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14.12.2025

The Day of the Ito Mayoral Election Result

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 14.12.2025.

It displays 18 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

14.12.2025 โ‡ข The Day of the Ito Mayoral Election Result
โŒจJapanese media began the day with continued reporting on the release of 123 prisoners in Belarus, including a former Japanese teacher and a Nobel laureate, a story that had been developing for days. Concurrently, severe weather warnings for Northern Japan and Hokuriku, including heavy storms and blizzards, gained increasing prominence. By mid-morning, reports shifted significantly to a mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, with initial reports of at least nine deaths during a Jewish gathering, escalating to eleven fatalities by early afternoon. However, the dominant story by the afternoon became the mayoral election in Ito, Shizuoka, with Ken'ya Sugimoto securing victory, effectively displacing the international shooting and domestic weather reports in editorial priority. Minor reports included an assault in Fukuoka and an earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture.
14.12.2025

00:18 (15:18)โ‡ขBelarus Releases Prisoners

โŒจJapanese media reports on Belarus releasing 123 individuals, including former Japanese teacher Masatoshi Nakanishi and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski (Sankei Shimbun). Concurrently, Japan is increasing its efforts to highlight China's 'unjust' actions (Yahoo News Japan), and the US-China 'G2' era may be emerging from the Nexperia semiconductor dispute (Mainichi Shimbun).

09:40 (00:40)โ‡ขBelarusian Prisoner Release Continues

โŒจJapanese media continues to report on the release of 123 individuals in Belarus, including former Japanese teacher Masatoshi Nakanishi and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski (Yomiuri Shimbun, TBS News). Concurrently, Sankei Shimbun highlights advancements in Japanese photonic crystal technology for space optical communication, while Asahi Shimbun discusses issues with mutual aid associations for ceremonies, and NHK News reports a university shooting in the US.
10:43
30ๅˆ†9000ๅ††ใฎโ€œ่ถ…้ซ˜็ดšใƒใ‚คใƒคใƒผโ€ใจใฏ๏ผŸใ‚คใƒณใƒใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ๅฏŒ่ฃ•ๅฑคๅ‘ใ‘ใซๅฃฒไธŠๆ€ฅๅข—ไธญใ€‚้ฉšใใฎใ€Œ่ปŠๅ†…่จญๅ‚™ใ€ใ‚’่žใ„ใŸ
10:43 (01:43 in your timezone)
11:49
็›ธ็ถš็จŽๅŽใฎๅข—ๅŠ ใŒๆญขใพใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚2025ๅนดๅบฆใฏ3.6ๅ…†ๅ††ๅฐใจ้ŽๅŽปๆœ€้ซ˜ใ‚’ๆ›ดๆ–ฐใ™ใ‚‹่ฆ‹้€šใ—ใ ใ€‚15ๅนดใซ่ชฒ็จŽๅฏพ่ฑกใŒๅบƒใŒใฃใŸไธŠใ€่ฟ‘ๅนดใฏ้ƒฝๅธ‚้ƒจใฎๅœฐไพกไธŠๆ˜‡ใ€ๅฐ‘ๅญๅŒ–ใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ ใ„ใฎๆธ›ๅฐ‘ใ‚‚็จŽๅŽใ‚’ๆŠผใ—ไธŠใ’ใ‚‹ใ€‚่ฒ ๆ‹…ใฎ่ฃพ้‡Žใฏๅพใ€…ใซๅบƒใŒใฃใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€ๅคง็›ธ็ถšๆ™‚ไปฃใŒๅˆฐๆฅใ—ใคใคใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ใ€ŒใŠ้‡‘ๆŒใกใฎๅฎถใฎๅญใ ใ‘ใŒๆ”ฏๆ‰•ใ†็จŽใ€ใจใ„ใ†ใ‚คใƒกใƒผใ‚ธใฏ้ŽๅŽปใฎใ‚‚ใฎใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ใ€Œ่ฆชใŒไบกใใชใฃใŸใจใใฏ็›ธ็ถš็จŽใŒใ‚ผใƒญใ ใฃใŸใฎใซใ€ใพใ•ใ‹่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒไบกใใชใ‚‹ใจ2000โ€ฆ
11:49 (02:49 in your timezone)

12:34 (03:34)โ‡ขNorthern Japan Braces For Storm

โŒจJapanese media continues to cover the unfolding story of Belarus releasing 123 individuals, including a former Japanese teacher and a Nobel laureate (Sankei Shimbun). New reports highlight severe weather warnings across Northern Japan and Hokuriku, with expectations of heavy storms and blizzards (TBS News, NHK News). Additionally, traffic accidents and economic topics like inheritance tax increases are also drawing attention.
12:47
Kyodo News

Belarus releases Nobel winner, Japanese man among 123 prisoners: reports

Belarus has freed 123 prisoners including a Nobel Peace Prize winner and a Japanese man who had been sentenced for espionage, in exchange for the lifting of U.
12:47 (03:47 in your timezone)
13:31
็›ธ็ถš็จŽๅŽใฎๅข—ๅŠ ใŒๆญขใพใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚2025ๅนดๅบฆใฏ3.6ๅ…†ๅ††ๅฐใจ้ŽๅŽปๆœ€้ซ˜ใ‚’ๆ›ดๆ–ฐใ™ใ‚‹่ฆ‹้€šใ—ใ ใ€‚15ๅนดใซ่ชฒ็จŽๅฏพ่ฑกใŒๅบƒใŒใฃใŸไธŠใ€่ฟ‘ๅนดใฏ้ƒฝๅธ‚้ƒจใฎๅœฐไพกไธŠๆ˜‡ใ€ๅฐ‘ๅญๅŒ–ใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ ใ„ใฎๆธ›ๅฐ‘ใ‚‚็จŽๅŽใ‚’ๆŠผใ—ไธŠใ’ใ‚‹ใ€‚่ฒ ๆ‹…ใฎ่ฃพ้‡Žใฏๅพใ€…ใซๅบƒใŒใฃใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€ๅคง็›ธ็ถšๆ™‚ไปฃใŒๅˆฐๆฅใ—ใคใคใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ใ€ŒใŠ้‡‘ๆŒใกใฎๅฎถใฎๅญใ ใ‘ใŒๆ”ฏๆ‰•ใ†็จŽใ€ใจใ„ใ†ใ‚คใƒกใƒผใ‚ธใฏ้ŽๅŽปใฎใ‚‚ใฎใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ใ€Œ่ฆชใŒไบกใใชใฃใŸใจใใฏ็›ธ็ถš็จŽใŒใ‚ผใƒญใ ใฃใŸใฎใซใ€ใพใ•ใ‹่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒไบกใใชใ‚‹ใจ2000โ€ฆ
13:31 (04:31 in your timezone)

15:31 (06:31)โ‡ขBelarusian Prisoner Release Continues

โŒจJapanese media continues to cover the unfolding story of Belarus releasing 123 individuals, including a former Japanese teacher and a Nobel laureate (Kyodo News English). Northern Japan and Hokuriku are bracing for severe weather, with expectations of heavy storms and blizzards (TBS News, NHK News). Additionally, there's growing attention to the rising inheritance tax burden in Japan (Nikkei Shimbun) and an accident involving seven vehicles in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture (Chunichi Shimbun).
16:22
็›ธ็ถš็จŽๅŽใฎๅข—ๅŠ ใŒๆญขใพใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚2025ๅนดๅบฆใฏ3.6ๅ…†ๅ††ๅฐใจ้ŽๅŽปๆœ€้ซ˜ใ‚’ๆ›ดๆ–ฐใ™ใ‚‹่ฆ‹้€šใ—ใ ใ€‚15ๅนดใซ่ชฒ็จŽๅฏพ่ฑกใŒๅบƒใŒใฃใŸไธŠใ€่ฟ‘ๅนดใฏ้ƒฝๅธ‚้ƒจใฎๅœฐไพกไธŠๆ˜‡ใ€ๅฐ‘ๅญๅŒ–ใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ ใ„ใฎๆธ›ๅฐ‘ใ‚‚็จŽๅŽใ‚’ๆŠผใ—ไธŠใ’ใ‚‹ใ€‚่ฒ ๆ‹…ใฎ่ฃพ้‡Žใฏๅพใ€…ใซๅบƒใŒใฃใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€ๅคง็›ธ็ถšๆ™‚ไปฃใŒๅˆฐๆฅใ—ใคใคใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ใ€ŒใŠ้‡‘ๆŒใกใฎๅฎถใฎๅญใ ใ‘ใŒๆ”ฏๆ‰•ใ†็จŽใ€ใจใ„ใ†ใ‚คใƒกใƒผใ‚ธใฏ้ŽๅŽปใฎใ‚‚ใฎใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ใ€Œ่ฆชใŒไบกใใชใฃใŸใจใใฏ็›ธ็ถš็จŽใŒใ‚ผใƒญใ ใฃใŸใฎใซใ€ใพใ•ใ‹่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒไบกใใชใ‚‹ใจ2000โ€ฆ
16:22 (07:22 in your timezone)

18:18 (09:18)โ‡ขBelarusian Prisoners Released

โŒจJapanese media continues to cover the unfolding story of Belarus releasing 123 individuals, including a former Japanese teacher and a Nobel laureate (Kyodo News English). Northern Japan and Hokuriku are bracing for severe weather, with expectations of heavy storms and blizzards (TBS News, Yahoo News Japan). Additionally, there's growing attention to the rising inheritance tax burden in Japan (Nikkei Shimbun) and EU agreement to freeze Russian central bank assets (Yomiuri Shimbun).
18:39

20:17 (11:17)โ‡ขSydney Beach Shooting Bloodshed

โŒจJapanese media is predominantly focused on a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, where at least nine people have died, reportedly during a Jewish gathering (Yomiuri Shimbun, TBS News, Yahoo News Japan). This new development overshadows earlier reports on Belarus prisoner releases, inheritance tax, and local Japanese news.

22:18 (13:18)โ‡ขSydney Beach Shooting Escalates

โŒจJapanese media continues to heavily cover the shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, where 11 people have now died during a Jewish gathering (TBS News, Yahoo News Japan). Concurrently, Hokkaido is bracing for severe snowstorms with significant snowfall expected, causing JR train cancellations (Hokkaido Shimbun). An attack in Fukuoka injuring two, including an HKT48 staff member, with the assailant at large, is also reported (Asahi Shimbun, NHK News).

23:18 (14:18)โ‡ขIto Mayoral Election Concludes

โŒจJapanese media's main focus has shifted to the mayoral election in Ito, Shizuoka, where Ken'ya Sugimoto secured victory (Yomiuri Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun, TBS News, Asahi Shimbun). This new development now takes precedence over previous reports on the Sydney beach shooting and the ongoing severe snowstorms in Hokkaido (Hokkaido Shimbun), which continues to cause JR train cancellations.
23:34