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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 06.06.2025.
It displays 38 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
06.06.2025 ⇢ Day TEPCO Executives Escape Fukushima Judgment
⌨Tokyo High Court overturned the massive 13 trillion yen damages award against former TEPCO executives over the Fukushima nuclear disaster, delivering a courtroom reversal that prompted angry outbursts from shareholders and disappointment from disaster victims. The decision reversed earlier corporate accountability rulings in one of Japan's largest corporate liability cases.
Japan's space program suffered another setback as startup ispace failed its second lunar landing attempt, continuing the country's commercial moon mission struggles. Meanwhile, activist shareholders reached record influence with 50 companies receiving reform proposals at June meetings, targeting Nissan and Toyota Industries for governance changes.
The rice crisis from previous days evolved as government stockpile releases created a three-tier pricing system, with branded rice wholesale prices falling while Agriculture Minister Koizumi increased verbal market interventions. Trump-Musk tensions escalated with public exchanges as their political alliance deteriorated, while Trump-Xi trade talks offered limited progress on rare earth concerns from yesterday's supply disruptions.
Japan's space program suffered another setback as startup ispace failed its second lunar landing attempt, continuing the country's commercial moon mission struggles. Meanwhile, activist shareholders reached record influence with 50 companies receiving reform proposals at June meetings, targeting Nissan and Toyota Industries for governance changes.
The rice crisis from previous days evolved as government stockpile releases created a three-tier pricing system, with branded rice wholesale prices falling while Agriculture Minister Koizumi increased verbal market interventions. Trump-Musk tensions escalated with public exchanges as their political alliance deteriorated, while Trump-Xi trade talks offered limited progress on rare earth concerns from yesterday's supply disruptions.
06.06.2025
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Leaders of world's 2 largest economies speak for 1st time since start of trade war
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Yahoo! Japan
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05:14 (20:14)⇢Trump Splits from Musk While Embracing Xi
⌨The newspapers report on a dramatic shift in US-China relations as Trump and Xi Jinping agreed to new trade talks in their first conversation since the trade war began (Nikkei Asia, Yahoo News Japan). The development follows previous coverage of Japan's China countermeasure package negotiations. Simultaneously, Trump's relationship with Elon Musk deteriorated significantly, with Trump expressing disappointment and suggesting cancellation of government contracts with Musk's companies (Nikkei Shimbun). The contrast between diplomatic progress with China and domestic tensions with a key tech ally marks a notable change from previous coverage focused on Japan's strategic positioning between the superpowers.
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Japan Business Press
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Yahoo! Japan
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世界の富裕層が国境を越えて動き始めた。強権的なトランプ政権下の米国では富裕層が国外脱出を計画し、英国などの市民権を申請する人が急増している。その英国でも、税制変更をきっかけに富裕層が英国から逃げ出す「Wexit（ウェグジット）」が広がる。英コンサルタント会社の試算では、2025年の富裕層の移住は10年前の2倍を超え、過去最高を更新する見通しだ。
「今こそ国を出るとき」
米中西部カンザス州に住むラ…
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Review of technologies to restrict access by children under 16 to be completed soon
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.
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Yahoo! Japan
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09:30 (00:30)⇢Wealthy Flee Trump and Tax Changes
⌨The newspapers report on Lee Jae-myung's confirmed presidential victory in South Korea, with Japanese media focusing on the conservative purge expected under his administration, including likely imprisonment of former President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife (Japan Business Press). Meanwhile, Xi Jinping and Trump agreed to new trade talks, with Japan showing flexibility on tariff negotiations and potential concessions (Kyodo News English, Yahoo News Japan). Global wealth migration accelerates as affluent Americans plan exits from Trump's America while Britain experiences "Wexit" - wealthy residents fleeing tax changes, with 2025 projected to see double the wealthy migration compared to a decade ago (Nikkei Shimbun). Australia moves forward with social media restrictions for children under 16 despite technological concerns (Nikkei Asia).
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Japanese startup ispace Inc.
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東京電力福島第1原子力発電所事故を巡り、東電の株主が旧経営陣に対し、23兆円超の賠償金を同社に支払うよう求めた訴訟の控訴審判決で、東京高裁（木納敏和裁判長）は6日、旧経営陣4人に計13兆円超の賠償を命じた一審・東京地裁判決を見直し、原告側の逆転敗訴とした。
訴訟を起こされたのは勝俣恒久元会長=2024年10月に死去=、清水正孝元社長（80）、武黒一郎元副社長（79）、武藤栄元副社長（74）、小森…
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Yahoo! Japan
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東京電力福島第1原子力発電所事故を巡り、東電の株主が旧経営陣に対し、23兆円超の賠償金を同社に支払うよう求めた訴訟の控訴審判決で、東京高裁（木納敏和裁判長）は6日、旧経営陣4人に計13兆円超の賠償を命じた一審・東京地裁判決を見直し、株主側の逆転敗訴とした。
訴訟を起こされたのは勝俣恒久元会長=2024年10月に死去=、清水正孝元社長（80）、武黒一郎元副社長（79）、武藤栄元副社長（74）、小森…
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Yahoo! Japan
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12:00 (03:00)⇢TEPCO Executives Escape Trillion-Yen Verdict
⌨The newspapers report on major legal reversals affecting Japan's corporate and space sectors. Tokyo High Court overturned a lower court's 13 trillion yen damages award against former TEPCO executives over the Fukushima nuclear disaster, delivering a victory for the utility's former leadership in shareholder litigation (Nikkei Shimbun). Japan's space ambitions suffered another setback as startup ispace failed its second attempt to land on the Moon, continuing the country's struggles in commercial lunar missions (Kyodo News English). Domestic economic pressures emerged as the agriculture minister considers emergency rice imports due to soaring prices (Yahoo News Japan). International coverage continues on the deteriorating Trump-Musk relationship, with both trading public insults as their political alliance crumbles (The Japan Times).
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HuffPost Japan
トランプ「TACO」と呼ばれていることを知り怒りを露わにする。記者に「二度と言うな」
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Yahoo! Japan
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Reserve Bank of India keeps focus on economic growth amid low inflation
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A Japanese high court on Friday overturned a ruling ordering former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.
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Reserve Bank of India keeps focus on economic growth amid low inflation
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Yahoo! Japan
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Chinese stocks subdued; analysts highlight gaps in two sides' accounts
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HuffPost Japan
32年男性だと思って生きてきた。衝撃的な1本の電話がその全てを変えた
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16:46 (07:46)⇢TEPCO Executives Dodge Fukushima Damages
⌨The newspapers report on mixed legal outcomes in major Japanese cases. A Japanese high court overturned a lower court ruling that would have ordered former TEPCO executives to pay damages over the Fukushima nuclear crisis, marking a significant reversal in corporate accountability litigation (Kyodo News English). Political maneuvering intensifies as opposition leader Noda warns other parties against supporting a no-confidence motion against the cabinet (Yahoo News Japan). Former Prime Minister Koizumi returns to prominence during Japan's rice crisis, with media coverage shifting from past ridicule to potential redemption as supply shortages mount (The Japan Times). International coverage continues on US corporate retreats from Pride event sponsorships and Trump-Xi diplomatic communications amid lingering rare earth supply concerns (Huffington Post Japan, Nikkei Asia).
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【ブリュッセル=辻隆史】日本と欧州連合（EU）は食品の禁輸措置を相互に緩和する検討に入った。貿易相手国で鳥インフルエンザなど疾病が発生した場合でも、まん延地域外からの輸入を認める仕組みを設ける。トランプ米政権の関税引き上げで自由貿易が脅かされるなか、規制緩和で双方の食品輸出の機会を広げる。
EUのクリストフ・ハンゼン欧州委員（農業・食料担当）が5日、日本経済新聞の取材で明らかにした。日本政府との…
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Yahoo! Japan
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Mass production becomes buzzword as drones change battlefields
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Yahoo! Japan
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6月に開く株主総会で、アクティビスト（物言う株主）による提案を受けた企業が50社と最多になった。豊田自動織機や日産自動車などが対象となった。提案内容は資本効率改善や親子上場解消、役員の交代など多岐にわたる。市場の圧力が強まるなか真摯に向き合う企業は増えており、総会が企業価値の向上を促す場になる。
三菱UFJ信託銀行が3月期企業の招集通知などを6日時点までで集計した。提案を受けた社数は前年より4社…
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Yahoo! Japan
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20:35 (11:35)⇢Activist Shareholders Storm Corporate Japan
⌨The newspapers report on activist shareholders reaching record influence in Japanese corporate governance, with 50 companies receiving shareholder proposals at June meetings - the highest number recorded (Nikkei Shimbun). Major targets include Nissan and Toyota Industries, facing demands for capital efficiency improvements, elimination of parent-subsidiary listings, and executive changes. The TEPCO legal saga continues generating reactions, with disaster victims expressing disappointment over the high court's reversal of damages orders against former executives (Yahoo News Japan, Kyodo News English). Defense manufacturing gains attention as drone warfare elevates Japanese companies Kawasaki Motors and Subaru into spotlight, with mass production becoming a strategic priority as battlefield dynamics shift globally (Nikkei Asia).
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A Japanese high court on Friday overturned a ruling ordering former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.
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政府備蓄米の放出がコメの値下がり圧力になっている。5月末から大手小売店で販売が始まった、随意契約による備蓄米は店頭価格が5キログラム2000円前後だ。3〜4月の一般競争入札で売り渡された備蓄米は同3000円台、従来からの一般銘柄米は同4000円台で並ぶ。いわば「一物三価」の状態で、安価なコメの出回りが取引価格を押し下げているが、その持続性には不透明感もある。
随意契約で売り渡された備蓄米はイオン…
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Yahoo! Japan
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