# Top News Websites in Japan
The top 10 most visited news websites in Japan by Ahrefs organic search traffic estimates. Updated monthly.
January 2026
| Rank | Website | Search traffic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | asahi.com |
8.3M
+928.4K
|
+928.4K | |
| 2 | prtimes.jp |
4.7M
-191K
|
-191K | |
| 3 | ↑2 | livedoor.com |
3.9M
+263.7K
|
+263.7K |
| 4 | ↓1 | nhk.or.jp |
3.8M
-152.5K
|
-152.5K |
| 5 | ↓1 | yomiuri.co.jp |
3.8M
-220.4K
|
-220.4K |
| 6 | ↑10 | web.nhk |
3.3M
+2.4M
|
+2.4M |
| 7 | ↓1 | au.com |
3M
+245.1K
|
+245.1K |
| 8 | news-postseven.com |
2.4M
+282.9K
|
+282.9K | |
| 9 | ↓2 | nhk.jp |
2M
-297.7K
|
-297.7K |
| 10 | ↓1 | sankei.com |
1.8M
-69.2K
|
-69.2K |
## Top Trending Websites
Websites that changed positions within the top 100 rankings in January 2026.
Trending up
#6
web.nhk
↑10
#3
livedoor.com
↑2
#1
asahi.com
#2
prtimes.jp
#4
nhk.or.jp
↑1
↑1
#7
au.com
↑1
#10
sankei.com
↑1
#9
nhk.jp
↑2
Trending down
#9
nhk.jp
↓2
#4
nhk.or.jp
↓1
↓1
#7
au.com
↓1
#10
sankei.com
↓1
#1
asahi.com
#2
prtimes.jp
#3
livedoor.com
↓2
#6
web.nhk
↓10