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28.03.2025

Day Earthquake Shook Borders While Tariffs Threatened Economy

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 28.03.2025.

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

28.03.2025 โ‡ข Day Earthquake Shook Borders While Tariffs Threatened Economy
โŒจJapan's Finance Minister declared new US auto tariffs "extremely regrettable" as tensions escalated over Trump's 25% levy set for April 3. Prime Minister warned of an "extremely large impact" on Japan's economy, continuing yesterday's market anxiety.

A major insurance industry consolidation emerged as Mitsui Sumitomo Marine and Aioi Nissay Dowa announced merger plans to create Japan's largest insurer by premium volume.

By mid-morning, a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the Myanmar-Thailand border, initially described as causing "mass casualties." The death toll rose throughout the day, exceeding 150 by evening.

SoftBank Group revealed plans for an unprecedented $1 trillion investment in AI robot factories across the United States, doubling their previously announced $500 billion AI infrastructure commitment. This massive investment represents SoftBank's strategic positioning in the global AI race.
28.03.2025

04:03 (19:03)โ‡ขJapan Demands Auto Tariff Exemption

โŒจThe newspapers report intensively on trade tensions with the US as Japan officially demands exemption from Trump's new auto tariffs, calling them "extremely regrettable" (Kyodo News English). The EU is preparing a "strong response" to US tariffs while Britain appears more cautious (Nikkei Shimbun). In economic news, Mitsubishi Corporation signs a strategic partnership with American grain trader ADM to enhance Japan's food security (Nikkei Asia). Domestically, firefighters battling wildfires report exhaustion, saying they are "completely worn out" (Yahoo News Japan).
05:43
ๆฑไบฌ่จผๅˆธๅ–ๅผ•ๆ‰€ใŒไธŠๅ ด็ถญๆŒๅŸบๆบ–ใซๅˆฐ้”ใ—ใฆใ„ใชใ„ไผๆฅญใซ้ฉ็”จใ—ใฆใใŸ็ŒถไบˆใŒ็ต‚ไบ†ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚3ๆœˆๆœŸๆฑบ็ฎ—ใฎไผๆฅญใฏ31ๆ—ฅใซใ€Œ็ตŒ้ŽๆŽช็ฝฎใ€ใฎๅฏพ่ฑกๅค–ใจใชใ‚Šใ€2026ๅนด3ๆœˆๆœซใพใงใซๆ”นๅ–„ใ—ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใ€ๅŽŸๅ‰‡ใจใ—ใฆๅŒ10ๆœˆ1ๆ—ฅใซไธŠๅ ดๅปƒๆญขใซใชใ‚‹ใ€‚ใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚คใƒ ใจใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒณใƒ€ใƒผใƒ‰ใฎไธŠๅ ดไผๆฅญใ ใ‘ใงใ‚‚ๆœช้”ใฏ200็คพ็จ‹ๅบฆใ‚ใ‚Šใ€็ตžใ‚Š่พผใฟใŒไธ€ๆฎตใจ้€ฒใ‚€ใ€‚ ใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚คใƒ ใฎๆœช้”ไผๆฅญใฏ55็คพ ๆ—ฅๆœฌ็ตŒๆธˆๆ–ฐ่ž็คพใŒใƒ‹ใƒƒใ‚ปใ‚คๅŸบ็คŽ็ ”็ฉถๆ‰€ใฎๅ”ๅŠ›ใ‚’ๅพ—ใฆ้›†่จˆใ—ใŸใจใ“ใ‚ใ€ใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚คใƒ ใงโ€ฆ
05:43 (20:43 in your timezone)
06:42

10:17 (01:17)โ‡ขAuto Tariff Tensions Escalate As Stock Exchange Tightens Rules

โŒจThe newspapers report extensively on US-Japan trade tensions as Japan demands exemption from Trump's auto tariffs. Japan's Finance Minister expressed these new tariffs are "extremely regrettable" (Yahoo News Japan, Kyodo News English). In financial news, the Tokyo Stock Exchange will end its "grace period" for companies failing to meet listing requirements on March 31, putting over 200 firms at risk of delisting by October 2026 if they don't improve (Nikkei Shimbun). Other coverage notes the Philippines seeking wider diplomatic support, including from Japan, amid South China Sea tensions (Nikkei Asia) and criticism that Prime Minister Ishibashi should apologize for potential illegalities in a voucher distribution program (Japan Business Press).
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ๅœฐๆ–น้ƒฝๅธ‚ใงๅคงๅญฆใŒๆถˆใˆๅง‹ใ‚ใŸใ€‚ไบบๅฃๆธ›ใจๅฐ‘ๅญๅŒ–ใŒ้‡ใชใ‚Šๅญฆ็”Ÿใ‚’้›†ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใšใ€้–‰ๆ กใจใ„ใ†่‹ฆๆธ‹ใฎๆฑบๆ–ญใซ่‡ณใ‚‹ใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚นใŒ็›ฎ็ซ‹ใคใ€‚ๅœฐๆ–นใ‹ใ‚‰ๅคงๅญฆใŒใชใใชใ‚Œใฐๅœฐๅ…ƒใธใฎไบบๆ่ผฉๅ‡บใŒๆญขใพใ‚Šใ€้€ฒๅญฆๅ…ˆใŒๅคšใ„้ƒฝๅธ‚้ƒจใธใฎ่‹ฅ่€…ใฎๆตๅ‡บใŒ้€Ÿใพใ‚‹ใŠใใ‚ŒใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅ…จๅ›ฝใซ800ใ‚ใ‚‹ๅคงๅญฆใŒ็›ด้ขใ™ใ‚‹ๅคงๆท˜ๆฑฐใฎๆ™‚ไปฃใ€‚ๅœฐๆ–น็ตŒๆธˆใฎๆฒˆไธ‹ใ‚’้ฟใ‘ใ‚‹้“ใ‚’ๆŽขใฃใŸใ€‚ ่ƒฝ็™ปๅŠๅณถใฎๆฑใฎไป˜ใ‘ๆ นใซไฝ็ฝฎใ™ใ‚‹ๅฏŒๅฑฑ็œŒ้ซ˜ๅฒกๅธ‚ใ€‚ไธญๅฟƒ้ƒจใ‹ใ‚‰่ปŠใง20ๅˆ†ใปใฉ่ตฐใ‚‹ใจใ€็”ฐ็•‘ใŒๅบƒใŒใ‚‹ใฎใฉใ‹ใช้ขจๆ™ฏใฎไธญโ€ฆ
11:52 (02:52 in your timezone)

12:57 (03:57)โ‡ขAuto Tariffs Threaten Japan's Economy

โŒจThe newspapers report extensively on US-Japan trade tensions as new auto tariffs threaten to have an "extremely large impact" on Japan's economy according to the Prime Minister (Kyodo News English). Semiconductor giants including TSMC and Intel are slowing their expansion plans in Japan due to weak demand and concerns about Trump's tariffs (Nikkei Asia). Domestically, Japan faces a university crisis as population decline forces campus closures in rural areas, accelerating youth migration to urban centers (Nikkei Shimbun). Cultural news notes controversy over White House-produced AI images in Studio Ghibli style being criticized as "grotesque" (Huffington Post Japan).
13:53
ไธ‰ไบ•ไฝๅ‹ๆตทไธŠ็ซ็ฝไฟ้™บใจใ‚ใ„ใŠใ„ใƒ‹ใƒƒใ‚ปใ‚คๅŒๅ’Œๆๅฎณไฟ้™บใŒๅˆไฝตใซๅ‘ใ‘ใฆๅ”่ญฐใ‚’ๅง‹ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚6ๆœˆไธ‹ๆ—ฌใซ้–‹ใๆ ชไธป็ทไผšใงใฎๆ‰ฟ่ชใ‚’ๅ‰ๆใซ2027ๅนด4ๆœˆใพใงใฎๅˆไฝตใ‚’ใ‚ใ–ใ™ใ€‚ไธก็คพใฏๆŒใกๆ ชไผš็คพใฎใ‚‚ใจใง15ๅนดใซใ‚ใŸใฃใฆไฝตๅญ˜ใ—็ถšใ‘ใฆใใŸใ€‚่‡ช็„ถ็ฝๅฎณใฎๅข—ๅŠ ใงไฟ้™บ้‡‘ใฎๆ”ฏๆ‰•้กใŒ่†จใ‚‰ใ‚€ใชใฉ็ตŒๅ–ถ็’ฐๅขƒใฎๅŽณใ—ใ•ใŒๅข—ใ™ใชใ‹ใ€ๅˆไฝตใง็ซถไบ‰ๅŠ›ใฎๅผทๅŒ–ใซใคใชใ’ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ๅฎŸ็พใ™ใ‚Œใฐๅ›ฝๅ†…ๅธ‚ๅ ดใฏๆฑไบฌๆตทไธŠๆ—ฅๅ‹•็ซ็ฝไฟ้™บใจๆๅฎณไฟ้™บใ‚ธใƒฃใƒ‘ใƒณใ‚’ๅซใ‚ใŸ3็คพไฝ“ๅˆถใจใชใ‚‹ใ€‚199โ€ฆ
13:53 (04:53 in your timezone)
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ไธ‰ไบ•ไฝๅ‹ๆตทไธŠ็ซ็ฝไฟ้™บใจใ‚ใ„ใŠใ„ใƒ‹ใƒƒใ‚ปใ‚คๅŒๅ’Œๆๅฎณไฟ้™บใŒๅˆไฝตใซๅ‘ใ‘ใฆๅ”่ญฐใ‚’ๅง‹ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚6ๆœˆไธ‹ๆ—ฌใซ้–‹ใๆ ชไธป็ทไผšใงใฎๆ‰ฟ่ชใ‚’ๅ‰ๆใซ2027ๅนด4ๆœˆใพใงใฎๅˆไฝตใ‚’ใ‚ใ–ใ™ใ€‚ไธก็คพใฏๆŒใกๆ ชไผš็คพใฎใ‚‚ใจใง15ๅนดใซใ‚ใŸใฃใฆไฝตๅญ˜ใ—็ถšใ‘ใฆใใŸใ€‚่‡ช็„ถ็ฝๅฎณใฎๅข—ๅŠ ใงไฟ้™บ้‡‘ใฎๆ”ฏๆ‰•้กใŒ่†จใ‚‰ใ‚€ใชใฉ็ตŒๅ–ถ็’ฐๅขƒใฎๅŽณใ—ใ•ใŒๅข—ใ™ใชใ‹ใ€ๅˆไฝตใง็ซถไบ‰ๅŠ›ใฎๅผทๅŒ–ใซใคใชใ’ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ๅฎŸ็พใ™ใ‚Œใฐๅ›ฝๅ†…ๅธ‚ๅ ดใฏๆฑไบฌๆตทไธŠๆ—ฅๅ‹•็ซ็ฝไฟ้™บใจๆๅฎณไฟ้™บใ‚ธใƒฃใƒ‘ใƒณใ‚’ๅซใ‚ใŸ3็คพไฝ“ๅˆถใจใชใ‚‹ใ€‚199โ€ฆ
14:01 (05:01 in your timezone)
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14:59 (05:59)โ‡ขInsurance Giants Merge To Form Market Leader

โŒจThe newspapers report on a significant consolidation in Japan's insurance industry as Mitsui Sumitomo Marine Insurance and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance begin merger discussions aimed at completion by April 2027 (Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). The merger would create Japan's largest insurance company by premium volume and reduce the domestic market to three major players. In international news, Taiwan is conducting a massive six-city investigation into Chinese companies, including semiconductor giant SMIC, for allegedly operating illegally in Taiwan amid concerns over Beijing's aggression (Nikkei Asia). The US auto tariff issue remains prominent, with continued coverage of its potential impact on Japan's economy.
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MS&ADใ‚คใƒณใ‚ทใƒฅใ‚ขใƒฉใƒณใ‚นใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใƒ›ใƒผใƒซใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚น๏ผˆHD๏ผ‰ใฏ28ๆ—ฅใ€ๅ‚˜ไธ‹ใฎไธ‰ไบ•ไฝๅ‹ๆตทไธŠ็ซ็ฝไฟ้™บใจใ‚ใ„ใŠใ„ใƒ‹ใƒƒใ‚ปใ‚คๅŒๅ’Œๆๅฎณไฟ้™บใ‚’2027ๅนด4ๆœˆใ‚’ใ‚ใฉใซๅˆไฝตใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ใจ็™บ่กจใ—ใŸใ€‚ไธก็คพใฏๆŒใกๆ ชไผš็คพใฎใ‚‚ใจใง15ๅนดใซใ‚ใŸใฃใฆไฝตๅญ˜ใ—็ถšใ‘ใฆใใŸใ€‚่‡ช็„ถ็ฝๅฎณใฎๅข—ๅŠ ใงไฟ้™บ้‡‘ใฎๆ”ฏๆ‰•้กใŒ่†จใ‚‰ใ‚€ใชใฉ็ตŒๅ–ถ็’ฐๅขƒใฎๅŽณใ—ใ•ใŒๅข—ใ™ใชใ‹ใ€ๅˆไฝตใง็ซถไบ‰ๅŠ›ใฎๅผทๅŒ–ใซใคใชใ’ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ๅฎŸ็พใ™ใ‚Œใฐๅ›ฝๅ†…ๅธ‚ๅ ดใฏๆฑไบฌๆตทไธŠๆ—ฅๅ‹•็ซ็ฝไฟ้™บใจๆๅฎณไฟ้™บใ‚ธใƒฃใƒ‘ใƒณใ‚’โ€ฆ
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17:23 (08:23)โ‡ขPowerful Earthquake Rocks Myanmar And Thailand

โŒจThe newspapers report on a strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake that has hit Myanmar and Thailand (The Japan Times, Nikkei Asia). Business operations and public transport in Bangkok have been disrupted, with reports of a high-rise condominium under construction collapsing. In business news, MS&AD Insurance Group has announced plans to merge subsidiaries Mitsui Sumitomo Marine Insurance and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance by April 2027, creating Japan's largest insurance company by premium volume (Nikkei Shimbun). In international politics, Russia has reportedly presented a temporary governance proposal for Ukraine (Yahoo News Japan).
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19:34 (10:34)โ‡ขDevastating Earthquake Strikes Myanmar-Thailand Border

โŒจThe newspapers report on a major earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand, causing a "mass casualty" situation (The Japan Times, Nikkei Asia). Myanmar's military regime has declared a state of emergency, with buildings collapsing in Bangkok. In Japanese business news, Japan Post President Hiroya Masuda will step down, with Japan Post's Negishi named as successor (Nikkei Shimbun). The media also discusses copyright concerns regarding AI-generated images in "Ghibli style," examining what makes the DeepSeek AI technology so impactful (Huffington Post Japan).
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ใ‚ฝใƒ•ใƒˆใƒใƒณใ‚ฏใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—๏ผˆSBG๏ผ‰ใฏๅ…จ็ฑณใงไบบๅทฅ็Ÿฅ่ƒฝ๏ผˆAI๏ผ‰ใ‚’ๅ‚™ใˆใŸๅทฅๅ ดใ‚’้›†็ฉใ—ใŸ็”ฃๆฅญๅ›ฃๅœฐใ‚’ใคใใ‚‹ๆง‹ๆƒณใ ใ€‚็ฑณๆ”ฟๆจฉใจ1ๅ…†ใƒ‰ใƒซ๏ผˆ็ด„150ๅ…†ๅ††๏ผ‰ใ‚’่ถ…ใˆใ‚‹ๆŠ•่ณ‡ใ‚’็ด„ๆŸใ™ใ‚‹ๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใ€็™บ่กจๆธˆใฟใฎ5000ๅ„„ใƒ‰ใƒซใฎAI็ถฒๆ•ดๅ‚™ใ‚’่ถ…ใˆใ‚‹ๅคงๅž‹่จˆ็”ปใซใชใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅŠดๅƒๅŠ›ใฎไธ่ถณใ‚’ใซใ‚‰ใฟใ€AIใ‚’ๆญ่ผ‰ใ—ใŸใƒญใƒœใƒƒใƒˆใŒ่‡ชๅพ‹็š„ใซ็จผๅƒใ™ใ‚‹ๅทฅๅ ด็พคใ‚’ใ‚ใ–ใ™ใ€‚ SBGใฎๅญซๆญฃ็พฉไผš้•ทๅ…ผ็คพ้•ทใŒ็ฑณๅ›ฝใ‚’่จชๅ•ไธญใจใฟใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ€็ฑณๆ”ฟๆจฉใจ่ฟ‘ใใ€Œใ‚คใƒณใƒ€ใ‚นใƒˆใƒชใ‚ขใƒซใƒ‘ใƒผใ‚ฏๆง‹ๆƒณใ€โ€ฆ
19:49 (10:49 in your timezone)
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ใ‚ฝใƒ•ใƒˆใƒใƒณใ‚ฏใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—๏ผˆSBG๏ผ‰ใฏๅ…จ็ฑณใงไบบๅทฅ็Ÿฅ่ƒฝ๏ผˆAI๏ผ‰ใ‚’ๅ‚™ใˆใŸๅทฅๅ ดใ‚’้›†็ฉใ—ใŸ็”ฃๆฅญๅ›ฃๅœฐใ‚’ใคใใ‚‹ๆคœ่จŽใซๅ…ฅใฃใŸใ€‚็ฑณๆ”ฟๆจฉใจ1ๅ…†ใƒ‰ใƒซ๏ผˆ็ด„150ๅ…†ๅ††๏ผ‰ใ‚’่ถ…ใˆใ‚‹ๆŠ•่ณ‡ใ‚’็ด„ๆŸใ™ใ‚‹ๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใ€็™บ่กจๆธˆใฟใฎ5000ๅ„„ใƒ‰ใƒซใฎAI็ถฒๆ•ดๅ‚™ใ‚’่ถ…ใˆใ‚‹ๅคงๅž‹่จˆ็”ปใซใชใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅŠดๅƒๅŠ›ใฎไธ่ถณใ‚’ใซใ‚‰ใฟใ€AIใ‚’ๆญ่ผ‰ใ—ใŸใƒญใƒœใƒƒใƒˆใŒ่‡ชๅพ‹็š„ใซ็จผๅƒใ™ใ‚‹ๅทฅๅ ด็พคใ‚’ใ‚ใ–ใ™ใ€‚ SBGใฎๅญซๆญฃ็พฉไผš้•ทๅ…ผ็คพ้•ทใŒ็ฑณๅ›ฝใ‚’่จชๅ•ไธญใจใฟใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ€็ฑณๆ”ฟๆจฉใจ่ฟ‘ใใ€Œใ‚คใƒณใƒ€ใ‚นใƒˆใƒชใ‚ขใƒซใƒ‘ใƒผใ‚ฏโ€ฆ
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21:44 (12:44)โ‡ขSoftBank Plans Trillion-Dollar AI Factory Investment

โŒจThe newspapers report on a deadly 7.7-magnitude earthquake that has struck Myanmar and Thailand, with fatalities confirmed in both countries, described as a "mass casualty" situation (The Japan Times, Nikkei Asia). In business news, SoftBank Group is planning an unprecedented $1 trillion (150 trillion yen) investment to develop AI-powered robot factories across the United States, exceeding their previously announced $500 billion AI network infrastructure plan (Nikkei Shimbun). Tokyo has approved its largest-ever budget, exceeding 9 trillion yen (Yahoo News Japan), while concerns about copyright issues with AI-generated "Ghibli-style" images remain in discussion (Huffington Post Japan).
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