23.03.2025

Day Ishiba Cabinet Hit Record Low While Sumo Champion Emerged

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 23.03.2025.

It displays 23 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

23.03.2025 ⇢ Day Ishiba Cabinet Hit Record Low While Sumo Champion Emerged

⌨Prime Minister Ishiba's cabinet approval rating plummeted to 27-35% (reports varied), marking the lowest since taking office. Over 70% of respondents rejected his explanations regarding the gift voucher scandal that has plagued the administration since mid-March. The scandal widened with reports of two cabinet ministers listing office addresses on personal donation records.

Cultural representation received attention with "Half Siblings," a manga exploring mixed-race experiences in Japan. Economic reporting highlighted Bangkok's emergence as a "city of billionaires" following Dubai, while welfare statistics revealed over half of Japan's recipients are now seniors due to low pensions and social isolation.

In sports, Ozeki Onosato claimed his third Emperor's Cup at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament after defeating Takayasu in a playoff match. Diplomatic coverage noted the LDP Secretary General meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi amid continuing tensions over seafood import restrictions.

23.03.2025

24.03.2025

05:11

日本経済新聞

2050年､桜舞う卒業式は幻?温暖化で開花サイクルに乱れ

桜に異変が起こっている。開花が遅れたり、逆に早まったりし、桜のイベントの開催者やツアー会社は頭を抱える。地球温暖化の影響が大きいとみられ、2050年ごろには九州の一部地域で桜が開花しない可能性がある。桜が舞う卒業式など1億人が思い描く春のイメージは幻と消えかねない。 2月8日から3月2日の会期を予定していた大分県津久見市の豊後水道河津桜まつり。ピンク色が鮮やかな「河津桜」を大分の海と山と一緒にみ…

05:11 (20:11 in your timezone)

05:13 (20:13)⇢Cherry Blossoms Face Extinction By 2050

⌨The newspapers report on climate change affecting Japan's cherished cherry blossoms. Nikkei Shimbun warns that global warming is disrupting cherry blossom flowering cycles, forcing event organizers and tour companies to adapt to unpredictable blooming patterns. Scientists project that by 2050, some regions in Kyushu may no longer support cherry blossoms at all. This threatens deeply-rooted cultural traditions like graduation ceremonies with falling blossoms – an iconic spring image for 100 million Japanese people (Nikkei Shimbun).

06:02

Japan Business Press

パイプラインに侵入したロシア兵がウクライナ軍の背後を衝いた、情報の真偽

06:02 (21:02 in your timezone)

06:18

Yahoo! Japan

首相発言巡る中国発表外務省抗議

06:18 (21:18 in your timezone)

07:38

Yahoo! Japan

水産物輸入再開中国は時期示さず

07:38 (22:38 in your timezone)

09:50

HuffPost Japan

「マイノリティを描いてくれてありがたい」の、その先へ

「いないことにされてきた」者同士の感情が交差する。漫画「半分姉弟」が紡ぐ、「ハーフ」と呼ばれる人たちの物語

09:50 (00:50 in your timezone)

09:52 (00:52)⇢Manga "Half Siblings" Breaks Mixed-Race Silence

⌨The newspapers report on cultural representation in Japanese media, with a manga titled "Half Siblings" exploring the experiences of mixed-race individuals in Japan, moving beyond gratitude for minority representation to deeper emotional narratives (Huffington Post Japan). International news covers alleged Russian military infiltration through pipelines to attack Ukrainian forces from behind, though the veracity remains uncertain (Japan Business Press). Discussions continue regarding seafood trade with China, which has not specified when it will resume importing Japanese seafood products (Yahoo News Japan). Climate concerns persist with predictions that cherry blossoms may disappear from graduation ceremonies by 2050 due to warming temperatures (Nikkei Shimbun).