Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Wednesday he succeeded in building "relations of trust" with the leaderships in Vietnam and the Philippines during his trip to the two Southeast Asian nations.
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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 01.05.2025.
It displays 44 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
01.05.2025 โข Day BOJ Holds Rates While Yen Weakens
โจThe Bank of Japan maintained its policy rate at 0.5% while cutting economic growth and inflation forecasts for FY2025, partly due to uncertainties around U.S. tariffs. BOJ Governor Ueda emphasized that rate hike timing is "not necessarily delayed" despite economic concerns, causing the yen to weaken over 1% as markets recalibrated expectations.
The U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal was finalized after difficult negotiations, creating a new connection between Trump and Kyiv through joint resource development and a reconstruction fund.
Environmental initiatives gained prominence with JFE Engineering partnering with Sushiro and other restaurant chains to convert food waste into renewable energy for 2,300 stores, while Patagonia reoriented its business model toward climate action.
In Saitama, rescue workers recovered what appears to be the body of a driver missing in a sinkhole incident, concluding the search that had begun days earlier.
The U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal was finalized after difficult negotiations, creating a new connection between Trump and Kyiv through joint resource development and a reconstruction fund.
Environmental initiatives gained prominence with JFE Engineering partnering with Sushiro and other restaurant chains to convert food waste into renewable energy for 2,300 stores, while Patagonia reoriented its business model toward climate action.
In Saitama, rescue workers recovered what appears to be the body of a driver missing in a sinkhole incident, concluding the search that had begun days earlier.
01.05.2025
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Japanese energy firm Jera Co.
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02:57โขUkraine-US Minerals Deal Forges New Trump Connection
โจThe newspapers report on a new minerals deal between Ukraine and the US that ties Trump to Kyiv, involving joint resource development and a reconstruction fund (The Japan Times, Nikkei Shimbun). Meanwhile, Japanese energy firm Jera pledges to maintain stable power supply through LNG-fired plants (Kyodo News). The ruling Liberal Democratic Party continues to struggle in House of Councillors election polls with no clear strategy for recovery (Yahoo News Japan). Previous coverage of China's strategic "panda diplomacy" and military opacity regarding Taiwan continues.
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ๆฅ้ใฏ1ๆฅ้ใใ้่ๆฟ็ญๆฑบๅฎไผๅใงใ้่ๆฟ็ญใฎ็พ็ถ็ถญๆใๆฑบใใใๆฟ็ญ้ๅฉใงใใ็กๆ
ไฟใณใผใซ็ฟๆฅ็ฉ้ๅฉใฎ่ชๅฐ็ฎๆจใ0.5%ใซๆฎใ็ฝฎใใใใฉใณใ็ฑณๆฟๆจฉใฎ้ข็จๆฟ็ญใซใใ็ตๆธใป็ฉไพกใธใฎๅฝฑ้ฟใๆ
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ๅฎนใ่ชฌๆใใใ้ๅฉๆฎใ็ฝฎใใฏ2ไผๅ้ฃ็ถใจใชใใ
ใ้ข้ฃ่จไบใใปใปโฆ
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Yahoo! Japan
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HuffPost Japan
ใใฟใดใใขใฎไผๆฅญ็ๅฟตใใๅฐ็ใๆใใใใซใใธใในใๅถใใใซๅคๆดใใใฎๆทฑใใฏใฑใจใฏ๏ผ
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04:49
Former Philippine president and his clan as popular as ever despite ICC arrest
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05:32
The Bank of Japan on Thursday cut its economic and inflation projections for the current fiscal year from April and maintained its benchmark interest rate, as concerns grew over the impact of hefty U.
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05:43โขBank of Japan Maintains Rate While Cutting Growth Outlook
โจThe newspapers report on the Bank of Japan maintaining its benchmark interest rate while simultaneously cutting economic and inflation projections for fiscal year 2025 (BOJ, Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan, Kyodo News). The central bank's decision comes amid growing concerns about economic slowdown related to U.S. tariffs. Additionally, Patagonia has changed its corporate philosophy to "doing business to save the planet," reflecting its serious commitment to addressing climate change (Huffington Post Japan). In international news, the U.S. and Ukraine have signed a resources deal after difficult negotiations (The Japan Times).
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Former Philippine president and his clan as popular as ever despite ICC arrest
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Yahoo! Japan
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07:21โขBOJ Governor: Rate Hike Timing "Not Necessarily Delayed"
โจThe newspapers report on Bank of Japan's monetary policy stance, with the BOJ Governor indicating the next interest rate hike might not be delayed (Nikkei Shimbun). Meanwhile, memorial services mark the 69th anniversary of the Minamata disease industrial pollution disaster, with prayers being offered for victims (Yahoo News Japan). In international news, the Duterte family maintains strong support in their Davao City stronghold despite International Criminal Court arrest issues (Nikkei Asia), while previously reported BOJ economic outlook cuts (Kyodo News) and U.S.-Ukraine resource negotiations (Japan Times) continue to receive coverage.
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Bookings sink as US importers halt orders, raising fears of empty store shelves
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Yahoo! Japan
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08:41โขBOJ Governor Signals Rate Hikes Still on Track
โจThe newspapers report on Bank of Japan's monetary policy stance, with the BOJ Governor indicating the next interest rate hike might not be delayed despite economic uncertainties (Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). Meanwhile, Trump's China tariffs are causing shipping disruptions comparable to those during COVID-19, with U.S. importers halting orders and raising concerns about empty store shelves (Nikkei Asia). This adds to ongoing coverage of the BOJ's economic outlook cuts (Kyodo News) and climate change initiatives by Patagonia (Huffington Post Japan).
08:56
Markets now expect a delay in the Japanese central bank's rate-hiking cycle
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Markets now expect a delay in the Japanese central bank's rate-hiking cycle
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JFEใจใณใธใใขใชใณใฐใจๅค้ฃๅคงๆใฏๅ็ๅฏ่ฝใจใใซใฎใผใฎไธใคใงใใใใคใชใฌใน็บ้ปใง้ฃๆบใใใใใใใฉในใทใญใผใ้ๅถใใใในใทใญใผใใชใฉใฎ้ฃฒ้ฃๅบใๅบใ้ฃในๆฎใใใ็ๆใๅใๅบใใฆ็บ้ปใใๅ็ใจใ็ฑๆฅใฎ้ปๆฐใๅๅบ่ใซ่ฒฉๅฃฒใใใ้ฃๅๅปๆฃ็ฉใฎๅๅใใๅ็ใจใ็บ้ปใ้ปๅไพ็ตฆใพใงๅซใใใใใผใใญใน็บ้ปใใตใคใฏใซใๆง็ฏใใใ
JFEใจใณใธใไธปๅฐใใใใผใใญใน็บ้ปใฎๅใ็ตใฟใซใฏใใใใฉในใทใญใผใฎใปใใใใณใฃใใใโฆ
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Yahoo! Japan
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10:05
Bank of Japan chief Kazuo Ueda said Thursday that the central bank remains on track to pursue additional interest rate hikes despite economic uncertainty from U.
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11:14โขBOJ Rate Hike Path Weakens Yen Despite Economic Uncertainty
โจThe newspapers report on the Bank of Japan maintaining its path toward interest rate hikes despite economic uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariffs, though BOJ Governor Ueda has flagged concerns (Kyodo News, Nikkei Asia). This news has weakened the yen by over 1% as markets expect a delay in rate increases (Nikkei Asia). In environmental news, JFE Engineering is partnering with Sushiro and other restaurant chains to create a "food loss power generation" cycle, converting food waste into renewable energy for their 2,300 stores (Nikkei Shimbun). Rescue operations for a man in a Yashio sinkhole are expected to begin soon (Yahoo News Japan).
12:37
What appears to be a human body has been found inside the cabin of a truck swallowed by a massive sinkhole that opened at an intersection in Yashio, north of Tokyo, in January, local authorities said Thursday, adding they believe it is the missing male driver.
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ๅคงๆ่จผๅธ10็คพใจๆฅๆฌ่จผๅธๆฅญๅไผใฏ่จผๅธๅฃๅบงไนใฃๅใใฎๅ้กใๅทกใใๆๅคฑใ่ขซใฃใ้กงๅฎขใซๅฏพใใฆ่ขซๅฎณ้กใฎไธ้จใ่ฃๅใใๆน้ใๅ
ฑๅใง่กจๆใใใไธๆญฃใขใฏใปในใซๅฏพใใฆใฏ่ฃๅใใชใใจๅฎใใฆใใ่จผๅธไผ็คพใๅคใใใ่ขซๅฎณใฎๆกๅคงใๅใใฆใ็ดๆฌพใฎๅฎใใซ้ขใใใไธๅฎใฎ่ขซๅฎณ่ฃๅใ่กใใใจ็คบใใ
ใตใคใใผ็ฏ็ฝช้ๅฃใซใใๅฃๅบงไนใฃๅใใซใใ่ขซๅฎณใฎๆกๅคงใ็ถใใฆใใใใจใ่ธใพใใๅฏพ้ขใปใใใใฎๅคงๆ่จผๅธ10็คพใฏใใใฃใฆ่ฃๅใใๆน้ใงๅๆใโฆ
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Bookings sink as US importers halt orders, raising fears of empty store shelves
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Mirai II project to conduct research on climate change, resources and sea routes
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ใใฏใทใณใใณ=้ฃ็ฐ่จๅคช้ใใใฉใณใ็ฑณๅคง็ตฑ้ ใฏ1ๆฅใใฆใฉใซใๅคง็ตฑ้ ่ฃไฝๅฎ๏ผๅฝๅฎถๅฎๅ
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ๅฝ๏ผใฎ่งฃไปปใๆฑบใใใๅฝ้ฃๅคงไฝฟใซๆๅใใใ็พๅจใฎๆ
ๅฝใฏใซใใชๅฝๅ้ทๅฎใไธๆ็ใซๅ
ผๅใใใ่ช่บซใฎSNSใงๆใใใซใใใ
็ฑณไธป่ฆใกใใฃใขใฏ็บ่กจใซๅ
็ซใกใใใฉใณใๆฐใใฆใฉใซใๆฐใ่งฃไปปใใใจๅ ฑใใฆใใใๆฟๆจฉๅ
ใฎ่ทๅใฎๅคๆดใจใใๅฝขใซใใๆด่ฟญใจใฎๅฐ่ฑกใๅใใใใใๅทฅๅคซใใใจใฟใใโฆ
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18:48โขMissing Saitama Sinkhole Driver's Body Found
โจThe newspapers report on the discovery of what appears to be the missing truck driver's body from the Saitama sinkhole incident that occurred in January at an intersection in Yashio, north of Tokyo (Kyodo News English). In international news, President Trump has dismissed his National Security Advisor and nominated him as UN Ambassador, with Secretary of State Rubio temporarily handling the advisor's duties (Nikkei Shimbun). Meanwhile, Japan is planning an icebreaker mission to Greenland with the Mirai II project to conduct climate research and counter Russian and Chinese influence in the region (Nikkei Asia).
20:04
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ใใฏใทใณใใณ=้ฃ็ฐ่จๅคช้ใใใฉใณใ็ฑณๅคง็ตฑ้ ใฏ1ๆฅใใฆใฉใซใๅคง็ตฑ้ ่ฃไฝๅฎ๏ผๅฝๅฎถๅฎๅ
จไฟ้ๆ
ๅฝ๏ผใฎ่งฃไปปใๆฑบใใใๅฝ้ฃๅคงไฝฟใซๆๅใใใ็พๅจใฎๆ
ๅฝใฏใซใใชๅฝๅ้ทๅฎใไธๆ็ใซๅ
ผๅใใใ่ช่บซใฎSNSใงๆใใใซใใใ
็ฑณไธป่ฆใกใใฃใขใฏ็บ่กจใซๅ
็ซใกใใใฉใณใๆฐใใฆใฉใซใๆฐใ่งฃไปปใใใจๅ ฑใใฆใใใๆฟๆจฉๅ
ใฎ่ทๅใฎๅคๆดใจใใๅฝขใซใใๆด่ฟญใจใฎๅฐ่ฑกใๅใใใใใๅทฅๅคซใใใจใฟใใใใๅฝ้ฃๅคงไฝฟใฏ็ฑณ้ฃ้ฆ่ญฐไผไธ้ขใฎๆฟ่ชใๅฟ
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Fiscal soundness seen hostage to spending as cost of living crisis dominates campaign
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Yahoo! Japan
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Yahoo! Japan
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23:09โขYashio Sinkhole Victim's Body Recovered
โจThe newspapers report on the discovery of a body believed to be the missing truck driver from the Yashio sinkhole incident that occurred in January, with authorities now recovering the remains (Yahoo News Japan, Kyodo News English). U.S. economic concerns are growing as GDP has turned negative, raising recession fears and concerning historical comparisons (Japan Business Press). In U.S. politics, President Trump has dismissed his National Security Advisor Waltz, nominating him instead as UN Ambassador, with Secretary of State Rubio temporarily assuming the security advisor duties (Nikkei Shimbun).
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