December 4, 2020
HEADLINES
Noon news
- December 4, 2020
- , All TV networks
- JMH Summary
HEADLINES
Morning news
- December 4, 2020
- , All national papers , All TV networks
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INTERNATIONAL
Foreign Minister Motegi to visit Africa next week
- December 4, 2020
- , NHK
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan, China and South Korea to delay trilateral summit to 2021
- December 4, 2020
- , Nikkei Asia , 5:01 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Democratization the key to stopping Chinese advances in Myanmar
- December 3, 2020
- , Japan Forward
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Afghanistan not in a situation for U.S. troops to be cut down
- December 4, 2020
- , The Japan News , 1:16 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: An alarming assassination in Iran
- December 3, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan mourns death of ex-French President Giscard d’Estaing
- December 3, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 4:36 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan, China, South Korea to skip trilateral summit this year
- December 4, 2020
- , Nikkei
- JMH Summary
INTERNATIONAL
Japan expresses grave concern over prison sentences of Hong Kong activists
- December 4, 2020
- , Mainichi
- JMH Summary
INTERNATIONAL
Japan pledges support for WHO reform
- December 4, 2020
- , Nikkei, Sankei
- JMH Summary
ECONOMY
Japan moves to mandate carbon trading for automakers
- December 4, 2020
- , Nikkei Asia , 9:15 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Gov’t will launch 80 billion yen fund to help finance renewable energy firms
- December 4, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
Japan to ban sales of new gasoline vehicles in mid-2030s
- December 4, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 0:17 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
China sees Japan as “virtual U.S.”
- November 19, 2020
- , Nikkei Business
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
TPP policy framework revisions set goal of 5 trillion yen in farm exports
- December 4, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 8
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
Casino winnings of nonresident foreigners to be untaxed in Japan
- December 3, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 5:49 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Business community wary of “brain” behind Suga
- December 2, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 2
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
Japan’s Kioxia gets US go-ahead to supply server chips to Huawei
- December 4, 2020
- , Nikkei Asia , 3:58 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Editorial: BOJ’s mounting stock holdings undermine healthy market function
- December 4, 2020
- , The Japan News , 12:13 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan pulls out all policy stops in hunt for Asia financial talent
- December 4, 2020
- , Nikkei Asia , 3:41 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Poland minister seeks Japanese partners for nuclear project
- December 3, 2020
- , Nikkei Asia , 6:07 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan to take steps to attract foreign financial talent to set up international hub
- December 4, 2020
- , Nikkei
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
Use of Futenma by transient aircraft increased drastically in FY2019
- December 4, 2020
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
MOD to double subsidy given to Osprey-hosting Kisarazu City
- December 3, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 23
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
U.K. journalist calls on U.S. military to allow Japan to survey toxic substances at U.S. bases
- December 2, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 6
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
Japan to adopt destroyer construction plan in mid-December
- December 3, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 11:10 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Nago City Council protests series of incidents involving U.S. military servicemen
- December 4, 2020
- , Ryukyu Shimpo , p. 2
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
Okinawa City Assembly protests repeated alcohol-related incidents by U.S. military servicemen
- December 4, 2020
- , Ryukyu Shimpo , p. 2
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
GOJ discusses alternatives to Aegis Ashore at NSC meeting
- December 4, 2020
- , Mainichi, Yomiuri, Sankei
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
U.S. Navy secretary announces plan to assign 1st Fleet to Indo-Pacific
- December 4, 2020
- , Yomiuri
- JMH Summary
POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Dec. 3, 2020
- December 4, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Question Time falls by the wayside again at Diet session
- December 3, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 5:37 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Abe asked to explain support group’s banquet payments
- December 3, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 6:33 p.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
Gov’t to prepare guidelines on cyberattack countermeasures for private sector
- December 3, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 31
- JMH Translation
SCIENCE
NASA picks U.S., Japanese companies for lunar sample collection
- December 4, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 11:26 a.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
Group to study loss of smell as symptom of COVID
- December 4, 2020
- , NHK WORLD
- English Press
SCIENCE
Infographic: Status of gov’t indicators for COVID-19 in Tokyo (Dec. 3, 2020)
- December 4, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
- JMH Translation
SCIENCE
U.S., Japan to help Vietnam reduce carbon emissions
- December 4, 2020
- , Nikkei
- JMH Summary
SCIENCE
Osaka raises alert level to “red” in face of virus resurgence
- December 4, 2020
- , All national papers
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
Govt. may push COVID-19 hospitalization criteria
- December 4, 2020
- , NHK WORLD
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan’s COVID-19 third wave clogs hospitals’ capacity for care
- December 4, 2020
- , Nikkei Asia , 3:30 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan’s Suga repeats vow to host Olympics despite coronavirus surge
- December 4, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 6:52 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Tokyo Games’ anti-virus costs to be equally shared
- December 3, 2020
- , NHK WORLD
- English Press
SOCIETY
Interview: Olympic Village mayor aims for memorable experiences
- December 3, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 8:13 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan govt compiles tourism revival package
- December 4, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 7:15 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: New virus response needed to prevent collapse of Japan’s health care system
- December 3, 2020
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
SOCIETY
Student virus infections almost triple to 3,303 in Japan
- December 3, 2020
- , The Japan News , 4:02 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Biden, Trump still battling on year-end ‘hagoita’ paddle
- December 3, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 6:45 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Ex-JET teacher sues Nagasaki over incidents of sex misconduct
- December 4, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 7:00 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Infographic: 156,681 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 (Dec. 3, 2020)
- December 3, 2020
- , NHK digital , 10:49 p.m.
- JMH Translation
EDUCATION
40% of universities considering offering multiple enrollment times: survey
- December 2, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 33
- JMH Translation
