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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 16.10.2025.
It displays 33 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
16.10.2025 ⇢ The Day Ishin Set Coalition Demands
⌨Japanese media on October 16 continued its intense focus on domestic political maneuvering, specifically around coalition talks. Early reports from Yahoo News Japan indicated discussions were intensifying regarding a potential Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Nippon Ishin no Kai coalition. Later in the morning, The Japan Times and Yahoo News Japan confirmed that LDP and Ishin were fine-tuning a deal but remained at an impasse, necessitating further talks. By early afternoon, Nikkei Shimbun reported that Ishin had formally demanded 12 items for a coalition with the LDP, including reducing Diet members and lowering the consumption tax rate, thereby setting concrete terms for negotiations. Simultaneously, LDP's Aso held talks with minority parties concerning the prime ministerial nomination.
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【ワシントン=高見浩輔】ベッセント米財務長官は15日、同日開いた日米財務相会合で「日本がロシア産エネルギーの輸入を停止することに対する米政府の期待について議論した」と明らかにした。液化天然ガス（LNG）などの輸入停止を求めたものとみられる。
加藤勝信財務相とベッセント氏は15日、米ワシントンで会談した。
米財務省は日本による対米投資のほか「ロシアへの経済的圧力を強める主要7カ国（G7）の取り組み…
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【北京=塩崎健太郎】中国の習近平（シー・ジンピン）指導部は2030年までの5カ年計画で研究開発費に占める基礎研究の比率を高める。米国との長期対立を念頭に科学技術の底上げを急ぐ。日米欧を追いかけてノーベル賞の受賞者を増やす夢も抱く。
中国共産党は20〜23日に重要会議の第20期中央委員会第4回全体会議（4中全会）を開く。30年までの経済政策の運営方針を定める第15次5カ年計画を議論する。テーマの柱…
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03:01⇢China's Nobel Dream
⌨Japanese media continues to report on global and domestic political developments. China aims to increase basic research spending to boost science and technology and win Nobel Prizes, viewing it as a long-term counter to the US (Nikkei Shimbun). Meanwhile, India has agreed to stop purchasing Russian oil, following US reports (Yahoo News Japan). This comes amidst ongoing reports of China-Japan relations being in limbo as both Xi and Takaichi focus on domestic politics (Nikkei Asia).
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【台北=黎子荷、鄭婷方】米マイクロソフトが2026年にも新製品の大部分を中国以外で生産するよう部品メーカーなどの取引先に要請したことがNikkei Asiaの取材で分かった。米中対立の長期化をにらみ米テック大手がサプライチェーン（供給網）の脱・中国依存に動く。
複数の関係者によると、マイクロソフトはノートパソコン「サーフェス」やデータセンター用のサーバーが対象にあがっている。中国以外で主要部品の…
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AWS and Google also accelerate overseas supply chain shift
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05:12⇢Microsoft's China Exit
⌨Japanese media reports that Microsoft plans to move most new product manufacturing out of China by 2026, with AWS and Google also accelerating supply chain shifts, reflecting prolonged US-China tensions (Nikkei Shimbun, Nikkei Asia). Domestically, there are calls from the Bank of Japan for an interest rate hike (Yahoo News Japan), while Prime Minister Ishiba cautioned against nationalism and discrimination (Huffington Post Japan).
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08:18⇢Japan’s Leader Seeks Refugee Welcome
⌨Japanese media continues to cover domestic political maneuvering, with Yahoo News Japan reporting that the President has requested cooperation from Mr. Kamiya for the prime ministerial nomination. This comes amidst ongoing reports of Microsoft, AWS, and Google shifting new product manufacturing and supply chains out of China by 2026 due to prolonged US-China tensions (Nikkei Shimbun, Nikkei Asia).
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政府が発行する国債に十分な需要が集まらないリスクが浮上している。2025年度に銀行や生命保険など民間の投資家向けに供給する金額は61兆円と前年度より45%増える見通しだ。60兆円を超えるのは21年ぶりになる。
日銀は金融政策の正常化を進めるのに伴い国債の購入額を減らしている。民間から十分な需要が集まらなければ国債価格の下落圧力となり、金利を押し上げる可能性がある。
日銀審議委員の高田創氏（元みず…
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11:11⇢LDP, Ishin Coalition Talks Stall
⌨Japanese media continues to intensely focus on political maneuvering, with new headlines indicating that the LDP and Nippon Ishin no Kai are struggling to finalize a coalition deal, necessitating further talks (The Japan Times, Yahoo News Japan). This ongoing negotiation follows earlier reports of discussions to potentially bring Takaichi closer to the Prime Minister position. Meanwhile, Nikkei Shimbun reports rising interest rate pressure on government bonds.
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自民党の高市早苗総裁と日本維新の会の藤田文武共同代表は16日、国会内で会談し、連立政権の構築に向けた政策協議を始めた。藤田氏は企業・団体献金の禁止や食品の消費税率の引き下げ、副首都構想など12項目の政策実現を求めた。憲法改正、外交・安全保障といった基本政策について見解の一致を確認した。
両党は17日も協議を継続する。21日の臨時国会召集までに決着をめざす。維新は自民側が要求を受け入れれば、臨時国…
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14:18⇢Ishin Sets Coalition Terms
⌨Japanese media continues to intensely focus on political maneuvering, with new headlines indicating that Nippon Ishin has demanded 12 items for a coalition with the LDP, including reducing the number of Diet members and lowering the consumption tax rate (Nikkei Shimbun, The Japan Times). This comes as LDP's Aso holds talks with minority parties regarding the prime ministerial nomination (Yahoo News Japan).
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【ワシントン=坂口幸裕】トランプ米大統領は16日、ロシアのプーチン大統領と電話協議した。自身のSNSで「恥ずべき戦争を終わらせられるかどうか見極めるため、ハンガリーの（首都）ブダペストで会談することで合意した」と記した。来週に米ロの高官協議で首脳会談の時期を詰める見通しだ。
プーチン氏との電話協議を「非常に建設的だった。大きな進展があった」と評価した。トランプ氏はプーチン氏との首脳会談へ米国のル…
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Government hopes to ease cost burden and check overtourism
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21:10⇢Trump to Meet Putin in Hungary
⌨Japanese media continues to intensely focus on domestic political maneuvering, with new headlines indicating that Nippon Ishin no Kai faces a significant risk of declining support if it forms a coalition with the LDP, as it could be perceived as ignoring public opinion by unaligned voters (Japan Business Press). Despite this, discussions continue, with Takaichi reportedly sounding out Ishin for cabinet positions in a coalition government (Yahoo News Japan). Meanwhile, Nikkei Asia reports Japan will hike visa fees for US and Europe amid surging tourism.
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Observers question whether Yarlung Tsangpo power plant can revive growth momentum
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23:16⇢Ishin's Coalition Terms Unfold
⌨Japanese media continues to focus on domestic political maneuvering, with new headlines indicating that Nippon Ishin no Kai's demands for a coalition with the LDP are varied in their implementation timeline (Yahoo News Japan). This comes amidst ongoing concerns that a coalition could risk a sharp decline in Ishin's support due to perception of ignoring public opinion (Japan Business Press, The Japan Times). Separately, China's dam project on the Yarlung Tsangpo is being questioned for its economic impact (Nikkei Asia).
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