A Chinese man convicted of fatally stabbing a 10-year-old Japanese schoolboy in Shenzhen, southern China, in September has been executed, a diplomatic source said Monday.
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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 22.04.2025.
It displays 49 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
22.04.2025 โข Day of Yen Surge and Pope Mourning
โจThe yen strengthened dramatically, briefly reaching 139 per dollar, a seven-month high, as safe-haven flows shifted from "dollar selling" to "yen buying." This currency movement intensified discussions of a potential "Plaza Accord 2.0" amid Trump's pressure on the Federal Reserve for rate cuts.
Global and Japanese mourning for Pope Francis, who died from a stroke, dominated early headlines, with subsequent coverage explaining papal succession procedures.
US-Japan trade tensions continued with the new US envoy expressing optimism about tariff negotiations after meeting Japan's Prime Minister. The IMF cut its 2025 global growth forecast by 0.5 percentage points to 2.8%, citing trade war impacts.
Domestically, Prime Minister Ishiba announced a 10 yen per liter gasoline price reduction and ordered a review of the "single application" system for public high schools, while the agriculture minister apologized for persistently high rice prices.
Global and Japanese mourning for Pope Francis, who died from a stroke, dominated early headlines, with subsequent coverage explaining papal succession procedures.
US-Japan trade tensions continued with the new US envoy expressing optimism about tariff negotiations after meeting Japan's Prime Minister. The IMF cut its 2025 global growth forecast by 0.5 percentage points to 2.8%, citing trade war impacts.
Domestically, Prime Minister Ishiba announced a 10 yen per liter gasoline price reduction and ordered a review of the "single application" system for public high schools, while the agriculture minister apologized for persistently high rice prices.
22.04.2025
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00:47โขToyota-Daimler Truck Merger Forms Global Alliance
โจThe newspapers report on a major automotive industry consolidation with Toyota and Daimler planning to merge their truck units, Hino Motors and Mitsubishi Fuso, to form a global alliance against international competition (Nikkei Shimbun). Financial markets face concerns about a potential "triple safety" nightmare scenario under Trump's pressure on the Federal Reserve for rate cuts (Japan Business Press). Other developments include the execution of a Chinese man who fatally stabbed a Japanese schoolboy in Shenzhen (Kyodo News English), concerns within the Liberal Democratic Party about rice tariffs (Yahoo News Japan), and Indonesia's booming $2.3 billion fitness industry attracting foreign investment (Nikkei Asia).
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02:38โขPope Francis Dies From Stroke
โจThe newspapers report on Pope Francis's death from a stroke, triggering global tributes and mourning (The Japan Times). Economic concerns continue with Japan's agriculture minister expressing worry about expanded rice imports (Yahoo News Japan). Domestic discussion continues regarding Trump's presidency, with Japanese media examining citizen satisfaction and regrets about the election results (Nikkei Shimbun), and analysis of potential "triple safety" risks from Trump pressuring the Federal Reserve for rate cuts (Japan Business Press). International news includes the execution of a Chinese man who killed a Japanese schoolboy in Shenzhen (Kyodo News).
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Most are made in Chinese-owned factories to bypass American duties
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Most big-cap stocks make year-to-date gains even as 25% tariff looms
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04:45โขUS Envoy "Very Optimistic" About Japan Tariff Talks
โจThe newspapers report on ongoing US-Japan trade tensions, particularly around tariff negotiations. The new US envoy expresses optimism about tariff talks with Japan (Kyodo News English), while Japanese and US finance ministers prepare to discuss three exchange rate risk scenarios, including potential coordinated intervention and "Second Plaza Accord" concerns (Nikkei Shimbun). Despite the looming 25% Trump tariff threat, Japanese pharmaceutical companies are performing well, offering investors a rare safe haven amid market uncertainty (Nikkei Asia). Pope Francis's death continues to make headlines (The Japan Times).
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06:18โขYen Surges To Seven-Month High
โจThe newspapers report on the strengthening yen, which briefly reached the 139 yen per dollar level for the first time in seven months (Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). This currency movement appears connected to pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, triggering dollar selling. Meanwhile, U.S. trade negotiations continue with the American envoy expressing optimism about tariff talks after meeting with Japan's Prime Minister (Kyodo News English). Previous stories about Pope Francis's death and Japanese pharmaceutical companies offering investment haven amid Trump market concerns remain in the news.
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ใใ่กจใๅงใใใใใใพใง็ฑณใใฉใณใๆฟๆจฉใฎๆฟ็ญไธๅฎใซใใใใซ้ขใใ้ฒใใงใใใใใใฎ้้ฟๅ
ใๅใซ้ใพใใคใคใใใใใใซๅฃฒใใใใใๅ่ฒทใใใธใฎๆตใใๅผทใพใใ22ๆฅใซใฏไธๆใ1ใใซ=140ๅใฎ็ฏ็ฎใ่ถ
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ๅนดๅใใใฎๅใฎๅฏพใใซใๅฏพใฆใผใญ็ธๅ ดใๆฏในใใจใๅใฏๅฏพใใซใงใปใผไธ่ฒซใใฆ่ฒทใใใไธๆนใๅฏพใฆใผใญใงใฏๆนๅๆใฎๅฎใพใใชใๅคๅใใ็ถใใฆใใใใใฉใณใๆฟๆจฉใฎ่ผธๅ
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ใใ่กจใๅงใใใใใใพใง็ฑณใใฉใณใๆฟๆจฉใฎๆฟ็ญไธๅฎใซใใใใซ้ขใใ้ฒใใงใใใใใใฎ้้ฟๅ
ใๅใซ้ใพใใคใคใใใใใใซๅฃฒใใใใใๅ่ฒทใใใธใฎๆตใใๅผทใพใใ22ๆฅใซใฏไธๆใ1ใใซ=140ๅใฎ็ฏ็ฎใ่ถ
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ๅนดๅใใใฎๅใฎๅฏพใใซใๅฏพใฆใผใญ็ธๅ ดใๆฏในใใจใๅใฏๅฏพใใซใงใปใผไธ่ฒซใใฆ่ฒทใใใไธๆนใๅฏพใฆใผใญใงใฏๆนๅๆใฎๅฎใพใใชใๅคๅใใ็ถใใฆใใใใใฉใณใๆฟๆจฉใฎ่ผธๅ
ฅ้ข็จๅผใไธใใ็ฑณโฆ
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ใใ่กจใๅงใใใใใใพใงใใฉใณใ็ฑณๆฟๆจฉใฎๆฟ็ญไธๅฎใซใใใใซ้ขใใ้ฒใใงใใใใใใฎ้้ฟๅ
ใๅใซ้ใพใใคใคใใใใใใซๅฃฒใใใใใๅ่ฒทใใใธใฎๆตใใๅผทใพใใ22ๆฅใซใฏไธๆใ1ใใซ=140ๅใฎ็ฏ็ฎใ่ถ
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ๅนดๅใใใฎๅใฎๅฏพใใซใๅฏพใฆใผใญ็ธๅ ดใๆฏในใใจใๅใฏๅฏพใใซใงใปใผไธ่ฒซใใฆ่ฒทใใใไธๆนใๅฏพใฆใผใญใงใฏๆนๅๆใฎๅฎใพใใชใๅคๅใใ็ถใใฆใใใใใฉใณใๆฟๆจฉใฎ่ผธๅ
ฅ้ข็จๅผใไธใใ็ฑณโฆ
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08:18โขYen Breaks 140 Barrier As Pope Francis Mourned
โจThe newspapers report on Pope Francis's death, with Japan joining global mourning (The Japan Times) and discussions about how a new pope will be selected (Huffington Post Japan). Financial markets show significant currency movements with the yen strengthening against the dollar, breaking through 140 yen per dollar as investment flows shift from "dollar selling" to "yen buying" amid Trump administration policy uncertainties (Nikkei Shimbun). Market concerns continue spreading with reports of "triple safety" risks in New York markets (Yahoo News Japan, Japan Business Press).
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ฅใใใ็ฌ่ช้ฒๅใ้ใใ่ปฝ่ชๅ่ปใฏใฌใฉใใดใน่ซธๅณถใฎ็็ฉใซใชใใใใใใฌใฉ่ปฝใใจใๅผใฐใใฆใใใBYDใฏ้ปๆฑ ใชใฉใๅ
่ฃฝๅใใไฝใณในใ็็ฃใซๅผทใฟใๆใคใๆตทๅคๅขใ้ฟใใฆใใใใฌใฉ่ปฝใใซใๅ็ฎใ่ฆใใ ใใใ
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ใณใใซใใใซใฟใฏ่ใใฆๆฒใใใใญใในใซใคใๅๅคช้ฝ้ปๆฑ ๅใไฟ่ญท่ใฎ็็ฃใ2026ๅนดๅบฆใซใๅงใใใ้ปๆฑ ใฎๅฃๅใ้ฒใใ่็จๅนดๆฐใๅพๆฅใฎ2ๅใฎ็ด20ๅนดใซๅปถใฐใใใใใญใในใซใคใๅใฏใใซใฎๅฃ้ขใซใ่จญ็ฝฎใงใใๆฌกไธไปฃๅคช้ฝ้ปๆฑ ใฎๆฌๅฝใจใใใใ่ไน
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ใๅฝใใ่กจ้ขใไฟ่ญทใใใใใใชๆฐดๅใ้ใใชใๆจน่่ฃฝใฎใใฃใซใ ใ ใๆๆฉEโฆ
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Policy to expand domestic medicine production will drive rapid market growth
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11:06โขYen Surges As Plaza Accord 2.0 Debate Intensifies
โจThe newspapers report on currency markets with the yen strengthening as "Plaza Accord 2.0" debates grow (The Japan Times), while the Prime Minister announces a 10 yen per liter gasoline price reduction (Yahoo News Japan). In technology news, Konica Minolta plans to produce protective films for flexible perovskite solar cells, doubling their lifespan to 20 years (Nikkei Shimbun). Meanwhile, Fujifilm secures a $3 billion biopharma deal amid US-China tensions (Nikkei Asia), and discussions continue about how a new pope will be selected (Huffington Post Japan).
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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday his government will help reduce gasoline prices and energy costs for households as part of inflation relief steps.
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ใใฏใทใณใใณ=้ซ่ฆๆตฉ่ผใๅฝ้้่ฒจๅบ้๏ผIMF๏ผใฏ22ๆฅใ2025ๅนดใฎไธ็ใฎๆ้ท็่ฆ้ใใๅๅ1ๆๆ็นใฎไบๆธฌใใ0.5ใใคใณใไธใใฆ2.8%ใจใใใใใฉใณใ็ฑณๆฟๆจฉใฎ้ซ้ข็จๆฟ็ญใฎๅฝฑ้ฟใงใในใฆใฎๅฐๅใไธๆนไฟฎๆญฃใง็ทๅดฉใใจใชใฃใใ็ฑณๅฝ่ช่บซใธใฎๆๆใ้ใใ้็ซใคใใไธ็ๆฏๆฐๆชๅใใฎ็ฎๅฎใจใชใ2%ๅฒใใ3ๅฒใฎ็ขบ็ใง่ตทใใใใจ่ญฆ้ใ้ณดใใใใ
่ฒฟๆใฎไผธใณๅๆธใไพ็ตฆใทใงใใฏใซ
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Chinese economy to expand 4% this year, a full point below government target
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14:06โขIMF Slashes Global Growth Forecasts On Trade War
โจThe newspapers report on economic issues with Prime Minister Ishiba announcing plans to reduce energy and electricity costs amid inflation (Kyodo News English). The IMF has cut its 2025 global growth forecast by 0.5 percentage points to 2.8%, largely due to Trump administration tariff policies affecting all regions, with particularly strong impacts on the US and China (Nikkei Shimbun, Nikkei Asia). China's economy is now forecast to grow at 4%, well below the government target. Additionally, the Prime Minister has ordered a review of the "single application" system for public high schools (Yahoo News Japan).
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Former leader also urges engagement with ASEAN, EU to defend global norms
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16:40โขDow Surges On US-China Trade Tension Easing Hopes
โจThe newspapers report on market reactions to US-China trade tensions, with the Dow Jones jumping over 1,000 points on hopes of easing friction (Nikkei Shimbun). Former Prime Minister Kishida advises that Japan should play to Trump's desire for political wins in negotiations while also engaging with ASEAN and EU to defend global norms (Nikkei Asia). Meanwhile, discussions continue about the yen's strengthening amid "Plaza Accord 2.0" debates (The Japan Times), and Prime Minister Ishiba's inflation relief plans including energy cost reductions (Kyodo News English).
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Demand for non-China magnets is surging but upping capacity is no easy feat
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21:04โขSocial Security Burden Crushes Wage Gains
โจThe newspapers report on growing social security concerns in Japan. Hard-working salaried employees feel exploited by the social security system, with anger among the working generation about intergenerational inequality amid super-aging society (Japan Business Press). Health insurance premiums for employees at large companies have reached a record high of 9.34%, diminishing the impact of wage increases (Nikkei Shimbun). Meanwhile, China's rare earth export restrictions are complicating Western efforts to diversify supply chains for critical minerals used in magnets, with increasing demand but limited capacity for non-Chinese sources (Nikkei Asia).
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23:52โขRussian Forces May Fully Recapture Kursk Oblast
โจThe newspapers report on Russia's military operations with potential for complete recapture of Kursk Oblast (Yahoo News Japan), while economic discussions continue. The yen is strengthening amid debates about a potential "Plaza Accord 2.0" scenario (Japan Times). Prime Minister Ishiba has promised to reduce energy and electricity costs as inflation relief (Kyodo News). Working-age Japanese feel exploited by the social security system (Japan Business Press), with health insurance premiums at large companies reaching a record 9.34%, diminishing wage increase benefits (Nikkei Shimbun).