Top 10 Japanese News Stories of 2025; Reviewing Expo, Prime Ministers, Bears, More

16:12 JST,
December 26, 2025
The 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo’s visitor count of 25.57 million came in first among this year’s top 10 Japanese news stories. Japan’s surge in bear attacks and Sanae Takaichi becoming the nation’s first female prime minister also featured on the list, which was chosen by Yomiuri Shimbun readers in...
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