanding US opposition to Taiwan independence and invoking joint resistance to Japanese militarism (TBS, Japan Times), pressing shared AI governance responsibility (Nikkei), while Trump gifted a bald-eagle statue and hailed China as a WWII ally (Yomiuri).
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Kyodo News

Over 10,000 homes remain without power in eastern Japan after typhoon

More than 10,000 homes in Chiba Prefecture, neighboring Tokyo, remained without power on Friday after Typhoon Dujuan brought record rainfall to eastern Japan earlier this week.
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中国の習近平(シーチンピン)国家主席が国賓として11年ぶりに米ワシントンを訪問し、24日午前(日本時間同日深夜)からトランプ米大統領との首脳会談が行われた。11年前の訪米をワシントン特派員として取材した記者にとって、当時との違いは鮮明だった…
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16:17⇢Xi Plays the Japan History Card

⌨Coverage continues to parse the Trump-Xi White House meeting (Mainichi, Nikkei, Japan Times, JBP). Xi is reported invoking wartime ties against Japan and pressing Washington to oppose Taiwan independence, while pushing shared AI governance responsibility. Attention also turns home to typhoon aftermath, with outages lingering and severe-disaster designation expected (Kyodo, Yahoo).
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16:17⇢Xi Plays the Japan History Card

⌨Coverage continues to parse the Trump-Xi White House meeting (Mainichi, Nikkei, Japan Times, JBP). Xi is reported invoking wartime ties against Japan and pressing Washington to oppose Taiwan independence, while pushing shared AI governance responsibility. Attention also turns home to typhoon aftermath, with outages lingering and severe-disaster designation expected (Kyodo, Yahoo).
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Kyodo News

Japan law banning under-18s from election campaigning unconstitutional

A Japanese court on Friday ruled that the law banning those aged under 18 from taking part in election campaigning is unconstitutional.
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NTTドコモは25日、12月から一部既存プランの月額基本料金を最大550円値上げすると発表した。契約者の7割が対象で平均7%の引き上げとなる。国内の携帯電話の通信料は8月までの5年間で3割上昇した。2020年以降の「官製値下げ」から反転が一段と進む。 新規受け付けを終えたものを中心に50超のプランを対象とする。対象となる契約者は3000万人規模で契約プランに応じて月額料金が110〜550円上がる…
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18:32

18:32⇢White House Buys Breathing Room

⌨Washington readout lingers as Asahi frames Trump-Xi as mutual time-buying giving Japan breathing room (Asahi), with earlier Taiwan and wartime lines still cited (Japan Times, JBP). Domestic focus fragments to the release of timelesz member Inomata after assault arrest (TBS, Yomiuri) and a court ruling that the blanket under-18 election campaign ban is unconstitutional (Kyodo, Yahoo).
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18:32⇢White House Buys Breathing Room

⌨Washington readout lingers as Asahi frames Trump-Xi as mutual time-buying giving Japan breathing room (Asahi), with earlier Taiwan and wartime lines still cited (Japan Times, JBP). Domestic focus fragments to the release of timelesz member Inomata after assault arrest (TBS, Yomiuri) and a court ruling that the blanket under-18 election campaign ban is unconstitutional (Kyodo, Yahoo).
19:32
NTTドコモは25日、12月から一部既存プランの月額基本料金を最大550円値上げすると発表した。契約者の7割が対象で平均7%の引き上げとなる。国内の携帯電話の通信料は8月までの5年間で3割上昇した。2020年以降の「官製値下げ」から反転が一段と進む。 新規受け付けを終えたものを中心に50超のプランを対象とする。対象となる契約者は3000万人規模で契約プランに応じて月額料金が110〜550円上がる…
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Kyodo News

Japan, U.S. reliable allies with strong bond after WWII: Takaichi

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday that Japan and the United States have become "allies bound by very strong ties" based on mutual trust after World War II, following a U.
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21:22⇢Tokyo Wary of Washington Cordiality

⌨Coverage keeps parsing the Trump-Xi White House meeting as a Japan risk (Asahi, Mainichi). Xi is reported invoking wartime resistance to Japanese militarism and using 'anti-Japan' history to press Washington on Taiwan, with Trump echoing ally language. Takaichi is quoted countering that Japan and the US built strong postwar trust (Kyodo). Earlier Taiwan and AI lines still cited (Japan Times, JBP).
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21:22⇢Tokyo Wary of Washington Cordiality

⌨Coverage keeps parsing the Trump-Xi White House meeting as a Japan risk (Asahi, Mainichi). Xi is reported invoking wartime resistance to Japanese militarism and using 'anti-Japan' history to press Washington on Taiwan, with Trump echoing ally language. Takaichi is quoted countering that Japan and the US built strong postwar trust (Kyodo). Earlier Taiwan and AI lines still cited (Japan Times, JBP).
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