Japanese companies see opportunity as US looks to build more plants
02:59 (17:59 in your timezone)
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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 04.08.2025.
It displays 35 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
04.08.2025 โข Minimum Wage Ascends, Market Steadied
โจThe editorial focus on August 4 shifted significantly from global economic anxieties to a prominent domestic development. The morning headlines were dominated by the Nikkei average's temporary fall below 40,000 yen, attributed to worsening US employment data and persistent tariff concerns, though reports later confirmed a "Reiwa Black Monday" was avoided as the market held above the critical mark. By mid-morning, editorial attention pivoted to a major domestic economic policy: the decision to raise Japan's national average minimum wage to a record 1,118 yen, marking its largest-ever increase. This new domestic livelihood focus superseded the stock market volatility. Concurrently, US trade relations remained a point of contention, with opposition parties expressing frustration over an undocumented trade deal. Towards day's end, a notable international business development emerged with Japan securing its first warship export deal to Australia.
04.08.2025
02:59
03:02 (18:02)โขAI's Atomic Appetite
โจJapanese media prominently features global energy shifts, with Nikkei Shimbun and Nikkei Asia reporting US tech companies' growing reliance on nuclear power for AI, presenting opportunities for Japanese firms. Yahoo News Japan also notes OPEC Plus ending production cuts a year early. Domestically, discussions continue on "marriage equality" (Huffington Post Japan) and Prime Minister Ishiba's anticipated non-statement regarding the WWII anniversary (The Japan Times).
04:25
ๆฅๆฌ็ตๆธๆฐ่
ๆฅๆฌๆ ชใ่ฉฆ็ทดใ่ฟใใฆใใใ1ๆฅ็บ่กจใฎ7ๆใฎ็ฑณ้็จ็ตฑ่จใฏๆฏๆฐใฎๅค่ชฟใ็คบๅใใ็ฑณๆฏๆฐใฎๅผทใใๅๆใจใใๅธๅ ดใฎๅผทๆฐๅงฟๅขใๅดฉใๅงใใใๆฅ็ฑณใฎ้ข็จๅๆใๅใๆ ช้ซๆ็ถใใฟใฆใใๅธๅ ดๅๅ ่
ใฏใทใใชใชไฟฎๆญฃใ่ฟซใใใฆใใใๆฅ็ตๅนณๅๆ ชไพกใฏ3ไธ8000ๅๅฐใพใง่ชฟๆดใใไฝๅฐใใใใ
ใๆฅฝ่ฆณใซๅพใใฆใใๅธๅ ดๅๅ ่
ใฎ้ ญใๅทใใๅ
ๅฎนใ ใฃใใ๏ผใใใปใคๅบ็ค็ ็ฉถๆใฎไบๅบ็ๅพใใผใๆ ชๅผในใใฉใใธในใ๏ผใ7ๆใฎ็ฑณ้็จใฎไผธใณใๅธๅ ดไบๆณโฆ
04:25 (19:25 in your timezone)
06:07
Japan Business Press
06:07 (21:07 in your timezone)
06:15
New trade uncertainty threatens stock market rallies in regional manufacturing hubs
06:15 (21:15 in your timezone)
06:24
Yahoo! Japan
06:24 (21:24 in your timezone)
07:40
Yahoo! Japan
07:40 (22:40 in your timezone)
07:42 (22:42)โขTariffs Shake Stock Foundations
โจJapanese media prominently features the ongoing economic reverberations of US trade policies. Reports highlight the "destructive power" of President Trump's tariffs on nations like Russia, China, and India (Japan Business Press), which are contributing to a projected decline in Asian exports and overall trade uncertainty (Nikkei Asia). This has significantly impacted the Japanese stock market, with the previously held "US strong scenario" collapsing, leading to a search for lower prices (Nikkei Shimbun). Domestically, dangerous heat nearing 40โ marks the peak of summer (Yahoo News Japan).
09:14
ๆฅๆฌ็ตๆธๆฐ่
ใ้ข็จใไธใใชใใฎใใใๅคง็ตฑ้ ใ่จใฃใฆใใใใจใใใใใชใใฎใใใ4ๆ16ๆฅใซๅงใพใฃใๆฅ็ฑณ้ข็จไบคๆธใฏๆณขไนฑใฎ่นๅบใ ใฃใใไบคๆธใๆ
ใ็ตๆธ่ฒกๆฟใปๅ็็ธใฎ่ตคๆฒขไบฎๆญฃ๏ผ64๏ผใฎๆๆกใซ็ฑณๅดใฎ้ฃๅใใๆๅทใ้ฃใใ ใ
็ฑณๅฝใฏๆฅๆฌใซ้ข็จใฎๅผใไธใใๆฑใใใ็ฑณๅฝใใใฎ่ผธๅบใๅขใใใฆ่ฒฟๆ่ตคๅญใๆธใใใใใ ใๆฅๆฌใฎๆๆกใฏ็ฑณๅฝใธใฎๆ่ณใฎๆกๅคงใ็ฑณๅฝใฎๅๅฐไฝใๅป่ฌๅใจใใฃใ็ตๆธๅฎๅ
จไฟ้ๅ้ใธใฎๆ่ณใๅขใใ่ฆ่ฟใใซใ็ฑณๅดใซ่ฟฝๅ ้ขโฆ
09:14 (00:14 in your timezone)
09:16
ๆฅๆฌ็ตๆธๆฐ่
4ๆฅใฎๆฑไบฌๆ ชๅผๅธๅ ดใงๆฅ็ตๅนณๅๆ ชไพกใฏ็ถ่ฝใใไธๆ4ไธๅใๅฒใฃใใไธใๅน
ใฏ900ๅใ่ถ
ใใใๅ้ฑๆซใซ็บ่กจใใใ็ฑณ้็จ็ตฑ่จใง7ๆๅใ ใใงใชใใ้ๅปใฎๅฐฑๆฅญ่
ๆฐใๅคงๅน
ใซไธๆนไฟฎๆญฃใใใใ็ฑณใตใใฉใคใใใธใกใณใๅไผ๏ผISM๏ผ่ฃฝ้ ๆฅญๆฏๆณๆๆๆฐใๅธๅ ดไบๆณใไธๅใใ็ฑณๆฏๆฐใฎๆธ้ๆธๅฟตใๅผทใพใฃใใ
ๅ้ซใปใใซๅฎใฎ้ฒ่กใ่ผธๅบๆ ชใฎ้่ทใจใชใฃใใโฆ
09:16 (00:16 in your timezone)
09:57
09:57 (00:57 in your timezone)
10:06
Yahoo! Japan
10:06 (01:06 in your timezone)
11:48
Yahoo! Japan
11:48 (02:48 in your timezone)
11:50 (02:50)โขNikkei's 40,000 Yen Slip
โจJapanese media heavily features global economic developments. The Nikkei average briefly fell below 40,000 yen, directly linked to worsening US employment data and manufacturing sentiment (Nikkei Shimbun). This exacerbates existing concerns about the "destructive power" of President Trump's tariffs on nations like Russia, China, and India (Japan Business Press), and forecasts of declining Asian exports due to trade uncertainty (Nikkei Asia). Domestically, Prime Minister Ishiba's "color" is being incorporated into gender equality policies (Yahoo News Japan).
12:05
Yen advances as more investors bet on Fed rate cut
12:05 (03:05 in your timezone)
12:14
ๆฅๆฌ็ตๆธๆฐ่
4ๆฅใฎๆฑไบฌๆ ชๅผๅธๅ ดใงๆฅ็ตๅนณๅๆ ชไพกใฏๅคงๅน
ใซ็ถ่ฝใใๅๅ็ตๅคใฏๅ้ฑๆซๆฏ664ๅๅฎ๏ผ1.63%๏ผใฎ4ไธ0134ๅใ ใฃใใ็ฑณ็ตๆธใๅดๅๅธๅ ดใฎ่ปๅใงๆธ้ใฎๅ
ใใใฟใใๆฑไบฌๅธๅ ดใงใฏๆฏๆฐๆๆๆ ชใๅฃฒใใใใๅธๅ ด้ขไฟ่
ใฏ2024ๅนด8ๆ5ๆฅใฎใไปคๅใฎใใฉใใฏใใณใใผใใฎๅๆฅใๅฑๆงใใใใใฒใจใพใๅ้ฟใใฆใใใ
ๆฅ็ตๅนณๅใฏ680ๅๅฎใงๅงใพใใไธใๅน
ใ900ๅ่ถ
ใพใงๅบใใๅ ด้ขใใใฃใใๅๅผๆ้ไธญใจใใฆใฏ็ด2้ฑ้ใถใใซ็ฏโฆ
12:14 (03:14 in your timezone)
12:40
Yahoo! Japan
12:40 (03:40 in your timezone)
13:16
ใๅฅๅบทไฟ้บใใจใฏ๏ผ็ๅฝไฟ้บใฃใฆๅ
ฅใฃใๆนใใใ๏ผใ้ใฎๅฐ้ๅฎถใ่งฃ่ชฌ
13:16 (04:16 in your timezone)
13:18 (04:18)โขNikkei Holds 40,000
โจJapanese media continues its emphasis on global economic influences, with the Nikkei average briefly falling below 40,000 yen again, though a "Reiwa Black Monday" was reportedly avoided (Nikkei Shimbun, Nikkei Asia). This market reaction stems from worries over a softening US labor market and jobs data, which also prompts speculation on Fed rate cuts (Nikkei Asia). Domestically, Mihama Town has accepted a survey for a new nuclear power plant (Yahoo News Japan), and a Q&A on health insurance card usage is featured (Huffington Post Japan).
14:06
Yahoo! Japan
14:06 (05:06 in your timezone)
14:23
Yahoo! Japan
14:23 (05:23 in your timezone)
14:58
Economic uncertainty leaves ASEAN's top 5 markets down 1% year-on-year
14:58 (05:58 in your timezone)
15:41
ๆฅๆฌ็ตๆธๆฐ่
4ๆฅใฎๆฑไบฌๆ ชๅผๅธๅ ดใงๆฅ็ตๅนณๅๆ ชไพกใฏๅคงๅน
ใซ็ถ่ฝใใ็ตๅคใฏๅ้ฑๆซๆฏ508ๅ๏ผ1.25%๏ผๅฎใฎ4ไธ0290ๅใ ใฃใใ็ฑณ็ตๆธใๅดๅๅธๅ ดใฎ่ปๅใงๆธ้ใฎๅ
ใใใฟใใๆฑไบฌๅธๅ ดใงใฏๆฏๆฐๆๆๆ ชใๅฃฒใใใใๅธๅ ด้ขไฟ่
ใฏ2024ๅนด8ๆ5ๆฅใฎใไปคๅใฎใใฉใใฏใใณใใผใใฎๅๆฅใๅฑๆงใใใใใฒใจใพใๅ้ฟใใฆใใใ
ๆฅ็ตๅนณๅใฏ680ๅๅฎใงๅงใพใใไธใๅน
ใ900ๅ่ถ
ใพใงๅบใใๅ ด้ขใใใฃใใๅๅผๆ้ไธญใจใใฆใฏ็ด2้ฑ้ใถใใซ็ฏ็ฎโฆ
15:41 (06:41 in your timezone)
16:34
Yahoo! Japan
16:34 (07:34 in your timezone)
17:34
Displaced villagers return to damaged homes and economic hardship
17:34 (08:34 in your timezone)
17:36 (08:36)โขNikkei Resists "Black Monday"
โจJapanese media continues its strong focus on global economic influences impacting the stock market. The Nikkei average saw a substantial drop, though a feared "Reiwa Black Monday" was reportedly avoided (Nikkei Shimbun). This market reaction is attributed to signs of a slowing US economy, including a softening labor market, alongside persistent concerns about the "destructive power" of President Trump's tariffs (Nikkei Shimbun, Japan Business Press). Domestically, the Prime Minister expresses intent to convey views on the 80th anniversary of the war's end (Yahoo News Japan).
17:43
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18:01
Yahoo! Japan
18:01 (09:01 in your timezone)
18:10
ไธ็ใฎๅๅฐไฝๆ่ณใไบบๅทฅ็ฅ่ฝ๏ผAI๏ผๅใใใใๅผใใฆใใใไธป่ฆ10็คพใฎ2025ๅนดๅบฆใฎ่จญๅๆ่ณใฏ1350ๅใใซ๏ผ็ด19ๅ
9200ๅๅ๏ผใจใๅๅนดๅบฆใใ7%ๅขใใ่ฆ้ใใๅๅฝใปๅฐๅใๅๅฐไฝ็ฃๆฅญใฎๆฏๆดใ่ช่ดใซๅใใ22ๅนดๅบฆไปฅๆฅใ3ๅนดใถใใฎใใฉในใจใชใใไผๆฅญๅฅใงใฏ็ๆAIๅใใฎ่ฃฝๅใ้กงๅฎขใๅคใๆใฃใฆใใใใๆๆใๅใใใ
ๅฐๆนพ็ฉไฝ้ป่ทฏ่ฃฝ้ ๏ผTSMC๏ผใ็ฑณใคใณใใซใชใฉ็ฑณไธญ้ๅฐๆฅๆฌงใฎไธป่ฆใชๅๅฐไฝใกใผใซใผ10็คพใฎโฆ
18:10 (09:10 in your timezone)
18:44
Japan Business Press
18:44 (09:44 in your timezone)
18:44
ๅ็ๅดๅ็ใฎไธญๅคฎๆไฝ่ณ้ๅฏฉ่ญฐไผใฎๅฐๅงๅกไผใฏ4ๆฅใ2025ๅนดๅบฆใฎๆไฝ่ณ้้กใฎ็ฎๅฎใๅ
จๅฝใฎๅ ้ๅนณๅใงๆ็ตฆ1118ๅใซใใใใจใงๆฑบ็ใใใ็พๅจใฎ1055ๅใใ63ๅใฎๅผใไธใใจใชใใ้ๅปๆๅคงใฎๅขๅ ๅน
ใจใชใใ
ๅผใไธใใฏ23ๅนด้ฃ็ถใจใชใใไผธใณ็ใงใฏ6.0%ใ ใฃใใ24ๅนดๅบฆใซ็คบใใ็ฎๅฎใฏ5.0%ใงๆไฝ่ณ้ใๆ็ตฆๆ็ฎใง็คบใใใใซใชใฃใ02ๅนดๅบฆไปฅ้ใงๆๅคงใ ใฃใใ่ญฐ่ซใฏ44ๅนดใถใใซ7ๅ็ฎใพใงใใคใ่พผใใ ใ
ๅ
ทไฝโฆ
18:44 (09:44 in your timezone)
18:53
Yahoo! Japan
18:53 (09:53 in your timezone)
19:02
ๆฅๆฌ็ตๆธๆฐ่
ๅ็ๅดๅ็ใฎไธญๅคฎๆไฝ่ณ้ๅฏฉ่ญฐไผใฎๅฐๅงๅกไผใฏ4ๆฅใ2025ๅนดๅบฆใฎๆไฝ่ณ้้กใฎ็ฎๅฎใๅ
จๅฝใฎๅ ้ๅนณๅใงๆ็ตฆ1118ๅใซใใใใจใงๆฑบ็ใใใ็พๅจใฎ1055ๅใใ63ๅใฎๅผใไธใใจใชใใ้ๅปๆๅคงใฎๅขๅ ๅน
ใจใชใใ
ๅผใไธใใฏ23ๅนด้ฃ็ถใจใชใใไผธใณ็ใงใฏ6.0%ใ ใฃใใ24ๅนดๅบฆใซ็คบใใ็ฎๅฎใฏ5.0%ใงๆไฝ่ณ้ใๆ็ตฆๆ็ฎใง็คบใใใใซใชใฃใ02ๅนดๅบฆไปฅ้ใงๆๅคงใ ใฃใใ่ญฐ่ซใฏ44ๅนดใถใใซ7ๅ็ฎใพใงใใคใ่พผใใ ใ
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ทไฝโฆ
19:02 (10:02 in your timezone)
19:04 (10:04)โขMinimum Wage Climbs to Record High
โจJapanese media has shifted focus to significant domestic economic developments, primarily highlighting the decision to raise the national average minimum wage to a record-high 1,118 yen, marking its largest increase ever (Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). This builds on ongoing economic discussions by addressing domestic livelihood. Concurrently, US trade relations remain a point of contention, with opposition parties expressing frustration over a U.S. trade deal not being formally documented (The Japan Times), continuing the theme of global economic uncertainties.
19:46
Yahoo! Japan
19:46 (10:46 in your timezone)
19:55
ๆฅๆฌ็ตๆธๆฐ่
ๅ็ๅดๅ็ใฎไธญๅคฎๆไฝ่ณ้ๅฏฉ่ญฐไผใฎๅฐๅงๅกไผใฏ4ๆฅใ2025ๅนดๅบฆใฎๆไฝ่ณ้้กใฎ็ฎๅฎใๅ
จๅฝใฎๅ ้ๅนณๅใงๆ็ตฆ1118ๅใซใใใใจใงๆฑบ็ใใใ็พๅจใฎ1055ๅใใ63ๅใฎๅผใไธใใจใชใใ้ๅปๆๅคงใฎๅขๅ ๅน
ใจใชใใ
ๅผใไธใใฏ23ๅนด้ฃ็ถใจใชใใไผธใณ็ใงใฏ6.0%ใ ใฃใใ24ๅนดๅบฆใซ็คบใใ็ฎๅฎใฏ5.0%ใงๆไฝ่ณ้ใๆ็ตฆๆ็ฎใง็คบใใใใซใชใฃใ02ๅนดๅบฆไปฅ้ใงๆๅคงใ ใฃใใ่ญฐ่ซใฏ44ๅนดใถใใซ7ๅ็ฎใพใงใใคใ่พผใใ ใ
ๅ
ทไฝโฆ
19:55 (10:55 in your timezone)
20:47
Yahoo! Japan
20:47 (11:47 in your timezone)
22:21
Yahoo! Japan
22:21 (13:21 in your timezone)
22:23 (13:23)โขWages Rise to New Peak
โจJapanese media emphasize domestic economic shifts, notably the minimum wage being finalized at a record 1,118 yen, marking its largest-ever increase (Nikkei Shimbun). This builds on earlier economic discussions. A new domestic political development involves four executives from Ishin and Maehara resigning post-election (Yahoo News Japan). Concurrently, frustration persists among opposition parties over the U.S. trade deal not being officially documented (The Japan Times).
22:55
Yahoo! Japan
22:55 (13:55 in your timezone)
23:04
ๆฅๆฌ็ตๆธๆฐ่
ใใทใใใผ=ไปๆฉ็ ็่ฏใใชใผในใใฉใชใขๆตท่ปใๅฐๅ
ฅใไบๅฎใใๆฌกๆใใชใฒใผใ่ฆใๅทกใใ่ฑชๅทๆฟๅบใฏๆฅๆฌใฎๆๆกใๆก็จใใๆน้ใๅบใใใไปๅพใไธ่ฑ้ๅทฅๆฅญใชใฉใจไบคๆธใใฆ่ฉณ็ดฐใ่ฉฐใใๅนดๅ
ใฎๅฅ็ด็ท ็ตใ็ฎๆใใๆฅๆฌใซใจใฃใฆๅใฎ่ญท่ก่ฆใฎ่ผธๅบๆกไปถใจใชใใ
่ฑชๅทๆฟๅบๅนน้จใๆฅๆฌๆฟๅบ้ขไฟ่
ใซไผใใใๆฅๆฌใซใใๅฎๆๅใฎ่ฃ
ๅๅ่ผธๅบใฏใใฃใชใใณใธใฎ่ญฆๆ็ฎกๅถใฌใผใใผใซๆฌกใใง2ไพ็ฎใจใชใใ
่ฑชๅทๆฟๅบใฏ4ๆฅใ้ฆ็ธใไธ้จใฎ้ฃๅใงๆงๆใใโฆ
23:04 (14:04 in your timezone)
23:13
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and other contractors head into final negotiations
23:13 (14:13 in your timezone)