Kyodo News
15 injured after stabbing incident at factory in central Japan
Fifteen people were injured Friday following a stabbing spree at a factory in Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan, local authorities said.
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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 27.12.2025.
It displays 31 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
27.12.2025 โข The Day of the Kan-etsu Expressway Pile-up
โจOn December 27, Japanese editorial desks prioritized the catastrophic 67-vehicle pile-up on the Kan-etsu Expressway in Gunma Prefecture. Following a day dominated by a mass stabbing in Shizuoka, media attention shifted to the winter disaster triggered by heavy snow and icy roads. Throughout the morning, outlets tracked the rising casualty count, confirming multiple fatalities and dozens of injuries as vehicles ignited and rescue operations were hampered by blizzards.
By the afternoon, logistical paralysis became the central theme, with NEXCO East reporting that highway closures would likely extend through the day, disrupting the peak New Year 'nine-day holiday' migration. While regional outlets focused on severe snow-related transit cancellations in Hokkaido, national media briefly pivoted to sports in the late afternoon, reporting on Naoya Inoueโs record-breaking 27th world title victory in Riyadh. Simultaneously, conservative outlets highlighted a government shift in defense policy, restricting weapon exports to nations with established security agreements.
By the afternoon, logistical paralysis became the central theme, with NEXCO East reporting that highway closures would likely extend through the day, disrupting the peak New Year 'nine-day holiday' migration. While regional outlets focused on severe snow-related transit cancellations in Hokkaido, national media briefly pivoted to sports in the late afternoon, reporting on Naoya Inoueโs record-breaking 27th world title victory in Riyadh. Simultaneously, conservative outlets highlighted a government shift in defense policy, restricting weapon exports to nations with established security agreements.
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Judge rejects defense's claims of Saudi donations and management conspiracy
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09:06
Yahoo! Japan
09:06 (00:06 in your timezone)
09:18
From fireworks to fencing, deterrents are in demand as urban intrusions multiply
09:18 (00:18 in your timezone)
10:23 (01:23)โขFifty Vehicles Trapped in Frozen Steel
โจThe Japanese media shifted focus toward the lethal 56-vehicle pile-up on the Kan-etsu Expressway, caused by heavy snow and icy conditions (NHK, TBS). This disaster, alongside severe winter weather disruptions in Hokkaido (Hokkaido Shimbun), dominates the headlines. Simultaneously, editors are highlighting the Takaichi administration's major policy shift regarding the '178-man yen wall' income tax threshold (Yahoo News Japan).
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Yahoo! Japan
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ใใใฎ่จไบใงใใใใใจใใป22ไธ็ดใฎ็งๅญฆใใไบ่จใใป1901ๅนดใซๅบใๆชๆฅไบๆณใปๆชๆฅใฎ็งๅญฆใไบๆธฌใใๆนๆณ
ใฏใใใชๆชๆฅใซใฏ้ฒๆญฉใ้ใใ็งๅญฆๆ่กใ็คพไผใ็ๆดปใใฉใๅคใใใใๅพๆฅใฏไธปใซSFๅฐ่ชฌใชใฉใๆ
ใฃใฆใใไบๆธฌใซใๆฟๅบใ็ ็ฉถ่
ใๅใ็ตใใงใใใ็งๅญฆใฎ้ฒๆญฉใ้ใพใๅฐๆฅใ่ชญใฟใซใใใชใใชใใๅฐ้ๅฎถใ ใใงใชใๅธๆฐใฎๅฃฐใ้ใใฆๅฝใฎ็งๅญฆๆฟ็ญใฎ็ญๅฎใชใฉใซๅฝน็ซใฆใ่ฉฆใฟใ้ฒใใงใใใ
โ 22ไธ็ดใใไบ่จใ
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11:33 (02:33 in your timezone)
11:39
HuffPost Japan
11:39 (02:39 in your timezone)
11:50
Kyodo News
Kyodo News Digest: Dec. 26, 2025
The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
11:50 (02:50 in your timezone)
12:25
Kyodo News
Kyodo News Digest: Dec. 27, 2025
The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
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12:43
Yahoo! Japan
12:43 (03:43 in your timezone)
12:45 (03:45)โขFifty Six Vehicles in Frozen Ash
โจJapanese media outlets are primarily focused on the aftermath of the massive 56-vehicle pile-up and fire on the Kan-etsu Expressway, detailing the snowy conditions and the struggle to free trapped passengers (NHK, TBS, Sankei, Yomiuri). Simultaneously, editors are marking the start of the 'nine-day' New Year holiday rush at transit hubs while reflecting on long-term cold cases like the Setagaya family murders (Mainichi, Chunichi).
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Kyodo News
Man arrested over attack at Japan rubber factory previously worked there
A man arrested in connection with a stabbing attack at a rubber manufacturer's factory in central Japan had previously been employed there, a source familiar with the matter said Saturday.
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Yahoo! Japan
13:13 (04:13 in your timezone)
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โ ใ100ๅนดใใใฉใๆ
๏ฝๆชๆฅใฎใใใฎ่ฟ็พไปฃๅฒใๅนธ็ฆ็ทจโกใๅญใฉใใฎ่ช็บๆงใ้ใใใๅคงๆญฃ่ช็ฑๆ่ฒใใ1910ๅนดไปฃใใๅบใใฃใๅฝๅใฏ้่ฆณใใฆใใๆ้จ็ใใ ใใ่ช็ฑๆ่ฒใฎไปฃ่กจ็ๅญๅจใ ใฃใๆฑ ่ขๅ
็ซฅใฎๆๅฐๅญฆๆ กใ้ๆ กใใ1924ๅนดใใใซ็ท ใไปใใซ่ปขใใโฆ
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ๆฅๆฌ็ตๆธๆฐ่
ใใทใชใณใณใใฌใผ=ๅฑฑ็ฐ้ผๅคช้ใใใซใณใใใ้็บใใ็ฑณใขใคใญใใใใ็ตๅถ็ ด็ถปใใไธญๅฝไผๆฅญใซ่ฒทๅใใใใใญใใใๆ้คๆฉใฎๆฐๅธๅ ดใๅใ้ใใๅ
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็ฎ็ทใๆฌ ใใๅๅ้็บใ็ฑณๆฌงใฎ่ฆๅถๅฝๅฑใซใใ่ฒทๅ้ปๆญขใจ็ธใพใฃใฆใๆฅ้ใซๅฐ้ ญใใไธญๅฝๅขใซใฎใฟใใพใใใ
ใขใคใญใใใใฏ14ๆฅใซ็ฑณ้ฃ้ฆ็ ด็ฃๆณ็ฌฌ11ๆก๏ผใใฃใใฟใผ11๏ผใฎ้ฉ็จใ็ณ่ซใใใๅ
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ใง24ๅนดใซ้ไปปใใๅๆ้ซ็ตๅถ่ฒฌไปป่
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14:18
Yahoo! Japan
14:18 (05:18 in your timezone)
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ๆๆฅๆฐ่
ๆงๆดๅใฎๆๆปใ่ฃๅคใฎๅ ดใงใ็ก็่งฃใใใ่ขซๅฎณ่
ใๅทใคใใใใใใ่ขซๅฎณใ่ปฝใใใใใฆใใใจ็ๅใๆฑใใใใใๅ ด้ขใใใใไธๅธใ ใฃใๅคง้ชๅฐๆคๆคไบๆญฃ๏ผๅฝๆ๏ผใใๆงๆดๅใๅใใใจ่จดใใๅฅณๆงๆคๅฏๅฎใจใใฎๆฏๆด่
ใใใๆงๆดๅ่ขซๅฎณใจไบๆฌก่ขซๅฎณใฎๅฎๆ
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15:16 (06:16 in your timezone)
15:18 (06:18)โขSnow Choked Steel on the Kan-etsu
โจJapanese media focus on the rising death toll from the 67-vehicle collision on the Kan-etsu Expressway, highlighting rescue difficulties in heavy snow (NHK, TBS). Simultaneously, editorial attention has shifted to the arrest of a former employee in the Shizuoka factory stabbing, framing it as a premeditated workplace assault (Kyodo, TBS). The conservative Sankei Shimbun continues to prioritize ideological debates over imperial succession.
16:39
Yahoo! Japan
16:39 (07:39 in your timezone)
17:55
Kyodo News
2 dead, 26 injured in 50-vehicle expressway pileup northwest of Tokyo
A massive pileup involving over 50 vehicles on Friday left two people dead and 26 others injured, five of them seriously, on an expressway in Gunma Prefecture northwest of Tokyo, police said.
17:55 (08:55 in your timezone)
18:01
Japan Business Press
18:01 (09:01 in your timezone)
18:15 (09:15)โขSteel and Snow on the Kan-etsu
โจJapanese media focus on the mounting casualties from the Kan-etsu Expressway disaster, with rescue efforts still hampered by severe winter conditions (Kyodo News English, NHK News, TBS News). Simultaneously, national outlets are scrutinizing Japan's defense limitations against Chinese military expansion (Sankei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan) and reporting on the social alienation of Palestinian-Japanese youth amid rising nationalism (Mainichi Shimbun).
18:16
ๆๆฅๆฐ่
ใไปๆฉใฏใใใงๅฏใฆใญใใๅฅณๆง๏ผ53๏ผใ็พฉๆฏใซๆกๅ
ใใใใฎใฏใใ็ฉ็ฝฎใใจใใฆไฝฟใใใฆใใๆนฟใฃใฝใ้จๅฑใ ใฃใใใ20ๅนดใปใฉๅใ็ตๅฉใฎใใใใคใฎใใใซใๅคซ๏ผ54๏ผใฎๅฎๅฎถใๅใใฆ่จชใญใใจใใฎใใจใ ใใๆใใใใใใใใงใใ๏ผใใจๅฃใซๅบใใจใๆชใณใใโฆ
18:16 (09:16 in your timezone)
18:20
Yahoo! Japan
18:20 (09:20 in your timezone)
18:27
NECใฏในใใผใใใฉใณใชใฉๅใใฎๆขๅญ้ไฟก่ฆๆ ผใฎๅบๅฐๅฑใซใคใใฆๆฉๅจ้็บใไธญๆญขใใใใฝใใใฆใจใขๅ้ใซ้็บใ็ตใใใใ้ฒ่กๅใใชใฉใฎๆ่กใๆฉๅจใๆฌกไธไปฃ่ฆๆ ผๅใใฎ้็บใฏ็ถใใใใ้ไฟกใฎ่ฆใจใชใๅบๅฐๅฑใฎๅฝ็ฃๅใฏๅพ้ใใใ็ซถๅใฎไธญๅฝๅขใๆฌงๅทๅขใจๅทฎใ้ใใใใคใฆใ้ป้ปใใกใใชใผใใจๅผใฐใใๆฅๆฌๅขใฎๅญๅจๆใฏ่ใใชใใ
ๆฃฎ็ฐ้ไน็คพ้ทใๆฅๆฌ็ตๆธๆฐ่ใฎๅๆใซ็ญใใๅบๅฐๅฑๆฉๅจใซใคใใฆใๅบๆฌ็ใซใฏๅฐๆฅ็ใช้็บๆ่ณใฏ่กใโฆ
18:27 (09:27 in your timezone)
18:27
Yahoo! Japan
18:27 (09:27 in your timezone)
19:56
NECใฏในใใผใใใฉใณใชใฉๅใใฎๆขๅญ้ไฟก่ฆๆ ผใฎๅบๅฐๅฑใซใคใใฆๆฉๅจ้็บใไธญๆญขใใใใฝใใใฆใจใขๅ้ใซ้็บใ็ตใใใใ้ฒ่กๅใใชใฉใฎๆ่กใๆฉๅจใๆฌกไธไปฃ่ฆๆ ผๅใใฎ้็บใฏ็ถใใใใ้ไฟกใฎ่ฆใจใชใๅบๅฐๅฑใฎๅฝ็ฃๅใฏๅพ้ใใใ็ซถๅใฎไธญๅฝๅขใๆฌงๅทๅขใจๅทฎใ้ใใใใคใฆใ้ป้ปใใกใใชใผใใจๅผใฐใใๆฅๆฌๅขใฎๅญๅจๆใฏ่ใใชใใ
ๆฃฎ็ฐ้ไน็คพ้ทใๆฅๆฌ็ตๆธๆฐ่ใฎๅๆใซ็ญใใๅบๅฐๅฑๆฉๅจใซใคใใฆใๅบๆฌ็ใซใฏๅฐๆฅ็ใช้็บๆ่ณใฏ่กใโฆ
19:56 (10:56 in your timezone)
20:17 (11:17)โขFrozen Steel Paralyzes the Kan-etsu
โจJapanese media focus on the severe logistical paralysis following the 67-vehicle disaster on the Kan-etsu Expressway, with NEXCO East warning of extended closures (TBS News, Kyodo News English). Simultaneously, the 'nine-day' New Year migration begins, causing significant congestion at major transit hubs (Chunichi Shimbun). Conservative outlets are highlighting a shift in defense policy, restricting weapon exports to nations with established security agreements (Sankei Shimbun).
21:09
Yahoo! Japan
21:09 (12:09 in your timezone)
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ๆๆฅๆฐ่
่ฝ็ปๅๅณถๅฐ้ใใ้ใใชใ2ๅนดใไธใคใฎใขใซใใคใใๆใๆใกใใๅคงๅญฆ็ใ่ฟฝใใจใ่ขซ็ฝๅฐใฎใใพใ่ฆใใฆใใใใ18ๆฅๅๅ4ๆใ่ฝ็ปๅๅณถใฎๅ
็ซฏใซใใ็ณๅท็็ ๆดฒๅธใๆ้ใซๅ
ใพใใใทใงใขใใฆในใใๅบใฆใใ็ฌ ๅ็พๆใใ๏ผ21๏ผใฏใๅๅฟ่
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21:16 (12:16 in your timezone)
21:22
Yahoo! Japan
21:22 (12:22 in your timezone)
21:54
Kyodo News
2 dead, 26 injured in 67-vehicle expressway pileup northwest of Tokyo
A massive pileup involving 67 vehicles on Friday left two people dead and 26 others injured, five of them seriously, on an expressway in Gunma Prefecture northwest of Tokyo, police said.
21:54 (12:54 in your timezone)
21:59
Yahoo! Japan
21:59 (12:59 in your timezone)
22:48
Yahoo! Japan
22:48 (13:48 in your timezone)
23:42
Yahoo! Japan
23:42 (14:42 in your timezone)
23:57 (14:57)โขTwenty-Seven Crowns in the Desert Heat
โจJapanese media outlets have pivoted their editorial focus toward Naoya Inoue's record-breaking 27th consecutive world title victory in Riyadh (Sankei, Mainichi, Yahoo). Simultaneously, coverage persists on the logistical paralysis and fatalities following the 67-vehicle collision on the Kan-etsu Expressway (Yomiuri, Kyodo, TBS). Economic anxiety remains a secondary theme, highlighted by the record-low labor union organization rate and the decline of rural retail infrastructure in Hokkaido (NHK, Hokkaido Shimbun).