Japan Breaking News Headlines Today | Ground News

See every side of every news story

Japan image

News about Japan

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Japan, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 26,080stories have been published about Japan which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

Local News Publishers

Untracked bias

+57

Suggest a source

Looking for a source we don't already have? Suggest one here.

Top Japan News

Japan's Ruling Coalition Set for Minority Rule After Upper House Loss

Japan Politics · Japan

Japan's Ruling Coalition Set for Minority Rule After Upper House Loss

36% Left coverage: 185 sources

Exit polls show the coalition falling short of the 50 seats needed, intensifying doubts over Ishiba's ability to secure a US trade deal ahead of the August 1 tariff deadline. See the Story

Japan’s Ishiba says he’ll stay in office to tackle inflation and US tariffs despite election loss

Japan Politics · Tokyo

Japan’s Ishiba says he’ll stay in office to tackle inflation and US tariffs despite election loss

37% Left coverage: 93 sources

Japan's Ruling Coalition Gov't Loses Majority in Upper House

Shinzō Abe · Tokyo

Japan's Ruling Coalition Gov't Loses Majority in Upper House

38% Left coverage: 34 sources

Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and his Liberal Democratic Party were projected to lose their majority coalition government in Japan's Upper House of Parliament on Monday.See the Story

Blindspots

Man Acquitted in Retrial over 1986 Murder of School Girl

Low coverage from Left Sources

Man Acquitted in Retrial over 1986 Murder of School Girl

100% of Sources are High Factuality

EU Leader Aims to Elevate Ties with Japan to "New Level" at Summit

No coverage from Right Sources

EU Leader Aims to Elevate Ties with Japan to "New Level" at Summit

New Analysis Maps 16 Food Price Spikes Driven by Climate Extremes

41% Center coverage: 27 sources

Climate Change · South Korea See the Story

Stocks Mixed with Trade and Earnings in Focus; Tokyo Reopens with Gains

43% Center coverage: 23 sources

Asian markets were mixed Thursday as traders kept an eye on earnings from Wall Street titans this week while tracking US trade talks just over a week before the deadline for a deal.Stock Markets · Tokyo See the Story

PokéPark KANTO to Open in Spring 2026 Inside Japan’s Yomiuriland; Pokémon Forest, Sedge Town Areas to House Over 600 Pokémon

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

Yomiuri Land Co. and The Yomiuri Shimbun announced on Tuesday that “PokéPark KANTO,” an outdoor facility to be built within the Yomiuriland amusement park, will open in spring 2026.Japan · Japan See the Story

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Announce Tera Raid Battles with Shiny Wo-Chien, Ting-Lu, Chien-Pao, Chi-Yu

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have announced a series of Tera Raid Battles featuring Shiny Wo-Chien, Ting-Lu, Chien-Pao, and Chi-Yu. All of these creatures will be appearing in 5 Star Raids. However, players won’t be able to catch them. There’s a unique wrinkle to this particular event. If one million of each are defeated, players will be given via Mystery Gift.... The post Pokemon Scarlet and Violet announce Tera Raid Battles with Shiny Wo-Chien, …Japan · Japan See the Story

Visa told by Japan antitrust watchdog to reform credit info system

Coverage: 2 sources

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's antitrust watchdog said Tuesday it had told Visa Worldwide Pte Ltd. to reform its business practices after concluding that thTokyo, Japan · Tokyo See the Story

Nintendo Switch 2 Is Selling Three Times Faster Than Switch 1 In Native Country

The Big N has always dominated in both the United States of America and Japan, but nothing beats the support of your home turf. Nintendo’s new console, the Nintendo Switch 2, has smashed new sales records in Japan, beating PlayStation 2’s first sales month. According to Famitsu reports, the console has sold at least 1.5 million units in Japan in its first month (June). This number does not include units sold by Nintendo themselves, so the sales …Nintendo · Japan See the Story

Anti-immigration backlash finally comes to Japan

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

We often talk about ways in which Japan is ahead of other developed nations; in the old days, people said this about technology, while more recently it’s usually about social trends like sexless youth. But when I lived there, I often noted ways in which Japan was behind the US. Trends in fashion, music, and culture seemed to get popular […] The post Anti-immigration backlash finally comes to Japan appeared first on Asia Times.Tourism · Japan See the Story

China 1900s • War, Power and Steel

A Japanese siege gun, known as an “Osaka Baby”, fires during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905. War accelerated Osaka’s industrialization, driving a dramatic shift from light to heavy industry.Yamaguchi Prefecture · Yamaguchi Prefecture See the Story

Breaking News Topics Related to Japan