Best News podcasts in Japan

13 news shows, ranked

1. 6 NHKラジオニュース NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) News · 178 Episodes
2. 17 News Connect あなたと経済をつなぐ5分間 #ニュースコネクト Chronicle News · 1612 Episodes
3. 18 ながら日経 ラジオNIKKEI News · 1257 Episodes
4. Hot Entry! Latest guest: Rol3ert — He pretended to be American online. Now he's aiming for the US as himself. More →
5. 24 Global News Podcast BBC World Service News · 3018 Episodes
6. 27 飯田浩司のOK! Cozy up！ Podcast【最新回のみ】 ニッポン放送 News · 1 Episodes
7. 30 English News - NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN NHK WORLD-JAPAN News · 6 Episodes
8. 40 荻上チキ・Session～発信型ニュース・プロジェクト TBS RADIO News · 2000 Episodes
9. 64 伊藤洋一のRound Up World Now！ ラジオNIKKEI News · 7 Episodes
10. 68 プレジデント音声版 プレジデント社 News · 100 Episodes
11. 70 上泉雄一のええなぁ！ MBSラジオ News · 1608 Episodes
12. 95 NewsPicks Daily Briefing w/ NP AI Lab NewsPicks News · 702 Episodes
13. 98 ニュースを深く面白く　報談 【HOU-DAN】　ホウダン 朝日新聞ポッドキャスト News · 220 Episodes
14. 100 ヤング日経（サクッとわかるビジネスニュース） ラジオNIKKEI News · 790 Episodes

Episode articles

• Global News Podcast The Global Story: They were loyal Democrats. Then came Gaza With roughly two weeks to go before the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, the Gaza conflict is driving a Democrati… 2026-10-26 · 2 min read
• NHKラジオニュース マイあさ! 午前6時のNHKニュース 2026年10月26日 Typhoon No. 30 weakened into an extratropical cyclone over the East China Sea on the night of October 25, but… 2026-10-26 · 3 min read
• English News - NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN - English News at 04:30 (JST), October 26 With one week to go until the U.S. midterm elections, former President Barack Obama hit the campaign trail in… 2026-10-26 · 4 min read
• News Connect あなたと経済をつなぐ5分間 #ニュースコネクト 【10月26日】フランスでデモ続く、政治経済へ与える影響とは？ On October 24, 2026, roughly 410,000 people took to the streets across France for the second consecutive week… 2026-10-26 · 2 min read
• プレジデント音声版 #644 ベテランが20年かけたものを入社2年目の若手が1時間でつくった…企業のAI研修の現場で起きていること A Stanford-MIT study of 5,179 workers found that AI tools raised productivity by 34% for novices but only a f… 2026-10-26 · 3 min read
• NHKラジオニュース マイあさ! 午前5時のNHKニュース 2026年10月26日 Typhoon No. 30 weakened into an extratropical cyclone over the East China Sea on the night of October 25, but… 2026-10-26 · 4 min read
• NHKラジオニュース ニュース 2026年10月26日午前04時00分 Japan's Meteorological Research Institute announced that global warming likely increased rainfall by up to ro… 2026-10-26 · 2 min read
• 飯田浩司のOK! Cozy up！ Podcast【最新回のみ】 2026年  10月23日（金）コメンテーター：神保謙、永濱利廣 On the October 23 broadcast, National Cyber Security Council member Ken Jimbo (神保謙) detailed how agentic AI i… 2026-10-25 · 4 min read
• NewsPicks Daily Briefing w/ NP AI Lab 【10月25日】高市人気の正体 ほか The October 25, 2026 episode covered Kim Jong-un's second consecutive visit to China — this time crossing the… 2026-10-25 · 4 min read
• Global News Podcast French protesters return to the streets Around 400,000 people marched across France on Saturday in anger over rising living costs and deteriorating s… 2026-10-25 · 4 min read
• News Connect あなたと経済をつなぐ5分間 #ニュースコネクト 【ニュース小話 #237】PHPに重大な脆弱性。AIによってネット社会は揺らぐのか Violent protests drawing between 550,000 and 800,000 people swept across France, with historic buildings set… 2026-10-25 · 3 min read
• English News - NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN - English News at 04:30 (JST), October 25 A gunman opened fire from a moving car in a Paris suburb on Friday, killing one person and wounding five, inc… 2026-10-25 · 3 min read

Big abroad in this genre

Shows high on the US and UK charts in the same genre — what to play after the Japanese ones.

United States

• The DailyThe New York TimesThis is what the news should sound like. The biggest stories of our time, told by the best journalists in the world. Hosted by Mi…
• Pod Save AmericaPod Save AmericaPod Save America is a no-b******t conversation about politics hosted by former Obama aides Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer…
• Up First from NPRNPRNPR's Up First is the news you need to start your day. The three biggest stories of the day, with reporting and analysis from NPR…
• The Megyn Kelly ShowSiriusXMThe Megyn Kelly Show is your home for open, honest and provocative conversations with the most interesting and important politica…
• The Tucker Carlson ShowTucker Carlson NetworkThe Tucker Carlson Show is your beacon of free speech and honest reporting in a media landscape dominated by misinformation. The…

United Kingdom

• The News AgentsGlobalEmily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall – three of the UK’s top journalists – host an award-winning daily news podcast: The Ne…
• The Rest Is PoliticsGoalhangerAlastair Campbell and Rory Stewart break down current affairs in the UK and abroad. The Rest Is Politics analyses the latest inte…
• The Rest Is Politics: USGoalhangerTRIP US uncovers secrets from inside the White House inner circles as well as taking a wider look at the intricacies of United St…
• The Trial of Russell BrandThe TimesAward-winning investigative and true crime podcasts. The Trial of Russell Brand is season 14 of Times Investigates. From war zone…
• NewscastBBC NewsThe BBC’s daily news podcast with episodes available Monday to Sunday at 5pm. Newscast picks the brains of BBC News experts so yo…

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