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28.11.2025

The Day Japan Upheld Same-Sex Marriage Ban

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 28.11.2025.

It displays 36 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

28.11.2025 โ‡ข The Day Japan Upheld Same-Sex Marriage Ban
โŒจJapanese media on November 28, 2025, heavily reported on the Tokyo High Court's ruling upholding the ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional, with plaintiffs expressing anger at what they called an "unjust ruling" (Huffington Post Japan, Kyodo News English, Yahoo News Japan). This legal development drew sustained attention throughout the day, becoming a central focus. Concurrently, the government approved an 18.3 trillion yen supplementary budget aimed at addressing prices and fostering economic growth (Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). Separately, news emerged of London's Natural History Museum returning Ainu remains to Japan (Kyodo News English). The severe Hong Kong high-rise fire also remained a prominent story, with reports of alarm system failures and continuing arrests of construction personnel (Yahoo News Japan).
28.11.2025
00:05
Kyodo News

No. of Japanese language learners rises to record 290,000 in Japan

The number of Japanese language learners in Japan reached a record 294,198 last year, a recent government survey showed, underscoring the need to offer more learning opportunities to cope with rising demand from foreign residents.
00:05 (15:05 in your timezone)
00:46

00:47 (15:47)โ‡ขWinter's Cold Embrace

โŒจJapanese media continues to cover the Hong Kong apartment fire, with the death toll now rising to 75 and police alleging negligence (Nikkei Asia). Separately, the number of Japanese language learners in Japan has reached a record 290,000, underscoring the need for more learning opportunities (Kyodo News English). Discussions also persist on the implications of expired health insurance cards (Huffington Post Japan).
09:21
Kyodo News

Hong Kong high-rise fire death toll rises to 75, about 200 unaccounted for

The death toll from a massive fire in a high-rise residential complex in Hong Kong has risen to 75, with about 70 people injured and some 200 still unaccounted for more than a day later, local authorities said Thursday.
09:21 (00:21 in your timezone)
10:11
ใƒฏใ‚ทใƒณใƒˆใƒณๆก็ด„็ท ็ด„ๅ›ฝไผš่ญฐใงใ‚ฆใƒŠใ‚ฎๅ…จ็จฎใฎๅ›ฝ้š›ๅ–ๅผ•ใฎ่ฆๅˆถๅผทๅŒ–ๆกˆใŒ27ๆ—ฅใ€ๅฆๆฑบใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚็›ฎๅ…ˆใฎๆ€ฅ้จฐใƒชใ‚นใ‚ฏใฏๅ›ž้ฟใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚‚ใฎใฎใ€่ณ‡ๆบ็ฎก็†ใ‚’ๅทกใฃใฆไธ–็•Œไธ€ใฎๆถˆ่ฒปๅ›ฝๆ—ฅๆœฌใซๅŽณใ—ใ„่ฆ–็ทšใŒๆณจใŒใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚Šใฏใชใ„ใ€‚้ฃŸๆ–‡ๅŒ–ใ‚’ๅฎˆใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซใฏใ€ไบบๅทฅใตๅŒ–ใ—ใŸ็จš้ญšใ‚’่ฆชใพใง่‚ฒใฆใ€ใ•ใ‚‰ใซ็จš้ญšใ‚’็”Ÿใฟๅ‡บใ™ใ€ŒๅฎŒๅ…จ้คŠๆฎ–ใ€ใฎๅ•†ๆฅญๅŒ–ใŒใ‚ซใ‚ฎใจใชใ‚‹ใ€‚ ใ‚ฆใƒŠใ‚ฎใƒใ‚งใƒผใƒณใ€Œ้ฐป๏ผˆใ†ใชใŽ๏ผ‰ใฎๆˆ็€ฌใ€ใ‚’ๅฑ•้–‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใƒ•ใƒฉใƒณใƒใƒฃใ‚คใ‚บใƒ“ใ‚ธใƒใ‚นใ‚คใƒณใ‚ญใƒฅใƒ™ใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณ๏ผˆFBIใ€ๆป‹โ€ฆ
10:11 (01:11 in your timezone)
10:21
Kyodo News

FEATURE: With rise of AI agents, experts question human value

Imagine a future in which you not only get instructions for your job issued by an artificial intelligence, your boss could be replaced by an AI system.
10:21 (01:21 in your timezone)

10:22 (01:22)โ‡ขAI Ascends, Human Value Fades

โŒจJapanese media is currently focused on the implications of AI, with experts questioning human value as AI agents rise (Kyodo News English). Concurrently, discussions continue regarding global scrutiny on Japan's eel consumption after international trade regulations were rejected, emphasizing the urgent need for commercialized "complete aquaculture" to sustain the food culture (Nikkei Shimbun). Other reports note seasonal yellow dust affecting Japan (Yahoo News Japan).
11:12
่ฑŠๅฏŒใชๅŒ–็Ÿณ็‡ƒๆ–™ใŒ็œ ใ‚‹ๅŒ—ๆฅตๅœใงใƒญใ‚ทใ‚ขใŒ่ณ‡ๆบ้–‹็™บใซๅŠ›ใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅœฐ็ƒๆธฉๆš–ๅŒ–ใงๆฐทใŒๆบถใ‘ใ€่ˆนใงใ‚จใƒใƒซใ‚ฎใƒผใ‚’่ผธๅ‡บใ—ใ‚„ใ™ใใชใฃใŸใŸใ‚ใ ใ€‚่ณ‡ๆบๅคงๅ›ฝใƒญใ‚ทใ‚ขใฎ็ตŒๆธˆใƒป่ฒกๆ”ฟใ‚’ๆ”ฏใˆใ‚‹็Ÿณๆฒนใƒปๅคฉ็„ถใ‚ฌใ‚นใฏๅ›ฝๅŠ›ใซ็›ด็ตใ—ใ€ใƒ—ใƒผใƒใƒณๅคง็ตฑ้ ˜ใฏใ€ŒๆœชๆฅใฏๅŒ—ๆฅตๅœใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใฎ่€ƒใˆใ‚‚็คบใ™ใ€‚ใƒญใ‚ทใ‚ขใฏ็Ÿณๆฒนใƒปๅคฉ็„ถใ‚ฌใ‚นใฎ่ฒฉๅฃฒๅŽๅ…ฅใงใ‚ฆใ‚ฏใƒฉใ‚คใƒŠไพต็•ฅใฎๆˆฆ่ฒปใ‚’่ณ„ใฃใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€ๅŒ—ๆฅตๅœ้–‹็™บใฎๅ‹•ๅ‘ใฏๅ›ฝ้š›ๆƒ…ๅ‹ขใซใ‚‚ๅฝฑ้Ÿฟใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚โ€ฆ
11:12 (02:12 in your timezone)
11:43
่ฑŠๅฏŒใชๅŒ–็Ÿณ็‡ƒๆ–™ใŒ็œ ใ‚‹ๅŒ—ๆฅตๅœใงใƒญใ‚ทใ‚ขใŒ่ณ‡ๆบ้–‹็™บใซๅŠ›ใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅœฐ็ƒๆธฉๆš–ๅŒ–ใงๆฐทใŒๆบถใ‘ใ€่ˆนใงใ‚จใƒใƒซใ‚ฎใƒผใ‚’่ผธๅ‡บใ—ใ‚„ใ™ใใชใฃใŸใŸใ‚ใ ใ€‚่ณ‡ๆบๅคงๅ›ฝใƒญใ‚ทใ‚ขใฎ็ตŒๆธˆใƒป่ฒกๆ”ฟใ‚’ๆ”ฏใˆใ‚‹็Ÿณๆฒนใƒปๅคฉ็„ถใ‚ฌใ‚นใฏๅ›ฝๅŠ›ใซ็›ด็ตใ—ใ€ใƒ—ใƒผใƒใƒณๅคง็ตฑ้ ˜ใฏใ€ŒๆœชๆฅใฏๅŒ—ๆฅตๅœใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใฎ่€ƒใˆใ‚‚็คบใ™ใ€‚ใƒญใ‚ทใ‚ขใฏ็Ÿณๆฒนใƒปๅคฉ็„ถใ‚ฌใ‚นใฎ่ฒฉๅฃฒๅŽๅ…ฅใงใ‚ฆใ‚ฏใƒฉใ‚คใƒŠไพต็•ฅใฎๆˆฆ่ฒปใ‚’่ณ„ใฃใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€ๅŒ—ๆฅตๅœ้–‹็™บใฎๅ‹•ๅ‘ใฏๅ›ฝ้š›ๆƒ…ๅ‹ขใซใ‚‚ๅฝฑ้Ÿฟใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚โ€ฆ
11:43 (02:43 in your timezone)

11:44 (02:44)โ‡ขJapan Upholds Same-Sex Marriage Ban

โŒจJapanese media reports that a high court has, for the first time, ruled the non-recognition of same-sex marriage as constitutional (Huffington Post Japan, Yahoo News Japan). Concurrently, Nikkei Shimbun highlights Russia's pursuit of energy hegemony in the Arctic, driven by fossil fuel resources and melting ice, linking it to international affairs and funding the war in Ukraine.
12:16
Kyodo News

Japan high court rules same-sex marriage ban constitutional

A Japanese court on Friday ruled that the country's ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional and rejected plaintiffs' claims for damages, marking the first high court ruling to uphold the state's position.
12:16 (03:16 in your timezone)
12:22

13:18 (04:18)โ‡ขJapan Upholds Marriage Ban

โŒจJapanese media continues to report on a high court ruling upholding the ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional, rejecting plaintiffs' claims for damages (Kyodo News English, Huffington Post Japan, Yahoo News Japan). Concurrently, Nikkei Asia notes VinFast's lead in ASEAN EV brands, while Nikkei Shimbun discusses Russia's pursuit of Arctic energy hegemony.
13:41
14:01
ๅŒ—ๆตท้“ใฎ้ˆดๆœจ็›ด้“็Ÿฅไบ‹ใฏ28ๆ—ฅใ€ๅŒ—ๆตท้“้›ปๅŠ›ใฎๆณŠๅŽŸๅญๅŠ›็™บ้›ปๆ‰€3ๅทๆฉŸ๏ผˆๅŒ—ๆตท้“ๆณŠๆ‘๏ผ‰ใฎๅ†็จผๅƒใ‚’ๅฎน่ชใ™ใ‚‹ใจ่กจๆ˜Žใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅŒๆ—ฅใฎๅฎšไพ‹้“่ญฐไผšใฎ็ญ”ๅผใงใ€ŒๅŽŸ็™บใฎๆดป็”จใฏๅฝ“้ขๅ–ใ‚Šๅพ—ใ‚‹็พๅฎŸ็š„ใช้ธๆŠžใจ่€ƒใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€ใจ่ฟฐในใŸใ€‚ๅ†็จผๅƒใซๅฟ…่ฆใช็Ÿฅไบ‹ๅŒๆ„ใซใคใ„ใฆใฏใ€Œ้“่ญฐไผšใงใฎ่ญฐ่ซ–ใ‚’่ธใพใˆใ€็ทๅˆ็š„ใซๅˆคๆ–ญใ™ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅ†็จผๅƒใซใฏ้“็Ÿฅไบ‹ใจใ€้“ๅ†…ใฎๅŽŸ็™บ็ซ‹ๅœฐใ‚„ๅ‘จ่พบ4็”บๆ‘๏ผˆๆณŠๆ‘ใ€ๅ…ฑๅ’Œ็”บใ€ๅฒฉๅ†…็”บใ€็ฅžๆตๅ†…ๆ‘๏ผ‰ใฎ้ฆ–้•ทใฎๅŒๆ„ใŒๅฎŸ่ณช็š„ใซๅฟ…่ฆใ ใ€‚4่‡ชๆฒปไฝ“ใฎโ€ฆ
14:01 (05:01 in your timezone)
14:31
ๅˆๆ†ฒๅˆคๆฑบใซใ€Œๆ€’ใ‚Šใ€ใ€‚ๆณ•ๅพ‹ไธŠๅŒๆ€งใ‚ซใƒƒใƒ—ใƒซใฎ็ตๅฉšใ‚’่ชใ‚ใชใ„ๆณ•ๅพ‹ใ‚’โ€œๅˆๆ†ฒโ€ใจใ—ใŸๆฑไบฌ้ซ˜่ฃใ€ๅŽŸๅ‘Šใ‚‰ใŒๆถ™ใ‚’ใ“ใ‚‰ใˆใ€Œไธๅฝ“ๅˆคๆฑบใ€่จดใˆใ‚‹
14:31 (05:31 in your timezone)

14:32 (05:32)โ‡ขSame-Sex Marriage Ban Upheld

โŒจJapanese media continues to report on the Tokyo High Court's ruling upholding the ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional, with plaintiffs expressing anger and calling it an "unjust ruling" (Huffington Post Japan, Kyodo News English). Concurrently, Hokkaido's governor has approved the restart of the Tomari nuclear power plant, citing it as a "realistic choice" (Nikkei Shimbun).
14:41
ๅŒ—ๆตท้“ใฎ้ˆดๆœจ็›ด้“็Ÿฅไบ‹ใฏ28ๆ—ฅใ€ๅŒ—ๆตท้“้›ปๅŠ›ใฎๆณŠๅŽŸๅญๅŠ›็™บ้›ปๆ‰€3ๅทๆฉŸ๏ผˆๅŒ—ๆตท้“ๆณŠๆ‘๏ผ‰ใฎๅ†็จผๅƒใ‚’ๅฎน่ชใ™ใ‚‹ใจ่กจๆ˜Žใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅŒๆ—ฅใฎๅฎšไพ‹้“่ญฐไผšใฎ็ญ”ๅผใงใ€ŒๅŽŸ็™บใฎๆดป็”จใฏๅฝ“้ขๅ–ใ‚Šๅพ—ใ‚‹็พๅฎŸ็š„ใช้ธๆŠžใจ่€ƒใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€ใจ่ฟฐในใŸใ€‚ๅ†็จผๅƒใซๅฟ…่ฆใช็Ÿฅไบ‹ๅŒๆ„ใซใคใ„ใฆใฏใ€Œ้“่ญฐไผšใงใฎ่ญฐ่ซ–ใ‚’่ธใพใˆใ€็ทๅˆ็š„ใซๅˆคๆ–ญใ™ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅ†็จผๅƒใซใฏ้“็Ÿฅไบ‹ใจใ€้“ๅ†…ใฎๅŽŸ็™บ็ซ‹ๅœฐใ‚„ๅ‘จ่พบ4็”บๆ‘๏ผˆๆณŠๆ‘ใ€ๅ…ฑๅ’Œ็”บใ€ๅฒฉๅ†…็”บใ€็ฅžๆตๅ†…ๆ‘๏ผ‰ใฎ้ฆ–้•ทใฎๅŒๆ„ใŒๅฎŸ่ณช็š„ใซๅฟ…่ฆใ ใ€‚4่‡ชๆฒปไฝ“ใฎโ€ฆ
14:41 (05:41 in your timezone)
15:01
ๅŒ—ๆตท้“ใฎ้ˆดๆœจ็›ด้“็Ÿฅไบ‹ใฏ28ๆ—ฅใ€ๅŒ—ๆตท้“้›ปๅŠ›ใฎๆณŠๅŽŸๅญๅŠ›็™บ้›ปๆ‰€3ๅทๆฉŸ๏ผˆๅŒ—ๆตท้“ๆณŠๆ‘๏ผ‰ใฎๅ†็จผๅƒใ‚’ๅฎน่ชใ™ใ‚‹ใจ่กจๆ˜Žใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅŒๆ—ฅใฎๅฎšไพ‹้“่ญฐไผšใฎ็ญ”ๅผใงใ€ŒๅŽŸ็™บใฎๆดป็”จใฏๅฝ“้ขๅ–ใ‚Šๅพ—ใ‚‹็พๅฎŸ็š„ใช้ธๆŠžใจ่€ƒใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€ใจ่ฟฐในใŸใ€‚ๅ†็จผๅƒใซๅฟ…่ฆใช็Ÿฅไบ‹ๅŒๆ„ใฏใ€้“่ญฐไผšใงใฎ่ญฐ่ซ–ใ‚’่ธใพใˆใฆๆœ€็ต‚ๅˆคๆ–ญใ™ใ‚‹่ฆ‹้€šใ—ใ ใ€‚ ้ˆดๆœจ็Ÿฅไบ‹ใฏๅ†็จผๅƒใ‚’ๅฎน่ชใ™ใ‚‹็†็”ฑใจใ—ใฆใ€ๆณŠๅŽŸ็™บ3ๅทๆฉŸใŒๅ›ฝใฎๆ–ฐ่ฆๅˆถๅŸบๆบ–ใซ้ฉๅˆใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจๆŒ‡ๆ‘˜ใ€‚ใใฎใ†ใˆใงใ€Œๅ†็จผๅƒใซใ‚ˆใ‚Š้›ปๆฐ—ๆ–™้‡‘ใฎๅ€คไธ‹ใ’ใŒ่ฆ‹โ€ฆ
15:01 (06:01 in your timezone)
16:04
Kyodo News

Up to 70% of toilets out of order at Haneda airport's Terminal 2

Up to 70 percent of toilets were out of order and not flushing in Terminal 2 at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Friday morning, the building operator said.
16:04 (07:04 in your timezone)

16:17 (07:17)โ‡ขBudget Boost, Toilets Fail

โŒจJapanese media is predominantly focused on the government's decision to approve an 18.3 trillion yen supplementary budget, aimed at addressing soaring prices and fostering economic growth (Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). Concurrently, the Tokyo High Court's ruling upholding the ban on same-sex marriage continues to draw strong reactions from plaintiffs (Huffington Post Japan).

18:12 (09:12)โ‡ขHong Kong Inferno, Lives Consumed

โŒจJapanese media is currently reporting on the arrest of two Chinese nationals suspected of stock market manipulation through the hijacking of securities accounts (Nikkei Shimbun). Concurrently, a devastating fire in Hong Kong has resulted in 128 deaths and 79 injuries (Yahoo News Japan). The Tokyo High Court's decision to uphold the ban on same-sex marriage continues to draw strong reactions (Huffington Post Japan).
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ไป‹่ญทใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นๅˆฉ็”จๆ–™ใฎ2ๅ‰ฒ่ฒ ๆ‹…ใฎๅฏพ่ฑก่€…ๆ‹กๅคงใซๅ‘ใ‘ใŸๅŽš็”ŸๅŠดๅƒ็œๆกˆใŒ28ๆ—ฅๅˆ†ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚ใ„ใพ280ไธ‡ๅ††ใจใ™ใ‚‹ๆ‰€ๅพ—ๅŸบๆบ–ใ‚’260ไธ‡ใ€250ไธ‡ใ€240ไธ‡ใ€230ไธ‡ๅ††ใซใใ‚Œใžใ‚Œๅผ•ใไธ‹ใ’ใ‚‹4ๆกˆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ไป‹่ญทไฟ้™บๆ–™ใฎๅœง็ธฎๅŠนๆžœใฏ40ๅ„„ใ€œ120ๅ„„ๅ††ใ‚’่ฆ‹่พผใ‚€ใ€‚ๅŽๅ…ฅใ‚„้ ่ฒฏ้‡‘ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹้ซ˜้ฝข่€…ใฎ่ฒ ๆ‹…ใ‚’ๅข—ใ‚„ใ—ใ€็พๅฝนไธ–ไปฃใฎไฟ้™บๆ–™ใ‚’่ปฝใใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚ 12ๆœˆ1ๆ—ฅใซ้–‹ใ็คพไผšไฟ้šœๅฏฉ่ญฐไผš๏ผˆๅŽšๅŠด็›ธใฎ่ซฎๅ•ๆฉŸ้–ข๏ผ‰ใฎไป‹่ญทไฟ้™บ้ƒจไผšใง็คบใ™ใ€‚็พ็Šถใฎไป‹่ญทไฟ้™บใฏๅˆฉ็”จ่€…ใฎ่‡ชโ€ฆ
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20:06 (11:06)โ‡ขLong-Term Care Burden Shifts

โŒจJapanese media continues to report on the Tokyo High Court's ruling upholding the ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional, with plaintiffs expressing anger (Huffington Post Japan, Yahoo News Japan). Concurrently, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is considering four proposals to expand the scope of 20% co-payment for long-term care services (Nikkei Shimbun).
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Kyodo News

Up to 70% of toilets out of order for hours at Haneda airport's Terminal 2

Up to 70 percent of toilets were out of order and not flushing for hours in Terminal 2 at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Friday due to an electrical system glitch, the building operator said.
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Kyodo News

Ainu remains to be returned to Japan by London's Natural History Museum

The remains of five Ainu people will be returned to Japan by London's Natural History Museum, the Japanese government said Friday.
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22:18 (13:18)โ‡ขAinu Ancestors Return

โŒจJapanese media continues to report on the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's proposals to adjust long-term care insurance contributions, expanding the 20% co-payment (Nikkei Shimbun). Concurrently, the Tokyo High Court's ruling upholding the ban on same-sex marriage continues to draw strong reactions from plaintiffs (Huffington Post Japan). A new development sees London's Natural History Museum returning Ainu remains to Japan (Kyodo News English).
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Kyodo News

Japan sees largest-ever fall in number of independent farmers to 1.02 mil.

The number of self-employed farmworkers in Japan tumbled 25.
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