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14.09.2025

The day of the LDP presidential candidacy announcements

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 14.09.2025.

It displays 19 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

14.09.2025 โ‡ข The day of the LDP presidential candidacy announcements
โŒจJapanese media on September 14 continued its intense focus on the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election. In the morning, political analysts noted the opposition's caution regarding an early dissolution of the House of Representatives amid the leadership contest. Later, by late morning, former Foreign Minister Motegi stated that even if he became prime minister, there would be no early dissolution. These political developments occurred alongside ongoing discussions regarding Japan's government investigating economic security risks concerning submarine cables, specifically addressing China-related concerns in the supply chain. By the afternoon, it was reported that four candidates were preparing to hold press conferences within the week to officially announce their bids for the LDP presidency.
14.09.2025
03:23
ๆ—ฅๆœฌใง้›ทใŒๅข—ใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๆฑไบฌใ‚„ๅคง้˜ชใชใฉไธป่ฆ11้ƒฝๅธ‚ใฎ้›ท็™บ็”Ÿๆ—ฅๆ•ฐใฏใ€ใ“ใฎๅ››ๅŠไธ–็ด€ใง16%ๅข—ใˆใŸใ€‚ๆธฉๆš–ๅŒ–ใŒ้€ฒใ‚“ใ ็ตๆžœใ€็ฉบๆฐ—ใŒๆš–ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใฆไธŠๆ˜‡ๆฐ—ๆตใจใชใ‚Šใ€้›ทใ‚’่ตทใ“ใ™็ฉไนฑ้›ฒใŒใงใใ‚„ใ™ใใชใฃใŸใ€‚่ฝ้›ทใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ไบบใ‚„็‰ฉใธใฎ่ขซๅฎณใ‚‚ๆ€ฅๅข—ใ—ใ€ไฟ้™บ้‡‘ใฎๆ”ฏๆ‰•้‡‘้กใŒๅข—ๅŠ ๅ‚พๅ‘ใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚โ€ฆ
03:23 (18:23 in your timezone)

06:07 (21:07)โ‡ขJapan Braces for Heavy Rain and Increased Lightning Strikes

โŒจJapanese media is currently focused on natural disasters. Hokkaido and Northern Kyushu are on alert for heavy rain (Yahoo News Japan). Concurrently, urban areas in Japan are experiencing a 16% increase in lightning strikes over the last 25 years, leading to a six-fold increase in insurance payouts for damage to buildings and appliances, a phenomenon attributed to global warming (Nikkei Shimbun). Political discussions continue regarding Koizumi's intent to run for LDP presidency (The Japan Times), and Poland's interception of Russian drones highlights new air defense issues for NATO (Japan Business Press).

09:56 (00:56)โ‡ขOpposition Warns of Early House Dissolution

โŒจJapanese media is currently focused on political developments. The opposition parties are reportedly wary of an early dissolution of the House of Representatives (Yahoo News Japan). This comes as previous reports highlighted an increase in lightning strikes in urban areas, attributed to global warming (Nikkei Shimbun), and Poland's drone interception, raising new air defense concerns for NATO (Japan Business Press).
11:11
ๅฏพ่ฉฑๅž‹AI๏ผˆไบบๅทฅ็Ÿฅ่ƒฝ๏ผ‰ใ‚’็›ธๆ‰‹ใซใ‚ขใ‚คใƒ‡ใ‚ขใ‚’ๅฃๆ‰“ใกใ—ใŸใ‚Šใ€ๆ‚ฉใฟใ‚„ๆ„š็—ดใ‚’ๅใๅ‡บใ—ใŸใ‚Šใ™ใ‚‹ไบบใŒๅข—ใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚24ๆ™‚้–“ใ„ใคใงใ‚‚ๅฏพ่ฉฑใงใใ€ๅฟœๅฏพใฎ่‡ช็„ถใ•ใ‹ใ‚‰ๆ„Ÿๆƒ…็งปๅ…ฅใ™ใ‚‹ไบบใ‚‚ใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚AIใŒๆ—ฅๅธธใซๆบถใ‘่พผใฟๅง‹ใ‚ใ‚‹ไธญใ€ๆฌง็ฑณใงใฏ้Žๅบฆใชไพๅญ˜ใŒ็คพไผšๅ•้กŒใซใชใ‚Šใคใคใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅˆคๆ–ญใ‚’่ชคใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ๅญค็‹ฌใ‚’ๆทฑใ‚ใŸใ‚Šใ™ใ‚‹ใƒชใ‚นใ‚ฏใฎๅ‘จ็Ÿฅใจๅฏพ็ญ–ใŒๆฑ‚ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚ ใ€Œใ‚‚ใ†ๅฐ‘ใ—ใ‚ณใ‚นใƒˆใ‚’ไธ‹ใ’ใฆๅ€‰ๅบซ้ขจใซใ€ใ€Œใƒ€ใ‚ตใ„ใ€‚ๅ…จ็„ถใƒ€ใƒกใ€ใ€‚ๅฎถๅ…ท่ฒฉๅฃฒใ‚ตใ‚คใƒˆใ€ŒLOWYAใ€ใ‚’้‹ๅ–ถใ™ใ‚‹ใƒ™โ€ฆ
11:11 (02:11 in your timezone)

12:22 (03:22)โ‡ขUS Allies Questioning Their Position Amidst Global Shifts?

โŒจJapanese media is currently reporting on the evolving international landscape, with a focus on the changing dynamics of alliances. One headline questions the traditional role of being a friend to the U.S. in the context of airstrikes, drones, and tariffs (The Japan Times). Additionally, there are reports of the U.S. President urging NATO to ban Russian crude oil (Yahoo News Japan), further highlighting the complex geopolitical situation. Concurrently, the increasing dependence on conversational AI in Western countries is emerging as a social issue due to potential misjudgment and deepened loneliness (Nikkei Shimbun). Discussions also continue regarding Poland's interception of Russian drones, which raises new air defense concerns for NATO (Japan Business Press).
13:27
ใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒ—ใฎ็›Ÿๅ‹ใงMAGAๅคง็‰ฉใฎใƒใƒฃใƒผใƒชใƒผใƒปใ‚ซใƒผใ‚ฏใŒ้Šƒๆ’ƒใ•ใ‚Œๆญปไบกใ€‚ๆ—ฅๆœฌใงๅ‚ๆ”ฟๅ…šใฎ่ฌ›ๆผ”ไผšใซๅ‚ๅŠ ใ—ใŸใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใ ใฃใŸ
13:27 (04:27 in your timezone)

15:47 (06:47)โ‡ขTransgender Ideology Reporting Errors and Decontaminated Soil

โŒจJapanese media continues to report on the evolving international landscape, with a focus on the changing dynamics of alliances. The discussion questions the traditional role of being a friend to the U.S. in the context of airstrikes, drones, and tariffs (The Japan Times). Furthermore, reports indicate an error in news surrounding "transgender ideology" (Huffington Post Japan). Concurrently, the increasing dependence on conversational AI in Western countries is emerging as a social issue due to potential misjudgment and deepened loneliness (Nikkei Shimbun). Discussions also continue regarding Poland's interception of Russian drones, which raises new air defense concerns for NATO (Japan Business Press), and the reuse of decontaminated soil in government flowerbeds (Yahoo News Japan).
17:02

17:48 (08:48)โ‡ขJapanese Media Questions Media Cohesion

โŒจJapanese media is currently discussing the state of the media itself, particularly its "cohesion" and potential "ๅฟ–ๅบฆ" (conjecture/deference) in reporting on issues like the Johnny's problem (Japan Business Press). This comes alongside ongoing reports about the evolving international landscape, with an error in reporting on "transgender ideology" (Huffington Post Japan), and the questioning of the traditional role of being a friend to the U.S. amidst airstrikes, drones, and tariffs (The Japan Times). Furthermore, the increasing dependence on conversational AI in Western countries is emerging as a social issue due to potential misjudgment and deepened loneliness (Nikkei Shimbun).
19:57
ๆ”ฟๅบœใฏๆตทๅบ•ใ‚ฑใƒผใƒ–ใƒซใซๆฝœใ‚€็ตŒๆธˆๅฎ‰ๅ…จไฟ้šœไธŠใฎใƒชใ‚นใ‚ฏใ‚’ๆด—ใ„ๅ‡บใ™ใ€‚็ฑณๅ›ฝใŒไธญๅ›ฝไผๆฅญใ‚’ๆŽ’้™คใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–น้‡ใ‚’็คบใ™ใชใ‹ใ€ๅ›ฝๅ†…ใƒกใƒผใ‚ซใƒผใฎ้ƒจๅ“่ชฟ้”ๅ…ˆใ‚„ๆ•ท่จญใƒปไฟๅฎˆไฝ“ๅˆถใ‚’่ชฟในใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅฐ‚็”จ่ˆนใ‚’่‡ช็คพใง็ขบไฟใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใฎ่ฒกๆ”ฟๆ”ฏๆดใ‚‚้€ฒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅ‚ๅ—ใชใฉใ‚’้˜ฒใŽใ€ใƒ‡ใ‚ธใ‚ฟใƒซๆ™‚ไปฃใฎๅŸบๅนนใ‚คใƒณใƒ•ใƒฉใ‚’ๅฎˆใ‚‹ใ€‚ ใ‚ฑใƒผใƒ–ใƒซใ‚„ไธญ็ถ™ๅ™จใ€ๅˆถๅพก่ฃ…็ฝฎใชใฉ้€šไฟกใ‚ทใ‚นใƒ†ใƒ ๅ…จไฝ“ใ‚’ๅฏพ่ฑกใซใ€ๅ›ฝๅ†…ไผๆฅญใŒไธญๅ›ฝใชใฉใ‹ใ‚‰้ƒจๅ“ใ‚’่ชฟ้”ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹2025ๅนดๅบฆไธญใซ่ชฟๆŸปใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚ไธญ็ถ™ๅ™จใชใฉใงไฝฟใ†้‡่ฆ้ƒจๅ“ใ‚’่ณผโ€ฆ
19:57 (10:57 in your timezone)

20:25 (11:25)โ‡ขJapan Secures Undersea Cables

โŒจJapanese media is focused on Japan's government investigating economic security risks concerning submarine cables, specifically addressing China-related concerns in the supply chain (Nikkei Shimbun). This new development builds upon ongoing discussions regarding media cohesion in Japan (Japan Business Press) and an error in reporting on "transgender ideology" (Huffington Post Japan), alongside the evolving international relations concerning the U.S. (The Japan Times).

23:02 (14:02)โ‡ขLDP Leadership Race: Four Candidates Emerge

โŒจJapanese media continues to highlight political developments, with four candidates set to hold press conferences this week for the LDP presidential election (Yahoo News Japan). This builds on ongoing discussions about Japan's efforts to secure undersea cables against Chinese risks (Nikkei Shimbun) and the changing dynamics of being a U.S. ally amidst global shifts (The Japan Times), alongside reports of errors in "transgender ideology" coverage (Huffington Post Japan).