April 17, 2020
HEADLINES
Noon news
- April 17, 2020
- , All TV networks
- JMH Summary
HEADLINES
Morning news
- April 17, 2020
- , All national papers , All TV networks
- JMH Summary
INTERNATIONAL
Trump says U.S. moving to reopen economy in wake of virus peak
- April 17, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 10:09 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Trump halts WHO aid, but ‘America First’ cannot contain novel coronavirus
- April 16, 2020
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
WHO head, Taiwan brawl via media; China’s scheme?
- April 16, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 6
- JMH Translation
INTERNATIONAL
Taiwan donates 2 million face masks to Japan
- April 16, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 8:00 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
ROK to maintain hard line toward Japan
- April 17, 2020
- , Yomiuri
- JMH Summary
ECONOMY
Fukushima decommissioning work to be downsized
- April 17, 2020
- , The Japan News , 1:43 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Refusal to let fintech companies connect to bank infrastructure may “violate antitrust law”: JFTC report
- April 17, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
Flu fighter Avigan hunts for Japan substances to fill in for China
- April 17, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 4:04 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
RCEP negotiators to meet via videoconference next week
- April 17, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
Japan Feb. industrial output down revised 0.3 pct
- April 17, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 1:42 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan govt postpones monthly meeting on economy
- April 16, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 9:56 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Nissan joins face shield making in Japan to combat coronavirus
- April 16, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 8:52 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Coronavirus testing for US workplaces offered by Konica Minolta
- April 17, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 4:23 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
JCCI and two business federations ask for a freeze on minimum wage raise
- April 17, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 6
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
0.5% display signs of gambling addiction, Yokohama City survey
- April 11, 2020
- , Kanagawa Shimbun , p. 18
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
MOD officials conduct onsite inspection at Futenma following PFOS leak
- April 17, 2020
- , NHK
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
Deployment of intermediate-range missiles in Japan may become reality
- April 14, 2020
- , Mainichi , p. 4
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
70% approve of U.S.-Japan security arrangements, MOFA poll
- April 17, 2020
- , Mainichi , p. 5
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
Seven out of ten Japanese support U.S.-Japan alliance
- April 17, 2020
- , Mainichi, Yomiuri
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
U.S. military launches team to investigate PFOS leak in Okinawa
- April 17, 2020
- , Asahi
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
Construction at Henoko suspended today as worker was infected with COVID-19
- April 17, 2020
- , NHK
- JMH Summary
POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on April 16, 2020
- April 17, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Strength of in-house groups in House of Representatives
- April 17, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Sugita becomes second longest-serving deputy chief cabinet secretary
- April 17, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Akie Abe criticized for taking group tour in Oita during pandemic
- April 16, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
POLITICS
GOJ to provide special allowance of 100,000 yen per person
- April 17, 2020
- , All national papers
- JMH Summary
SCIENCE
Okinawa prefectural assembly committee adopts chairman’s statement protesting foam extinguisher leakage at Futenma
- April 17, 2020
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
- JMH Summary
SCIENCE
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial to also divest from coal-fired power plants
- April 16, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 5:39 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
COVID-19 patient says his family wasn’t permitted to undergo testing for coronavirus
- April 17, 2020
- , NHK
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
Okinawa Marines produce COVID-19 protective gear using 3D printers
- April 17, 2020
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
China adds 1,290 deaths to Wuhan’s virus fatality total
- April 17, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 2:40 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
China reports 92 new coronavirus cases, no deaths
- April 17, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 11:42 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan to OK career changes by foreigners displaced amid virus crisis
- April 17, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 3:45 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan to introduce coronavirus antibody testing
- April 16, 2020
- , The Japan News , 4:14 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
EXCLUSIVE: Japan urges measures against coronavirus discrimination
- April 17, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 10:33 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Utilize emergency measures to halt spread of infections
- April 17, 2020
- , The Japan News , 1:59 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Tokyo’s bumper virus emergency fund highlights yawning wealth gap
- April 16, 2020
- , The Japan Times digital
- English Press
SOCIETY
PCR testing capacity to be ramped up
- April 17, 2020
- , The Japan News , 12:13 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Virus fears cause patients to flock to big Tokyo hospitals
- April 16, 2020
- , The Japan News , 4:09 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan to boost regional PCR test capacities
- April 16, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 7:04 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Foreign trainees in Japan to make face masks
- April 15, 2020
- , NHK WORLD , 3:07 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japanese police warn that criminals are making most of virus outbreak
- April 16, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
ANA to tailor medical gowns amid coronavirus spread
- April 17, 2020
- , The Japan News , 2:59 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Weekly Editorial: Government’s support for schools is essential
- April 16, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Infographic: 10,008 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19
- April 17, 2020
- , NHK digital , 5:30 a.m.
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Coronavirus, stay-home request hit girls with no place to go
- April 15, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 1:45 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Electronic seals gaining attention amid spread of telework in Japan
- April 16, 2020
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
SOCIETY
GOJ expands state of emergency nationwide
- April 17, 2020
- , All national papers
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
G7 leaders convene another videoconference on coronavirus pandemic
- April 17, 2020
- , All national papers
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
Cardboard boxes replace hotel rooms at Narita as Japan struggles with returnees
- April 15, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Abe calls COVID-19 pandemic “World War III”
- April 17, 2020
- , Asahi
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
GOJ to secure 20,000 ventilators
- April 17, 2020
- , Nikkei
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
Patients suspected of having COVID-19 rejected by numerous hospitals in Tokyo
- April 14, 2020
- , TV Asahi
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
Japan city adopts 1st ordinance urging wearing of masks due to virus
- April 16, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 9:12 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Olympics: Tokyo organizers securing schedule, venues for delayed games
- April 16, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 10:50 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Cartoon: In the trenches
- April 17, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 12
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Editorial: Questions yet to be answered about art festival in Hiroshima
- April 17, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 3:41 p.m.
- English Press
