27.04.2025

Day of University Hospitals Crisis and Dual-Use Shipbuilding Request

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 27.04.2025.

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

27.04.2025 ⇢ Day of University Hospitals Crisis and Dual-Use Shipbuilding Request

⌨The financial crisis at Japan's national university hospitals dominated morning coverage, with reports that most facilities are operating at a deficit due to inflation in medical supplies, thin profit margins, and aging infrastructure. The crisis presents a threat to advanced medical care in Japan.

Prime Minister Ishiba departed for Vietnam and the Philippines to strengthen economic and security cooperation amid China's growing regional influence, continuing Japan's diplomatic positioning noted in previous days.

In a significant legal development, the Osaka High Court ruled against the same-sex marriage ban as unconstitutional, extending partnership systems to cover over 92% of Japan's population.

By afternoon, U.S.-Japan relations took center stage with reports that the future Trump administration plans to request Japan develop dual-use (military-civilian) shipbuilding capabilities, signaling potential deepening of defense industrial cooperation amid ongoing trade tensions.

27.04.2025

28.04.2025

05:16

日本経済新聞

世界IT支出、トランプ関税で今年28兆円下振れ調査会社IDC予想

トランプ米政権の関税政策がハイテク産業の逆風となっている。米調査会社IDCは2025年の世界のIT（情報技術）支出の成長率が前年比10%から5%に下振れするシナリオを予想する。減少額は約2000億ドル（約28兆円）に相当する。税率上昇分の価格転嫁が起きれば、スマートフォンやパソコン、サーバーなど幅広い品目で需要が後退する。 IDC経営トップのプレジデントを務めるクロフォード・デルプレテ氏が日本経…

05:16 (20:16 in your timezone)

05:18 (20:18)⇢Trump Tariffs To Slash Global IT Spending By $200 Billion

⌨The newspapers report on a new forecast from market research firm IDC regarding global IT spending (Nikkei Shimbun). The company projects that Trump's tariff policies could reduce worldwide IT expenditure growth from 10% to 5% in 2025, representing a decrease of approximately $200 billion (28 trillion yen). If tariff increases are passed on to consumers through higher prices, demand for smartphones, computers, servers, and other technology products is expected to decline. Meanwhile, Russia claims to have fully recaptured Kursk region, which Ukraine denies (Yahoo News Japan).

06:10

Japan Business Press

身勝手な関税政策に商売っ気丸出しの停戦交渉がことごとく裏目、混乱もたらすだけのトランプに米国内でも不満高まる

06:10 (21:10 in your timezone)

08:00

Yahoo! Japan

選挙運動ネット通称候補が増殖

08:00 (23:00 in your timezone)

08:01 (23:01)⇢Trump Tariffs Spark Domestic Criticism

⌨The newspapers report on growing criticism of Trump's tariff policies and their economic impact. IDC forecasts global IT spending growth could drop from 10% to 5% in 2025, representing a $200 billion decrease (Nikkei Shimbun). Trump's "self-serving" trade policies and ceasefire negotiations are facing increasing domestic dissatisfaction for causing chaos (Japan Business Press). Additionally, election campaigns are seeing a proliferation of candidates using internet nicknames (Yahoo News Japan).

09:58

Yahoo! Japan

野党が消費減税策首相の対応焦点

09:58 (00:58 in your timezone)