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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 02.02.2026.

It displays 10 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

02.02.2026
01:03
ไธŽ้‡Žๅ…šใŒ้ฃŸๅ“ใฎๆถˆ่ฒป็จŽ็އใ‚ผใƒญใ‚’ๆŽฒใ’ใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€2026ๅนดๅบฆๅ†…ใซๅฎŸ็พใ™ใ‚‹ๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ใ‚นใƒผใƒ‘ใƒผใ‚„้’ๆžœๅบ—ใง้ฃฒ้ฃŸๆ–™ๅ“ใฎไพกๆ ผใฏ8%ๅˆ†ไธ‹ใŒใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ€‚ ใ€ŒๅŽŸๆ–™่ชฟ้”ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅบ—่ˆ—่ฒฉๅฃฒใพใงใฎใ‚ตใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚คใƒใ‚งใƒผใƒณ๏ผˆไพ›็ตฆ็ถฒ๏ผ‰ใฎไธญใงใ€ๆธ›็จŽใซๅฏพๅฟœใงใใชใ„ไผๆฅญใŒๅ‡บใฆใใ‚‹ๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€ใ€‚้ฃŸๅ“ใ‚นใƒผใƒ‘ใƒผใ‚’้‹ๅ–ถใ™ใ‚‹ใ€ใ•ใˆใใ‚ปใƒซใƒใƒ›ใƒผใƒซใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚น๏ผˆๆฑไบฌ้ƒฝๅ›ฝ็ซ‹ๅธ‚๏ผ‰ใฎไฝไผฏ่กŒๅฝฆ็คพ้•ทใฏใ“ใ†ไบˆๆธฌใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ๆถˆ่ฒป็จŽใฎๅฎŸๅ‹™ใซ่ฉณใ—ใ„่Šๆฑ ๅ…ธๆ˜Ž็จŽ็†ๅฃซใ‚‚ใ€Œใใ‚Œใ„ใซ8%ๅˆ†ไธ‹ใŒโ€ฆ
01:03
01:10
Kyodo News

Japan, Britain PMs agree on collaboration in critical mineral supply chains

The leaders of Japan and Britain agreed Saturday on the urgent need for their countries and like-minded partners to cooperate in strengthening supply chains of critical minerals, as Tokyo seeks to align more closely with London in the face of China's growing clout.
01:10

01:17โ‡ขTakaichi's Yen Comments Shake Markets

โŒจEditorial priorities are split between the final week of the general election and worsening economic pressures. Papers highlight the LDP's sustained lead across all age groups, despite controversy over Prime Minister Takaichi's comments on the weakening yen, which pushed the currency to 154 per dollar (Asahi, TBS, Yomiuri, Sankei). Simultaneously, heavy snowfall in Hokkaido has disrupted logistics and infrastructure, becoming a top-tier domestic concern (Hokkaido, Yahoo).
03:16
ใ€Œ่ก—ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ‡บใฆใ„ใ‘ใ€ใ€Œไบบๆฎบใ—ใ‚’ใ‚„ใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใ€€1ๆœˆ17ๆ—ฅๅคœใ€ใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซไธญ่ฅฟ้ƒจใƒŸใƒใ‚ฝใ‚ฟๅทžใฎใƒŸใƒใ‚ขใƒใƒชใ‚น่ฟ‘้ƒŠใ€‚้›ถไธ‹20ๅบฆ่ฟ‘ใ„ๅฏ’ใ•ใฎใชใ‹ใ€50ไบบใปใฉใฎๅธ‚ๆฐ‘ใŒๅฃฐใ‚’ไธŠใ’ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚ใ€€ใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒ—ๆ”ฟๆจฉใฎๅผทๅผ•ใช็งปๆฐ‘ๅ–ใ‚Š็ท ใพใ‚Šใ‚„ๅธ‚ๆฐ‘ใธใฎๆšดๅŠ›ใซๆŠ—่ญฐใ™ใ‚‹ใƒ‡ใƒขใ€‚ๅฃฐใ“ใๅคงใใ„ใŒใ€ๅนณโ€ฆ
03:16
03:31
Kyodo News

Baseball: Ohtani to stay off mound, bat only for Japan at WBC

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will not pitch for defending champion Japan at the upcoming World Baseball Classic, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed Saturday.
03:31

03:33โ‡ขThe High Price of Sovereignty

โŒจThe Japanese press is fixated on Prime Minister Takaichiโ€™s assertive foreign and economic policies. Her administration's stance on Taiwan has triggered a trade backlash from China (Mainichi), while her permissive attitude toward the weakening yen, now at 155 per dollar, dominates financial coverage (Yomiuri). Meanwhile, domestic attention is split between a record-breaking blizzard in Aomori requiring military intervention (NHK) and an insider trading scandal involving Nidec and Mita Securities (Sankei).