April 7, 2021
HEADLINES
Noon news
- April 7, 2021
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- April 7, 2021
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INTERNATIONAL
DOS spokesperson says U.S. wouldn’t rule out boycotting Beijing Olympics
- April 7, 2021
- , NHK, NTV, TBS, TV Asahi
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INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Japan must join Europe and US in advancing human rights
- April 7, 2021
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 1:29 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
U.S. rules out possibility of issuing “vaccine passports” to Americans
- April 7, 2021
- , NHK
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan to extend sanctions against N. Korea
- April 6, 2021
- , NHK WORLD
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan calm over N. Korea’s pullout from Tokyo Games
- April 6, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 11:34 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Japan, S. Korea, U.S. must rebuild unity to blunt N. Korea’s nukes
- April 6, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 4:10 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
N. Korea raps Japan’s Suga by name for violating self-defense right
- April 6, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 8:59 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
If Japan studies decline in the U.S, so will Japan’s global presence
- April 1, 2021
- , Wedge , pp. 8-11
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INTERNATIONAL
Cartoon: Kim Jong-un desires this Olympic sport
- April 7, 2021
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
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INTERNATIONAL
U.S., Japanese leaders to issue three joint statements at summit next week
- April 7, 2021
- , Yomiuri
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INTERNATIONAL
Suga to visit India, Philippines in late April
- April 7, 2021
- , Yomiuri
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ECONOMY
Plan to dispose of Japanese nuclear waste in Canada revealed
- April 6, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 8:50 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan FY 2020 sales of foreign-brand vehicles down 12.5 pct
- April 6, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 6:50 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
TEPCO apologizes to Fukushima governor for problems at n-plants
- April 6, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 3:20 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
JGC joins U.S. project to build nuclear plant with small reactors
- April 6, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 6:58 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan and Malaysia sign memorandum on digital transformation
- April 6, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 5
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ECONOMY
U.S. beef prices hit six-year high
- April 6, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 19
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ECONOMY
Foreign workers with “specified skills” earn monthly wages of 170,000 yen
- April 1, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 5
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SECURITY
Top military officials of U.S., Japan, ROK to meet in Hawaii
- April 7, 2021
- , TBS
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SECURITY
Defense Minister Kishi reiterates GOJ intention to proceed with Henoko plan
- April 7, 2021
- , Okinawa Times
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SECURITY
Chinese ships spotted near Senkakus for 53rd consecutive day
- April 7, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 24
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SECURITY
Commentary: China’s ambiguous coast guard law a challenge for Japan
- April 6, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SECURITY
Commentary: Asia’s growing missile arsenals demand a response
- April 6, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SECURITY
ASDF Nyutabaru Airbase is “leading candidate” for F-35B deployment
- April 7, 2021
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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SECURITY
U.S. Human Rights Report fails to describe situation in Okinawa
- April 6, 2021
- , Okinawa Times , p. 2
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SECURITY
Japan to rework planned ASDF F-15 modification
- April 7, 2021
- , Asahi
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SECURITY
India takes part in multilateral naval drill led by France
- April 7, 2021
- , Nikkei
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SECURITY
Japan concerned about possibility of U.S. declaring no first use of nuclear weapons
- April 7, 2021
- , Yomiuri, Sankei
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on April 6, 2021
- April 7, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS
DPFP may become destabilizing factor in opposition unity
- April 6, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 10:00 a.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Japan’s digital reform bills clear Lower House
- April 6, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 7:12 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Strength of in-house groups in House of Representatives
- April 2, 2021
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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POLITICS
Suga mentions dissolution of Lower House for snap election ahead of autumn
- April 7, 2021
- , All national papers
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SCIENCE
Osaka experiences exponential surge in COVID-19
- April 7, 2021
- , All national papers
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SOCIETY
Service members in Okinawa possibly involved in 27 incidents that occurred during liberty policy violations
- April 7, 2021
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
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SOCIETY
Australian rape victim renews call for SOFA revision
- April 7, 2021
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
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SOCIETY
Japanese lawmakers mull sanctions on human rights abuses
- April 6, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 10:09 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Alarmed by inaction, lawmakers push Japan to embrace rights diplomacy
- April 6, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan in no better situation 1 yr after 1st virus emergency
- April 7, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 2:38 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Spread of U.K. strain casts shadow over Kansai COVID-19 measures
- April 6, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Time to use all efforts to avoid hospital bed shortage for COVID-19 patients
- April 7, 2021
- , The Japan News , 12:01 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Promote digital tech in criminal justice system while protecting information
- April 7, 2021
- , The Japan News , 12:56 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Tokyo Olympic organizers need to stop whining and face reality
- April 7, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 1:25 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan fears DPRK’s decision not to participate in Olympics may trigger “domino effect”
- April 7, 2021
- , Asahi, Mainichi
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SOCIETY
Infographic: Six COVID-19 indicators for 12 key prefectures (April 5, 2021)
- April 6, 2021
- , NHK digital , 8:27 p.m.
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SOCIETY
Infographic: 490,711 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 (April 6, 2021)
- April 6, 2021
- , NHK digital , 10:59 p.m.
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SOCIETY
Infographic: Status of gov’t indicators for COVID-19 in Tokyo (April 6, 2021)
- April 7, 2021
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
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