04:52 (19:52 in your timezone)
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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 19.05.2025.
It displays 32 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
19.05.2025 โข Day Trump Tariffs Force National Calculations
โจTrade tensions dominated early reporting as U.S. prepared region-based tariffs with specific demands for Japan to eliminate its 9 trillion yen trade surplus. Japanese media calculated this would require importing 72 times more American cars or eight years of rice production - highlighting the practical impossibility of these demands.
Security concerns emerged through coverage of random stabbing incidents, raising public fears about personal safety. The nuclear sector saw activity with Kyushu Electric announcing plans for both new nuclear plant construction and next-generation reactor development, while the government included fusion power in its national strategy, targeting demonstration by the 2030s.
A political crisis developed as Agriculture Minister Taku Eto faced criticism for claiming he receives abundant rice from supporters amid national shortages. By afternoon, he had retracted these comments while denying resignation, with the Prime Minister calling the remarks "extremely problematic."
Security concerns emerged through coverage of random stabbing incidents, raising public fears about personal safety. The nuclear sector saw activity with Kyushu Electric announcing plans for both new nuclear plant construction and next-generation reactor development, while the government included fusion power in its national strategy, targeting demonstration by the 2030s.
A political crisis developed as Agriculture Minister Taku Eto faced criticism for claiming he receives abundant rice from supporters amid national shortages. By afternoon, he had retracted these comments while denying resignation, with the Prime Minister calling the remarks "extremely problematic."
19.05.2025
04:52
04:55 (19:55)โขIsrael Launches Major Gaza Ground Offensive
โจThe newspapers report on Israel launching a major ground offensive in Gaza (Yahoo News Japan), marking a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict. In economic news, coverage examines the backdrop of current trade tensions, with Nikkei Shimbun analyzing tariff wars in the context of the Plaza Accord's 40th anniversary, characterizing these developments as a "dangerous gamble" potentially connected to dollar defense strategies. Previous reporting covered Prime Minister Ishiba's record-low approval ratings, Nissan's restructuring plans including possible plant closures, and changing wedding traditions in Japan.
06:07
Japan Business Press
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06:07
Car producers in 'survival' mode; auto stocks trade at discounts
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06:07
Yahoo! Japan
06:07 (21:07 in your timezone)
06:53
Yahoo! Japan
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07:26
Yahoo! Japan
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07:28 (22:28)โขPakistan Downs Indian Aircraft With Chinese Missiles
โจThe newspapers report on military tensions between Pakistan and India, with claims that Pakistan used Chinese-made PL-15 long-range air-to-air missiles to shoot down Indian aircraft (Japan Business Press). In economic news, Japanese automakers find little relief in the US-China trade truce, with car producers described as being in "survival mode" and auto stocks trading at discounts (Nikkei Asia). The Middle East conflict continues to escalate with Israel's ground offensive in Gaza resulting in mounting casualties (Yahoo News Japan), building on earlier reporting of the major Israeli offensive.
07:54
The Japan Times
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08:35
Yahoo! Japan
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09:24
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ไธป่ฆๅฝไปฅๅคใฎๅฝใจใฎ้ใงใฏใ่ฒฟๆไบคๆธใใใใซใพใจใใฆไธๆน็ใซ็จ็ใๅฎใใใ็ฑณๅฝใจใฎ่ฒฟๆ้ใๅฐใชใๅฝใซใฏใใใใซๆฐๅญใ็คบใใใจใใงใใใใจใใคใคใใไธญ็ฑณใฏใใฎ็จ็ใใขใใชใซใซใฏใใฎ็จ็โฆ
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10:26
Yahoo! Japan
10:26 (01:26 in your timezone)
10:47
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10:47
The United States is likely to introduce region-based tariffs instead of coming up with individual duty rates for many countries, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday, as time runs out to negotiate trade deals across the world.
10:47 (01:47 in your timezone)
11:15
Yahoo! Japan
11:15 (02:15 in your timezone)
11:44
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่ฒกๅ็ใฎ2024ๅนดๅบฆใฎ่ฒฟๆ็ตฑ่จใซใใใจใๆฅๆฌใใ็ฑณๅฝใธใฎ่ผธๅบ้กใฏ21ๅ
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11:44 (02:44 in your timezone)
11:46 (02:46)โขTrump Demands Japan Slash 9 Trillion Yen Trade Surplus
โจThe newspapers report on escalating U.S.-Japan trade tensions, with Trump reportedly demanding Japan eliminate its 9 trillion yen trade surplus with the U.S. (Nikkei Shimbun). Japanese media examines the practical impossibility of this demand, calculating it would require importing 72 times more American cars or eight years' worth of rice production. The U.S. is preparing to implement region-based tariffs as negotiation deadlines approach (Kyodo News), while reporting warns these tariffs will burden American consumers (Yahoo News Japan). The recent U.S.-China trade truce appears to be prompting nations to consider tougher tactics in response (The Japan Times).
12:06
Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand predict weaker-than-expected full-year growth
12:06 (03:06 in your timezone)
12:13
Yahoo! Japan
12:13 (03:13 in your timezone)
13:10
Japan will launch prearrival screening of visa-free travelers in fiscal 2028, as the government aims to boost its booming inbound tourism further, according to the Justice Ministry.
13:10 (04:10 in your timezone)
14:28
Yahoo! Japan
14:28 (05:28 in your timezone)
14:29 (05:29)โขJapan Rolls Out Visa-Free Traveler Prescreening
โจThe newspapers report on Japan's plans to implement prescreening for visa-free travelers starting in fiscal 2028 as part of efforts to boost inbound tourism (Kyodo News English). Economic concerns are highlighted with ASEAN nations experiencing slower-than-expected Q1 GDP growth and predicting weaker full-year growth, particularly in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand (Nikkei Asia). Meanwhile, conflict updates include Russia reportedly launching its largest-scale drone attack against Ukraine (Yahoo News Japan), while previous reporting covered ongoing trade tensions between the US and Japan, with Trump demanding elimination of Japan's 9 trillion yen trade surplus.
14:49
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14:49
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ๅ้ๅฎถใใผใซใใฃใณใฐใน๏ผHD๏ผใฏ19ๆฅใ2030ๅนด2ๆๆใพใงใฎไธญๆ็ตๅถ่จ็ปใ็บ่กจใใใๆฑใจใชใใฎใฏใฉใผใกใณไบๆฅญใฎๆ้ทๆฆ็ฅใงใๅฝๅ
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ใใฉใผใกใณใฎๆไพ้ฃๆฐใไธ็ใใณใใผใฏใณใซใใใใ19ๆฅๅๅใซ้ฝๅ
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14:49 (05:49 in your timezone)
14:55
HuffPost Japan
14:55 (05:55 in your timezone)
16:43
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ๆฟๅบใฏๆฌกไธไปฃใฎใฏใชใผใณใจใใซใฎใผใจใใฆๅๅฝใ้็บใ็ซถใฃใฆใใๆ ธ่ๅ็บ้ปใซใคใใฆ2030ๅนดไปฃใซๅฎ่จผใใๆน้ใ ใๅฝๅฎถๆฆ็ฅใซๅใใฆๆๆๅใใใ็ฎๆจใๅ
ฌ็ดใซใใใใจใงๆฅๆฌใๆ่กใฎ่ฆๆ ผๅใ็ฃๆฅญใฎ่ฒๆใซไธปไฝ็ใซๅใ็ตใๅงฟๅขใไธ็ใซ็คบใใ
23ๅนดใซใพใจใใๆ ธ่ๅ็บ้ปใซ้ขใใใใใฅใผใธใงใณใจใใซใฎใผใปใคใใใผใทใงใณๆฆ็ฅใใ่ฟใๆนใใใใไธ็ใซๅ
้งใใ30ๅนดไปฃใฎๅฎ่จผใใใใใใจๆ่จใใใใใใพใงๅฎ่จผใฎๆๆใซใคใใฆโฆ
16:43 (07:43 in your timezone)
16:43
Yahoo! Japan
16:43 (07:43 in your timezone)
16:50
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ๆฟๅบใฏๆฌกไธไปฃใฎใฏใชใผใณใจใใซใฎใผใจใใฆๅๅฝใ้็บใ็ซถใฃใฆใใๆ ธ่ๅ็บ้ปใซใคใใฆ2030ๅนดไปฃใซๅฎ่จผใใๆน้ใ ใๅฝๅฎถๆฆ็ฅใซๅใใฆๆๆๅใใใ็ฎๆจใๅ
ฌ็ดใซใใใใจใงๆฅๆฌใๆ่กใฎ่ฆๆ ผๅใ็ฃๆฅญใฎ่ฒๆใซไธปไฝ็ใซๅใ็ตใๅงฟๅขใไธ็ใซ็คบใใ
23ๅนดใซใพใจใใๆ ธ่ๅ็บ้ปใซ้ขใใใใใฅใผใธใงใณใจใใซใฎใผใปใคใใใผใทใงใณๆฆ็ฅใใ่ฟใๆนใใใใไธ็ใซๅ
้งใใ30ๅนดไปฃใฎๅฎ่จผใใใใใใจๆ่จใใใใใใพใงๅฎ่จผใฎๆๆใซใคใใฆโฆ
16:50 (07:50 in your timezone)
18:02
Weak credit demand adds pressure on policymakers dealing with tariff uncertainty
18:02 (09:02 in your timezone)
18:02
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ๅฝๅ
ใฎๅๅฐไฝๅทฅๅ ดใงใๅปบๅฑใฎๅปบ่จญใๅๅพใๅฎไบใใฆใๆฌๆ ผๆๆฅญใซ่ณใใชใใฑใผในใๅขใใฆใใใ2023ๅนดๅบฆไปฅ้ใซ็ซฃๅทฅใใๅฝๅ
ใฎ7ๅทฅๅ ดใฎใใกใ4ๆๆซๆ็นใง4ๆ ็นใ้็ฃๆฎต้ใซ่ณใฃใฆใใชใใไบบๅทฅ็ฅ่ฝ๏ผAI๏ผๅใใ้คใๅๅฐไฝใฎๅธๆณๅๅพฉใซๆ้ใใใใฃใฆใใใๆฟๅบใฏๆฏๆดใๆกๅ
ใใฆๅๅฐไฝๆ่ณใไฟใใใ24ๅนดใฏใทใงใขใ2ๅนดใถใใซไฝไธใใใชใฉใพใ ๆๆใซ็ตใณใคใใฆใใชใใ
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18:02 (09:02 in your timezone)
18:04 (09:04)โขJapan's Stabbing Fears Spark Security Concerns
โจThe newspapers report on several security concerns in Japan. Random stabbing cases are raising public fears about personal safety (The Japan Times), while issues related to nuclear energy are being discussed with Kyushu Electric Power considering building a new nuclear power plant (Yahoo News Japan) and controversy over atomic bomb imagery leading to contract terminations (Huffington Post Japan). Economic challenges continue as more than half of Japan's seven newly built semiconductor factories remain non-operational, particularly those intended for advanced AI chip production (Nikkei Shimbun). Meanwhile, Chinese banks face pressure as consumer loans decline despite lending pushes (Nikkei Asia).
18:17
Yahoo! Japan
18:17 (09:17 in your timezone)
18:23
Yahoo! Japan
18:23 (09:23 in your timezone)
20:47
Yahoo! Japan
20:47 (11:47 in your timezone)
20:48 (11:48)โขAgriculture Minister Retracts Rice Comments
โจThe newspapers report on a political controversy as Japan's Agriculture Minister retracts comments about rice and denies resignation (Yahoo News Japan). This adds to ongoing media coverage about security concerns with random stabbing cases raising public fears (Japan Times) and controversy over atomic bomb imagery leading to contract terminations (Huffington Post Japan). Economic challenges continue with most newly constructed semiconductor factories remaining non-operational, particularly those for AI chip production (Nikkei Shimbun), while Japan prepares to implement prescreening for visa-free travelers starting in fiscal 2028 (Kyodo News English).
21:08
Yahoo! Japan
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22:30
Japan's farm minister Taku Eto on Monday came under fire after saying that he does not need to buy rice because he receives so much of it from supporters, at a time when soaring rice prices have squeezed households.
22:30 (13:30 in your timezone)
23:48
Yahoo! Japan
23:48 (14:48 in your timezone)
23:52 (14:52)โขAgriculture Minister Scorned for Rice Abundance Remarks
โจThe newspapers report on a brewing political controversy as Japan's Agriculture Minister Taku Eto faces criticism for saying he receives abundant rice from supporters amid national shortages and rising prices (Kyodo News English). Energy development makes headlines with Kyushu Electric Power pursuing next-generation advanced reactor development (Yahoo News Japan). Previous reporting covered security concerns about random stabbings (Japan Times), controversy over atomic bomb imagery (Huffington Post Japan), and economic challenges with more than half of Japan's new semiconductor factories remaining non-operational (Nikkei Shimbun), while Chinese banks struggle with falling consumer loans (Nikkei Asia).