March 30, 2020
HEADLINES
Noon news
- March 30, 2020
- , All TV networks
- JMH Summary
HEADLINES
Morning news
- March 30, 2020
- , All newspapers and TV networks
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INTERNATIONAL
North Korea reportedly tested “super-large rocket system”
- March 30, 2020
- , All TV networks
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INTERNATIONAL
Abe, Xi to talk by phone in near future: Chinese ambassador
- March 27, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 6:58 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
A leap from academia to first Armenian ambassador
- March 29, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
GOJ to ban entry of foreign travelers from U.S.
- March 30, 2020
- , Fuji TV
- JMH Summary
ECONOMY
A closer look at Kansai Electric and its gift-giving scandal
- March 29, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan to give one-year tax grace period for virus-hit companies
- March 27, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 6:39 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Coronavirus to erase $12bn in earnings from Japan companies
- March 28, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 4:57 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Cartoon: Economy on crutches
- March 29, 2020
- , Mainichi , p. 2
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
India expresses reservations about bullet train project
- March 29, 2020
- , Mainichi
- JMH Summary
ECONOMY
Toyota Motor asks banks to set up credit line of 1 trillion yen
- March 28, 2020
- , Asahi
- JMH Summary
ECONOMY
ANA considering 100-billion-yen loan amid coronavirus woes
- March 28, 2020
- , Asahi
- JMH Summary
ECONOMY
Mitsui & Co. may post loss of up to 70 billion yen due to coronavirus
- March 28, 2020
- , Asahi
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
Kono rejects experts’ recommendation to move Marines out of Okinawa or Japan
- March 29, 2020
- , Ryukyu Shimpo
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
Portion of Camp Foster in Okinawa to be returned to Japan
- March 28, 2020
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
Virus infecting U.S. military
- March 30, 2020
- , Akahata , p. 2
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
Govt forms license system for drones
- March 30, 2020
- , The Japan News , 1:24 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Editorial: Central, Okinawa governments must avoid confrontation over U.S. base
- March 29, 2020
- , The Japan News , 1:57 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
North Korea launches two projectiles toward Sea of Japan
- March 29, 2020
- , All national papers , All TV networks
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
Japan may have adopted higher-altitude Haneda routes after consulting with U.S. military
- March 30, 2020
- , Asahi
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
U S., Japan agree on return of portions of Camp Foster
- March 28, 2020
- , Mainichi
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
Two USS Ronald Reagan crew members test positive for COVID-19
- March 28, 2020
- , Nikkei, Sankei
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
National Police Agency to launch unit to guard remote islands near borders
- March 28, 2020
- , Nikkei
- JMH Summary
POLITICS
Highlights of Japan-related events scheduled for March 30-April 5
- March 29, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 12:15 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on March 29, 2020
- March 30, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on March 28, 2020
- March 29, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 6
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on March 27, 2020
- March 28, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Gist of PM Abe’s press conference on March 28, 2020
- March 29, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Japan parliament passes record 102-trillion-yen budget
- March 27, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 5:37 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Govt plans 200 bil. yen in subsidies to reduce firms’ dependence on China
- March 28, 2020
- , The Japan News , 1:58 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Editorial: Take swift fiscal action to combat impact of crisis on families, business
- March 28, 2020
- , The Japan News , 1:28 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Minister Kono complains there are too many katakana technical terms
- March 26, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 4
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
PM Abe announces “boldest ever” economic stimulus package
- March 29, 2020
- , All national papers
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POLITICS
Editorial: Systems must be built quickly to respond to surge in virus cases
- March 27, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 3:50 p.m.
- JMH Translation
OPINION POLLS
78% think 1-year delay of Olympics appropriate, Kyodo News spot poll
- March 28, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 6:47 p.m.
- English Press
OPINION POLLS
Stay-at-homes in Japan double as coronavirus surges, Nikkei poll
- March 30, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 2:17 a.m.
- English Press
OPINION POLLS
Opinion poll & results from Asahi Shimbun poll of Tokyo citizens
- March 24, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 31
- JMH Translation
OPINION POLLS
Pollees concerned about heat and infectious diseases, Nihon Yoron Chosakai poll on the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games
- March 15, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 3
- JMH Translation
SCIENCE
Two airmen at Kadena Air Base test positive for coronavirus
- March 29, 2020
- , Ryukyu Shimpo
- JMH Translation
SCIENCE
35,000 liters of foam extinguisher containing PFOS stored at SDF facilities in Okinawa
- March 29, 2020
- , Ryukyu Shimpo
- JMH Translation
SCIENCE
Over 370 additional cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Japan over the weekend
- March 30, 2020
- , All national papers
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SCIENCE
PM Abe says Japan on verge of “state of emergency”
- March 29, 2020
- , Nikkei
- JMH Summary
SCIENCE
Shortage of beds for COVID-19 patients becoming real possibility
- March 28, 2020
- , Asahi
- JMH Summary
SCIENCE
GOJ to ask ventilator manufacturers to increase production
- March 30, 2020
- , Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei
- JMH Summary
SCIENCE
GOJ to approve Avigan influenza medication for COVID-19 treatment
- March 29, 2020
- , Nikkei
- JMH Summary
SCIENCE
Poll: More people approve of GOJ’s handling of coronavirus outbreak
- March 30, 2020
- , Nikkei
- JMH Summary
SCIENCE
Defense Minister Kono dispatches SDF troops in response to coronavirus
- March 28, 2020
- , Nikkei
- JMH Summary
SCIENCE
GOJ to distribute 11 million washable face masks to students and teachers
- March 29, 2020
- , Sankei
- JMH Summary
SCIENCE
Tokyo Olympics likely to be held in July 2021
- March 29, 2020
- , Asahi, Mainichi
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
Suga comments on recent surge in number of COVID-19 cases in Tokyo
- March 30, 2020
- , NHK
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
Governor Koike says Tokyo to investigate COVID-19 cases with unknown routes of infection
- March 30, 2020
- , NHK
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
Steps limited for Japanese government even if it declares state of emergency over coronavirus
- March 29, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japanese airlines could see 1 tril. yen revenue fall on virus pandemic
- March 28, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 11:18 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Centrair to see no int’l passenger flights from April
- March 27, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 9:11 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Keidanren formulates emergency economic proposal to combat new coronavirus
- March 30, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 3
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Suga visits Okinawa to express govt support for battered tourism industry
- March 29, 2020
- , The Japan News , 9:24 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: China’s coronavirus response steps should not be model for other nations
- March 28, 2020
- , The Japan News , 2:36 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Infographic: 2,605 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19
- March 29, 2020
- , NHK digital , 11:17 p.m.
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Editorial: Thorough hygiene control needed at care facilities to protect elderly
- March 30, 2020
- , The Japan News , 1:38 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan attempting to tackle smuggling thru YouTube
- March 29, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 3:09 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Kanagawa prefecture announces the “Kanagawa Model” of emergency medical system
- March 26, 2020
- , Kanagawa Shimbun , p. 18
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Koike wants Olympic marathon back to Tokyo
- March 27, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 1:33 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Gov’t aims to restore gutted Shuri Castle by 2026
- March 27, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 12:17 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Foreign residents in Japan hit record 2.93 million
- March 27, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 5:16 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
International art festival receives reduced subsidy from gov’t
- March 24, 2020
- , Mainichi , p. 4
- JMH Translation
