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04.10.2025

The Day Takaichi Won the LDP Leadership

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 04.10.2025.

It displays 42 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

04.10.2025 โ‡ข The Day Takaichi Won the LDP Leadership
โŒจJapanese media intensely focused on the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election. Early reports clarified the run-off vote process, with discussions on the divided party and undefined diplomatic strategies. By morning, vote casting and counting began, culminating in the confirmation that Takaichi and Koizumi would proceed to a run-off vote. Later, Sanae Takaichi was declared the winner of the LDP leadership election, poised to become Japan's first female Prime Minister. Her subsequent press conference highlighted a focus on inflation measures and an intent to expand the coalition government. Market concerns emerged regarding a potential yen depreciation under her leadership, and opposition parties began scrutinizing her over slush funds.
04.10.2025

01:12 (16:12)โ‡ขHamas Deadline Looms

โŒจJapanese media continues to highlight the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, with new analyses of a potential run-off vote (Yahoo News Japan) alongside existing discussions of tough policy compromises (The Japan Times). Separately, Trump has set a deadline for Hamas to accept the Gaza peace plan (Nikkei Shimbun), while Asian venture capital activity slows due to US tariff uncertainty (Nikkei Asia).
06:58

07:00 (22:00)โ‡ขHamas's Hostage Offer

โŒจJapanese media continues to intensely focus on the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, with new reports detailing the divided party heading to the polls and the lack of clear diplomatic strategies from candidates (The Japan Times, Japan Business Press). This ongoing political coverage is complemented by analyses of potential run-off scenarios (Yahoo News Japan). Separately, Hamas has agreed to a Gaza peace plan, accepting the release of all hostages but not mentioning disarmament (Nikkei Shimbun).

10:39 (01:39)โ‡ขLDP Run-off Vote, Paternity Leave

โŒจJapanese media continues to intensely focus on the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, with new reports clarifying the run-off vote process (Huffington Post Japan) alongside existing discussions of a divided party, a lack of clear diplomatic strategies, and awaiting foreign policy challenges (The Japan Times, Japan Business Press). Separately, Hamas has agreed to a Gaza peace plan, accepting the release of all hostages but not mentioning disarmament (Nikkei Shimbun).
11:48
่‡ชๆฐ‘ๅ…š็ท่ฃ้ธใ‚’้šๆ™‚้€Ÿๅ ฑใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ๅˆๅพŒ1ๆ™‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใฎๆŠ•้–‹็ฅจใฎๆง˜ๅญใฏๆ˜ ๅƒไธญ็ถ™ใ‚’ไบˆๅฎšใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅ€™่ฃœ่€…ใ€ๆŠ•้–‹็ฅจๅ‰ใซๆ„ๆฐ—่พผใฟ ่‡ชๆฐ‘ๅ…š็ท่ฃ้ธใฎๅ€™่ฃœ่€…ใฏ4ๆ—ฅๅˆๅ‰ใ€็ท่ฃ้ธใฎๆŠ•้–‹็ฅจใ‚’ๅ‰ใซ็›ธๆฌกใŽๆ„ๆฐ—่พผใฟใ‚’่ชžใฃใŸใ€‚ ๅฐๆž—้ทนไน‹ๆฐใ€Œๆœ€ๅพŒใฎๆœ€ๅพŒใพใงใ‚„ใ‚ŠๆŠœใใ€ ๅฐๆž—้ทนไน‹ๅ…ƒ็ตŒๆธˆๅฎ‰ๅ…จไฟ้šœ็›ธใฏๅ›ฝไผšๅ†…ใง่จ˜่€…ๅ›ฃใซใ€Œๆœ€ๅพŒใฎๆœ€ๅพŒใพใงใ‚„ใ‚ŠๆŠœใใŸใ„ใ€ใจ่จดใˆใŸใ€‚ๆฑบ้ธๆŠ•็ฅจใง้™ฃๅ–ถใจใ—ใฆไธ€่‡ดใ—ใŸ่กŒๅ‹•ใ‚’ใจใ‚‹ใ‹ๅ•ใ‚ใ‚Œใ€ŒไปŠใฏใพใ ใใ“ใพใง่€ƒใˆใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ€ใจ็ญ”ใˆใŸใ€‚โ€ฆ
11:48 (02:48 in your timezone)

13:03 (04:03)โ‡ขLDP Vote Count Begins

โŒจJapanese media continues its intense focus on the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, with new reports detailing the vote casting and counting process (Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan), alongside ongoing discussions of the run-off vote procedures (Huffington Post Japan), the divided nature of the party (The Japan Times), and the candidates' undefined diplomatic strategies (Japan Business Press).
14:04

14:05 (05:05)โ‡ขTakaichi and Koizumi's Run-off

โŒจJapanese media continues its intense focus on the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, with new reports confirming that Takaichi and Koizumi are heading to a runoff vote (The Japan Times, Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). This follows ongoing discussions of the runoff procedures (Huffington Post Japan) and the candidates' diplomatic strategies (Japan Business Press).
15:03
15:27
่‡ชๆฐ‘ๅ…š็ท่ฃ้ธใ‚’้€Ÿๅ ฑใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ็Ÿณ็ ด้ฆ–็›ธใ€Œๆ–ฐ็ท่ฃใฎใ‚‚ใจใงไธ€่‡ดๅ›ฃ็ตใ‚’ใ€ ็Ÿณ็ ด่Œ‚้ฆ–็›ธใฏ้ซ˜ๅธ‚ๆ—ฉ่‹—ๆ–ฐ็ท่ฃใฎใ‚‚ใจใงไธ€่‡ดๅ›ฃ็ตใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๅ‘ผใณใ‹ใ‘ใŸใ€‚ใƒฏใƒผใ‚ฏใƒฉใ‚คใƒ•ใƒใƒฉใƒณใ‚นใ‚’ๆจใฆใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†้ซ˜ๅธ‚ๆฐใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใซ้–ขใ—ใ€Œๅทฑใ‚’ๆจใฆใฆๅ…จ่บซๅ…จ้œŠใ€ๅ›ฝๅฎถๅ›ฝๆฐ‘ใ€ๆฌกใฎๆ™‚ไปฃใฎใŸใ‚ใจใ„ใ†ๆฑบๆ„ใฎ่กจใ‚Œใ ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€ใจ่จ€ๅŠใ—ใŸใ€‚็Ÿณ็ ดๆ”ฟๆจฉใฎ่ฉ•ไพกใซ้–ขใ—ใฆใฏใ€Œใ‚ใจใฎไธ–ไปฃใŒๆฑบใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€ใจ็™บ่จ€ใ—ใŸใ€‚ ้ซ˜ๅธ‚ๆ–ฐ็ท่ฃใ€Œใƒฏใƒผใ‚ฏใƒฉใ‚คใƒ•ใƒใƒฉใƒณใ‚นๆจใฆใ‚‹ใ€ ้ซ˜ๅธ‚ๆ—ฉ่‹—ๆ–ฐ็ท่ฃใฏ้ธๅ‡บๅพŒโ€ฆ
15:27 (06:27 in your timezone)

15:28 (06:28)โ‡ขFirst Woman PM

โŒจJapanese media reports confirm Sanae Takaichi has won the LDP leadership vote, likely making her Japan's first female Prime Minister (The Japan Times, Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). This follows earlier discussions about the runoff vote procedures (Huffington Post Japan) and challenges in diplomatic strategy awaiting the new leader (Japan Business Press).
16:29
18:08
่‡ชๆฐ‘ๅ…šใฎๆ–ฐ็ท่ฃใซ้ธๅ‡บใ•ใ‚ŒใŸ้ซ˜ๅธ‚ๆ—ฉ่‹—ๅ‰็ตŒๆธˆๅฎ‰ๅ…จไฟ้šœ็›ธใฏ4ๆ—ฅใ€ๅ…šๆœฌ้ƒจใง่จ˜่€…ไผš่ฆ‹ใ‚’้–‹ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็‰ฉไพก้ซ˜ๅฏพ็ญ–ใ‚’ๅซใ‚€็ตŒๆธˆใ‚„ๅค–ไบคใƒปๅฎ‰ๅ…จไฟ้šœๆ”ฟ็ญ–ใชใฉใ‚’่ชฌๆ˜Žใ™ใ‚‹ไบˆๅฎšใงใ™ใ€‚็™บ่จ€ใ‚’้€Ÿๅ ฑใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅ…šๅฝนๅ“กไบบไบ‹ใ€Œๅ…จๅ“กๆดป่บใ€ๅ…จไธ–ไปฃ็ทๅŠ›็ต้›†ใ€ ้ซ˜ๅธ‚ๆฐใฏ่จ˜่€…ไผš่ฆ‹ใฎๅ†’้ ญใงใ€ŒไปŠใฎๆšฎใ‚‰ใ—ใฎไธๅฎ‰ใ‚„ๆœชๆฅใธใฎไธๅฎ‰ใ‚’ๅคขใ‚„ๅธŒๆœ›ใซๅค‰ใˆใ‚‹ๆ”ฟ็ญ–ใ‚’ๆ‰“ใกๅ‡บใ—ใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ๆ”ฟๅ…šใ ใชใ€ใจๆ„Ÿใ˜ใฆใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใ‚‹ๅ…š้‹ๅ–ถใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใใŸใ„ใ€ใจ่ฟฐในใŸใ€‚ ๅ…šๅฝนๅ“กไบบไบ‹ใซใคใ„ใฆใ€Œๅ…จๅ“กๆดป่บใ€โ€ฆ
18:08 (09:08 in your timezone)

18:23 (09:23)โ‡ขTakaichi Ascends

โŒจJapanese media reports confirm Sanae Takaichi has been elected as the new LDP president, making her poised to become Japan's first female Prime Minister (Huffington Post Japan, The Japan Times, Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). Her press conference highlighted a focus on inflation measures (Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan), while earlier discussions noted challenges in diplomatic strategy awaiting the new leader (Japan Business Press).

20:42 (11:42)โ‡ขTakaichi Secures LDP Leadership

โŒจJapanese media continues to intensely focus on Sanae Takaichi's election as the new LDP president, with reports highlighting her victory as a "conservative return" and her intent to expand the coalition government (Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan, Huffington Post Japan, The Japan Times). Discussions also touched upon the ongoing challenges in diplomatic strategy awaiting the new leader (Japan Business Press).