Japan News Digest

Japan News Digest

Fetch, categorize, and summarize top Japanese news.

Use when user asks for Japanese news, daily digest, or what's happening in Japan.

Triggers: "Japan news", "日本のニュース", "news digest", "today's news Japan"

Requirements

• web_search and web_fetch tool access
• No API keys needed

Instructions

1. Fetch news — Run 2-3 searches:

   web_search("Japan news today", country="JP", count=10)
   web_search("日本 ニュース 今日", search_lang="ja", count=10)
   

   For specific topics:

   • Tech/AI: "日本 AI テクノロジー 最新"
   • Business: "日本 経済 ビジネス"
   • Politics: "日本 政治 国会"

2. Read promising articles with web_fetch — pick 5-8 most interesting/important articles.

3. Categorize:

   • 🏛️ Politics & Society
   • 💰 Business & Economy
   • 🤖 Technology & AI
   • 🌏 International
   • 🎌 Culture & Entertainment

4. Output format:

   ## 📰 Japan News Digest
   **Date:** YYYY-MM-DD
   
   ### 🔥 Top Story
   **[Headline](URL)**
   2-3 sentence summary. Key takeaway.
   
   ### 🤖 Technology
   **[Headline](URL)**
   Summary. (Source: NHK)
   
   ### 💰 Economy
   **[Headline](URL)**
   Summary. (Source: 日経)
   
   ---
   📌 = Important | 🔥 = Breaking | 💡 = Interesting
   *Sources: NHK, 日経, 朝日, Reuters Japan*
   

5. Optional: Save to ~/news-digests/YYYY-MM-DD.md if requested.

Guidelines

• Default language: Japanese summaries. Switch to English on request.
• Prioritize relevance tags: 🔥 breaking > 📌 important > 💡 interesting
• Always attribute sources
• Don't extract paywalled content — summarize from available preview text
• Include 5-8 articles per digest (not too long, not too short)

Edge Cases

• No major news: Include trending topics or interesting features instead.
• Duplicate stories: Merge coverage from multiple sources, cite all.
• English-only request: Search with English queries and summarize in English.
• Specific topic request: Focus search and categories on that topic only.