April 21, 2021
HEADLINES
Noon news
- April 21, 2021
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- April 21, 2021
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INTERNATIONAL
South Korean court dismisses comfort women lawsuit
- April 21, 2021
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INTERNATIONAL
Suga says Japan, U.S. to lead discussions on climate change in international community
- April 21, 2021
- , NHK
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INTERNATIONAL
Chinese leader Xi to attend climate change summit
- April 21, 2021
- , NHK, NTV
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INTERNATIONAL
U.S., Japan to monitor Rakuten for leakage of customer data to China
- April 21, 2021
- , Kyodo
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INTERNATIONAL
New Zealand hesitant to expand “Five Eyes”
- April 21, 2021
- , Nikkei
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INTERNATIONAL
Comment: Threat of Chinese sanctions tests Japan’s resolve on Taiwan
- April 21, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 10:33 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Xi takes swipe at U.S. by urging restraint from ‘meddling’
- April 20, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 2:07 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
China state media stays quiet on Taiwan as Beijing seeks U.S. dialogue
- April 20, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 3:11 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan, Philippines discuss concerns about China
- April 21, 2021
- , NHK WORLD
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Suga denies possible military involvement over Taiwan
- April 20, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 9:35 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Opinion: U.S. and Japan gear up for a new era of competition with China
- April 21, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 5:00 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association’s Taipei office raises Japanese flag
- April 20, 2021
- , Sankei digital , 8:27 p.m.
- JMH Translation
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Japan should support Britain’s measures to counter China, Russia
- April 21, 2021
- , Japan Forward
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan mourns death of former U.S. Ambassador Mondale
- April 20, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 2:15 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Ex-U.S. ambassador made great contributions to Japan-U.S. relations
- April 21, 2021
- , The Japan News , 12:31 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Obituary: Mondale remembered as a statesman who listened to Okinawa
- April 21, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 7:31 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan welcomes EU’s new commitment to Indo-Pacific region
- April 20, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 5:14 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan targets Vietnam for first ASEAN oil-sharing deal
- April 21, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 1:52 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan foreign minister to visit Britain, East European nations
- April 20, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 7:06 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japanese Embassy in Myanmar lodges protest
- April 20, 2021
- , NHK WORLD
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Negative reporting on comfort women is no longer taboo: former Dong-A Ilbo chief editor Shim Kyun-sun
- April 15, 2021
- , Asahi , p. 13
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INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: China and South Korea have no business opposing the Fukushima plan
- April 20, 2021
- , Japan Forward
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Prime Minister Suga reports to Diet on results of U.S.-Japan summit
- April 21, 2021
- , All national papers
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INTERNATIONAL
Taiwan president tweets about U.S.-Japan Joint Statement
- April 21, 2021
- , NHK
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INTERNATIONAL
Prime Minister Suga to attend Climate Change Summit online
- April 21, 2021
- , Nikkei
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan, India to postpone 2+2 meeting due to COVID-19 situation in India
- April 21, 2021
- , Yomiuri, Sankei
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ECONOMY
Japan, U.S. plan to keep watch on Rakuten after Tencent investment
- April 20, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 11:07 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan proposes grid expansion for offshore power push
- April 20, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 12:13 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Nuclear contracts between local gov’ts and utilities double since Fukushima accident
- April 18, 2021
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 2
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ECONOMY
Coordination with industry necessary to set ambitious greenhouse gas reduction target: minister
- April 17, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 11
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ECONOMY
Ibaraki fishermen oppose n-plant water release plan
- April 20, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 3:16 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Gov. vows to discuss releasing treated water into Osaka Bay
- April 20, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 6:01 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Editorial: Global competition to reduce corporate tax rates has reached limit
- April 21, 2021
- , The Japan News , 11:06 a.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
PM Suga reportedly asked President Biden to accelerate return of Camp Kinser
- April 21, 2021
- , Okinawa Times
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SECURITY
Chinese ships spotted near Senkakus for 67th consecutive day
- April 21, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 24
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
U.S. hints at trimming nuclear weapons budgets but seeks to maintain deterrence
- April 10, 2021
- , Asahi digital , 7:00 a.m.
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
Taiwan issue offers chance to revise defense assumptions: former MSDF fleet commander
- April 21, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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SECURITY
Japan Coast Guard considering to introduce drones
- April 20, 2021
- , NHK WORLD
- English Press
SECURITY
Cyberattacks on Japan aerospace industry exploited ‘zero-day’ flaw
- April 21, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 3:30 a.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Survey: Japan universities lax on tracking researcher ties to foreign recruitment schemes
- April 21, 2021
- , The Japan News , 10:59 a.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
ASDF to conduct demonstration flights near Mageshima
- April 21, 2021
- , Mainichi
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on April 20, 2021
- April 21, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Japan PM Suga to skip war-linked Yasukuni shrine visit: sources
- April 20, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 9:04 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Abe to become top advisor to LDP headquarters for constitutional revision
- April 21, 2021
- , Asahi , p. 4
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
With release of new book, will Shimomura become “post-Suga” candidate?
- April 20, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS
Status of vaccination rollout in each prefecture reported on Kantei website
- April 21, 2021
- , Asahi , p. 4
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POLITICS
Calls for extra budget emerge from ruling LDP
- April 20, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 10:43 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Japan govt to keep FY 2025 primary surplus target
- April 21, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 1:58 a.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
PM Suga sends ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine
- April 21, 2021
- , NHK
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OPINION POLLS
59.9% approve of outcomes of PM Suga’s visit to U.S., Sankei-FNN poll
- April 20, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 1
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OPINION POLLS
80% say Japan needs to address China’s human rights issue, Sankei-FNN poll
- April 20, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 1
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OPINION POLLS
Opinion poll & results from Sankei Shimbun
- April 21, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 5
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SCIENCE
Secretary Blinken expresses alarm at U.S. lagging behind in renewable energy
- April 21, 2021
- , BS NTV
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SCIENCE
PM Suga decides not to visit India, Philippines during Golden Week
- April 21, 2021
- , NHK
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SCIENCE
Interview with digital minister Hirai: New value through public-private data sharing
- April 19, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 5
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SCIENCE
Hamburgers on the Moon? Astronaut jokes with Suga about lunar project
- April 20, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 11:30 p.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
Osaka asks GOJ to issue fresh state of emergency
- April 21, 2021
- , All national papers
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SOCIETY
GOJ to dispatch 90 nurses to Osaka
- April 21, 2021
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SOCIETY
Osaka to go dark as Japan prepares to reimpose COVID emergency
- April 20, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 8:38 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan to receive 50 mil. additional doses of Pfizer vaccine
- April 21, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 1:40 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan firm to start regenerative medicine trial for COVID patients
- April 20, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 6:19 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Infographic: Five COVID-19 indicators for 12 key prefectures (April 19, 2021)
- April 20, 2021
- , NHK digital , 10:56 p.m.
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SOCIETY
Infographic: Comparison of trends in new COVID-19 cases in Tokyo, Osaka, and nationwide
- April 20, 2021
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
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SOCIETY
Infographic: Status of gov’t indicators for COVID-19 in Tokyo (April 20, 2021)
- April 21, 2021
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
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SOCIETY
Infographic: 542,968 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 (April 20, 2021)
- April 20, 2021
- , NHK digital , 10:50 p.m.
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SOCIETY
Editorial: Basic issues left unaddressed by move to revise immigration law
- April 20, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 4:27 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japanese woman who listened to former American POWs for more than 20 years
- April 20, 2021
- , Asahi , p. 2
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Vox Populi: Time to consider cutting our losses, canceling Tokyo Olympics
- April 20, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 1:36 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Tokyo Olympic athletes to undergo daily saliva testing
- April 21, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 2:08 a.m.
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Japan’s local governments get creative to incentivize vaccinations
- April 20, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Cartoon: No exit?
- April 21, 2021
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
GOJ, Olympic organizing committee to decide cap on spectators in June
- April 21, 2021
- , Mainichi, Yomiuri
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