May 29, 2020
HEADLINES
Noon news
- May 29, 2020
- , All TV networks
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- May 29, 2020
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INTERNATIONAL
Comfort women scandal shakes South Korean politics and society
- May 29, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 12:03 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
If Japan and South Korea join hands, they can become world leaders, ROK–Japan Parliamentarians’ Union leader
- May 24, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 3
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INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Legislation in Hong Kong that tramples on ‘1 country, 2 systems’ unacceptable
- May 29, 2020
- , The Japan News , 12:25 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Opinion: China has “crossed the Rubicon”
- May 29, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 9
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INTERNATIONAL
Viewpoint: U.S. and China, fearing they’re vulnerable, take hardline stances
- May 29, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 2
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INTERNATIONAL
Huawei searches for alternate procurement route for semiconductors
- May 28, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 10
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INTERNATIONAL
Opinion: Japan’s role in post-coronavirus world
- May 28, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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INTERNATIONAL
China approves national security law for Hong Kong
- May 29, 2020
- , All national papers
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INTERNATIONAL
GOJ having difficulty deciding whether to quarantine Abe after U.S. trip
- May 29, 2020
- , Asahi
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INTERNATIONAL
Chinese premier says China open to participating in TPP-11
- May 29, 2020
- , Nikkei
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INTERNATIONAL
Japanese, Russian foreign ministers agree to hold working-level peace treaty talks
- May 29, 2020
- , All national papers
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INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Tokyo should not be blind to plight of refugees in virus crisis
- May 29, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 1:33 p.m.
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INTERNATIONAL
‘Made in China 2025’ is very much alive, Omron exec says
- May 29, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 7:23 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan govt reiterates downbeat economic view due to virus
- May 28, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 5:27 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Coronavirus changing landscape of Japan’s sharing economy
- May 28, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 3:47 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Hydrogen transported from overseas using new technology successfully fuels power plant in Japan
- May 27, 2020
- , Kanagawa Shimbun , p. 11
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ECONOMY
Japan’s 8 major automakers’ global output drops 60% on year in April
- May 28, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 3:40 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Nissan reports second-worst results in history
- May 28, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 9:26 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan’s IHI, JR West furlough thousands as demand plummets
- May 29, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 2:37 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
NTT keeps teleworking as the new norm in post-pandemic Japan
- May 28, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 6:02 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Hoshino Resorts to launch $185m Japan hotel rescue fund
- May 29, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 5:27 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan to prioritize businesspeople in easing entry curbs
- May 27, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 10:03 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Exclusive: BOJ’s JGB holdings top 500 t. yen
- May 28, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 7:47 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
MOD to build hangar at SDF base in Chiba to house U.S. Ospreys
- May 29, 2020
- , Kyodo
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SECURITY
Commentary: The impact of compensation politics on Japan’s defense
- May 28, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SECURITY
SDF-related data may have leaked due to cyberattack on NTT Communications
- May 29, 2020
- , Nikkei, Sankei
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SECURITY
Defense Ministry to extend survey of possible sites for Aegis Ashore deployment until July 10
- May 29, 2020
- , Nikkei
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on May 28, 2020
- May 29, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS
Editorial: Commission on Constitution must discuss preparation for emergencies
- May 29, 2020
- , The Japan News , 12:42 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Diet panel on constitution holds 1st meeting in current session
- May 28, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 4:02 p.m.
- English Press
OPINION POLLS
70% of Japanese consider living standards middle class, Yomiuri poll
- May 29, 2020
- , The Japan News , 2:24 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Kitakyushu swept by “second wave” of COVID-19
- May 29, 2020
- , All TV networks
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SOCIETY
GOJ hesitant to present numerical criteria for reinstating state of emergency
- May 29, 2020
- , Asahi
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SOCIETY
GOJ fails to keep minutes of coronavirus taskforce panel meetings
- May 29, 2020
- , All TV networks , Kyodo
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SOCIETY
Only a few dozen antigen tests conducted thus far nationwide
- May 29, 2020
- , Mainichi
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SOCIETY
Almost 10,000 Japanese repatriated after being stranded due to COVID-19
- May 29, 2020
- , Nikkei
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SOCIETY
Infographic: 17,471 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19
- May 28, 2020
- , NHK digital , 10:19 p.m.
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SOCIETY
MHLW considering allowing COVID patients to be discharged from hospitals without PCR test
- May 29, 2020
- , Mainichi , p. 2
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SOCIETY
30 prefectures set own standards for business closure requests, as they brace for second outbreak
- May 29, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 26
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SOCIETY
Looking for “Factor X”–the factor limiting COVID-19 impact in Japan
- May 28, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 10
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SOCIETY
METI to build inventory-checking system to prevent supply shortages during emergencies
- May 29, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 5
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SOCIETY
Editorial: The state of emergency is lifted: What’s next?
- May 28, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan govt, governors agree to promote migration to fight virus
- May 28, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 3:23 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan bracing for second wave of infections
- May 29, 2020
- , NHK
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SOCIETY
Tokyo hospital reports possible cluster of COVID-19 cases
- May 29, 2020
- , All national papers
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SOCIETY
Japan Medical Association president to step down in June 2020
- May 29, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 5
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SOCIETY
Gaku Shibata to become director of Yomiuri Shimbun’s Osaka headquarters
- May 29, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 15
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EDUCATION
Abe gives up on shifting start of school year to September due to lack of support from ruling coalition
- May 29, 2020
- , Nikkei
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