May 13, 2020
HEADLINES
Noon news
- May 13, 2020
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- May 13, 2020
- , All national papers , All TV networks
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INTERNATIONAL
Working-level defense officials of U.S., Japan, ROK agree to cooperate closely on COVID-19
- May 13, 2020
- , NHK
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan, U.S., S. Korea defense chiefs plan to hold video conference
- May 13, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 3:38 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan raises travel alert for 13 countries over virus pandemic
- May 12, 2020
- , The Japan Times , Kyodo News
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Foreign and Japanese ambassadors stranded by the new coronavirus
- May 13, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 4
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INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Take advantage of global pandemic to reorient China’s Belt and Road
- May 13, 2020
- , The Japan News , 1:28 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
South Korea reiterates call for Japan to lift trade restrictions
- May 13, 2020
- , Asahi, Yomiuri
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan raises travel alert for 13 countries over virus pandemic
- May 13, 2020
- , All national papers
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ECONOMY
U.S. operator abandons bid to open casino in Japan due to coronavirus outbreak
- May 13, 2020
- , Nikkei
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ECONOMY
Japan, U.S. affirm need for WTO reform
- May 12, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 10:30 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Calls for ‘China exit’ mount as Japan reviews economic security
- May 12, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 12:01 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Economic experts to join Japan govt coronavirus panel
- May 12, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 11:16 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan March leading economic index posts steepest fall ever
- May 12, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 7:03 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Toyota expects FY 2020 operating profit to dive 79.5% on coronavirus
- May 12, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 8:10 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Aso says Finance Ministry and press are “crying wolf”
- May 13, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 6
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ECONOMY
Coronavirus pushes Japan closer to high-tech ‘super cities’
- May 13, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 6:11 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japanese low-cost carrier takes on govt clerical work to support citizens
- May 12, 2020
- , The Japan News , 4:23 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan to set price of SMA drug Zolgensma at 167 m. yen
- May 12, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 3:10 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Toyota forecasts 80% decline in annual operating profit
- May 13, 2020
- , All national papers
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SECURITY
Experts raise doubts about transparency of soil sampling at Futenma
- May 13, 2020
- , Okinawa Times
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SECURITY
Rise in how often Chinese boats sail near Japan’s Senkaku Islands
- May 13, 2020
- , The Japan News , 3:04 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
RIMPAC exercise to be held in August off Hawaii
- May 13, 2020
- , Sankei
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SECURITY
Touch-and-go exercise to begin on Ioto Island on May 14
- May 13, 2020
- , NHK
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SECURITY
DM Kono says soft seabed in Henoko at depth of 77 meters, no problem for landfill work
- May 13, 2020
- , NHK
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on May 12, 2020
- May 13, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Roundup of newspaper editorials on extension of state of emergency
- May 13, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 6
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POLITICS
Japan ruling camp executives discuss 2nd extra budget
- May 12, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 7:19 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
COVID-19 rent relief measure aimed at recovering Kishida’s lost political ground
- May 12, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 4
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POLITICS
Editorial: Postwar constitution is 73 years old, and still hinders Japan’s response to emergencies
- May 12, 2020
- , Japan Forward , 4:20 p.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
Japan to request inquiry into WHO’s initial response to coronavirus outbreak
- May 13, 2020
- , Yomiuri
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SCIENCE
Outnumbered but unafraid: Japanese climate activists confront society to save it
- May 12, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SCIENCE
JAXA succeeds in bidirectional laser communication between ISS and ground station
- May 11, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 9
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SCIENCE
Hayabusa2 makes last engine thrust for return home
- May 12, 2020
- , NHK WORLD
- English Press
SOCIETY
GOJ to call on public to avoid “three Cs” even after lifting state of emergency
- May 13, 2020
- , NHK, Fuji TV
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SOCIETY
Poll finds Japanese people extremely distrustful of government over pandemic
- May 13, 2020
- , Asahi
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SOCIETY
Tokyo to study spread of coronavirus by testing sewage
- May 13, 2020
- , TBS
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SOCIETY
Infographic: Trends in no. of coronavirus cases and positive test rate in Tokyo
- May 13, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 22
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SOCIETY
Infographic: 16,761 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19
- May 12, 2020
- , NHK digital , 10:46 p.m.
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SOCIETY
No. of hospitalized COVID-19 patients on decrease, but medical system remains on alert
- May 12, 2020
- , NHK digital
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SOCIETY
MEXT to evaluate PCR test capabilities of universities and research institutions
- May 13, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 25
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SOCIETY
Editorial: Pandemic offers chance for Japan, S. Korea to reset relations
- May 13, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 1:07 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Promote introduction of coronavirus therapy while considering side effects
- May 13, 2020
- , The Japan News , 12:02 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Child abuse cases in Japan rise 10-20 pct in Jan.-March
- May 12, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 9:54 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Domestic violence consultations increase in Japan amid pandemic
- May 12, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 6:52 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
MHLW to launch system to centrally manage information on coronavirus infections
- May 12, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 3
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SOCIETY
Cartoon: So many candidates to choose from…
- May 12, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p.2
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SOCIETY
Tokyo, Osaka, Hokkaido to continue to be designated as areas that warrant special attention
- May 13, 2020
- , Mainichi, Nikkei
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SOCIETY
Tokyo to conduct 3,000 antibody tests monthly from June
- May 13, 2020
- , Nikkei, Sankei
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EDUCATION
60% of prefecture governors support starting school year in September
- May 13, 2020
- , Nikkei
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