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28.05.2025

28.05.2025 โ€” Day Sumo Champion Rises While Courts Order Compensation

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 28.05.2025.

It displays 31 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

28.05.2025 โ‡ข Day Sumo Champion Rises While Courts Order Compensation
โŒจOnosato achieved yokozuna status after just 13 tournaments, marking the fastest promotion in sumo history. Courts ordered compensation in the Okawara wrongful conviction case, with both Tokyo and the national government held liable for damages.

Rice policy developments continued from previous days, with Agriculture Minister Koizumi maintaining his stance on government reserves. The ministry temporarily suspended stockpiled rice contract applications by afternoon, suggesting implementation challenges with the discount program announced earlier this week.

Corporate consolidation accelerated as Ain Holdings acquired Sakura Pharmacy for over 100 billion yen, reflecting pharmacy chain expansion into prescription services. The Nippon Steel-US Steel deal progressed with a proposed "golden share" solution to address national security concerns. Political maneuvering emerged by afternoon as Kishida expressed caution toward forming a coalition with the Constitutional Democratic Party. International complications developed with reports of over 20 Japanese nationals detained in Cambodia on fraud-related charges.
28.05.2025
00:58

01:00โ‡ขOnosato Achieves Yokozuna Status at Record Pace

โŒจThe newspapers report on significant developments in US-Japan economic relations, with the US poised to receive a "golden share" in the US Steel-Nippon Steel tie-up (Japan Times, Kyodo News). In sports, Onosato has achieved yokozuna status in sumo at a record pace after just 13 tournaments (Kyodo News). Corporate news reveals controversy over Nissan paying over 600 million yen in retirement bonuses to former president Uchida and three others despite management failures, sparking employee outrage (Japan Business Press). Meanwhile, researchers are reportedly leaving the US due to Trump administration pressures on universities, threatening America's position as a "knowledge superpower" (Nikkei Shimbun).
02:06
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02:06
02:23
03:07

03:09โ‡ขRice Reserves To Keep 2021 Prices At 1,800 Yen Per 5kg

โŒจThe newspapers report on Agriculture Minister Koizumi addressing rice price inflation in parliament, stating government rice reserves will be released to control "abnormal price increases" with 5kg of rice expected to cost around 1,800 yen in 2021 (Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). Koizumi mentioned "all options remain on the table," including potential rice imports to stabilize the market. In technology news, Chinese company Cornerstone is aiming to replace Japanese and Western suppliers of chip chemicals, actively recruiting experts from Japan and South Korea to build China's semiconductor materials industry (Nikkei Asia).

05:22โ‡ขCourt Orders Compensation for Okawara Wrongful Conviction

โŒจThe newspapers report on a court-ordered compensation in the Okawara wrongful conviction case, with Tokyo and the national government ordered to pay damages (Yahoo News Japan). Previously reported stories remain in focus, including Agriculture Minister Koizumi's measures to control rice price inflation through government reserves with 5kg expected to cost 1,800 yen in 2021 (Nikkei Shimbun), the record-pace promotion of Onosato to yokozuna after just 13 tournaments (Kyodo News), and developments in the US Steel-Nippon Steel deal with the US poised to receive a "golden share" (Japan Times).
05:44
่‡ชๆฐ‘ใ€ๅ…ฌๆ˜Žใ€็ซ‹ๆ†ฒๆฐ‘ไธปใฎ3ๅ…šๅ…š้ฆ–ใฏๆ”ฟๅบœใŒๅ›ฝไผšใซๆๅ‡บใ—ใŸๅนด้‡‘ๅˆถๅบฆๆ”น้ฉๆณ•ๆกˆใฎไฟฎๆญฃใซๆญฃๅผๅˆๆ„ใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅŸบ็คŽๅนด้‡‘ใฎ็›ฎๆธ›ใ‚Š้˜ฒๆญขใ‚’ใ†ใŸใ†ใ‚‚ใฎใฎใ€ๆŽช็ฝฎใ‚’็™บๅ‹•ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใฎๅˆคๆ–ญใฏ5ๅนดๅพŒใซๅ…ˆ้€ใ‚Šใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚ๅฎŸ้š›ใซ็™บๅ‹•ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๅ ดๅˆใ€ไธ€ๅฎšใฎไปฎๅฎšใฎใ‚‚ใจใง่ฉฆ็ฎ—ใ™ใ‚‹ใจ็”ทๆ€ง63ๆญณใ€ๅฅณๆ€ง67ๆญณใŒๅนณๅ‡็š„ใชใ€Œๆ็›Šๅˆ†ๅฒ็‚นใ€ใจใชใ‚‹ใ€‚ ๅนด้‡‘ๅˆถๅบฆๆ”น้ฉๆณ•ๆกˆใฎไป˜ๅ‰‡ใซๅŸบ็คŽๅนด้‡‘ใฎๅบ•ไธŠใ’็ญ–ใ‚’ๆ˜Ž่จ˜ใ™ใ‚‹ไฟฎๆญฃใซใคใ„ใฆใ€27ๆ—ฅใซ3ๅ…šๅ…š้ฆ–ใŒๆญฃๅผๅˆๆ„ใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅฎŸ้š›ใซๅบ•ไธŠใ’ใŒใชใ•ใ‚Œโ€ฆ
05:44

07:23โ‡ขPension Reform Agreement Reveals 63-67 Age Break-Even Point

โŒจThe newspapers report on pension reform developments, with three major parties formally agreeing to amend the pension system reform bill. The Labor Ministry estimates that if minimum pension guarantees are implemented, the average break-even point would be age 63 for men and 67 for women (Nikkei Shimbun). A "golden share" solution has been proposed for the complicated Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel acquisition deal (Japan Times). Other headlines mention Harvard University admissions (Huffington Post) and issues with stockpiled rice contracts (Yahoo News Japan).
09:18
ๆ”ฟๅบœใฏ่€ๆœฝๅŒ–ใ—ใŸๅคง่ฆๆจกใชไธ‹ๆฐด้“ใฎๆ›ดๆ–ฐๅทฅไบ‹ใ‚’2030ๅนดๅบฆใพใงใซๅ…จๅ›ฝใงๅฎŒไบ†ใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ใ€‚6ๆœˆใซ้–ฃ่ญฐๆฑบๅฎšใ™ใ‚‹ๅ›ฝๅœŸๅผท้ฑ๏ผˆใใ‚‡ใ†ใ˜ใ‚“๏ผ‰ๅŒ–ใฎไธญๆœŸ่จˆ็”ปใง็›ฎๆจ™ใ‚’่จญใ‘ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅ…จ้•ท5000ใ‚ญใƒญใƒกใƒผใƒˆใƒซใฎๅฎ‰ๅ…จๆ€งใ‚’็ขบไฟใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅฏพ็ญ–ใฎใŠใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ๅคง่ฆๆจกไบ‹ๆ•…ใ‚‚่ตทใใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ใ‚คใƒณใƒ•ใƒฉใฎ่€ๆœฝๅŒ–ใƒชใ‚นใ‚ฏใฏใ“ใ‚ŒใพใงๆŒ‡ๆ‘˜ใ•ใ‚ŒใฆใใŸใ€‚็พ่กŒใฎๅ›ฝๅœŸๅผท้ฑๅŒ–่จˆ็”ปใฏใ€้€Ÿใ‚„ใ‹ใชๅฏพๅฟœใŒๅฟ…่ฆใจๅˆคๆ–ญใ—ใŸไธ‹ๆฐด้“็ฎก400ใ‚ญใƒญใƒกใƒผใƒˆใƒซใ‚’21ๅนดๅบฆใ‹ใ‚‰5ๅนดไปฅๅ†…ใซๆ”น็ฏ‰ใƒปไฟฎ็น•ใ™ใ‚‹ๅ†…โ€ฆ
09:18

09:20โ‡ขGovernment Sets 2030 Deadline For Critical Sewer Infrastructure Renewal

โŒจThe newspapers report on infrastructure updates, with the government planning to renovate 5,000 kilometers of aging sewer pipes by 2030 as part of the national infrastructure resilience plan (Nikkei Shimbun). Environmental stories continue with discussions about treated radioactive water disposal contrasted with recycled soil management decisions (Huffington Post). Judicial news remains prominent with Judge Okawara, who previously made another landmark ruling, now in the spotlight for a recent significant verdict (Yahoo News Japan). Previously reported stories on the Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel acquisition deal (Japan Times) and Onosato's record-pace promotion to yokozuna (Kyodo News) remain in circulation.
10:42
10:42
่ชฟๅ‰ค่–ฌๅฑ€้ฆ–ไฝใฎใ‚ขใ‚คใƒณใƒ›ใƒผใƒซใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚น๏ผˆHD๏ผ‰ใฏ่ชฟๅ‰ค่–ฌๅฑ€ใ€Œใ•ใใ‚‰่–ฌๅฑ€ใ€ใ‚’้‹ๅ–ถใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ฏใƒฉใƒ•ใƒˆ๏ผˆๆฑไบฌใƒปๅƒไปฃ็”ฐ๏ผ‰ใ‚’่ฒทๅŽใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–น้‡ใ‚’ๅ›บใ‚ใŸใ€‚ๅ…จๆ ชๅผใจ่ฒ ๅ‚ตใฎๅผ•ใ็ถ™ใŽๅˆ†ใ‚’ๅซใ‚ใ€่ฒทๅŽ็ท้กใฏ1000ๅ„„ๅ††ใ‚’่ถ…ใˆใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅŒๆฅญ2ไฝใฎๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชฟๅ‰คใฏๆ ชๅผใฎ้žๅ…ฌ้–‹ๅŒ–ใฎๆ‰‹็ถšใใซๅ…ฅใฃใŸใ€‚ใƒ‰ใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฐใ‚นใƒˆใ‚ขใ‚„ใƒใƒƒใƒˆ้€š่ฒฉๅคงๆ‰‹ใŒๅ‡ฆๆ–น่–ฌใฎๅ–ใ‚Šๆ‰ฑใ„ใ‚’้€ฒใ‚ใ‚‹ใชใ‹ใ€ๅ†็ทจใฎๅ‹•ใใŒๅบƒใŒใฃใฆใใŸใ€‚ ใ‚ขใ‚คใƒณHDใฏๆŠ•่ณ‡ใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณใƒ‰ใฎๆ—ฅๆœฌ็”ฃๆฅญๆŽจ้€ฒๆฉŸๆง‹ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—๏ผˆๆฑไบฌใƒปๆธฏใ€NSโ€ฆ
10:42

10:44โ‡ขAin Holdings Acquires Sakura Pharmacy in 100 Billion Yen Deal

โŒจThe newspapers report on pharmaceutical industry consolidation with Ain Holdings acquiring Sakura Pharmacy for over 100 billion yen, as drugstore chains expand into prescription medications (Nikkei Shimbun). International news includes Indonesia and France establishing a defense agreement covering fighter jets and submarines, with both countries supporting a Middle East peace summit proposal (Nikkei Asia). Additionally, Ukrainian President Zelensky has proposed trilateral talks between Ukraine, US, and Russia (Yahoo News Japan). Previously reported stories on treated water management (Huffington Post), the Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel acquisition (Japan Times), and Onosato's record promotion to yokozuna (Kyodo News) remain in circulation.
11:18

14:24โ‡ขCourt Orders State Compensation For Weapons Export Probe

โŒจThe newspapers report on judicial developments, with a high court ordering both Tokyo metropolitan government and the state to compensate a company president for an unlawful investigation into alleged unauthorized exports of biological weapons-capable goods (Kyodo News English). Political maneuvering continues as Kishida expresses cautious stance toward forming a coalition with the Constitutional Democratic Party (Yahoo News Japan). The pharmaceutical sector consolidation remains prominent with Ain Holdings' acquisition of Sakura Pharmacy for over 100 billion yen (Nikkei Shimbun), while the Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel deal sees proposed "golden share" solutions (Japan Times).
16:27
NTTใƒ‰ใ‚ณใƒขใŒไฝไฟกSBIใƒใƒƒใƒˆ้Š€่กŒใ‚’่ฒทๅŽใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–น้‡ใ‚’ๅ›บใ‚ใŸใ€‚3ๅˆ†ใฎ2็จ‹ๅบฆใฎๆ ชๅผๅ–ๅพ—ใ‚’็›ฎๆŒ‡ใ—ใฆTOB๏ผˆๆ ชๅผๅ…ฌ้–‹่ฒทใ„ไป˜ใ‘๏ผ‰ใซๅ…ฅใ‚‹่จˆ็”ปใ ใ€‚ใƒ‰ใ‚ณใƒขใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹่ฒทๅŽใงใ€้€šไฟกๅคงๆ‰‹ๅ…จ็คพใŒๅ‚˜ไธ‹ใซ่‡ชๅ‰ใฎ้‡‘่žๆฉŸ้–ขใ‚’ๆŒใคใ“ใจใซใชใ‚‹ใ€‚้€šไฟกๅคงๆ‰‹ใฎ้‡‘่žใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใ‚’ๅทกใ‚‹็ซถไบ‰ใŒไธ€ๆฎตใจๆฟ€ใ—ใใชใ‚‹ใ€‚ ็ด„34%ใ‚’ไฟๆœ‰ใ™ใ‚‹SBIใƒ›ใƒผใƒซใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚นใฏใ™ในใฆใฎๆŒใกๅˆ†ใ‚’ใƒ‰ใ‚ณใƒขใซ่ญฒๆธกใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚34%็จ‹ๅบฆใ‚’ๆŒใคไธ‰ไบ•ไฝๅ‹ไฟก่จ—้Š€่กŒใฏๆŒใกๅˆ†ใ‚’็ถญๆŒใ—ใ€ๆ ชไธปใ‚’2็คพใจใ—ใฆโ€ฆ
16:27
17:36

21:03โ‡ขNissan Considers Headquarters Sale in Reconstruction Push

โŒจThe newspapers report on major corporate restructuring developments, with Nissan considering headquarters building sale as part of reconstruction efforts following recent financial difficulties, while analysts independently calculate potential sale values and suggest the Oppama factory site could become a theme park (Japan Business Press). NTT Docomo announces plans to acquire Sumitomo SBI Net Bank through privatization (Nikkei Shimbun). International trade pressures intensify as Trump tariffs force Southeast Asian companies in sectors from tuna to electronics to consider relocating production or withdrawing from US markets entirely (Nikkei Asia). Middle East tensions continue with Israel's killing of a senior Hamas official (Yahoo News Japan).
21:52