07.06.2025

Day Tariff Talks Enter Third Week Without Breakthrough

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 07.06.2025.

It displays 33 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

07.06.2025 ⇢ Day Tariff Talks Enter Third Week Without Breakthrough

⌨US-Japan tariff negotiations entered their third consecutive week with Japanese negotiator Akazawa acknowledging no middle ground had been found despite claiming progress. The talks occurred at twice the frequency of the 2019 trade agreement negotiations, with five rounds completed in two months. Japan signaled it would not wait for the G7 summit to conclude a bilateral deal.

China's rare earth export restrictions continued impacting Japanese manufacturing, with Suzuki halting Swift production following yesterday's supply disruptions. Trump announced he would reveal his next Federal Reserve chair nominee "very soon," suggesting an unprecedented early replacement of Powell before his 2026 term expires.

Domestically, opposition parties prepared joint legislation to abolish provisional tax rates, while the LDP unveiled Tokyo gubernatorial election promises of income-doubling support. Weather forecasters warned of heavy rains approaching Kyushu from June 8th as the rainy season begins. Sushiro announced plans for sea urchin aquaculture facilities to meet growing tourist demand.

07.06.2025

02:38

日本経済新聞

中国、レアアース磁石もシェア8割米戦闘機やEVに不可欠

中国が重要鉱物であるレアアース（希土類）の加工分野でも1強体制を強めている。ハイテク製品や兵器の製造に不可欠なレアアースを使った磁石は世界生産の8割超を握る。レアアースの統制を強めた4月は磁石の輸出も前年同月比で4割減り、世界を混乱させている。米国向け輸出は59%減中国政府は4月、レアアースの中でも希少なジスプロシウムやテルビウムなど7種類の鉱物を輸出規制に加えた。これらを原料に使って耐熱性…

02:38 (17:38 in your timezone)

02:38

Nikkei Asia

Drone wars put Japan's Kawasaki Motors, Subaru in spotlight

Mass production becomes buzzword as drones change battlefields

02:38 (17:38 in your timezone)

02:40 (17:40)⇢China Tightens Rare Earth Magnet Stranglehold

⌨The newspapers report on China's expanding control over rare earth magnets, with Beijing holding over 80% of global production used in US fighter jets and electric vehicles (Nikkei Shimbun). April's export restrictions on seven rare earth minerals led to a 40% drop in magnet exports and 59% decline in US-bound shipments, creating global supply disruption. This continues previous coverage of rare earth supply chain vulnerabilities. The TEPCO legal saga advances as a high court overturned damages orders against former executives over the Fukushima crisis (Kyodo News English). Defense manufacturing gains prominence with Japanese companies Kawasaki Motors and Subaru entering the spotlight as drone warfare transforms battlefields, making mass production a strategic priority (Nikkei Asia). Former Prime Minister Koizumi intensifies intervention in rice markets amid ongoing shortages (Yahoo News Japan).

05:23

日本経済新聞

令和の米騒動、責任は政治にある小泉進次郎農相

令和の米騒動で農政の綻びが露呈している。米価の空前の高騰は政府備蓄米を放出しても収まらないまま。問題は流通の目詰まりといった足元の話にとどまらない。価格の低下を防ぐ生産調整を続けてきた結果、担い手不足が進んで産業としての持続可能性さえ揺らいでいる。危機的状況で農相に就いた小泉進次郎氏に改革の針路を聞いた。流通、すべてを見える化競争入札ではなく随意契約。それも集荷業者や卸を外す荒療治で、対象を消…

05:23 (20:23 in your timezone)

06:06

Japan Business Press

ドローン奇襲でプーチンを怒らせた「ウクライナ保安庁」の正体―ロシア要人の暗殺も次々遂行、源流は旧ソ連のKGB

06:06 (21:06 in your timezone)

06:14

Nikkei Asia

Bangladesh's Yunus walks reform tightrope in eye of trade, domestic storms

Interim leader faces Trump tariffs, calls for early election, wage protests

06:14 (21:14 in your timezone)

07:28

Yahoo! Japan

大川原冤罪国と都が上告断念検討

07:28 (22:28 in your timezone)

08:07

Yahoo! Japan

「骨太方針」実質賃金1%上げ目標

08:07 (23:07 in your timezone)

08:08 (23:08)⇢Rice Crisis Exposes Agricultural Collapse

⌨The newspapers report on Japan's domestic crises reaching critical policy responses. Agriculture Minister Koizumi Shinjiro faces the "Reiwa rice riots" as unprecedented price surges continue despite government stockpile releases, with structural problems in production adjustment policies threatening industry sustainability (Nikkei Shimbun). The government announces a 1% real wage increase target in its annual economic policy framework, addressing persistent purchasing power concerns (Yahoo News Japan). International coverage shifts to Ukraine's security service conducting drone strikes against Russian officials, traced to former KGB origins, while Bangladesh's Yunus navigates Trump tariffs and domestic unrest (Japan Business Press, Nikkei Asia). The TEPCO legal reversal continues generating coverage as the high court overturned damages orders against former executives (Kyodo News English).

09:45

Kyodo News

Suzuki halts production of Swift over China's rare earth export curbs

Suzuki Motor Corp.

09:45 (00:45 in your timezone)

09:53

Yahoo! Japan

日米交渉赤沢氏「一致点まだ」

09:53 (00:53 in your timezone)

10:25

The Japan Times

Japan trade negotiator Akazawa says he made progress in U.S. tariff talks

10:25 (01:25 in your timezone)

10:32

Kyodo News

Japan, U.S. yet to find middle ground on tariffs but want quick deal

Japan and the United States have yet to find common ground on tariff issues but still aim to strike a deal of some sort in mid-June, Japan's chief tariff negotiator said Friday.

10:32 (01:32 in your timezone)

10:39

Yahoo! Japan

自民が都議選公約所得倍増へ支援

10:39 (01:39 in your timezone)

11:02

日本経済新聞

トランプ氏、次期FRB議長「すぐ明らかに」異例の早期指名も

【ワシントン=高見浩輔】トランプ米大統領は6日、米連邦準備理事会（FRB）の次期議長について「すぐに明らかになる」と述べた。パウエル議長の任期は2026年5月まであり、異例の早期指名になる可能性もある。実現すれば金融政策の混乱は必至だ。指名前倒しなら極めて異例大統領専用機内で記者団の質問に答えた。「とても良いアイデアがある」と、特定の候補を考えているような発言をした。記者が元FRB理事のケビ…

11:02 (02:02 in your timezone)

11:03 (02:03)⇢US-Japan Tariff Talks Stall Before Deadline

⌨The newspapers report on intensifying US-Japan trade negotiations as both sides push for a mid-June agreement despite fundamental disagreements on tariff levels. Japan's chief negotiator Akazawa claims progress while acknowledging no middle ground has been found (The Japan Times, Kyodo News English). Trump announces he will reveal his next Federal Reserve chair nominee "very soon," potentially replacing Powell before his 2026 term expires in an unprecedented early appointment that could destabilize monetary policy (Nikkei Shimbun). Domestically, the Liberal Democratic Party unveils its Tokyo gubernatorial election platform promising income-doubling support measures (Yahoo News Japan). The coverage continues previous themes of Ukraine's security services conducting drone operations against Russian targets and Bangladesh's interim leadership navigating trade pressures.

12:03

The Japan Times

Japan won’t wait for G7 summit for possible U.S. trade deal

12:03 (03:03 in your timezone)

12:18

HuffPost Japan

東京プライド、今年のスポンサーにBDS対象なし

米企業がプライドイベントのスポンサーから次々と撤退。DEIを標的にするトランプ政権の影響が現れる

12:18 (03:18 in your timezone)

12:56

Yahoo! Japan

各地で30℃超え熱中症のリスク大

12:56 (03:56 in your timezone)

13:04

Kyodo News

Japan, U.S. yet to find common ground on tariffs but want quick deal

Japan and the United States have "yet to find common ground" on tariff issues, Tokyo's top negotiator said Friday, indicating that there remain many differences between the sides, but they still aim to clinch a win-win deal in mid-June.

13:04 (04:04 in your timezone)

13:04

日本経済新聞

トランプ氏、次期FRB議長「すぐ明らかに」異例の早期指名示唆

【ワシントン=高見浩輔】トランプ米大統領は6日、米連邦準備理事会（FRB）の次期議長について「すぐに明らかになる」と述べた。パウエル議長の任期は2026年5月まであり、異例の早期指名になる可能性もある。実現すれば金融政策の混乱は必至だ。指名前倒しなら極めて異例大統領専用機内で記者団の質問に答えた。「とても良いアイデアがある」と、特定の候補を考えているような発言をした。記者が元FRB理事のケビ…

13:04 (04:04 in your timezone)

13:57

Yahoo! Japan

選択的夫婦別姓なぜ30年近く停滞

13:57 (04:57 in your timezone)

14:05

Yahoo! Japan

別姓婚待ち58万人超の推計も背景

14:05 (05:05 in your timezone)

14:08 (05:08)⇢Japan Skips G7 for Direct US Trade Push

⌨The newspapers report on Japan's aggressive push for bilateral trade negotiations with the United States, bypassing multilateral G7 frameworks despite fundamental disagreements on tariff levels. Japan's chief negotiator acknowledges both sides have "yet to find common ground" but maintains optimism for a mid-June agreement (Japan Times, Kyodo News English). Trump's monetary policy disruption accelerates as he promises to announce his next Federal Reserve chair nominee "very soon," potentially replacing Powell before his 2026 term expires in an unprecedented early appointment (Nikkei Shimbun). Domestically, the separate surname marriage debate intensifies with estimates suggesting over 580,000 people are waiting for legal changes to marry under different names (Yahoo News Japan). Tokyo Pride organizers report no BDS-targeted sponsors this year, contrasting with US corporate retreats from Pride events under Trump administration pressure (Huffington Post Japan).

14:59

Yahoo! Japan

公明が減税封印与党不一致避ける

14:59 (05:59 in your timezone)

16:11

日本経済新聞

スシローがウニ陸上養殖新興と富山や大分で、インバウンドの需要増

回転ずし最大手の「スシロー」を展開するFOOD&LIFE COMPANIESがスタートアップと連携し、ウニの陸上養殖を始める。富山県や大分県など国内4カ所に養殖場を設置し、2026年から順次稼働させる。ウニはインバウンド（訪日外国人）から人気が高く、大規模な陸上養殖で確保する。資本提携するウニ養殖のスタートアップ、ウニノミクス（東京・千代田）が建設主体となり、F&LCは事業費の一部を提…

16:11 (07:11 in your timezone)

16:27

Yahoo! Japan

レアアース輸出再開に習氏同意米

16:27 (07:27 in your timezone)

17:09

Yahoo! Japan

8日から梅雨入りラッシュ備えを

17:09 (08:09 in your timezone)

17:12 (08:12)⇢Sushiro Farms Sea Urchins for Tourist Boom

⌨The newspapers report on Japan's seasonal preparations as the rainy season approaches, with weather forecasts predicting the start of the June monsoon rush from June 8th (Yahoo News Japan). Sushiro, Japan's largest conveyor belt sushi chain, announces plans to establish sea urchin land-based aquaculture facilities across four domestic locations including Toyama and Oita prefectures, partnering with startup Uninomics to meet growing inbound tourist demand by 2026 (Nikkei Shimbun). The US-Japan trade negotiations continue without resolution, as both countries maintain their positions on tariff disagreements while pushing for a mid-June agreement timeline (The Japan Times, Kyodo News English).

18:00

Yahoo! Japan

韓国大統領 G7サミットに出席へ

18:00 (09:00 in your timezone)

19:08

Yahoo! Japan

暫定税率廃止案立維国共同提出へ

19:08 (10:08 in your timezone)

19:57

日本経済新聞

3週連続の日米関税交渉「さらに進展も一致見えず」サミットへ調整

19:57 (10:57 in your timezone)

19:59 (10:59)⇢Three Weeks of Tariff Talks Yield No Deal

⌨The newspapers report on Japan's third consecutive week of US-Japan tariff negotiations showing continued progress but no breakthrough toward agreement (Nikkei Shimbun, Kyodo News English, The Japan Times). Opposition parties prepare joint legislation to abolish provisional tax rates, with the Constitutional Democratic Party, Ishin no Kai, Democratic Party for the People, and Communist Party coordinating submission (Yahoo News Japan). Tokyo Pride organizers report no BDS-targeted corporate sponsors this year, contrasting with US companies withdrawing from Pride events under Trump administration pressure on DEI initiatives (Huffington Post Japan).

20:05

日本経済新聞

日米関税交渉2カ月で5回、19年協定前の倍の頻度も「一致点見えず」

20:05 (11:05 in your timezone)

20:21

日本経済新聞

日米関税交渉｢一致点見えず」2カ月で5回、頻度は19年協定前の倍

20:21 (11:21 in your timezone)

20:51

Yahoo! Japan

8日から10日にかけ九州で大雨恐れ

20:51 (11:51 in your timezone)

21:48

Yahoo! Japan

自民幹事長コメ輸入拡大に難色

21:48 (12:48 in your timezone)

22:21

Kyodo News

Japan, EU eye launch of "competitive alliance" scheme to boost trade

Japan and the European Union are preparing to launch an "alliance" framework to beef up their companies' competitiveness by promoting trade and economic security cooperation, diplomatic sources said Saturday, facing concerns over U.

22:21 (13:21 in your timezone)

22:45

Yahoo! Japan

陰謀論が拡散韓国大統領選の裏側

22:45 (13:45 in your timezone)

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