Turning around US, Japan convenience stores among challenges ahead for Seven & i
02:37 (17:37 in your timezone)
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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 18.07.2025.
It displays 29 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
18.07.2025 โข Fukui Nuclear Plant Returns, Election Deliberations Deepened
โจEarly in the day, media continued to detail developments in Japan's semiconductor push, with Rapidus showcasing its 2nm prototype. Throughout the day, the impending Upper House election remained a central focus. Initial reports highlighted the emergence of an "anti-foreigner" party, an ongoing theme. As the day progressed, editorial attention shifted to the intensifying fiscal debate surrounding proposed household support measures and the potential market ramifications should the opposition gain significant ground. Later, a new major domestic story emerged: Kansai Electric Power announced plans for Japan's first new nuclear power plant since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, seen as a crucial step for decarbonization. This marked a shift in energy policy reporting. Additionally, the implications of the prior day's Seven & i deal collapse for activist investors were also discussed.
18.07.2025
02:37
02:39 (17:39)โขRare Earth Alliance Forged
โจJapanese media highlights a new strategic partnership between Japan and the EU to jointly procure rare earths, aiming to reduce dependence on China (Nikkei Shimbun). Domestically, political discussions intensify ahead of the 2025 Upper House election, with opposition parties expressing confidence (Yahoo News Japan) and ongoing analysis of nationalist sentiments (Japan Business Press). Meanwhile, Seven & i Holdings is charting its growth path independently after the acquisition bid withdrawal (Nikkei Asia).
05:13
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ใปใใณใฏACTใซใใ่ฒทๅใฎ่
ๅจใใใฒใจใพใ่งฃๆพใใใใใใใใคใใฎโฆ
05:13 (20:13 in your timezone)
06:05
Japan Business Press
06:05 (21:05 in your timezone)
06:22
Campaigners aiming to oust opposition incumbents say effort is 'last line of defense'
06:22 (21:22 in your timezone)
06:23 (21:23)โขAcquisition Era Dawn
โจJapanese media reports on the perceived dawn of a new "era of major acquisitions" for Japanese companies, urging preparedness for foreign bids, following the recent Seven & i case (Nikkei Shimbun). Concurrently, discussions around the upcoming Upper House election continue, with focus on emerging political forces, voter considerations (Japan Business Press), and opposition parties expressing confidence in their policy plans (Yahoo News Japan).
06:56
Yahoo! Japan
06:56 (21:56 in your timezone)
08:21
Yahoo! Japan
08:21 (23:21 in your timezone)
08:55
Yahoo! Japan
08:55 (23:55 in your timezone)
10:12
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ๅใฎๅฝ่ฒปใใคใ่พผใพใใๆๅ
็ซฏๅๅฐไฝใฎๅ่จ็็ฃไผ็คพ๏ผใใกใฆใณใใชใผ๏ผใใฉใใในใ้็ฃใซๅใใ่ฉฆ้่ปขใซใใใคใใๅทฅๅ ดใฎใใๅๆตท้ๅๆญณๅธใง18ๆฅใใๆซ้ฒ็ฎใฎ่จ่
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ไปใฎใจใใใๅ็คพใธใฎ่ฉไพกใฏๆๅพ
ใจไธๅฎใๅ
ฅใไบคใใฃใฆใใใใฉใกใใใจใใใฐใไธๅฎใฎๅฃฐใฎๆนใใใๅคใใใใใใชใใ
2027ๅนดใจใใฆใใๆฌๆ ผ็็ฃใซๅใใฆไธๅฏๆฌ ใชใฎใใๅฐ็ไธใงๆใ่ค้ใชๆฉๆขฐใใจใใใใใชใฉใณใ่ฃฝใฎๆๅ
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็ฝฎใๆฅตโฆ
10:12 (01:12 in your timezone)
10:13 (01:13)โขRapidus Production Test
โจJapanese media is now highlighting the trial operations of the state-funded semiconductor firm Rapidus, with Nikkei Shimbun detailing the critical need for domestic industry support and customer creation for its revival. Simultaneously, discussions continue regarding the upcoming Upper House election, with analyses focusing on new political forces and voter decision criteria (Japan Business Press). Separately, local weather warnings for linear rainbands are being issued (Yahoo News Japan).
10:20
Japan Business Press
10:20 (01:20 in your timezone)
11:12
Bilateral agreement grants Canberra veto over Pacific nation's security pacts
11:12 (02:12 in your timezone)
11:20
Yahoo! Japan
11:20 (02:20 in your timezone)
13:17
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ฌ้ใใใ4ๆใซ็จผๅใใๅๆตท้ๅๆญณๅธใฎๅทฅๅ ดใง็็ฃใๅไฝใ็ขบ่ชใใใ2027ๅนดใฎ้็ฃใ็ฎๆใใๆตทๅคใฎ็ซถๅใ่ฟฝใใในใฟใผใใฉใคใณใซ็ซใฃใใๅฎๆๅบฆใ้ซใใฆใใใใใฏใฉใใในใฎๆๅคงใฎ่ชฒ้กใฎไธใคใงใใ้กงๅฎข็ฒๅพใฎๆๅฆใๅ ใใ
ๅๅพ12ๆๅใใๅๆญณๅธๅ
ใฎใใใซใซใตใใฉใคใคใผใ้กงๅฎขๅ่ฃ็ด200ไบบใโฆ
13:17 (04:17 in your timezone)
13:19 (04:19)โขRapidus 2nm Prototype Debuts
โจJapanese media highlights updates in the semiconductor industry as Nikkei Shimbun reports Rapidus publicly showcased its 2nm prototype, aiming for 2027 mass production and facing customer acquisition challenges. Concurrently, political discussions intensify around the 2025 Upper House election, with Japan Business Press analyzing the Liberal Democratic Party's struggles and the rise of an "anti-foreigner" party. Additionally, Yahoo News Japan warns of heatstroke as the rainy season concludes in Kanto-Koshin.
14:21
Yahoo! Japan
14:21 (05:21 in your timezone)
14:47
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ใซๅผใๆธกใใใ5ๅนด้โฆ
14:47 (05:47 in your timezone)
15:48
M&A in Japan likely to remain robust as foreign buyers gain insights
15:48 (06:48 in your timezone)
15:57
HuffPost Japan
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15:57 (06:57 in your timezone)
16:15
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ใฏๅ้ข้ธใงๆฒใใ็พ้็ตฆไปใๆถ่ฒป็จๆธ็จใจใใฃใๅฎถ่จๆฏๆด็ญใซ็ตกใฟใ่ฒกๆบๆงๆณใ่ชใฃใฆใใใ็จๅใฎไธๆฏใใๅคๅฝ็บๆฟ่ณ้็นๅฅไผ่จ๏ผๅค็บ็นไผ๏ผใๆฟๅบๅบ้ใฎๆดป็จใชใฉใ ใใจใฏใใๅฎๅฎ่ฒกๆบใฎ่ญฐ่ซใฏไนใใใใใๅๆฟๅ
ใใใใๆฐ้ธ็ตใชใฉๅฝๅต็บ่กใๅๆใซใใไธปๅผตใใงใใ้่ๅธๅ ดใฏ่ฒกๆฟๆชๅใซ่ญฆๆใๅผทใใใ
้ธๆๆฆใงๅๅ
ใฏ็ฅจใฎๅบไธใใธ็ฉไพก้ซๅฏพ็ญใชใฉใฎ่จดใใซๅใๆณจใใงใใใ่ฒกๆฟๅบๅใ็จๅๆธใไผดใใใใ่ฒกๆบๆงๆณใๅใใใโฆ
16:15 (07:15 in your timezone)
16:16 (07:16)โขFiscal Debate Deepens Ahead of Election
โจJapanese media continues its focus on the upcoming 2025 Upper House election, with a new emphasis on the political debate surrounding funding sources for proposed household support measures. Nikkei Shimbun reports an "undisciplined fiscal debate" among parties, while Japan Business Press analyzes the ruling LDP's challenges and the rise of an "anti-foreigner" party. Concurrently, Nikkei Asia discusses the implications of the Seven & i deal collapse for activist investors, indicating robust M&A activity in Japan.
16:49
Yahoo! Japan
16:49 (07:49 in your timezone)
18:07
Yahoo! Japan
18:07 (09:07 in your timezone)
18:07
ๆฅๆฌ็ตๆธๆฐ่
ใใจใฟ่ชๅ่ปใฏ2025ๅนดๅ
ใซใใใใจใฟ็ณป่ฒฉๅฃฒๅบใงๅฃฒใไธญๅค่ปใงไฝไพกๆ ผ็ใๆไพใใใใจใณใธใณใซใผใ ใฎๆธ
ๆใ็ฐก็ฅใซใใใชใฉใง้้กใฏๅพๆฅใใๆฐไธใ10ไธๅ็จๅบฆใจใ1ๅฒๅๅพๅฎใใชใ่ฆ้ใใ ใ็ดๆใฎ้ทๆๅใชใฉใงๆฐ่ป่ฒฉๅฃฒใไผธใณๆฉใฟใไธญๅค่ปๅธๅ ดใๆกๅคงใใฆใใใใกใผใซใผ่ชๅฎ่ปใๅฎใๆไพใใๅฐ้ๅบใซๆตใใไธญๅค่ป่ณผๅ
ฅๅฎขใๅใ่พผใใ
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ใฎๆฐ่ป่ฒฉๅฃฒใฏใ่ชๅ่ปใกใผใซใผๅ็คพใฎ่ช่จผไธๆญฃๅ้กใซใใ็็ฃไฝๅถใฎ่ฆ็ดใใไธ้จๅๆๆใฎโฆ
18:07 (09:07 in your timezone)
18:24
18:24 (09:24 in your timezone)
19:08
Yahoo! Japan
19:08 (10:08 in your timezone)
19:08
Production cuts needed to protect vulnerable species, fisheries, tourism and communities
19:08 (10:08 in your timezone)
19:10 (10:10)โขElection Brinkmanship
โจJapanese media continues its focus on the approaching 2025 Upper House election, with new attention on the potential market repercussions should the opposition gain significant ground (The Japan Times). Analysis persists regarding the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's struggles and the rise of a party characterized by "anti-foreigner" sentiments (Japan Business Press). Separately, domestic business news highlights Toyota's new initiative for cheaper certified used cars (Nikkei Shimbun).
19:17
Yahoo! Japan
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19:25
Yahoo! Japan
19:25 (10:25 in your timezone)
20:43
้ข่ฅฟ้ปๅใๆฌกไธไปฃใฎๅๅญๅ็บ้ปๆใฎๅปบ่จญใซไนใๅบใใใจใ18ๆฅใใใใฃใใ็พๆตๅ็บ๏ผ็ฆไบ็็พๆต็บ๏ผใฎๆทๅฐๅ
ใงใๅฐ่ณชใชใฉใฎ่ชฟๆปใๅงใใใๅ็บใฎๆฐๅข่จญใๅ
ทไฝๅใใใฎใฏๆฑๆฅๆฌๅคง้็ฝไปฅ้ใๅใใฆใๆฟๅบใ่ฑ็ญ็ด ็ฎๆจใฎ้ๆใซๆฌ ใใใชใใจไฝ็ฝฎใฅใใๅ็บใฎๆดป็จใๅใๅบใใ
้ข้ปใฏๆฐ่จญใซๅใใ่ชฟๆปๅ้ใ่ฟใ็บ่กจใใใ2010ๅนดใซๅข่จญใธๅใใ่ชฟๆปใๅงใใฆใใใใๆฑไบฌ้ปๅใฎ็ฆๅณถ็ฌฌ1ๅ็บไบๆ
ใๅใใฆไธญๆญขใใฆใใใ
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20:43 (11:43 in your timezone)
21:01
Yahoo! Japan
21:01 (12:01 in your timezone)
21:27
First-half 2025 IPOs by mainland companies jump 80% on the year despite tensions
21:27 (12:27 in your timezone)
21:44
Yahoo! Japan
21:44 (12:44 in your timezone)
21:46 (12:46)โขNuclear Revival in Fukui
โจJapanese media reports a significant shift in energy policy, with Kansai Electric Power planning to build Japan's first new nuclear power plant since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake (Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). This move is seen as vital for decarbonization. Concurrently, discussions persist regarding the upcoming 2025 Upper House election, including potential market repercussions if the opposition gains ground (The Japan Times) and the rise of an "anti-foreigner" party (Japan Business Press).