The Hear
Flag of japan
05.03.2025

Day Intel Rose Through Fire Smoke

THE
The Hear Logo
HEAR

This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 05.03.2025.

It displays 39 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

05.03.2025 ⇢ Day Intel Rose Through Fire Smoke
⌹China's parliament opened with a maintained 5% growth target, while markets processed Trump's renewed trade stance from his State of the Union address. His calls to dismantle the CHIPS Act coincided with Intel's announcement of a secure supply chain program, marking shifts in semiconductor politics.

The Iwate wildfire entered its second week as rain approached, while Novartis revealed plans for Japan's first radioactive cancer drug production facility. The administration firmly rejected U.S. pressure to increase defense spending to 3% of GDP, maintaining sovereign budget authority.

Corporate restructuring continued with Trial Holdings' ¥382.6 billion acquisition of Seiyu, while CK Hutchison's Panama port sale to BlackRock demonstrated successful navigation of U.S. trade pressures. Evening coverage focused on European leaders considering independent Ukraine initiatives, continuing the pattern of Western realignment observed since the Trump-Zelenskyy breakdown.
05.03.2025
02:11

02:13 (17:13)⇢Snow Freezes Tokyo While Tariffs Freeze Cars

⌹The newspapers expand coverage of severe weather conditions in Tokyo and surrounding areas, with snowfall leading to expressway closures and warnings about icy roads (Kyodo News English, Yahoo News Japan). Meanwhile, analysis of Trump's proposed tariffs indicates a potential $61 billion cost increase for the U.S. auto industry, with projections of 12% decrease in new vehicle demand (Nikkei Asia, Nikkei Shimbun).
03:48
【ニュヌペヌク=竹内匘文】4日の米株匏垂堎でダり工業株30皮平均の前日比䞋げ幅が䞀時800ドルを超えた。トランプ米政暩がカナダずメキシコに远加関皎を発動し、䞭囜ぞの远加関皎も匕き䞊げたこずで、貿易戊争の激化に䌎う米経枈の先行き譊戒感が匷たった。リスク資産である株匏を売る動きが鮮明ずなった。 米東郚時間午前11時日本時間5日午前1時時点でダり平均は前日比790ドル皋床安い4侇2400ドル近蟺で 
03:48 (18:48 in your timezone)
04:13
【ニュヌペヌク=竹内匘文】4日の米株匏垂堎でダり工業株30皮平均の前日比䞋げ幅が䞀時800ドルを超えた。トランプ米政暩がカナダずメキシコに远加関皎を発動し、䞭囜ぞの远加関皎も匕き䞊げたこずで、貿易戊争の激化に䌎う米経枈の先行き譊戒感が匷たった。リスク資産である株匏を売る動きが鮮明ずなった。 米東郚時間午前11時日本時間5日午前1時時点でダり平均は前日比790ドル皋床安い4侇2400ドル近蟺で 
04:13 (19:13 in your timezone)
04:22
【りィヌン=田䞭孝幞】りクラむナのれレンスキヌ倧統領は4日、トランプ米倧統領ずの口論に陥った2月28日の䌚談に぀いお「予定通りに進たなかった。このような結果になったのは遺憟だ」ず述べた。「今こそ正しい方向に戻す時だ」ず関係修埩を蚎えた。 トランプ政暩が3日にりクラむナぞの軍事支揎の停止を発衚しお以降、れレンスキヌ氏が米偎に呌びかけるのは初めお。軍事支揎の再開を促す狙いがあるずみられる。 れレンス 
04:22 (19:22 in your timezone)
06:07

08:41 (23:41)⇢Snow Retreats As Fire Claims Forest

⌹The newspapers expand coverage of severe weather conditions, with snow-related road closures now being lifted (Yahoo News Japan), while a forest fire in Ofunato highlights Sanriku's climate vulnerability to wildfires (Japan Business Press). Analysis of Trump's tariffs suggests potential household cost increases of up to 300,000 yen per family (Nikkei Shimbun), as China accelerates AI governance implementation through DeepSeek despite security concerns (Nikkei Asia).
09:31
䞭囜政府が2025幎の実質経枈成長率の目暙を「5%前埌」に定めるこずが5日、わかった。3幎連続で同じ氎準ずなる。トランプ米政暩の远加関皎で逆颚が匷たるなか、財政支揎を拡充し景気を䞋支えする。25幎の囜防費䞭倮政府分は前幎比7.2%増ずする。 同日に党囜人民代衚倧䌚党人代、囜䌚に盞圓が開幕し、李匷リヌ・チャン銖盞が所信衚明に圓たる政府掻動報告で経枈運営方針などを公衚する。経枈成長率の目 
09:31 (00:31 in your timezone)
09:45
China will set its gross domestic product growth target at around 5 percent for 2025 at its annual parliamentary session that opens Wednesday, maintaining the same goal for a third consecutive year despite challenges such as trade tensions with the United States, a source familiar with the matter said.
09:45 (00:45 in your timezone)
09:52
10:43
China on Wednesday set its gross domestic product growth target at around 5 percent for 2025 during the opening of its annual parliamentary session, maintaining the same goal for a third consecutive year despite challenges such as trade tensions with the United States.
10:43 (01:43 in your timezone)

11:06 (02:06)⇢Beijing Maintains Five While Tesla Falls

⌹The newspapers expand coverage of China's economic targets, with Beijing maintaining its 5% growth goal for 2025 despite U.S. trade tensions (Kyodo News English, Nikkei Shimbun). Meanwhile, Tesla's reputation faces scrutiny in Japan (Huffington Post Japan), as Trump prepares to address Congress amid ongoing trade disputes (Yahoo News Japan).
11:27
11:42
トランプ米倧統領は4日倜日本時間5日午前、議䌚䞊䞋䞡院の合同本䌚議で斜政方針挔説に臚んだ。倖亀や経枈、内政の政策に぀いお䜕を語ったのか。挔説のポむントをたずめた。 【米囜が戻っおきた】冒頭の宣蚀に䌚堎は「USA」からコヌル トランプ氏は挔説の冒頭で「米囜が戻っおきた」ず宣蚀した。議堎の共和党議員から「USA」のコヌルが䞊がった。 【䞍法移民】過去最䜎の䞍法越境者数を達成したず匷調 政暩 
11:42 (02:42 in your timezone)
11:49
【ワシントン=飛田臚倪郎】トランプ米倧統領は米東郚時間4日倜日本時間5日午前、議䌚で斜政方針挔説に臚んだ。関皎など経枈政策やりクラむナや䞭東などの倖亀政策を説明する。第2次政暩の発足埌、初めおの包括的な政策挔説ずなり、今埌4幎間に及ぶ政暩運営の矅針盀ずなる。 冒頭「米囜が戻っおきた」ず力説した。䌚堎にはメラニア倫人や実業家のむヌロン・マスク氏らが聎衆ずしおかけ぀けた。䞎党・共和党の議員がトラ 
11:49 (02:49 in your timezone)

13:05 (04:05)⇢Trump Claims Economy While BlackRock Claims Panama

⌹The newspapers expand coverage of Trump's State of the Union address, where he emphasized economic reconstruction as his main priority (Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). Meanwhile, CK Hutchison's $22.8 billion Panama port asset sale to BlackRock faces scrutiny amid Trump administration pressure, though the Hong Kong conglomerate maintains the deal is purely commercial (Nikkei Asia).
14:40
15:50
総合スヌパヌGMSの西友をディスカりント店倧手のトラむアルホヌルディングスHDが買収する。5日、トラむアルHDや西友などが発衚した。米投資ファンドのKKRず米りォルマヌトから7月1日たでに西友の党株匏を取埗する。買収額は3826億円ずなる。トラむアルは地方や郊倖で培ったディスカりント店の知芋を生かしお西友を再建する。 西友買収にはむオンやパン・パシフィック・むンタヌナショナルホヌルディン 
15:50 (06:50 in your timezone)

15:53 (06:53)⇢CHIPS Act Falls While Seiyu Changes Hands

⌹The newspapers report on Trump's unfolding trade policy, with Trump calling to eliminate Biden's $52bn CHIPS Act while warning of "disturbance" from new tariffs (Japan Times, Nikkei Asia). Meanwhile, Seiyu, a major retail chain, faces acquisition by Trial Holdings for Â¥382.6 billion from KKR and Walmart (Nikkei Shimbun).
16:07
China on Wednesday set its gross domestic product growth target at around 5 percent for 2025 during its annual parliamentary session, vowing to implement more proactive fiscal policy and monetary easing steps to tackle challenges such as trade tensions with the United States.
16:07 (07:07 in your timezone)
16:32
17:06
18:10
スむスの補薬倧手ノバルティスは次䞖代がん治療薬ずされる「攟射性医薬品」を日本で量産する。兵庫県䞹波篠山垂の工堎に蚭備を建蚭し、2026幎の皌働を目指す。量産斜蚭は日本で初。攟射性医薬品は䞀般的な抗がん剀ず比べお治療効果が高い。欧米では承認が広がっおいる。ノバルティスは日本で補造し販売する䜓制を構築し普及拡倧に備える。 攟射性医薬品は攟射線を出す物質をがん现胞の内郚に送り蟌み、攟射線の力でがん现胞 
18:10 (09:10 in your timezone)

18:12 (09:12)⇢Iwate Flames Meet Rain's Promise

⌹The newspapers expand coverage of the Iwate wildfire entering its second week, with rain offering potential relief (Japan Times, Japan Business Press). Meanwhile, Novartis plans to begin mass production of next-generation radioactive cancer drugs in Japan by 2026, establishing the country's first such facility in Hyogo Prefecture (Nikkei Shimbun). China's parliamentary session maintains its 5% GDP target amid U.S. trade tensions (Kyodo News English).
19:48
【ワシントン=坂口幞裕】トランプ米倧統領は4日、連邊議䌚議事堂で斜政方針挔説に臚んだ。りクラむナのれレンスキヌ倧統領から「恒久的な和平ぞできるだけ早期に亀枉のテヌブルに着く甚意がある」ず蚘した手玙を受け取ったず評䟡し、ロシアずの停戊に向けた亀枉再開に意欲を瀺した。 トランプ氏ずれレンスキヌ氏は2月28日に䌚談した際に激しい口論ずなり、関係が悪化しおいた。トランプ氏は3月3日、りクラむナぞの軍事支 
19:48 (10:48 in your timezone)
20:35

21:10 (12:10)⇢Tokyo Pushes Back Pentagon's Three

⌹The newspapers expand coverage of Japan's response to U.S. defense spending demands, with Tokyo rejecting calls to increase defense budget to 3% of GDP (Kyodo News). Trump's position on Ukraine negotiations gains attention (Nikkei Shimbun), while Prime Minister maintains position on medical cost reforms despite opposition (Yahoo News Japan). The Iwate wildfire situation continues with potential rain relief (Japan Times).
23:08