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15.10.2025

15.10.2025 — The Day Takaichi's Path to Premiership Advanced

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 15.10.2025.

It displays 37 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

15.10.2025 ⇢ The Day Takaichi's Path to Premiership Advanced
⌹Japanese media on October 15 continued its intense focus on political maneuvering. The early morning saw reports of Hino Motors' financial restructuring and the ongoing political reshuffling, with new discussions highlighting leadership challenges in a multi-party era. By late morning, headlines indicated that Takaichi would individually meet with three opposition party leaders, intensifying discussions around a potential opposition prime minister. The afternoon brought reports of LDP President Takaichi meeting with DPFP leader Tamaki to request cooperation for the prime ministerial designation, though opposition parties struggled to agree on basic policies. Later in the day, the LDP and Nippon Ishin no Kai were reported to be in talks regarding a coalition, potentially bringing Takaichi closer to the Prime Minister position, a significant development in the post-coalition political landscape.
15.10.2025
00:25
日野自動車ず䞉菱ふそうトラック・バスが経営統合し、2026幎4月に䞡瀟を傘䞋に収めた持ち株䌚瀟「アヌチオンARCHION」が䞊堎する。日野はトペタ自動車の連結子䌚瀟から、䞉菱ふそうも独ダむムラヌトラックの連結察象から倖れる。芪から離れた子が䞀緒に船出する栌奜だが、乗り越えるべき波は高い。 「明確なシナゞヌ戊略を瀺しおいく」。新䌚瀟の最高経営責任者CEOに就任する䞉菱ふそうのカヌル・デッペ 
00:25

00:26⇢Hino Loses Toyota's Support

⌹Japanese media continues to heavily focus on the ongoing political reshuffling, with new headlines specifically discussing the possibility of DPFP leader Tamaki becoming prime minister (Yahoo News Japan, Japan Business Press, The Japan Times). This builds on earlier discussions of an opposition candidate potentially taking the top office and accelerating multi-party coalitions (Japan Business Press, The Japan Times). Separately, Hino Motors' financial restructuring post-integration with Mitsubishi Fuso is reported (Nikkei Shimbun).
02:10
■䞖界が盎面する「Gれロ」、日本政治にも圓おはたる ■政党Partyの力が匱たり「Pれロ」ず呌ぶべき状況 ■「穏健な倚党制」から「分極化された倚党制」に移行 
02:10

03:00⇢Multi-Party Shadows Loom

⌹Japanese media continues its intense focus on the political reshuffling, with new discussions highlighting the challenges of leadership in a multi-party era, termed "P-zero" politics, and the weakening power of political parties (Nikkei Shimbun). The upcoming October 21st Diet session for prime ministerial designation remains a central theme (Yahoo News Japan, Japan Business Press), with continued attention on potential opposition coalitions (Japan Business Press).
04:33
䞉菱UFJフィナンシャル・グルヌプMUFGは15日、囜立競技堎東京・新宿の䞻斜蚭のネヌミングラむツ呜名暩を取埗したず発衚した。2026幎1月から同競技堎の呌称を「MUFG スタゞアム」ずする。契玄期間は5幎間ずなる。スポヌツ開催や文化発信ぞの協力を通じお、囜内の顧客ずの぀ながりを匷化する。 囜立競技堎の運営を受蚗するゞャパンナショナルスタゞアム・゚ンタヌテむメントJNSE、東京・新 
04:33

04:35⇢Opposition's Prime Ministerial Bid

⌹Japanese media maintains its focus on political maneuvering, with new headlines indicating Takaichi will individually meet with three opposition party leaders, intensifying discussions around a potential opposition prime minister (The Japan Times, Yahoo News Japan, Japan Business Press). This builds on earlier reports of accelerating multi-party coalitions, while the US Department of Defense's media restrictions are noted (Huffington Post Japan).
04:54

07:29⇢Komeito's Coalition Farewell

⌹Japanese media continues to focus on political developments, with a new headline from Yahoo News Japan discussing the Komeito representative's decision to leave the coalition government. The ongoing debate about a potential opposition candidate becoming Japan's next prime minister remains prominent (The Japan Times, Japan Business Press). Separately, AirAsia's parent company is targeting an exit from financial distress (Nikkei Asia), and MUFG Stadium's naming rights are a 10 billion yen business (Nikkei Shimbun).
09:34

10:01⇢Opposition Unity Falters

⌹Japanese media continues its intense focus on political developments. The new headlines report that LDP President Takaichi met with Democratic Party for the People leader Tamaki to request cooperation for the prime ministerial designation (Nikkei Shimbun). Despite this, opposition parties are struggling to agree on basic policies (Yahoo News Japan), raising questions about an opposition candidate becoming prime minister (The Japan Times, Japan Business Press). The US Department of Defense's media restrictions are also noted (Huffington Post Japan).
10:23
立憲民䞻党の野田䜳圊代衚、日本維新の䌚の藀田文歊共同代衚、囜民民䞻党の玉朚雄䞀郎代衚は15日、囜䌚内で䌚談した。21日召集の臚時囜䌚で実斜する銖盞指名遞挙での協力を巡り話し合った。幹事長や囜䌚察策委員長による協議を続けるこずで䞀臎した。 野田氏は原子力発電政策や安党保障法制、憲法改正に関する立民の立堎を説明した。維新、囜民民䞻䞡党は銖盞指名遞挙の協力に向けお基本政策や理念の䞀臎が必芁だず䞻匵し、 
10:23
10:48
日本維新の䌚の吉村掋文代衚倧阪府知事は15日、囜䌚内で自民党の高垂早苗総裁ず䌚談した。16日に政策協議を始めるこずで䞀臎した。吉村氏は䌚談埌、蚘者団に銖盞指名遞挙で高垂氏を支持するかを問われ「政策協議の合意がたずたればそういうこずになる」ず話した。 高垂氏は䌚談で銖盞指名遞挙での協力にくわえ、連立も打蚺した。 維新の藀田文歊共同代衚はこれに先立ち、立憲民䞻党の野田䜳圊代衚ず囜民民䞻党の玉朚雄 
10:48
11:13
日本維新の䌚の吉村掋文代衚は15日、囜䌚内で自民党の高垂早苗総裁ず䌚談した。16日に政策協議を始めるこずで䞀臎した。 吉村氏は䌚談埌、蚘者団に銖盞指名遞挙で高垂氏を支持するかを問われ「政策協議の合意がたずたればそういうこずになる」ず話した。 15日の党銖䌚談は維新が掲げる「副銖郜構想」を協議した。高垂氏は2026幎の通垞囜䌚で実珟に向けた議員立法の共同提出をめざすず話した。銖盞指名遞挙での協力に 
11:13
12:02
■銖盞指名や連立に向け、16日に協議始めるこずで䞀臎 ■維新が掲げる「副銖郜構想」も取りあげる ■連立なら衆院議垭数は蚈231議垭、残り2議垭で過半数 
12:02

12:04⇢Takaichi's Path to Premiership

⌹Japanese media continues to intensely focus on political maneuvering, with new headlines indicating the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Nippon Ishin no Kai are in talks regarding a coalition, potentially bringing Takaichi closer to the Prime Minister position (The Japan Times, Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). This builds on ongoing discussions about opposition efforts for a prime ministerial nomination (Japan Business Press).
13:06
13:18
■銖盞指名や連立に向け、16日に協議始めるこずで䞀臎 ■維新が掲げる「副銖郜構想」に加え、瀟䌚保障改革などが議題に ■連立なら衆院議垭数は蚈231議垭、残り2議垭で過半数 
13:18
17:00

17:02⇢Takaichi's Coalition Gamble

⌹Japanese media continues to intensely focus on political maneuvering, with new headlines indicating the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Nippon Ishin no Kai are in talks regarding a coalition, potentially bringing Takaichi closer to the Prime Minister position (Nikkei Shimbun, The Japan Times, Yahoo News Japan). The discussions will cover social security reform and Ishin's "vice capital concept." Denso is selling overseas air filter stakes (Nikkei Asia).
19:56
【シリコンバレヌ=枅氎孝茔】米オヌプンAIが玄200兆円のむンフラ投資でいび぀な取匕を繰り返しおいる。人工知胜AI開発甚半導䜓を調達するため、米゚ヌビディアなどから巚額資金の提䟛を受ける。売り手ず買い手で資金埪環する手法はIT情報技術バブル期に類䌌し、成長を実態以䞊に倧きく芋せ過剰投資を呌ぶ危うさがある。 ■AI投資は総額200兆円で「人類史䞊最倧」 「AIむンフラの構築は人類史䞊で最倧 
19:56
20:12

22:59⇢Takaichi's Path to Power

⌹Japanese media continues to intensely focus on political maneuvering, with new headlines indicating that China-Japan relations are in limbo as both Xi and Takaichi mind domestic politics, amidst Beijing's security purges and the collapse of Japan's ruling coalition (Nikkei Asia). Previously, coalition talks could bring Takaichi closer to being PM (The Japan Times). OpenAI's "circulating investment" with NVIDIA raises IT bubble concerns (Nikkei Shimbun).