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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 13.12.2025.
It displays 20 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
13.12.2025 โข The Day China Increased Information Warfare Against Japan
โจJapanese media on December 13 increasingly focused on China's ongoing information warfare against Japan. Early evening reports highlighted a joint flight of Chinese and Russian bombers towards Tokyo, taking an "unusual route" and capable of carrying nuclear weapons, interpreted as a coordinated intimidation tactic. This was followed by a report of China releasing new materials related to Unit 731, claiming Japan's confession to bacterial warfare, supplied by Russia. Concurrently, a week after the radar lock-on incident, defense officials debated whether the Chinese aircraft's radar was in fire control mode. Later in the day, Japan's National Security Advisor engaged in telephone talks with UK, French, and German officials to counter China's claims regarding Taiwan contingency, and the government pledged to strengthen its message regarding China's "unjust" actions. Reports from the South China Sea also detailed Chinese Coast Guard water cannon attacks on Philippine fishing boats.
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09:53
Yahoo! Japan
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10:17 (01:17)โขBank of Japan Rate Hike Continues
โจJapanese media continues to report on the Bank of Japan's impending interest rate hike, with expectations of a rise to 0.75% after the December 19 policy meeting (Sankei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). Discussions also highlight Japan's potential civilian dispatch to a provisional body in Gaza for ceasefire monitoring and humanitarian aid, supporting US-Israeli reconstruction efforts (Asahi Shimbun). Other reports touch on political dynamics surrounding the Takaichi cabinet and a fire in Osaka (TBS News, Yomiuri Shimbun).
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Yahoo! Japan
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11:28
HuffPost Japan
11:28 (02:28 in your timezone)
11:36
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ไฝๅใฎใใใใกใซไผๅ
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11:36 (02:36 in your timezone)
12:17
Yahoo! Japan
12:17 (03:17 in your timezone)
12:18 (03:18)โขChina Criticizes Japan's Militarism Revival
โจJapanese media continues to report on China's "Nanjing Massacre" memorial, where a Chinese official criticized Japan's "militarism revival" amid high Takaichi cabinet approval (Sankei Shimbun, Japan Business Press, TBS News). Meanwhile, discussions include the Bank of Japan's impending rate hike (Sankei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan), the potential disappearance of "Ekiben" train station bentos (Hokkaido Shimbun), and the closure of specialized magazines transitioning to web platforms (Nikkei Shimbun).
13:19
Yahoo! Japan
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14:15
Kyodo News
Speed skating: Miho Takagi wins 1,500 at Norway World Cup as Olympics beckon
Japan's Miho Takagi won her first individual World Cup event of the season on Friday in the women's 1,500 meters to all but secure her spot at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
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14:42
Yahoo! Japan
14:42 (05:42 in your timezone)
15:11 (06:11)โขTakaichi Cabinet's Unexpected Stability
โจJapanese media continues to focus on the Takaichi administration, with Sankei Shimbun highlighting its "unexpected stability" after the supplementary budget passed the Lower House with support from the Komeito and Democratic Party for the People. Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan's impending interest rate hike remains a recurring topic (Sankei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). Additionally, there are reports on weather-related travel disruptions in Hokkaido (Yahoo News Japan) and the aftermath of an earthquake in Aomori (TBS News).
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Yahoo! Japan
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17:12 (08:12)โขChina's Information Warfare Against Japan
โจJapanese media continues to highlight China's ongoing information warfare against Japan, with National Security Advisor Ichikawa engaging in telephone talks with UK, French, and German officials to counter China's claims regarding Taiwan contingency (Sankei Shimbun, Japan Business Press). Meanwhile, an earthquake in Hachinohe has led to economic struggles in the city's nightlife district (Yahoo News Japan), and an active 90-year-old pastry chef continues his work (Chunichi Shimbun).
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17:24
Kyodo News
China warns against revival of militarism on Nanjing massacre anniv.
China on Saturday warned against any moves to revive past militarism during an event marking the 88th anniversary of the 1937 massacre in Nanjing committed by Japanese troops, alluding to Beijing-Tokyo tensions that have simmered since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on a Taiwan contingency.
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18:01
Kyodo News
Japan quake highlights need to better convey disaster info to foreigners
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18:08
Japan Business Press
18:08 (09:08 in your timezone)
19:04 (10:04)โขNippon Life Acquires MDV
โจJapanese media reports on Nippon Life's acquisition of medical data analysis firm MDV, marking its first tender offer for a listed domestic company (Nikkei Shimbun). Meanwhile, there are ongoing discussions about investment as a means of protection in an era of growing polarization (HuffPost), and the need to improve disaster information for foreigners following a recent earthquake (Kyodo News English).
19:52
Yahoo! Japan
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20:07
Yahoo! Japan
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20:44
Yahoo! Japan
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21:35
Yahoo! Japan
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21:36 (12:36)โขChina's Radar Lock-On A Week Later
โจJapanese media extensively covers China's radar lock-on incident with a Japanese Self-Defense Force aircraft, with a week having passed since the event. Defense officials are analyzing whether the radar was in fire control mode (Sankei Shimbun). Additionally, the ็ซๆฒ Democratic Party is reportedly shifting towards a 'centrist' approach, aligning closer to Komeito (Asahi Shimbun), and the US-China 'G2' era may be emerging from the Nexperia semiconductor dispute (Mainichi Shimbun).
22:33
Kyodo News
Japan's green tea exports reach highest level in over 70 years
Japan's green tea exports in the first 10 months of this year reached the highest level in over 70 years on the back of the booming overseas market for matcha powder and the depreciation of the Japanese yen, government and industry data showed Saturday.
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23:17
Yahoo! Japan
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