Kyodo News+ media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places Kyodo News+ in the centre. We have seen it on 32 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Kyodo News+ biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Kyodo News+ in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Kyodo News+ left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Kyodo News+ in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Kyodo News+ reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Kyodo News+ are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Kyodo News+ has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Kyodo News+’s own report linked underneath.
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
Kyodo News+ reported it asBREAKING NEWS: Fed officials lean toward one more possible rate hike by year-end (opens Kyodo News+ in a new tab)
The European Commission plans to propose a ban on social media for children under 13. Those aged 13 to 15 would have restricted access, potentially via parent-supervised 'mini-accounts'. The legislation is to be known as the 'EU Kids Act'.
Kyodo News+ reported it asBREAKING NEWS: EU announces proposals to limit social media use for under-15s (opens Kyodo News+ in a new tab)
Nissan will invest £170 million in its Sunderland plant to produce the Kicks e-POWER hybrid SUV for Europe. The model will be built alongside the Qashqai, Juke, and LEAF, marking a significant investment for the plant's 40th anniversary year.
Kyodo News+ reported it asNissan to invest 170 mil. pounds in U.K. plant to produce Kicks (opens Kyodo News+ in a new tab)
AI company Anthropic has blocked researchers from using its models for work that could potentially aid biological weapons development. The company stated it could not determine if the research served a legitimate scientific purpose or malicious intent, citing attempts to circumvent restrictions and obscure research goals.
Kyodo News+ reported it asFACTBOX: How Anthropic says Claude was used for weapons, spying and cyber operations (opens Kyodo News+ in a new tab)
Three Hong Kong activists who organized annual vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown are set to be sentenced Friday. They face up to 10 years in prison for inciting subversion under the national security law, a case seen as a measure of freedoms in the city.
Kyodo News+ reported it asH.K. court hands Tiananmen vigil organizers up to 7 years in jail (opens Kyodo News+ in a new tab)
US stock markets closed lower on September 15, 2026, influenced by climbing oil prices and Treasury yields. Concerns about artificial intelligence spending and corporate demand also added to investor apprehension, leading to a broad market downturn.
Kyodo News+ reported it asBREAKING NEWS: Japan's Nikkei stock index plunges over 3% amid rising crude oil futures (opens Kyodo News+ in a new tab)
A 27-year-old British researcher, Jacob Coxon, has resigned from Anthropic and the AI industry, citing concerns over the rapid, irresponsible development of self-improving superintelligence. He fears this race poses a significant risk to humanity, with some reports suggesting an existential threat by the end of the decade.
Kyodo News+ reported it asAnthropic researcher quits over fears AI could kill off humanity (opens Kyodo News+ in a new tab)
Jacob Coxon has resigned from AI company Anthropic, warning that the rapid development of artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to humanity. His departure and warnings have been reported across several outlets, highlighting concerns about AI safety and the race for superintelligence.
Kyodo News+ reported it asAnthropic researcher quits over fears AI could kill off humanity (opens Kyodo News+ in a new tab)
An Anthropic researcher has warned of a greater than 10% chance of AI causing human extinction in the next ten years. The warning follows a colleague's resignation over concerns about reckless AI development.
Kyodo News+ reported it asAnthropic researcher quits over fears AI could kill off humanity (opens Kyodo News+ in a new tab)
Jacob Coxon, a researcher formerly with OpenAI and Anthropic, has resigned, stating that leading AI developers are acting irresponsibly and "gambling with our lives." His departure has drawn comparisons to the Skynet scenario from the Terminator film.
Kyodo News+ reported it asAnthropic researcher quits over fears AI could kill off humanity (opens Kyodo News+ in a new tab)
Apple has launched its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, at its 'Surprise and Shine' event. The company also introduced the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. This marks the first major product launch under new CEO John Ternus.
Kyodo News+ reported it asBREAKING NEWS: Apple unveils first foldable iPhone model (opens Kyodo News+ in a new tab)
Apple CEO John Ternus posted a cryptic video ahead of the company's expected iPhone 18 Pro unveiling. The video appears to hint at a new variable aperture camera feature for the device, which is set to be announced alongside new Apple Watch models.
Kyodo News+ reported it asBREAKING NEWS: Apple unveils first foldable iPhone model (opens Kyodo News+ in a new tab)
Cambodia's army announced it will resume joint military exercises with the United States in February next year. The drills, named 'Exercise Angkor Sentinel 2027,' were suspended in 2017. The resumption follows recent high-level meetings aimed at improving relations, though US concerns about Cambodia's ties to China remain.
Kyodo News+ reported it asURGENT: Japan, S. Korea, U.S. forces start joint exercise, rapped by N. Korea (opens Kyodo News+ in a new tab)
Eight Indonesian airports, including Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma, were closed on 7 September due to ash from the Mount Anak Krakatau eruption. The transport ministry reported 170,000 people were affected by flight cancellations.
Kyodo News+ reported it asVolcanic ash closes 8 Indonesian airports, affecting 170,000 passengers (opens Kyodo News+ in a new tab)
The Anak Krakatau volcano erupted on September 4-5, 2026, with an ash column observed by satellite. Loud booms were heard up to 150km away, and Indonesian authorities placed the volcano under Alert Level III, prohibiting access within a 3km radius.
Kyodo News+ reported it asVolcanic ash closes 8 Indonesian airports, affecting 170,000 passengers (opens Kyodo News+ in a new tab)
Former Japanese defense minister Gen Nakatani urged Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to protest US sanctions on the International Criminal Court and its president, Tomoko Akane. The US imposed sanctions over ICC investigations into Israeli and US personnel.
Kyodo News+ reported it asBREAKING NEWS: ICC chief Akane vows to continue job no matter what amid U.S. sanctions (opens Kyodo News+ in a new tab)
The 36th annual Ig Nobel Prizes awarded ten research teams for studies that are scientifically sound but unusual. This year's ceremony was held in Zurich, marking the first time the event took place outside the United States.
Kyodo News+ reported it asJapanese scientist posthumously wins Ig Nobel prize for nose-blowing study (opens Kyodo News+ in a new tab)
Independent bookstores in Hong Kong, providing a refuge for mainland Chinese readers seeking ideas unavailable at home, are under threat. A wave of arrests over alleged sedition under a 2024 national security law has targeted several shops, raising concerns about freedom of expression.
Kyodo News+ reported it asHong Kong's independent bookstores, a refuge for Chinese readers, are under threat (opens Kyodo News+ in a new tab)
Japan's Defense Ministry has requested 8.9 trillion yen ($55.6 billion) for the upcoming fiscal year's defense budget. The request signals a shift towards incorporating drones, artificial intelligence, and new warfare methods to adapt to evolving security challenges.
Kyodo News+ reported it asBREAKING NEWS: Japan's Defense Ministry requests 8.89 tril. yen budget for FY 2027 (opens Kyodo News+ in a new tab)
North Korea has dismissed its defense minister, No Kwang Chol, and appointed Kim Song Gi in his place. The changes were decided during a meeting led by Kim Jong Un, which also saw Pak Jong Chon appointed to a key military commission role.
Kyodo News+ reported it asBREAKING NEWS: N. Korea replaces defense minister in military reshuffle: official media (opens Kyodo News+ in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
High factuality
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Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Kyodo News+.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Tokyo, Japan
- Official site
- kyodonews.net
- Seen publishing on
- english.kyodonews.net, kyodonews.net
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 32
- Reports listed
- 32
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
32 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Kyodo News+ is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 32 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Kyodo News+: its report arrived a median of 32 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 4 September 2026.
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