Protests sparked by social media ban reflect years of resentment toward political elites
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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 12.09.2025.
It displays 32 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
12.09.2025 โข The day five candidates joined the LDP presidential race
โจJapanese media on September 12 focused on the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election, with early reports indicating that Takayuki Kobayashi would run for party president, broadening the field in the leadership contest following Ishiba's resignation. By late morning, reports solidified a strong possibility of five candidates vying for leadership. This political development occurred alongside continued domestic concerns about health and the rising influence of the Sanseit
12.09.2025
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02:22 (17:22)โขNepal's 'Gen Z' Protests and Global Market Surge
โจJapanese media reports renewed momentum in AI-related stocks, pushing the Nikkei stock average above 44,000 yen (Nikkei Shimbun). Domestically, discussions persist regarding Ishiba's resignation making a rate increase less likely (The Japan Times). Internationally, a new development highlights Nepal's 'Gen Z' protests, reflecting long-standing resentment towards political elites and eyeing new leadership (Nikkei Asia). The 24th anniversary of 9/11 is also noted (Yahoo News Japan).
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่จผๅธๅฃๅบงใฎไนใฃๅใใฎ่ขซๅฎณ่ฃๅใซๆฅญ็ใ้ ญใๆฉใพใใฆใใใ็ตฑไธๅบๆบใใคใใใฎใฏ้ฃใใใ่ฃๅใฏๅ็คพใฎๆน้ใซๅงใญใใใฆใใใใ ใใๅฃๅบงไนใฃๅใใฎๅคใใฏ็ธๅ ดๆ็ธฆใ็ฎ็ใงใๆ ชใฎ้ๆใ็ฝฎใๆใใๅฝขใฎใใใๅฟ
ใใใ่ณ็ฃใใชใใชใใใใงใฏใชใใๅฐ้ๅฎถใใใฏ่ฃๅใฎ็ฏๅฒใๅทกใใใฉใใซใ็ใใใชในใฏใๆๆใใๅฃฐใใใใ
ใฌใคใใฉใคใณๆนๆญฃๆกใ่ฃๅใฎ่จ่ผใฏๅคใใ
ใ้กงๅฎขๅดใจ่จผๅธไผ็คพๅดใซใฉใฎ็จๅบฆใฎ้ๅคฑใใใใใๆงใ
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Japan Business Press
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06:15
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06:15
Policy differences with bigger parties may see Bhumjaithai focus on populist measures
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Yahoo! Japan
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06:25 (21:25)โขHyundai Production Delays and Media Accountability
โจJapanese media reports focus on Hyundai's US factory construction delays due to employee visa issues, with calls for improved visa systems (Nikkei Shimbun). Domestically, there's discussion about the Mainichi Shimbun's refusal to retract an "erroneous report" concerning "Prime Minister Ishiba stepping down," contrasting with Yomiuri's apology (Japan Business Press). Additionally, East and West Japan are warned of heavy rain due to atmospheric instability (Yahoo News Japan).
07:25
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08:26
Yahoo! Japan
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Yahoo! Japan
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11:02
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็ฑณๅฝใฎๅฉไธใๅ้ใ่ฆๆฎใไบบๅทฅ็ฅ่ฝ๏ผAI๏ผ้ข้ฃๆ ชใฎๅขใใๆญขใพใใชใใ้ๅฉไฝไธใๆ ชไพกใๆผใไธใใใ้่็ธๅ ดใใใใใใซAIๆ ชใซ็น็ซใใใทใใชใชใๅธๅ ด้ขไฟ่
ใฏๆ่ญใใฏใใใใ้ๅปใฎ้่็ธๅ ดใงใฏใใฏใใญใธใผๆ ชใไธใใใใใๅพๅใใใฃใใๆ ชไพกใฎๅคฉไบใฏ่ฆใใซใใใชใฃใฆใใใ
็ฑณๅฝๆ ชๅผๅธๅ ดใงใฏ11ๆฅใไธป่ฆๆ ชไพกๆๆฐใใใใฃใฆๆ้ซๅคใๆดๆฐใใใๅธๅ ดใฏใ็ฑณ้ฃ้ฆๆบๅ็ไบไผ๏ผFRB๏ผใ16ใ17ๆฅใซ้ใ็ฑณ้ฃ้ฆๅ
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11:02 (02:02 in your timezone)
11:04 (02:04)โขAI Stocks Soar, Brazilian President Jailed
โจJapanese media reports renewed momentum in AI-related stocks, with the Nikkei Shimbun noting the market's focus on a "financial market" scenario fueled by anticipated US interest rate cuts, pushing share prices higher. Internationally, news emerges of a 27-year prison sentence for Brazil's former president (Yahoo News Japan), while an image of a "person of interest" has been released in connection with the killing of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk (Huffington Post Japan).
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Yahoo! Japan
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12:21
Yahoo! Japan
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12:47
Yahoo! Japan
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12:48 (03:48)โขJapan-US Finance Ministers on Exchange Policy
โจJapanese media reports that the finance ministers of Japan and the United States have issued a joint statement regarding exchange rate policy (Yahoo News Japan). This comes as the Nikkei Shimbun continues to highlight the ongoing surge in AI-related stocks, driven by anticipated US interest rate cuts, with a focus on a 'financial market' scenario. Internationally, authorities have released a 'fugitive video' of the suspect in the Charlie Kirk killing (Huffington Post Japan), while Thailand's new PM faces pressure to impress voters (Nikkei Asia). Domestically, the Mainichi Shimbun faces scrutiny for not retracting a report on 'Prime Minister Ishiba stepping down' (Japan Business Press).
13:31
Smaller players launch affordable models in survival fight amid overcapacity struggle
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Yahoo! Japan
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15:11 (06:11)โขLDP Leadership Race and AI Strategy
โจJapanese media continues to focus on domestic politics, particularly the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election and the potential emergence of a more conservative leader (The Japan Times). The government is also moving to formulate a basic AI plan by year-end, holding its first meeting (Yahoo News Japan). Internationally, China's auto price war persists despite regulatory efforts (Nikkei Asia), and the surge in AI-related stocks continues (Nikkei Shimbun).
15:40
12ๆฅใฎๆฑไบฌๆ ชๅผๅธๅ ดใงๆฅ็ตๅนณๅๆ ชไพกใฏ3ๆฅ็ถไผธใใ็ตๅคใฏๅๆฅๆฏ395ๅ62้ญ๏ผ0.89%๏ผ้ซใฎ4ไธ4768ๅ12้ญใ ใฃใใ3ๆฅ้ฃ็ถใงๆ้ซๅคใๆดๆฐใใใไบบๅทฅ็ฅ่ฝ๏ผAI๏ผ้ข้ฃ้ๆใธใฎ่ฒทใ็ถ็ถใซๅ ใใ็ฑณ้ฃ้ฆๆบๅ็ไบไผ๏ผFRB๏ผใฎๅฉไธใๅ้ๆๅพ
ใไธๆฎตใจ้ซใพใใๆ่ณๅฎถใฎใชในใฏ้ธๅฅฝๅงฟๅขใๅผทใพใฃใใๆฅๆฌๆ ชๅบๆใฎๆๆใจใใฆ่ชๆฐๅ
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จไฟ้็ธใฎๅบ้ฆฌใ่ฟฝใ้ขจใ ใ3ใคใฎ่ฒทใๆกไปถใๆฅๆฌๆ ชใๆผใไธใใฆโฆ
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16:20
Yahoo! Japan
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Yahoo! Japan
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17:00 (08:00)โขLDP Leadership Heats Up, Nikkei Surges
โจJapanese media continues to focus on the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election, with new developments including Noda's sarcastic remarks about it being a "loser's comeback game" (Yahoo News Japan) and the potential for a more conservative leader (The Japan Times). Concurrently, the Nikkei stock average has continued its ascent, marking a third consecutive record high, fueled by AI-related stocks and anticipation of US interest rate cuts (Nikkei Shimbun). The ongoing auto price war in China also remains a topic (Nikkei Asia), alongside the Mainichi Shimbun's refusal to retract a report (Japan Business Press).
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Japan Business Press
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17:39
HuffPost Japan
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17:57
Yahoo! Japan
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18:06
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SBIๆฐ็้่กใฏใใธใฟใซ้่ฒจใ2026ๅนดๅบฆใซใๆณไบบ้กงๅฎขๅใใซ็บ่กใใใ็ฑณJPใขใซใฌใณใปใใงใผในใไธญๅฟใจใชใฃใฆๆง็ฏใใ้้ใทในใใ ใซๆฅ็ถใใ่ถๅขๆฑบๆธใๅณๆใปไฝใณในใใงใงใใใใใซใใใใใธใฟใซ้่ฒจใ็บ่กใใฆๅฝ้้้ใธใฎๆดป็จใ่ใใ้่กใฏไธ็ใงๅขใใฆใใใๆตทๅคใงๅ
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19:16
Growth estimates downgraded despite government optimism
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19:18 (10:18)โขDigital Currency Cross-Border Payments on the Horizon!
โจJapanese media reports SBI Shinsei Bank plans to issue digital currency for corporate clients by fiscal year 2026, enabling instant and low-cost international remittances through a system led by JP Morgan Chase (Nikkei Shimbun). This aligns with a global trend of banks utilizing digital currencies for cross-border payments. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election continues to be a focus, with discussions about a potentially more conservative leader (The Japan Times). Concerns are also raised about health (Huffington Post Japan) and the rising influence of the Sanseitล party (Japan Business Press).
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Yahoo! Japan
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ใใจใฟ่ชๅ่ปใใๅจๅบซใๆธใใใฆๅทฅๅ ดใฎ็็ฃๆงใ้ซใใๅใ็ตใฟใไธ็ใซๅบใใใ้็บใจ็็ฃใ่ฒฉๅฃฒใไธไฝใจใชใฃใฆ้จๅใฎ้่ฆใ้่คใๆดใๅบใใๅฝๅ
ๅค10ๅทฅๅ ดใง้จๅใฎ็จฎ้กใๆๅคง8ๅฒๆธใใใใใใฎไป็ตใฟใ็ฑณๅฝใๆฌงๅทใฎ8ๅทฅๅ ดใซๅฑ้ใใใ้ปๅๅใชใฉ่ชๅ่ปๆฅญ็ใฎ็ซถไบ่ปธใๆฟๅคใใใชใใ็ซถไบๅ็ถญๆใธใใซใคใผใณใใ้ฒๅใใใใ
ๅทฅๅ ดใฎ35%ใไฝๅฐในใใผในใซใใ
ใใจใฟใฏ2023ๅนดใใใAREA๏ผใจใชใข๏ผ35ใใจๅผใถ็็ฃๅนโฆ
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20:29 (11:29)โขPrime Minister to Visit South Korea?
โจJapanese media reports that the Prime Minister is adjusting plans for a visit to South Korea by the end of September (Yahoo News Japan). This international engagement comes as domestic discussions continue regarding the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election and the potential for a more conservative leader (The Japan Times), alongside ongoing concerns about health (Huffington Post Japan) and the rising influence of the Sanseitล party (Japan Business Press). Toyota's global 'Kaizen' efforts to reduce parts variety by up to 80% are also highlighted (Nikkei Shimbun).
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Yahoo! Japan
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23:47
Initially wide-reaching collaboration now focused on gas-powered cars, hybrids
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23:49 (14:49)โขLDP Presidential Race: Five Candidates Vie for Leadership!
โจJapanese media continues to focus on the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election, with reports now indicating a strong possibility of five candidates vying for the leadership (Yahoo News Japan, The Japan Times). This political development occurs alongside continued concerns about health (Huffington Post Japan) and the rising influence of the Sanseitล party (Japan Business Press). Meanwhile, Toyota is expanding its global "Kaizen" efforts to reduce parts variety by up to 80% (Nikkei Shimbun), and the Hyundai-GM partnership faces challenges due to an EV slump and an immigration raid (Nikkei Asia).