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22.08.2025

22.08.2025 — Chip Barriers, Domestic Cost Surges

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 22.08.2025.

It displays 30 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

22.08.2025 ⇢ Chip Barriers, Domestic Cost Surges
⌹Japanese media in the morning highlighted Japan's concluding TICAD conference with Africa, adopting the Yokohama Declaration. Concurrently, international focus shifted to new US-China tech tensions as NVIDIA requested suppliers to halt AI semiconductor production for China. Domestically, the LDP's political approach faced scrutiny, with questions raised about its effectiveness. By late morning, a significant domestic economic challenge emerged as a major partner withdrew from an offshore wind project due to soaring costs. This continued into the afternoon with reports of the US planning to exclude China from undersea-cable supply chains. Discussions also centered on the LDP's presidential election, with a name disclosure proposal debated. Global economic news later in the day covered Federal Reserve Chairman Powell's cautious remarks on interest rate cuts.
22.08.2025

00:30⇢Japan Forges Africa Ties

⌹Japanese media continues to cover international economic and geopolitical developments, including China's leading position in climate change research (Nikkei Asia) and the US-Europe agreement on auto tariffs (Nikkei Shimbun). New attention is also given to Japan's foreign policy, with plans to establish a committee for strengthening cooperation with Africa (Yahoo News Japan). Domestically, discussions emerge regarding the Ministry of Education's policy possibly excluding international students from doctoral support (Japan Business Press).
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01:37
理化孊研究所は22日、囜の基幹スヌパヌコンピュヌタヌ「富岳」の埌継機の開発に米半導䜓倧手゚ヌビディアが参加するず発衚した。人工知胜AI向けの画像凊理半導䜓GPUを共同開発する。海倖䌁業が基幹スパコンの開発に加わるのは初めお。日米の最先端技術を集結し、䞖界最高氎準の性胜のスパコンの実珟を目指す。 埌継機の名称は「富岳NEXTネクスト」で、すでに富士通が開発に参加するこずも決たっおいる。 
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03:55⇢Fugaku's AI Successor Partnership

⌹Japanese media highlights international and domestic technological developments. The Japan Times reports President Putin's specific demands for Ukraine, including relinquishing Donbas and avoiding NATO membership. Concurrently, a significant US-Japan alliance is forming for the Fugaku supercomputer's successor, with NVIDIA participating in AI-focused GPU development (Nikkei Shimbun). Domestically, Typhoon No. 12 has weakened but still brings heavy rain threats (Yahoo News Japan).
06:16
【シリコンバレヌ=枅氎孝茔、台北=韍元秀明】米ネットメディアのゞ・むンフォメヌションは21日、米゚ヌビディアが䞭囜向け人工知胜AI半導䜓「H20」を巡り、関連品の生産を停止するように䞀郚の調達先に䌝えたず報じた。䞭囜圓局が゚ヌビディア補を排陀する意向を瀺したこずで、米政府が認めた茞出再開の先行きが䞍透明になっおいる。 報道によるず、゚ヌビディアは半導䜓の埌工皋倧手である米アムコヌ・テクノロゞ 
06:16

06:18⇢NVIDIA Halts China AI Chip Production

⌹Japanese media reports new developments in US-China tech tensions, with NVIDIA requesting suppliers to halt production of AI semiconductors for China (Nikkei Shimbun). Concurrently, the TICAD conference concluded, adopting the Yokohama Declaration to strengthen Japan's engagement with Africa (Yahoo News Japan). Ongoing international coverage includes Putin's demands for Ukraine (The Japan Times) and a critical examination of Japan's role in the Palestinian occupation (Huffington Post Japan).

08:47⇢LDP Strategy Questioned

⌹Japanese media is now closely examining domestic political dynamics, with questions raised about the effectiveness of the ruling LDP's broad approach (The Japan Times) and the Prime Minister engaging in extensive meetings (Yahoo News Japan). This comes as reports continue on NVIDIA halting AI chip production for China amidst US-China tech tensions (Nikkei Shimbun). Other discussions persist regarding Japan's complicity in the Palestinian occupation (Huffington Post Japan) and the exclusion of international students from doctoral support (Japan Business Press).
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09:11
䞉菱商事などが千葉県など3海域で進める掋䞊颚力発電所の建蚭蚈画を巡り、䞀郚工事を手掛ける予定だった鹿島が離脱したこずが分かった。建蚭コスト増による費甚負担で折り合いが぀かなかった。䞉菱商事連合は蚈画の修正も芖野に䞀郚海域で着工を先送りしおいるが、䞭栞事業者の離脱で事業の進捗に圱響を䞎えるのは必至だ。 耇数の関係者が明らかにした。䞉菱商事ず䞭郚電力は2021幎、政府が公募した千葉県や秋田県沖など3

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11:13⇢Offshore Wind Project Retreats

⌹Japanese media highlights domestic challenges, with a major offshore wind project partner withdrawing due to soaring costs (Nikkei Shimbun). Social concerns regarding children's post-summer vacation anxiety also emerge (Yahoo News Japan). These unfold alongside ongoing scrutiny of the LDP's political approach (The Japan Times) and Japan's Palestinian occupation role (Huffington Post Japan). India-China ties show an upswing (Nikkei Asia).

13:48⇢LDP Election Debate

⌹Japanese media prioritizes the ruling LDP's political dynamics, with new discussions arising over a name disclosure proposal for its presidential election (Yahoo News Japan) alongside ongoing scrutiny of its broader effectiveness (The Japan Times). Economic issues are also prominent, from advice on asset defense in an inflationary environment (Japan Business Press) to the withdrawal of a major offshore wind project due to soaring costs (Nikkei Shimbun). International topics include Japan's Palestinian role and India-China relations (Huffington Post Japan, Nikkei Asia).
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【ゞャク゜ンホヌル米ワむオミング州=高芋浩茔】米連邊準備理事䌚FRBのパり゚ル議長は22日、経枈シンポゞりム「ゞャク゜ンホヌル䌚議」で講挔した。雇甚情勢の䞋振れリスクを指摘し、利䞋げを「慎重に進める」ず説明した。䞀方で「金融政策は芏定のコヌスにはない」ずしお今埌もデヌタ次第で刀断する姿勢を匷調した。 昚幎の䌚議でパり゚ル氏は「時は来た」ず話し、9月の利䞋げ開始を垂堎に織り蟌たせた。今幎の 
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21:15⇢FRB Caution on Rate Cuts

⌹Japanese media prominently features international economic news, with the US Federal Reserve Chairman Powell indicating a cautious approach to interest rate cuts (Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). This unfolds alongside reports of the US moving to exclude China from undersea-cable supply chains (Nikkei Asia), signaling continued US-China tech competition. Domestically, discussions persist on the LDP's political effectiveness (The Japan Times) and the challenges facing Japan's national health insurance system (Japan Business Press).
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