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14.03.2025

14.03.2025 โ€” Day Gift Vouchers Haunted Prime Minister

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 14.03.2025.

It displays 34 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

14.03.2025 โ‡ข Day Gift Vouchers Haunted Prime Minister
โŒจPrime Minister Ishiba's gift voucher scandal intensified throughout the day, evolving from early reports of LDP lawmakers returning the ยฅ100,000 vouchers to afternoon news of constituents expressing disappointment. This controversy, continuing from previous days, further destabilized his already precarious political position.

G7 foreign ministers demanded Russia accept a ceasefire agreement, threatening increased sanctions if refused. China expressed anger over CK Hutchison's Panama ports sale, causing the company's shares to fall over 6% as state-backed media claimed the deal wasn't merely "commercial."

Economic reporting highlighted Japan's spring labor negotiations achieving average wage increases of 5.46%, reaching a 33-year high and slightly surpassing last year's 5.28%. This follows yesterday's Trump tariff implementation and continuing concerns about wage disparities between large and small companies. Gold prices broke the $3,000 threshold, marking the third major postwar surge.
14.03.2025
02:16
โ– ้‡‘ใฎๅ›ฝ้š›ไพกๆ ผใŒๅˆใ‚ใฆ1ใƒˆใƒญใ‚คใ‚ชใƒณใ‚น3000ใƒ‰ใƒซใ‚’็ช็ ด โ– 1970ๅนดไปฃๅ‰ๅŠใ€2000ๅนดไปฃๅพŒๅŠใซ็ถšใๆˆฆๅพŒ3ๅ›ž็›ฎใฎ้ซ˜้จฐ โ– ใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒ—็ฑณๅคง็ตฑ้ ˜ใŒ็นฐใ‚Šๅ‡บใ™ๆ”ฟ็ญ–ใŒ้‡‘็›ธๅ ดใฎ่ฟฝใ„้ขจใซโ€ฆ
02:16

02:18โ‡ขGold Prices Shatter $3,000 Barrier

โŒจThe newspapers report on Prime Minister Ishiba's political controversy involving gift certificates distributed to LDP lawmakers, with opposition parties criticizing the action while he denies illegality (Japan Times, Yahoo News Japan). Transportation issues are highlighted with the resumption of bullet train services in northeastern Japan following safety checks after a concerning decoupling incident (Kyodo News). In economic news, gold prices have broken the $3,000 per ounce threshold, marking the third major postwar surge, with analysts noting Trump administration policies potentially fueling the price increase (Nikkei Shimbun).
03:08
05:05

05:16โ‡ขChina Bristles at Panama Ports Sale

โŒจThe newspapers report on China's negative reaction to CK Hutchison's Panama ports sale, with state-endorsed commentary claiming the deal goes beyond commercial interests, causing the company's shares to fall over 6% (Nikkei Asia). The political controversy surrounding gift certificate distribution continues to grow, with both ruling and opposition parties voicing harsh criticism (Yahoo News Japan, Japan Times). Previously reported issues remain concerning Russia's AI propaganda tactics (Japan Business Press), the resumption of bullet train services after a disconnection incident (Kyodo News), and gold prices breaking the $3,000 threshold (Nikkei Shimbun).
06:47

06:50โ‡ขIshiba's Gift Vouchers Scandal Escalates

โŒจThe newspapers report on Prime Minister Ishiba facing intensifying criticism over his distribution of ยฅ100,000 gift vouchers to rookie Liberal Democratic Party members (Kyodo News English). Some LDP lawmakers have returned the vouchers, considering them inappropriate (Yahoo News Japan). This scandal continues from previous reporting where opposition parties blasted the practice (Japan Times). Other ongoing stories include Russia's AI propaganda tactics (Japan Business Press), gold prices exceeding $3,000 per ounce (Nikkei Shimbun), and China's negative reaction to CK Hutchison's Panama ports sale (Nikkei Asia).
07:31
้€ฃๅˆใŒ14ๆ—ฅ็™บ่กจใ—ใŸ2025ๅนดๆ˜ฅๅญฃๅŠดไฝฟไบคๆธ‰ใฎ็ฌฌ1ๅ›žๅ›ž็ญ”้›†่จˆใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ใจใ€ๅŸบๆœฌ็ตฆใ‚’ๅบ•ไธŠใ’ใ™ใ‚‹ใƒ™ใƒผใ‚นใ‚ขใƒƒใƒ—๏ผˆใƒ™ใ‚ข๏ผ‰ใจๅฎšๆœŸๆ˜‡็ตฆ๏ผˆๅฎšๆ˜‡๏ผ‰ใ‚’ๅˆใ‚ใ›ใŸ่ณƒไธŠใ’็އใฎๅนณๅ‡ใฏ5.46%ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚33ๅนดใถใ‚Šใฎ้ซ˜ใ„ๆฐดๆบ–ใ ใฃใŸ24ๅนดใฎๅŒๆ™‚ๆœŸ๏ผˆ5.28%๏ผ‰ใ‹ใ‚‰0.18ใƒใ‚คใƒณใƒˆไธŠใŒใฃใŸใ€‚้€ฃๅˆใฏ14ๆ—ฅ10ๆ™‚ๆ™‚็‚นใฎ760็ต„ๅˆใธใฎไผš็คพๅ›ž็ญ”ใ‚’ใพใจใ‚ใŸใ€‚ ใ€้–ข้€ฃ่จ˜ไบ‹ใ€‘ใƒปใƒปใƒปโ€ฆ
07:31
08:22

08:26โ‡ขJapan's Wage Hikes Hit 33-Year Record

โŒจThe newspapers report on Prime Minister Ishiba facing escalating political pressure over budget issues and gift voucher distribution to rookie LDP members (Japan Times, Kyodo News). In economic news, Japan's spring labor negotiations show average wage increases of 5.46%, slightly higher than last year's 5.28% and reaching a 33-year high (Nikkei Shimbun). Meanwhile, US-listed self-driving companies Pony.ai and WeRide are exploring secondary listings in Hong Kong as they aim to expand robotaxi fleets in China (Nikkei Asia). Weather reports warn of rain and snow creating potentially severe conditions for the weekend (Yahoo News Japan).
08:52
่พฒๆž—ๆฐด็”ฃ็œใฏ14ๆ—ฅใ€ๆ”ฟๅบœใฎๅ‚™่“„็ฑณๆ”พๅ‡บใ‚’ๅทกใ‚Šใ€ๅˆๅ›žๅˆ†ใฎๅ…ฅๆœญ็ตๆžœใ‚’็™บ่กจใ—ใŸใ€‚ไบˆๅฎšใ—ใฆใ„ใŸ15ไธ‡ใƒˆใƒณใฎใ†ใก็ด„14ไธ‡1800ใƒˆใƒณใŒใ‚ณใƒกๅคงๆ‰‹้›†่ทๆฅญ่€…ใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆ่ฝๆœญใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚่ฝๆœญ็އใฏ94.2%ใ€‚ๅนณๅ‡่ฝๆœญไพกๆ ผใฏ60ใ‚ญใƒญใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒ ใ‚ใŸใ‚Š็ด„2ไธ‡2914ๅ††ใจใชใฃใŸใ€‚ ๅ…ฅๆœญใซๅ‚ๅŠ ใ—ใŸๅคงๆ‰‹้›†่ทๅ›ฃไฝ“ใฏไปŠๅ›žใ€่พฒๆฐด็œใŒๅ…ฌ่กจใ™ใ‚‹็›ธๅฏพๅ–ๅผ•ไพกๆ ผใ‚’ใƒ™ใƒผใ‚นใซๆฌ้€ใ‚ณใ‚นใƒˆใชใฉใ‚’้™คใ„ใŸ็”ฃๅœฐใงใฎๅ–ๅผ•ไพกๆ ผใ‚’ๅŸบๆบ–ใซๅฟœๆœญ้กใ‚’ๆฑบใ‚ใŸใ‚‚ใ‚ˆใ†ใ€‚24ๅนด็”ฃ็ฑณใฎๅ‡บๅ›žใ‚Šโ€ฆ
08:52
09:07
09:14
้‡‘ๅˆฉไธŠๆ˜‡ใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใ€่‡ชๆฒปไฝ“ใŒ้‹็”จใ™ใ‚‹ๅ›ฝๅ‚ตใชใฉใฎๅ‚ตๅˆธใซๅซใฟๆใŒ็”Ÿใ˜ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅคง้˜ชใ‚„ๆ–ฐๆฝŸใชใฉๅฐ‘ใชใใจใ‚‚6ๅบœ็œŒใง10ๅ„„ใ€œ146ๅ„„ๅ††ใซไธŠใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚ไฝŽ้‡‘ๅˆฉไธ‹ใง้‹็”จใ‚’ๅข—ใ‚„ใ—ใŸ่ถ…้•ทๆœŸๅ‚ตใฎๅธ‚ๅ ดไพกๆ ผใฎไธ‹่ฝใŒๅฝฑ้Ÿฟใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆบ€ๆœŸๅ‰ใฎๅฃฒๅดใฏๆๅคฑใ‚’็ขบๅฎšใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซใชใ‚Šใ€็ฝๅฎณๆ™‚ใชใฉใฎๆฉŸๅ‹•็š„ใช่ฒป็”จๆปๅ‡บใซๆ”ฏ้šœใŒๅ‡บใ‚‹ๆใ‚ŒใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ่‡ชๆฒปไฝ“ใฏ็ฝๅฎณใ‚„ๅฐ†ๆฅใฎๅ€Ÿ้‡‘่ฟ”ๆธˆใซๅ‚™ใˆใฆๅŸบ้‡‘ใ‚’่จญใ‘ใ€้ ้‡‘ใ‚„ๅ‚ตๅˆธใง้‹็”จใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅœฐๆ–น่‡ชๆฒปๆณ•ใฏใ€Œ็ขบๅฎŸใ‹ใคๅŠน็އ็š„โ€ฆ
09:14

10:44โ‡ขIshiba's Gift Voucher Scandal Deepens

โŒจThe newspapers report on Prime Minister Ishiba facing intensifying criticism over distributing ยฅ100,000 gift vouchers to rookie LDP lawmakers, with some reportedly returning them (Kyodo News English, Japan Times). A police scam warning advises caution even when caller ID displays police numbers (Huffington Post Japan). Financial news highlights how rising interest rates have caused unrealized losses of 10-146 billion yen in government bond investments for at least six prefectures including Osaka and Niigata (Nikkei Shimbun). Additionally, the wife of a Finance Ministry official involved in the Moritomo scandal lost her final compensation lawsuit (Yahoo News Japan).
12:04
12:34
ใ€Œๅฐ‘ใชใใจใ‚‚3ๅนด็ถšใ‘ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐๆ—ฅๆœฌ็ตŒๆธˆใฏๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€ใ€‚้ซ˜ๆฐดๆบ–ใฎ่ณƒไธŠใ’ใซใคใ„ใฆ่ค‡ๆ•ฐใฎ็ตŒๅ–ถ่€…ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‹ใญใฆ่žใ„ใŸ่จ€่‘‰ใ ใ€‚ใƒ‡ใƒ•ใƒฌใซๆˆปใ‚‰ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅฟ—ใฏไปŠๆ˜ฅใ€็ขบใ‹ใซ็คบใ—ใŸใจ่จ€ใˆใ‚‹ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚ ใŸใ ๆ˜จๅนดใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚ๆฟƒๆทกใฏใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ใƒ›ใƒณใƒ€ใ‚„ใƒ‘ใƒŠใ‚ฝใƒ‹ใƒƒใ‚ฏใƒ›ใƒผใƒซใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚นใชใฉใ€ๅŠดๅƒ็ต„ๅˆใฎ่ฆๆฑ‚ใ‚’ไธ‹ๅ›žใ‚‹ๅ›ž็ญ”ใŒ็›ฎ็ซ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚่ฆๆฑ‚ๆฐดๆบ–ใŒ้ซ˜ใ„ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใŒใ€ๆบ€้กๅ›ž็ญ”ใงใฎๆจชไธฆใณใฏๅดฉใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚ ็ฑณๅ›ฝใฎ้–ข็จŽๆ”ฟ็ญ–ใชใฉๆณขไนฑ่ฆๅ› ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ๅฅฝ่ชฟใ ใฃใŸไผๆฅญๅŽ็›Šใฎๅ…ˆ่กŒใโ€ฆ
12:34

15:59โ‡ขG7 Demands Russia Accept Ceasefire

โŒจThe newspapers report on G7 foreign ministers demanding Russia accept a ceasefire agreement, threatening increased sanctions if refused (Nikkei Shimbun). Prime Minister Ishiba continues to face domestic criticism over gift voucher distribution to lawmakers, with local constituents expressing disappointment (Yahoo News Japan, Japan Times, Kyodo News). In business news, China has expressed anger over CK Hutchison's Panama ports sale, causing investor concern as shares fell over 6%, with state-backed commentary claiming the deal isn't merely "commercial" (Nikkei Asia).
19:06
20:24
ๅ…ˆ้€ฒๅ›ฝใฎไธญใงๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎๅŠดๅƒ็”Ÿ็”ฃๆ€งใฎไฝŽใ•ใŒๆŒ‡ๆ‘˜ใ•ใ‚Œใฆไน…ใ—ใ„ใ€‚ๆŒ็ถš็š„ใช่ณƒไธŠใ’ใซใฏใ€็”Ÿ็”ฃๆ€งใฎๅ‘ไธŠใŒๆฌ ใ‹ใ›ใชใ„ใ€‚ๆ—ฅๆœฌ็”Ÿ็”ฃๆ€งๆœฌ้ƒจใฎ่Œ‚ๆœจๅ‹ไธ‰้ƒŽไผš้•ท๏ผˆใ‚ญใƒƒใ‚ณใƒผใƒžใƒณๅ–็ท ๅฝนๅ่ช‰ไผš้•ท๏ผ‰ใฏๆ—ฅๆœฌ็‰นๆœ‰ใฎๆจชไธฆใณๆ„่ญ˜ใ‚’ๆŽ’ใ—ใ€ใƒ‡ใƒ•ใƒฌๆ™‚ไปฃใฎใƒŽใƒซใƒ ๏ผˆ็คพไผš้€šๅฟต๏ผ‰ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ไพกๆ ผ็ซถไบ‰ใ‹ใ‚‰ไป˜ๅŠ ไพกๅ€ค็ซถไบ‰ใซ่ปขๆ›ใ™ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆๆ€งใ‚’่ชฌใใ€‚ 2023ๅนดใฎๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎๆ™‚้–“ใ‚ใŸใ‚ŠๅŠดๅƒ็”Ÿ็”ฃๆ€งใฏ56.8ใƒ‰ใƒซใงใ€็ตŒๆธˆๅ”ๅŠ›้–‹็™บๆฉŸๆง‹๏ผˆOECD๏ผ‰ใซๅŠ ็›Ÿใ™ใ‚‹38ใ‚ซๅ›ฝไธญ29ไฝใ ใฃใŸใ€‚1ไบบใ‚โ€ฆ
20:24

22:41โ‡ขForeign Worker Population Surges in Japan

โŒจThe newspapers report on Japanese astronaut Onishi's spacecraft launch (Yahoo News Japan), and the growing foreign worker population in Japan, with notable increases from Vietnam and Nepal as companies seek talent (Nikkei Asia). Economic discussions focus on Japan's lagging labor productivity, ranking 29th among 38 OECD countries, with productivity head Motegi advocating a shift from price competition to value-added strategies (Nikkei Shimbun). In international news, Germany appears to be abandoning austerity policies in the post-Merkel era (Japan Business Press). The Ishiba gift voucher scandal continues to receive attention across multiple sources.
23:03
23:39
The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven democracies agreed Friday on tough language aimed at China's aggressive maritime actions and warned Russia it will face additional sanctions if it does not accede to an immediate cease-fire on "equal terms" with Ukraine.
23:39

23:44โ‡ขG7 Warns Russia While Onishi's Spacecraft Launches

โŒจThe newspapers report on G7 foreign ministers adopting tough language against China's maritime actions and warning Russia of additional sanctions if it doesn't agree to an immediate ceasefire with Ukraine (Kyodo News English). Japanese astronaut Onishi's spacecraft launch has successfully occurred (Yahoo News Japan). Meanwhile, ongoing reporting continues on Germany potentially abandoning austerity policies in the post-Merkel era (Japan Business Press), Japan's low labor productivity ranking 29th among OECD countries (Nikkei Shimbun), and the growing foreign worker population with notable increases from Vietnam and Nepal (Nikkei Asia).