June 5, 2020

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HEADLINES

Noon news

  • June 5, 2020
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HEADLINES

Morning news

  • June 5, 2020
  • , All national papers , All TV networks
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Editorial: U.S. must look squarely at source of injustice

  • June 4, 2020
  • , Asahi , p. 12
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INTERNATIONAL

Japan firms bracing for anti-racism riots in U.S.

  • June 5, 2020
  • , Jiji Press , 1:33 a.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Nippon Steel asset sale to fuel Tokyo-Seoul tensions: Suga

  • June 4, 2020
  • , Jiji Press , 1:44 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Editorial: Probe needed to clarify activities of S. Korean comfort women support group

  • June 5, 2020
  • , The Japan News , 12:22 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Japan, Russia agree to resume talks between diplomatic authorities

  • June 5, 2020
  • , Nikkei , p. 4
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INTERNATIONAL

Visa issued to Jewish refugee by 2nd Japanese diplomat found

  • June 4, 2020
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 6:34 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Japan softens re-entry ban that left foreign residents stranded

  • June 4, 2020
  • , The Japan Times
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Chinese leader’s visit to Japan this year unlikely 

  • June 5, 2020
  • , Yomiuri
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INTERNATIONAL

Abe not likely to visit Russia this month 

  • June 5, 2020
  • , Asahi
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ECONOMY

Japan, China, S. Korea, ASEAN to team up for solid supply chains

  • June 5, 2020
  • , Jiji Press , 2:16 a.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Keizai Doyukai proposes Japan version of Davos meeting

  • June 4, 2020
  • , Jiji Press , 9:33 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Hitachi, Toshiba join to help boost production of antigen tests

  • June 5, 2020
  • , The Japan News , 1:13 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Japan imported auto sales down record 46 pct in May

  • June 4, 2020
  • , Jiji Press , 5:41 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Strong sales of luxury imported cars

  • June 5, 2020
  • , NIKKEI Business Daily , p. 3
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ECONOMY

Fukushima’s Hamadori region attracts robotics companies

  • June 5, 2020
  • , NIKKEI Business Daily , p. 7
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ECONOMY

Rakuten to cooperate with NEC to expand into overseas markets

  • June 4, 2020
  • , Nikkei , p. 13
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ECONOMY

Japanese fabric zaps germs with electricity

  • June 5, 2020
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 3:07 a.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Joint company for safety measures established for Kashiwazaki nuclear power plant

  • June 4, 2020
  • , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 6
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SECURITY

Yokosuka City mayor exchanges information on COVID-19 response with USFJ

  • June 5, 2020
  • , Kanagawa Shimbun , p. 18
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SECURITY

Japan eyes missile warning satellite constellation

  • June 4, 2020
  • , Jiji Press , 11:12 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

Prime minister’s schedule on June 4, 2020

  • June 5, 2020
  • , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS

Interview with Amari: Envisioning post-coronavirus world

  • June 4, 2020
  • , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS

POLITICS

CDPJ decides to back Utsunomiya in Tokyo governor race

  • June 5, 2020
  • , Yomiuri , p. 4
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SCIENCE

SOCIETY

Okinawa prefecture lodges protest with GOJ over robbery involving SOFA personnel

  • June 5, 2020
  • , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
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SOCIETY

Japan governors call for balancing economic recovery, virus control

  • June 4, 2020
  • , Kyodo News , 5:52 p.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Editorial: Support hospitals treating coronavirus patients to avoid management crisis

  • June 5, 2020
  • , The Japan News , 12:38 p.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Infographic: Trends in no. of coronavirus cases and positive test rate in Tokyo

  • June 5, 2020
  • , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
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SOCIETY

Infographic: 17,790 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19

  • June 4, 2020
  • , NHK digital , 7:05 p.m.
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SOCIETY

Coronavirus is no excuse for companies to ignore Uighur exploitation

  • June 4, 2020
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 8:00 p.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Japan’s low virus mortality rate reflects social manners: deputy PM

  • June 5, 2020
  • , Kyodo News , 0:55 a.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Decision on holding Olympics must wait until spring 2021: organizer

  • June 5, 2020
  • , Kyodo News , 1:43 p.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Gist of draft discussion points for Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games

  • June 5, 2020
  • , Yomiuri , p. 4
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SOCIETY

Tokyo Olympics countdown event to be canceled

  • June 5, 2020
  • , NHK WORLD
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Editorial: An uphill battle to reverse the falling birth rate

  • June 4, 2020
  • , The Japan Times
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Japan court rejects survivor benefits for same-sex partner

  • June 4, 2020
  • , Jiji Press , 9:16 p.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Cartoon: Abenomask late to the rescue

  • June 5, 2020
  • , Asahi , p. 12
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SOCIETY

Japan unlikely to hold Tokyo Olympics “in their complete form” 

  • June 5, 2020
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