April 22, 2020
HEADLINES
Noon news
- April 22, 2020
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- JMH Summary
HEADLINES
Morning news
- April 22, 2020
- , All national papers , All TV networks
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INTERNATIONAL
Trump to order 60-day halt of immigration to protect American workers
- April 22, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 10:50 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Beijing Diary: Who framed the Communist Youth League?
- April 21, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 4:13 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japanese, Chinese foreign ministers hold teleconference
- April 22, 2020
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INTERNATIONAL
Media reports on health condition of Kim Jong Un
- April 22, 2020
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ECONOMY
Japan preps first subsidy to company moving production out of China
- April 22, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 7:59 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
JAL to cut flights by 60 pct in early May
- April 21, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 6:27 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan’s job switchers look to public sector to do good
- April 22, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 5:09 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Cartoon: Shades of 1929
- April 22, 2020
- , Sankei , p.4
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ECONOMY
Twice as many companies say they “will hire fewer new graduates,” Yomiuri survey of 100 major companies
- April 20, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 2
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SECURITY
Okinawa upset over GOJ request for FRF design change amid coronavirus outbreak
- April 22, 2020
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
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SECURITY
Okinawa officials given access to Futenma over PFOS leak
- April 22, 2020
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
Coronavirus forces SDF to downscale training
- April 22, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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SECURITY
U.S. rejects South Korea’s defense cost-sharing proposal
- April 22, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
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SECURITY
Japan not to switch P-3C unit personnel due to coronavirus
- April 21, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 5:20 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
U.S. military truck drops cartridge cases on local road
- April 22, 2020
- , Ryukyu Shimpo , p. 23
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
President Trump rejects South Korea’s proposal on cost of hosting U.S. forces
- April 22, 2020
- , Yomiuri, Sankei
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SECURITY
Defense Ministry requests design changes to Futenma relocation plan
- April 22, 2020
- , All national papers
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on April 21, 2020
- April 22, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 4
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POLITICS
Diet to deliberate on supplementary budget for emergency economic package on holidays as well
- April 22, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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POLITICS
Coronavirus outbreak forces MOFA to change plans for training diplomats
- April 21, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS
Gov’t provides 7.9 billion yen in subsidies to eight political parties
- April 21, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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OPINION POLLS
57% say Abe not showing leadership in COVID-19 crisis, Asahi poll
- April 21, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 4:40 p.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
Spacecraft to Mercury succeeds in swinging by Earth: JAXA
- April 21, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 9:45 p.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
Abe seeks more cooperation from public to stem coronavirus outbreak
- April 22, 2020
- , Yomiuri
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SCIENCE
GOJ to decide during Golden Week whether to lift state of emergency on May 6
- April 22, 2020
- , Nikkei
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SCIENCE
390 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Japan on Tuesday
- April 22, 2020
- , Yomiuri, Sankei
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SOCIETY
Seoul and Taipei show the world how to contain pandemics
- April 21, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 2:55 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
China reports 72 new coronavirus cases, flare-up continues in north
- April 22, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 11:09 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
GOJ mulls introducing COVID-19 antigen test
- April 22, 2020
- , Kyodo
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SOCIETY
Outpatient services, surgeries suspended at top Tokyo hospitals
- April 22, 2020
- , Yomiuri
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SOCIETY
More Japan prefectures to seek biz suspension to contain virus
- April 22, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 2:02 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Dismantling WHO won’t solve COVID-19: Agency’s pandemic specialist
- April 22, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 6:39 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Pace of increase in new infections slows slightly in 7 prefectures
- April 22, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 3
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Japan changes definition of close contact with COVID-19 patients
- April 21, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 6:03 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Coronavirus patients in Japan to enter own symptoms into new system
- April 22, 2020
- , The Japan News , 1:07 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
32 prefectures to ask for business closures, over 80% to provide monetary support
- April 22, 2020
- , Asahi , Lead
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SOCIETY
Editorial: Expand PCR tests without putting excessive burden on hospitals
- April 22, 2020
- , The Japan News , 1:33 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Effort, ingenuity needed to swiftly distribute ¥100,000 in pandemic aid
- April 22, 2020
- , The Japan News , 12:09 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Q&A: How do I receive 100,000 yen from the government?
- April 20, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 9:41 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Sudden increase seen in coronavirus-related layoffs of foreign workers
- April 20, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Coronavirus casts shadow over foreign employees in Japan
- April 21, 2020
- , The Japan News , 4:19 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan to extend visa suspensions until end of May as virus spreads
- April 21, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 8:43 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Minato Ward to independently conduct PCR tests
- April 22, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 23
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SOCIETY
Gov’t to survey teleworking in Japan to plan measures against cyberattacks
- April 21, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 2
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SOCIETY
Half of Japan govt agency employees work from home
- April 21, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 9:54 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Spread of COVID-19 in Japanese prisons spurs calls for releases
- April 21, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
In era of COVID-19, a shift to digital forms of teaching in Japan – Teachers are having to re-imagine their roles entirely amid school closures –
- April 21, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan eyes stronger request on Pachinko parlors to shut
- April 21, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 9:17 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
LGBT people in Japan worry getting coronavirus may result in outing
- April 21, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 12:59 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Shizuoka tea manufacturer provides free tea for U.S. health care workers
- April 21, 2020
- , NIKKEI Business Daily , p. 13
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SOCIETY
Infographic: 12,255 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19
- April 22, 2020
- , NHK digital , 00:41 a.m.
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SOCIETY
Sakai to become President of Jiji Press
- April 21, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 6:04 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan edges up to 66th in 2020 press freedom rankings
- April 22, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 10:56 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Cartoon: Attack of the coronavirus
- April 22, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 12
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SOCIETY
GOJ panel estimates 30-meter-high tsunami could hit northern Japan after M9 earthquake
- April 22, 2020
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SOCIETY
IOC revises statement on extra costs for Tokyo Olympics
- April 22, 2020
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SOCIETY
Japan struggles to provide coronavirus tests
- April 20, 2020
- , NHK WORLD
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