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12.10.2025The Day Komeito Considered Electoral Retreat

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 12.10.2025.

It displays 24 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

12.10.2025The Day Komeito Considered Electoral Retreat
Japanese media on October 12 continued to focus heavily on the political fallout from the LDP-Komeito coalition breakup. Early reports from Yahoo News Japan highlighted the coalition's explicit end and underlying reasons. Attention later in the morning shifted to the broader political landscape, with Yahoo News Japan reporting intensified maneuvering around prime ministerial nominations, including Ishin's Fujita. By midday, Nikkei Shimbun indicated that Komeito was considering a partial withdrawal from single-member constituencies and was not ruling out electoral cooperation with opposition parties. This development signifies a tangible shift in Komeito's post-coalition strategy, with potential implications for upcoming elections. Concurrently, President Trump's trade war with China, specifically tariffs and rare-earth controls, remained a recurring international news item, along with domestic concerns about a typhoon approaching the Izu Islands and challenges to Japan's culinary industry.
12.10.2025

00:07Coalition's End Draws AI Bubble Warning

Japanese media continues to heavily focus on the LDP-Komeito coalition breakup, with Yahoo News Japan explicitly reporting on its conclusion and underlying reasons. This political development continues to overshadow other topics, including warnings about an "AI bubble" (Japan Business Press) and ongoing discussions about Trump's China trade war (Nikkei Shimbun).
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美食大国、日本の将来に影が差している。担い手である調理師の免許交付数が2023年度までの10年間で4割減り、一層減る可能性もある。長期間の修業や低賃金といった厳しい働き方が課題だ。料理人が競うからこそ味も値段も磨かれる。25年後も世界に冠たる地位を保つべく厨房は変わり始めた。 9月25日、「ミシュランガイド東京2026」の発表会が都内で開かれた。東京の星付きレストランは160軒と19年連続世界一…
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04:09Trump's China Diplomacy Falters

Japanese media's attention is now split between President Trump's increasingly fragile dealmaking diplomacy with China (The Japan Times) and a looming typhoon threat to the Izu Islands (Yahoo News Japan). Discussions around the "AI bubble" and the challenges facing Japan's culinary industry, specifically a decline in licensed chefs, also continue to surface (Japan Business Press, Nikkei Shimbun).
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07:23Osaka Expo's Fading Echoes

Japanese media continues to cover the political landscape following the LDP-Komeito split, with Yahoo News Japan reporting that Ishin's Fujita is now a target for prime ministerial nomination by Noda. Discussions also persist regarding the "AI bubble" (Japan Business Press) and challenges to Japan's culinary industry (Nikkei Shimbun). A new development is the planned introduction of "blue tickets" for cyclists (Huffington Post Japan).
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11:28Trump's China Tariffs Loom

Japanese media maintains its focus on international relations as China criticizes President Trump's tariff threat and defends rare-earth controls (Nikkei Asia). Domestically, a typhoon's approach to the Izu Islands is a continuing concern (Yahoo News Japan). Discussions around the "AI bubble" (Japan Business Press) and challenges to Japan's culinary industry (Nikkei Shimbun) also persist.
12:22
博報堂は自動プログラム「ボット」によるアクセスの水増しを防ぐ広告サービスを2026年にも始める。米オープンAI創業者が設立した新興企業のID技術を活用し、人間以外からのアクセスをブロックする。ボットによるなりすましは閲覧数の拡大や偽情報の拡散など悪用が社会問題になっている。博報堂は広告分野での対策を急ぐ。 オープンAI アルトマン氏の企業と提携 博報堂はオープンAI最高経営責任者(CEO)のサム…
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20:11Osaka Expo's Fading Dream

Japanese media continues to focus on the future and legacy of the Osaka Expo as it nears its conclusion, with insights from figures like Mahathir (Nikkei Shimbun, The Japan Times). Domestically, the political implications of Komeito's departure are still being assessed, particularly for the LDP's tax commission chairman (Yahoo News Japan). Meanwhile, China's criticism of Trump's tariff threats persists (Nikkei Asia), and the introduction of "blue tickets" for cyclists is being planned (Huffington Post Japan).
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