Japan's biggest movie company tees up kabuki tale 'Kokuho' for American audiences
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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 17.01.2026.
It displays 35 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
17.01.2026
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Yahoo! Japan
00:26
00:27โขThirty-One Years of Hanshin Embers
โจThe Japanese media landscape has shifted its focus to the 31st anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake (NHK News, TBS News, Yahoo News Japan, Asahi Shimbun), emphasizing long-term emotional recovery and the continuity of memorial rituals. Simultaneously, the emerging 'Centrist Reform Alliance' has clarified its five-pillar platform, positioning pragmatic defense and diplomacy against the Takaichi administration's populist zero-tax pledges (Yomiuri Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun).
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ๆฐใๆฐๅไบบใซๅใถใจใใใใ้จไนฑใฎๅ
จๅฎนใฏใใพใ ๆใใใงใฏใชใใใใคใฉใณๅฝๅฑใๅฑ้ใใๅพนๅบ็ใชๅผพๅงใจๆ
ๅ ฑ็ตฑๅถใฎไธ็ซฏใๆตฎใโฆ
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02:16
ใคใฉใณๅๅฐใงๆกๅคงใใๆฟๅบใธใฎๆ่ญฐใใขใฏใ็บ็ใใ2้ฑ้ไฝใใงใใใใญๆฒ้ๅใใๆจกๆงใ ใใคใณใฟใผใใใใชใฉ้ไฟกใ้ฎๆญใใใๆญป่
ๆฐใๆฐๅไบบใซๅใถใจใใใใ้จไนฑใฎๅ
จๅฎนใฏใใพใ ๆใใใงใฏใชใใใใคใฉใณๅฝๅฑใๅฑ้ใใๅพนๅบ็ใชๅผพๅงใจๆ
ๅ ฑ็ตฑๅถใฎไธ็ซฏใๆตฎใโฆ
02:16
02:16
Kyodo News
New opposition party pledges election policies that improve life in Japan
A newly launched Japanese opposition party will put forth policies designed to improve the lives of Japanese people in an upcoming general election, a source said Friday, hoping to appeal to voters seeking an alternative to the conservative ruling coalition.
02:16
02:30
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ใงใฎๅธๆฐ็บใฎ่ฟฝๆผ่กไบใฏ้ๅปๆๅฐใซ่ฝใก่พผใใๆฌกใฎๅทจๅคง็ฝๅฎณใซๅใใ้็ฝใ็ฅใใชใไธไปฃใซใฉใๆ่จใไผใใฆใใใใใฒใผใ ใ่จผ่จ้ใ้ใใฆ่ขซ็ฝใ่ฟฝไฝ้จใใๆใไบใใจใใฆๆใใฆใใใ่ฉฆใฟใๅๅฐใงๅใๅบใใฆใใใ
ใใใชใใฏๅฐๅญฆ็ใๅฎถใจๅญฆๆ กใฎ็ใไธญใงๅคงๅฐ้ใ่ตทใใใใใใฎใพใพๅธฐใ๏ผใใ15ๆฅใซ็ฅโฆ
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02:36
Kyodo News
Private rooms to be back on Tokyo-Hakata shinkansen bullet trains from Oct.
Private rooms will be offered on bullet trains linking Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka from Oct.
02:36
02:38โขInheriting the Hanshin Embers
โจJapanese editors are prioritizing the 31st anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, focusing on the preservation of memories for a generation without firsthand experience of the disaster (NHK News, Nikkei Shimbun, TBS News, Yahoo News Japan). Simultaneously, the political landscape is being reshaped by former PM Sugaโs formal retirement announcement and the oppositionโs pragmatic shift in security policy (Sankei Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun).
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Yahoo! Japan
02:49
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ไผ่ฆใใ17ๆฅใง1ๅนดใใใฃใใไบบๆจฉๆ่ญใใฌใใใณใน๏ผไผๆฅญ็ตฑๆฒป๏ผไธๅ
จใชใฉ็ธๆฌกใใงๅดใไธใใฃใ่ชฒ้กใซใใใธใๆพ้ๆฅญ็ใฏใฉใๅใๅใฃใฆใใใฎใโฆ
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ไผ่ฆใใ17ๆฅใง1ๅนดใใใฃใใไบบๆจฉๆ่ญใใฌใใใณใน๏ผไผๆฅญ็ตฑๆฒป๏ผไธๅ
จใชใฉ็ธๆฌกใใงๅดใไธใใฃใ่ชฒ้กใซใใใธใๆพ้ๆฅญ็ใฏใฉใๅใๅใฃใฆใใใฎใโฆ
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04:54
Yahoo! Japan
04:54
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HuffPost Japan
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06:09
Kyodo News
Survivors commemorate major 1995 Kobe earthquake despite fading memories
Survivors and residents on Saturday shared their grief and memories of the calamity wrought by the major earthquake that killed over 6,400 people in Kobe and the wider western Japan region in 1995, with concern now growing on the 31st anniversary that fading memories of the disaster are impacting preparedness for another.
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06:10โขInheriting the Hanshin Embers
โจJapanese media focus on the 31st anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, with editors shifting from purely commemorative coverage to the sociopolitical challenge of 'inheriting' disaster lessons for younger generations (NHK News, Nikkei Shimbun, TBS News, Yahoo News Japan, Kyodo News). Simultaneously, the political narrative evolves as the newly formed 'Centrist Reform Alliance' faces internal friction and government dismissal as a mere 'election cooperative' (Mainichi Shimbun).
06:15
ๆๆฅๆฐ่
ๅฐฑ่ทๆดปๅไธญใไฝๅบฆใใฎ่จ่ใ่ใใใ ใใใใใ่ปใ้่ปขใงใใชใไบบใใ้ใใใใซใฏใใใชใใใ่จๅ็ใคใใฐๅธใซไฝใๆกๅๅฒๅญใใ๏ผ36๏ผใฏใ็ใพใใคใๅณ็ฎใ่ฆใใชใใ็็ฎๅคฑๆ่
ใใ ใใ ใใไบๆ
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่จฑใๅใฃใฆใใชใใใใ็็ฎใ่ฆใใชใใฎโฆ
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ๆๆฅๆฐ่
ๅฐฑ่ทๆดปๅไธญใไฝๅบฆใใฎ่จ่ใ่ใใใ ใใใใใ่ปใ้่ปขใงใใชใไบบใใ้ใใใใซใฏใใใชใใใ่จๅ็ใคใใฐๅธใซไฝใๆกๅๅฒๅญใใ๏ผ36๏ผใฏใ็ใพใใคใๅณ็ฎใ่ฆใใชใใ็็ฎๅคฑๆ่
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ใๆใใฆใ้่ปขๅ
่จฑใๅใฃใฆใใชใใใใ็็ฎใ่ฆใใชใใฎโฆ
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ๅบๅๆๆๆณใชใฉๅ่ญฒใใณใทใงใณ้ข้ฃๆณใๆนๆญฃใใใ4ๆใซๅคงๅใฎ่ฆๅฎใๆฝ่กใซใชใใ็ฎก็ใซ็ก้ขๅฟใชๆๆ่
ใๆธใใใ้่ฆไบ้
ใฏๆฑบใใใใใชใใใๅฐ้ๅฎถใใใฏใๆณๅพใฎๆณๅฎใจ้ใไฝฟใใๆนใใใใๅฏ่ฝๆงใใใใใจๆธๅฟตใฎๅฃฐใๅบใฆใใใ
ใใใคใณใใใปใใณใทใงใณใฎ็นๅฅๆฑบ่ญฐใฎใซใผใซใ็ทฉๅใปๆณๅพใฎๆณๅฎใจ้ใไฝฟใใๆนใงๅฉ็็ธๅใใป็ทไผๅบๅธญใ่ญฐๆฑบๆจฉ่กไฝฟใใใ้่ฆใซ
ใๆณๆนๆญฃใงใๅๆปใใฆใใ่ฉฑใๅใใๅใซ้ฒใใใใใใชใใใๆฑโฆ
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07:06
ๆๆฅๆฐ่
ๅฐฑ่ทๆดปๅไธญใไฝๅบฆใใฎ่จ่ใ่ใใใ ใใใใใ่ปใ้่ปขใงใใชใไบบใใ้ใใใใซใฏใใใชใใใ่จๅ็ใคใใฐๅธใซไฝใๆกๅๅฒๅญใใ๏ผ36๏ผใฏใ็ใพใใคใๅณ็ฎใ่ฆใใชใใ็็ฎๅคฑๆ่
ใใ ใใ ใใไบๆ
ใๆใใฆใ้่ปขๅ
่จฑใๅใฃใฆใใชใใใใ็็ฎใ่ฆใใชใใฎโฆ
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ๆๆฅๆฐ่
ๅฐฑ่ทๆดปๅไธญใไฝๅบฆใใฎ่จ่ใ่ใใใ ใใใใใ่ปใ้่ปขใงใใชใไบบใใ้ใใใใซใฏใใใชใใใ่จๅ็ใคใใฐๅธใซไฝใๆกๅๅฒๅญใใ๏ผ36๏ผใฏใ็ใพใใคใๅณ็ฎใ่ฆใใชใใ็็ฎๅคฑๆ่
ใใ ใใ ใใไบๆ
ใๆใใฆใ้่ปขๅ
่จฑใๅใฃใฆใใชใใใใ็็ฎใ่ฆใใชใใฎโฆ
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Yahoo! Japan
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Yahoo! Japan
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Yahoo! Japan
07:44
08:18โขHanshin Embers and the Zero Tax Pledge
โจThe Japanese media landscape is dominated by the 31st anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, with editors shifting focus toward the difficulties of preserving collective memory for younger generations (NHK, TBS, Yahoo, Kyodo). Simultaneously, a populist fiscal consensus is hardening as both the ruling and opposition parties move to coordinate a temporary 'zero-rate food consumption tax' ahead of the February election (Sankei, Mainichi, Japan Business Press).
09:00
23ๆฅๅฌ้ใฎ้ๅธธๅฝไผๅ้ ญใงใฎ่ก้ข่งฃๆฃใ็ขบๅฎ่ฆใใใใชใใๅๅ
ใๆดปๅใๆฌๆ ผๅใใใฆใใใๆฉใใใฐ2ๆ8ๆฅๆ้็ฅจใจใชใใ่ถ
็ญๆๆฑบๆฆใใ่งฃๆฃๅใฎๆๅพใฎ้ฑๆซใจใชใใใใช17ๆฅใ็ซๅ่ฃไบๅฎ่
ใใฏๅฐๅ
ใฎไผๅใ่ก้ ญใซ็ซใกใๅฃฐใใใใใโ ใๆบๅๆ้ใๅงๅ็โฆ
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ๆฅๆฌ็ตๆธๆฐ่
ไธไบไธๅ็ฃใฏ2030ๅนดๅบฆใพใงใซใ็ฑณๅฝๅ้จใง่ณ่ฒธไฝๅฎ
้็บใซ็ท้ก4500ๅๅ่ถ
ใๆใใใใใญใตในๅทใใขใชใพใๅทใชใฉไบบๅฃๆตๅ
ฅใ็ถใใใตใณใใซใใๅฐๅใซ็ด20ๆฃใ่จ6000ๆธ่ฆๆจกใ่จญใใใๆฅๆฌใฏไบบๆไธ่ถณใ่ๆฏใซไธๅ็ฃ้็บใๅๆปใใใ้่ฆใ่ฆ่พผใใ็ฑณๅ้จใซ้ไธญๆ่ณใใๆตทๅคใฎไบๆฅญๅฉ็ใๆ้ไธญใซ24ๅนดๅบฆๆฏ3.7ๅใฎ1000ๅๅใซๅผใไธใใใ
ใใญใตในๅทใใฉในใใขใชใพใๅทใใงใใใฏในใชใฉใฎ9้ฝๅธใงๅปบ่จญใใใ็พๅฐโฆ
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23ๆฅๅฌ้ใฎ้ๅธธๅฝไผๅ้ ญใงใฎ่ก้ข่งฃๆฃใ็ขบๅฎ่ฆใใใใชใใๅๅ
ใๆดปๅใๆฌๆ ผๅใใใฆใใใๆฉใใใฐ2ๆ8ๆฅๆ้็ฅจใจใชใใ่ถ
็ญๆๆฑบๆฆใใ่งฃๆฃๅใฎๆๅพใฎ้ฑๆซใจใชใใใใช17ๆฅใ็ซๅ่ฃไบๅฎ่
ใใฏๅฐๅ
ใฎไผๅใ่ก้ ญใซ็ซใกใๅฃฐใใใใใโ ็ฆๅณถใงๅ่ฃ่
ๆ็ซไฝโฆ
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Yahoo! Japan
09:41
10:19โขThe Slush Fund Election Gamble
โจJapanese media focus on the looming February 8 election as political parties launch campaigns. Outlets report on the LDP allowing disgraced 'slush fund' members to run on proportional ballots while facing a significant disadvantage in urban districts following the coalition split with Komeito (Asahi, Sankei, Yahoo). Simultaneously, survivors and families commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake (NHK, TBS, Kyodo).
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Yahoo! Japan
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10:46
Kyodo News
Sumo: Yokozuna Hoshoryu, Onosato grind out wins to join New Year leaders
Hoshoryu needed a rematch and his fellow yokozuna Onosato walked on thin ice, but the pair did enough to join the top of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament leaderboard on Saturday after No.
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็ซๆฒๆฐไธปๅ
ใจๅ
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ใๆฌกๆ่ก้ข้ธใฎ้ธๆๅๅใซๅใใฆ็ซใกไธใใๆฐๅ
ใไธญ้ๆน้ฉ้ฃๅใใฏ19ๆฅใซ็บ่กจใใไบๅฎใฎ็ถฑ้ ใซใๅ็บใผใญใใๆ่จใใชใๆน้ใ ใ็ซๆฐใๅ
ฌๆไธกๅ
ใฎ่คๆฐใฎๅนน้จใ17ๆฅใๆใใใซใใใ
็ซๆฐใฏ็ถฑ้ ใซใๅ็บใผใญ็คพไผใไธๆฅใๆฉใๅฎ็พใใใใจๆฒใใฆใใใ้็ฐไฝณๅฝฆไปฃ่กจใฏ17ๆฅใๆฐๅ
ใฎ็ถฑ้ ใซใๅ็บใผใญใใฎ่กจ็พใ่ธ่ฅฒใใใใจใซๆ
้ใช่ใใ็คบใใใ
้็ฐๆฐใฏใๅพๆฅ่จใฃใฆใใ่กจ็พใใใฎใพใพไฝฟใใใจใงไปๅใฎโฆ
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ๆๆฅๆฐ่
23ๆฅๅฌ้ใฎ้ๅธธๅฝไผๅ้ ญใงใฎ่ก้ข่งฃๆฃใ็ขบๅฎ่ฆใใใใชใใๅๅ
ใๆดปๅใๆฌๆ ผๅใใใฆใใใๆฉใใใฐ2ๆ8ๆฅๆ้็ฅจใจใชใใ่ถ
็ญๆๆฑบๆฆใใ่งฃๆฃๅใฎๆๅพใฎ้ฑๆซใจใชใใใใช17ๆฅใ็ซๅ่ฃไบๅฎ่
ใใฏๅฐๅ
ใฎไผๅใ่ก้ ญใซ็ซใกใๅฃฐใใใใใโ ๅ
็ทๅ็ธใฎๅพ็ถๅ่ฃโฆ
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23ๆฅๅฌ้ใฎ้ๅธธๅฝไผๅ้ ญใงใฎ่ก้ข่งฃๆฃใ็ขบๅฎ่ฆใใใใชใใๅๅ
ใๆดปๅใๆฌๆ ผๅใใใฆใใใๆฉใใใฐ2ๆ8ๆฅๆ้็ฅจใจใชใใ่ถ
็ญๆๆฑบๆฆใใ่งฃๆฃๅใฎๆๅพใฎ้ฑๆซใจใชใใใใช17ๆฅใ็ซๅ่ฃไบๅฎ่
ใใฏๅฐๅ
ใฎไผๅใ่ก้ ญใซ็ซใกใๅฃฐใใใใใโ ๅ
็ทๅ็ธใฎๅพ็ถๅ่ฃโฆ
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12:25โขNuclear Zero Fades for Votes
โจThe Japanese media is currently dominated by the high-stakes political maneuvering ahead of the snap election. Editors are highlighting the Centrist Reform Alliance's pragmatic pivot as it drops the 'nuclear-zero' pledge to ensure policy viability (Nikkei, Asahi), while the Takaichi administration counters with a populist proposal to eliminate consumption tax on food (Mainichi). Simultaneously, the LDP is attempting to move past the slush fund scandal by allowing affected members to run on proportional ballots (Yomiuri, Yahoo).
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