28.02.2025

Day Nikkei Pierced Thirty-Seven Floor While Forest Burned

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 28.02.2025.

It displays 42 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

28.02.2025 ⇢ Day Nikkei Pierced Thirty-Seven Floor While Forest Burned

⌨Trump's expanded tariff announcements, now including Canada and Mexico alongside doubled Chinese duties, triggered a sharp Nikkei decline, breaking through the ¥37,000 floor with a 3.7% drop. This market response connected to previous days' economic tensions and strengthening yen.

The Ofunato wildfire reached 1,200 hectares, marking the largest affected area in over 30 years, while attracting increased government attention. This crisis built upon the previous week's pattern of unusual winter fires.

Corporate restructuring continued as Aeon announced complete acquisition of subsidiaries Aeon Mall and Aeon Delight, while Nissan's CEO departure speculation intensified. Japan's first neutral-atom quantum computer development announcement indicated shifting technology priorities amid ongoing U.S. competition.

The administration rejected calls to reinvestigate political funding issues while freezing planned medical cost increases, connecting to previous budget negotiations.

28.02.2025

00:04 (15:04)⇢Flames Devour Northeast While Xiaomi Eyes Porsche

⌨The newspapers report on a deadly wildfire in northeastern Japan, with one fatality and over 80 homes destroyed in the region's third fire within a week (Kyodo News). In technology and automotive news, Xiaomi launches a new electric sedan targeting Porsche's market segment (Nikkei Asia), while Trump announces plans for additional 10% tariffs on Chinese imports starting March 4 (Nikkei Shimbun).

00:10

日本経済新聞

高額療養費の引き上げ延期へ与党、予算は3000億円超減

00:10 (15:10 in your timezone)

00:53

日本経済新聞

高額療養費上げ延期検討政府・与党、予算採決へ譲歩

00:53 (15:53 in your timezone)

02:26

日本経済新聞

トランプ氏「中国に関税さらに10%上乗せ」3月4日から

■中国に対する上乗せ分はあわせて20%に ■合成麻薬フェンタニルの流入継続を理由に ■相互関税は4月2日に発効すると明らかに…

02:26 (17:26 in your timezone)

02:44

Nikkei Asia

Trump says 10% additional tariff on China to take effect March 4

This would come on top of a 10% duty imposed in February

02:44 (17:44 in your timezone)

06:05

Japan Business Press

生成AIに騙される弁護士がいまだに相次ぐ――裁判に架空の判例を提出した弁護士には制裁金の勧告

06:05 (21:05 in your timezone)

06:06 (21:06)⇢Trump Doubles China Tariffs While AI Fools Courts

⌨The newspapers report on two significant developments: Trump's announcement of additional 10% tariffs on Chinese imports, bringing the total increase to 20%, citing fentanyl concerns (Nikkei Asia, Nikkei Shimbun). In legal technology news, Japanese lawyers face sanctions for submitting AI-generated fictional court precedents (Japan Business Press). The northeastern wildfire situation continues to unfold (Kyodo News).

06:29

日本経済新聞

トランプ氏｢中国は20%｣大詰め関税交渉で各国揺さぶり

06:29 (21:29 in your timezone)

06:47

Yahoo! Japan

対中関税を10%上乗せトランプ氏

06:47 (21:47 in your timezone)

07:39

Yahoo! Japan

還流再開要請は下村氏地検に供述

07:39 (22:39 in your timezone)

07:47

Nikkei Asia

Japan PM Ishiba set for budget deal, but inflation clouds election hopes

LDP approval ratings down; voters fret on price hikes as summer upper house vote looms

07:47 (22:47 in your timezone)

09:12

Japan Business Press

日産内田社長が退任見通し、後任選びのカギ握る指名委員会に重大責任…テスラとの提携話はなぜ浮上したのか

09:12 (00:12 in your timezone)

09:14 (00:14)⇢Uchida Exits While Tesla Whispers

⌨The newspapers report on Nissan CEO Uchida's expected resignation, with focus on the nomination committee's role and speculation about Tesla cooperation (Japan Business Press). Political coverage centers on PM Ishiba's budget negotiations amid falling LDP approval ratings due to inflation concerns before summer elections (Nikkei Asia). Trump's proposal for 20% tariffs on China continues to generate discussion (Nikkei Shimbun).

09:52

Kyodo News

Trump says tariff on Chinese goods to double to 20% next week

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09:52 (00:52 in your timezone)

10:00

日本経済新聞

日経平均、一時1000円安米株安・追加関税に懸念広がる

10:00 (01:00 in your timezone)

10:00

Yahoo! Japan

日経平均一時1000円超値下がり

10:00 (01:00 in your timezone)

10:25

Yahoo! Japan

大船渡の山火事なぜ被害が拡大

10:25 (01:25 in your timezone)

10:32

HuffPost Japan

「コンサート手話通訳」、エンタメ業界での変化

10:32 (01:32 in your timezone)

10:32

The Japan Times

Trump says Canada and Mexico tariffs to take effect, adds new China duty

10:32 (01:32 in your timezone)

10:48

日本経済新聞

日経平均、一時1100円安米株安・追加関税に懸念広がる

10:48 (01:48 in your timezone)

10:49 (01:49)⇢Tariffs Triple While Nikkei Tumbles

⌨The newspapers report on Trump's expanded tariff plans, now including Canada and Mexico alongside the doubled 20% duty on Chinese goods (Japan Times, Kyodo News). Markets responded with the Nikkei average dropping 1,100 points on tariff concerns (Nikkei Shimbun). Coverage continues of the Ofunato wildfire damage assessment (Yahoo News), while entertainment industry adapts with sign language interpretation at concerts (Huffington Post Japan).

11:36

Yahoo! Japan

東京株下落米関税巡りリスク回避

11:36 (02:36 in your timezone)

12:08

日本経済新聞

日経平均1100円安関税と米テック株安のダブルパンチ

12:08 (03:08 in your timezone)

12:08

Yahoo! Japan

山林火災焼失面積が約1200haに

12:08 (03:08 in your timezone)

12:09 (03:09)⇢Nikkei Plunges While Flames Spread

⌨The newspapers report on expanding impacts of Trump's tariff policies, with Nikkei average dropping 1,100 points in response to both tariffs and U.S. tech stock decline (Nikkei Shimbun). Meanwhile, the Ofunato wildfire damage assessment reaches approximately 1,200 hectares (Yahoo News Japan), marking a significant escalation from previous reports.

12:40

Nikkei Asia

Japan stocks fall 3% as Trump tariff on China spurs risk-off trades

Exporters suffer from strong yen, tech uncertainties; Asia's key indexes follow suit

12:40 (03:40 in your timezone)

12:40

日本経済新聞

日経平均3万7000円割れ関税と米テック株安ダブルパンチ

12:40 (03:40 in your timezone)

12:48

日本経済新聞

日経平均、一時3万7000円割れ関税・米テック株安響く

12:48 (03:48 in your timezone)

13:11

Nikkei Asia

Japan stocks fall 3.7% as Trump tariff on China spurs risk-off trades

Exporters suffer from strong yen, tech uncertainties; Asia's key indexes follow suit

13:11 (04:11 in your timezone)

13:11

Yahoo! Japan

高額療養費負担増凍結なら今後は

13:11 (04:11 in your timezone)

13:19

Yahoo! Japan

春本番→真冬並み予想東京も雪か

13:19 (04:19 in your timezone)

14:41

Yahoo! Japan

高額療養費見直し一部凍結を表明

14:41 (05:41 in your timezone)

14:42 (05:42)⇢Nikkei Pierces Thirty-Seven Floor

⌨The newspapers report on a sharp market response to Trump's expanded tariffs, with Nikkei dropping below ¥37,000 for the first time, falling 3.7% as tech stocks decline and yen strengthens (Nikkei Shimbun, Nikkei Asia). The government announces partial freeze of planned medical cost revisions (Yahoo News Japan), while concert venues continue adapting sign language services (Huffington Post Japan).

15:39

日本経済新聞

イオンがイオンモールを完全子会社化経営効率向上

イオンがグループでショッピングセンター（SC）の開発・運営を担うイオンモールと、SCの保守など担うイオンディライトの2社を完全子会社化する方針を固めた。いずれもイオンの連結子会社で東証プライム市場上場だ。イオンは傘下企業の収益底上げが課題とされてきた。直轄とすることで経営の機動性を高めて効率化を進める。 7月までに株式交換などの手法でそれぞれを完全子会社にする。両社とも上場廃止となる見通しだ。イ…

15:39 (06:39 in your timezone)

16:47

Yahoo! Japan

東京株が大幅下落終値1100円安

16:47 (07:47 in your timezone)

16:49 (07:49)⇢Aeon Swallows Mall While Markets Sink

⌨The newspapers report on Aeon's corporate restructuring, with plans to fully acquire its subsidiaries Aeon Mall and Aeon Delight through stock exchange by July (Nikkei Shimbun). Market response continues to be negative, with Tokyo stocks falling sharply by 1,100 points (Yahoo News Japan). Industry analysts express skepticism about Ukraine's rare earth mineral prospects, noting China's continued dominance in the sector (Nikkei Asia).

17:05

The Japan Times

Odds of early rate rise increase as inflation becomes the fight in Japan

17:05 (08:05 in your timezone)

18:06

日本経済新聞

国内初の新型量子計算機、2025年稼働へ分子研や日立

国の研究機関である分子科学研究所や日立製作所などは新型の量子コンピューターを2025年中に稼働する。国内初となる原子を使う方式で、世界でトップ水準の性能になる。スーパーコンピューターをしのぐ計算性能の実現に不可欠な大規模化に向く。米国のテック企業が先行してきた実機の開発で、日本勢が追い上げる。「中性原子方式」と呼ばれる新型量子コンピューターを愛知県岡崎市にある分子研に設置する。開発には量子コン…

18:06 (09:06 in your timezone)

18:31

Yahoo! Japan

大船渡の火災平成以降で最大規模

18:31 (09:31 in your timezone)

18:39

Kyodo News

Japan wildfire burns largest area in over 30 years as blaze rages on

A forest fire in northeastern Japan has scorched the largest area of land in more than 30 years, the central government said Friday, as local firefighters and Self-Defense Forces struggle to control the blaze.

18:39 (09:39 in your timezone)

18:58 (09:58)⇢Quantum Leap While Forest Burns

⌨The newspapers report on intensifying monetary discussions as inflation becomes central to policy debates (Japan Times), while a major forest fire in northeastern Japan has reached the largest affected area in 30 years (Kyodo News). Development of quantum computing advances with plans for Japan's first neutral-atom quantum computer by 2025 (Nikkei Shimbun), marking a shift in the technology race with U.S. firms.

19:22

Yahoo! Japan

「死にたい」被爆の18歳みた地獄

19:22 (10:22 in your timezone)

19:30

Yahoo! Japan

全身「赤鬼」のよう 80年前の地獄

19:30 (10:30 in your timezone)

19:48

Nikkei Asia

Indonesian textile maker declared insolvent with $2.1bn in debts

More than 12,000 Sritex workers to lose jobs in blow to nation's manufacturing sector

19:48 (10:48 in your timezone)

20:13

Yahoo! Japan

首相大船渡火災の消火に全力を

20:13 (11:13 in your timezone)

21:37

Yahoo! Japan

首相裏金事件の再調査を否定

21:37 (12:37 in your timezone)

21:38 (12:38)⇢Sritex Sinks While Premier Blocks Probe

⌨The newspapers report on a rapid sequence of economic developments, from potential monetary tightening (Japan Times) to the major insolvency of Indonesian textile manufacturer Sritex, affecting 12,000 workers (Nikkei Asia). The Prime Minister's rejection of reinvestigating political funding issues (Yahoo News Japan) comes amid ongoing coverage of the northeastern wildfire crisis (Kyodo News) and quantum computing advancements (Nikkei Shimbun).

22:10

Nikkei Asia

'Makes no sense': Industry doubts Ukraine's rare earths prospects

Even in peaceful nations, China's grip on critical minerals stifles projects

22:10 (13:10 in your timezone)

23:03

日本経済新聞

米消費支出物価、1月2.5%上昇予想通り鈍化

【ワシントン=高見浩輔】米商務省が28日発表した1月の米個人消費支出（PCE）物価指数は前年同月比で2.5%上昇した。伸びは市場予想通りで、2024年12月の2.6%から鈍化した。米連邦準備理事会（FRB）の高官の多くはインフレ率が今後も長い目でみて鈍化を続けると予想している。エネルギーと食品を除くコア指数も予想通り、前年同月比で2.6%上昇した。伸びは2.9%に上方修正された24年12月から…

23:03 (14:03 in your timezone)

23:03

Yahoo! Japan

「心配というより恐怖」山林火災

23:03 (14:03 in your timezone)

23:12

日本経済新聞

米消費支出物価、1月2.5%上昇に鈍化市場予想通り

【ワシントン=高見浩輔】米商務省が28日発表した1月の米個人消費支出（PCE）物価指数は前年同月比で2.5%上昇した。伸びは市場予想通りで、2024年12月の2.6%から鈍化した。米連邦準備理事会（FRB）の高官の多くはインフレ率が今後も長い目でみて鈍化を続けると予想している。エネルギーと食品を除くコア指数も予想通り、前年同月比で2.6%上昇した。伸びは2.9%に上方修正された24年12月から…

23:12 (14:12 in your timezone)

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