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04.04.2025

Global Market Meltdown As Trade War Expands

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 04.04.2025.

It displays 40 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

04.04.2025 โ‡ข Global Market Meltdown As Trade War Expands
โŒจThe escalating trade war between the US and China dominated financial markets, with China's retaliatory 34% tariff announcement triggering another massive selloff. Asian stocks continued their freefall after global markets lost $3.5 trillion the previous day, with Tokyo stocks plunging over 1,400 points and the Dow dropping below 39,000. Japanese markets were particularly vulnerable as analyses showed Trump's tariffs could reduce Japan's economic growth by up to 2%.

The trade conflict directly undermined Japanese manufacturers' "China+1" supply chain strategy as Southeast Asian production facilities now face unexpected high tariffs. Prime Minister Ishiba announced the establishment of a ministerial meeting to address what Japan Times called a "national crisis."

Meanwhile, South Korea's Constitutional Court unanimously upheld President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment over his December martial law declaration, removing him from office and triggering elections within 60 days. Yoon expressed regret in his first statement following the decision.
04.04.2025

01:05 (16:05)โ‡ขDow Jones Plunges 1600 Points On Tariff Fears

โŒจThe newspapers report on a dramatic stock market reaction to Trump's tariffs, with the Dow Jones suffering a massive plunge of over 1,600 points at one point (Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). This market turmoil comes amid growing concerns about how the tariffs will impact economic conditions and corporate performance. These developments follow earlier reporting on Japan's promised "bold and speedy" response to Trump's 24% tariffs (Japan Times) and analysis of how these "Liberation Day" tariffs affect various Asian economies (Nikkei Asia).

06:19 (21:19)โ‡ขMarket Loses ยฅ500 Trillion On Trump Tariffs

โŒจThe newspapers report on severe market reactions to Trump's tariffs, with Japanese and global stocks losing ยฅ500 trillion in value, the biggest shock since COVID-19 (Nikkei Shimbun). New York stocks experienced a significant drop, falling over 1,500 points at one point (Yahoo News Japan). Meanwhile, Vietnam is implementing urgent state restructuring to boost economic growth (Nikkei Asia), and a Japanese business publication reveals the lucrative nature of aesthetic clinics, with some private practices earning ยฅ10 million monthly (Japan Business Press).
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09:44 (00:44)โ‡ขJapan's Growth Faces 2% Trump Tariff Hit

โŒจThe newspapers report on the economic impact of Trump's tariffs on Japan, with analysis suggesting they could reduce Japan's economic growth by up to 2% (Kyodo News). This follows earlier reporting on market reactions where Japanese and global stocks lost ยฅ500 trillion in value (Nikkei Shimbun). The Japanese government and ruling parties are now considering economic countermeasures (Yahoo News Japan). Meanwhile, Vietnam is implementing urgent state restructuring efforts to boost its own economic growth under leader To Lam (Nikkei Asia).
11:25
ใ€ใ‚ฝใ‚ฆใƒซ=ๅฐๆž—ๆต็†้ฆ™ใ€‘้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝๆ†ฒๆณ•่ฃๅˆคๆ‰€ใฏ4ๆ—ฅใ€ๅฐน้Œซๆ‚ฆ๏ผˆใƒฆใƒณใƒปใ‚ฝใƒณใƒ‹ใƒงใƒซ๏ผ‰ๅคง็ตฑ้ ˜ใ‚’็ฝทๅ…ใ™ใ‚‹ๆฑบๅฎšใ‚’่จ€ใ„ๆธกใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅฐนๆฐใฏๅณๆ™‚ๅคฑ่ทใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚60ๆ—ฅไปฅๅ†…ใซๅคง็ตฑ้ ˜้ธใ‚’ๅฎŸๆ–ฝใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ใ€้–ข้€ฃ่จ˜ไบ‹ใ€‘ ๅฐนๆฐใฏ2024ๅนด12ๆœˆ3ๆ—ฅๅคœใซใ€Œ้žๅธธๆˆ’ๅŽณใ€ใ‚’ๅฎฃ่จ€ใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅ›ฝไผšใงๅคšๆ•ฐใ‚’ๆกใ‚‹้‡Žๅ…šใŒ่กŒๆ”ฟใ‚’ใพใฒใ•ใ›ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจ่จดใˆใ€ŒๅŒ—ๆœ้ฎฎใฎๅ…ฑ็”ฃๅ‹ขๅŠ›ใฎ่„…ๅจใ‹ใ‚‰้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝใ‚’ๅฎˆใ‚Šใ€ๅพ“ๅŒ—ๅๅ›ฝๅฎถๅ‹ขๅŠ›ใ‚’ไธ€ๆŒ™ใซๆ’ฒๆป…ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€ใชใฉใจไธปๅผตใ—ใŸใ€‚ ่ปใจ่ญฆๅฏŸใŒๅ›ฝไผšใ‚’ๅฐ้Ž–ใ—ใ€่ปใฎ้ƒจ้šŠใŒๅ›ฝโ€ฆ
11:25 (02:25 in your timezone)

11:27 (02:27)โ‡ขSouth Korean President Removed By Constitutional Court

โŒจThe newspapers report on a major political development in South Korea, where the Constitutional Court has removed President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, requiring a new presidential election within 60 days (Nikkei Shimbun). This follows Yoon's December 2023 declaration of martial law, claiming opposition parties were paralyzing administration and alleging North Korean communist threats. Meanwhile, Trump's tariff policies continue to dominate economic discussions, with reports suggesting he remains confident these measures will boost economic prosperity (Yahoo News Japan, Kyodo News).
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12:16

12:18 (03:18)โ‡ขSouth Korean President Ousted By Unanimous Court Decision

โŒจThe newspapers report on a major political shift in South Korea, where the Constitutional Court has unanimously upheld President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, removing him from office (Huffington Post Japan, Japan Times, Nikkei Asia, Yahoo News Japan, Nikkei Shimbun). This development follows Yoon's controversial declaration of martial law in December 2023. A snap presidential election must now be held within 60 days, by June (Japan Times, Nikkei Asia, Nikkei Shimbun). Background reporting indicates military and police forces had previously surrounded the National Assembly amid allegations of North Korean communist threats.
14:33

14:34 (05:34)โ‡ขGlobal Markets Lose $3.5 Trillion As Asian Stocks Plummet

โŒจThe newspapers report on a severe global market downturn, with Asian stocks continuing to fall after Japan, Europe, and the US lost $3.5 trillion in value (Nikkei Asia). Tokyo stocks have plunged over 1,400 points (Yahoo News Japan), with the Nikkei down 4% again as Japan's central bank governor warns about the negative impact of tariffs on economies (Nikkei Asia). Analysis suggests Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs have become a "market collapse day" (Japan Business Press). Meanwhile, South Korea's political crisis continues with President Yoon Suk Yeol being officially removed from office (Nikkei Shimbun, Huffington Post Japan).
15:59

16:28 (07:28)โ‡ขOusted Korean President Expresses Regret

โŒจThe newspapers report on the continuing impact of Trump's tariffs, which are upending plans by Apple and Nvidia suppliers who had shifted production out of China, with these alternative manufacturing countries now being hit hard by the new policies (Nikkei Asia). In South Korean politics, President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was officially removed from office by the Constitutional Court, has expressed regret and apologized for the situation (Yahoo News Japan). This follows his impeachment over the controversial declaration of martial law (Huffington Post Japan, Japan Times, Nikkei Shimbun).
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19:46 (10:46)โ‡ขChina Retaliates With 34% US Import Tariffs

โŒจThe newspapers report on three major developments: Japan's response to Trump's tariffs, described as a "national crisis" requiring deep economic adjustments (Japan Times); South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's official removal from office by the Constitutional Court over his December martial law declaration (Kyodo News, Huffington Post Japan, Nikkei Shimbun); and China imposing 34% tariffs on U.S. imports as retaliation (Yahoo News Japan). Market reactions remain severe, with Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs causing significant financial market pressure (Japan Business Press, Nikkei Asia).
19:53
ไธญๅ›ฝๅ‘จ่พบใฎๅœฐๅŸŸใซ็”Ÿ็”ฃๆ‹ ็‚นใ‚’ๅˆ†ๆ•ฃใ™ใ‚‹ใ€Œใƒใƒฃใ‚คใƒŠใƒปใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚นใƒปใƒฏใƒณใ€ๆˆฆ็•ฅใ‚’้€ฒใ‚ใฆใใŸๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎ่ฃฝ้€ ๆฅญใซ่ปขๆฉŸใŒ่จชใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚ใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒ—็ฑณๅคง็ตฑ้ ˜ใŒ็™บ่กจใ—ใŸ็›ธไบ’้–ข็จŽใŒใ€ใƒ™ใƒˆใƒŠใƒ ใ‚„ใ‚ฟใ‚คใชใฉๆฑๅ—ใ‚ขใ‚ธใ‚ขใฎๅ›ฝใ€…ใซ้ซ˜ใ„็จŽ็އใ‚’่ชฒใ™ๅ†…ๅฎนใ ใฃใŸใŸใ‚ใ ใ€‚่‡ช็”ฑ่ฒฟๆ˜“ใ‚’ๅ‰ๆใจใ™ใ‚‹็ซ‹ๅœฐๆˆฆ็•ฅใซ่ชค็ฎ—ใ‚’็”Ÿใ˜ใ•ใ›ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ใ‚ซใ‚ทใ‚ช่จˆ็ฎ—ๆฉŸใฏใ‚ฟใ‚คๅทฅๅ ดใง้›ปๅ“ใ‚„ๆ™‚่จˆใ€ไธญๅ›ฝๅทฅๅ ดใงใฏๆฅฝๅ™จใ‚„ๆ™‚่จˆใ‚’็”Ÿ็”ฃใ—ใ€็ฑณๅ›ฝใชใฉใซๅ‡บ่ทใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ใ“ใ‚Œใพใงใฏๆ‹ ็‚นๅˆ†ๆ•ฃใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆใ‚ตใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚คใƒใ‚งใƒผใƒณโ€ฆ
19:53 (10:53 in your timezone)
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22:20 (13:20)โ‡ขChina's 34% Tariff Unravels Japanese Supply Chain Strategy

โŒจThe newspapers report on escalating US-China trade tensions, with China retaliating against Trump's tariffs with a 34% tit-for-tat tariff and blacklisting more US companies (Nikkei Asia). This trade war has pushed the yen to 144 against the dollar (Yahoo News Japan) and disrupted Japanese manufacturers' "China+1" supply chain strategy. Companies that diversified production to Southeast Asia now face unexpected high tariffs on those regions too, undermining their trade strategy (Nikkei Shimbun). Meanwhile, South Korea's Constitutional Court has officially ousted President Yoon (Huffington Post Japan, Kyodo News).
22:52
ใ€ใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใƒจใƒผใ‚ฏ=็ซนๅ†…ๅผ˜ๆ–‡ใ€‘4ๆ—ฅใฎ็ฑณๆ ชๅผๅธ‚ๅ ดใงใƒ€ใ‚ฆๅทฅๆฅญๆ ช30็จฎๅนณๅ‡ใŒไธ€ๆ™‚ๅ‰ๆ—ฅๆฏ”1200ใƒ‰ใƒซ่ถ…ไธ‹ใ’ใ€ๅ–ๅผ•ๆ™‚้–“ไธญใจใ—ใฆใฏ2024ๅนด9ๆœˆไปฅๆฅใ€็ด„7ใ‚ซๆœˆใถใ‚Šใซ็ฏ€็›ฎใฎ4ไธ‡ใƒ‰ใƒซใ‚’ไธ‹ๅ›žใ‚‹ๅ ด้ขใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใ€‚ใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒ—็ฑณๆ”ฟๆจฉใฎ็›ธไบ’้–ข็จŽใซไธญๅ›ฝใฏๅ ฑๅพฉ้–ข็จŽใงๅฏพๆŠ—ใ€‚่ฒฟๆ˜“ๆˆฆไบ‰ใฎๆฟ€ๅŒ–ใซๅธ‚ๅ ดๅ‚ๅŠ ่€…ใฏใƒชใ‚นใ‚ฏๅ›ž้ฟใ‚’ๅผทใ‚ใ€็›ธๅ ดใฎไธ‹ใ’ๆญขใพใ‚ŠใŒใฟใˆใชใ„ใ€‚ ใƒ€ใ‚ฆๅนณๅ‡ใฏๅ‰ๆ—ฅ3ๆ—ฅใซใ‚‚1679ใƒ‰ใƒซๅฎ‰ใจๆ€ฅ่ฝใ—ใŸใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใ€‚2ๆ—ฅใฎใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒ—ๅคง็ตฑ้ ˜ใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹็›ธไบ’้–ข็จŽใฎโ€ฆ
22:52 (13:52 in your timezone)
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23:53
ใ€ใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใƒจใƒผใ‚ฏ=็ซนๅ†…ๅผ˜ๆ–‡ใ€‘4ๆ—ฅใฎ็ฑณๆ ชๅผๅธ‚ๅ ดใงใƒ€ใ‚ฆๅทฅๆฅญๆ ช30็จฎๅนณๅ‡ใŒไธ€ๆ™‚ๅ‰ๆ—ฅๆฏ”1600ใƒ‰ใƒซ่ถ…ไธ‹ใ’ใ€ๅ–ๅผ•ๆ™‚้–“ไธญใจใ—ใฆใฏ2024ๅนด9ๆœˆไปฅๆฅใ€็ด„7ใ‚ซๆœˆใถใ‚Šใซ็ฏ€็›ฎใฎ4ไธ‡ใƒ‰ใƒซใ‚’ไธ‹ๅ›žใ‚‹ๅ ด้ขใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใ€‚ใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒ—็ฑณๆ”ฟๆจฉใฎ็›ธไบ’้–ข็จŽใซไธญๅ›ฝใฏๅ ฑๅพฉ้–ข็จŽใงๅฏพๆŠ—ใ€‚่ฒฟๆ˜“ๆˆฆไบ‰ใฎๆฟ€ๅŒ–ใซๅธ‚ๅ ดๅ‚ๅŠ ่€…ใฏใƒชใ‚นใ‚ฏๅ›ž้ฟใ‚’ๅผทใ‚ใ€็›ธๅ ดใฎไธ‹ใ’ๆญขใพใ‚ŠใŒใฟใˆใชใ„ใ€‚ ใƒ€ใ‚ฆๅนณๅ‡ใฏๅ‰ๆ—ฅ3ๆ—ฅใซใ‚‚1679ใƒ‰ใƒซๅฎ‰ใจๆ€ฅ่ฝใ—ใŸใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใ€‚2ๆ—ฅใฎใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒ—ๅคง็ตฑ้ ˜ใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹็›ธไบ’้–ข็จŽใฎโ€ฆ
23:53 (14:53 in your timezone)