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23.05.2025

23.05.2025 โ€” Day Toyota Moves While Japan Navigates Trump Era

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 23.05.2025.

It displays 41 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

23.05.2025 โ‡ข Day Toyota Moves While Japan Navigates Trump Era
โŒจMorning reports revealed Toyota's massive 6 trillion yen tender offer plan for Toyota Industries, showcasing corporate restructuring amid economic challenges. The Ishiba administration continued managing fallout from the rice crisis, with newly appointed Agriculture Minister Koizumi inspecting supermarkets while the prime minister arranged June talks with Trump characterized as a "milestone" for tariff negotiations.

Japanese businesses responded to Trump policies with divergent strategies: medical device makers like Terumo considered price increases while Olympus refused production relocation; Mitsui O.S.K. halted Chinese LNG carrier orders, shifting to South Korean shipyards; and Nissan explored selling its Yokohama headquarters to fund restructuring costs. Trump's policies extended beyond trade to education, with his Harvard foreign student ban causing concern among Asian students.

Former Prime Minister Kishida commented on potential coalition realignment, suggesting political maneuvering as cabinet support remains low following the rice price crisis.
23.05.2025

00:23โ‡ขIndia-Pakistan Ceasefire Brings Relief Amid Uncertainty

โŒจThe newspapers report on international developments with India and Pakistan reaching a ceasefire that brings relief but uncertainty over future boundaries, with economic issues affecting both nations and Trump's role in the truce remaining unclear (Nikkei Asia). In domestic news, Japan plans government support for the shipbuilding industry, including dock construction (Yahoo News Japan). Previously reported topics remain relevant, including the Democratic Party's controversial expansion, tightening of foreign driver license conversion rules, and potential Trump administration policies affecting Harvard University students.
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02:17โ‡ขTokyo Loop Line Services Resume After Disruption

โŒจThe newspapers report on transportation disruptions with train services on Tokyo's busy Yamanote loop line resuming Friday morning after being suspended due to pantograph problems (Kyodo News English). In energy news, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry announced plans not to request electricity conservation this summer (Yahoo News Japan). Previously reported topics remain relevant, including the Democratic Party's controversial expansion ahead of upper house elections (Japan Business Press), and international issues such as the India-Pakistan ceasefire (Nikkei Asia) and Trump administration policies potentially affecting Harvard University students (Nikkei Shimbun).
02:49
ใ€ใ‚ทใƒชใ‚ณใƒณใƒใƒฌใƒผ=ๅฑฑ็”ฐ้ผๅคช้ƒŽใ€‘็ฑณใ‚ชใƒผใƒ—ใƒณAIใŒ21ๆ—ฅใซ็™บ่กจใ—ใŸ็ซฏๆœซไผๆฅญใฎ่ฒทๅŽใฏใ€่ตคๅญ—็ตŒๅ–ถใฎๅŒ็คพใซใจใฃใฆ็ ดๆ ผใฎ64ๅ„„ใƒ‰ใƒซ๏ผˆ็ด„9200ๅ„„ๅ††๏ผ‰ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚ๆ ชๅผไบคๆ›ใงใฎๅทจ้ก่ฒทๅŽใ‚’ๆ”ฏใˆใ‚‹ใฎใŒใ€ใ‚ฝใƒ•ใƒˆใƒใƒณใ‚ฏใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—๏ผˆSBG๏ผ‰ใ‚‰ใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹้ซ˜ใ„ไพกๅ€ค่ฉ•ไพกใ ใ€‚ไบบๅทฅ็Ÿฅ่ƒฝ๏ผˆAI๏ผ‰ๆฅญ็•Œใซ่ณ‡้‡‘ใŒๆตๅ…ฅใ—ใ€ๅŒๅˆ†้‡Žใฎ่ฒทๅŽ้กใŒ่†จใ‚ŒไธŠใŒใ‚‹ๆง‹ๅ›ณใจใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ใ€้–ข้€ฃ่จ˜ไบ‹ใ€‘ ใ‚ชใƒผใƒ—ใƒณAIใฏ็ฑณใ‚ขใƒƒใƒ—ใƒซใฎๅ…ƒใƒ‡ใ‚ถใ‚คใƒณ่ฒฌไปป่€…ใ‚ธใƒงใƒ‹ใƒผใƒปใ‚ขใ‚คใƒ–ๆฐใŒ่จญ็ซ‹ใ—ใŸ็ฑณโ€ฆ
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03:55
่ทๅ ดใฎไธๅ…ฌๅนณๆ„Ÿ้ซ˜ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€ŒๅญๆŒใกๆง˜ใ€ๅ•้กŒใฏใ€ๆœ‰็ตฆใชใฉใ€Œไฝฟใ‚ใ‚Œใชใ„ๅˆถๅบฆใ€ใ‚‚่ฆๅ› ใ€‚่„ฑโ€œใ‚พใƒณใƒ“ๅŒ–โ€ใ‚’ๅ›ณใ‚‹4ไผๆฅญใ‚’ๅ–ๆ
03:55

03:57โ‡ขWorkplace "Parent Privilege" Fuels Resentment

โŒจThe newspapers report on workplace inequality issues with "parent privilege" problem causing resentment, as some employees take 23 consecutive days off while unused leave systems contribute to workplace "zombification" (Huffington Post Japan). In economic news, Japan's inflation accelerated in April due to reduced energy subsidies (Kyodo News English), while the Economy Minister announced no electricity conservation requests are planned for this summer (Yahoo News Japan). In technology, OpenAI completed a massive 920 billion yen acquisition without cash, supported by SoftBank's high valuation, demonstrating AI industry's financial dynamics (Nikkei Shimbun). International news notes South Korea's denial of discussions about potential U.S. troop withdrawal (Japan Times).
05:11
่ฑŠ็”ฐ่‡ชๅ‹•็น”ๆฉŸใธ่ฒทๅŽๆๆกˆใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใƒˆใƒจใ‚ฟ่‡ชๅ‹•่ปŠใชใฉใฎ้™ฃๅ–ถใŒใ€11ๆœˆใซใ‚‚่ฑŠ็”ฐ็น”ๆฉŸใธTOB๏ผˆๆ ชๅผๅ…ฌ้–‹่ฒทใ„ไป˜ใ‘๏ผ‰ใ‚’ๅฎŸๆ–ฝใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–น้‡ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚่ฒทๅŽใซใฏใƒˆใƒจใ‚ฟใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใฎใƒˆใƒจใ‚ฟไธๅ‹•็”ฃใ‚‚ๅ‚็”ปใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚่ฒทๅŽ็ท้กใฏ6ๅ…†ๅ††่ถ…ใซไธŠใ‚‹ใจใฟใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ€ๅทจ้กใฎ่ณ‡้‡‘ใ‚’ๆŠ•ใ˜ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใธใฎ็†่งฃใŒใƒˆใƒจใ‚ฟๆ ชไธปใ‹ใ‚‰ๅพ—ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‹ใŒ็„ฆ็‚นใจใชใ‚‹ใ€‚ ไธก่€…ใฏๆ—ฉใ‘ใ‚Œใฐ6ๆœˆไธŠๆ—ฌใซใ‚‚ๅ…ฌ่กจใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–นๅ‘ใงๅ”่ญฐใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ใŸใ ไธ€ๅฎšใฎใƒ—ใƒฌใƒŸใ‚ขใƒ ๏ผˆไธŠไน—ใ›ๅน…๏ผ‰ใ‚’ไป˜ใ‘ใ‚‹TOBใธใฎโ€ฆ
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05:28

06:46โ‡ขToyota Plans 6 Trillion Yen Tender Offer

โŒจThe newspapers report on major corporate developments with Toyota Motor and affiliated companies planning a public tender offer (TOB) worth over 6 trillion yen for Toyota Industries, potentially announcing the massive acquisition in early June (Nikkei Shimbun). In business response to international trade policies, Japanese medical device manufacturers like Terumo and Olympus are taking different approaches to Trump's tariff pressure, with Terumo considering price increases while Olympus refuses to relocate production (Nikkei Asia). Additionally, e-commerce giant Rakuten has expressed interest in participating in government stockpiled rice contracts (Yahoo News Japan).
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ๅ•†่ˆนไธ‰ไบ•ใฏไธญๅ›ฝใฎ้€ ่ˆนไผๆฅญใซๅฏพใ™ใ‚‹ๆถฒๅŒ–ๅคฉ็„ถใ‚ฌใ‚น๏ผˆLNG๏ผ‰้‹ๆฌ่ˆนใฎๆ–ฐ่ฆ็™บๆณจใ‚’ๅฝ“้ข่ฆ‹้€ใ‚‹ใ€‚ไปฃๆ›ฟๅ…ˆใจใ—ใฆ้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝไผๆฅญใซ็™บๆณจใ‚’ๆŒฏใ‚Šๅ‘ใ‘ใ‚‹ๆ–น้‡ใ€‚ใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒ—็ฑณๆ”ฟๆจฉใฏ็ฑณๅ›ฝๅ†…ใซๅฏ„ๆธฏใ—ใŸไธญๅ›ฝ่ฃฝ่ˆน่ˆถใ‚’ๅฏพ่ฑกใจใ—ใŸๆ‰‹ๆ•ฐๆ–™ๅพดๅŽใ‚’่กจๆ˜Žใ—ใŸใ€‚็ฑณไธญๅฏพ็ซ‹ใŒ็ถšใใชใ‹ใ€ไธญๅ›ฝ่ˆนใฎไฟๆœ‰ๆ•ฐใ‚’ๅข—ใ‚„ใ™ใ“ใจใฏ็ตŒๅ–ถใƒชใ‚นใ‚ฏใซใคใชใŒใ‚‹ใจๅˆคๆ–ญใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆฉ‹ๆœฌๅ‰›็คพ้•ทใŒๆ—ฅๆœฌ็ตŒๆธˆๆ–ฐ่žใฎๅ–ๆใซใ€Œไธญๅ›ฝๅ‹ขใจใฎๆ–ฐ่ฆใฎๅ•†่ซ‡ใฏๆง˜ๅญ่ฆ‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€ใจ่ฟฐในใŸใ€‚ๅ•†่ˆนไธ‰ไบ•ใฏ3ๆœˆๆœซๆ™‚็‚นใง107้šปใฎLโ€ฆ
08:10

08:46โ‡ขTrump Policies Reshape Japanese Business and Education

โŒจThe newspapers report on impacts of Trump administration policies with Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba speaking directly with Trump while Deputy Foreign Minister Akazawa heads to Washington for talks (Japan Times). Trump's Harvard foreign student ban is causing shock among Asian students from Japan to India, with researchers predicting declining interest in US universities (Nikkei Asia). In business news, shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has halted new LNG carrier orders from Chinese shipyards due to Trump's tariff policies, shifting orders to South Korean companies instead (Nikkei Shimbun). Weather reports warn of rapidly dropping temperatures expected on May 24 (Yahoo News Japan).
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09:10
ๆ—ฅ็”ฃ่‡ชๅ‹•่ปŠใŒๆจชๆตœๅธ‚ใซใ‚ใ‚‹ๆœฌ็คพใฎๅฃฒๅดใ‚’ๆคœ่จŽใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒๅˆ†ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚ๆ—ฅ็”ฃใฏ็ตŒๅ–ถๅ†ๅปบใซๅ‘ใ‘ใฆๅ›ฝๅ†…ใ‚’ๅซใ‚€ไธ–็•Œ7ๅทฅๅ ดใ‚’ๅ‰Šๆธ›ใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–น้‡ใ€‚่ณ‡็”ฃไพกๅ€คใฏ1000ๅ„„ๅ††่ถ…ใจใฟใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ€ๅทฅๅ ดๅ‰Šๆธ›ใซไผดใ†ๅคš้กใฎ่ฒป็”จใซๅ……ใฆใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅฃฒๅดๅ…ˆใจ่ณƒ่ฒธๅฅ‘็ด„ใ‚’็ตใ‚“ใงๆ–ฝ่จญใ‚’็ถ™็ถšไฝฟ็”จใ™ใ‚‹ใ€Œใ‚ปใƒผใƒซใƒปใ‚ขใƒณใƒ‰ใƒปใƒชใƒผใ‚นใƒใƒƒใ‚ฏใ€ใ‚’ๅˆฉ็”จใ™ใ‚‹ๆกˆใŒไธŠใŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ 2025ๅนดๅบฆไธญใซๅฃฒๅดใ™ใ‚‹่ณ‡็”ฃใฎๅ€™่ฃœใซใ€ๆจชๆตœๅธ‚ใฎๆœฌ็คพๅฃฒๅดใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๆ—ฅ็”ฃใฏ09ๅนดใซใ€Œใ‚ฐใƒญใƒผใƒใƒซๆœฌ็คพใ€ใ‚’้ƒฝโ€ฆ
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10:45

10:47โ‡ขNissan Considers Selling Yokohama Headquarters

โŒจThe newspapers report on Nissan's restructuring plans, with consideration of selling its Yokohama headquarters worth over 100 billion yen to fund global restructuring costs, while continuing to use the facility through a sale-and-leaseback arrangement (Nikkei Shimbun). In shipping news, Mitsui O.S.K. will stop ordering Chinese-made LNG carriers due to US port fee plans on Chinese vessels (Nikkei Asia). Politically, the ruling coalition parties have reached general agreement on reducing surplus hospital beds (Yahoo News Japan), while Prime Minister Ishiba continues diplomatic engagement with Trump (Japan Times).
10:54

14:31โ‡ขIshiba-Trump Tariff Talks Set For June

โŒจThe newspapers report on Prime Minister Ishiba's upcoming meeting with Trump described as a "milestone" for potential tariff agreement negotiations (Kyodo News English). Germany has stationed troops abroad for the first time since World War II (Yahoo News Japan). In business news, Nissan continues considering selling its Yokohama headquarters to fund global restructuring (Nikkei Shimbun), while shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. will stop ordering Chinese-built LNG carriers due to U.S. port fees on Chinese vessels (Nikkei Asia).
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20:06โ‡ขTrump Approves Nippon Steel-US Steel Merger

โŒจThe newspapers report on a significant development in Japanese-American business relations with Trump's approval of Nippon Steel's acquisition of US Steel, forming a "partnership" between the two steelmakers (Nikkei Shimbun, Nikkei Asia). This comes amid ongoing discussions between Prime Minister Ishiba and President Trump, with Ishiba characterizing their upcoming June meeting as a "milestone" for potential tariff agreements (Kyodo News, Japan Times). Meanwhile, Germany has stationed troops abroad for the first time since World War II (Yahoo News Japan).

22:18โ‡ขTrump Greenlights Nippon Steel-US Steel Partnership

โŒจThe newspapers report on President Trump's approval of Nippon Steel's acquisition of US Steel, forming a "partnership" after a national security review (The Japan Times, Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan, Nikkei Asia). This represents a significant development in Japanese-American business relations. Meanwhile, domestic criticism mounts against Prime Minister Ishiba for allegedly having "no measures" to address rice price increases, with the Japan Business Press noting that similar situations would have triggered protests in France, while also highlighting Ishiba's apparent lack of reliable close aides.