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06.04.2025

06.04.2025 โ€” Day of ETC Failure and Trump Tariff Fallout

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 06.04.2025.

It displays 32 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

06.04.2025 โ‡ข Day of ETC Failure and Trump Tariff Fallout
โŒจThe nationwide ETC system failure dominated Sunday's news cycle, causing significant traffic disruptions across seven prefectures. By midday, officials advised drivers to continue through malfunctioning tollbooths as accidents were reported amid the chaos. System modifications were suspected as a potential cause.

The Trump tariff crisis entered its fourth day, with Elon Musk advocating for zero tariffs between the US and Europe while Japanese automakers continued strategizing responses. Daiwa Securities broke with traditional hiring practices, offering starting salaries up to 500,000 yen to attract skilled workers amid economic uncertainty.

South Korea's post-impeachment transition received continued coverage, with ousted President Yoon remaining out of public view as political parties shifted into election mode. Meanwhile, Japan and the US conducted joint exercises simulating a Taiwan contingency as the Defense Minister vowed to enhance transport capacity with a new unit.
06.04.2025

02:22โ‡ขAuto Industry Braces for Trump Tariff Impact

โŒจThe newspapers report on the escalating trade tensions, with a focus on their impact on the automotive industry. Trump's tariffs are predicted to hit Japanese automakers hard, while South Korea may have advantages through investment deals, particularly Hyundai's planned $20 billion investment (Japan Business Press). Elon Musk has expressed support for zero tariffs between the US and Europe (Yahoo News Japan). Meanwhile, the ongoing railway worker shortage threatens local train services, with a projected deficit of 24,000 workers by 2050 (Nikkei Shimbun).
02:29
ไผๆฅญใ‚„ๅ›ฃไฝ“ใŒๆ”ฟ็ญ–็ซ‹ๆกˆ่€…ใซ็‰นๅฎšใฎๆ”ฟ็ญ–ๅฎŸ็พใ‚’ๅƒใใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‹ใ€Œใƒญใƒ“ใ‚คใƒณใ‚ฐใ€ใŒๅ›ฝๅ†…ใงๅญ˜ๅœจๆ„Ÿใ‚’ๅข—ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๆฐ‘้–“ใŒๆŒใคๆœ€ๅ…ˆ็ซฏใฎ็Ÿฅ่ฆ‹ใ‚’ๅ›ฝใฎๆ”ฟ็ญ–ใชใฉใซๅๆ˜ ใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ๆœ‰ๅŠนใชๆ‰‹ๆฎตใ ใ€‚ๆฌง็ฑณใชใฉใงใฏ็™ป้Œฒๅˆถใชใฉใฎใƒซใƒผใƒซใฅใใ‚ŠใŒ้€ฒใ‚€ใŒใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌใงใฏใƒญใƒ“ใ‚คใƒณใ‚ฐใฎๅฎš็พฉใŒใชใใ€ๆดปๅ‹•ใฎๅฎŸๆ…‹ใ‚‚ใคใ‹ใ‚ใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ€‚ใƒซใƒผใƒซๆ•ดๅ‚™ใ‚’ๆฑ‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ๅฃฐใŒไธŠใŒใ‚‹ใ€‚ ใ€Œ่‰ฏใใ‚‚ๆ‚ชใใ‚‚ๅ…‰ใŒใ‚ใŸใฃใŸไธ€ๅนดใ ใฃใŸใ€ใ€‚ใƒญใƒ“ใ‚คใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚’ๆ”ฏๆดใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ณใƒณใ‚ตใƒซใ‚ฟใƒณใƒˆไผๆฅญใ€ใƒžใ‚ซใ‚คใƒฉ๏ผˆๆฑไบฌใƒปๅƒไปฃ็”ฐ๏ผ‰ใฎโ€ฆ
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06:37โ‡ขUnclaimed Elderly Bodies Highlight Japan's Social Crisis

โŒจThe newspapers report on several domestic and international concerns. Trump's defiant stance on tariffs continues to worry Japanese automakers (The Japan Times, Japan Business Press). A government estimate reveals 42,000 unclaimed bodies in Japan during fiscal 2023, highlighting increasing isolation among elderly living alone (Kyodo News). Japan stands as the only G7 nation without lobbying regulations, potentially hindering economic growth (Nikkei). Meanwhile, the transport ministry advises drivers to continue through ETC toll gates experiencing technical issues (Yahoo News Japan).
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08:52
ๆ‹ๅ•“ใ€€ใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒ—็ฑณๅคง็ตฑ้ ˜้–ฃไธ‹ ๅคง็ตฑ้ ˜ใซๅฐฑใ‹ใ‚Œใฆ2ใ‚ซๆœˆๅŠใ€‚ใพใ ใใ‚Œใใ‚‰ใ„ใ‹ใจๆ€ใ†ใปใฉ็ฑณๅ›ฝใฏๅคงใใๅค‰ใ‚ใฃใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใจๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ‚‹ใฎใฏ็งใ ใ‘ใงใฏใชใ„ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚ใ‚ใชใŸใฏ1ๆœˆใฎๅฐฑไปปๆผ”่ชฌใง็ด„ๆŸใ—ใŸใ€Œๅธธ่ญ˜ใฎ้ฉๅ‘ฝใ€ใ‚’้€ฒใ‚ใ€ไธ–็•Œใฏใใ‚ŒใซๆŒฏใ‚Šๅ›žใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ€ŒๅŒ็›Ÿๅ›ฝใฏใ„ใคใ‹ๅŒ็›Ÿๅ›ฝใงใชใใชใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€ใ€Œๅคšใใฎๅ ดๅˆใ€ๆ•ตใ‚ˆใ‚Šๅ‘ณๆ–นใฎใปใ†ใŒๆ‚ชใ„ใ€ใ€‚ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใ“ใ†่ชžใ‚Šใ€ๅŒ็›Ÿๅ›ฝใ‚„ๅ‹ๅฅฝๅ›ฝใซใ‚‚ๆ”ปๆ’ƒใฎๆ‰‹ใ‚’ๅบƒใ’ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใใฎๆœ€ใŸใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใŒ้–ข็จŽโ€ฆ
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09:41โ‡ขETC System Failure Paralyzes Highway Traffic

โŒจThe newspapers report on ETC (Electronic Toll Collection) system malfunctions causing significant traffic disruptions across seven prefectures including Tokyo, with some accidents reported (Yahoo News Japan, The Japan Times). South Korea's Constitutional Court removed President Yoon Suk Yeol from office by upholding the impeachment motion over his martial law declaration, triggering a presidential race amid national division (Kyodo News). Additionally, coverage continues regarding Trump's presidency and its impact, with Nikkei Shimbun publishing a letter to Trump discussing how his "revolution of common sense" is affecting alliances and implementing tariffs.
10:12

11:33โ‡ขAkihabara's Cultural Identity Fades Under Foreign Tourism Wave

โŒจThe newspapers report on the changing character of Japan's pop culture hubs, with Tokyo's Akihabara losing its domestic identity as foreign visitors transform it into something akin to a "Chinatown" (Nikkei Asia). South Korea's impeached President Yoon remains out of public view as observers watch for his next move (Yahoo News Japan, Kyodo News). Meanwhile, coverage continues regarding Trump's presidency and its impact on trade relations, with particular concern about tariffs affecting the auto industry differently for Japan and South Korea (Japan Business Press, Nikkei Shimbun).
11:49
ๅญฆ็”Ÿใ‚’ไธ€ๆ™‚ๆœŸใซๅŒใ˜ๆกไปถใ‚„ๅพ…้‡ใงๆŽก็”จใ™ใ‚‹็”ปไธ€็š„ใชๆŽก็”จใ‚’ๅปƒๆญขใ™ใ‚‹ไผๆฅญใŒๅข—ใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅ›ฝ้š›็ซถไบ‰ใŒๆฟ€ๅŒ–ใ™ใ‚‹ไธญใ€่‡ช็คพใซๅฟ…่ฆใช่ƒฝๅŠ›ใ‚’ๆŒใคๅณๆˆฆๅŠ›ใฎใ‚ใ‚‹ไบบๆใ‚’ๆฉŸๅ‹•็š„ใซ็ขบไฟใ™ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใซ่ฟซใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ ใ€‚่ƒฝๅŠ›ใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆๅพ…้‡ใซๅทฎใ‚’ใคใ‘ใŸใ‚Šใ€1ๅนดใ‚’้€šใ˜ใฆๆ–ฐๅ’ใƒปๆ—ขๅ’ใƒปๅญฆๆญดใ‚’ๅ•ใ‚ใš้ธ่€ƒใ‚’ๅฎŸๆ–ฝใ—ใŸใ‚Šใจๅทฅๅคซใ—ใฆๆœ‰ๆœ›ไบบๆใฎๅ›ฒใ„่พผใฟใ‚’ๆ€ฅใใ€‚ ๅฏŒๅฃซ้€šใฏ2025ๅนดๅบฆใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ‡ฆ้‡ใ‚„ๆŽก็”จๆ™‚ๆœŸใŒไธ€ๅพ‹ใฎๆ–ฐๅ’ๆŽก็”จใ‚’ใ‚„ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๆ–ฐๅ’ใจไธญ้€”ใ‚’ๅŒบๅˆ†ใ›ใšใ€่ทๅ‹™ใ‚„ๅฐ‚โ€ฆ
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13:19
ๅญฆ็”Ÿใ‚’ไธ€ๆ™‚ๆœŸใซๅŒใ˜ๆกไปถใ‚„ๅพ…้‡ใงๆŽก็”จใ™ใ‚‹็”ปไธ€็š„ใชไป•็ต„ใฟใ‚’่ฆ‹็›ดใ™ไผๆฅญใŒๅข—ใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅ›ฝ้š›็ซถไบ‰ใŒๆฟ€ๅŒ–ใ™ใ‚‹ไธญใ€่‡ช็คพใซๅฟ…่ฆใช่ƒฝๅŠ›ใ‚’ๆŒใคๅณๆˆฆๅŠ›ใฎใ‚ใ‚‹ไบบๆใ‚’ๆฉŸๅ‹•็š„ใซ็ขบไฟใ™ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใซ่ฟซใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ ใ€‚่ƒฝๅŠ›ใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆๅพ…้‡ใซๅทฎใ‚’ใคใ‘ใŸใ‚Šใ€1ๅนดใ‚’้€šใ˜ใฆๆ–ฐๅ’ใƒปๆ—ขๅ’ใƒปๅญฆๆญดใ‚’ๅ•ใ‚ใš้ธ่€ƒใ‚’ๅฎŸๆ–ฝใ—ใŸใ‚Šใจๅทฅๅคซใ—ใฆๆœ‰ๆœ›ไบบๆใฎๅ›ฒใ„่พผใฟใ‚’ๆ€ฅใใ€‚ ๅฏŒๅฃซ้€šใฏ2025ๅนดๅบฆใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ‡ฆ้‡ใ‚„ๆŽก็”จๆ™‚ๆœŸใŒไธ€ๅพ‹ใฎๆ–ฐๅ’ๆŽก็”จใ‚’ใ‚„ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๆ–ฐๅ’ใจไธญ้€”ใ‚’ๅŒบๅˆ†ใ›ใšใ€่ทๅ‹™ใ‚„ๅฐ‚โ€ฆ
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13:43
All six people aboard a helicopter that went missing were found and taken to the hospital on Sunday after the aircraft was discovered at sea in southwestern Japan, with one confirmed dead and two others showing no vital signs, local authorities said.
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13:44โ‡ขHelicopter Search Ends With Tragic Casualties

โŒจThe newspapers report on a missing helicopter incident in southwestern Japan, where all six people were found but one was confirmed dead and two were unresponsive (Kyodo News English). Japanese companies are increasingly moving away from uniform hiring and compensation for new graduates, with some like Daiwa Securities offering starting salaries up to 500,000 yen to attract talent with immediately applicable skills amid intensifying global competition (Nikkei Shimbun). Meanwhile, the Prime Minister and Finance Minister held an unusual Sunday evening meeting (Yahoo News Japan). Traffic disruptions from malfunctioning tollbooths across Honshu continue (The Japan Times).
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ใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒ—็ฑณๆ”ฟๆจฉใŒ้–ข็จŽใฎๅฃใ‚’็ฏ‰ใใ€ไธ–็•Œใซ่ƒŒใ‚’ๅ‘ใ‘ๅง‹ใ‚ใŸใ€‚่‡ช็”ฑ่ฒฟๆ˜“ใ‚’่ปธใซใ—ใŸๅ…ฑๅญ˜ๅ…ฑๆ „ใจใ„ใ†็ฑณๅ›ฝไธปๅฐŽใฎๆˆฆๅพŒ็งฉๅบใฏใ€80ๅนด็›ฎใซใ—ใฆ่ปขๆ›็‚นใ‚’่ฟŽใˆใŸใ€‚็ฑณๅ›ฝใฎใคใชใŽใจใ‚ใŒ้›ฃใ—ใใชใ‚‹ใชใ‹ใ€ไธ–็•Œใฏๅคšๅ›ฝ้–“ใฎๆž ็ต„ใฟใ‚’ๅฎˆใ‚Š็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ€ไฟ่ญทไธป็พฉใฎๆ™‚ไปฃใซ็ชๅ…ฅใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใฎๅฒ่ทฏใซ็ซ‹ใคใ€‚ ้ซ˜้–ข็จŽใ‹ใ‚‰ใฎใ€ŒๆŠœใ‘้“ใ€ใชใ— ใ€Œๆˆ‘ใ€…ใฎๅ›ฝใซ97%ใฎ้ซ˜้–ข็จŽใชใฉใชใ„ใ€ใ€‚ใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒ—ๆฐใฎๆผ”่ชฌใ‚’่žใ„ใŸใ‚ซใƒณใƒœใ‚ธใ‚ขใฎๆ”ฟๅบœ้ซ˜ๅฎ˜ใฏๆ‚ฒ็—›ใชๅฃฐใ‚’ใ‚ใ’ใŸใ€‚ๆ นๆ‹ ใ‚’็คบใ•ใฌ่จˆ็ฎ—โ€ฆ
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21:09โ‡ขTrump Tariffs Signal Post-War Economic Order Collapse

โŒจThe newspapers report on Trump's tariff policies and their potential economic impact. Japanese sources describe Trump's tariffs as "foolish" with devastating economic consequences (Japan Business Press) and as a sudden shift toward isolationism by a former champion of free trade, marking a turning point in the post-war economic order (Nikkei Shimbun). Meanwhile, Toyota plans to diversify electric vehicle production across five countries, including the US, Thailand, and Argentina by 2027, likely as a hedge against trade risks (Nikkei Asia).
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