December 11, 2020
HEADLINES
Noon news
- December 11, 2020
- , All TV networks
- JMH Summary
HEADLINES
Morning news
- December 11, 2020
- , All newspapers and TV networks
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan defense chief warns China over maritime expansion
- December 10, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 9:55 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan in talks to invest $4bn in Indonesia sovereign wealth fund
- December 10, 2020
- , Nikkei Asia , 3:00 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Japan should call for the release of jailed Hong Kong democracy activists
- December 10, 2020
- , Japan Forward
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
ASEAN and other defense chiefs express concern over China
- December 11, 2020
- , Asahi, Yomiuri
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INTERNATIONAL
U.S. frustrated with China’s violations of UN sanctions resolutions on DPRK
- December 11, 2020
- , Yomiuri
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INTERNATIONAL
Foreign Minister Motegi visits African nations to strengthen economic ties
- December 11, 2020
- , Mainichi
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ECONOMY
China to overtake U.S. economy by 2028-29 in COVID’s wake: JCER
- December 10, 2020
- , Nikkei Asia , 4:16 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan’s ruling bloc OKs FY 2021 tax reforms to help virus-hit economy
- December 10, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 2:46 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan picks 15 priority areas for achieving carbon neutrality
- December 10, 2020
- , The Japan News , 5:05 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Biden picks Katherine Tai for USTR
- December 11, 2020
- , Mainichi, Nikkei
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
Tamaki says calling off Futenma relocation project still possible
- December 11, 2020
- , Okinawa Times , p. 2
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
Governor Tamaki recovers from pneumonia
- December 11, 2020
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
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SECURITY
Japan punts U.S. base funding deal into Biden era
- December 11, 2020
- , Nikkei Asia , 4:16 a.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Editorial: Academic exchange between Japanese and Chinese universities helps the PLA
- December 9, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 2
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SECURITY
Gov’t considering allocating provisional amount for host nation support in FY21 budget
- December 11, 2020
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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SECURITY
Draft indicates gov’t’s plan to develop long-range missile to defend Senkakus
- December 11, 2020
- , Mainichi , p. 6
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SECURITY
Japanese labor union stages protest at Camp Zama
- December 11, 2020
- , Kanagawa Shimbun , p. 22
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SECURITY
U.S. stays in the Gulf, regardless of debate over being “world’ policeman”: Kuni Miyake
- December 10, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 9
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SECURITY
Japanese government to establish licensing system for flying drones
- December 11, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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SECURITY
Russian envoy discusses exchange with Okinawa vice governor
- December 11, 2020
- , Okinawa Times , p. 2
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SECURITY
Japan to forgo sealing tentative host nation support deal by year’s end
- December 11, 2020
- , Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei
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SECURITY
GOJ to continue discussions on capability to strike enemy bases
- December 11, 2020
- , Yomiuri
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SECURITY
Supreme Court dismisses appeal for flight suspension at Yokota
- December 11, 2020
- , NHK
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Dec. 10, 2020
- December 11, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Gist of FY 2021 tax reform package approved by Japan’s ruling bloc
- December 10, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 6:24 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Editorial: Encourage enterprises to invest actively through tax system reform
- December 11, 2020
- , The Japan News , 12:07 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Suga inspects 2011 quake recovery in northeastern Japan
- December 10, 2020
- , Kyodo News , 2:07 p.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
Gov’t to promote HVs as replacements for exclusively gasoline-powered cars
- December 11, 2020
- , Asahi , p. 7
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SCIENCE
Japan aims to bring total lifetime auto emissions down to zero
- December 11, 2020
- , Nikkei Asia , 7:11 a.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
METI considering emissions trading scheme for power utilities
- December 10, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 1
- JMH Translation
SCIENCE
Editorial: Hayabusa2’s successful mission may help us reclaim our own past
- December 10, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SCIENCE
Can Japan shift gears fast enough to ban gas cars by 2035?
- December 10, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SCIENCE
Commentary: Can Japan keep up in the 21st-century space race?
- December 10, 2020
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SCIENCE
Exclusive: Japan to earmark 50 b. yen for 6G development
- December 10, 2020
- , Jiji Press , 6:59 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
GOJ’s subcommittee presents recommendations for COVID-19 measures
- December 11, 2020
- , NHK
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SOCIETY
Eight percent of those who died of COVID-19 in Tokyo were initially asymptomatic
- December 11, 2020
- , Fuji TV
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SOCIETY
Panel seeks system on foreigners’ infections
- December 10, 2020
- , NHK WORLD , 6:00 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan to prepare train cars for Narita arrivals
- December 11, 2020
- , NHK WORLD , 4:00 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan to provide ultracold freezers to store COVID vaccine
- December 10, 2020
- , Nikkei Asia , 10:00 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Supreme Court’s Grand Bench to again hear dual surname issue
- December 10, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 5:50 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Prepare flexibly for Osaka-Kansai expo amid coronavirus pandemic
- December 11, 2020
- , The Japan News , 12:55 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Vox Populi: UNESCO to soon add ‘kayabuki’ to list of intangible cultural heritage
- December 10, 2020
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 1:23 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Cartoon: Up against a wall
- December 11, 2020
- , Sankei , p. 5
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SOCIETY
Infographic: Status of gov’t indicators for COVID-19 in Tokyo (Dec. 10, 2020)
- December 11, 2020
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
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SOCIETY
Japan logs record number of COVID cases, concern grows over hospital capacities
- December 11, 2020
- , All national papers
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SOCIETY
Infographic: 173,128 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 (Dec. 10, 2020)
- December 10, 2020
- , NHK digital , 11:00 p.m.
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