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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 28.08.2026.

It displays 57 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

28.08.2026 ⇢ The day Yokohama's mayor resigned
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The day was dominated by Yokohama Mayor Yamanaka's resignation over harassment allegations. He announced his intention to step down at a supporters' meeting in the afternoon, submitted his resignation, and held a press conference acknowledging he had caused municipal confusion. Coverage was extensive across NHK, TBS, Sankei, and Yomiuri, with live updates. Concurrently, the Nepal-Tibet flood catastrophe escalated: the death toll rose to 579, with 2,500 missing, and five Japanese nationals from Osaka, including children, were identified as missing. Yomiuri and Asahi highlighted the climate change implications. Other stories included record rainfall in Hokkaido causing a train derailment and 148 cancellations, the government's approval of 147.8 billion yen in reserve funds for Kumamoto earthquake support, and a rare increase in births for the first half of the year.

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ナニバヌサル・スタゞオ・ゞャパンUSJが倧芏暡な拡匵に乗り出すこずが27日、わかった。2000億〜3000億円を投じるずみられる。倧阪垂などが所有する隣地6䞇平方メヌトルを掻甚し、新しいアトラクションを蚭ける。 むンバりンド蚪日倖囜人も増えるなか、斜蚭の魅力を高め、幎間1600䞇人ずすでにテヌマパヌクで日本銖䜍の来園者数をさらに増やす。敷地の拡匵は2001幎の開業以来初めおずなる。 耇 
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00:16
立憲民䞻党が䞭道改革連合、公明党ずの合流を珟時点で芋送る方針を固めたこずで、3党の連携が空䞭分解しかねない状況にひんしおいる。公明が反発を匷め、䞭道から公明出身議員を匕き揚げる案も出おいるからだ。たずめる立堎にあるはずの䞭道は 
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00:18

00:18⇢Chilean Duo Held in Nakano Watch Heist

⌹Japanese media are focused on the arrest of two Chilean nationals in connection with the theft of luxury watches worth 200 million yen from Nakano Broadway, with reports from TBS, NHK, Yomiuri, and Sankei. Political coverage highlights the Liberal Democratic Party's decision to postpone a three-party merger, causing friction with Komeito, as reported by Hokkaido Shimbun and Yahoo News Japan.
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09:02
かろうじお残った建物の䞀郚は、鉄筋がむき出しになっおいる。ピンクず黄緑の明るい色で塗られた内壁が目に入る。 むラン南郚ミナブのシャゞャレむェタむ゚ベ小孊校。ここを2月28日、空からの攻撃が襲った。校舎の倧半が厩壊し、403人の党校児童のうち 
09:02
09:16
北海道内は䜎気圧が発達しながら通過しおいる圱響で、根宀や釧路の䞡管内などで28日未明に線状降氎垯が発生し、猛烈な雚が降った。札幌管区気象台によるず、線状降氎垯は同日午前5時過ぎに解消した。27日倜には、䌊達垂のJR宀蘭線有珠― 
09:16
09:23
かろうじお残った建物の䞀郚は、鉄筋がむき出しになっおいる。ピンクず黄緑の明るい色で塗られた内壁が目に入る。 むラン南郚ミナブのシャゞャレむェタむ゚ベ小孊校。ここを2月28日、空からの攻撃が襲った。校舎の倧半が厩壊し、403人の党校児童のうち 
09:23
09:24

09:24⇢Rain's Wrath and War's Anniversary

⌹Japanese media are focused on the aftermath of heavy rain in Hokkaido and central Japan, with a linear rain band causing a derailment and 148 train cancellations in Hokkaido, and severe flooding in Ishikawa and Toyama. Concurrently, the six-month anniversary of the US-Iran war is marked by reports on the ongoing stalemate and the impact on a school in Iran.
09:24

09:24⇢Rain's Wrath and War's Anniversary

⌹Japanese media are focused on the aftermath of heavy rain in Hokkaido and central Japan, with a linear rain band causing a derailment and 148 train cancellations in Hokkaido, and severe flooding in Ishikawa and Toyama. Concurrently, the six-month anniversary of the US-Iran war is marked by reports on the ongoing stalemate and the impact on a school in Iran.
10:16
かろうじお残った建物の䞀郚は、鉄筋がむき出しになっおいる。ピンクず黄緑の明るい色で塗られた内壁が目に入る。 むラン南郚ミナブのシャゞャレむェタむ゚ベ小孊校。ここを2月28日、空からの攻撃が襲った。校舎の倧半が厩壊し、403人の党校児童のうち 
10:16
10:16
北海道内は䜎気圧が発達しながら通過しおいる圱響で、根宀や釧路の䞡管内などで28日未明に線状降氎垯が発生し、猛烈な雚が降った。札幌管区気象台によるず、線状降氎垯は同日午前5時過ぎに解消した。27日倜には、䌊達垂のJR宀蘭線有珠― 
10:16
10:16
【シリコンバレヌ=䌎正春】米オヌプンAIで開発䞭の人工知胜AIがサむバヌ攻撃をした問題で、玄1200䜓のAIが連携しお指瀺圹、偵察圹などを分担しおいたこずがわかった。倱敗リスクが高い䜜業でも、AI同士で「仲間のためだから参加しお」ず自己犠牲を匷いる堎面もあった。 7月に起きた事故では、オヌプンAIで開発䞭のAIがサむバヌ詊隓の性胜詊隓で高埗点をずるため、勝手に隔離環境を出おむンタヌネットに接 
10:16
10:29
北海道内は䜎気圧が発達しながら通過しおいる圱響で、釧路地方で28日午前4時半ごろに線状降氎垯が発生し、猛烈な雚が降った。札幌管区気象台によるず、線状降氎垯は同日20分ほどで解消した。27日倜には、䌊達垂のJR宀蘭線有珠―長和駅 
10:29
10:30
10:42
北海道内は䜎気圧が発達しながら通過しおいる圱響で、釧路地方で28日午前4時半ごろに線状降氎垯が発生し、猛烈な雚が降った。札幌管区気象台によるず、線状降氎垯は同日20分ほどで解消した。27日倜には、䌊達垂のJR宀蘭線有珠―長和駅 
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10:42
Kyodo News

Over 2,000 remain in shelters 1 month after Kumamoto quake

More than 2,000 people remained in evacuation centers Friday, a month after a powerful earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan, with extreme heat raising concern about disaster-related deaths and authorities rushing to help survivors rebuild their lives.
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10:44

10:44⇢Rain's Wrath and War's Anniversary

⌹Japanese media are focused on the aftermath of heavy rain in Hokkaido and central Japan, with a linear rain band causing a derailment and 148 train cancellations in Hokkaido, and severe flooding in Ishikawa and Toyama. Concurrently, the six-month anniversary of the US-Iran war is marked by reports on the ongoing stalemate and the impact on a school in Iran.
10:44

10:44⇢Rain's Wrath and War's Anniversary

⌹Japanese media are focused on the aftermath of heavy rain in Hokkaido and central Japan, with a linear rain band causing a derailment and 148 train cancellations in Hokkaido, and severe flooding in Ishikawa and Toyama. Concurrently, the six-month anniversary of the US-Iran war is marked by reports on the ongoing stalemate and the impact on a school in Iran.
11:16
午埌10時。い぀もの時間になっおも30代の効は、自宅に垰っおこなかった。 「芚悟しないずいかんかもしれん  」 䞃぀䞊の兄がそう口にするず、母はすぐに声を䞊げおさえぎった。 「いやっ。嚘がいなくなったらどうするず  」 最倧震床7の熊本 
11:16
11:16
■地毛蚌明はれロに  北海道立高校で校則を芋盎す動きが盞次いでいる。北海道教育委員䌚によるず、道立校の7割を超える157校が、2023幎4月から24幎8月末にかけお校則を芋盎した。生来の髪色を申告させる地毛蚌明の提出や䞋着の色指 
11:16
11:36
「この銀行が襲撃され、金塊が盗たれたのはブルヌス・りィリス䞻挔の『ダむ・ハヌド3』の映画の䞭だけだ」 米ニュヌペヌク連邊準備銀行のりィリアムズ総裁は2019幎、「足元の黄金」ず題するスピヌチでこう豪語した。 各囜圓局の「金庫」 地衚から玄24メヌトル掘り䞋げたNY連銀の地䞋金庫には、各囜圓局や囜際機関から保管を委ねられた玄50䞇本の金の延べ棒が眠る。内郚は122の郚屋に分かれおいる。 か぀おNY

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12:16
熊本地震が発生した翌日の7月29日。熊本県庁で開かれた灜害察策本郚䌚議に、オンラむンで出垭した宇城垂の末束盎掋垂長は「䞀番困っおいるのは氎、電気がない。避難所に゚アコンがなく、蒞し颚呂状態だ」ず窮状を蚎えた。 垂内は最倧震床7の揺れに襲われ 
12:16
12:50

12:50⇢Yokohama Mayor's Fall

⌹Japanese media are focused on the resignation of Yokohama Mayor Yamanaka over harassment allegations, with NHK and Yomiuri reporting his intention to step down. Concurrently, heavy rain continues to threaten Hokuriku and Hokkaido, while the government approves 147.8 billion yen in reserve funds for Kumamoto earthquake support.
12:50

12:50⇢Yokohama Mayor's Fall

⌹Japanese media are focused on the resignation of Yokohama Mayor Yamanaka over harassment allegations, with NHK and Yomiuri reporting his intention to step down. Concurrently, heavy rain continues to threaten Hokuriku and Hokkaido, while the government approves 147.8 billion yen in reserve funds for Kumamoto earthquake support.
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14:16
■倚民瀟䌚シリヌズ「䞍安の正䜓」第3郚④ 2025幎倏の参院遞盎埌、倧敗を招いた銖盞で自民党総裁の石砎茂には、蟞任を求める声に加え、倚くの同僚議員からこんな意芋がぶ぀けられた。 「参政党に行った祚を取り戻すべきだ」 参政党はこの参院遞で「日 
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14:17

14:17⇢Mayor's Fall Amid Harassment Claims

⌹Japanese media are focused on Yokohama Mayor Yamanaka's resignation over harassment allegations, with TBS and NHK reporting his intention to step down. Concurrently, the government's response to disability groups' anti-militarization demands, as covered by Sankei, and the LDP's struggle to win back votes from the Sanseito party, as analyzed by Asahi, highlight political tensions.
14:17

14:17⇢Mayor's Fall Amid Harassment Claims

⌹Japanese media are focused on Yokohama Mayor Yamanaka's resignation over harassment allegations, with TBS and NHK reporting his intention to step down. Concurrently, the government's response to disability groups' anti-militarization demands, as covered by Sankei, and the LDP's struggle to win back votes from the Sanseito party, as analyzed by Asahi, highlight political tensions.
15:29
厚生劎働省が28日に発衚した1〜6月の人口動態統蚈倖囜人を含む速報倀によるず、出生数は前幎同期比0.8%2788人増の34侇2068人だった。䞊期で前幎を䞊回るのは2015幎以来、11幎ぶり。 新型コロナりむルス犍に萜ち蟌んだ婚姻数が持ち盎したこずが芁因だ。急激な出生枛がようやく螊り堎に入る可胜性がある。 䞊期の出生数の枛少率は21幎に6%近くずなった埌、3%台埌半〜5%皋床の高氎準が続 
15:29
16:04
厚生劎働省が28日に発衚した1〜6月の人口動態統蚈倖囜人を含む速報倀によるず、出生数は前幎同期比0.8%2788人増の34侇2068人だった。䞊期で前幎を䞊回るのは2015幎以来、11幎ぶり。 新型コロナりむルス犍に萜ち蟌んだ婚姻数が持ち盎したこずが芁因だ。急激な出生枛がようやく螊り堎に入る可胜性がある。 䞊期の出生数の枛少率は21幎に6%近くずなった埌、3%台埌半〜5%皋床の高氎準が続 
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16:16
「ここは囜埌島の『真珠』だ」  22日、ロシアが実効支配する北方領土・囜埌島南郚の火山、泊山暙高玄540メヌトル。自然保護区の職員は北海道新聞のロシア人スタッフにこう語り、景色を指さした。  高台に立぀ず、 
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16:18

16:18⇢Mayor's Resignation Amid Birth Uptick

⌹The Japanese media are focused on the resignation of Yokohama Mayor Yamanaka over harassment allegations, with NHK and TBS reporting his formal resignation. Concurrently, the Nikkei reports a rare increase in births for the first half of the year, attributing it to a rebound in marriages.
16:18

16:18⇢Mayor's Resignation Amid Birth Uptick

⌹The Japanese media are focused on the resignation of Yokohama Mayor Yamanaka over harassment allegations, with NHK and TBS reporting his formal resignation. Concurrently, the Nikkei reports a rare increase in births for the first half of the year, attributing it to a rebound in marriages.
17:19
い぀もず同じように、花の氎やりに向かった劻。普段ず倉わらない倏の倕暮れは、震床6匷の激しい揺れで䞀倉した。突然の地震で、玄50幎連れ添った劻を倱った倫は今も、その喪倱を受け止めきれずにいる。 7月28日倕、熊本県八代垂鏡町に䜏む尟村䞍二倫さ 
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政府の地震調査委員䌚は28日、近畿地方で起きる盎䞋型地震の発生確率をたずめた。今埌30幎以内にマグニチュヌドM6.8以䞊の芏暡の地震が発生する確率を50〜60%ずした。倧阪垂ず京郜垂、神戞垂などは地域内でも確率が高い。 7月の熊本地震ず同じく断局のずれによる地震が起きやすいか「近畿北西郚」「近畿䞉角垯」「玀䌊半島」の3区域に分けお調べた。 各区域の発生確率を芋るず、倧阪垂の党域ず神戞垂の倧郚 
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18:28
入孊匏の家族写真にThreadsでヘむト殺到。倖囜人やむスラム教埒ぞの攻撃に「䞀線を超えおいる。非垞に危険」ず専門家
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18:30

18:30⇢Mayor's Fall Amid Harassment Claims

⌹The Japanese media are focused on the resignation of Yokohama Mayor Yamanaka over harassment allegations, with TBS and Sankei reporting his formal resignation and subsequent press conference. Concurrently, the Kumamoto earthquake's one-month anniversary is marked by reports on ongoing recovery efforts and personal stories of loss, as covered by Chunichi and Asahi.
18:30

18:30⇢Mayor's Fall Amid Harassment Claims

⌹The Japanese media are focused on the resignation of Yokohama Mayor Yamanaka over harassment allegations, with TBS and Sankei reporting his formal resignation and subsequent press conference. Concurrently, the Kumamoto earthquake's one-month anniversary is marked by reports on ongoing recovery efforts and personal stories of loss, as covered by Chunichi and Asahi.
18:35
Kyodo News

Japan's births rise 0.8% in Jan.-June, 1st increase in 11 years

The number of children born in Japan in the first six months of 2026 rose 0.
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20:08
Kyodo News

Japan births rise 0.8% in Jan.-June, 1st increase in 11 years

The number of children born in Japan in the first six months of 2026 rose 0.
20:08
20:10

20:10⇢Himalaya's Wrath Claims Five

⌹The Japanese media are focused on the Nepal-Tibet flood catastrophe, with reports of five Japanese nationals missing, including a family from Osaka, and hundreds missing on the Chinese side. The disaster highlights Himalayan climate risks, as covered by Yomiuri, Asahi, Nikkei Asia, and The Japan Times. Concurrently, Yokohama Mayor Yamanaka's resignation over harassment allegations continues to draw attention, with NHK and TBS reporting on his formal resignation.
20:10

20:10⇢Himalaya's Wrath Claims Five

⌹The Japanese media are focused on the Nepal-Tibet flood catastrophe, with reports of five Japanese nationals missing, including a family from Osaka, and hundreds missing on the Chinese side. The disaster highlights Himalayan climate risks, as covered by Yomiuri, Asahi, Nikkei Asia, and The Japan Times. Concurrently, Yokohama Mayor Yamanaka's resignation over harassment allegations continues to draw attention, with NHK and TBS reporting on his formal resignation.
20:16
ネパヌルず䞭囜の囜境沿いで26日に起きた土石流で、行方䞍明の日本人5人は、倧阪垂内に䜏む䞀家ずみられるこずが28日、関係者らぞの取材でわかった。 䞀家は40代の䞡芪ず3人の子どもたち。28日倕、子どもの通う小孊校の校長らが䞀家の自宅を蚪れた 
20:16
23:16
【ゞャク゜ンホヌル米ワむオミング州=川手䌊織】米連邊準備理事䌚FRBのりォヌシュ議長は28日、基調的なむンフレ率がFRBの目暙から䞊振れしたたたなら「やるべき仕事がある」ず述べ、利䞊げなど金融匕き締めに含みを持たせる。 同日朝8時日本時間午埌11時、経枈シンポゞりム「ゞャク゜ンホヌル䌚議」で議長ずしお初めお講挔する。FRBが講挔開始ず同時に挔説内容を公衚した。9月15〜16日に予定す 
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23:52
北海道内は䜎気圧が発達しながら通過した圱響で、27日倜から28日朝にかけお倪平掋偎を䞭心に猛烈な雚に芋舞われた。䌊達垂のJR宀蘭線有珠長和間で回送列車が倒朚に衝突しお脱線。宀蘭線の党線埩旧は少なくずも9月3日以降ずなる芋通し 
23:52
23:54

23:54⇢Himalaya's Wrath Claims Five

⌹The Japanese media are focused on the Nepal-Tibet flood catastrophe, with reports of five Japanese nationals missing, including a family from Osaka, and hundreds missing on the Chinese side. The disaster highlights Himalayan climate risks, as covered by Yomiuri, Asahi, Nikkei Asia, and The Japan Times. Concurrently, FRB Chair Warsh's hawkish remarks on inflation and potential rate hikes are drawing attention from Nikkei and TBS.
23:54

23:54⇢Himalaya's Wrath Claims Five

⌹The Japanese media are focused on the Nepal-Tibet flood catastrophe, with reports of five Japanese nationals missing, including a family from Osaka, and hundreds missing on the Chinese side. The disaster highlights Himalayan climate risks, as covered by Yomiuri, Asahi, Nikkei Asia, and The Japan Times. Concurrently, FRB Chair Warsh's hawkish remarks on inflation and potential rate hikes are drawing attention from Nikkei and TBS.