April 8, 2020
HEADLINES
Noon news
- April 8, 2020
- , All TV networks
- JMH Summary
HEADLINES
Morning news
- April 8, 2020
- , All national papers , All TV networks
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ECONOMY
Nissan in dire straits due to COVID-19 pandemic
- April 8, 2020
- , Nikkei
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ECONOMY
Avigan maker gets hometown help to secure scarce key ingredient
- April 8, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 6:33 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Keidanren to cooperate with gov’t in combating coronavirus
- April 7, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 7
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
Nippon Steel to idle 2 furnaces amid coronavirus crisis
- April 7, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 9:23 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on April 7, 2020
- April 8, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS
Gist of interpellations at Lower, Upper House Steering Committee meetings, April 7, 2020
- April 8, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 4
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POLITICS
With world on war footing, Abe hurried emergency declaration
- April 8, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 6:11 a.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
PM Abe says state of emergency may be extended depending on experts’ opinions
- April 8, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 6
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POLITICS
Frequency of chief cabinet secretary press conferences to be reduced to once a day
- April 8, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 6
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OPINION POLLS
60% say Japan should not relax legal criteria required for foreign workers to live with family, NHK public opinion poll
- April 1, 2020
- , NHK digital , 10:24 p.m.
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OPINION POLLS
70% “welcome” having more foreigners working in Japan, NHK public opinion poll
- April 1, 2020
- , NHK digital , 10:25 p.m.
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OPINION POLLS
NHK public opinion poll on living with foreigners: Questions & answers
- April 1, 2020
- , NHK digital
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SCIENCE
Riken to deploy new supercomputer in virus fight
- April 7, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 3:39 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
USG emphasizes continued cooperation with GOJ under state of emergency
- April 8, 2020
- , NHK digital
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SOCIETY
Israel to conduct clinical trials of Avigan for COVID-19
- April 8, 2020
- , Yomiuri digital
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SOCIETY
President Trump threatens to hold WHO funding
- April 8, 2020
- , NHK WORLD
- English Press
SOCIETY
Gist of Japan’s stimulus package to mitigate coronavirus impact
- April 7, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 6:19 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Emergency declared in Japan for Tokyo, Osaka and five other virus hot spots
- April 7, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan stimulus plan strengthens safety net, but experts split on handouts
- April 7, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
What will life in Japan under a state of emergency look like?
- April 6, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 7:51 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Cooperate to prevent infections, protect medical system
- April 8, 2020
- , The Japan News , 1:37 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Abe needs to gain public trust during state of emergency
- April 8, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 2:57 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan govt requests medical equipment production boost
- April 7, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 1:32 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Groups ask for a temporary release of immigration detainees
- April 8, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 27
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
More call for local elections to be postponed, central gov’t eager to keep to original schedule
- April 4, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 4
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SOCIETY
Abe declares state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures
- April 8, 2020
- , All national papers
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SOCIETY
Cartoon: The Abe experiment
- April 8, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
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SOCIETY
Tokyo and GOJ differ over types of industries to be suspended under state of emergency
- April 8, 2020
- , All national papers
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SOCIETY
Infographic: 5,172 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19
- April 8, 2020
- , NHK digital , 00:28 a.m.
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SOCIETY
Japan to offer anti-flu drug Avigan for free to 20 nations hit by coronavirus
- April 8, 2020
- , Mainichi, Yomiuri, Sankei
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SOCIETY
Editorial: As emergency declaration nears, Japan must protect medical system
- April 7, 2020
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
SOCIETY
GOJ approves nearly $1 trillion package to mitigate coronavirus impact
- April 8, 2020
- , All national papers
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SOCIETY
Tokyo confirms 80 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday
- April 8, 2020
- , All national papers
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SOCIETY
Nissan to lay off 10,000 workers in U.S.
- April 8, 2020
- , Nikkei
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
Over half of univ. students in Japan positive about online lectures
- April 7, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 2:02 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Cartoon: A new opponent
- April 8, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 10
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Trains to run as usual despite coronavirus emergency declaration
- April 7, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 8:42 p.m.
- English Press
