April 3, 2020
HEADLINES
Noon news
- April 3, 2020
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- April 3, 2020
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INTERNATIONAL
U.S., China compete to offer coronavirus assistance to Southeast Asian nations
- April 3, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 7
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INTERNATIONAL
Bloomberg News alleges China concealed COVID-19 data
- April 3, 2020
- , All national papers
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INTERNATIONAL
U.S., China competing to offer COVID assistance to ASEAN members
- April 3, 2020
- , Sankei
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INTERNATIONAL
Abe likely to cancel trip to Moscow next month
- April 3, 2020
- , Mainichi, Sankei
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ECONOMY
Japan mulls investing 100 bil. yen in large firms hit by virus impact
- April 2, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 11:01 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan Ruling Bloc OKs Virus-Linked Tax Relief Package
- April 2, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 10:42 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan Fair Trade Commission to launch new unit to monitor tech giants
- April 2, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 7
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ECONOMY
Nissan’s U.S. plants to be shut through late April amid coronavirus
- April 2, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 2:41 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
JAL executives to take 10% pay cut as coronavirus weighs on business
- April 2, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 1:36 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan’s new car sales down 9.3% in March as virus weighs on demand
- April 1, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 4:26 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Sumitomo Chemical invests in U.S. biotech startup
- April 3, 2020
- , NIKKEI Business Daily , p. 3
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
Japan’s Terumo boosting production of heart-lung machines
- April 2, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 6:10 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Coronavirus casts shadow over Japan’s timeline for casino resorts
- April 2, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan mulls 100 bil. yen investment in large firms hit by virus impact
- April 2, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 11:54 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Police force established to repel invaders of outlying islands
- April 2, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 6:30 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Japan unlikely to prohibit government procurement of Chinese drones
- April 3, 2020
- , Nikkei
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POLITICS
Koizumi: Abe must resign over ‘clear’ role in Moritomo Gakuen scandal
- April 2, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 3:16 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on April 2, 2020
- April 3, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Gist of interpellations at Lower House plenary session, April 2, 2020
- April 3, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 6
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POLITICS
Gist of interpellations at Upper House Audit Committee, April 1, 2020
- April 2, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 6
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POLITICS
Japan ruling bloc oks virus-linked tax relief package
- April 2, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 10:42 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Strength of in-house groups in House of Representatives
- April 3, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Infographic: 3,483 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19
- April 2, 2020
- , NHK digital , 11:32 p.m.
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POLITICS
LDP’s Abe and Ishiba, two conservatives destined for confrontation
- March 15, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 7
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Japan launches team to protect new tech, key infrastructure
- April 1, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 7:30 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Abe cautious about penalizing people for going out during state of emergency
- April 3, 2020
- , All national papers
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SCIENCE
Environment Ministry panel sets acceptable level for PFOS and PFOA contamination in tap water
- April 3, 2020
- , Okinawa Times
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SCIENCE
Number of COVID-19 cases surges in Tokyo
- April 3, 2020
- , All national papers
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SCIENCE
GOJ to permit initial consultations with doctors to be conducted remotely
- April 3, 2020
- , Asahi, Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei
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SCIENCE
GOJ to extend subsidies for production of ventilators
- April 3, 2020
- , Yomiuri
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SCIENCE
Cloth masks to be distributed to all households
- April 3, 2020
- , All national papers
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SOCIETY
Japan to give 300,000 yen to households suffering from decline in income
- April 3, 2020
- , NHK
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SOCIETY
Koike explains how Tokyo will respond to state of emergency declaration
- April 3, 2020
- , NHK
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SOCIETY
More than 4,000 Japanese nationals unable to return from overseas due to COVID-19
- April 3, 2020
- , NHK
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SOCIETY
DM Kono mulls suspension of SDF mission in Djibouti
- April 3, 2020
- , NHK
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SOCIETY
Kadena AB to continue sharing information on COVID-19 cases
- April 3, 2020
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
MOD maintaining readiness to continue operations amid COVID-19 outbreak
- April 3, 2020
- , NHK
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SOCIETY
Japan has capacity of over 9,000 PCR tests per day
- April 2, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 3:44 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Protect urban health care systems by heeding expert panel’s report
- April 3, 2020
- , The Japan News , 12:40 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan education officials divided on reopening schools amid COVID-19 outbreaks
- April 2, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Abenomask? Prime minister’s ‘two masks per household’ policy spawns memes on social media
- April 2, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Weekly Editorial: Is the nation ready for a long battle against COVID-19?
- April 2, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japanese police investigated 11,000 foreigners in 2019
- April 2, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 12:12 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Olympic flame to be shown for 1 month at Fukushima’s J-Village
- April 2, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 1:50 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Cartoon: Sowing hasty ideas
- April 3, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
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SOCIETY
Cartoon: No. of days until Tokyo lockdown
- April 3, 2020
- , Asahi , p.12
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SOCIETY
Editorial: Japan needs to improve legal system to punish all sexual crimes
- April 3, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 1:25 p.m.
- English Press
EDUCATION
Editorial: Minimize children’s anxiety raised by continuing school closures
- April 3, 2020
- , The Japan News , 1:00 p.m.
- English Press
