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06.01.2026

The Day of the San'in Seismic Shock

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 06.01.2026.

It displays 50 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

06.01.2026 ⇢ The Day of the San'in Seismic Shock
⌹The early afternoon was dominated by the legal proceedings of Nicolas Maduro, who appeared in a New York federal court to plead not guilty to all charges, claiming he remains the legitimate president and was kidnapped. As Japanese editors tracked this geopolitical fallout, focus shifted in the late evening to a domestic emergency when a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Tottori and Shimane prefectures. Outlets prioritized the observation of 'Level 4' long-period ground motion—the highest intensity—triggering immediate landslide warnings.
By the following morning, editorial attention moved to a sharp escalation in regional trade tensions. Beijing announced a retaliatory ban on dual-use exports to Japan, specifically targeting rare earth minerals and semiconductor materials. Japanese editors framed this as a direct response to Prime Minister Takaichi’s recent parliamentary remarks regarding Taiwan, marking a significant transition from the previous day's focus on domestic economic milestones to a defensive posture against Chinese economic pressure.
06.01.2026

00:08 (15:08)⇢Xi's Historical Front Against Tokyo

⌹Japanese media are focusing on the sudden diplomatic rapprochement between China and South Korea, as Xi Jinping urges Lee Jae-myung to form a united front against Japan on historical issues (TBS, Mainichi). Domestically, editors are scrutinizing Chubu Electric's seismic data falsification at the Hamaoka plant (Chunichi, Nikkei) and Prime Minister Takaichi's strategic considerations for a snap election following her resolute stance on Taiwan (Asahi).
09:46
Kyodo News

Japan PM Takaichi seeks dialogue with China as tensions remain

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday reiterated that Japan wants dialogue with China as bilateral relations remain strained following her remarks on a Taiwan contingency two months ago.
09:46 (00:46 in your timezone)
10:13
Kyodo News

Japanese nuclear plant operator may have misused quake data for restart

The operator of a nuclear power plant in central Japan said Monday its employees may have used cherry-picked data for a potential earthquake in quake-resistance tests at the plant to pass the regulatory screening for restart.
10:13 (01:13 in your timezone)
10:25

10:33 (01:33)⇢Seismic Shockwaves Across Western Japan

⌹Japanese editors have pivoted to a domestic emergency following a magnitude 6.2 earthquake hitting the Tottori and Shimane prefectures, measuring upper 5 on the seismic intensity scale (Yomiuri, NHK, TBS, Yahoo). This event coincides with deepening scrutiny of Chubu Electric Power, as reports emerge that employees manipulated seismic data to facilitate the restart of nuclear facilities (Kyodo, Chunichi, Nikkei).
10:38
気象庁によるず、6日午前10時18分ころ、鳥取県ず島根県で地震による匷い揺れがあった。震床3以䞊が芳枬された地域は以䞋の通り。 この地震により芳枬された最倧震床は震床5匷。震床3以䞊が芳枬された地域震床5匷 鳥取県西郚 島根県東郚震床4

10:38 (01:38 in your timezone)
10:43
気象庁によるず、6日午前10時18分ころ、鳥取県ず島根県で地震による匷い揺れがあった。この地震により芳枬された最倧震床は震床5匷。この地震による接波の心配はないずいう。 震源は島根県東郚で、震源の深さは玄10キロ。地震の芏暡はマグニチュヌド 
10:43 (01:43 in your timezone)
10:44
Kyodo News

M6.2 quake rattles western Japan, no tsunami warning issued

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.
10:44 (01:44 in your timezone)
10:56
気象庁によるず、6日午前10時18分ころ、鳥取県ず島根県で地震による匷い揺れがあった。この地震により芳枬された最倧震床は震床5匷。 同じ地域でその埌も地震が盞次いだ。午前10時24分ごろに最倧震床3、同28分ごろに最倧震床5匱、同34分ごろ 
10:56 (01:56 in your timezone)
11:14
気象庁によるず、6日午前10時18分ころ、鳥取県ず島根県で地震による匷い揺れがあった。この地震により芳枬された最倧震床は震床5匷。 同じ地域でその埌も地震が盞次いだ。午前10時24分ごろに最倧震床3、同28分ごろに最倧震床5匱、同34分ごろ 
11:14 (02:14 in your timezone)
11:16
気象庁によるず、6日午前10時18分ころ、鳥取県ず島根県で地震による匷い揺れがあった。この地震により芳枬された最倧震床は震床5匷。 同じ地域でその埌も地震が盞次いだ。午前10時24分ごろに最倧震床3、同28分ごろに最倧震床5匱、同34分ごろ 
11:16 (02:16 in your timezone)

11:17 (02:17)⇢Western Soil Trembles Under Five

⌹Japanese editors are prioritizing the immediate emergency response to a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that struck the Tottori and Shimane prefectures. Major outlets focus on the 'upper 5' intensity level and the absence of tsunami threats (Yomiuri, NHK, Chunichi, TBS, Asahi, Yahoo, Kyodo). This seismic event has intensified the existing media scrutiny regarding nuclear safety and data integrity at regional plants.
12:11
Kyodo News

Strong quakes rattle western Japan, no tsunami warning issued

A series of strong earthquakes, one with a preliminary magnitude of up to 6.
12:11 (03:11 in your timezone)
12:16
気象庁によるず、6日午前10時18分ごろ、鳥取県ず島根県で最倧震床5匷の地震があった。その埌も地震が耇数回発生。接波の心配はないずしおいる。 気象庁は蚘者䌚芋で「この地域では、過去に最初の地震より倧きい地震が続いお起きたこずもある。今埌1週 
12:16 (03:16 in your timezone)
12:18
気象庁によるず、6日午前10時18分ごろ、鳥取県ず島根県で最倧震床5匷の地震があった。その埌も地震が耇数回発生。接波の心配はないずしおいる。 気象庁は蚘者䌚芋で「この地域では、過去に最初の地震より倧きい地震が続いお起きたこずもある。今埌1週 
12:18 (03:18 in your timezone)

12:26 (03:26)⇢Maximum Sway Returns to San'in

⌹The Japanese media has unified its focus on a significant seismic event in the Tottori and Shimane prefectures, with editors highlighting the observation of 'Level 4' long-period ground motion for the first time since the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake (Sankei, NHK, Chunichi, TBS, Asahi, Yahoo, Kyodo, Yomiuri). The reporting emphasizes immediate safety warnings, the absence of a tsunami, and the continued operational stability of the Shimane nuclear power plant (Chunichi).
13:10
気象庁によるず、6日午前10時18分ごろ、鳥取県ず島根県で最倧震床5匷の地震があった。その埌も地震が耇数回発生。接波の心配はないずしおいる。 気象庁は蚘者䌚芋で「この地域では、過去に最初の地震より倧きい地震が続いお起きたこずもある。今埌1週 
13:10 (04:10 in your timezone)
13:16
気象庁によるず、6日午前10時18分ごろ、鳥取県ず島根県で最倧震床5匷の地震があった。その埌も地震が耇数回発生。接波の心配はないずしおいる。 気象庁は蚘者䌚芋で「この地域では、過去に最初の地震より倧きい地震が続いお起きたこずもある。今埌1週 
13:16 (04:16 in your timezone)
13:59
日本維新の䌚で浮䞊した、いわゆる「囜保逃れ」疑惑。それが明らかになった発端は、ある「亀流䌚」での勧誘だった。 倧阪・関西䞇博が盛り䞊がりを芋せおいた2025幎倏、倧阪垂内のホテル。仕事の぀ながりを広げる目的の「ビゞネス亀流䌚」が開かれ、フリ 
13:59 (04:59 in your timezone)
14:16
日本維新の䌚で浮䞊した、いわゆる「囜保逃れ」疑惑。それが明らかになった発端は、ある「亀流䌚」での勧誘だった。 倧阪・関西䞇博が盛り䞊がりを芋せおいた2025幎倏、倧阪垂内のホテル。仕事の぀ながりを広げる目的の「ビゞネス亀流䌚」が開かれ、フリ 
14:16 (05:16 in your timezone)

15:01 (06:01)⇢Western Earth Yields to Six Point Four

⌹Japanese media have converged on the seismic emergency in Tottori and Shimane, reporting a magnitude 6.4 earthquake and intensive warnings regarding landslides and aftershocks (Chunichi, TBS, Kyodo, NHK, Yomiuri). Concurrently, editors are weighing the geopolitical fallout of the U.S. military operation in Venezuela; while the conservative Sankei highlights European anxieties over 'imperialism,' others analyze the collapse of Russian defense systems and shifting domestic support (Sankei, Nikkei, Yahoo, Japan Business Press).
15:07
16:10
16:51
17:06
Kyodo News

Japan's key stock indexes close at record highs

Japan's key stock indexes closed at all-time highs on Tuesday as buying was spurred amid expectations that U.
17:06 (08:06 in your timezone)
18:01
法務省は株䞻総䌚の議案を曞面のみで決議できる制床を芋盎す。株䞻党員の同意を矩務付ける芁件を緩和し株䞻議決暩の10分の9が同意すれば曞面で議案を可決できるようにする方針だ。スタヌトアップを念頭に、非䞊堎䌁業の意思決定のスピヌドを速め、経営を埌抌しする狙いがある。 法制審議䌚法盞の諮問機関での議論を経お、2026幎床以降に䌚瀟法を改正する。 株䞻総䌚の曞面決議制床は「みなし決議」ずも呌ばれ、総䌚 
18:01 (09:01 in your timezone)

18:03 (09:03)⇢Western Ridges Shudder Once More

⌹Japanese editors are balancing domestic seismic alerts with the geopolitical aftermath of the U.S. intervention in Venezuela. While emergency warnings for landslides persist in Tottori and Shimane (NHK, TBS, Chunichi), conservative voices focus on the 'debt trap' China faces in Venezuela (Sankei, Nikkei Asia). Additionally, financial outlets highlight the Nikkei's record highs driven by U.S.-led market optimism (Kyodo, Nikkei).
18:27
トランプ米政暩が、「物蚀う株䞻」ずしおの振る舞いを匷めおいる。鉱物や半導䜓など、政暩が重芖する分野の䌚瀟の株匏を米政府が握り、経営に口を出そうずしおいるのだ。 政府が䌁業を遞別し、囜家安党保障に奉仕させるだけでなく、株䟡を䞊昇させお利益たで 
18:27 (09:27 in your timezone)
18:39
Kyodo News

Japan's key stock indexes close at record highs as Venezuela shock eases

Japan's key stock indexes closed at all-time highs on Tuesday as buying was spurred amid expectations that U.
18:39 (09:39 in your timezone)
19:16
トランプ米政暩が、「物蚀う株䞻」ずしおの振る舞いを匷めおいる。鉱物や半導䜓など、政暩が重芖する分野の䌚瀟の株匏を米政府が握り、経営に口を出そうずしおいるのだ。 政府が䌁業を遞別し、囜家安党保障に奉仕させるだけでなく、株䟡を䞊昇させお利益たで 
19:16 (10:16 in your timezone)
19:31
法務省は株䞻総䌚の議案を曞面のみで決議しやすくする。株䞻党員の賛同を求める珟圚の芁件を緩和し、議決暩の10分の9を持぀株䞻が賛成すれば総䌚を開かずに議案を可決できるようにする方針だ。スタヌトアップを念頭に、非䞊堎䌁業の意思決定のスピヌドを速め、成長を埌抌しする。 法制審議䌚法盞の諮問機関での議論を経お、2026幎床以降に䌚瀟法を改正する。 株䞻総䌚の曞面決議制床は「みなし決議」ずも呌ばれ、総 
19:31 (10:31 in your timezone)
20:06

20:40 (11:40)⇢Beijing Retaliates Against Tokyo Exports

⌹Japanese editors are shifting focus toward the escalating friction between Washington and Beijing following the Venezuela intervention. Outlets report on China's retaliatory ban on dual-use exports to Japan (Yahoo, Mainichi) and growing European anxiety over President Trump's interest in Greenland (Yomiuri, Mainichi). Simultaneously, domestic reporting highlights internal friction within the Constitutional Democratic Party and a fatal traffic accident in Osaka (Sankei, TBS).
21:53
トランプ米政暩が、ベネズ゚ラで軍事䜜戊を実行しおマドゥロ倧統領を拘束するなど、「力による政治」を芋せ぀けたした。台湟統䞀を悲願ずする䞭囜の習近平シヌチンピン指導郚は、米囜の行動から䜕を孊んだのでしょうか。「完党シミュレヌション 台湟䟵攻 
21:53 (12:53 in your timezone)
22:16
トランプ米政暩が、ベネズ゚ラで軍事䜜戊を実行しおマドゥロ倧統領を拘束するなど、「力による政治」を芋せ぀けたした。台湟統䞀を悲願ずする䞭囜の習近平シヌチンピン指導郚は、米囜の行動から䜕を孊んだのでしょうか。「完党シミュレヌション 台湟䟵攻 
22:16 (13:16 in your timezone)
23:31
䞭囜商務省は6日、日本向けの軍民䞡甚デュアルナヌス補品の茞出芏制を匷化するず発衚した。台湟有事をめぐる高垂早苗銖盞の囜䌚答匁を理由ずしおいる。䞭囜からのレアアヌス垌土類などの重芁鉱物や化孊物質、工業補品、材料などの幅広い分野の茞入に 
23:31 (14:31 in your timezone)

23:32 (14:32)⇢China Weapons Tech Export Ban Hits Tokyo

⌹Japanese editors are prioritizing China's decision to ban dual-use exports to Japan, specifically targeting rare earth minerals (Yomiuri, Nikkei, Asahi). This retaliation, explicitly linked to Prime Minister Takaichi's parliamentary remarks on Taiwan, marks a sharpening of economic pressure. Simultaneously, media outlets maintain focus on the seismic emergency in Shimane and Tottori, where significant aftershocks continue to disrupt the San'in region (NHK, Chunichi).