August 31, 2020
HEADLINES
Noon news
- August 31, 2020
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- August 31, 2020
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INTERNATIONAL
PM Abe conveys to President Trump his decision to resign
- August 31, 2020
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INTERNATIONAL
Three Hong Kong police investigators visit Nikkei’s Hong Kong Bureau
- August 30, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 7
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan, UK to restrict governments’ data collection
- August 28, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 1
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan’s foreign policy likely to continue on path set by Abe
- August 30, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 5:17 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Continuity or reset? China and South Korea face a post-Abe Japan
- August 30, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 1:53 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Abe’s abrupt exit puts Indo-Pacific strategy and economy at risk
- August 29, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 4:06 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
China poised to overtake US in nuclear power by 2030
- August 31, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 5:28 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
75 years on, legacy of the U.S.-led Occupation of Japan still resonates
- August 30, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
President Trump comments on Abe’s resignation
- August 30, 2020
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INTERNATIONAL
USG hails Abe for outstanding leadership
- August 30, 2020
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INTERNATIONAL
Foreign governments react to Abe’s unexpected departure
- August 30, 2020
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INTERNATIONAL
China accepts new Japanese envoy
- August 31, 2020
- , Asahi, Yomiuri
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ECONOMY
Biz leaders hail Abe, seek policy continuation by successor
- August 29, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 3:32 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Abe’s resignation to complicate casino development in Japan
- August 30, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 11:32 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan’s PM to exit as Abenomics fizzles with goals unmet
- August 31, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 9:39 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Incomplete Abenomics leaves Japan’s economy unrevitalized
- August 28, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 9:41 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Abe’s successor to face challenge to expand free trade
- August 30, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 1:03 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Abe lavished attention on ending deflation, without empathy
- August 30, 2020
- , The Japan News , 3:08 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
BOJ likely to continue ultraeasy policy after Abe’s resignation
- August 29, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 5:00 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Thailand throws open LNG imports to private sector
- August 30, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 2:30 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Apple pulled strings behind JDI-Sharp factory sale
- August 29, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 6:02 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Fintech companies outrun big banks in profit and valuation
- August 30, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 10:00 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan, Australia, India to launch new supply chains
- August 31, 2020
- , Yomiuri
- JMH Summary
ECONOMY
Conclusion of Japan-UK EPA on hold
- August 29, 2020
- , Sankei
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SECURITY
USG officials believe Abe’s resignation won’t affect FRF construction at Henoko
- August 30, 2020
- , Okinawa Times
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SECURITY
Keio Univ. Prof. Jimbo tapped as MOD adviser
- August 29, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
Japan mulls funding study on joining U.S. satellite constellation initiative
- August 31, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 1
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SECURITY
All Okinawa political movement reaches a crossroads
- August 28, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SECURITY
U.S., Japan voice opposition to China’s militarization of neighboring waters
- August 30, 2020
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SECURITY
Japan to acquire capability to strike “fixed” enemy bases
- August 30, 2020
- , Yomiuri
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SECURITY
Japan mulling taking part in U.S. satellite-based missile defense initiative
- August 31, 2020
- , Sankei
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SECURITY
Mitsubishi Electric to export surveillance radar to Philippines
- August 29, 2020
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POLITICS
Suga likely to announce candidacy once LDP presidential election date is set
- August 31, 2020
- , NHK
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Aug. 30, 2020
- August 31, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Aug. 29, 2020
- August 30, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Aug. 28, 2020
- August 29, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 6
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POLITICS
Japan’s next prime minister to be elected around Sept. 17
- August 31, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 2:29 a.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Schedule of major political events
- August 31, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 1
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POLITICS
Editorial: Candidates to lead LDP should clearly state policies in public forum
- August 30, 2020
- , The Japan News , 1:21 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Jockeying already under way to pick Abe’s successor
- August 29, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 3:10 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Commentary: After Abe’s exit, who should lead Japan?
- August 29, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
POLITICS
Editorial: Avoid political vacuum after Abe’s resignation statement
- August 29, 2020
- , The Japan News , 1:34 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Editorial: Abe’s departure must mark start of process to heal democracy
- August 29, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 1:36 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
LDP to elect new leader by mid-September
- August 31, 2020
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POLITICS
Editorial: PM Abe brought down curtain as administration faced impasse
- August 29, 2020
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
POLITICS
Next Japanese leader to inherit paramount challenges
- August 29, 2020
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POLITICS
Abe resigning because he ‘cannot fulfill public mandate’
- August 28, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 6:45 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Commentary: What Abe leaves behind for Japan and the world
- August 29, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
POLITICS
Commentary: Navigating geopolitical uncertainty in a post-Abe world
- August 29, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
POLITICS
Commentary: Five points to make sense of post-Abe Japan
- August 29, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
POLITICS
A legacy slipping away: Why Shinzo Abe stepped down
- August 30, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 2:31 a.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
In pictures: Looking back on Abe’s tenure, from Hiroshima to Mario
- August 29, 2020
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 3:22 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Interview: CCS Suga says self-protection is fundamental to preventing spread of COVID-19
- August 28, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 3
- JMH Translation
OPINION POLLS
Ishiba seen most fit as Abe’s successor in Kyodo News poll
- August 30, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , 9:58 p.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
Japanese start-up’s prototype ‘car’ takes flight
- August 29, 2020
- , The Japan News , 4:24 p.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
Editorial: Devise ways to promote Japanese electric vehicles at home and abroad
- August 31, 2020
- , The Japan News , 1:36 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
All Japan’s foreign residents can travel in and out from September
- August 28, 2020
- , The Japan Times
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SOCIETY
Japan to boost daily coronavirus testing capacity to 200,000
- August 29, 2020
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
SOCIETY
Okinawa to extend state of emergency again
- August 28, 2020
- , NHK WORLD , 9:04 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan in Talks with Moderna for Supply of Coronavirus Vaccine
- August 28, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 10:39 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japanese abductee families regret Abe’s resignation
- August 29, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 11:54 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: People infected with coronavirus should not be subject to defamation
- August 30, 2020
- , The Japan News , 1:17 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Hibakusha regret lack of empathy from Abe
- August 29, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 2:00 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Coronavirus crisis a chance to stop, think, and build a sustainable world
- August 28, 2020
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
SOCIETY
Govt to allow JETs, JICA trainees to enter Japan
- August 28, 2020
- , The Japan News , 4:05 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Sapporo, Osaka make LGBT couples eligible to receive support money
- August 30, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 9:16 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Deteriorating structures on Battleship Island at risk of loss
- August 30, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 5:30 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Abe announces additional measures to combat COVID-19
- August 29, 2020
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SOCIETY
Health Ministry revises estimates for COVID-19 resurgence
- August 29, 2020
- , Asahi
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SOCIETY
Infographic: New coronavirus cases and positive test rate in Tokyo (Aug. 30, 2020)
- August 31, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
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SOCIETY
Infographic:68,800 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 (Aug. 30, 2020)
- August 30, 2020
- , NHK digital , 21:23 p.m.
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