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25.06.2025

Japan Becomes Fentanyl Transit Hub

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 25.06.2025.

It displays 32 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

25.06.2025 โ‡ข Japan Becomes Fentanyl Transit Hub
โŒจInvestigation revealed Chinese organizations established a Nagoya-based operation to coordinate fentanyl chemical shipments to the United States, placing Japan at the center of America's drug crisis. Court documents showed the network directing distribution and financial management from Japan through at least July 2024.

Political controversy erupted when Democratic Party leader Tamaki claimed women cannot understand his party's policies, prompting accusations of sexism. The comment dominated morning coverage as he attempted to respond to the criticism.

Hundreds of earthquakes continued rattling Japan's southwest islands, following the recent swarm of seismic activity. Work-related mental illness cases reached a sixth consecutive record high at 1,055 cases, with workplace harassment identified as the primary cause.

The Middle East ceasefire remained fragile, with Trump's envoy describing Iran talks as "promising" while Trump justified attacks on nuclear facilities. NATO abandoned plans for a Tokyo office after Chinese opposition and French resistance.
25.06.2025

00:02โ‡ขNuclear Gains Minimal

โŒจThe newspapers report on U.S. intelligence assessments indicating Israel's recent strikes only set back Iran's nuclear program by months rather than years (The Japan Times). This follows the fragile ceasefire both sides continue claiming as victory. Meanwhile, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung attended the G7 summit but notably skipped the NATO meeting despite being invited, with Japanese media suggesting concerns about offending China, North Korea, and Russia influenced the decision (Japan Business Press). Technology coverage focuses on Nvidia and other companies courting Japanese glass cloth maker Nittobo to address AI supply chain bottlenecks, highlighting Japan's overlooked role in critical manufacturing (Nikkei Asia). Domestically, weather warnings cover potential heavy rain in Kanto and Tokai regions due to atmospheric instability (Yahoo News Japan).
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01:18
ใ€ใƒญใƒณใƒ‰ใƒณ=ๅฑฑไธ‹ๆ™ƒใ€‘ๅ›ฝๅค–ใซๆตๅ‡บใ™ใ‚‹ๅฏŒ่ฃ•ๅฑคใฎๆ•ฐใŒใ€ๅ…จไธ–็•Œใง2025ๅนดใซ้ŽๅŽปๆœ€ๅคงใฎ14ไธ‡2000ไบบใจใชใ‚‹่ฆ‹้€šใ—ใ ใ€‚ๅฏŒ่ฃ•ๅฑคใซๅŽณใ—ใ„็จŽๅˆถใ‚’ๅฐŽๅ…ฅใ—ใŸ่‹ฑๅ›ฝใŒใ€ไธญๅ›ฝใ‚’ไธŠๅ›žใฃใฆๆœ€ๅคงใฎๆตๅ‡บๅ›ฝใจใชใ‚‹ใ€‚็งปๅ‹•ใ™ใ‚‹่‹ฑๅ›ฝใฎๅฏŒ่ฃ•ๅฑคใฎ็ท่ณ‡็”ฃใฏ็ด„918ๅ„„ใƒ‰ใƒซ๏ผˆ็ด„13ๅ…†ๅ††๏ผ‰ใจ่ฉฆ็ฎ—ใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚ๆตๅ…ฅๅ…ˆใงใฏไธญๆฑใ‚„็ฑณๅ›ฝใ€ใ‚คใ‚ฟใƒชใ‚ขใŒไธŠไฝใซไธฆใถใ€‚ ใ€Œใ‚ดใƒผใƒซใƒ‰ใƒžใƒณใƒปใ‚ตใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นๅ…ƒๅนน้ƒจใŒใƒŸใƒฉใƒŽใธใ€ใ€Œ่‹ฑๅ›ฝใฎไธๅ‹•็”ฃ็Ž‹ใŒใƒขใƒŠใ‚ณใซใ€ใ€‚่‹ฑๅ›ฝใง้€ฃๆ—ฅใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ๅฏŒ่ฃ•ๅฑคใฎโ€ฆ
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03:12โ‡ขSouthwest Islands Earthquake Swarm

โŒจThe newspapers report on hundreds of earthquakes rattling Japan's southwest islands in recent days, with a preliminary magnitude 5 tremor marking the latest activity (Kyodo News English). Global wealth migration dominates economic coverage, with Britain overtaking China as the largest source of wealthy emigration due to harsh tax policies, as 142,000 affluent individuals prepare to relocate worldwide in 2025 (Nikkei Shimbun). Trump's softening stance toward Iran receives attention (Yahoo News Japan), building on previous coverage of the fragile ceasefire and minimal nuclear program setbacks from recent strikes.
06:39

06:40โ‡ขTamaki Claims Women Cannot Grasp Policy

โŒจThe newspapers report on escalating corporate and political controversies. Democratic Party for the People leader Tamaki sparked criticism for claiming women cannot understand his party's policies, prompting accusations of sexism and his subsequent response (Huffington Post Japan). Fuji Holdings shareholders rejected SBI's proposal to appoint CEO Kitao to the board while approving all 11 company-nominated directors (Nikkei Shimbun). Japan Post lost its transportation business license entirely (Yahoo News Japan). Meanwhile, Shohei Ohtani reached his 300th career home run combining his Japan and U.S. statistics, hitting his 27th of the season (Kyodo News English).
07:32
โ– NATO้–ขไฟ‚่€…ใ€Œ็พๅœจใใฎ่ญฐ่ซ–ใฏใชใ„ใ€ โ– ไธญๅ›ฝใ€NATOใฏใ€Œ่ฆ‡ๆจฉใธใฎ้‡Žๅฟƒใ‚’้œฒๅ‘ˆใ€ โ– ใƒ•ใƒฉใƒณใ‚นใ€Œไธญๅ›ฝใ‚’ๅˆบๆฟ€ใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใฏโ€ฆใ€โ€ฆ
07:32

08:28โ‡ขNATO Tokyo Office Scrapped

โŒจThe newspapers report on NATO's abandoned plans for a Tokyo office due to Chinese opposition and French resistance. NATO officials confirm no current discussions exist for the proposal, with China denouncing NATO's "hegemonic ambitions" and France expressing concerns about provoking Beijing (Nikkei Shimbun). South Korean President Lee Jae-myung's selective participation in Western summits continues drawing attention, attending G7 while skipping NATO meetings despite invitations (Japan Business Press). Domestically, media analyze whether the three-day holiday weekend's middle day voting schedule favors the ruling party in upcoming elections (Yahoo News Japan). Coverage also continues on Tamaki's controversial remarks about women's policy comprehension and Ohtani's milestone 300th career home run.
08:40
09:08
ๅˆๆˆ้บป่–ฌใ€Œใƒ•ใ‚งใƒณใ‚ฟใƒ‹ใƒซใ€ใ‚’็ฑณๅ›ฝใซไธๆญฃ่ผธๅ‡บใ™ใ‚‹ไธญๅ›ฝ็ต„็น”ใŒๆ—ฅๆœฌใซๆ‹ ็‚นใ‚’ใคใใฃใฆใ„ใŸ็–‘ใ„ใŒๅˆคๆ˜Žใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆ—ฅๆœฌ็ตŒๆธˆๆ–ฐ่žใฎ็‹ฌ่‡ช่ชฟๆŸปใงใ‚ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚ไธญๅฟƒไบบ็‰ฉใŒๅๅคๅฑ‹ๅธ‚ใซๆณ•ไบบใ‚’็™ป่จ˜ใ—ใ€ๅฐ‘ใชใใจใ‚‚2024ๅนด7ๆœˆใพใงๆ—ฅๆœฌใ‹ใ‚‰ๅฑ้™บ่–ฌ็‰ฉใฎ้›†้…้€ใ‚„่ณ‡้‡‘็ฎก็†ใ‚’ๆŒ‡็คบใ—ใฆใ„ใŸๅงฟใŒๆตฎใ‹ใณไธŠใŒใฃใŸใ€‚ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฏ็ฑณไธญๅฏพ็ซ‹ใ‚’ๆ‹›ใ„ใŸใƒ•ใ‚งใƒณใ‚ฟใƒ‹ใƒซๅฑๆฉŸใฎๆœ€ๅ‰็ทšใจใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใŠใใ‚ŒใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ็ฑณๅ›ฝใงใฏใƒ•ใ‚งใƒณใ‚ฟใƒ‹ใƒซใฎไนฑ็”จใงๅนด้–“ๆ•ฐไธ‡ไบบใŒๆญปไบกใ—ใ€ๅคงใใช็คพไผšๅ•้กŒใซใชโ€ฆ
09:08

11:05โ‡ขJapan Base for China Fentanyl Trade

โŒจThe newspapers report on Japan's unexpected role in U.S.-China fentanyl trafficking networks. Chinese organizations established operations in Nagoya to coordinate illegal fentanyl exports to America, with key figures registering companies and directing drug distribution and financial management from Japan until at least July 2024 (Nikkei Shimbun). This places Japan at the center of the fentanyl crisis that has caused tens of thousands of American deaths annually. Meanwhile, discussions continue on Middle East ceasefire prospects, with Trump's envoy describing Iran talks as "promising" (The Japan Times, Yahoo News Japan). The Osaka Expo's French Pavilion hosted conversations about gender equality in leadership, emphasizing that talent shows no gender differences (Huffington Post Japan).
11:57
12:41

15:03โ‡ขJapan Hub for China Fentanyl Network

โŒจThe newspapers report on Japan's expanding role in international drug trafficking networks. Investigation reveals Chinese organizations used a Nagoya-based company to coordinate fentanyl chemical shipments to the United States, with court documents showing the operation directing distribution from Japan (Nikkei Asia, Nikkei Shimbun). Domestically, workplace mental health deteriorated further as work-related mental illness cases reached 1,055 in fiscal 2024, marking the sixth consecutive record year with harassment by superiors identified as the primary cause (Kyodo News English). Japan Post received administrative punishment, though specific details remain unclear (Yahoo News Japan). The developments highlight Japan's unintended involvement in America's fentanyl crisis while domestic workplace conditions continue declining.
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20:32โ‡ขChina Underground Networks Through Japan

โŒจThe newspapers report on China's expanding role in global drug trafficking and resource corruption. Chinese organizations continue using Nagoya as a coordination hub for fentanyl chemical shipments to the United States, with new reporting revealing underground networks connecting American, Chinese, and Mexican routes through Japan (Nikkei Shimbun). Simultaneously, China's anti-corruption campaign targets rare-earth producing regions, with officials blaming corruption for pollution and smuggling of resources crucial to US trade negotiations (Nikkei Asia). The developments highlight Japan's unintended position at the intersection of America's fentanyl crisis and Chinese resource control strategies, while domestic workplace mental health cases maintain record levels with 1,055 work-related mental illness cases in fiscal 2024 (Kyodo News English).