May 21, 2021
HEADLINES
Noon news
- May 21, 2021
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- JMH Summary
HEADLINES
Morning news
- May 21, 2021
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INTERNATIONAL
PM Suga cancels trip to Singapore
- May 21, 2021
- , Nikkei
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INTERNATIONAL
Leverage ODA to press Myanmar to end oppression, FM Motegi
- May 21, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 4
- JMH Translation
INTERNATIONAL
Japan ready to freeze all Myanmar development aid: Motegi
- May 21, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 2:00 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Commentary: Pressure Myanmar through multilateral collaboration
- May 21, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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INTERNATIONAL
Japanese government’s new vaccine strategy to be announced at vaccine summit
- May 21, 2021
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 2
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INTERNATIONAL
Opinion: Taiwan wants to contribute to global effort to prevent epidemics
- May 20, 2021
- , Yomiuri , p. 6
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INTERNATIONAL
Russia eager to promote ties with Japan thru COVID-19 fight
- May 20, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 10:08 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Moon’s goals for Biden summit: vaccines and North Korea progress
- May 20, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 12:00 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Cambodia’s Hun Sen: ‘If I don’t rely on China, who will I rely on?’
- May 20, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 8:28 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
‘Old’ Quad strategy risks provoking China: Malaysia’s Mahathir
- May 20, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 8:51 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
India foreign minister says China thaw hinges on border peace
- May 20, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 8:28 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Commentary: Where are the Arab states during these times of Israeli-Palestinian troubles?
- May 20, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Foreign Minister Motegi hints at freezing all of Japan’s ODA to Myanmar
- May 21, 2021
- , Nikkei
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan, Australia to hold 2+2 meeting online
- May 21, 2021
- , Yomiuri
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INTERNATIONAL
Indian foreign minister comments on foreign policy and cooperation with Quad
- May 21, 2021
- , Nikkei
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INTERNATIONAL
CCS Kato comments on dismissed Myanmar diplomats
- May 21, 2021
- , Yomiuri
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INTERNATIONAL
State Minister of Defense Nakayama deletes tweet supporting Israel
- May 21, 2021
- , Asahi, Mainichi
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ECONOMY
Japan’s Motegi, USTR Tai discuss vaccine patent waiver
- May 20, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 9:45 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
A behind-the-scenes look at the selection of the next Keidanren chair
- May 20, 2021
- , Yomiuri , p. 8
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ECONOMY
Editorial: Japan should tap the great potential of carbon-free geothermal resources
- May 21, 2021
- , The Japan News , 1:30 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Close look at role of Hardy Barracks and issues surrounding it
- May 20, 2021
- , NHK WORLD
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SECURITY
Chinese ships spotted near Senkakus for 97th consecutive day
- May 21, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 22
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SECURITY
Humongous scale of Aegis alternative’s cost estimate was hidden from public
- May 21, 2021
- , Asahi , p. 3
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SECURITY
Japan eyes stronger regulations on foreign students to prevent outflow of national security tech
- May 20, 2021
- , The Japan News , 4:10 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Japan OKs extension of SDF dispatch to U.N. mission in S. Sudan
- May 21, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 10:40 a.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
CCS Kato says Japan will not insist on 1% GDP cap on defense spending
- May 21, 2021
- , Yomiuri, Nikkei
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SECURITY
Sumitomo Heavy Industries admits blueprints of GSDF machine gun were leaked
- May 21, 2021
- , Sankei
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on May 20, 2021
- May 21, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 4
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Japan LDP puts off LGBT bill approval amid cautious view
- May 20, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 5:12 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Editorial: Immigration law needs a complete overhaul, not just minor changes
- May 20, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 4:38 p.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
Masks not required for fully vaccinated personnel on USAF, USMC bases in Okinawa
- May 21, 2021
- , Ryukyu Shimpo
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SCIENCE
Japan to officially approve use of Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines today
- May 21, 2021
- , All national papers
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SCIENCE
GOJ to study possibility of issuing COVID-19 vaccination certificates
- May 21, 2021
- , Nikkei
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SCIENCE
Okinawa to be added to prefectures under COVID-19 state of emergency
- May 21, 2021
- , All national papers
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SOCIETY
GOJ may extend state of emergency for up to three weeks
- May 21, 2021
- , TBS
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SOCIETY
Location checks on overseas arrivals to be increased
- May 21, 2021
- , The Japan News , 2:56 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan approves Moderna, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines
- May 21, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 1:07 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Dr. Fauci expresses concerns about Japan’s low vaccination rate
- May 21, 2021
- , NTV
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SOCIETY
Expert alarmed by possibility of rapid spread of Indian COVID-19 variant in Japan
- May 21, 2021
- , NHK
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SOCIETY
Tokyo metropolitan gov’t to open mass vaccination venues
- May 20, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 6:30 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan’s tightened travel bans trigger confusion
- May 20, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Tokyo Games workers to self-collect saliva samples for COVID testing
- May 21, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 2:07 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Experts: Virus numbers still too high to lift state of emergency
- May 20, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 3:29 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japanese companies introducing vaccine leave for workers
- May 20, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Infographic: Five COVID-19 indicators for 19 key prefectures (May 19, 2021)
- May 20, 2021
- , NHK digital , 11:46 p.m.
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Infographic: Status of gov’t indicators for COVID-19 in Tokyo (May 20, 2021)
- May 21, 2021
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
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SOCIETY
Infographic: 705,933 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 (May 20, 2021)
- May 20, 2021
- , NHK digital , 8:46 p.m.
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SOCIETY
Substantially fewer people watch TV, NHK Japanese Time Use Survey
- May 21, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 34
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Japan Upper House panel OKs bill for juvenile law revision
- May 20, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 12:45 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan eyes law revision to protect sex crime victims’ info
- May 20, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 6:07 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Drug found via iPS use effective in delaying ALS progression
- May 20, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 6:41 p.m.
- English Press
