October 28, 2020

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HEADLINES

Noon news

  • October 28, 2020
  • , All TV networks
  • JMH Summary

HEADLINES

Morning news

  • October 28, 2020
  • , All newspapers and TV networks
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INTERNATIONAL

GOJ watching Hong Kong situation with serious concern

  • October 28, 2020
  • , Nikkei , Kyodo
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INTERNATIONAL

Hawaii to ease restrictions on visitors from Japan as early as Nov. 6

  • October 28, 2020
  • , NHK, Fuji TV
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Suga walks tightrope between U.S. and China

  • October 28, 2020
  • , Nikkei Asia , 4:02 a.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Japan, U.S. and Australia to finance undersea cable for Palau

  • October 28, 2020
  • , Nikkei Asia , 1:46 a.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Japan-US business leaders discuss COVID challenges

  • October 27, 2020
  • , NHK WORLD
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Local leaders from Japan, S.Korea discuss pandemic

  • October 27, 2020
  • , NHK WORLD
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Suga plans to uphold Abe’s approach to Russia 

  • October 28, 2020
  • , Nikkei
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INTERNATIONAL

Senior MOFA official to visit South Korea 

  • October 28, 2020
  • , Mainichi, Nikkei, Sankei
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Editorial: Security perspective lacking in nuclear arms treaty coming into effect soon

  • October 28, 2020
  • , The Japan News , 11:10 a.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Editorial: U.N. must tighten criteria or problem countries will dominate human rights council

  • October 27, 2020
  • , Japan Forward , 11:38 a.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Seko: Nuclear power may help attain climate goal

  • October 27, 2020
  • , NHK WORLD
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Eneos to halt petrochemical plant in central Japan

  • October 27, 2020
  • , Jiji Press , 8:58 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

EXCLUSIVE: Japan to exempt disposable PVC gloves from tariffs

  • October 27, 2020
  • , Jiji Press , 10:49 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Rakuten to double IT engineer head count in India

  • October 27, 2020
  • , Nikkei Asia , 1:31 p.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

Nuclear Regulation Authority may have been hit by cyberattack

  • October 28, 2020
  • , Nikkei , p. 43
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SECURITY

DM Kishi defends U.S. service members’ lodging off base in Miyazaki

  • October 28, 2020
  • , Ryukyu Shimpo
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SECURITY

Missile interception drill conducted for first time at Atsugi base

  • October 27, 2020
  • , Kanagawa Shimbun , p. 23
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SECURITY

EXCLUSIVE: Japan to study new missile detection method

  • October 27, 2020
  • , Jiji Press , 5:22 p.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

Companies flock to 1.2 million yen cyber training course

  • October 27, 2020
  • , Nikkei , p. 16
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SECURITY

Defense Minister Kishi hints at delaying decision on Aegis Ashore alternative

  • October 28, 2020
  • , Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nikkei
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POLITICS

Prime minister’s schedule on Oct. 27, 2020

  • October 28, 2020
  • , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS

Suga’s workmanlike style shows through in 1st policy speech

  • October 27, 2020
  • , The Japan News , 3:56 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

Strength of in-house groups in House of Representatives

  • October 28, 2020
  • , Yomiuri , p. 4
  • JMH Translation

POLITICS

Japan considering tax incentives to consolidate farmland in Fukushima

  • October 28, 2020
  • , The Japan News , 11:59 a.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

Cartoon: View from the Asahi

  • October 28, 2020
  • , Asahi , p. 14
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OPINION POLLS

Cabinet support rate lower but still above 50%, October opinion polls

  • October 28, 2020
  • , Nikkei , p. 4
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SCIENCE

Koizumi eyes solar and wind power in parks for zero-carbon push

  • October 28, 2020
  • , Nikkei Asia , 6:30 a.m.
  • English Press

SCIENCE

Japan finally in step with rest of the world on zero gas emissions

  • October 27, 2020
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 5:58 p.m.
  • English Press

SCIENCE

Tokyo to outpace Japan in new air pollution control restrictions

  • October 28, 2020
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 7:00 a.m.
  • English Press

SCIENCE

COVID-19 “health center” to be established at Olympic athlete village

  • October 28, 2020
  • , All national papers
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SOCIETY

SOCIETY

Hokkaido raises its COVID-19 alert level to Stage 2

  • October 28, 2020
  • , All TV networks
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SOCIETY

Unable to return home, Uyghurs seek to become citizens of Japan

  • October 25, 2020
  • , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 20
  • JMH Translation

SOCIETY

Anti-infection center to be set up for Tokyo Games

  • October 27, 2020
  • , NHK WORLD
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Juvenile suicide rate hits record high in Japan in 2019

  • October 27, 2020
  • , Jiji Press , 10:57 a.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Deputy minister Junko Mihara vows to amplify women’s voices on health care

  • October 27, 2020
  • , The Japan Times
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Infographic: Status of gov’t indicators for COVID-19 in Tokyo (Oct. 27, 2020)

  • October 28, 2020
  • , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
  • JMH Translation

SOCIETY

Infographic: 98,974 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 (Oct. 27, 2020)

  • October 27, 2020
  • , NHK digital , 11:00 p.m.
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