May 1, 2020
HEADLINES
Noon news
- May 1, 2020
- , All TV networks
- JMH Summary
HEADLINES
Morning news
- May 1, 2020
- , All national papers , All TV networks
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INTERNATIONAL
President Trump says he’s seen “strong evidence” that COVID-19 originated in Wuhan lab
- May 1, 2020
- , NHK, NTV, Fuji TV
- JMH Summary
INTERNATIONAL
Focus: Experts ruminate who would succeed N. Korea’s Kim if anything happens
- April 30, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 6:58 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan, Singapore to establish IT economy network in mid-May
- May 1, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 9
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan proposes medical aid for developing nations in G-7 talks
- April 30, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 10:45 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan firms to release patents for free use in virus fight
- April 30, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 21:33 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan’s new car sales down 28.6% in April amid coronavirus spread
- May 1, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 3:29 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan GDP to shrink 22% in Q2 in biggest postwar drop: forecast
- May 1, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 3:18 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan’s retailers and manufacturers hunker down for longer closures
- May 1, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 1:39 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan to secure $9.3bn in capital for coronavirus-threatened SMEs
- April 30, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 6:04 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan to launch public-private council to promote underwater cable exports
- May 1, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 9
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
Japan’s industrial output falls to 7-year low in March
- April 30, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 11:28 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan consumer confidence hits worst level ever
- April 30, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 6:31 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan smaller firms’ biz sentiment worst in decade: survey
- April 30, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 7:39 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Toyota and Honda to ramp up China plants to make up lost output
- April 30, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 9:48 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Exclusive: Japan to export coronavirus telemedicine techs
- April 30, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 11:55 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
JAL’s annual net profit tumbles 64 pct
- April 30, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 20:25
- English Press
SECURITY
SDF hospital taking strict infection-control measures against COVID-19
- May 1, 2020
- , The Japan News , 1:23 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
U.S. aircraft carrier Nimitz departs home port after sailors complete 27-day self-quarantine
- April 30, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 7
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
Japan steps up vigilance as China exploits pandemic to expand maritime push
- April 26, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 3
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
Clumsy strategy weakening bid to shore up remote island defenses
- April 29, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 7:30 a.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on April 30, 2020
- May 1, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Gist of interpellations at Upper House budget committee meeting, April 30, 2020
- May 1, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 6
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Major items included in 2020 supplementary budget
- May 1, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 1
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Editorial: Govt must use full array of measures to protect households and companies
- May 1, 2020
- , The Japan News , 2:38 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
In Japan’s record stimulus, which cleared the Diet, what will be on offer?
- April 30, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
POLITICS
Cabinet meeting to be held via video in Japan for 1st time
- April 30, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 4:16 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Fukazawa joins LDP’s Kishida faction
- May 1, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Japan and its policymakers search for light at end of COVID-19 tunnel
- April 30, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
POLITICS
A dispatch from the heart of Japan’s coronavirus epidemic
- April 30, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SCIENCE
Astronaut offers out-of-this-world tips for surviving a shut-in life
- April 30, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 4:47 p.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
Japanese, Chinese vice foreign ministers hold teleconference
- May 1, 2020
- , Yomiuri
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
Japan to provide Avigan to 43 nations after Golden Week holidays
- May 1, 2020
- , NHK
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
U.S. intelligence agency says COVID-19 “not manmade”
- May 1, 2020
- , NHK
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
About 10% of face masks distributed to pregnant women were moldy or yellowed
- May 1, 2020
- , Fuji TV
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
MHLW to provide remdesivir for free to seriously ill patients
- May 1, 2020
- , Mainichi , p. 2
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
No. of emergency patients rejected by hospitals doubled compared to same period of previous year
- May 1, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 23
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SOCIETY
Infographics: Trends in new COVID-19 cases and COVID-19 doubling time in key prefectures
- May 1, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 2
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Infographic: 15,017 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19
- April 30, 2020
- , NHK digital , 11:04 p.m.
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Crimes seizing on coronavirus outbreak on the rise
- May 1, 2020
- , The Japan News , 12:09 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Policy aid must be increased for extended state of emergency
- May 1, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 2:24 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Amabie, epidemic-sealing yokai, gaining popularity in Japan
- May 1, 2020
- , The Japan News , 10:30 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Japan’s 25 tril. yen supplementary budget not enough as virus countermeasure
- May 1, 2020
- , The Mainichi , p. 5
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Coronavirus crisis demands world pool common wisdom to fight pandemics
- April 30, 2020
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan begins distributing cash handouts for virus relief
- April 30, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 8:48 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Yokohama yacht sail manufacturer starts producing reusable medical gowns
- April 30, 2020
- , The Japan News , 4:20 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Essential workers taking risks despite harassment during virus crisis
- April 30, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 2:59 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Extend support for foreign students in Japan
- April 30, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
60% of Japanese students studying abroad say coronavirus is impacting their job searches, poll
- April 28, 2020
- , NIKKEI Business Daily digital , 6:13 p.m.
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Telework rate in Japan stands at 26 pct, way below govt goal
- May 30, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 6:38 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
COVID-19 reports sparking boorish behavior in communities
- April 30, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 5:57 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Mysterious mask brokers supply Tokyo businesses amid shortages
- April 30, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 7:11 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan’s Takara Bio cuts coronavirus test time in half
- April 30, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 6:27 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Entrepreneurs who studied in U.S. building Japan’s startup ecosystem, uniting amid COVID-19 pandemic
- April 17, 2020
- , NIKKEI Business Daily , Lead, 16
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Japanese Emperor Naruhito marks 1 year since ascension
- May 1, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 1:33 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Emperor makes steady steps forward amid challenging start to new era
- May 1, 2020
- , The Japan News , 2:03 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
PM Abe indicates intention to extend state of emergency
- May 1, 2020
- , All national papers
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SOCIETY
Abe decides to maintain state of emergency in response to pressure
- May 1, 2020
- , Asahi
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
COVID-19 epidemic curve begins to flatten in major prefectures
- May 1, 2020
- , Asahi, Yomiuri
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
Experts panel to urge maintaining vigilance for at least a year
- May 1, 2020
- , Mainichi, Sankei
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
Diet clears supplementary budget to combat COVID-19
- May 1, 2020
- , All national papers
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SOCIETY
Over 600 people self-isolating at home in Tokyo
- May 1, 2020
- , Sankei
- JMH Summary
EDUCATION
Exclusive: Japan begins work to move school yr start to Sept.
- May 1, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 2:31 a.m.
- English Press
EDUCATION
Go abroad: Japan employers and colleges eye globalized school year
- May 1, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 3:15 a.m.
- English Press
EDUCATION
75% in Nikkei poll favor September start to Japanese school year
- April 30, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 8:31 p.m.
- English Press
EDUCATION
Japan biz world seen welcoming Sept. school enrollment plan
- April 30, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 7:51 p.m.
- English Press
EDUCATION
Japan Teachers’ Union says move to Sept. start of school too hasty
- May 1, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 4
- JMH Translation
