03.08.2025

Heat Intensifies, Ishiba's Anniversary Stand

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 03.08.2025.

It displays 23 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

03.08.2025 ⇢ Heat Intensifies, Ishiba's Anniversary Stand

⌨Japanese media on August 3 sustained focus on persistent climate challenges and evolving domestic political narratives. Early reports highlighted the ongoing extreme heat, with warnings of successive scorching days across a wide area, complemented by projections of significant beach disappearance by 2050 and drought-induced agricultural damage. This underscored a continued environmental crisis. Concurrently, political and social discussions gained prominence. Prime Minister Ishiba's anticipated lack of a personal statement on the WWII anniversary drew attention, alongside internal LDP deliberations regarding new coalition possibilities. Media also covered a 17-year-old's efforts to preserve Great Air Raids history and parliamentary support for "marriage equality," indicating shifts in social policy and public discourse. Economic reports also noted Japan's significant decline in IT labor productivity among G7 nations.

03.08.2025

02:06

日本経済新聞

トランプ関税が迫る自立米国市場頼みの成長に限界

米国が各国への関税を一斉に引き上げる。重商主義に転じた超大国は経済ルールを一方的に書き換え、戦後80年で自由貿易体制は崩れた。21世紀に来航した「黒船」におびえるのではなく、奇貨として改革に挑めるかが問われる。「大国間の戦略競争や保護主義の台頭が我々に成長モデルの変革を迫っている」。ベトナムの最高指導者トー・ラム書記長は5月、2030年までにグローバルな自国企業を20社育成する野心的な目標を掲…

02:06 (17:06 in your timezone)

02:08 (17:08)⇢Trump Tariffs Reshape Global Trade

⌨Japanese media continues to grapple with the profound implications of US trade policy, particularly the looming "Trump tariffs" and their challenge to the post-war free trade system, forcing a reassessment of growth strategies reliant on the US market (Nikkei Shimbun). Domestically, an established political party faces growing distress due to an aging support base, highlighting challenges to its long-term viability (Yahoo News Japan).

06:09

Japan Business Press

【マンション管理士が暴露】大規模修繕工事「なりすまし」は氷山の一角、談合・ぼったくりが「当たり前」の世界

06:09 (21:09 in your timezone)

08:01

Yahoo! Japan

危険な暑さで40℃迫る所も対策を

08:01 (23:01 in your timezone)

09:19

Yahoo! Japan

政府「ガリウム」調達網を整備へ

09:19 (00:19 in your timezone)

09:21 (00:21)⇢Tariff Impact Reassessment

⌨Japanese media continues to address the economic implications of US trade policies, particularly the looming "Trump tariffs" challenging the established free trade system and prompting reassessment of growth strategies (Nikkei Shimbun). Domestically, new coverage highlights widespread fraud and bid-rigging in large-scale condominium renovation projects (Japan Business Press). Additionally, the government's strategic efforts to secure critical resources, such as establishing a gallium procurement network, are drawing attention (Yahoo News Japan).

10:28

Yahoo! Japan

黒い雨浴びた野菜食べた 89歳訴え

10:28 (01:28 in your timezone)

12:04

日本経済新聞

2050年に砂浜半減も夏のレジャー、海水浴は少数派

夏の風物詩、海水浴が遠のこうとしている。レジャーの多様化に加え、気候変動による砂浜の消失や海水浴場の閉鎖が続いているためだ。全国の砂浜は地球温暖化が響き2050年には半分近くが消えるとの予測もある。かつて3人に1人が楽しんだ海水浴は夏のレジャーの主役ではなくなりつつある。江の島や富士山を背景に広い砂浜と青い海が広がる神奈川県藤沢市の片瀬西浜・鵠沼海水浴場。毎年100万人近い人が訪れる海水浴場だ…

12:04 (03:04 in your timezone)

12:21

Yahoo! Japan

東北-九州で猛暑日続出厳重警戒

12:21 (03:21 in your timezone)

12:23 (03:23)⇢Scorching Days, Vanishing Sands

⌨Japanese media increasingly highlights the impacts of climate change on the nation. Nikkei Shimbun reports on the long-term disappearance of beaches due to global warming, projecting a nearly 50% reduction by 2050, affecting traditional summer leisure activities. Concurrently, Yahoo News Japan warns of immediate, successive scorching days across a vast area, from Tohoku to Kyushu, urging strict vigilance. The ongoing issue of bid-rigging and fraud in large-scale condominium renovations also remains in discussion (Japan Business Press).

12:38

The Japan Times

Ishiba unlikely to make personal statement on WWII anniversary

12:38 (03:38 in your timezone)

14:40

Yahoo! Japan

新連立を追求すべき自民・斎藤氏

14:40 (05:40 in your timezone)

14:41 (05:41)⇢Ishiba's Anniversary Stand

⌨Japanese media currently highlights domestic political developments. Prime Minister Ishiba's anticipated non-statement on the WWII anniversary is noted (The Japan Times), alongside discussions within the LDP about pursuing new coalition possibilities (Yahoo News Japan). Concurrently, coverage persists on the environmental impact of climate change, with projections of significant beach disappearance by 2050 (Nikkei Shimbun), and ongoing reports of widespread fraud in large-scale condominium renovations (Japan Business Press).

16:51

Yahoo! Japan

サイバー攻撃被害も災害政府方針

16:51 (07:51 in your timezone)

17:17

Nikkei Asia

Japan posts biggest drop in IT labor productivity among G7

Profit growth lags workforce expansion due to slow adoption of cloud tech

17:17 (08:17 in your timezone)

17:17

Yahoo! Japan

小泉氏渇水で農業被害の新潟視察

17:17 (08:17 in your timezone)

17:19 (08:19)⇢Drought and Sands Recede

⌨Japanese media emphasizes evolving domestic issues. Reports continue on climate change impacts, including drought-induced agricultural damage (Yahoo News Japan) and projected beach disappearance by 2050 (Nikkei Shimbun). A new economic focus highlights Japan's significant decline in IT labor productivity among G7 nations (Nikkei Asia). Discussions also persist on widespread fraud in condominium renovations (Japan Business Press) and Prime Minister Ishiba's anticipated WWII anniversary statement (The Japan Times).

17:49

HuffPost Japan

「結婚の平等」賛成の国会議員は何割？

パートナーシップ制度、交付件数「9836組」に。開始約10年で導入自治体は「530」

17:49 (08:49 in your timezone)

18:39

Yahoo! Japan

5日関東中心に40℃以上が続出か

18:39 (09:39 in your timezone)

19:29

Yahoo! Japan

パワハラ防止法現実との乖離も

19:29 (10:29 in your timezone)

19:37

日本経済新聞

労災申請もオンラインでOK厚労省が27年度、負担軽減・認定迅速に

厚生労働省は働く人の労災申請の手続きをオンラインで完結できるようにする。高齢の働き手の増加で転倒などの発生が目立つ中、電子化を進めて申請者の負担を減らす。労働ルールを巡る企業への監督も人工知能（AI）を活用し、効果的な行政を目指す。「労災申請アシストサイト（仮称）」を新たに立ち上げる。2026年度までにシステムを構築し、早ければ27年度にも一部の機能をスタートする。 24年度の労災保険の支給件…

19:37 (10:37 in your timezone)

19:37

Yahoo! Japan

パワハラ相談3年で4倍当事者の声

19:37 (10:37 in your timezone)

20:27

Yahoo! Japan

大空襲を伝承語り部になった17歳

20:27 (11:27 in your timezone)

20:29 (11:29)⇢Memory's Echo, Policy's Shift

⌨Japanese media highlights a dual focus on historical remembrance and domestic policy evolution. Discussions continue on Prime Minister Ishiba's anticipated non-statement for the WWII anniversary (The Japan Times), complemented by a 17-year-old's efforts to preserve Great Air Raids history (Yahoo News Japan). Concurrently, media examines legislative support for "marriage equality" (Huffington Post Japan) and government plans for online labor accident applications (Nikkei Shimbun), indicating broader administrative modernization.

21:08

Yahoo! Japan

支持離れも疑惑に揺れる米大統領

21:08 (12:08 in your timezone)

21:16

日本経済新聞

米テック、AIの電力を原発から調達IHIや日立に商機

米テクノロジー大手が原子力発電所からの電力調達を拡大する。人工知能（AI）向けの電力需要の急増に対応するためだ。メタなど4社が2040年までに掲げる数値目標は計約1400万キロワットと、日本で稼働中の原発の総出力を上回る。米政府は原子力発電所の新設を後押ししており、日本企業の商機につながる。メタとグーグル、アマゾン・ドット・コム、マイクロソフトの4社の調達計画を分析した。各社は工期や建設費を抑…

21:16 (12:16 in your timezone)

21:48

Yahoo! Japan

萩生田氏の秘書立件へ裏金再燃か

21:48 (12:48 in your timezone)

22:38

Yahoo! Japan

危険な暑さ続く 40℃に迫る所も

22:38 (13:38 in your timezone)

23:11

Yahoo! Japan

OPECプラス減産解除1年前倒し

23:11 (14:11 in your timezone)

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