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23.04.2025

23.04.2025 โ€” Day of Rice Imports Debate and Tariff Positioning

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 23.04.2025.

It displays 39 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

23.04.2025 โ‡ข Day of Rice Imports Debate and Tariff Positioning
โŒจUS-Japan tariff negotiations remained central, with Prime Minister Ishiba emphasizing Japan's commitment to free trade while rejecting that Japan was in a "disadvantageous position" during initial talks. The debate over expanding rice imports intensified as farmers strongly opposed the proposal being considered as a potential US concession.

Ishiba participated in his first party leaders' debate, defending his government's positions on trade while opposition leaders criticized his handling of negotiations. Meanwhile, Trump's tariff demands on Japan and South Korea continued to dominate coverage.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange requested all listed companies lower minimum investment amounts to approximately 100,000 yen to attract younger investors. Market attention also focused on Chinese tech giants stockpiling Nvidia chips ahead of US export restrictions, and US Treasury Secretary Bessent's statement that America would not seek "currency targets" from Japan - suggesting a potential easing of currency tensions after yesterday's dramatic yen surge.
23.04.2025
02:16
Major Japanese automakers unveiled their latest electric vehicle models at the Shanghai motor show on Wednesday, hoping to bounce back in the Chinese market that has seen cutthroat competition with local carmakers amid a rapid shift toward new energy vehicles.
02:16

02:43โ‡ขJapanese Automakers Struggle For Chinese EV Market Share

โŒจThe newspapers report on Japanese automakers unveiling new electric vehicle models at the Shanghai motor show, seeking to regain market share in China amid fierce competition with local manufacturers in the EV sector (Kyodo News English). Additionally, there are discussions about regulations to prevent avoidance of rules targeting major IT companies (Yahoo News Japan). Social security issues continue to concern Japanese citizens, with working-age people feeling exploited by the system (Japan Business Press) as health insurance premiums for large company employees reach a record high of 9.34%, diminishing wage increase benefits (Nikkei Shimbun).
03:31
04:24
ใ€Œๅ›ฐใฃใŸไบบใ€ๆœฌใซ่‡ช้–‰็—‡ๅ”ไผšใŒๆ„่ฆ‹ๆ›ธใ‚’ๅ…ฌ่กจใ€Œๅคงไบ‹ใชใ“ใจใฏๅทฎๅˆฅๆ„่ญ˜ใฎๆœ‰็„กใงใฏใชใใ€็คพไผšใซใฉใ†ๅฝฑ้Ÿฟใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ€
04:24
04:47

05:35โ‡ขAutism Association Challenges Discriminatory Book Expressions

โŒจThe newspapers report on discrimination issues in Japan, with the Autism Association publishing an opinion paper about problematic expressions in a book titled "Troubled People" (Huffington Post Japan). Prime Minister Ishiba is scheduled to make a four-day diplomatic visit to Vietnam and the Philippines starting Sunday to maintain rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region (Kyodo News English). Market forces have prompted two changes in Trump's stance on dollar strength as the yen rapidly depreciates (Nikkei Shimbun). Chinese tech giants ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent have been stockpiling Nvidia chips before recent US export restrictions (Nikkei Asia).
05:59
็Ÿณ็ ด่Œ‚้ฆ–็›ธ๏ผˆ่‡ชๆฐ‘ๅ…š็ท่ฃ๏ผ‰ใฏ23ๆ—ฅๅˆๅพŒ3ๆ™‚ใ‹ใ‚‰้‡Žๅ…š3ๅ…šใจใฎใ€Œๅ…š้ฆ–่จŽ่ซ–ใ€ใซ่‡จใ‚€ใ€‚็ซ‹ๆ†ฒๆฐ‘ไธปๅ…šใฎ้‡Ž็”ฐไฝณๅฝฆไปฃ่กจใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌ็ถญๆ–ฐใฎไผšใฎๅ‰ๅŽŸ่ช ๅธๅ…ฑๅŒไปฃ่กจใ€ๅ›ฝๆฐ‘ๆฐ‘ไธปๅ…šใฎ็މๆœจ้›„ไธ€้ƒŽไปฃ่กจใจใใ‚Œใžใ‚Œไธ€ๅฏพไธ€ใง่ซ–ๆˆฆใ‚’ไบคใ‚ใ™ใ€‚ใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒ—็ฑณๆ”ฟๆจฉใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹้–ข็จŽๆŽช็ฝฎใ‚„็‰ฉไพก้ซ˜ใธใฎๅฏพ็ญ–ใชใฉใŒไธปใชใƒ†ใƒผใƒžใซใชใ‚‹่ฆ‹้€šใ—ใ ใ€‚ ไธŽ้‡Žๅ…šใฏ4ใ€œ6ๆœˆใซ1ๅ›žใšใคๅ…š้ฆ–่จŽ่ซ–ใ‚’้–‹ใใ“ใจใ‚’็”ณใ—ๅˆใ‚ใ›ใŸใ€‚ๅ…š้ฆ–่จŽ่ซ–ใฎ้–‹ๅ‚ฌใฏ็Ÿณ็ ดๆ”ฟๆจฉใฎ็™บ่ถณๅพŒใ€2ๅ›ž็›ฎใ€‚ๅ‰ๅ›žใฏ2024ๅนด10ๆœˆ9ๆ—ฅโ€ฆ
05:59
06:07
็Ÿณ็ ด่Œ‚้ฆ–็›ธ๏ผˆ่‡ชๆฐ‘ๅ…š็ท่ฃ๏ผ‰ใฏ23ๆ—ฅๅˆๅพŒ3ๆ™‚ใ‹ใ‚‰้‡Žๅ…š3ๅ…šใจใฎใ€Œๅ…š้ฆ–่จŽ่ซ–ใ€ใซ่‡จใ‚“ใ ใ€‚็ซ‹ๆ†ฒๆฐ‘ไธปๅ…šใฎ้‡Ž็”ฐไฝณๅฝฆไปฃ่กจใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌ็ถญๆ–ฐใฎไผšใฎๅ‰ๅŽŸ่ช ๅธๅ…ฑๅŒไปฃ่กจใ€ๅ›ฝๆฐ‘ๆฐ‘ไธปๅ…šใฎ็މๆœจ้›„ไธ€้ƒŽไปฃ่กจใจใใ‚Œใžใ‚Œไธ€ๅฏพไธ€ใง่ซ–ๆˆฆใ‚’ไบคใ‚ใ™ใ€‚ใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒ—็ฑณๆ”ฟๆจฉใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹้–ข็จŽๆŽช็ฝฎใ‚„็‰ฉไพก้ซ˜ใธใฎๅฏพ็ญ–ใชใฉใŒไธปใชใƒ†ใƒผใƒžใซใชใ‚‹่ฆ‹้€šใ—ใ ใ€‚ ไปŠๅ›žใฎๅ…š้ฆ–่จŽ่ซ–ใฏๅ…จไฝ“ใง45ๅˆ†้–“ใ‚’ไบˆๅฎšใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ไธŽ้‡Žๅ…šใฏ4ใ€œ6ๆœˆใซ1ๅ›žใšใคๅ…š้ฆ–่จŽ่ซ–ใ‚’้–‹ใใ“ใจใ‚’็”ณใ—ๅˆใ‚ใ›ใŸใ€‚ๅ…š้ฆ–่จŽ่ซ–ใฎ้–‹ๅ‚ฌใฏ็Ÿณ็ ดๆ”ฟโ€ฆ
06:07
06:38
็Ÿณ็ ด่Œ‚้ฆ–็›ธ๏ผˆ่‡ชๆฐ‘ๅ…š็ท่ฃ๏ผ‰ใฏ23ๆ—ฅๅˆๅพŒ3ๆ™‚ใ‹ใ‚‰้‡Žๅ…š3ๅ…šใจใฎใ€Œๅ…š้ฆ–่จŽ่ซ–ใ€ใซ่‡จใฟใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็ซ‹ๆ†ฒๆฐ‘ไธปๅ…šใฎ้‡Ž็”ฐไฝณๅฝฆไปฃ่กจใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌ็ถญๆ–ฐใฎไผšใฎๅ‰ๅŽŸ่ช ๅธๅ…ฑๅŒไปฃ่กจใ€ๅ›ฝๆฐ‘ๆฐ‘ไธปๅ…šใฎ็މๆœจ้›„ไธ€้ƒŽไปฃ่กจใจใใ‚Œใžใ‚Œไธ€ๅฏพไธ€ใง่ซ–ๆˆฆใ‚’ไบคใ‚ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒ—็ฑณๆ”ฟๆจฉใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹้–ข็จŽๆŽช็ฝฎใ‚„็‰ฉไพก้ซ˜ใธใฎๅฏพ็ญ–ใชใฉใŒไธปใชใƒ†ใƒผใƒžใซใชใ‚‹่ฆ‹้€šใ—ใงใ™ใ€‚ไปŠๅ›žใฎๅ…š้ฆ–่จŽ่ซ–ใฏๅ…จไฝ“ใง45ๅˆ†้–“ใ‚’ไบˆๅฎšใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ้ฆ–็›ธใ€ๅˆใฎๆ—ฅ็ฑณ้–ข็จŽไบคๆธ‰ใ€Œไฝ“ๅˆถใ€ๅŠฃๅ‹ขใ ใฃใŸใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ€ใ€€ ้‡Ž็”ฐๆฐใฏ่ตคโ€ฆ
06:38
06:45
็Ÿณ็ ด่Œ‚้ฆ–็›ธ๏ผˆ่‡ชๆฐ‘ๅ…š็ท่ฃ๏ผ‰ใฏ23ๆ—ฅๅˆๅพŒ3ๆ™‚ใ‹ใ‚‰้‡Žๅ…š3ๅ…šใจใฎใ€Œๅ…š้ฆ–่จŽ่ซ–ใ€ใซ่‡จใฟใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็ซ‹ๆ†ฒๆฐ‘ไธปๅ…šใฎ้‡Ž็”ฐไฝณๅฝฆไปฃ่กจใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌ็ถญๆ–ฐใฎไผšใฎๅ‰ๅŽŸ่ช ๅธๅ…ฑๅŒไปฃ่กจใ€ๅ›ฝๆฐ‘ๆฐ‘ไธปๅ…šใฎ็މๆœจ้›„ไธ€้ƒŽไปฃ่กจใจใใ‚Œใžใ‚Œไธ€ๅฏพไธ€ใง่ซ–ๆˆฆใ‚’ไบคใ‚ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒ—็ฑณๆ”ฟๆจฉใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹้–ข็จŽๆŽช็ฝฎใ‚„็‰ฉไพก้ซ˜ใธใฎๅฏพ็ญ–ใชใฉใŒไธปใชใƒ†ใƒผใƒžใซใชใ‚‹่ฆ‹้€šใ—ใงใ™ใ€‚ไปŠๅ›žใฎๅ…š้ฆ–่จŽ่ซ–ใฏๅ…จไฝ“ใง45ๅˆ†้–“ใ‚’ไบˆๅฎšใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ๆ—ฅๆœฌใงใฎTPPไบ‹ๅ‹™ๅฑ€่จญ็ฝฎใ€Œใ„ใ‹ใชใ‚‹ใƒกใƒชใƒƒใƒˆใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ€็œŸๅ‰ฃใซ่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ใ€ ้‡Ž็”ฐโ€ฆ
06:45

07:25โ‡ขJapan Struggles To Separate Tariffs From Security Demands

โŒจThe newspapers report on Japan's response to Trump's demands, with Tokyo trying to separate tariff issues from security matters despite this being challenging (The Japan Times). Recent reports discuss Trump's apparent changes of mind regarding dollar strength amid the yen's rapid depreciation (Nikkei Shimbun) and analyze the motives behind Trump's demands toward Japan and South Korea (Yahoo News Japan). Meanwhile, social security concerns continue with working Japanese feeling exploited by the system (Japan Business Press), and Prime Minister Ishiba prepares for diplomatic visits to Vietnam and the Philippines to maintain order in the Indo-Pacific (Kyodo News English).
07:31
ๅ…ซไปฃไบœ็ด€ใ•ใ‚“ใฎใƒŒใƒผใƒ‰ๅ†™็œŸๅ…ฅใ‚Šใ‚ขใƒซใƒใƒ ใซใ€Œใƒชใƒ™ใƒณใ‚ธใƒใƒซใƒŽใ‚’้˜ปๆญขใ—ใฆใ€ใฎๅฃฐใ‚‚ใ€‚ใƒฌใ‚ณใƒผใƒ‰ไผš็คพใฏใ€Œใ‚คใƒคใ‚ฌใƒฉใ‚ปๅ—ใ‘ใฆ็ซ‹ใคใ€
07:31
07:46
ๅ…ซไปฃไบœ็ด€ใ•ใ‚“ใฎใƒŒใƒผใƒ‰ๅ†™็œŸๅ…ฅใ‚Šใ‚ขใƒซใƒใƒ ใซใ€Œใƒชใƒ™ใƒณใ‚ธใƒใƒซใƒŽใ‚’้˜ปๆญขใ—ใฆใ€ใฎๅฃฐใ‚‚ใ€‚ใƒฌใ‚ณใƒผใƒ‰ไผš็คพใฏใ€Œใ‚คใƒคใ‚ฌใƒฉใ‚ปๅ—ใ‘ใฆ็ซ‹ใคใ€
07:46
08:01
09:08
ๆฑไบฌ่จผๅˆธๅ–ๅผ•ๆ‰€ใฏใ€ๆ ชๅผๆŠ•่ณ‡ใซๅฟ…่ฆใชๆœ€ไฝŽๆŠ•่ณ‡้‡‘้กใ‚’10ไธ‡ๅ††็จ‹ๅบฆใซๅผ•ใไธ‹ใ’ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ๅ…จไธŠๅ ดไผๆฅญใซ่ฆ่ซ‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚็พๅœจใฏไธŠๅ ด่ฆ็จ‹ใง50ไธ‡ๅ††ๆœชๆบ€ใ‚’ๅŠชๅŠ›็พฉๅ‹™ใจใ—ใฆๅฎšใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๆŠ•่ณ‡ๅ˜ไฝใฎๅคงๅน…ใชๅผ•ใไธ‹ใ’ใง่‹ฅๅนดๅฑคใ‚‚ๅฐ‘้กใ‹ใ‚‰ๆ—ฅๆœฌๆ ชใ‚’่ณผๅ…ฅใงใใ‚‹็’ฐๅขƒใ‚’ๆ•ดใˆใ€ๅ›ฝๆฐ‘่ณ‡็”ฃใฎใ€Œ่ฒฏ่“„ใ‹ใ‚‰ๆŠ•่ณ‡ใธใ€ใฎใ‚ทใƒ•ใƒˆใ‚’ๅพŒๆŠผใ—ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ๆœ‰่ญ˜่€…ใ‚„ๅฎŸๅ‹™ๅฎถใ‚’้›†ใ‚ใŸๅ‹‰ๅผทไผšใฎๅ ฑๅ‘Šๆ›ธๆกˆใ‚’24ๆ—ฅใซๅ…ฌ่กจใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅ€‹ไบบใฎๅฐ‘้กๆŠ•่ณ‡ใ‚’ๅพŒๆŠผใ—ใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใฎๆฑ่จผใฎ่กŒๅ‹•่จˆ็”ปใ‚’็››ใ‚Š่พผใ‚€ใ€‚ ๆฑ่จผใŒโ€ฆ
09:08
10:01

10:04โ‡ขTokyo Stock Exchange Demands Lower Investment Thresholds

โŒจThe newspapers report on rising tensions over US-Japan tariff negotiations, with Prime Minister Ishiba emphasizing the benefits of free trade in talks with the US despite Trump's protectionist policies (Kyodo News English). Tokyo Stock Exchange is requesting all listed companies to lower minimum investment amounts to around 100,000 yen, down from the current 500,000 yen guidance, to encourage younger investors (Nikkei Shimbun). A controversy has erupted over the release of nude photos of singer Akiko Yashiro without consent, raising legal questions about posthumous revenge porn (Huffington Post Japan). Meanwhile, Russia's drone attack reportedly killed 9 people in Ukraine (Yahoo News Japan).

12:27โ‡ขFarmers Reject Rice Import Expansion

โŒจThe newspapers report on growing opposition to expanded rice imports in Japan, with farmers quoted as strongly rejecting the proposal with statements like "absolutely not" (Yahoo News Japan). This adds to ongoing reporting about US-Japan tariff negotiations, where Prime Minister Ishiba continues emphasizing the benefits of free trade despite Trump's protectionist policies (Kyodo News English, Japan Times). Tokyo Stock Exchange is requesting all listed companies to lower minimum investment amounts to about 100,000 yen to encourage younger investors (Nikkei Shimbun), while controversy continues over the release of nude photos of singer Akiko Yashiro without consent (Huffington Post Japan).
12:40

14:54โ‡ขChinese Tech Giants Hoard Nvidia Chips

โŒจThe newspapers report on Chinese tech giants ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent stockpiling billions worth of Nvidia chips, with aims to purchase 1 million H20 chips before the latest US export restrictions (Nikkei Asia). Additionally, there are indications the US might significantly lower tariffs on Chinese goods (Yahoo News Japan). These developments come amid ongoing US-Japan tariff negotiations where Prime Minister Ishiba continues emphasizing free trade benefits despite Trump's protectionist policies (Kyodo News English, Japan Times).
15:56
ใ€ใƒฏใ‚ทใƒณใƒˆใƒณ=ๆฒณๆตชๆญฆๅฒใ€‘ใƒ™ใƒƒใ‚ปใƒณใƒˆ็ฑณ่ฒกๅ‹™้•ทๅฎ˜ใฏ23ๆ—ฅใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌ็ตŒๆธˆๆ–ฐ่žใชใฉไธ€้ƒจใƒกใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚ขใซๅฏพใ—ใฆใ€้–ข็จŽใ‚’ๅทกใ‚‹ๆ—ฅ็ฑณไบคๆธ‰ใงใ€Œ็‰นๅฎšใฎ้€š่ฒจ็›ฎๆจ™ใ‚’ๆฑ‚ใ‚ใ‚‹่€ƒใˆใฏใชใ„ใ€ใจ่ฟฐในใŸใ€‚ไบคๆธ‰ใงใฏใ€Œ้–ข็จŽใ‚„้ž้–ข็จŽ้šœๅฃใ€ๆ”ฟๅบœ่ฃœๅŠฉ้‡‘ใชใฉ่ค‡ๆ•ฐใฎ่ฆ็ด ใ‚’ใฟใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ—ใฆใ€ๅฏพๆ—ฅ่ฒฟๆ˜“่ตคๅญ—ใฎๆ˜ฏๆญฃใ‚’ไธปใชใƒ†ใƒผใƒžใซๆฎใˆใ‚‹่€ƒใˆใ‚’็คบๅ”†ใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใƒ™ใƒƒใ‚ปใƒณใƒˆๆฐใฏใƒฏใ‚ทใƒณใƒˆใƒณใงๆ—ฅๆœฌ็ตŒๆธˆๆ–ฐ่žใ‚„ไธป่ฆ็ฑณ็ณปใƒกใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚ขใฎไธ€้ƒจ่จ˜่€…ใ‚’ๆ‹›ใ„ใฆ่ณช็–‘ๅฟœ็ญ”ใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅŒๆฐใฏๆ—ฅ็ฑณ้–ข็จŽไบคๆธ‰ใฎไธปโ€ฆ
15:56
19:08

21:13โ‡ขUS Treasury Secretary: No Currency Targets in Japan Trade Talks

โŒจThe newspapers report on US-Japan trade negotiations with US Treasury Secretary Bessent stating no specific currency targets will be pursued in talks, focusing instead on tariffs, non-tariff barriers and subsidies to address the trade deficit (Nikkei Shimbun). International tensions are highlighted with Russia increasing naval and aircraft intelligence activities around Japan (Japan Business Press), while analysis suggests Trump's non-tariff strategies are causing concern in China (Nikkei Asia). These developments come amid ongoing discussions about separating trade and security issues in US-Japan relations.

23:58โ‡ขMarine Rape Allegation Rocks Okinawa Base

โŒจThe newspapers report on a serious incident involving a U.S. Marine suspected of raping a woman at an Okinawa base (Kyodo News English). U.S.-Japan economic relations remain in focus with the U.S. Treasury Secretary emphasizing trade deficit correction while stating no currency targets will be sought from Japan (Nikkei Shimbun). Additionally, reports indicate the U.S. is considering imposing 50-65% tariffs on Chinese goods (Yahoo News Japan), while Russia continues increasing its intelligence gathering activities around Japan through naval vessels and aircraft (Japan Business Press).