高市早苗首相（自民党総裁）の事務所が今月中旬、先の衆院選で当選した300人以上の全所属議員に対し、当選祝いなどの名目でカタログギフトを配っていたことがわかった。石破政権下でも商品券の授受が発覚しており、「政治とカネ」の問題に対する不信感がさ…
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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 25.02.2026.
It displays 50 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
25.02.2026 ⇢ The Day of the Posthumous Retrial Decision
⌨The morning began with the Supreme Court's decision to grant a posthumous retrial for the 1984 Hinomachi murder case, with multiple outlets reporting this as potentially the first such "death retrial" in postwar Japan. Editors across major publications prioritized this judicial development, noting the court's rejection of the prosecution's special appeal and the high probability of a posthumous acquittal.
Concurrently, coverage continued on Prime Minister Takaichi's catalog gift controversy during Diet questioning, with her detailed admission of distributing approximately ¥1 million worth of gifts to 315 LDP lawmakers while maintaining their legality. Opposition parties intensified demands for transparency as the issue dominated parliamentary proceedings.
By afternoon, attention shifted to the Tokyo stock market's record-breaking surge, with the Nikkei average closing above 58,000 yen for the first time, driven by Bank of Japan policy expectations. Later developments included the Fair Trade Commission's surprise inspection of Microsoft Japan for suspected antitrust violations and the resolution of the Tokyo Skytree elevator incident with identified cable damage.
Concurrently, coverage continued on Prime Minister Takaichi's catalog gift controversy during Diet questioning, with her detailed admission of distributing approximately ¥1 million worth of gifts to 315 LDP lawmakers while maintaining their legality. Opposition parties intensified demands for transparency as the issue dominated parliamentary proceedings.
By afternoon, attention shifted to the Tokyo stock market's record-breaking surge, with the Nikkei average closing above 58,000 yen for the first time, driven by Bank of Japan policy expectations. Later developments included the Fair Trade Commission's surprise inspection of Microsoft Japan for suspected antitrust violations and the resolution of the Tokyo Skytree elevator incident with identified cable damage.
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00:17 (15:17)⇢The Catalog Gift Controversy
⌨Japanese media editors are prioritizing Prime Minister Takaichi's distribution of catalog gifts to LDP lawmakers, with multiple outlets reporting the practice and her social media explanation (TBS News, NHK News, Asahi Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun). Concurrently, coverage continues on China's export restrictions targeting Japanese companies (Nikkei Shimbun, Nikkei Asia, Yahoo News Japan) and domestic developments including SNS age restriction debates in Europe (Mainichi Shimbun).
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Yahoo! Japan
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Yahoo! Japan
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09:18 (00:18)⇢China's Export List Targets Japanese Industry
⌨Japanese media editors are prioritizing China's export restrictions targeting 20 Japanese companies and organizations, with multiple outlets reporting the immediate implementation and its implications for bilateral relations (Sankei Shimbun, Japan Business Press, Nikkei Shimbun). Concurrently, coverage continues on Prime Minister Takaichi's catalog gift controversy, with opposition parties demanding explanations (NHK News, Asahi Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun, TBS News).
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人工知能（AI）が既存のソフト事業を揺るがす「SaaSの死」の衝撃が収まらない中、次に到来するのは「電子商取引（EC）の死」だとの見方が急速に広まっている。負け組はアマゾン・ドット・コムなど既存のECプラットフォーマーであり、勝ち組はウォルマートやホーム・デポといった大手の小売店だ。
24日のニューヨーク株式市場でダウ工業株30種平均は一時400ドル超上昇した。上げが目立ったのが2025年11月…
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Kyodo News
Lawson opens 1st disaster-support convenience store ahead of quake anniv.
Convenience store operator Lawson Inc.
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Yahoo! Japan
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ロシアによるウクライナへの侵攻が始まってから4年が過ぎた。戦禍の終わりが見えないなか、3月6日に開幕するミラノ・コルティナ冬季パラリンピックに、ロシアと同盟国ベラルーシの選手が国を代表して参加することになった。 前回、2022年北京大会のク…
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10:17 (01:17)⇢The Diet's Catalog Gift Reckoning
⌨Editors are shifting focus to the House of Councillors as representative questions begin, with opposition parties intensifying demands for transparency regarding Prime Minister Takaichi's catalog gift controversy (TBS News, NHK News). While the Nikkei Stock Average hit a record high (Yahoo News Japan), media attention remains fixed on China's export restrictions targeting Japanese defense and aerospace entities to pressure the Takaichi administration (Japan Business Press, Nikkei Asia).
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Yahoo! Japan
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【ワシントン=飛田臨太郎】トランプ米大統領は24日夜（日本時間25日午前）、米連邦議会で一般教書演説に臨んだ。11月の米上下両院を改選する中間選挙を見据え、内政・外交で第2次トランプ政権発足後1年の実績を訴える。
ホワイトハウスによるとトランプ氏は演説で第2次政権は「歴史に残る大転換をなし遂げた。少し前のような状態に戻ることは絶対ない」と宣言する。
米メディアによると今回の演説は、2026年に米…
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Kyodo News
Japan PM admits giving gift catalogs to LDP lawmakers, denies illegality
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday admitted to having distributed catalogs for congratulatory gifts to all House of Representatives members from her ruling party elected in the Feb.
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【ワシントン=飛田臨太郎】トランプ米大統領は24日夜（日本時間25日午前）、米連邦議会で一般教書演説に臨んだ。11月の米上下両院を改選する中間選挙を見据え、内政・外交で第2次トランプ政権発足後1年の実績を訴える。
ホワイトハウスによるとトランプ氏は演説で第2次政権は「歴史に残る大転換をなし遂げた。少し前のような状態に戻ることは絶対ない」と宣言する。
米メディアによると今回の演説は、2026年に米…
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11:50 (02:50)⇢The Prime Minister's Catalog Confession
⌨Japanese media editors are prioritizing Prime Minister Takaichi's detailed explanation of catalog gifts to LDP lawmakers during parliamentary questioning, with multiple outlets reporting her admission of distributing approximately ¥1 million worth of gifts to 315 members while denying illegality (Asahi Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun, NHK News, Kyodo News). Opposition parties continue demanding further clarification as the controversy dominates Diet proceedings.
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1984年に滋賀県日野町で酒店経営の女性（当時69）が殺害され、店の金庫が奪われた「日野町事件」で、強盗殺人罪で無期懲役が確定した阪原弘（ひろむ）さん（故人）について、最高裁第二小法廷（岡村和美裁判長）は、再審の開始を認める決定をした。大津…
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Yahoo! Japan
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1984年に滋賀県日野町で酒店経営の女性（当時69）が殺害され、店の金庫が奪われた「日野町事件」で、強盗殺人罪で無期懲役が確定した阪原弘（ひろむ）さん（故人）について、最高裁第二小法廷（岡村和美裁判長）は、再審の開始を認める決定をした。大津…
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政府は25日、国会の同意が必要な人事案を衆参両院の議院運営委員会理事会に提示した。日銀審議委員には中大名誉教授の浅田統一郎氏と青山学院大教授の佐藤綾野氏を充てる。3月31日と6月29日にそれぞれ任期満了となる野口旭氏、中川順子氏の後任。任期は5年となる。
政府・与党は衆参両院の本会議での可決、承認をめざす。
日銀法は役員として総裁1人と副総裁2人に加え、審議委員6人を置くことを定める。正副総裁と…
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政府は25日、国会の同意が必要な人事案を衆参両院の議院運営委員会理事会に提示した。日銀審議委員には中大名誉教授の浅田統一郎氏と青山学院大教授の佐藤綾野氏を充てる。3月31日と6月29日にそれぞれ任期満了となる野口旭氏、中川順子氏の後任。任期は5年となる。
政府・与党は衆参両院の本会議…
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Yahoo! Japan
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12:34 (03:34)⇢The Posthumous Retrial Dawn
⌨Japanese media editors are prioritizing the Supreme Court's decision to grant a posthumous retrial for the 1984 Hinomachi murder case, with multiple outlets reporting this as potentially the first such "death retrial" in postwar Japan (Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun, Chunichi Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun, NHK News, Yahoo News Japan). Concurrently, coverage continues on the Bank of Japan's new policy board appointments (Nikkei Shimbun) and the Diet's ongoing representative questions (TBS News).
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1984年に滋賀県日野町で酒店経営の女性（当時69）が殺害され、店の金庫が奪われた「日野町事件」で、強盗殺人罪で無期懲役が確定した阪原弘（ひろむ）さん（故人）について、最高裁第二小法廷（岡村和美裁判長）は、再審の開始を認める決定をした。大津…
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Yahoo! Japan
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14:01 (05:01)⇢The Posthumous Retrial Dawn
⌨Japanese media editors are prioritizing the Supreme Court's decision to grant a posthumous retrial for the 1984 Hinomachi murder case, with multiple outlets reporting this as potentially the first such 'death retrial' in postwar Japan (Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun, Chunichi Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun, NHK News). Concurrently, coverage continues on the H3 rocket launch failure (Yomiuri Shimbun) and the Bank of Japan's new policy board appointments (Nikkei Shimbun).
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US president omits superpower rival China in record-breaking address
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HuffPost Japan
片山さつき財務相、高市政権での食料品への消費税ゼロ「避けるべきではない」と見解。税収と生活支援の両立を目指すと主張
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25日の東京株式市場で日経平均株価は大幅続伸した。終値は前日比1262円（2.20%）高の5万8583円で、最高値を更新した。前日の米国株の上昇の流れを東京市場でも引き継いだ。25日提示の日銀の審議委員人事案を受け、日銀の利上げ観測が後退。外国為替市場で円安・ドル高傾向になったのも追い風になった。
審議委員「リフレ派」の見方で上げ幅拡大
アドバンテストや東京エレクトロンなど半導体を中心に人工知能…
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Yahoo! Japan
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Kyodo News
Japanese national detained in Iran, gov't demands early release
A Japanese national has been in detention in Iran since last month, a senior government spokesman said Wednesday, with Japan demanding the person's early release.
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Nikkei average jumps 2.2% led by tech stock reversal and BOJ member nominee
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16:02 (07:02)⇢The Nikkei's Fifty-Eight Thousand Yen Dawn
⌨Japanese media editors are prioritizing the Tokyo stock market's record-breaking surge, with multiple outlets reporting the Nikkei average closing above 58,000 yen for the first time, driven by Bank of Japan policy expectations and tech stock gains (Yahoo News Japan, NHK News, Nikkei Shimbun, Nikkei Asia). Concurrently, coverage continues on Prime Minister Takaichi's catalog gift controversy during Diet questioning (TBS News) and the nationwide local government website outage (Sankei Shimbun).
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Yahoo! Japan
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17:57 (08:57)⇢Microsoft's Japanese Dawn Raid
⌨Japanese media editors are prioritizing the Fair Trade Commission's surprise inspection of Microsoft's Japanese subsidiary for suspected antitrust violations, with multiple outlets reporting the simultaneous raid (Yahoo News Japan, NHK News). Concurrently, coverage continues on Prime Minister Takaichi's catalog gift controversy during Diet questioning (TBS News) and the Supreme Court's posthumous retrial decision for the 1984 Hinomachi murder case (Asahi Shimbun, Chunichi Shimbun).
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政府は人工知能（AI）向けの最先端半導体の産業集積に向け、設計、製造装置、素材の各分野を担う企業を育成する。高額な設計ソフトや開発機器がある拠点を国内に3カ所設け、新興企業や大学が使えるようにする。台湾積体電路製造（TSMC）やラピダスを核に国内生産体制を整え、供給網も顧客も集める。
経済産業省が主導し、まず2026年秋をめどに都内に設計向けの拠点を開くことを検討する。ロボットや機械を制御する「…
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高市早苗首相（自民党総裁）の事務所が今月中旬、衆院選で当選した党所属の全議員に、1人あたり3万円相当のカタログギフトを渡していたことが明らかになった。自身を除いた315人の衆院議員が対象で、総額では1千万円相当となる。 首相は25日の国会答…
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Yahoo! Japan
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Yahoo! Japan
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政府は人工知能（AI）向けの最先端半導体の産業集積に向け、設計、製造装置、素材の各分野を担う企業を育成する。高額な設計ソフトや開発機器がある拠点を国内に3カ所設け、新興企業や大学が使えるようにする。台湾積体電路製造（TSMC）やラピダスを核に国内生産体制を整え、供給網も顧客も集める。
経済産業省が主導し、まず2026年秋をめどに都内に設計向けの拠点を開くことを検討する。ロボットや機械を制御する「…
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20:02 (11:02)⇢The Zero-Tax National Conference
⌨Japanese media editors are prioritizing the government's 'National Conference' on consumption tax reforms, with multiple outlets reporting its first meeting tomorrow to discuss reducing or eliminating taxes on food items (NHK News, TBS News, Sankei Shimbun, HuffPost). Concurrently, coverage continues on Prime Minister Takaichi's catalog gift controversy during Diet questioning (Asahi Shimbun) and the Supreme Court's posthumous retrial decision for the 1984 Hinomachi case (Mainichi Shimbun, Chunichi Shimbun).
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高市早苗首相（自民党総裁）が衆院選で当選した党所属の全議員に配ったカタログギフトは、総額1千万円相当にのぼった。首相が多額の政治資金を使って党内に広くお祝いを贈り、受けた議員の多くも疑問を抱かない状況からは、数々の「政治とカネ」の問題を経て…
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Yahoo! Japan
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21:40 (12:40)⇢Takaichi's Legal Gift Defense
⌨Japanese media editors are prioritizing Prime Minister Takaichi's catalog gift controversy, with multiple outlets reporting her defense that the distribution was legally sound during Diet questioning (Asahi Shimbun, NHK News, TBS News). Concurrently, coverage continues on China's criticism of Japan's proposed weapons export rule revisions (Sankei Shimbun, Japan Business Press) and the Fair Trade Commission's inspection of Microsoft Japan (Mainichi Shimbun).
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With dozens of execs in tow seeking opportunities, chancellor says decoupling would be 'mistake'
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Yahoo! Japan
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Yahoo! Japan
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Kyodo News
Olympics: Japan's figure skating gold pair learn value of "never giving up"
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, Japan's pair figure skating gold medalists at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, said Wednesday they have learned the meaning of "never giving up," as their triumph came after a disappointing short program.
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