April 30, 2020
HEADLINES
Noon news
- April 30, 2020
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- April 30, 2020
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INTERNATIONAL
China to convene annual parliamentary session on May 22
- April 30, 2020
- , All national papers
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INTERNATIONAL
U.S., Japanese officials confirm cooperation on DPRK
- April 30, 2020
- , Yomiuri, Sankei
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ECONOMY
Firms cutting jobs amid virus crisis on rise in Japan
- April 29, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 11:30
- English Press
ECONOMY
ANA will delay reception of aircraft to cut costs: president
- April 30, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 6:30 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan shippers’ skinny fleets miss out on oil storage bonanza
- April 30, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 7:08 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
USG official discusses energy resource governance
- April 30, 2020
- , Nikkei
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SECURITY
Toxic substances detected in estuary near Futenma
- April 30, 2020
- , Ryukyu Shimpo
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SECURITY
Proposal to rescue U.S. carriers from the coronavirus infection
- April 29, 2020
- , Japan Forward , 7:59 a.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
In unusual move, U.S. military allowed speedy Japanese access to Futenma over PFOS spill
- April 29, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 23
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SECURITY
Editorial: China must not exploit pandemic to escalate tensions in South China Sea
- April 30, 2020
- , The Japan News , 1:10 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Chinese flattop sails between Okinawa Main Island, Miyakojima
- April 29, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 9:28 a.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Japan’s Kono in active talks with Western counterparts amid virus crisis
- April 29, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 8:13 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
MOD mulling to extend loan scholarship program to liberal arts students to secure SDF officers
- April 30, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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SECURITY
Editorial: A golden opportunity to turn the tide on nuclear arms
- April 29, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 12:45 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on April 29, 2020
- April 30, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS
Gist of interpellations at Lower, Upper House Budget Committees, April 29, 2020
- April 30, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 6
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POLITICS
National Security Council not up to responding to new infectious disease
- April 1, 2020
- , Sentaku
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OPINION POLLS
57% say Abe administration policies should not be adopted by next administration, Asahi poll
- April 28, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 1
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SOCIETY
Rakuten halts sale of controversial coronavirus testing kit in Japan
- April 30, 2020
- , Kyodo News
- English Press
SOCIETY
Abe acknowledges failure to increase PCR testing
- April 30, 2020
- , Nikkei
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SOCIETY
COVID-19 antibody testing by private institution in Tokyo finds 5.9% positive
- April 30, 2020
- , NTV
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SOCIETY
Disinformation spreading on Japanese Nobel laureate’s alleged comment on COVID-19
- April 30, 2020
- , Asahi, Sankei
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SOCIETY
Japanese professor talks about humankind’s symbiosis with viruses
- April 29, 2020
- , The Japan News , 6:19 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan’s health care system teeters on the brink as coronavirus takes a toll on hospitals
- April 29, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Infographic: 14,831 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19
- April 29, 2020
- , NHK digital , 10:44 p.m.
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SOCIETY
Key proposals made by expert panel on medical system preparedness for COVID-19
- April 30, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 3
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SOCIETY
Editorial: Govt should do best to support mental well-being amid uncertainty
- April 30, 2020
- , The Japan News , 1:05 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Bill Gates grateful to be honored in Japan
- April 29, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 8:02 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Gov’t must lend helping hand to students in coronavirus financial crunch
- April 29, 2020
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
SOCIETY
Bach seeks “extraordinary measures” for postponed Tokyo Olympics
- April 29, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 11:28 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Allowing jobless foreign interns to switch jobs must be only a stopgap
- April 30, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 12:24 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
GOJ plans to extend nationwide state of emergency by about a month
- April 30, 2020
- , All national papers
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SOCIETY
Abe to consider shifting start of school year to September
- April 30, 2020
- , All national papers
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SOCIETY
Lower House approves extra budget for economic package for coronavirus
- April 30, 2020
- , Asahi, Mainichi, Yomiuri, Sankei
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SOCIETY
Health Ministry issues list of 13 emergency symptoms of COVID-19
- April 30, 2020
- , Asahi
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SOCIETY
226 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Japan on Wednesday
- April 30, 2020
- , Yomiuri
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EDUCATION
September school year to put Japan in line with world
- April 30, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 6:33 a.m.
- English Press
EDUCATION
Tokyo, Hokkaido students meet online after study abroad programs cut short
- April 26, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 16
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