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17.02.2025

Day Growth Numbers Masked Consumer Retreat

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 17.02.2025.

It displays 24 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

17.02.2025 โ‡ข Day Growth Numbers Masked Consumer Retreat
โŒจJapan's GDP exceeded 600 trillion yen for the first time, with Q4 2024 showing 2.8% annualized growth. Morning coverage focused on the divergence between corporate investment growth and consumer spending weakness.

The Ishiba administration continued addressing multiple policy fronts: proposing 450,000 yen support for private high school students, moving toward free elementary school lunches, and meeting with Mrs. Akagi in the Diet. UN concerns emerged regarding Japan's permanent residency revocation system.

U.S.-Russia talks scheduled for February 18th generated coverage, with Senator Rubio emphasizing Ukraine and Europe's inclusion in peace negotiations. This followed previous days' tensions over Ukrainian territorial concessions.

Citizen Watch's success with mechanical timepieces targeting youth markets indicated a broader generational shift, parallel to reports of declining Panasonic brand recognition among younger demographics.
17.02.2025
00:36
ใ€ใƒŸใƒฅใƒณใƒ˜ใƒณ=้ฃ›็”ฐ่‡จๅคช้ƒŽใ€‘ใƒซใƒ“ใ‚ช็ฑณๅ›ฝๅ‹™้•ทๅฎ˜ใฏ15ๆ—ฅใ€ใƒญใ‚ทใ‚ขใฎใƒฉใƒ–ใƒญใƒ•ๅค–็›ธใจ้›ป่ฉฑๅ”่ญฐใ—ใ€ใƒญใ‚ทใ‚ขใจใ‚ฆใ‚ฏใƒฉใ‚คใƒŠใฎๅœๆˆฆใซๅ‘ใ‘ๆ„่ฆ‹ใ‚’ไบคใ‚ใ—ใŸใ€‚ใƒญใ‚ทใ‚ขๅดใฎ็™บ่กจใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ใจใ€ไธกๆฐใฏ็ฑณใƒญ้ฆ–่„ณไผš่ซ‡ใซๅ‚™ใˆใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซๅฎšๆœŸ็š„ใซ้€ฃ็ตกใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงๅˆๆ„ใ—ใŸใ€‚็ฑณใƒ–ใƒซใƒผใƒ ใƒใƒผใ‚ฐ้€šไฟกใฏใ€ๆ—ฉใ‘ใ‚ŒใฐไปŠๆœˆๆœซใซใ‚‚้ฆ–่„ณไผš่ซ‡ใŒๅฎŸๆ–ฝใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใจไผใˆใŸใ€‚ ใƒญใ‚คใ‚ฟใƒผ้€šไฟกใชใฉใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ใจใ€็ฑณๅ›ฝใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚ฆใ‚ฉใƒซใƒ„ๅคง็ตฑ้ ˜่ฃœไฝๅฎ˜๏ผˆๅ›ฝๅฎถๅฎ‰ๅ…จไฟ้šœๆ‹…ๅฝ“๏ผ‰ใ‚„ใƒซใƒ“ใ‚ชๅ›ฝๅ‹™้•ทๅฎ˜ใ‚‰ใŒๆ•ฐๆ—ฅไปฅๅ†…โ€ฆ
00:36 (15:36 in your timezone)
01:20
ๅŒ—ๆœ้ฎฎใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ๆ‹‰่‡ด่ขซๅฎณ่€…ใฎๆœ‰ๆœฌๆตๅญใ•ใ‚“๏ผˆ65๏ผ‰๏ผๆ‹‰่‡ดๅฝ“ๆ™‚๏ผˆ23๏ผ‰๏ผใฎ็ˆถใ€ๆ˜Žๅผ˜ใ•ใ‚“ใŒๆญปๅŽปใ—ใŸใ“ใจใŒ16ๆ—ฅใ€ๅˆ†ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚96ๆญณใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
01:20 (16:20 in your timezone)

01:23 (16:23)โ‡ขSummit Polls Split While Father Never Saw Daughter

โŒจThe newspapers report on opinion polls regarding the Ishiba-Trump summit, with varying approval rates: 50% (Asahi), 51% (Yomiuri), and 50.1% (Kyodo). Ishiba's cabinet support rate shows increases to 40% (Asahi), though Yomiuri reports it stable at 39%. Coverage continues of US-Russia developments, with potential high-level talks and summit by month's end (Nikkei). The death of Akihiro Arimoto, 96, father of North Korean abduction victim Keiko, is reported (Sankei, Yahoo).
05:07
ไฟกใ˜ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ„็ตๆžœใŒๅ‡บใŸใ€‚ ใƒ‘ใƒŠใ‚ฝใƒ‹ใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚’่‹ฅ่€…ใฎๅŠๆ•ฐใŒ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใชใ„โ€•โ€•ใ€‚2022ๅนดๆ˜ฅใ€็คพ้•ทใ‚‰ใŒๅ‡บๅธญใ—ใฆ้–‹ใ‹ใ‚ŒใŸใƒ‘ใƒŠใ‚ฝใƒ‹ใƒƒใ‚ฏใƒ›ใƒผใƒซใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚นใฎๅŸท่กŒๅฝนๅ“กไผšใ€‚ใƒ–ใƒฉใƒณใƒ‰่ชฟๆŸปใฎ่ณ‡ๆ–™ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใŸๅนน้ƒจใฏ็›ฎใ‚’็–‘ใฃใŸใ€‚ใƒ‘ใƒŠใ‚ฝใƒ‹ใƒƒใ‚ฏใฎ20ไปฃใฎ่ช็Ÿฅๅบฆ53%ใ€‚ใ€Œใใ‚“ใชใ‚ใ‘ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ€ ็ตŒๅ–ถใฎ็ฅžๆง˜ใ€ๆพไธ‹ๅนธไน‹ๅŠฉๆฐใŒ็”Ÿใ‚“ใ ไผš็คพใ€ใ€Œใƒ‘ใƒŠใ‚ฝใƒ‹ใƒƒใ‚ฏใ€ใ€ŒใƒŠใ‚ทใƒงใƒŠใƒซใ€ใง็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸไธ–็•Œๆœ€ๅคง็ดšใฎๅฎถ้›ปใƒกใƒผใ‚ซใƒผใ€‚ๆตทๅค–ๅ‹ขใซๆŠผใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒ็›ฎ็ซ‹ใคใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใฃใŸใจใฏใ„โ€ฆ
05:07 (20:07 in your timezone)

09:34 (00:34)โ‡ขYoung Japan Forgets Panasonic

โŒจThe newspapers report on a generational brand crisis at Panasonic, with half of those in their 20s unfamiliar with the company, prompting concerns about potential loss of ยฅ3000 trillion market (Nikkei). Coverage continues of the Ishiba-Trump summit approval ratings hovering around 40% (Asahi, Yomiuri), while reports emerge of an imminent Trump-Putin meeting (Yahoo).
10:19
11:55
ๆ—ฅๆœฌใซใ‚‚่‹ฅ่€…ๅ‘ใ‘ใฎใƒ“ใ‚ธใƒใ‚นใ‚’ๅ่ปขใฎๅŽŸๅ‹•ๅŠ›ใซใ—ใŸไผๆฅญใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ 2024ๅนดใซใƒ–ใƒฉใƒณใƒ‰ๅ‰ต่จญใ‹ใ‚‰100ๅนดใ‚’่ฟŽใˆใŸใ‚ทใƒใ‚บใƒณๆ™‚่จˆใ€‚่‹ฅ่€…ใ‚’้–‹ๆ‹“ใ—ใŸใ“ใจใงๅ‰ตๆฅญไปฅๆฅใ€ๆœ€ใ‚‚ๅฃฒใ‚ŒใŸ่…•ๆ™‚่จˆใŒ็”Ÿใพใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚ใ‚ผใƒณใƒžใ‚คใงๅ‹•ใๆฉŸๆขฐๅผใฎใ€ŒTSUYOSA๏ผˆใƒ„ใƒจใ‚ต๏ผ‰ใ‚ณใƒฌใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใ€ใ ใ€‚ 21ๅนดใฎ็™บๅฃฒใ‹ใ‚‰3ๅนด้–“ใฎ็ดฏ่จˆ่ฒฉๅฃฒๆ•ฐใฏ้ŽๅŽป10ๅนด้–“ใงๆœ€ใ‚‚ๅฃฒใ‚ŒใŸ่…•ๆ™‚่จˆใฎ4ๅ€ใซ้”ใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅ„ๅ•†ๅ“ใฎ่ฒฉๅฃฒๆ•ฐใฏๆ˜Žใ‚‰ใ‹ใซใ—ใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใฎใ€ๆ—ฅใฎไธธ่…•ๆ™‚่จˆใŒใ‚ฏใ‚ชใƒผใƒ„ๅผใงไธ–็•Œโ€ฆ
11:55 (02:55 in your timezone)
12:35

12:36 (03:36)โ‡ขGDP Rises While Youth Choose Mechanical Time

โŒจThe newspapers report on Japan's Q4 2023 GDP growth of 2.8% annualized (Kyodo), while Citizen Watch reports unprecedented success with mechanical watches targeting youth markets, achieving 4x typical sales volumes (Nikkei). Coverage continues of upcoming U.S.-Russia talks scheduled for February 18th (Yahoo), while Ishiba cabinet approval ratings show improvement to 40% (Asahi, Yomiuri).
13:39

15:57 (06:57)โ‡ขRubio Promises Ukraine Voice in Peace

โŒจThe newspapers report on peace talk developments with Senator Rubio asserting Ukraine and Europe's inclusion in upcoming Russia negotiations (Japan Times), while Prime Minister Ishiba meets with Mrs. Akagi in the Diet (Yahoo). Coverage continues of Japan's 2.8% GDP growth (Kyodo) and Citizen Watch's success with mechanical timepieces (Nikkei), alongside reporting on the death of Akihiro Arimoto, father of North Korean abduction victim (Sankei).
17:07
ๆฐธไฝ่จฑๅฏๅ–ใ‚Šๆถˆใ—ๅˆถๅบฆใ€ๅ›ฝ้€ฃใฎๅง”ๅ“กไผšใŒ็ทŠๆ€ฅใฎๆ›ธ็ฐกใ€Œไธๅ‡่กกใชๅฝฑ้Ÿฟใ‚’ๆ‡ธๅฟตใ€ใ€‚ๆ—ฅๆœฌๆ”ฟๅบœใซ่ฆ‹็›ดใ—ใ‚„ๅปƒๆญขๆŽช็ฝฎใธใฎๅ›ž็ญ”ๆฑ‚ใ‚ใ‚‹
17:07 (08:07 in your timezone)

17:24 (08:24)โ‡ขUN Questions Japan's Residency Rules

โŒจThe newspapers report on UN committee concerns regarding Japan's permanent residency revocation system, urging consideration of economic and health impacts (Huffington Post). Coverage continues of Japan's 2.8% GDP growth (Kyodo), while heavy snowfall is expected along the Sea of Japan coast due to cold wave (Yahoo). Ukraine peace talk developments remain in focus with Rubio's statements on European inclusion (Japan Times).
20:20
ๆ ชๅผใธใฎ่ณ‡้‡‘ๆตๅ…ฅใŒๅ†ใณๅผทใพใฃใฆใใŸใ€‚็ฑณๆฌงใฎไธป่ฆๆŒ‡ๆ•ฐใŒๆœ€้ซ˜ๅ€คๅœใซ้”ใ—ใ€ไธ–็•Œๆ ชใฎๅˆ่จˆๆ™‚ไพก็ท้กใฏ็ด„2ใ‚ซๆœˆใถใ‚Šใซ้ŽๅŽปๆœ€ๅคง่จ˜้Œฒใ‚’ๆ›ดๆ–ฐใ—ใŸใ€‚็พๆ™‚็‚นใงใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒ—็ฑณๆ”ฟๆจฉใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ๆ€ฅ้€ฒ็š„ใช้–ข็จŽๅฐŽๅ…ฅใฏๅ›ž้ฟใ•ใ‚ŒใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€ๆ™ฏๆฐ—ๅพŒ้€€ใ‚’ๅซใ‚€ใ€Œๆœ€ๆ‚ชใ‚ทใƒŠใƒชใ‚ชใ€ใธใฎ่ญฆๆˆ’ใŒ่–„ใ‚‰ใ„ใ ใ€‚ๆŠ•่ณ‡ๅฎถใฎ้–ขๅฟƒใฏไผๆฅญใฎๅˆฉ็›Šๆˆ้•ทใซๅ‘ใ‹ใ„ใ‚„ใ™ใใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ QUICKใƒปใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚ฏใƒˆใ‚ปใƒƒใƒˆใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ใจไธ–็•Œๆ ชใฎๅˆ่จˆๆ™‚ไพก็ท้กใฏๅ‰้€ฑใซ125ๅ…†ใƒ‰ใƒซ๏ผˆ็ด„1.9ไบฌๅ††๏ผ‰ใ‚’่ถ…ใˆใ€20โ€ฆ
20:20 (11:20 in your timezone)

20:52 (11:52)โ‡ขGlobal Stocks Peak as Tariff Fears Fade

โŒจThe newspapers report on global stock market capitalization reaching new highs, with focus shifting from tariff concerns to corporate performance (Nikkei). Prime Minister Ishiba expresses desire to visit Akagi's grave (Yahoo), while coverage continues of UN concerns over Japan's permanent residency system (Huffington Post) and Japan's Q4 GDP growth (Kyodo).