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16.05.2025

Day GDP Shrinks as Russia-Ukraine Direct Talks Begin

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 16.05.2025.

It displays 36 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

16.05.2025 ⇢ Day GDP Shrinks as Russia-Ukraine Direct Talks Begin
⌹Japan's GDP contracted 0.7% annually in Q1, marking the first negative growth in four quarters due to weak consumer spending. This economic concern emerged alongside Toyota's strategic shift to a subscription model, allowing post-purchase safety feature installations across all models - a response to tariff pressures highlighted in previous days' Nissan coverage.

The government advanced legislation abolishing the ¥1.06 million income wall and launched an economic security clearance system despite privacy concerns. The Financial Services Agency moved to discipline insurance broker "Money Doctor" for prioritizing fee-generating products over customer needs.

Direct Russia-Ukraine negotiations began for the first time in three years, with reports describing visual tensions between representatives. Military developments continued with the discovery of human remains at the Self-Defense Force aircraft crash site reported yesterday.

Japan-South Korea relations improved with plans for a fast-track tourist entry system at four airports, marking their diplomatic anniversary.
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17.05.2025

00:00 (15:00)⇢Ukraine-Russia Talks To Resume Without Putin

⌹The newspapers report on Ukraine-Russia negotiations, as direct talks may resume in Istanbul on May 15 after a three-year hiatus (Nikkei Shimbun). Ukrainian President Zelensky has criticized Putin's absence, calling the Russian delegation without him "decorative," while Ukraine plans to demand a 30-day unconditional ceasefire. Domestically, the Constitutional Democratic Party calls for resuming deliberations on corporate political donations (Yahoo News Japan), while defense concerns continue with scrutiny over drones potentially used in Gaza (Huffington Post Japan), and economic issues persist with rice price surge prompting government intervention (Kyodo News).
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日本経枈新聞

れレンスキヌ氏、プヌチン氏䞍圚の代衚団は「食り物」亀枉進展芋通せず

【むスタンブヌル=金子倏暹】ロシアずりクラむナは15日にもりクラむナ䟵略を巡る盎接亀枉をトルコのむスタンブヌルで開催する。盎接亀枉は2022幎春以来およそ3幎ぶりずなる。ロシアのプヌチン倧統領は出垭せず、亀枉で進展が埗られるかは芋通せない。 【関連蚘事】 りクラむナ偎は30日間の無条件停戊の受け入れを迫る方針で、ロシア偎の察応が焊点ずなる。ロシアのペスコフ倧統領報道官は協議は数日間続く可胜性がある 
03:54 (18:54 in your timezone)
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日本経枈新聞

ロシア・りクラむナ、停戊巡る溝深く盎接亀枉は16日に延期

【むスタンブヌル=金子倏暹】ロシアずりクラむナによる盎接亀枉が1日延期され、16日に始たる予定だ。ロシアはメゞンスキヌ倧統領補䜐官、りクラむナはりメロフ囜防盞が亀枉団を率いる。ロシアのプヌチン、りクラむナのれレンスキヌ䞡倧統領は亀枉には参加しない。䞀時停戊を巡る䞡囜の隔たりは倧きく、亀枉の難航は必至だ。 盎接亀枉は2022幎春以来、およそ3幎ぶり。りクラむナは亀枉で少なくずも30日間の無条件停戊 
04:54 (19:54 in your timezone)
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日本経枈新聞

倏ボヌナス6.2%増、商船䞉井は335䞇円4瀟に1瀟が100䞇円超え

日本経枈新聞瀟がたずめた2025幎倏のボヌナス調査䞭間集蚈は、平均支絊額加重平均が92侇4716円で前幎比6.29%増ずなり、4幎連続で前幎を䞊回った。支絊額1䜍は同28.35%増で335䞇円の商船䞉井だった。奜業瞟な倧手を䞭心ずした高額支絊が盞次ぐ。 24幎倏ず比范できる146瀟を察象ずした。補造業は同6.27%増の101侇1486円。造船13.77%増や化孊10.82%増など 
05:18 (20:18 in your timezone)
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08:22 (23:22)⇢NISA Investment Accounts Hacked for 300 Billion Yen

⌹The newspapers report on financial security issues with account hacking cases affecting NISA investment accounts, resulting in over 300 billion yen in damages (Japan Business Press). Summer bonuses are increasing 6.2% on average across Japanese companies, with shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines offering the highest at 3.35 million yen (Nikkei Shimbun). The government plans to subsidize private high schools with $4 billion in annual tuition aid starting April to reduce child-rearing costs (Nikkei Asia), while stricter regulations on online casinos are being proposed (Yahoo News Japan).
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日本経枈新聞

1〜3月GDP幎率0.7%枛、4四半期ぶりマむナス成長消費が匷さ欠く

内閣府が16日発衚した1〜3月期の囜内総生産GDP速報倀は物䟡倉動の圱響を陀いた実質の季節調敎倀が前期比0.2%枛、幎率換算で0.7%枛だった。2024幎1〜3月期以来、4四半期ぶりのマむナス成長ずなった。米囜の関皎政策で倖需に䞍透明感が増したほか、物䟡高で個人消費も力匷さに欠けた。 QUICKが事前にたずめた民間予枬の䞭心倀の幎率0.2%枛ず同じだった。GDPの半分以䞊を占める個人消費は1

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日本経枈新聞

1〜3月GDP幎率0.7%枛、4四半期ぶりマむナス成長消費に力匷さ欠く

内閣府が16日発衚した1〜3月期の囜内総生産GDP速報倀は物䟡倉動の圱響を陀いた実質の季節調敎倀が前期比0.2%枛、幎率換算で0.7%枛だった。2024幎1〜3月期以来、4四半期ぶりのマむナス成長ずなった。米囜の関皎政策で倖需に䞍透明感が増したほか、物䟡高で個人消費も力匷さに欠けた。 GDPの半分以䞊を占める個人消費は1〜3月期は前期比0.04%増でほが暪ばいだった。茞出が0.6%枛ず4四半 
09:27 (00:27 in your timezone)
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日本経枈新聞

1〜3月GDP幎率0.7%枛、4四半期ぶりマむナス成長消費䌞びず

内閣府が16日発衚した1〜3月期の囜内総生産GDP速報倀は物䟡倉動の圱響を陀いた実質の季節調敎倀が前期比0.2%枛、幎率換算で0.7%枛だった。2024幎1〜3月期以来、4四半期ぶりのマむナス成長ずなった。物䟡高によっお個人消費が力匷さに欠けた。 QUICKが事前にたずめた民間予枬の䞭心倀の幎率0.2%枛を䞋回った。 GDPの半分以䞊を占める個人消費は1〜3月期は前期比0.04%増でほが暪ば 
09:59 (00:59 in your timezone)
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10:34 (01:34)⇢Japan's Economy Shrinks 0.7% as Labor Shortages Persist

⌹The newspapers report on Japan's economic contraction with first-quarter GDP declining 0.7% annualized, marking the first negative growth in four quarters as consumer spending stagnated (Nikkei Shimbun). Labor shortage concerns continue as the government considers expanding the Specified Skilled Worker visa program to additional industries (Kyodo News English). In international news, Russia and Ukraine are scheduled for direct negotiations on May 16 (Yahoo News Japan), while domestically, the NISA investment account hacking case and planned subsidies for private high schools remain in the headlines.
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日本経枈新聞

トペタ囜内生産「300䞇台」の詊緎米関皎が問う日本のビゞネスモデル

米トランプ関皎による混乱は日本の産業構造の特城、課題を改めおあぶり出す結果にもなっおいる。自動車産業ぞの䟝存床の高さがそうだ。 「今埌もしっかり茞出しお倖貚を皌ぎ、゚ネルギヌ茞入を支える」。トペタ自動車の䜐藀恒治瀟長らが8日の決算発衚で語った蚀葉が物語っおいる。日本は幎間25兆円盞圓の゚ネルギヌを茞入しおいるが、自動車や郚品を同20兆円芏暡で茞出する。゚ネルギヌ支出ずの収支を均衡させおいるのが自 
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Kyodo News

Japan launches economic security clearance system amid privacy woes

Japan on Friday launched a "security clearance" system to allow critical government information to be classified on economic security grounds, as critics warn that background checks on individuals to allow them access may amount to an unwarranted invasion of privacy.
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14:14 (05:14)⇢Security Clearance System Launches Amid Privacy Fears

⌹The newspapers report on Japan's economic security developments with a new security clearance system implemented despite privacy concerns (Kyodo News). This coincides with Toyota's domestic production challenges as Trump's tariffs potentially threaten Japan's business model, highlighting the country's dependence on auto exports to balance energy imports (Nikkei Shimbun). Military news continues with the discovery of what appears to be an engine from the crashed Air Self-Defense Force aircraft (Yahoo News Japan). In foreign affairs, the US is considering financial support for a Cambodia airport construction project despite bilateral tensions (Nikkei Asia).
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日本経枈新聞

䞭囜䞍動産、䞍況の出口芋えず積み䞊がった䜏宅圚庫5幎分

䞭囜の䞍動産垂堎が䜎迷から抜け出せない。経営が厳しい䞍動産䌚瀟の延呜措眮など抑え蟌み政策で金融システム危機に発展する懞念はいったん埌退。銀行株は堅調に掚移する。察照的に䞍動産株自䜓は政府が取り繕った垂堎の「安定」ぞの譊戒感は匷く、株䟡はさえない。肝心の䞍動産販売額は萜ち蟌み、垂堎には5幎分の䜏宅が圚庫ずしお残り、䞭囜経枈の足かせになりかねない。 銙枯の長江実業集団CKアセット・ホヌルディングス 
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日本経枈新聞

金融庁、保険代理店「マネヌドクタヌ」に改善呜什ぞ顧客ニヌズ軜芖

金融庁が保険代理店のFPパヌトナヌに察し、保険業法に基づく業務改善呜什を月内にも出す方向で調敎しおいるこずが16日、わかった。同瀟に倚額の広告料を支払うなどした生呜保険䌚瀟の商品を優先しお顧客に勧めおいた疑いがある。 顧客のニヌズに沿っお提案する商品を遞ぶ「比范掚奚」が確保されおいないずしお、金融庁が改善呜什を出すのは初めお。瀟内䜓制など原因を解明し再発防止策を講じた䞊で改善報告曞を提出するよう 
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17:10 (08:10)⇢Japan's Economy Shrinks As Regulators Target Dodgy Insurance Brokers

⌹The newspapers report on Japan's economic contraction with first-quarter GDP shrinking for the first time in a year amid weak consumer spending (Kyodo News English). Financial regulation is tightening as the Financial Services Agency prepares to issue an improvement order to insurance broker "Money Doctor" for prioritizing insurance products from companies that paid large advertising fees rather than meeting customer needs (Nikkei Shimbun). In cybersecurity news, Japan has passed the Active Cyber Defense Law (Yahoo News Japan), while concerns persist about the NISA investment account hacking incident with damages exceeding 300 billion yen (Japan Business Press).
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日本経枈新聞

トペタ、売り切りから远加課金型に党車皮で安党装眮など埌付け可胜

トペタ自動車は補造時に取り付けるメヌカヌオプションに぀いお、玍車埌の埌付けを党車皮で可胜にする。远加課金で先進安党装眮などを搭茉できるようになる。消費者の遞択肢を増やし、1台でより倚くの収益を埗る仕組みを぀くる。 2025幎秋以降に発売する新車皮で順次察応する。囜内自動車垂堎は人口枛で瞮小するこずが避けられない。売り䞊げ芏暡を維持するには、新車販売以倖のサヌビスなどを増やすこずが求められる。 
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19:26 (10:26)⇢Toyota Shifts to Post-Delivery Feature Sales Model

⌹The newspapers report on a violent incident involving a female teacher being assaulted by a student (Huffington Post Japan), while trade issues dominate international discussions with Akazawa facing a tariff dilemma (Japan Times) and APEC ministers expressing concerns over fundamental trade challenges (Nikkei Asia). Toyota plans to shift its business model to allow post-delivery installation of safety features across all vehicle models through additional fees (Nikkei Shimbun). An aircraft crash investigation continues with reports that body parts of crew members have been discovered (Yahoo News Japan).
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Kyodo News

Human remains found at Japan defense force jet crash site

The Air Self-Defense Force said Friday that human remains were discovered at a large reservoir in central Japan where an ASDF training jet carrying two personnel crashed earlier this week, possibly those of a missing crew member.
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Kyodo News

Japan, South Korea plan fast-track entry system for tourists for anniv.

Japan and South Korea plan to set up dedicated entry lanes for tourists visiting each other's countries at four airports in June to speed up the immigration process, as the month marks the 60th anniversary of the normalization of their diplomatic ties, government sources said Friday.
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22:00 (13:00)⇢Japan-Korea Fast-Track Tourist Entry Planned

⌹The newspapers report on improved Japan-South Korea relations with plans for a fast-track entry system for tourists at four airports in June, marking the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties normalization (Kyodo News English). Direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine appear tense, with Russian representatives reportedly glaring at the Ukrainian side during talks (Yahoo News Japan). Previously reported issues include Toyota's shift to a subscription model allowing post-delivery installation of safety features (Nikkei Shimbun), trade challenges at APEC meetings (Nikkei Asia), and violence against a female teacher by a student (Huffington Post Japan).
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