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10.12.2025

The Day Hokkaido Approved Tomari Nuclear Restart

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 10.12.2025.

It displays 29 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

10.12.2025 โ‡ข The Day Hokkaido Approved Tomari Nuclear Restart
โŒจThe early morning headlines initially focused on the M7.6 Aomori earthquake aftermath, reiterating the "Later Earthquake Advisory Information" and the need for continued preparedness in Hokkaido and Tohoku. However, a major shift occurred as Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki announced his official consent for the restart of Hokkaido Electric Power's Tomari Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 in the early afternoon. This decision, following local municipal approvals, dominated reports from major outlets throughout the day, being framed as a crucial step for stable power supply and regional economic growth, particularly for the semiconductor industry. Concurrently, the radar lock-on incident between Japan and China remained a point of contention, with both sides exchanging accusations, and a new 'National Intelligence Council' was proposed, elevating the Prime Minister's role.
10.12.2025

00:59 (15:59)โ‡ขLater Quake Advisory, Low Awareness

โŒจJapanese media continues to report on the M7.5 earthquake off Aomori, focusing on the "Later Earthquake Advisory Information" issued and the low public awareness regarding it (Yomiuri Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, TBS News, Kyodo News English, Yahoo News Japan). There are ongoing discussions about evacuation procedures and the need for preparedness. Additionally, new reports detail a fire in Jakarta involving a Japanese subsidiary building with 22 fatalities (NHK News).
09:16
โ– ใชใœใ€Œ่„ฑใƒป่ฉฐใ‚่พผใฟๆ•™่‚ฒใ€ใชใฎใ‹ โ– AIใซไปฃๆ›ฟใ•ใ‚Œๅง‹ใ‚ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๆฅญๅ‹™ใฏไฝ•๏ผŸ โ– ใ‚จใ‚นใƒˆใƒ‹ใ‚ขใฎๆ–ฐๆ•™่‚ฒใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒ ใจใฏโ€ฆ
09:16 (00:16 in your timezone)

09:17 (00:17)โ‡ขLater Quake Advisory Echoes

โŒจJapanese media continues to focus on the M7.5 earthquake off Aomori, reiterating the "Later Earthquake Advisory Information" and the ongoing need for preparedness (NHK News, Yahoo News Japan, Hokkaido Shimbun, Kyodo News English). Discussions persist regarding public awareness and ensuring daily life continuity. Economic measures by the Takaichi cabinet are also debated, with public opinion split over the absence of uniform cash handouts (Mainichi Shimbun, TBS News).
10:16
Kyodo News

Travel app for foreign visitors awarded for exceptional services in Japan

An app that offers travel plans, reservation options and route searches for foreign visitors won an award on Tuesday that honors innovative and exceptional services in Japan.
10:16 (01:16 in your timezone)
11:16
ไบบๆ็ดนไป‹ใ‚จใƒผใ‚ธใ‚งใƒณใƒˆใ‚’ไป‹ใ—ใŸๆ–ฐๅ’ๆŽก็”จใŒๅบƒใŒใ‚Šใคใคใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅˆฉ็”จๅ˜ไพกใฏ1ไบบ100ไธ‡ๅ††็จ‹ๅบฆใจ้ซ˜้กใ ใŒใ‚ณใ‚นใƒˆใ‚’ใ‹ใ‘ใฆใ‚‚ๅ„ช็ง€ใช่‹ฅๆ‰‹ใ‚’็ขบไฟใ—ใŸใ„ไผๆฅญใฎ้œ€่ฆใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Š่พผใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚1ๅนด็›ฎใ‹ใ‚‰ๅนดๅŽ1500ไธ‡ๅ††ใ‚’ๆ็คบใ™ใ‚‹ๅฅฝๅพ…้‡ใฎๆฑ‚ไบบใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅญฆ็”Ÿๅ„ชไฝใฎใ€Œๅฃฒใ‚Šๆ‰‹ๅธ‚ๅ ดใ€ใงๆ–ฐๅ’ๆŽก็”จใฎ้›ฃๆ˜“ๅบฆใŒๅข—ใ™ไธญใ€ใ‚จใƒผใ‚ธใ‚งใƒณใƒˆใซไบบๆ็™บๆŽ˜ๅŠ›ใ‚’ๆœŸๅพ…ใ™ใ‚‹ไผๆฅญใŒๅข—ใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ้žๅ…ฌ้–‹ใฎๆฑ‚ไบบใ‚‚ ไบบๆ็ดนไป‹ใฏใ‚จใƒผใ‚ธใ‚งใƒณใƒˆใŒไผๆฅญใจๆฑ‚่ท่€…ใฎ้–“ใซๅ…ฅใฃใฆๅŒๆ–นใฎ่ฆๆœ›ใ‚’่žโ€ฆ
11:16 (02:16 in your timezone)
11:16
Kyodo News

China releases audio to say it notified Japan of drill in radar incident

The Chinese military on Tuesday released audio data indicating it had notified Japan of a planned carrier-based aircraft flight training prior to a weekend incident in which radar was locked on Japanese fighter jets, further heightening bilateral tensions.
11:16 (02:16 in your timezone)

13:18 (04:18)โ‡ขHokkaido Governor Approves Nuclear Restart

โŒจJapanese media prominently reports on Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki's decision to approve the restart of Hokkaido Electric Power's Tomari Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3, pending safety assurances (Hokkaido Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun). This follows the consent of four surrounding municipalities. Concurrently, discussions continue regarding the "Later Earthquake Advisory Information" for the Hokkaido-Sanriku offshore area (NHK News, Yahoo News Japan).
14:16
ๅŒ—ๆตท้“ใฎ้ˆดๆœจ็›ด้“็Ÿฅไบ‹ใฏ10ๆ—ฅใ€ๅŒ—ๆตท้“้›ปๅŠ›ใฎๆณŠๅŽŸๅญๅŠ›็™บ้›ปๆ‰€3ๅทๆฉŸ๏ผˆๅŒ—ๆตท้“ๆณŠๆ‘๏ผ‰ใฎๅ†็จผๅƒใซๅŒๆ„ใ™ใ‚‹ใจ่กจๆ˜Žใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅŒๆ—ฅใฎๅฎšไพ‹้“่ญฐไผšใงๆ˜Žใ‚‰ใ‹ใซใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅŽŸ็™บใฎๅ†็จผๅƒใงๅฎ‰ๅฎšใ—ใŸ้›ปๅŠ›ใ‚’็ขบไฟใงใใ‚‹ใจๅˆคๆ–ญใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅŒ—ๆตท้“้›ปใฏ้˜ฒๆฝฎๅ คใฎๅปบ่จญๅทฅไบ‹ใ‚’้€ฒใ‚ใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€2027ๅนดๆ—ฉๆœŸใฎๅ†็จผๅƒใ‚’็›ฎๆŒ‡ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ๅ†็จผๅƒใซใฏ้“็Ÿฅไบ‹ใจใ€้“ๅ†…ใฎๅŽŸ็™บ็ซ‹ๅœฐใƒปๅ‘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€‚4็”บๆ‘ใฎ้ฆ–้•ทใฏใ™ใงใซโ€ฆ
14:16 (05:16 in your timezone)
14:17
14:46
Kyodo News

Travel app for foreign visitors awarded for exceptional services in Japan

An app that offers travel plans, reservation options and route searches for foreign visitors won an award on Tuesday that honors innovative and exceptional services in Japan.
14:46 (05:46 in your timezone)

14:48 (05:48)โ‡ขHokkaido Governor Approves Nuclear Restart

โŒจJapanese media continues to heavily report on Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki's official consent for the restart of Hokkaido Electric Power's Tomari Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 (Hokkaido Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun, Nikkei Shimbun, TBS News, NHK News, Mainichi Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). This decision, following local municipalities' approvals, is seen as a major step towards ensuring stable power supply and regional economic growth.
15:08
Kyodo News

Shogi association apologizes to female champion, to review pregnancy rules

The Japan Shogi Association apologized Wednesday to six-title-holding women's player Kana Fukuma over its treatment of pregnant players, adding it is preparing rule revisions to better reflect their wishes.
15:08 (06:08 in your timezone)
15:39
Kyodo News

Japan denies Beijing claim that SDF jets locked radar on Chinese aircraft

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday dismissed China's claim that Japanese Self-Defense Forces fighter jets locked radar on Chinese aircraft in a recent incident between the nations.
15:39 (06:39 in your timezone)
17:17

17:48 (08:48)โ‡ขHokkaido Governor Approves Nuclear Restart

โŒจJapanese media continues to extensively cover Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki's official consent for the restart of Hokkaido Electric Power's Tomari Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3, pending safety assurances (Hokkaido Shimbun, TBS News). This decision follows local municipalities' approvals. Concurrently, news outlets reiterate the importance of preparedness for potential "Later Earthquakes" in the Hokkaido-Sanriku offshore area (Yomiuri Shimbun, NHK News).
18:04
ๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌ็ฉบ่ผธ๏ผˆANA๏ผ‰ใจๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ˆช็ฉบ๏ผˆJAL๏ผ‰ใฏๅ›ฝๅ†…็ฉบๆธฏใฎ่จญๅ‚™ใ‚„ไบบๆใฎไธ€ไฝ“้‹็”จใ‚’ๅง‹ใ‚ใŸใ€‚ๅฒกๅฑฑ็ฉบๆธฏใง่ˆช็ฉบๆฉŸใฎใ‘ใ‚“ๅผ•่ปŠใชใฉใ‚’ๅ…ฑๅŒใงไฝฟ็”จใ—ใ€2026ๅนดไปฅ้™ใฏ่จˆ10็ฉบๆธฏใซๅบƒใ’ใ‚‹ใ€‚ไฟ‚ๅ“กใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ๆกˆๅ†…ๆฅญๅ‹™ใ‚‚ไธ€ๆœฌๅŒ–ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚ไธก็คพใฏใ‚ณใ‚นใƒˆ้ซ˜ใชใฉใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใฆๅ›ฝๅ†…็ทšไบ‹ๆฅญใŒๅฎŸ่ณช่ตคๅญ—ใซ้™ฅใ‚‹ใ€‚ใƒฉใ‚คใƒใƒซๅŒๅฃซใŒ้€ฃๆบใ—ใ€้‡่ค‡ๆฅญๅ‹™ใฎ่งฃๆถˆใ‚’็›ฎๆŒ‡ใ™ๅ‹•ใใŒใ•ใ‚‰ใซๅผทใพใ‚‹ใ€‚ ไธก็คพใฏ่ˆช็ฉบๆฉŸใฎ้›ข็€้™ธๆ”ฏๆดใ€Œใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒณใƒ‰ใƒใƒณใƒ‰ใƒชใƒณใ‚ฐ๏ผˆใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒใƒณ๏ผ‰ใ€ๆฅญๅ‹™ใซใŠใ„ใฆ้€ฃๆบใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚โ€ฆ
18:04 (09:04 in your timezone)
19:03

19:16 (10:16)โ‡ขHokkaido Nuclear Restart Approved

โŒจJapanese media continues to report on Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki's official approval for the restart of Hokkaido Electric Power's Tomari Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 (Hokkaido Shimbun, TBS News). Concurrently, news outlets reiterate the importance of preparedness for potential 'Later Earthquakes' in the Hokkaido-Sanriku offshore area (NHK News). There is also coverage of an aviation festival in Okinawa drawing protest (Sankei Shimbun) and increased overseas travel for the New Year holiday (Yomiuri Shimbun).
19:50
ไธญๅ›ฝไบบๆฐ‘่งฃๆ”พ่ปใฏ9ๆ—ฅๅคœใ€็ฉบๆฏใ€Œ้ผๅฏงใ€ใฎ่‰ฆ่ผ‰ๆฉŸใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹่‡ช่ก›้šŠๆฉŸใธใฎใƒฌใƒผใƒ€ใƒผ็…งๅฐ„ใ‚’ๅทกใ‚ŠSNSใง็™บไฟกใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆ—ฅๆœฌๅดใซๆŒ‘็™บใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใจ่จดใˆๆญฃๅฝ“ๅŒ–ใ—ใŸใ€‚้˜ฒ่ก›็œใฏ10ๆ—ฅใ€ไธญๅ›ฝๅดใฎไธปๅผตใซๅ่ซ–ใ—ใŸใ€‚ไธญๅ›ฝใฎ่จ€ใ„ๅˆ†ใฏๅ›ฝ้š›็คพไผšใฎ็†่งฃใ‚’ๅพ—ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ๅ†…ๅฎนใชใฎใ‹ใ€‚ ไธญๅ›ฝ่ปใฏใพใš6ๆ—ฅๅˆๅพŒ2ๆ™‚10ๅˆ†ใ”ใ‚ใฎ้Œฒ้Ÿณใจใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹้Ÿณๅฃฐใ‚’ๅ…ฌ่กจใ—ใŸใ€‚ไธญๅ›ฝๅดใŒ็ฉบๆฏ่‰ฆ่ผ‰ๆฉŸใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹่จ“็ทดใ‚’ๅฎŸๆ–ฝใ™ใ‚‹ใจๆตทไธŠ่‡ช่ก›้šŠใฎ่‰ฆ่ˆนใซไธญๅ›ฝ่ชžใจ่‹ฑ่ชžใงไผใˆใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌๅดใฏ่‹ฑ่ชžใงใ€Œใƒกใƒƒใ‚ปใƒผใ‚ธใ‚’ๅ—โ€ฆ
19:50 (10:50 in your timezone)

20:17 (11:17)โ‡ขChina-Japan Radar Tensions

โŒจJapanese media continues to report on the ongoing tensions with China regarding the radar lock-on incident. China claims self-defense forces were provocative, while Japan refutes these accusations, emphasizing the danger of China's military exercises (Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan, Mainichi Shimbun). Separately, news outlets are anticipating the Nobel Prize award ceremony, highlighting the Japanese laureates (TBS News, Asahi Shimbun).

22:13 (13:13)โ‡ขChina-Japan Radar Dispute Deepens

โŒจJapanese media continues to cover the ongoing tensions between Japan and China regarding the radar lock-on incident, with both sides exchanging accusations (Yomiuri Shimbun, Nikkei Shimbun). Domestically, there's a focus on the establishment of a 'National Intelligence Council' to strengthen intelligence functions, elevating the Prime Minister to its top position (Asahi Shimbun). The Liberal Democratic Party's potential shift on security policy is also being discussed (Sankei Shimbun).

23:18 (14:18)โ‡ขNational Intelligence Council to Prime Minister

โŒจJapanese media continues to report on the establishment of a 'National Intelligence Council' to strengthen intelligence functions, elevating the Prime Minister to its top position (Asahi Shimbun). Additionally, the potential restart of Hokkaido Electric Power's Tomari Nuclear Power Plant is highlighted as crucial for the revival of Japan's semiconductor industry (Sankei Shimbun). Trump's administration is reportedly pressuring Ukraine for peace concessions (Yomiuri Shimbun).
23:52
Kyodo News

Schools reopen in Japan after M7.5 quake amid alert for another temblor

Most schools in northeastern and northern Japan that closed in the wake of a magnitude 7.
23:52 (14:52 in your timezone)
23:58