March 17, 2020
HEADLINES
Noon news
- March 17, 2020
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- March 17, 2020
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INTERNATIONAL
Top U.S. military official to postpone visit to Japan
- March 17, 2020
- , NHK
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INTERNATIONAL
Secretary Pompeo accuses China of evading responsibility for spreading COVID-19
- March 17, 2020
- , All national papers digital
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INTERNATIONAL
China’s information warfare is failing again
- March 16, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan mulls postponing Emperor’s state visit to UK
- March 17, 2020
- , Mainichi, Nikkei
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ECONOMY
Hitachi’s Nakamura nominated new BOJ policymaker
- March 17, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 1:02 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
TSMC weighs new U.S. plant to respond to Trump pressure
- March 16, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 5:58 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
ANA opens Narita-Vladivostok route
- March 16, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 4:21 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
JBIC to lend 320 billion yen to Nippon Steel
- March 17, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 5
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ECONOMY
Editorial: Report on Kansai Electric brings reliability as nuke operator into question
- March 15, 2020
- , Mainichi , p. 5
- English Press
SECURITY
Okinawa likely to lose FRF lawsuit
- March 17, 2020
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
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SECURITY
Japan’s top court likely to rule against Okinawa over U.S. base
- March 16, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 9:47 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Okinawa safety patrol group reported only eight U.S. military cases through February 2020
- March 14, 2020
- , Okinawa Times , p. 2
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SECURITY
Poll: 68% support maintaining U.S.-Japan security treaty
- March 17, 2020
- , Asahi
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on March 15-16, 2020
- March 17, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
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OPINION POLLS
70% do not expect Tokyo Olympics to be held as scheduled, Kyodo poll
- March 16, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 10:13 p.m.
- English Press
OPINION POLLS
49% approve Japanese gov’t response to coronavirus, Mainichi poll
- March 16, 2020
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
OPINION POLLS
21% say Ishiba is most suitable to serve as next prime minister, Mainichi poll
- March 17, 2020
- , Mainichi , p. 5
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OPINION POLLS
Opinion poll & results from Mainichi Shimbun
- March 17, 2020
- , Mainichi , p. 5
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SCIENCE
Japan to provide $23.4 million in aid to Iran
- March 17, 2020
- , NHK
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SCIENCE
Nobel laureate Honjo to head nation’s 1st cancer immunotherapy center
- March 17, 2020
- , The Japan News , 12:20 p.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
JAXA’s new satellite to monitor water circulation and greenhouse gas emissions
- March 4, 2020
- , NIKKEI Business Daily , p。６
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SCIENCE
G7 leaders discuss response to coronavirus pandemic
- March 17, 2020
- , All national papers
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SOCIETY
MEXT to present by end of this month criteria for reopening schools
- March 17, 2020
- , NHK
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SOCIETY
GOJ to distribute 2.5 million face masks to medical institutions
- March 17, 2020
- , NHK
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SOCIETY
Fast Retailing to close all 50 of its Uniqlo clothing stores in U.S.
- March 17, 2020
- , Sankei digital
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SOCIETY
Interview: EU Amb. calls for global action over coronavirus
- March 16, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 6:53 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Public sector’s financial corporations in crisis mode
- March 13, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 7
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SOCIETY
ANA to postpone new Haneda routes to Italy, China
- March 14, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 10
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SOCIETY
Will Japan’s virus testing policy be enough to flatten the curve?
- March 16, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Cancellations of job offers increasing in Japan in virus outbreak
- March 16, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 4:28 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Coronavirus to cut foreign visitors’ spending in Japan by $9 billion
- March 15, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 12:38 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Infographic: 1,547 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19
- March 16, 2020
- , NHK digital , 10:52 p.m.
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SOCIETY
‘Social distancing’ in a pandemic: What does it mean in practice and for society?
- March 15, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Religious communities adopt new worship styles to fight coronavirus
- March 16, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 1:25 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Opinion: Does Japan need an equivalent of the CDC to fight coronavirus?
- March 17, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 2:00 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
56 nations and regions currently restricting entry from Japan
- March 17, 2020
- , Yomiuri
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SOCIETY
27 Japanese infected with COVID-19 due to Nile River cruise
- March 17, 2020
- , NHK, Fuji TV
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SOCIETY
Poll: 63% feel Tokyo Olympics should be postponed
- March 17, 2020
- , Asahi, Mainichi, Sankei , Kyodo
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