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03.06.2025

Day Liberal Lee Claims Seoul Presidency

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 03.06.2025.

It displays 36 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

03.06.2025 โ‡ข Day Liberal Lee Claims Seoul Presidency
โŒจBaseball legend Shigeo Nagashima's death at 89 dominated midnight coverage, marking the end of an era for Japan's economic miracle generation. The rice crisis intensified as 5-kilogram bags exceeded 4,000 yen retail, prompting Agriculture Minister consideration of stockpile buybacks through bidding processes.

Toyota Industries accepted a buyout offer from group companies at 16,300 yen per share by morning, consolidating the automotive empire's structure. The government announced plans for a "furusato jumin" system expanding beyond existing hometown tax programs.

South Korea's presidential election shifted focus throughout the day, with exit polls initially showing Lee Jae-myung leading at 51%, progressing to victory confirmation by afternoon broadcasters. Lee's win represents a return to progressive governance after three years of conservative rule under the ousted Yoon Suk Yeol, whose martial law declaration had polarized the nation.
03.06.2025

00:05 (15:05)โ‡ขTourism Tax Revenue Hits Record High

โŒจThe newspapers report on Japan's departure tax revenue reaching record highs in fiscal 2024 due to increased visitor influx, marking a significant tourism recovery (Kyodo News English). Russia rejected Ukraine's unconditional ceasefire proposal according to Ukrainian sources (Yahoo News Japan), continuing the war coverage that has dominated recent headlines. Mitsubishi's geothermal energy breakthrough continues generating coverage, with the 2,000-meter drilling technology expanding viable locations beyond traditional hot spring areas (Nikkei Shimbun). Nissan's restructuring under its new CEO draws comparisons to the 1999 turnaround, though current market conditions prove more challenging (Nikkei Asia). The selective separate surname debate persists as a political campaign issue (Huffington Post Japan).
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07:05 (22:05)โ‡ขPrime Minister Eyes Parliament Dissolution Over No-Confidence Vote

โŒจThe newspapers report on Prime Minister Ishiba considering dissolving parliament if opposition parties submit a no-confidence motion (Yahoo News Japan). Ukrainian drone strikes destroyed over 40 Russian aircraft including bombers, described as a successful surprise attack that damaged Putin's prestige (Japan Business Press). Government stockpiled rice distribution faces complications as retailers cancel bid contracts, calling them more expensive than direct purchases, forcing potential government buybacks (Nikkei Shimbun). Philippine grocery markets experience disruption from hard discount chains Dali and O!Save targeting cost-conscious consumers (Nikkei Asia). Japan's departure tax revenue reached record highs in fiscal 2024 due to increased tourist arrivals (Kyodo News English).
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Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, a People's Honor Award recipient who rose to stardom for his on-field exploits during the country's era of rapid economic growth in the 1960s and 1970s, died Tuesday, the Yomiuri Giants said.
09:34 (00:34 in your timezone)

09:35 (00:35)โ‡ขBaseball Legend Nagashima Dies at 89

โŒจThe newspapers report on the death of Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima at age 89, with coverage across multiple sources emphasizing his People's Honor Award status and iconic role during Japan's rapid economic growth period of the 1960s-70s (The Japan Times, Kyodo News English, Yahoo News Japan). Ongoing international coverage continues with Ukrainian drone strikes reportedly destroying over 40 Russian aircraft including bombers (Japan Business Press). Government rice distribution policies face complications as retailers cancel stockpile contracts, citing higher costs compared to direct purchases, forcing potential government buybacks (Nikkei Shimbun).
11:07
ๆ—ฅๆœฌ็ตŒๆธˆๆ–ฐ่ž็คพใฏ2025ๅนดไธŠๆœŸใฎๆ—ฅ็ตŒMJใƒ’ใƒƒใƒˆๅ•†ๅ“็•ชไป˜ใ‚’ใพใจใ‚ใŸใ€‚ๆฑใฎๆจช็ถฑใฏใ‚ณใƒกใฎใ‚คใƒณใƒ•ใƒฌใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ๆถˆ่ฒปใฎๅค‰ๅŒ–ใ‚’่กจใ—ใŸใ€Œ็ฑณ๏ผˆใ‚ณใƒก๏ผ‰ใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใ€ใ€่ฅฟใฎๆจช็ถฑใฏ20ๅนดใถใ‚Šใซๆ—ฅๆœฌใง้–‹ๅ‚ฌใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๅคง่ฆๆจกไธ‡ๅšใ€Œๅคง้˜ชใƒป้–ข่ฅฟไธ‡ๅšใ€ใ€‚็‰ฉไพก้ซ˜ใจใ„ใ†ๅ†ทใ‚„ๆฐดใŒๆตดใณใ›ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใชใ‹ใงใ‚‚ใ€ๆถˆ่ฒปใ‚’ๅˆบๆฟ€ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ขใ‚คใƒ‡ใ‚ขใŒๆณจ็›ฎใ‚’้›†ใ‚ใŸใ€‚๏ผˆ่ฉณ็ดฐใ‚’4ๆ—ฅไป˜ๆ—ฅ็ตŒMJใซ๏ผ‰ ใ€Œไปคๅ’Œใฎ็ฑณ้จ’ๅ‹•ใ€ใจใ‚‚ๅ‘ผใฐใ‚Œใ‚‹ใปใฉใ‚ณใƒกไธ่ถณใงใ€ๅนณๅ‡ๅบ—้ ญไพกๆ ผใฏ5ใŒ”ใง4000ๅ††ใ‚’่ถ…ใˆโ€ฆ
11:07 (02:07 in your timezone)
13:45

13:47 (04:47)โ‡ขRice Prices Hit 4000 Yen

โŒจThe newspapers report on Japan's mid-2025 hit product rankings, with "rice-flation" and Osaka Expo taking top positions as consumer behavior adapts to inflation pressures (Nikkei Shimbun). The rice shortage has intensified to levels dubbed the "Reiwa rice riots," with 5-kilogram bags exceeding 4,000 yen at retail, prompting the Agriculture Minister to consider returning stockpiled rice through bidding processes (Yahoo News Japan). AI safety developments gain attention as Yoshua Bengio launches a nonprofit focused on building trustworthy artificial intelligence with guardrails against rogue behavior (Nikkei Asia). Baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima's death at 89 continues receiving coverage across multiple sources (The Japan Times, Kyodo News English).
14:01
ๅฐๆณ‰้€ฒๆฌก้ƒŽ่พฒ็›ธใฏ3ๆ—ฅใ€ไธ€่ˆฌ็ซถไบ‰ๅ…ฅๆœญใงๆ”พๅ‡บใ—ใŸๆ”ฟๅบœๅ‚™่“„็ฑณใซใคใ„ใฆๆ”ฟๅบœใŒ่ฒทใ„ๆˆปใ™ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆคœ่จŽใ™ใ‚‹่€ƒใˆใ‚’่กจๆ˜Žใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆต้€šใŒๆปžใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใซๅŠ ใˆใ€ๅฐๅฃฒๆฅญ่€…ใซ็›ดๆŽฅๆธกใ™้šๆ„ๅฅ‘็ด„ใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ๅ‚™่“„็ฑณใฎๆ”พๅ‡บใŒๅง‹ใพใ‚Šใ€ๅ…ฅๆœญๅˆ†ใฎๅ‚™่“„็ฑณใฏ้ซ˜ๅ€คใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚้šๆ„ๅฅ‘็ด„ใงใฎๅฎ‰ไพกใชๅ†ๆ”พๅ‡บใŒ้ธๆŠž่‚ขใซใชใ‚‹ใ€‚ ้–ฃ่ญฐๅพŒใฎ่จ˜่€…ไผš่ฆ‹ใง่ชžใฃใŸใ€‚ๅฐๆณ‰ๆฐใฏๅ…ฅๆœญๅˆ†ใฎ่ฒทใ„ๆˆปใ—ใซใคใ„ใฆ่ณชๅ•ใ•ใ‚Œใ€Œ่ฆๆœ›ใŒใ‚ใ‚Œใฐใใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ“ใจใ‚‚ๅซใ‚ใฆ้ฉๅˆ‡ใซๅฏพๅฟœใ—ใ€ๆดป็”จใ—ใŸใ„ใ€ใจ่ฉฑใ—ใŸโ€ฆ
14:01 (05:01 in your timezone)
15:36
่ฑŠ็”ฐ่‡ชๅ‹•็น”ๆฉŸใฏ3ๆ—ฅใ€ใƒˆใƒจใ‚ฟ่‡ชๅ‹•่ปŠใ‚’ไธญๅฟƒใจใ™ใ‚‹้™ฃๅ–ถใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹่ฒทๅŽๆๆกˆใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‹ใจๅ–็ท ๅฝนไผšใงๆฑบ่ญฐใ—ใŸใจ็™บ่กจใ—ใŸใ€‚TOBไพกๆ ผใฏ1ๆ ช1ไธ‡6300ๅ††ใจใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ใ€้–ข้€ฃ่จ˜ไบ‹ใ€‘ใƒปใƒปใƒปโ€ฆ
15:36 (06:36 in your timezone)
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ใ€่งฃ่ชฌใ€‘้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝใงใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใƒผใƒ—ใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใ‚ฏๆ€ง็Šฏ็ฝชใฎ่ขซๅฎณ็›ธๆฌกใใ€‚SNSใ€Œใƒ†ใƒฌใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒ ใ€ใงๆจช่กŒใ€ๆœชๆˆๅนดใ‚„่ปไบบใ‚‰ๅฅณๆ€งใŒใ‚ฟใƒผใ‚ฒใƒƒใƒˆ
17:29 (08:29 in your timezone)
17:29

20:11 (11:11)โ‡ขToyota Buys Loom Works for 16,300 Yen

โŒจThe newspapers report on Toyota's acquisition of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works through a tender offer at 16,300 yen per share, marking a significant corporate consolidation within the Toyota group (Nikkei Shimbun). Coverage continues of deepfake sexual crimes targeting women in South Korea via Telegram, with Japanese media examining how a New Zealand parliamentarian displayed naked images of herself in parliament to highlight the issue (Huffington Post Japan). South Korea's presidential election receives live coverage as political developments unfold (Yahoo News Japan). China's electric vehicle market intensifies with pricing wars and inventory manipulation tactics drawing Beijing's scrutiny of BYD and other manufacturers over "zero-mileage used cars" practices (Nikkei Asia). Baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima's death at 89 continues generating coverage across multiple sources.
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ใ€ใ‚ฝใ‚ฆใƒซ=ๅฐๆž—ๆต็†้ฆ™ใ€‘้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝๅคง็ตฑ้ ˜้ธใฏ3ๆ—ฅใ€ๆŠ•็ฅจใ‚’็ท ใ‚ๅˆ‡ใ‚Šใ€้–‹็ฅจไฝœๆฅญใซๅ…ฅใฃใŸใ€‚ไธ–่ซ–่ชฟๆŸปใฎๆ”ฏๆŒ็އใง้ฆ–ไฝใ‚’ไฟใฃใŸๆœ€ๅคง้‡Žๅ…šใ€Œๅ…ฑใซๆฐ‘ไธปๅ…šใ€ใฎๆŽๅœจๆ˜Ž๏ผˆใ‚คใƒปใ‚ธใ‚งใƒŸใƒงใƒณ๏ผ‰ๅ€™่ฃœใŒๅ„ชๅ‹ขใจใฟใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅŒๆฐใŒๅฝ“้ธใ™ใ‚Œใฐ3ๅนดใถใ‚Šใซไฟๅฎˆ็ณปใ‹ใ‚‰้ฉๆ–ฐ๏ผˆ้€ฒๆญฉ๏ผ‰็ณปใซๆ”ฟๆจฉใŒไบคไปฃใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ๅ…ฌๅ…ฑๆ”พ้€KBSใชใฉใƒ†ใƒฌใƒ“3ๅฑ€ใŒ3ๆ—ฅใซๅ…ฑๅŒใงๅฎŸๆ–ฝใ—ใŸๅ‡บๅฃ่ชฟๆŸปใฎ็ตๆžœใ€ๆŽๅœจๆ˜Žๆฐใฎไบˆๆƒณๅพ—็ฅจ็އใฏ51.7%ใจ้ฆ–ไฝใ ใฃใŸใ€‚ไธŽๅ…šใ€Œๅ›ฝๆฐ‘ใฎๅŠ›ใ€ใฎ้‡‘ๆ–‡ๆด™๏ผˆใ‚ญใƒ ใƒปใƒ ใƒณใ‚น๏ผ‰โ€ฆ
20:33 (11:33 in your timezone)
21:14
Lee Jae Myung of the liberal Democratic Party was leading in exit polls in Tuesday's presidential election in South Korea, held to choose a successor to ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, who polarized the nation by imposing martial law.
21:14 (12:14 in your timezone)

23:24 (14:24)โ‡ขLiberal Lee Wins South Korean Presidency

โŒจThe newspapers report on South Korea's presidential election results, with liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung projected to win with 51.7% according to exit polls from major broadcasters KBS and others (The Japan Times, Kyodo News English, Nikkei Shimbun, Nikkei Asia). Lee's victory would mark a return to progressive governance after three years of conservative rule under the ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, who polarized the nation by imposing martial law. Domestically, the Japanese government plans to create a new "furusato jumin" (hometown resident) system, expanding beyond the existing hometown tax donation program (Yahoo News Japan).
23:53
ใ€ใ‚ฝใ‚ฆใƒซ=ๅฐๆž—ๆต็†้ฆ™ใ€‘้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝใฎๅ…ฌๅ…ฑๆ”พ้€KBSใฏ3ๆ—ฅใ€ๅคง็ตฑ้ ˜้ธใงๆœ€ๅคง้‡Žๅ…šใ€Œๅ…ฑใซๆฐ‘ไธปๅ…šใ€ใฎๆŽๅœจๆ˜Ž๏ผˆใ‚คใƒปใ‚ธใ‚งใƒŸใƒงใƒณ๏ผ‰ๅ€™่ฃœใฎๅฝ“้ธใŒ็ขบๅฎŸใซใชใฃใŸใจๅ ฑใ˜ใŸใ€‚3ๅนดใถใ‚Šใซไฟๅฎˆ็ณปใ‹ใ‚‰้ฉๆ–ฐ๏ผˆ้€ฒๆญฉ๏ผ‰็ณปใธใจๆ”ฟๆจฉใŒไปฃใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ๅ…ฌๅ…ฑๆ”พ้€KBSใชใฉใƒ†ใƒฌใƒ“3ๅฑ€ใŒ3ๆ—ฅใซๅ…ฑๅŒใงๅฎŸๆ–ฝใ—ใŸๅ‡บๅฃ่ชฟๆŸปใฎ็ตๆžœใ€ๆŽๅœจๆ˜Žๆฐใฎไบˆๆƒณๅพ—็ฅจ็އใฏ51.7%ใจ้ฆ–ไฝใ ใฃใŸใ€‚ไธŽๅ…šใ€Œๅ›ฝๆฐ‘ใฎๅŠ›ใ€ใฎ้‡‘ๆ–‡ๆด™๏ผˆใ‚ญใƒ ใƒปใƒ ใƒณใ‚น๏ผ‰ๅ€™่ฃœใฏ39.3%ใ€ใ€Œๆ”น้ฉๆ–ฐๅ…šใ€ใฎๆŽไฟŠ้Œซ๏ผˆใ‚คใƒปใ‚ธใƒฅใƒณโ€ฆ
23:53 (14:53 in your timezone)