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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 25.04.2025.
It displays 39 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
25.04.2025 โข Day of Toyota Industries' Privatization and Food Tax Elimination Plan
โจUS-Japan trade tensions continued with confirmation that no specific yen targets are being demanded by the US, a key development after days of currency concerns. The Japanese government doubled down on stimulus measures to counter Trump's tariffs and is considering expanding soybean and corn imports as a concession.
The Constitutional Democratic Party announced a major economic proposal, pledging to temporarily eliminate consumption tax on food items for one year as part of their Upper House election platform - positioning themselves as defenders of consumers amid inflation concerns.
In corporate news, Toyota Industries is weighing going private with a massive $35-40 billion fund backed by the Toyota Group, a restructuring move that would represent one of Japan's largest-ever take-private deals. Meanwhile, environmental concerns emerged with reports of PFAS levels exceeding government caps in nearly half of Japan's prefectures.
The Constitutional Democratic Party announced a major economic proposal, pledging to temporarily eliminate consumption tax on food items for one year as part of their Upper House election platform - positioning themselves as defenders of consumers amid inflation concerns.
In corporate news, Toyota Industries is weighing going private with a massive $35-40 billion fund backed by the Toyota Group, a restructuring move that would represent one of Japan's largest-ever take-private deals. Meanwhile, environmental concerns emerged with reports of PFAS levels exceeding government caps in nearly half of Japan's prefectures.
25.04.2025
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Imports to swell as Tokyo weighs buying even more from America amid tariff talks
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02:07
American farmers in a bind after China slashes purchases
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ๆฅ็ฃ่ชๅ่ปใฏ24ๆฅใ2025ๅนด3ๆๆใฎ้ฃ็ตๆ็ตๆ็ใ้ๅปๆๅคงใฎ่ตคๅญใซใชใฃใใจ็บ่กจใใใๆกๅคง่ทฏ็ทใๆฒใใใซใซใญในใปใดใผใณๅ
ไผ้ทๆไปฃใใใฎ่ฒ ใฎ้บ็ฃใซ่ธใฟ่พผใฟใๆฅ็ฑณใฎๅทฅๅ ดใชใฉไฟๆ่ณ็ฃใฎไพกๅคใๅคงๅน
ใซๅผใไธใใใใใ ใ5600ๅๅไปฅไธใฎๆง้ ๆน้ฉ่ฒป็จใ่จไธใใใใๆๆฌ็ใชใชในใใฉใฏ็ใ่พผใพใชใใฃใใ่ฒฉๅฃฒใฎไฝ่ฟทใใๆใๅบใใฆใใใใ่ชๅๅๅปบใฏใชใใใผใใซใ้ซใใ
ใ้ข้ฃ่จไบใ
โ ไธๆนไฟฎๆญฃใฏๆธๆใไธปๅ
ใไปๅใฏใงโฆ
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03:14
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03:14 (18:14 in your timezone)
03:15 (18:15)โขJapan Mulls US Soybean Purchase Amid Tariff Talks
โจThe newspapers report on US-Japan trade relations intensifying, with Japan considering purchasing more US soybeans as part of a tariff deal while China reduces its imports from American farmers (Nikkei Asia). Emergency countermeasures regarding US tariffs are expected to be decided on April 25 (Yahoo News Japan). In international news, Trump has warned Putin to stop attacks in Ukraine and set a deadline for ceasefire negotiations (Nikkei Shimbun). Previously reported issues continue with Treasury Secretary Bessent confirming no specific currency targets in US-Japan negotiations (Japan Times, Kyodo News).
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Japan Business Press
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06:48 (21:48)โขFinance Ministers Avoid Exchange Rate Targets
โจThe newspapers report on continuing US-Japan currency discussions, with Japanese and US finance ministers confirming they did not discuss specific exchange rate targets while affirming close cooperation (Nikkei Shimbun). Political coverage examines why the Constitutional Democratic Party is strategically avoiding the "politics and money" scandal by pivoting to focus on the "Trump shock" instead (Japan Business Press). US-Japan trade relations remain prominent with earlier reports on potential increased Japanese purchases of US soybeans as a tariff negotiation component (Nikkei Asia).
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Yahoo! Japan
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06:54
Surveys show support for domestic nuke program, but proliferation, sanctions fears loom
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07:35
Yahoo! Japan
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08:14
The finance chiefs of Japan and the United States held a meeting Thursday in which they discussed currency policy as the two countries seek some common ground over U.
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08:45
Yahoo! Japan
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09:56
The Japan Times
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09:58 (00:58)โขFinance Ministers Confirm No Yen Target in Trade Talks
โจThe newspapers report on ongoing US-Japan currency discussions, with Japanese Finance Minister Kato confirming no specific exchange rate targets were discussed during his meeting with US Treasury Secretary Bessent (Japan Times, Nikkei Shimbun, Kyodo News). The currency policy talks are occurring as part of broader tariff negotiations between the countries (Kyodo News). Japan may be considering expanding corn imports as part of these trade discussions (Yahoo News Japan). Meanwhile, Trump's potential Ukraine policy shifts are fueling debate in South Korea about developing nuclear weapons, with public opinion supporting domestic nuclear capabilities despite proliferation concerns (Nikkei Asia).
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12:20
ๆฅๆฌ็ตๆธๆฐ่
็ฑณๅฝใจไธญๅฝใไบใใซ้ซ้ข็จใใใใฆใซใใฟๅใใชใใ็ฑณ้่ๅธๅ ดใธใฎ้ฃใณ็ซใซ่ญฆๆๆใ้ซใพใฃใฆใใใใใฉใณใ็ฑณๆฟๆจฉใๅฏพไธญไบคๆธใง่กใ่ฉฐใพใใฐใ็ฑณๅฝใซไธๅ ดใใ300็คพ่ฟใไธญๅฝไผๆฅญใฎไธๅ ดๅปๆญขใซๅใใจใฎ่ฆณๆธฌใๆตใใใๆฟๆจฉ1ๆ็ฎใซใ้จๅ็ใซๅฎๆฝใใใๅธๅ ดใฎๆญฆๅจๅใใใจในใซใฌใผใใใใฐไฝใ่ตทใใใฎใใ
็ฑณๅฝใใใผใฎ่ปไบๆ่กๆฏๆดใ่ญฆๆ
ใใฃใใใฏใใใปใณใ็ฑณ่ฒกๅ้ทๅฎใฎ็บ่จใ ใฃใใใใในใฆใฎ้ธๆ่ขใใใผใใซใฎไธใซใใใโฆ
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12:21 (03:21)โขUS Dismisses Yen Target Requirements
โจThe newspapers report on continued US-Japan trade and currency discussions, with multiple sources confirming the US is not pressing Japan to set specific yen targets (Kyodo News English, Yahoo News Japan, The Japan Times). Finance Minister Kato reinforced this position after meeting with US Treasury Secretary Bessent. Meanwhile, concerns are growing about potential financial market weaponization, as the Trump administration might consider delisting nearly 300 Chinese companies from US stock exchanges as a negotiation tactic amid US-China tariff tensions (Nikkei Shimbun).
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13:25
Slump in earnings to hit already strained manufacturers
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ๆฅๆฌ็ตๆธๆฐ่
็ซๆฒๆฐไธปๅ
ใฎ้็ฐไฝณๅฝฆไปฃ่กจใฏ25ๆฅใฎ่จ่
ไผ่ฆใงใไปๅพ1ๅนด้ใซ้ใ้ฃๆๅใฎๆถ่ฒป็จ็ใใผใญใซๅผใไธใใใใจใใใใ่ใใ่กจๆใใใๅคใฎๅ้ข้ธๅ
ฌ็ดใซ็ใ่พผใใไธญไฝๆๅพ่
ใฎๆถ่ฒป็จ่ฒ ๆ
ใ่ปฝๆธใใใ็ตฆไปไปใ็จ้กๆง้คใใๅฐๅ
ฅใใใพใงใฎไธๆ็ใชๆช็ฝฎใจไฝ็ฝฎใฅใใใ
ๅๆฅใซๅฝไผๅ
ใง้ใใๅท่กๅฝนๅกไผใงๆฑบๅฎใใใ่ฒกๆบใฎ็ขบไฟใชใฉใฏๅผใ็ถใๅ่ญฐใใใ
็ฉไพก้ซๅฏพ็ญใจใใฆโ ๆถ่ฒป็จ็ใไธๅพใง5%ใซๅผใไธใโก้ฃๆๅใฎๆถ่ฒป็จใๆ้็ใซโฆ
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15:07 (06:07)โขConstitutional Democrats Propose Zero Food Tax
โจThe newspapers report on the Constitutional Democratic Party's tax proposal, with party leader Noda Yoshihiko announcing a plan to temporarily eliminate consumption tax on food items for one year as part of their election platform for the upcoming Upper House election (Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). This would serve as an interim measure until a more permanent "refundable tax credit" system for low and middle-income consumers can be implemented. Meanwhile, economic coverage focuses on concerns that potential Trump tariffs would slow Japan's wage growth, particularly affecting manufacturers already facing financial strain (Nikkei Asia).
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16:05
AmCham chief says members being asked about imports that can't be substituted
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17:21
ๆฅๆฌ็ตๆธๆฐ่
ใใฏใทใณใใณ=็ซนๅ
ๅฎไปใ้ซ่ฆๆตฉ่ผใ็ฑณ้ฆ้ฝใฏใทใณใใณใง้ใใใ20ใซๅฝใปๅฐๅ๏ผG20๏ผใฎ่ฒกๅ็ธใปไธญๅคฎ้่กไผ่ญฐใฏ24ๆฅใ่ญฐ้ท็ทๆฌใๅบใใใซ้ๅนใใใ่ช็ฑ่ฒฟๆใฎๆใๆฏใฃใฆใใใฏใใฎ็ฑณๅฝใฏ้ซ้ข็จใๆฏใใใใใๅๅฝใฎๆนๅคใๆตดใณใๅดใซๅใฃใใๅฝ้ๅ่ชฟใฎ็ไธปใฎๅบงใ่ถ
ๅคงๅฝใฏ่ชใ้ใใใๆฌกใฎๅ่กกใไธ็ใฏ่ฆใใ ใใใซใใใ
ใ้ข้ฃ่จไบใ
ใ๏ผ้ข็จใฎ๏ผๅ ฑๅพฉๅๆฆใซใใฃใฆ่ฉฑใๅใใๆ็ซใใฆใใชใๅฏ่ฝๆงใใใใใ่ญฐ้ทๅฝใฎๅใขโฆ
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18:28
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18:29
Platforms' ad spending plunges as they seek clarity on trade war direction
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Yahoo! Japan
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19:21 (10:21)โขJapan Escalates Stimulus Against Trump Tariffs
โจThe newspapers report on Japan's response to Trump's tariffs, with the government doubling down on stimulus measures to counter their effects (Japan Times). At the G20 finance ministers meeting, the US faced criticism for abandoning its role as a free trade leader by imposing high tariffs (Nikkei Shimbun). Meanwhile, Chinese e-commerce platforms Temu and Shein have begun raising prices as Trump's policies hit their business model (Nikkei Asia). Finance Minister Akazawa's position on tariffs remains unchanged (Yahoo News Japan). In social news, reports highlight increasing misogyny in British schools (Huffington Post Japan).
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Yahoo! Japan
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20:35
Potentially harmful PFAS chemicals have been detected at high levels in rivers and groundwater across 22 of Japan's 47 prefectures, a government survey conducted in fiscal 2023 showed Friday.
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21:00
The Japanese government is considering increasing imports of U.
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21:45 (12:45)โขJapan Considers Soybean and Corn Import Expansion
โจThe newspapers report on ongoing US-Japan trade negotiations, with Japan considering expanding imports of soybeans and corn as part of tariff talks with the United States (Kyodo News English). The Japanese-US finance ministers' meeting is being analyzed in terms of strategic positioning and fortunate circumstances (Yahoo News Japan). This occurs against the backdrop of Japan's stimulus measures to counter Trump's tariffs (Japan Times) and criticism at the G20 finance ministers meeting where the US faced backlash for abandoning its free trade leadership role (Nikkei Shimbun).
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23:08
ๆฅๆฌ็ตๆธๆฐ่
ใใจใฟ่ชๅ่ปใฎๆบๆตไผๆฅญใงใใ่ฑ็ฐ่ชๅ็นๆฉใใๆ ชๅผ้ๅ
ฌ้ๅใๆค่จใใฆใใใใจใใใใฃใใใใจใฟใชใฉใๅบ่ณใใ็นๅฅ็ฎ็ไผ็คพ๏ผSPC๏ผใ็ซใกไธใใ่ฑ็ฐ็นๆฉใซๅฏพใใฆTOB๏ผๆ ชๅผๅ
ฌ้่ฒทใไปใ๏ผใๅฎๆฝใใฆ่ฒทๅใใๆกใๆตฎไธใใฆใใใ
SPCใซใฏใใจใฟใใใจใฟใฎใฐใซใผใไผๆฅญใๅบ่ณใใใปใใ้่ๆฉ้ขใใใฎ่่ณใง่ฒทๅ่ณ้ใ่ณใๆนๅใงๆค่จใใฆใใใใใ ๅทจ้กใช่ณ้ใ่ชฟ้ใงใใใใใใใจใฟๆ ชไธปใฎ็่งฃใๅพใใใใใชใฉใฏไธ้โฆ
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