October 22, 2020
HEADLINES
Noon news
- October 22, 2020
- , All TV networks
- JMH Summary
HEADLINES
Morning news
- October 22, 2020
- , All national papers , All TV networks
- JMH Summary
INTERNATIONAL
Meet Japan’s new envoy to China
- October 22, 2020
- , NHK WORLD
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Suga warns China over South China Sea
- October 21, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 5:26 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Strategy for an open Indo-Pacific should not raise regional tensions
- October 22, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 1:04 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: PM Suga shares initiative to achieve open seas
- October 22, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 2
- JMH Translation
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Japan needs to parlay PM Suga’s ASEAN visit into stability in Asia
- October 22, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 2
- JMH Translation
INTERNATIONAL
Suga samples ‘diplomacy in pandemic’ on maiden voyage
- October 22, 2020
- , Nikkei Asia , 1:06 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan, Indonesia agree to strengthen security cooperation with eye toward China
- October 21, 2020
- , The Japan News , 4:34 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Analysis: Silence in Beijing as Suga builds anti-China coalition
- October 22, 2020
- , Nikkei Asia , 5:30 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
PM Suga wraps up first foreign trip
- October 22, 2020
- , All national papers
- JMH Summary
INTERNATIONAL
Senior U.S. diplomat comments on Quad framework
- October 22, 2020
- , Sankei
- JMH Summary
INTERNATIONAL
Japan vows emergency loan to support Cambodia’s virus-hit economy
- October 21, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 4:48 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan to permit “very short-term” business travelers
- October 22, 2020
- , Yomiuri
- JMH Summary
INTERNATIONAL
Concern mounting about U.S. moves to limit entry of academics, reporters
- October 22, 2020
- , Nikkei
- JMH Summary
INTERNATIONAL
Senior ROK politician voices hope for settlement of forced labor dispute by next summer
- October 22, 2020
- , All national papers
- JMH Summary
INTERNATIONAL
Moon’s likely successor seeks better Japan ties before Olympics
- October 22, 2020
- , Nikkei Asia , 6:52 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan, UK to sign free trade deal tomorrow
- October 22, 2020
- , Nikkei
- JMH Summary
INTERNATIONAL
Attempts to spread anti-Japan feeling abroad cannot be ignored
- October 22, 2020
- , The Japan News , 1:02 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Stranded North Koreans in China keep earning for homeland
- October 22, 2020
- , Nikkei Asia , 3:11 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
North Korean gov’t ship spotted in Japan’s EEZ last month
- October 21, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 7:13 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Russia cyberattacks on Tokyo Games started in Sept. 2019: paper
- October 21, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 12:13 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Ex-residents of Russian-held isles pray for ancestors from air
- October 21, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 4:55 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
German ambassador: A new perspective on Germany, the Indo-Pacific
- October 16, 2020
- , The Japan News , p. 3
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Cartoon: Putin’s threat
- October 22, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 14
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
EXCLUSIVE: Japan, Britain to set high-level intellectual property rules
- October 21, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 6:20 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan’s investment in Vietnam plummets while Suga seeks closer ties
- October 22, 2020
- , Nikkei Asia , 10:55 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
State urged not to make Aomori final n-waste disposal site
- October 21, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 8:11 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
NRA to start monitoring seawater ahead of discharge of radioactive water
- October 22, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 4
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
Japan looks to clamp down on illicit outflow of famous food products
- October 21, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
ECONOMY
Farm ministers of Japan, China, ROK, ASEAN agree to cooperate for stable supply of food
- October 22, 2020
- , NHK
- JMH Summary
ECONOMY
Google faces antitrust scrutiny in Asia after U.S. lawsuit
- October 21, 2020
- , Nikkei Asia , 6:15 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
U.S. defense chief urges allies to spend over 2% of GDP on defense
- October 22, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 11
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
Japan defense minister tours air base in Okinawa
- October 21, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 9:04 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
U.S. asked for more Haneda landing and takeoff slots in exchange for airspace change
- October 18, 2020
- , Mainichi , p. 3
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
Consideration budget talks to focus on increase in Japan’s burden, Japan taking wait-and-see approach
- October 17, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
Ishigaki, Nanjo cities receive bomb threat emails
- October 21, 2020
- , Ryukyu Shimpo , p. 24
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
Residents fear U.S. military airplane crash near Iwakuni due to low altitude training
- October 19, 2020
- , Mainichi , p. 25
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
Secretary Pompeo expresses willingness for full-fledged talks on host nation support
- October 22, 2020
- , NHK
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
Secretary Esper calls on allies to increase defense budget
- October 22, 2020
- , Asahi, Yomiuri
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
Defense Minister Kishi visits Okinawa
- October 22, 2020
- , Yomiuri
- JMH Summary
POLITICS
LDP’s Ishiba announces decision to step down as chair of his own faction
- October 22, 2020
- , NHK
- JMH Summary
POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Oct. 21, 2020
- October 22, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Gist of Prime Minister Suga’s press conference on Oct. 21
- October 22, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Focus: Suga has 3 options on when to break up lower house for election
- October 22, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 0:20 a.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
INTERVIEW: Suga administration’s fate hinges on next election
- October 21, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 10:06 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Strength of in-house groups in House of Councillors
- October 22, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Political party subsidies paid to eight parties, totaling 7.9 billion yen
- October 21, 2020
- , Mainichi , p. 5
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Japan’s political parties hurry to prepare candidates for next lower house election
- October 21, 2020
- , The Japan News , 4:34 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Editorial: Concentrate tax reform debate on measures to shore up economy
- October 22, 2020
- , The Japan News , 12:09 p.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
Japan to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions to net zero by 2050
- October 21, 2020
- , Nikkei Asia , 6:50 p.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
Japan to strive to eliminate CO2 emissions by 2050
- October 22, 2020
- , All national papers
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
Tokyo University researchers test masks’ effectiveness using actual coronavirus
- October 22, 2020
- , NTV
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
COVID-19 testing centers to be set up at Narita Airport
- October 22, 2020
- , TBS, TV Asahi
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
Tokyo survey shows 79% of Olympic volunteers concerned about COVID-19
- October 21, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 7:58 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Interview: Japan Olympics minister aims for ‘safe and full’ games with fans
- October 21, 2020
- , Nikkei Asia , 5:38 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Tokyo Olympic organizers show virus measures in spectator entry test
- October 21, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 7:50 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Facial recognition planned to halt virus spread during Tokyo Games
- October 22, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 2:00 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Visitors to Japan top 10,000 for 1st time in 6 months
- October 21, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 7:09 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: NHK needs public trust before legislation to make TV receiving fee mandatory
- October 21, 2020
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan’s birth rate likely to plunge amid COVID-19 pandemic
- October 22, 2020
- , All national papers
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
Pfizer starts clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine in Japan
- October 22, 2020
- , Mainichi
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
Infographic: Status of gov’t indicators for COVID-19 in Tokyo (Oct. 21, 2020)
- October 22, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Infographic: 95,346 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 (Oct. 21, 2020)
- October 21, 2020
- , NHK digital , 10:40 p.m.
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