# Top News Websites in Japan
The top 10 most visited news websites in Japan by Ahrefs organic search traffic estimates. Updated monthly.
September 2025
| Rank | Website | Search traffic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nhk.or.jp |
20.2M
-9M
|
-9M | |
| 2 | asahi.com |
8.2M
-960.1K
|
-960.1K | |
| 3 | nhk.jp |
5.9M
-13.5K
|
-13.5K | |
| 4 | prtimes.jp |
4.9M
-724K
|
-724K | |
| 5 | yomiuri.co.jp |
4M
-937.6K
|
-937.6K | |
| 6 | ↑1 | livedoor.com |
3.5M
-669.1K
|
-669.1K |
| 7 | ↓1 | au.com |
3.4M
-1.6M
|
-1.6M |
| 8 | ↑2 | news-postseven.com |
2.6M
-64.4K
|
-64.4K |
| 9 | ↑4 | bbc.com |
2.3M
+774K
|
+774K |
| 10 | ↓2 | sankei.com |
2.1M
-1.3M
|
-1.3M |
## Top Trending Websites
Websites that changed positions within the top 100 rankings in September 2025.
Trending up
#9
bbc.com
↑4
↑2
#6
livedoor.com
↑1
#1
nhk.or.jp
#2
asahi.com
#3
nhk.jp
#4
prtimes.jp
#7
au.com
↑1
#10
sankei.com
↑2
Trending down
#10
sankei.com
↓2
#7
au.com
↓1
#1
nhk.or.jp
#2
asahi.com
#3
nhk.jp
#4
prtimes.jp
#6
livedoor.com
↓1
↓2
#9
bbc.com
↓4