About this app
■ Features of Yahoo! News1. The Yahoo! News Topics editorial department will watch the movements of the world 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and deliver the latest news.
2. We will deliver disaster prevention and weather information such as heavy rain forecasts and earthquake bulletins by notification. It is convenient in the event of a typhoon or heavy rain.
3. Not only earthquake bulletins but also serious news are notified in real time. You can check without missing the breaking news.
4. Comments will help you understand everyone's opinions and deepen your understanding of the news. You can also check the articles on the topic in the "Comment Soaring Ranking".
5. You can watch live news videos 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
6. Full of useful functions such as weather forecast, TV program guide, Nikkei Stock Average and foreign exchange rate information!
■ Disaster prevention information notification
We will send you notifications of disaster prevention information such as guerrilla rainstorms and large earthquakes.
Notifications can be selected for each information such as earthquake bulletins only, heavy rain forecasts only, and so on.
(Notification can be set for earthquakes between seismic intensity 3 or higher and seismic intensity 5 lower or higher)
* Received information: heavy rain risk, evacuation information, earthquake information, tsunami information, heavy rain forecast, sediment disaster, river flood, weather warning, volcano information, national protection information (J alert)
* Corresponds to the notification of "J Alert" that the government calls for evacuation when a missile is launched by another country.
■ Extra news notification
Not only disaster information such as earthquakes, but also important domestic and foreign news will be delivered by notification.
Notification settings such as receiving only urgent news are also possible.
■ Yahoo! News Topics
"For clues to unravel the news."
The Yahoo! News Topics editorial department can intuitively and efficiently grasp the news with "Here is the point" that summarizes the main points of the news with illustrations and Q & A.
■ Prefecture information
You can select and browse the news for each prefecture you have set.
You can choose from 47 prefectures. You can set up to 2 regions.
If you select and set an area, you will be notified of the topic of the selected area, and you can also check the weather forecast, typhoon and heavy rain information, and so on.
■ Comment
It is a function that allows you to post your opinions and impressions after reading the article.
Just by browsing the comments, you can deepen your understanding of the news by touching various opinions.
You can also check comments by official Yahoo! News commentators.
■ Live
Live news videos 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on the "Live" screen.
You can watch 3 channels of NTV NEWS24, TBS NEWS DIG, and BBC News in live video.
* BBC News only, videos will be distributed from 7:00 to 20:30 from Monday to Friday at some times.
For special events, such as in the event of a major disaster, you can also watch news videos on the "Main" tab of the app.
■ Ranking
You can check the topics that are currently attracting attention in the "Comment Soaring Ranking".
The PC version and smartphone version are up to 40th place, while the Yahoo! News app posts articles whose number of comments has increased in the last hour up to 50th place.
You can also read the comments sent to the article.
■ My Page
You can get medals by the action of "read article, article reaction, comment so, post comment". The level is determined by the total of daily medals and weekly medals won last week.
By continuing to take action, you will deepen your understanding of the news.
In addition, the number of actions per week is displayed, and you can share it on SNS.
■ Display topical words with Yahoo! Real-time Search
You can see the news, comments, and SNS reactions that are being talked about at this moment.
■ "Morning edition", "Lunch edition" and "Evening edition" are being delivered
We will notify you of the latest news carefully selected by the Yahoo! News Topics editorial department three times a day.
If you read this, you can see all the important news of the day at once, which is a perfect function for daily news check.
■ Theme
Efficiently collect related news for the selected keyword. You can read only the information you are interested in at once.
== For example, for this usage ==
・ I want to check a lot of popular entertainment information in weekly magazines ("marriage of entertainers", "divorce of entertainers", etc.)
・ I want to check traffic information such as traffic accidents and traffic jam information ("road traffic information")
・ I want to know the damage information of lightning strikes and evacuation methods ("Lightning strike damage")
・ I want to check information on specific entertainers and athletes
■ Sports News
Check out breaking news for professional baseball, soccer and tennis.
You can also check the status of professional baseball games on the scoreboard.
■ Search function
You can search Yahoo! News articles, the web, real-time search, themes, images, and videos from the app.
■ Yahoo! News Original
Unique feature articles that delve into social issues, interviews with notable people, etc.
We are constantly updating original articles that can only be read on Yahoo! News.
■ Recommended for people like this
・ I want to check breaking news during my free time to commute to work or school.
・ I want to know disaster prevention information, disaster alerts, earthquake information and evacuation information as soon as possible.
・ I want to check weather forecasts such as sudden heavy rains, guerrilla rainstorms, and typhoons anytime, anywhere.
・ I want to check the results of games such as professional baseball, soccer, and tennis.
・ I want a news app that can read breaking news at any time
・ I want to check information on performing arts, entertainment, and weekly magazines.
・ I want a reading app that can be used to kill time
・ I want to check all political, economic, and business information
・ I want to read urgent news and extras immediately
・ I want to see the news in a live video
・ I want to check flood and flood information
・ I want to check local information in the news of each prefecture
・ I want to know the latest information on incidents and traffic accidents
■ Tab list
・ Entertainment
・ Sports
·Domestic
·Economy
·international
·area
・ IT
・ Science
·Prefectures
·preliminary report
・ Author
·theme
・ Gourmand
·trend
■ Other functions
== Useful features ==
Immediate access to information you want to know, such as "weather forecast" and "Nikkei Stock Average / Forex"!
* Contents of useful functions
Weather forecast (main) / TV program schedule (entertainment) / Sports bulletin & scoreboard (sports) / Nikkei Stock Average / Forex (economy)
== Change font size ==
You can read the article in larger letters.
By tapping the "A" icon at the top of the article, you can set the font size in 5 levels from "Small" to "Maximum".
== Supports dark themes ==
Supports dark themes. You can use it comfortably according to the brightness of the surroundings. (Target: Android 10 (Q) or above)
■ About support target
Supported is Android 5.0 or above.
■ Terms of use
Please check the Yahoo! JAPAN Terms of Service (including privacy policy and software guidelines) before using this application.
▼ Yahoo! JAPAN Terms of Service
https://about.yahoo.co.jp/common/terms/
▼ Privacy
https://privacy.yahoo.co.jp/
▼ Software guidelines
https://about.yahoo.co.jp/common/terms/chapter1/#cf5th
Now, enjoy your daily news with the Yahoo! News app. There may be new discoveries.
