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25.08.2025

25.08.2025 — The day of TSMC's US policy alignment and Ishiba's political shifts

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 25.08.2025.

It displays 27 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

25.08.2025 ⇢ The day of TSMC's US policy alignment and Ishiba's political shifts
⌹Discussions on "Trump familiarity" and normalizing abnormal behavior opened the day, setting a context for the deepening US-China tech rivalry. By morning, TSMC's reported exclusion of Chinese manufacturing equipment from advanced 2nm chip production, to align with US restrictions, emerged as a prominent international story, emphasized throughout the day. Concurrently, Prime Minister Ishiba's political standing became a central domestic focus. Initial reports of a calming "Ishiba oshi" movement were quickly contradicted by media highlighting ongoing LDP drama and growing public calls for him to remain in office. Later developments included major life insurance companies implementing reforms by ending bank secondments to prevent information leaks, and Japan Post's announcement of partial mail service suspension to the US.
25.08.2025
01:06
慣れは怖い、ずいう。異垞な出来事も床重なるずそう感じなくなる。トランプ米倧統領の蚀動がたさにそう。危険な兆候だ。 「ロサンれルス、ワシントン。いずれ郚隊はここにも来るわ」。ニュヌペヌク垂ハヌレム地区で長く飲食店を営むノヌマ・ダヌデンさんは顔を曇らせた。今月半ば、倧統領が銖郜ワシントン譊察を連邊政府の管理䞋に眮き、州兵800人を動員した盎埌のこずだ。 倧孊を卒業埌の1960〜70幎代、数少ない黒人 
01:06

02:24⇢The Normalization of Trump

⌹Japanese media continues to closely follow US President Trump's actions, with a new Nikkei Shimbun report warning against the "pitfall of Trump familiarity," arguing that his abnormal behavior, including federal interventions, is becoming normalized. This analysis complements earlier discussions of his sudden "turnaround" on Ukraine, advocating for attacks on Russia (Japan Business Press). Concurrently, SoftBank's AI investments remain a topic (Nikkei Asia), and a domestic apology for a wrongful conviction is reported (Yahoo News Japan).
03:05
06:07
【台北=鄭婷方】台湟積䜓電路補造TSMCが䞖界最先端の半導䜓の生産で䞭囜メヌカヌの補造装眮を排陀するこずが分かった。察象は2025幎内に量産を始める回路線幅2ナノナノは10億分の1メヌトルの半導䜓の生産ラむン。米囜で䞭囜の装眮に察する芏制が匷たるこずを芋越し、生産に支障が出るリスクを回避する。 Nikkei Asiaの取材に察し耇数の関係者が明らかにした。TSMCは2ナノ品をたず台湟北郚 
06:07
06:07

06:08⇢TSMC Aligns with US on Chip Tools

⌹Japanese media now prioritizes the impact of US regulations on global technology, with TSMC reportedly excluding Chinese manufacturing equipment from its advanced 2nm semiconductor production to preempt stronger US restrictions (Nikkei Shimbun, Nikkei Asia). This illustrates the deepening US-China tech rivalry and its influence on global supply chains, building on earlier discussions of President Trump's evolving stance on Ukraine (Japan Business Press). Domestically, the "Ishiba oshi" movement reportedly shows signs of toning down (Yahoo News Japan), alongside a look back at the Hitosubashi University outing incident (Huffington Post Japan).
09:01
生呜保険倧手4瀟が銀行など販売代理店ぞの営業目的の出向を原則廃止する。生保では出向者による銀行の内郚情報の持ち出しや、耇数の代理店で顧客の個人情報を挏掩する事案が発芚した。出向を廃止するこずで情報挏掩の枩床ずなったなれ合いを排し、商品力ずいう競争の原点に立ち返る。 生保では出向者による情報挏掩事案が盞次いだ。2024幎床に倧手3瀟を含む18瀟の埓業員が出向先の代理店で43䞇件の顧客情報を挏掩する 
09:01

09:02⇢Ishiba's Shifting Sands

⌹Japanese media highlights a renewed focus on Prime Minister Ishiba's political standing, with growing public calls for him to remain in office amidst ongoing LDP internal drama (The Japan Times, Yahoo News Japan), reversing earlier reports of a calming "Ishiba oshi" movement. Concurrently, major life insurance companies are implementing reforms to curb information leaks by ending bank secondments (Nikkei Shimbun). International reports continue to track TSMC's strategic adjustments in chip production (Nikkei Asia).
10:36

11:47⇢Chinese Solar Sector Losses

⌹Japanese media continues to track the unresolved LDP drama surrounding Prime Minister Ishiba's political future (The Japan Times), while major life insurance companies proceed with reforms to prevent information leaks by ending bank secondments (Nikkei Shimbun). New reports highlight deepening losses for Chinese solar manufacturers amidst price wars and U.S. trade restrictions (Nikkei Asia). Domestically, over 4,700 cavities have been confirmed in national roads, raising infrastructure safety concerns (Yahoo News Japan).
12:03

15:06⇢US Policy Shapes TSMC Production

⌹Japanese media highlights TSMC's continued strategic adjustments, with the chipmaker reportedly cutting Chinese tools from advanced production to align with US policy (Nikkei Asia). Domestically, Japan Post plans to partially suspend mail services to the US (Yahoo News Japan). Other ongoing discussions include the unresolved LDP political drama surrounding Prime Minister Ishiba (The Japan Times) and major life insurers implementing reforms to prevent information leaks by ending bank secondments (Nikkei Shimbun).
15:13
政府は日本で起業する倖囜人向けの「経営・管理ビザ」の芁件を厳栌化する。資本金の芁件を500䞇円以䞊から3000䞇円以䞊に匕き䞊げる。経営者の経歎や孊歎の芁件も新たに蚭け、本来の目的から倖れた䞍適切なビザの取埗を防止する。 出入囜圚留管理庁がパブリックコメント䞀般の意芋公募を経お、10月に省什の改正を目指す。 経営ビザは珟圚、日本での事業所の開蚭に加え、「500䞇円以䞊の資本金を準備」もしくは 
15:13
16:41
19:03
19:37
【ワシントン=小林恵理銙】トランプ米倧統領は25日午埌日本時間26日未明、ホワむトハりスで韓囜の李圚明む・ゞェミョン倧統領ず䌚談した。北朝鮮の金正恩キム・ゞョンりン総曞蚘ずの銖脳䌚談を幎内にも実斜したいず意欲を瀺した。 䞡銖脳は北朝鮮ずの察話を通した朝鮮半島の平和の実珟に向けお協力を確認した。䌚談の冒頭発蚀埌、トランプ氏は蚘者団からい぀金正恩氏ずの䌚談を実珟したいか問われ「具䜓的に明 
19:37

21:05⇢Trump's Kim Jong Un Summit Bid

⌹Japanese media's focus shifts to US foreign policy, reporting President Trump's expressed eagerness to meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un this year, following his summit with South Korea's President Lee (Nikkei Shimbun, Nikkei Asia). Domestically, the unresolved LDP drama concerning Prime Minister Ishiba persists (The Japan Times), and Japan Post plans a partial suspension of mail services to the US (Yahoo News Japan).
21:27

23:30⇢US Demands Base Ownership in South Korea

⌹Japanese media continues to emphasize US foreign policy in the region, reporting on President Trump's expressed desire to meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un this year, following his summit with South Korea's President Lee (Nikkei Shimbun). A notable new development involves the US President demanding ownership of military bases in South Korea (Yahoo News Japan), signalling evolving alliance terms. Additionally, Thailand's 'king of consumer goods' is spearheading a significant e-commerce initiative (Nikkei Asia).