February 26, 2021
HEADLINES
Noon news
- February 26, 2021
- , All TV networks
- JMH Summary
HEADLINES
Morning news
- February 26, 2021
- , All national papers , All TV networks
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan criticizes S. Korea over reference to comfort women
- February 25, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 4:39 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Gov’t to provide grant aid of 440 million yen to Somalia
- February 26, 2021
- , Yomiuri , p. 6
- JMH Translation
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Supply chain review reflects new national security mentality
- February 25, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan’s ties with Myanmar put to the test after military coup
- February 25, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Operation Tomodachi shows U.S. military ‘will put itself at risk’ for sake of Japanese people
- February 26, 2021
- , The Japan News , 9:21 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
U.S. may have given consideration to Japan in commenting on Senkakus
- February 26, 2021
- , Asahi
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INTERNATIONAL
Japanese, Australia leaders share concern over China’s attempts to change status quo
- February 26, 2021
- , Mainichi, Nikkei, Sankei
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan mulls halting new economic assistance for Myanmar
- February 26, 2021
- , Nikkei
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ECONOMY
Japan digital transformation can boost GDP by $735bn: ACCJ
- February 25, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 3:42 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Gov’t says foreign visitors’ casino profits to be tax-exempt
- February 25, 2021
- , Kanagawa Shimbun , p. 2
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
Toyota delays opening of new Myanmar plant in wake of coup
- February 25, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 10:25 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
$5.6bn green fund to buy LNG-powered vessels for Japan’s shippers
- February 26, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 4:31 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Editorial: Nuclear power plays significant role in realizing decarbonization under Japan’s strategic energy plan
- February 26, 2021
- , The Japan News , 1:13 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
8 Japan automakers’ domestic output down 10 pct in Jan.
- February 25, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 8:12 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
U.S. to secure supply chains for key materials
- February 26, 2021
- , Asahi, Nikkei
- JMH Summary
ECONOMY
Japan, seven other economies agree to cut saury catch quotas by 40%
- February 26, 2021
- , Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nikkei
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SECURITY
ASDF to conduct training at Kadena next month
- February 26, 2021
- , Ryukyu Shimpo
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
U.S. may have given consideration to Japan in comment on Senkaku sovereignty
- February 26, 2021
- , Asahi , p. 3
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
Gov’t allows JCG to use weapons because “China is escalating tensions”
- February 26, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 1
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SECURITY
U.S. Marine arrested on DUI charge
- February 26, 2021
- , Ryukyu Shimpo , p. 37
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SECURITY
U.S. civilian base worker arrested for DUI
- February 26, 2021
- , Ryukyu Shimpo , p. 37
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SECURITY
Chinese ships spotted near Senkakus for 13th consecutive day
- February 26, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 24
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SECURITY
Komeito mulls talks with LDP on restricting use of land critical to national security
- February 26, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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SECURITY
“Jurisdictional waters” ambiguous: Kyushu University assistant prof. Chisako Masuo
- February 24, 2021
- , Asahi , p. 2
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SECURITY
U.S. military allows Ginowan to install security camera at Futenma parking lot
- February 25, 2021
- , Okinawa Times , p. 2
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SECURITY
Editorial: When will the government stop riding roughshod over Okinawans?
- February 25, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 7:01 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
GOJ says coast guard could use weapons if foreign vessels tried to land on Senkakus
- February 26, 2021
- , Yomiuri
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Feb. 25, 2021
- February 26, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
LDP lacks party candidate for 10 election districts
- February 26, 2021
- , Asahi , p. 4
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POLITICS
LDP endorses former bureaucrat as candidate for Upper House Hiroshima race
- February 25, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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POLITICS
Editorial: Why was PM Suga’s son charming Japanese bureaucrats?
- February 25, 2021
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
SCIENCE
Industry calls for gov’t to lead efforts toward restarting reactors to achieve decarbonization goal
- February 25, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
SCIENCE
METI to establish decarbonization fund to support corporate projects
- February 23, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
SCIENCE
Itochu and France’s Air Liquide to build giant hydrogen plant
- February 25, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 6:01 p.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
Mitsubishi pulls out of Vietnam coal plant amid climate concerns
- February 26, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 6:09 a.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
State of emergency for Kansai and Chubu regions to be lifted at end of February
- February 26, 2021
- , All national papers
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SCIENCE
Japan to gradually increase event capacity to 10,000 after lifting of emergency
- February 26, 2021
- , Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei
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SOCIETY
GOJ decides to lift state of emergency for six prefectures
- February 26, 2021
- , NHK
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SOCIETY
GOJ mulls procurement of needles enabling six vaccine doses instead of five
- February 26, 2021
- , TBS
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SOCIETY
Vaccine doses for elderly to be distributed nationwide by end of June
- February 26, 2021
- , NHK
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SOCIETY
JMA head cautious about early lifting of emergency
- February 25, 2021
- , NHK WORLD
- English Press
SOCIETY
Virus concerns loom for Japan with Olympic torch relay a month away
- February 25, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Editorial: Accelerate efforts to strengthen Japan’s development of COVID-19 vaccines
- February 26, 2021
- , The Japan News , 13:00 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
About 1,000 volunteers withdraw from Tokyo Games
- February 25, 2021
- , NHK WORLD
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan should rethink the “silence is acknowledgement” stance on human rights: Expert
- February 24, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 3
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Pair arrested for attempting to smuggle sea turtle shells into Japan
- February 25, 2021
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Top court ruling underscores the separation of church and state
- February 26, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 1:00 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Infographic: Status of gov’t indicators for COVID-19 in Tokyo (Feb. 25, 2021)
- February 26, 2021
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Infographic: 430,165 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 (Feb. 25, 2021)
- February 25, 2021
- , NHK digital , 8:47 p.m.
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Tokyo Olympics organizing committee hopes to decide on spectators around March 25
- February 26, 2021
- , All national papers
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