March 3, 2020
HEADLINES
Noon news
- March 3, 2020
- , All TV networks
- JMH Summary
HEADLINES
Morning news
- March 3, 2020
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INTERNATIONAL
Vice President Pence expresses intention to expand scope of entry bans and travel restrictions
- March 3, 2020
- , NHK digital
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INTERNATIONAL
N. Korea media confirms nation’s 1st launch of projectiles this year
- March 3, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 12:29 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Kim Jong Un observes artillery drill
- March 3, 2020
- , NHK, NTV, TBS, TV Asahi
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INTERNATIONAL
MOFA requests change in photo display for nuclear exhibition at UN
- March 3, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
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INTERNATIONAL
Suga says he will work with Imperial Household Agency on Xi’s state visit
- March 3, 2020
- , Mainichi , p. 5
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INTERNATIONAL
China points to Japan’s outbreak in justifying Xi trip delay: Beijing deflects criticisms of initial coronavirus response back home
- March 3, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 4:51 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Rough road to stability in Afghanistan under U.S.-Taliban peace deal
- March 3, 2020
- , The Japan News , 12:47 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
DPRK launches two projectiles
- March 3, 2020
- , All national papers
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INTERNATIONAL
Chinese media reports heavily on Japan’s COVID-19 outbreak
- March 3, 2020
- , Nikkei
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INTERNATIONAL
Yale student group installs statue in New Haven symbolizing comfort women
- March 2, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , Kyodo
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ECONOMY
January 2020 tax revenue increases by 0.9% but revenue from tariffs decreases by 14%
- March 3, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 5
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ECONOMY
BOJ vows to ensure market stability amid coronavirus outbreak
- March 2, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 11:26 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Editorial: Will this shunto mark turning point for ending lock-step wage increases?
- March 2, 2020
- , The Japan News , 2:33 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan’s job openings ratio drops to 1.49 in January
- February 28, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 2:18 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan’s middle-age salarymen face pay cuts as seniority loses sway: Median salary for 55-year-old men plunges 14% since 2000
- March 2, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 3:46 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
DM Kono: North Korea launched low-altitude short-range ballistic missiles
- March 3, 2020
- , Jiji
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SECURITY
ROK’s distress over HNS talks with U.S. “will be ours tomorrow,” top MOFA official
- March 2, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 1
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
No Okinawa-based U.S. military personnel returning from ROK test positive for COVID-19
- March 3, 2020
- , Okinawa Times
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SECURITY
Fisheries ministry instructs Okinawa to take corrective action
- February 29, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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SECURITY
Oita leader lodges protest over nighttime U.S. military drills
- March 3, 2020
- , Mainichi
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on March 2, 2020
- March 3, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Gist of interpellations at Upper House budget committee meeting, March 2, 2020
- March 3, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 9
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POLITICS
Cartoon: Will anyone be watching?
- March 3, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p 12
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OPINION POLLS
Trend in six-poll average cabinet support rate and cabinet support rate in text messaging poll, Saitama University Social Survey Research Center
- March 3, 2020
- , Saitama University Social Survey Research Center
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OPINION POLLS
Highlights of February 2020 Jiji Press Public Opinion Poll
- March 1, 2020
- , Jiji Press Public Opinion Poll Bulletin , [No. 1619] pp. 8–11
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SCIENCE
Gov’t decides not to submit greenhouse gas reduction goals to UN
- March 2, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 2
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SOCIETY
GOJ to cover patients’ fees for PCR tests for COVID-19
- March 3, 2020
- , All TV networks
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SOCIETY
WHO chief says Japan among nations of “greatest concern” for coronavirus
- March 3, 2020
- , TBS, Fuji TV
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SOCIETY
All 63 people who returned from Wuhan on fifth chartered plane go home
- March 3, 2020
- , TBS
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SOCIETY
Immigration agency says 203 foreign nationals denied entry to Japan in February
- March 3, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 4
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Japan to spend additional 2.5 b. yen on coronavirus steps
- February 28, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 4:12 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
International air traffic declines sharply amid spread of virus
- March 3, 2020
- , The Japan News , 10:27 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
MOFA expands travel warning for South Korea’s North Gyeongsang Province
- March 3, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Japan raises COVID-19 alert for S. Korea’s Daegu
- March 1, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 11:47 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Coronavirus chaos takes toll on Japan’s auto, retail sales in Feb.
- March 2, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 8:47 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Hotels in Japan slash prices as occupancy rates plunge: Kyoto and Fukuoka see discounts of up to 25% during normally busy season
- March 3, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 3:19 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Abe made snap decision on school closure before giving the matter full consideration
- February 29, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 1
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Indonesia’s first coronavirus case tied to Japanese national: World’s fourth-most populous nation curiously had zero infections
- March 3, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 0:21 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Commentary: Abe has crossed the coronavirus Rubicon
- March 2, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Abe has failed to sell the public on his plans to combat the virus
- March 3, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 12:11 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Infographic: 980 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19
- March 2, 2020
- , NHK digital , 11:18 p.m.
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Editorial: Toilet paper shortages the result of misinformation, anxiety over coronavirus
- March 3, 2020
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
SOCIETY
Extremist group uses coronavirus as excuse to hold anti-Chinese rally
- March 1, 2020
- , Kanagawa Shimbun , p. 20
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Public health specialists urge young people to avoid enclosed areas
- March 3, 2020
- , All national papers
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SOCIETY
Questionable acts over new coronavirus on rise in Japan
- March 1, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 4:18 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Abe acknowledges his call for school closure not based on science
- March 3, 2020
- , Asahi, Mainichi
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SOCIETY
GOJ to provide compensation for working parents during school closure
- March 3, 2020
- , All national papers
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SOCIETY
More nations prohibit entry of travelers from Japan
- March 3, 2020
- , Mainichi, Yomiuri
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SOCIETY
COVID-19 takes toll on Japanese economy
- March 3, 2020
- , All national papers
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SOCIETY
Criminals are taking advantage of fear over COVID-19
- March 2, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Disabled account for 25% of Japan’s 2011 quake-linked deaths: survey
- March 1, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 10:16 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Explore better use of new residential status system for foreign workers
- March 2, 2020
- , The Japan News , 2:31 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Support needed for small Japan firms as virus outbreak takes economic toll
- March 2, 2020
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
