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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 27.01.2026.
It displays 33 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
27.01.2026 โข The Day the House of Representatives Election Officially Began
โจOn January 27, Japanese editors prioritized the official start of the 51st House of Representatives election campaign. Morning coverage focused on the filing of 1,285 candidates and Prime Minister Takaichiโs first stump speech alongside the Ishin party's Yoshimura, where she staked her premiership on securing a coalition majority. Liberal outlets highlighted Takaichiโs shifting rhetoric regarding consumption tax cuts, noting her strategic silence on the issue during opening remarks.
By early afternoon, reporting was briefly interrupted by an urgent security shift as North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan. Simultaneously, business desks analyzed the 'Takaichi Shock' and the impact of the U.S. formal withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.
Throughout the day, regional editors maintained a high-priority focus on the logistical collapse in Hokkaido. Record snowfall continued to paralyze New Chitose Airport and the JR rail network, leaving thousands stranded for a second consecutive night and forcing a two-hour delay for voting start times in affected northern districts.
By early afternoon, reporting was briefly interrupted by an urgent security shift as North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan. Simultaneously, business desks analyzed the 'Takaichi Shock' and the impact of the U.S. formal withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.
Throughout the day, regional editors maintained a high-priority focus on the logistical collapse in Hokkaido. Record snowfall continued to paralyze New Chitose Airport and the JR rail network, leaving thousands stranded for a second consecutive night and forcing a two-hour delay for voting start times in affected northern districts.
27.01.2026
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Kyodo News
Campaigning begins for Japan's Feb. 8 election as PM Takaichi seeks mandate
Official campaigning began across Japan on Tuesday for the House of Representatives election on Feb.
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10:30 (01:30)โขThe Race for Two Hundred Thirty Three
โจJapanese editors are prioritizing the official start of the general election campaign today. Coverage centers on whether the Takaichi-Ishin coalition can secure a simple majority of 233 seats or reach stable majority thresholds (Nikkei, Yomiuri, Mainichi, NHK, Asahi, Sankei, Kyodo, Yahoo). While conservative outlets focus on security and the mandate for active finance, liberal desks highlight debates over consumption tax cuts and diverse social policies. Severe logistical paralysis in Hokkaido persists as a secondary concern (Hokkaido Shimbun).
10:55
HuffPost Japan
้ฃ้ฆๆๆปๅฎใซๅฐๆฎบใใใ็ทๆงใฏ็่ญทๅธซใ ใฃใใใ่ธใๅผตใ่ฃใใๆใใใจๅฎถๆ
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่ก้ข้ธใฏ27ๆฅใๅ
ฌ็คบใใใพใใใ2ๆ8ๆฅใฎๆ้็ฅจใซๅใใ้ธๆๆฆใในใฟใผใใใพใใใ้ๅธธๅฝไผใฎๅ้ ญ่งฃๆฃใฏ60ๅนดใถใๆฆๅพ2ๅ็ฎใงใ1ๆๅฌ้ใจใชใฃใ1992ๅนดไปฅ้ใงใฏๅใ่งฃๆฃใใ16ๆฅๅพใฎๆ้็ฅจใฏๆฆๅพๆ็ญใงใใ็ฐไพใใใใใฎ้ธๆใจใชใใพใใๅๅ
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่ก้ข้ธใฏ27ๆฅใๅ
ฌ็คบใใใพใใใ2ๆ8ๆฅใฎๆ้็ฅจใซๅใใ้ธๆๆฆใในใฟใผใใใพใใใ้ๅธธๅฝไผใฎๅ้ ญ่งฃๆฃใฏ60ๅนดใถใๆฆๅพ2ๅ็ฎใงใ1ๆๅฌ้ใจใชใฃใ1992ๅนดไปฅ้ใงใฏๅใ่งฃๆฃใใ16ๆฅๅพใฎๆ้็ฅจใฏๆฆๅพๆ็ญใงใใ็ฐไพใใใใใฎ้ธๆใจใชใใพใใๅๅ
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11:58 (02:58)โขDigital Battlers for the Diet
โจJapanese editors are prioritizing the official start of the House of Representatives election campaign. Mainstream and business outlets highlight the shift to short-form video strategies (Nikkei) and the emergence of the 'Moderate Reform League' (Sankei). While the conservative Sankei notes organizational maneuvers, the liberal Mainichi and Asahi focus on Prime Minister Takaichi's vague stance on consumption tax and the opposition's critique of financial scandals (Mainichi, Asahi, Kyodo, Chunichi). Severe winter weather and regional seismic activity remain secondary concerns (Yahoo, NHK, Hokkaido Shimbun).
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่ก้ข้ธใฏ27ๆฅใๅ
ฌ็คบใใใพใใใ2ๆ8ๆฅใฎๆ้็ฅจใซๅใใ้ธๆๆฆใในใฟใผใใใพใใใ้ๅธธๅฝไผใฎๅ้ ญ่งฃๆฃใฏ60ๅนดใถใๆฆๅพ2ๅ็ฎใงใ1ๆๅฌ้ใจใชใฃใ1992ๅนดไปฅ้ใงใฏๅใ่งฃๆฃใใ16ๆฅๅพใฎๆ้็ฅจใฏๆฆๅพๆ็ญใงใใ็ฐไพใใใใใฎ้ธๆใจใชใใพใใๅๅ
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Tight supply forces electronics makers to cut forecasts and scramble for chips
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Yahoo! Japan
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่ก้ข้ธใฏ27ๆฅใๅ
ฌ็คบใใใพใใใ2ๆ8ๆฅใฎๆ้็ฅจใซๅใใ้ธๆๆฆใในใฟใผใใใพใใใ้ๅธธๅฝไผใฎๅ้ ญ่งฃๆฃใฏ60ๅนดใถใๆฆๅพ2ๅ็ฎใงใ1ๆๅฌ้ใจใชใฃใ1992ๅนดไปฅ้ใงใฏๅใ่งฃๆฃใใ16ๆฅๅพใฎๆ้็ฅจใฏๆฆๅพๆ็ญใงใใ็ฐไพใใใใใฎ้ธๆใจใชใใพใใๅๅ
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13:16 (04:16 in your timezone)
13:34 (04:34)โขSilence Over the Tax Promise
โจJapanese editors are focusing on the official start of the House of Representatives election campaign (NHK, Yomiuri, Chunichi, TBS). Liberal outlets highlight Prime Minister Takaichi's strategic omission of consumption tax cuts in her first speech (Mainichi, Asahi), while business media notes the shift to short-form video campaigning and its legal risks (Nikkei). Ongoing blizzard paralysis in Hokkaido remains a secondary priority (Hokkaido Shimbun, Yahoo).
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Kyodo News
Japan's last 2 pandas to leave for China
Japan's remaining twin giant pandas will depart for China on Tuesday, marking the first time in about half a century the country will be without any pandas, which have long been cherished as a symbol of bilateral friendship.
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Yahoo! Japan
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16:17 (07:17)โขNorth Korean Plumes Above the Ballots
โจJapanese editors have pivoted to an urgent security footing following North Korea's ballistic missile launches (Yahoo, NHK, TBS, Sankei). This shift temporarily overshadows the official start of the general election campaign, where coverage now focuses on the strategic Liberal Democratic-Ishin alliance facing off in 86 districts (Nikkei, Mainichi, Yomiuri). Meanwhile, regional outlets continue to prioritize the logistics collapse in Hokkaido caused by record snowfall (Hokkaido Shimbun, Yahoo).
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Yahoo! Japan
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Kyodo News
North Korea fires at least 2 possible ballistic missiles: Japan gov't
North Korea launched what is believed to be at least two ballistic missiles Tuesday, the Japanese government said.
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ฌ็คบใใใพใใใ2ๆ8ๆฅใฎๆ้็ฅจใซๅใใ้ธๆๆฆใในใฟใผใใใพใใใ้ๅธธๅฝไผใฎๅ้ ญ่งฃๆฃใฏ60ๅนดใถใๆฆๅพ2ๅ็ฎใงใ1ๆๅฌ้ใจใชใฃใ1992ๅนดไปฅ้ใงใฏๅใ่งฃๆฃใใ16ๆฅๅพใฎๆ้็ฅจใฏๆฆๅพๆ็ญใงใใ็ฐไพใใใใใฎ้ธๆใจใชใใพใใๅๅ
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Yahoo! Japan
16:57 (07:57 in your timezone)
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US slams pact, accuses Europe of 'financing war against themselves'
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17:20 (08:20)โขElection Drums Echo Under Missile Skies
โจJapanese editors are prioritizing the formal start of the general election campaign today (NHK, Chunichi, Yomiuri, Sankei, Asahi, Mainichi, Nikkei). While regional outlets focus on sustained blizzard-induced infrastructure failures (Hokkaido Shimbun, Yahoo), national desks analyze the LDP's tactical placement of cabinet members on proportional lists (Sankei, Yomiuri). Concurrently, North Korea's ballistic missile launches have triggered urgent security reporting (TBS, Kyodo).
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HuffPost Japan
ๆฆไบใ็ต้จใใใใใใใๅไบบๆ ชไธปใใฎๅใไฟกใใใใๆ ชไธปๅชๅพ
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Yahoo! Japan
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ใจๆฅๆฌ็ถญๆฐใฎไผใซใใ้ฃ็ซๆฟๆจฉใธใฎ่ฉไพกใไบ็นใซใชใใ2ๆ8ๆฅใฎๆ้็ฅจใซๅใใฆใไธ้ๅ
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19:24 (10:24 in your timezone)
19:31
Kyodo News
North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles, Japan protests
North Korea on Tuesday launched two ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan, the Japanese government said, adding it has lodged a strong protest.
19:31 (10:31 in your timezone)
20:03 (11:03)โขTwelve Hundred Claimants for the Diet
โจJapanese editors are concentrating on the official start of the 51st House of Representatives election campaign (NHK, Nikkei, TBS, Mainichi, Sankei, Yahoo). National outlets analyze the 'Takaichi Shock' as political parties compete over consumption tax cuts and fiscal policy (HuffPost, Japan Business Press). While conservative media highlights candidate stances on foreign residents (Sankei), North Korea's dual ballistic missile launch remains a critical secondary security focus (Kyodo, TBS).
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Kyodo News
Voters air adulation, anger at Takaichi as Japan election officially starts
Voters on Tuesday expressed adulation and anger toward Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as she delivered her first stump speech in Tokyo to kick off official campaigning for a Feb.
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21:16 (12:16 in your timezone)
22:18 (13:18)โขTwelve Hundred Hunters of the Diet
โจJapanese editors are focusing on the official launch of the 51st House of Representatives election (NHK, Nikkei, Yomiuri, Mainichi, Sankei, Asahi, Kyodo). Outlets analyze Prime Minister Takaichiโs fluctuating stance on consumption tax and the LDP's single-party majority goal (Mainichi, Asahi, Nikkei). While national desks report on the dual departure of Ueno's pandas (TBS), regional media prioritizes the severe infrastructure paralysis in Hokkaido due to record-breaking snowfall (Hokkaido Shimbun, Yahoo).
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Yahoo! Japan
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