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08.10.2025

The Day Susumu Kitagawa Won the Nobel Chemistry Prize

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 08.10.2025.

It displays 32 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

08.10.2025 โ‡ข The Day Susumu Kitagawa Won the Nobel Chemistry Prize
โŒจJapanese media's editorial focus initially highlighted SoftBank Group's acquisition of ABB's robot business for 800 billion yen and Argentina's economic relations, balancing Chinese soybean purchases with US financial offers. Domestic concerns about typhoon preparedness also persisted. In the mid-morning, editorial attention decisively shifted to the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, with Susumu Kitagawa among the three winners for his work on metal-organic frameworks useful for decarbonization, a story that dominated headlines through the early afternoon. Concurrently, typhoon warnings for high winds and waves continued to be issued.
08.10.2025

00:03 (15:03)โ‡ขTakaichi's Unity Challenge

โŒจJapanese media continues to heavily focus on Sanae Takaichi's LDP leadership, specifically her cabinet appointments favoring Aso and allies while creating party divisions (Nikkei Shimbun, The Japan Times). Nikkei Shimbun also highlights Komeito's concerns about party unity, potentially hindering coalition talks. Separately, Yahoo News Japan reports on new childcare policies allowing limited access to nurseries.
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06:11
7ๆ—ฅใฎใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใƒจใƒผใ‚ฏๅค–ๅ›ฝ็‚บๆ›ฟๅธ‚ๅ ดใงใ€ๅฏพใƒ‰ใƒซใฎๅ††็›ธๅ ดใฏไธ€ๆ™‚1ใƒ‰ใƒซ=152ๅ††ๅฐใซไธ‹่ฝใ—ใŸใ€‚152ๅ††ๅฐใ‚’ใคใ‘ใ‚‹ใฎใฏ2ๆœˆไธญๆ—ฌไปฅๆฅใ€็ด„8ใ‚ซๆœˆใถใ‚Šใ€‚็ฉๆฅต่ฒกๆ”ฟใ‚’ๆŽฒใ’ใ‚‹้ซ˜ๅธ‚ๆ—ฉ่‹—ๆฐใŒ่‡ชๆฐ‘ๅ…š็ท่ฃใจใชใ‚Šใ€่ฒกๆ”ฟๆ‚ชๅŒ–ใธใฎ่ญฆๆˆ’ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅน…ๅบƒใ„้€š่ฒจใซๅฏพใ—ใฆๅ††ใŒๅฃฒใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹็ŠถๆณใŒ็ถšใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ้ซ˜ๅธ‚ๆฐใฏ4ๆ—ฅใ€ๆ–ฐ็ท่ฃ้ธๅ‡บๅพŒใฎ่จ˜่€…ไผš่ฆ‹ใงๆ—ฉๆœŸใฎใ‚ฌใ‚ฝใƒชใƒณๆธ›็จŽใ‚„ใ€่ตคๅญ—ไผๆฅญใฎ่ณƒไธŠใ’ๆ”ฏๆดใซไน—ใ‚Šๅ‡บใ™่€ƒใˆใ‚’็คบใ—ใŸใ€‚่ฒกๆ”ฟๆ‚ชๅŒ–ใธใฎๆ€ๆƒ‘ใŒโ€ฆ
06:11 (21:11 in your timezone)

07:22 (22:22)โ‡ขYen Falters, Takaichi's Fiscal Shadow

โŒจJapanese media continues to heavily focus on Sanae Takaichi's LDP leadership, with her pro-stimulus policies leading to a weakening yen, falling to 152 yen against the dollar (Nikkei Shimbun). Her leadership lineup favoring Aso and allies continues to be a point of discussion (The Japan Times). Separately, a typhoon approaches the Izu Islands (Yahoo News Japan), and China's silicon wafer industry challenges Japan's dominance (Nikkei Asia).
10:16
็ฑณใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใƒจใƒผใ‚ฏๅธ‚ใƒžใƒณใƒใƒƒใ‚ฟใƒณใ€‚้›จใฎๆ—ฅๆ›œๆ—ฅใ€ๅœฐไธญๆตทๆ–™็†ๅบ—ใ‚’ๅ–ถใ‚€ใ‚ขใƒชใ•ใ‚“ใฏใ€Œใคใ„ใฆใชใ„ใชใ€ใจ็ฉบใ‚’ไปฐใ„ใ ใ€‚่ฆณๅ…‰ๅฎขใฎๆ€ฅๆธ›ใง็ตŒๅ–ถใŒ่‹ฆใ—ใๆ‚ชๅคฉๅ€™ใ‚‚ๆจใ‚ใ—ใ„ใ€‚ ็ฑณใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒ—ๆ”ฟๆจฉใฎๆŽ’ๅค–็š„ใชๆ”ฟ็ญ–ใง็ฑณ็งปๆฐ‘ไบบๅฃใฏ2025ๅนดๅ‰ๅŠใ ใ‘ใง140ไธ‡ไบบใ‚‚ๆธ›ใฃใŸใจ็ฑณ่ชฟๆŸปๆฉŸ้–ขใƒ”ใƒฅใƒผใƒปใƒชใ‚ตใƒผใƒใฏใฟใ‚‹ใŒใ€ๅฝฑ้Ÿฟใฏ็งปๆฐ‘ใซใจใฉใพใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚ใ€Œๅค–ๅ›ฝไบบๆญ“่ฟŽใ›ใšใ€ใฎๅงฟๅ‹ขใฏ่ฆณๅ…‰ๅฎขใ‚‚้ ใ–ใ‘ใ€25ๅนดใฏใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใƒจใƒผใ‚ฏๅธ‚ใ ใ‘ใงๆ˜จๅนดๆฏ”10%ๅผทใ€200ไธ‡ไบบๅ‰ๅพŒๆธ›ใ‚‹ใจๆฅญโ€ฆ
10:16 (01:16 in your timezone)

10:41 (01:41)โ‡ขTrump's Economic Exclusion

โŒจJapanese media continues its focus on domestic and international developments. Nikkei Shimbun reports on the economic impact of US President Trump's exclusionary policies, leading to a decline in tourism and immigration. Separately, Yahoo News Japan covers a press conference by the Japan Meteorological Agency regarding Typhoon No. 22. Discussions continue on China's silicon wafer industry challenging Japan's dominance (Nikkei Asia) and support for Ukrainian soldiers (Japan Business Press).
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ใ€Œใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒ—ใจใƒžใ‚นใ‚ฏใ‚’ใพใจใ‚ใฆๅฎ‡ๅฎ™ใซๆ‰“ใกไธŠใ’ใŸใ„ใ€่‘—ๅใช้œŠ้•ท้กžๅญฆ่€…ใฎ็”Ÿๅ‰ใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใ€ไบกใใชใฃใŸๅพŒใซๅ…ฌ้–‹ใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹
12:10 (03:10 in your timezone)

12:12 (03:12)โ‡ขTakaichi's Yasukuni Dilemma

โŒจJapanese media maintains its focus on political and economic developments. Sanae Takaichi's potential Yasukuni Shrine visit during the Autumn Festival is noted (The Japan Times). Reports continue on Russian ransomware group "Qilin" attacking Asahi GHD (Nikkei Shimbun) and an approaching typhoon in the Izu Islands (Yahoo News Japan). Discussions on China's silicon wafer industry (Nikkei Asia) and support for Ukrainian soldiers (Japan Business Press) persist.
14:40
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ใ‚ฝใƒ•ใƒˆใƒใƒณใ‚ฏใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—๏ผˆSBG๏ผ‰ใฏ8ๆ—ฅใ€ใ‚นใ‚คใ‚นใฎ้‡้›ปๅคงๆ‰‹ABBใฎใƒญใƒœใƒƒใƒˆไบ‹ๆฅญใ‚’่ฒทๅŽใ™ใ‚‹ใจ็™บ่กจใ—ใŸใ€‚่ฒทๅŽ้‡‘้กใฏ็ท้ก53ๅ„„7500ไธ‡ใƒ‰ใƒซ๏ผˆ็ด„8187ๅ„„ๅ††๏ผ‰ใงใ€2026ๅนดไธญใฎ่ฒทๅŽๅฎŒไบ†ใ‚’็›ฎๆŒ‡ใ™ใ€‚ใƒ‡ใƒผใ‚ฟใ‚ปใƒณใ‚ฟใƒผใ‚„ๅŠๅฐŽไฝ“ใชใฉไบบๅทฅ็Ÿฅ่ƒฝ๏ผˆAI๏ผ‰ๅˆ†้‡ŽใธใฎๆŠ•่ณ‡ใ‚’ๅผทใ‚ใฆใใŸSBGใŒใƒญใƒœใƒƒใƒˆๅˆ†้‡Žใซใ‚‚ๆŠ•่ณ‡้ ˜ๅŸŸใ‚’ๅบƒใ’ใ‚‹ใ€‚โ€ฆ
14:50 (05:50 in your timezone)

15:33 (06:33)โ‡ขSoftBank's Robot Embrace

โŒจJapanese media's editorial focus has shifted to business and international relations. SoftBank Group's acquisition of ABB's robot business for approximately 800 billion yen is a new dominant story (Nikkei Shimbun). Concurrently, Argentina's economic relations, balancing Chinese soybean purchases with US financial offers, remain a focus (Nikkei Asia). Domestic concerns about typhoon preparedness (Yahoo News Japan) and support for Ukrainian soldiers (Japan Business Press) also persist.
16:33
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18:08 (09:08)โ‡ขKomeito's Silent Drifting

โŒจJapanese media continues to highlight SoftBank's significant acquisition of ABB's robotics unit for $5.4 billion, signaling a major push into 'physical AI' (Nikkei Asia). Domestically, the potential 26-year alliance break between Komeito and LDP is gaining traction (The Japan Times), alongside ongoing typhoon warnings in the Izu Islands (Yahoo News Japan).
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ใ‚นใ‚ฆใ‚งใƒผใƒ‡ใƒณ็Ž‹็ซ‹็ง‘ๅญฆใ‚ขใ‚ซใƒ‡ใƒŸใƒผใฏ8ๆ—ฅใ€2025ๅนดใฎใƒŽใƒผใƒ™ใƒซๅŒ–ๅญฆ่ณžใ‚’ไบฌ้ƒฝๅคงๅญฆใฎๅŒ—ๅท้€ฒ็‰นๅˆฅๆ•™ๆŽˆ๏ผˆ74๏ผ‰ใ‚‰3ๆฐใซๆŽˆไธŽใ™ใ‚‹ใจ็™บ่กจใ—ใŸใ€‚็‹™ใฃใŸ็‰ฉ่ณชใ‚’ๅ†…้ƒจใซใจใ˜่พผใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€Œ้‡‘ๅฑžๆœ‰ๆฉŸๆง‹้€ ไฝ“๏ผˆMOF๏ผ‰ใ€ใฎ็ ”็ฉถใŒใ€่„ฑ็‚ญ็ด ใ‚„ๅ‰ต่–ฌใ€ๅŒ–ๅญฆใชใฉๅน…ๅบƒใ„็”ฃๆฅญใฎ็™บๅฑ•ใซๅฏ„ไธŽใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒ่ฉ•ไพกใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚โ€ฆ
18:58 (09:58 in your timezone)
19:08

19:31 (10:31)โ‡ขNobel Shines on Kitagawa's MOF

โŒจJapanese media has shifted editorial focus to the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, with Susumu Kitagawa among the three winners for his work on metal-organic frameworks useful for decarbonization (The Japan Times, Nikkei Shimbun). Typhoon warnings continue to be issued for high winds and waves (Yahoo News Japan). Discussions around SoftBank's robotics acquisition also persist (Nikkei Asia).
20:09
ใ‚นใ‚ฆใ‚งใƒผใƒ‡ใƒณ็Ž‹็ซ‹็ง‘ๅญฆใ‚ขใ‚ซใƒ‡ใƒŸใƒผใฏ8ๆ—ฅใ€2025ๅนดใฎใƒŽใƒผใƒ™ใƒซๅŒ–ๅญฆ่ณžใ‚’ไบฌ้ƒฝๅคงๅญฆใฎๅŒ—ๅท้€ฒ็‰นๅˆฅๆ•™ๆŽˆใ‚‰3ไบบใซๆŽˆไธŽใ™ใ‚‹ใจ็™บ่กจใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅŒ—ๅทๆฐใฏๅŒๆ—ฅๅˆๅพŒ8ๆ™‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ไบฌ้ƒฝๅคงใงใฎ่จ˜่€…ไผš่ฆ‹ใซ่‡จใ‚€ใ€‚ๆ—ฅ็ตŒ้›ปๅญ็‰ˆใงใฏ่จ˜่€…ไผš่ฆ‹ใฎๆง˜ๅญใ‚’ใ‚ฟใ‚คใƒ ใƒฉใ‚คใƒณๅฝขๅผใงๅ ฑใ˜ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ใ€ๅˆๅพŒ8ๆ™‚5ๅˆ†ใ€‘ๅŒ—ๅทๆฐใ€Œใ“ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ้›†ใพใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ ใๅ…‰ๆ „ใ€ ใ€Œๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ใƒใƒฃใƒฌใƒณใ‚ธใฏใคใ‚‰ใ„ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ‚ใฃใŸใŒไปŠๆ™ฉใ“ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆ „่ช‰ใ‚’ใ„ใŸใ ใใ“ใจใซใชใฃใฆๆ„Ÿๆฟ€ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅŒๅƒšใ€ๅญฆ็”Ÿโ€ฆ
20:09 (11:09 in your timezone)

21:14 (12:14)โ‡ขNobel's MOF Echoes

โŒจJapanese media continues to highlight the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, with Susumu Kitagawa among the winners for his work on metal-organic frameworks relevant to decarbonization (Nikkei Shimbun, The Japan Times). Concurrently, typhoon warnings for high winds and waves persist (Yahoo News Japan). Discussions around SoftBank's robotics acquisition also continue (Nikkei Asia), while a notable primatologist's posthumous critical comments on Trump and Musk have surfaced (Huffington Post Japan).
23:05