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27.02.2025

Day When Birth Numbers Hit Ocean Floor

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 27.02.2025.

It displays 38 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

27.02.2025Day When Birth Numbers Hit Ocean Floor
Birth rates emerged as the central narrative, with official figures confirming 721,000 births in 2024, marking a 30% decline over ten years. The morning brought news of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking's shift from seniority-based pay, offering substantial raises to younger managers.

Forest fires in northeastern Japan intensified by midday, claiming one life and destroying over 80 homes, marking the third major fire within a week. The ruling coalition moved to freeze planned increases in medical cost burden, while adjusting the annual budget downward.

Corporate restructuring continued with Nissan considering CEO replacement following merger failures. NVIDIA maintained its market dominance despite DeepSeek concerns, while Seven & I's founding family abandoned their management buyout plans. The Nadeshiko Japan soccer team captured their first SheBelieves Cup title against the United States.
27.02.2025
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05:15 (20:15)BlackRock Claims Pension Trillions While Ofunato Burns

The newspapers report on financial sector developments, with BlackRock expanding its Japanese pension management to $17 billion in assets while Goldman Sachs seeks market share growth (Nikkei Asia). The Ofunato forest fire situation continues to develop, with over 80 buildings affected (Yahoo News Japan), while Seven & I Holdings' buyout negotiations remain stalled over management control issues (Japan Times, Nikkei Shimbun).
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【ウィーン=田中孝幸】ウクライナのゼレンスキー大統領は26日、米国と資源権益の協定案に合意したと発表した。ウクライナ援助の資金回収を掲げてきたトランプ米大統領は取引が「1兆ドル(約149兆円)規模になるかもしれない」と成果をアピールする。 【関連記事】 ただ、ウクライナの資源には埋蔵量など未公表の点が多い。採算性に不安があるなかで民間企業が積極的に関与するかは不透明で、実際の事業規模はトランプ氏の…
05:39 (20:39 in your timezone)
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【シリコンバレー=清水孝輔】米半導体大手エヌビディアが26日発表した2024年11月〜25年1月期決算は売上高が前年同期と比べ78%増の393億3100万ドル(約5兆8600億円)だった。25年2〜4月期の売上高見通しは65%増の430億ドル前後と市場予想を上回った。人工知能(AI)半導体の需要は底堅いとみる。 QUICK・ファクトセットがまとめた2〜4月期売上高の市場予想は前…
06:38 (21:38 in your timezone)
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09:16 (00:16)Pacific Skies Darken While Seven Founders Retreat

The newspapers report on defense and security developments, with unsafe intercepts over the South China Sea (Japan Times), Taiwan's concerns over Ukraine ceasefire implications (Japan Business Press), and Japan's commitment to purchase U.S. transport planes for SDF (Kyodo). Financial coverage focuses on NVIDIA's 65% revenue growth forecast driven by AI chip demand (Nikkei Shimbun), while Seven & I's founding family abandons MBO plans (Yahoo News).
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所得税がかかり始める「年収103万円の壁」が160万円に動く見通しになった。自民、公明両党が野党との協議を経て、2024年末にまとめた政府・与党案を修正する。税制改正の法案が成立すれば、25年分から適用される。納税者の多くが1人あたり年2万円程度の減税となる。 税金は収入から「控除」と呼ぶ一定額を差し引き、残りの部分に税率をかけて算出する。所得税の103万円の壁は現在「基礎控除」が48万円、「給…
10:16 (01:16 in your timezone)
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11:01 (02:01)Tax Threshold Rises While Fires Spread

The newspapers report on tax reform plans, with the ruling coalition set to raise the tax-free income threshold from 1.03M to 1.6M yen, resulting in approximately 20,000 yen annual tax reduction per taxpayer (Nikkei Shimbun). NVIDIA's CEO discusses AI development implications of DeepSeek's R1 model (Nikkei Asia), while wildfire evacuation orders affect over 2,000 people (Yahoo News Japan).
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12:07 (03:07)Pacific Tensions Soar While Seven Founders Retreat

The newspapers report on regional tensions, with unsafe aircraft intercepts over the South China Sea (Japan Times) and Taiwan's concerns over Ukraine ceasefire implications (Japan Business Press). Economic coverage focuses on Trump's tariff impact on ASEAN banks (Nikkei Asia), while domestically, Seven & I's founding family abandons management buyout plans (Yahoo News Japan).
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13:59 (04:59)NVIDIA Soars While Ofunato Burns

The newspapers report on NVIDIA's record profits and its dismissal of DeepSeek concerns as it prepares to launch next-generation products (Nikkei Shimbun). Regional tensions remain in focus with aircraft intercepts over the South China Sea (Japan Times) and Taiwan's concerns over Ukraine ceasefire implications (Japan Business Press). A body was found in Ofunato, possibly connected to ongoing forest fires (Yahoo News Japan).
14:13
2024年に日本で生まれた子どもの数(外国人を含む出生数)は前年比5.0%減の72万988人だった。9年連続で過去最少を更新し、日本人だけに限れば70万人を割る公算が大きい。少子化に歯止めがかからず、現役世代の社会保険料負担はさらに重くなる。 厚生労働省が27日、人口動態統計を公表した。出生数は比較可能な1899年以降で最も少なかった。10年前の100.3万人(14年)と比べ、およそ3割にあたる…
14:13 (05:13 in your timezone)
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16:02 (07:02)Birth Rate Plunges While Nadeshiko Soars

The newspapers report on Japan's women's soccer team winning their first SheBelieves Cup against the US (Japan Times), while birth rates hit a new historic low of 720,000 in 2024, marking a 30% decrease over the past decade (Nikkei Shimbun). In China coverage, Jack Ma's public appearance is analyzed in context of Xi Jinping's economic policy shifts (Nikkei Asia).
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More than 80 homes appear to have burned down and some 2,000 people have been ordered to evacuate after a wildfire broke out in a northeastern Japan city, local authorities said Thursday, as the region was hit by its third fire in around a week.
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三井住友銀行は2026年以降の報酬制度案をまとめた。これまで年功序列で定めてきた給与を職務で決まるように改め、30代前半で管理職を務める社員の給与を最大で2割引き上げる。一方で勤務年数が長くても職務や役割によっては減給することも視野に入れる。 新人事制度は勤続年数に応じて昇進する「階層」を撤廃するのが柱だ。他の大手行に先駆けて年功序列を全廃し、優秀な若年層を抜てきできる体制を整える。人件費を中期…
18:09 (09:09 in your timezone)

18:11 (09:11)Northeastern Fires Consume Villages

The newspapers report on escalating wildfire crisis in northeastern Japan, with over 80 homes destroyed and 2,000 people evacuated in the third fire within a week (Kyodo News, Yahoo News). Corporate developments feature Nissan's management restructuring plans (Japan Times) and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking's shift away from seniority-based pay, offering up to 20% salary increases for managers in their 30s (Nikkei Shimbun).
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20:21 (11:21)Births Plunge Below 721K

The newspapers report on Japan's birth rate crisis reaching a new low of 721,000 in 2024, marking the ninth consecutive year of decline (Kyodo News). Corporate restructuring continues to make headlines with Nissan's management shake-up plans (Japan Times) and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking's shift from seniority-based pay (Nikkei Shimbun). Taiwan's media coverage expresses concerns over Ukraine ceasefire implications for regional security (Japan Business Press).
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