April 21, 2020
HEADLINES
Noon news
- April 21, 2020
- , All TV networks
- JMH Summary
HEADLINES
Morning news
- April 21, 2020
- , All national papers , All TV networks
- JMH Summary
INTERNATIONAL
Trump says to temporarily halt immigration to U.S. amid pandemic
- April 21, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 1:06 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
CNN reports Kim Jong Un in “grave danger” after surgery
- April 21, 2020
- , NHK, NTV, Fuji TV, TV Asahi
- JMH Summary
INTERNATIONAL
Commentary: The post-COVID-19 international order
- April 20, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Commentary — Coronavirus and the world: U.S. puts its own interests before its role of global leader
- April 14, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 2
- JMH Translation
INTERNATIONAL
G20 health ministers fail to release joint communique on coronavirus pandemic
- April 21, 2020
- , All national papers
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ECONOMY
Coronavirus claims life of former Omron president Yoshio Tateishi
- April 21, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 12:51 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Keidanren chief urges gov’t to lead global anti-coronavirus measures, give top priority to infection prevention
- April 21, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 8
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
ANA Holdings cuts net profit estimate by 70 pct
- April 20, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 6:27 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan’s tech billionaire Mikitani joins fight against coronavirus
- April 20, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 6:43 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Panasonic to produce face masks from end-May
- April 20, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 11:07 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Ricoh starts face shield production in Japan
- April 20, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 2:03 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Takara Bio to mass-produce COVID-19 vaccine candidate
- April 20, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 7:49 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan industrial filters make particle-blocking masks beyond N95
- April 21, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 7:30 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan’s coal-fueled power generation stands at a crossroads
- April 20, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 2
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
Japan’s exports plummet in March
- April 21, 2020
- , All national papers
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
MOD requests changes to Futenma relocation plan
- April 21, 2020
- , NHK
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SECURITY
Japan MSDF member in Bahrain infected with new coronavirus
- April 21, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 2:21 a.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Biological weapons the focus of China’s military research in the last 20 years
- March 25, 2020
- , Japan Forward
- English Press
SECURITY
SDF offers limited-time support to coronavirus patients
- April 20, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 7:25 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Self-Defense Forces present coronavirus preventive tutorials on website
- April 21, 2020
- , The Japan News , 11:18 a.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Suga dismisses possible adverse effects of withdrawing strategic bombers from Guam
- April 21, 2020
- , Yomiuri
- JMH Summary
POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on April 20, 2020
- April 21, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Abe sends ritual tree offering to war-linked Yasukuni shrine
- April 21, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 12:45 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
LDP members who are licensed doctors launch coronavirus team
- April 17, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 4
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Japan ruling bloc reconsider aid for people with big income falls
- April 20, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 7:28 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Former National Tax Agency Chief Fujii tapped as Cabinet Secretariat Councilor
- April 21, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
LDP rank-and-file membership drops for first time in 7 years to 1.08 million
- April 20, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
EDITORIAL: With emergency declaration, governors must act decisively to beat COVID-19
- April 21, 2020
- , Japan Forward , 12:26 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Two cabinet members decide not to visit Yasukuni
- April 21, 2020
- , Mainichi
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OPINION POLLS
Opinion poll & results from Asahi Shimbun
- April 21, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 4
- JMH Translation
OPINION POLLS
Only 55% say they will “definitely go vote” in Shizuoka by-election, Nikkei poll
- April 20, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 2
- JMH Translation
SCIENCE
Japan gets 2 mil. face masks donated by Taiwan to fight virus
- April 21, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 2:46 p.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
GOJ, Okinawa Prefecture, Ginowan City to conduct onsite survey at Futenma
- April 21, 2020
- , Ryukyu Shimpo
- JMH Summary
SCIENCE
Japanese startup to launch compact rocket in May after 4-month delay
- April 20, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 7:43 p.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
FRF construction temporarily suspended
- April 21, 2020
- , Yomiuri, Nikkei
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
China reports 48 new coronavirus cases, 11 with symptoms
- April 21, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 11:28 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Japan must speed up efforts to erase fears over medical supply shortage
- April 21, 2020
- , The Japan News , 12:35 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Local governments in Japan must fulfill duties in accordance with their situation
- April 21, 2020
- , The Japan News , 12:54 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Use of IT data to fight virus could compromise citizens’ privacy
- April 21, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 3:21 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Japan must step up coronavirus testing
- April 21, 2020
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
SOCIETY
Strength in numbers: A more open approach to tracking the virus in Japan
- April 20, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Crowds still flocking to shopping arcades amid virus outbreak
- April 20, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 1:23 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Smartphone app alerting of contact with coronavirus-positive people to start in May 2020
- April 17, 2020
- , Mainichi , p. 2
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Virus expert says Tokyo Olympics not “likely to be held” in 2021
- April 20, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 6:16 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Infographic: 11,866 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19
- April 21, 2020
- , NHK digital , 00:06 a.m.
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Editorial: Speedy gov’t aid essential for Japan small businesses’ survival
- April 20, 2020
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
SOCIETY
Coronavirus outbreak sparks harassment at workplaces in Japan
- April 20, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 6:32 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
College students suffer tumble in part-time job incomes
- April 20, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 1:14 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Foreign trainee supervisors in Japan hid 500 m. yen in income
- April 20, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 5:15 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Illegal imports of marijuana liquid widespread in Japan
- April 18, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 22
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Many people still out and about in major cities other than Tokyo, Osaka
- April 21, 2020
- , Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
Abe emphasizes need to prepare for “prolonged war” against COVID-19
- April 21, 2020
- , Yomiuri
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
Cartoon: Mask politics
- April 19, 2020
- , Mainichi , p. 2
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Only 6,000 of the 210,000 non-hospital beds secured are ready for use
- April 21, 2020
- , Nikkei
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SOCIETY
Cartoon: The people in the balance
- April 21, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 3
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Only 85 foreigners visited Japan per day in past week
- April 21, 2020
- , Asahi, Nikkei
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SOCIETY
Almost three out of five displeased with Abe’s handling of virus outbreak
- April 21, 2020
- , Asahi
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
All public schools in 45 prefectures to be closed through Golden Week
- April 21, 2020
- , Nikkei
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SOCIETY
Cabinet members to decline cash handout
- April 21, 2020
- , All national papers
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