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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 27.12.2025.

It displays 17 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

27.12.2025
00:18

01:23Fifty Vehicles Trapped in Frozen Steel

The 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).
02:33
【この記事でわかること】・22世紀の科学を「予言」・1901年に出た未来予想・未来の科学を予測する方法 はるかな未来には進歩を遂げた科学技術が社会や生活をどう変えるか。従来は主にSF小説などが担ってきた予測に、政府や研究者が取り組んでいる。科学の進歩が速まり将来が読みにくくなるなか、専門家だけでなく市民の声も集めて国の科学政策の策定などに役立てる試みも進んでいる。 ■22世紀を「予言」 人々がロケ…
02:33
02:50
Kyodo News

Kyodo News Digest: Dec. 26, 2025

The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
02:50
03:20
03:25
Kyodo News

Kyodo News Digest: Dec. 27, 2025

The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
03:25

03:45Fifty Six Vehicles in Frozen Ash

Japanese 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).
04:07
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.
04:07
04:16
04:30
【シリコンバレー=山田遼太郎】「ルンバ」を開発する米アイロボットが経営破綻し、中国企業に買収される。ロボット掃除機の新市場を切り開いた先駆者は、消費者目線を欠いた商品開発や米欧の規制当局による買収阻止と相まって、急速に台頭した中国勢にのみこまれた。 アイロボットは14日に米連邦破産法第11条(チャプター11)の適用を申請した。共同創業者で24年に退任した前最高経営責任者(CEO)のコリン・アング…
04:30
05:47
06:16

06:18Snow Choked Steel on the Kan-etsu

Japanese 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.