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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 โ‡ข Day Nikkei Pierced Thirty-Seven Floor While Forest Burned
โŒจTrump's expanded tariff announcements, now including Canada and Mexico alongside doubled Chinese duties, triggered a sharp Nikkei decline, breaking through the ยฅ37,000 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)โ‡ขFlames Devour Northeast While Xiaomi Eyes Porsche

โŒจThe 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).
02:26
โ– ไธญๅ›ฝใซๅฏพใ™ใ‚‹ไธŠไน—ใ›ๅˆ†ใฏใ‚ใ‚ใ›ใฆ20%ใซ โ– ๅˆๆˆ้บป่–ฌใƒ•ใ‚งใƒณใ‚ฟใƒ‹ใƒซใฎๆตๅ…ฅ็ถ™็ถšใ‚’็†็”ฑใซ โ– ็›ธไบ’้–ข็จŽใฏ4ๆœˆ2ๆ—ฅใซ็™บๅŠนใ™ใ‚‹ใจๆ˜Žใ‚‰ใ‹ใซโ€ฆ
02:26 (17:26 in your timezone)
02:44

06:06 (21:06)โ‡ขTrump Doubles China Tariffs While AI Fools Courts

โŒจThe 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).
07:47

09:14 (00:14)โ‡ขUchida Exits While Tesla Whispers

โŒจThe 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
10:32

10:49 (01:49)โ‡ขTariffs Triple While Nikkei Tumbles

โŒจThe 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).

12:09 (03:09)โ‡ขNikkei Plunges While Flames Spread

โŒจThe 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
13:11

14:42 (05:42)โ‡ขNikkei Pierces Thirty-Seven Floor

โŒจThe newspapers report on a sharp market response to Trump's expanded tariffs, with Nikkei dropping below ยฅ37,000 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
ใ‚คใ‚ชใƒณใŒใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใงใ‚ทใƒงใƒƒใƒ”ใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚ปใƒณใ‚ฟใƒผ๏ผˆSC๏ผ‰ใฎ้–‹็™บใƒป้‹ๅ–ถใ‚’ๆ‹…ใ†ใ‚คใ‚ชใƒณใƒขใƒผใƒซใจใ€SCใฎไฟๅฎˆใชใฉๆ‹…ใ†ใ‚คใ‚ชใƒณใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใƒฉใ‚คใƒˆใฎ2็คพใ‚’ๅฎŒๅ…จๅญไผš็คพๅŒ–ใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–น้‡ใ‚’ๅ›บใ‚ใŸใ€‚ใ„ใšใ‚Œใ‚‚ใ‚คใ‚ชใƒณใฎ้€ฃ็ตๅญไผš็คพใงๆฑ่จผใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚คใƒ ๅธ‚ๅ ดไธŠๅ ดใ ใ€‚ใ‚คใ‚ชใƒณใฏๅ‚˜ไธ‹ไผๆฅญใฎๅŽ็›Šๅบ•ไธŠใ’ใŒ่ชฒ้กŒใจใ•ใ‚ŒใฆใใŸใ€‚็›ด่ฝ„ใจใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใง็ตŒๅ–ถใฎๆฉŸๅ‹•ๆ€งใ‚’้ซ˜ใ‚ใฆๅŠน็އๅŒ–ใ‚’้€ฒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ 7ๆœˆใพใงใซๆ ชๅผไบคๆ›ใชใฉใฎๆ‰‹ๆณ•ใงใใ‚Œใžใ‚Œใ‚’ๅฎŒๅ…จๅญไผš็คพใซใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚ไธก็คพใจใ‚‚ไธŠๅ ดๅปƒๆญขใจใชใ‚‹่ฆ‹้€šใ—ใ ใ€‚ใ‚คโ€ฆ
15:39 (06:39 in your timezone)

16:49 (07:49)โ‡ขAeon Swallows Mall While Markets Sink

โŒจThe 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
18:06
ๅ›ฝใฎ็ ”็ฉถๆฉŸ้–ขใงใ‚ใ‚‹ๅˆ†ๅญ็ง‘ๅญฆ็ ”็ฉถๆ‰€ใ‚„ๆ—ฅ็ซ‹่ฃฝไฝœๆ‰€ใชใฉใฏๆ–ฐๅž‹ใฎ้‡ๅญใ‚ณใƒณใƒ”ใƒฅใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผใ‚’2025ๅนดไธญใซ็จผๅƒใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅ›ฝๅ†…ๅˆใจใชใ‚‹ๅŽŸๅญใ‚’ไฝฟใ†ๆ–นๅผใงใ€ไธ–็•Œใงใƒˆใƒƒใƒ—ๆฐดๆบ–ใฎๆ€ง่ƒฝใซใชใ‚‹ใ€‚ใ‚นใƒผใƒ‘ใƒผใ‚ณใƒณใƒ”ใƒฅใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผใ‚’ใ—ใฎใ่จˆ็ฎ—ๆ€ง่ƒฝใฎๅฎŸ็พใซไธๅฏๆฌ ใชๅคง่ฆๆจกๅŒ–ใซๅ‘ใใ€‚็ฑณๅ›ฝใฎใƒ†ใƒƒใ‚ฏไผๆฅญใŒๅ…ˆ่กŒใ—ใฆใใŸๅฎŸๆฉŸใฎ้–‹็™บใงใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌๅ‹ขใŒ่ฟฝใ„ไธŠใ’ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ใ€Œไธญๆ€งๅŽŸๅญๆ–นๅผใ€ใจๅ‘ผใฐใ‚Œใ‚‹ๆ–ฐๅž‹้‡ๅญใ‚ณใƒณใƒ”ใƒฅใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผใ‚’ๆ„›็Ÿฅ็œŒๅฒกๅดŽๅธ‚ใซใ‚ใ‚‹ๅˆ†ๅญ็ ”ใซ่จญ็ฝฎใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚้–‹็™บใซใฏ้‡ๅญใ‚ณใƒณโ€ฆ
18:06 (09:06 in your timezone)
18:39

18:58 (09:58)โ‡ขQuantum Leap While Forest Burns

โŒจThe 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.
19:48

21:38 (12:38)โ‡ขSritex Sinks While Premier Blocks Probe

โŒจThe 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
23:03
ใ€ใƒฏใ‚ทใƒณใƒˆใƒณ=้ซ˜่ฆ‹ๆตฉ่ผ”ใ€‘็ฑณๅ•†ๅ‹™็œใŒ28ๆ—ฅ็™บ่กจใ—ใŸ1ๆœˆใฎ็ฑณๅ€‹ไบบๆถˆ่ฒปๆ”ฏๅ‡บ๏ผˆPCE๏ผ‰็‰ฉไพกๆŒ‡ๆ•ฐใฏๅ‰ๅนดๅŒๆœˆๆฏ”ใง2.5%ไธŠๆ˜‡ใ—ใŸใ€‚ไผธใณใฏๅธ‚ๅ ดไบˆๆƒณ้€šใ‚Šใงใ€2024ๅนด12ๆœˆใฎ2.6%ใ‹ใ‚‰้ˆๅŒ–ใ—ใŸใ€‚็ฑณ้€ฃ้‚ฆๆบ–ๅ‚™็†ไบ‹ไผš๏ผˆFRB๏ผ‰ใฎ้ซ˜ๅฎ˜ใฎๅคšใใฏใ‚คใƒณใƒ•ใƒฌ็އใŒไปŠๅพŒใ‚‚้•ทใ„็›ฎใงใฟใฆ้ˆๅŒ–ใ‚’็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹ใจไบˆๆƒณใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ใ‚จใƒใƒซใ‚ฎใƒผใจ้ฃŸๅ“ใ‚’้™คใใ‚ณใ‚ขๆŒ‡ๆ•ฐใ‚‚ไบˆๆƒณ้€šใ‚Šใ€ๅ‰ๅนดๅŒๆœˆๆฏ”ใง2.6%ไธŠๆ˜‡ใ—ใŸใ€‚ไผธใณใฏ2.9%ใซไธŠๆ–นไฟฎๆญฃใ•ใ‚ŒใŸ24ๅนด12ๆœˆใ‹ใ‚‰โ€ฆ
23:03 (14:03 in your timezone)
23:12
ใ€ใƒฏใ‚ทใƒณใƒˆใƒณ=้ซ˜่ฆ‹ๆตฉ่ผ”ใ€‘็ฑณๅ•†ๅ‹™็œใŒ28ๆ—ฅ็™บ่กจใ—ใŸ1ๆœˆใฎ็ฑณๅ€‹ไบบๆถˆ่ฒปๆ”ฏๅ‡บ๏ผˆPCE๏ผ‰็‰ฉไพกๆŒ‡ๆ•ฐใฏๅ‰ๅนดๅŒๆœˆๆฏ”ใง2.5%ไธŠๆ˜‡ใ—ใŸใ€‚ไผธใณใฏๅธ‚ๅ ดไบˆๆƒณ้€šใ‚Šใงใ€2024ๅนด12ๆœˆใฎ2.6%ใ‹ใ‚‰้ˆๅŒ–ใ—ใŸใ€‚็ฑณ้€ฃ้‚ฆๆบ–ๅ‚™็†ไบ‹ไผš๏ผˆFRB๏ผ‰ใฎ้ซ˜ๅฎ˜ใฎๅคšใใฏใ‚คใƒณใƒ•ใƒฌ็އใŒไปŠๅพŒใ‚‚้•ทใ„็›ฎใงใฟใฆ้ˆๅŒ–ใ‚’็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹ใจไบˆๆƒณใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ใ‚จใƒใƒซใ‚ฎใƒผใจ้ฃŸๅ“ใ‚’้™คใใ‚ณใ‚ขๆŒ‡ๆ•ฐใ‚‚ไบˆๆƒณ้€šใ‚Šใ€ๅ‰ๅนดๅŒๆœˆๆฏ”ใง2.6%ไธŠๆ˜‡ใ—ใŸใ€‚ไผธใณใฏ2.9%ใซไธŠๆ–นไฟฎๆญฃใ•ใ‚ŒใŸ24ๅนด12ๆœˆใ‹ใ‚‰โ€ฆ
23:12 (14:12 in your timezone)