August 2, 2021
HEADLINES
Noon news
- August 2, 2021
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- August 2, 2021
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INTERNATIONAL
Kato comments on Iran’s alleged attack on Japanese tanker
- August 2, 2021
- , NHK
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INTERNATIONAL
A-bomb survivors play “profound role” in COVID pandemic: U.S. scholar
- August 2, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 7:06 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
U.S., China and Russia plan Arctic research to regulate fishing
- August 1, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 4:08 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Austin shores up vital US-Philippine ties on Southeast Asia trip
- July 31, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 9:19 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Vaccines from Japan arrive in Sri Lanka
- August 1, 2021
- , NHK WORLD , 7:41 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan inks $8 mil. in aid to Mongolia over COVID-19
- August 1, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 11:13 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: The U.S.-China downward spiral will only get worse
- July 30, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: China’s tech firms in danger of becoming tools of Communist Party
- August 2, 2021
- , The Japan News , 3:13 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
North Korean economy shrinks 4.5%, worst slump under Kim Jong Un
- July 31, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 0:52 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
N. Korean leader Kim’s sister raps U.S.-South Korea military drills
- August 1, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 9:28 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Sanction Moscow for Russian premier’s landing on Japan’s Northern Territories
- August 2, 2021
- , Japan Forward
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
U.S. ambassador to UN to attend Olympic closing ceremony
- July 31, 2021
- , Kyodo
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INTERNATIONAL
Vice President Harris to visit Southeast Asia
- August 1, 2021
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INTERNATIONAL
Japanese diplomat recalled from South Korea
- August 1, 2021
- , Nikkei
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan’s ODA increases sharply
- August 2, 2021
- , Nikkei
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INTERNATIONAL
FM Motegi to participate virtually in ASEAN conference
- July 31, 2021
- , All national papers
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INTERNATIONAL
Seven additional nations, regions to accept Japan’s vaccine passports
- July 31, 2021
- , Yomiuri
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ECONOMY
JAEA resumes operation of next-generation nuclear reactor
- July 31, 2021
- , Yomiuri , p. 27
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
Japanese banks participate in Russian LNG project in Arctic
- July 30, 2021
- , Mainichi , p. 7
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ECONOMY
Feature: Japan firms worried about business impact as Myanmar unrest grows
- August 1, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 12:59 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Editorial: Vaccine passports should spur local business, not just international travel
- July 30, 2021
- , Japan Forward
- English Press
SECURITY
Okinawa government lodges protest with U.S. consul general against incidental fall of suspended container
- August 1, 2021
- , Okinawa Times
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SECURITY
Chinese ships spotted near Senkakus for fifth consecutive day
- August 2, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 22
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SECURITY
Diet rarely discusses cyberdefense
- July 28, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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SECURITY
ASDF scrambles against Russians increased in June
- July 30, 2021
- , Asahi , p. 4
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SECURITY
Japan, U.S. airborne troops conduct first joint parachute jump training overseas
- August 2, 2021
- , Sankei , Lead story
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SECURITY
Chinese coast guard ships leave for North Pacific Ocean for patrol
- July 30, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 11:51 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Demand for cyber insurance on rise in Japan
- July 31, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 5:54 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
U.S., Japanese defense ministers hold teleconference
- July 31, 2021
- , Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei
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SECURITY
Okinawa retracts permit for coral reef transplantation
- July 31, 2021
- , Asahi, Yomiuri
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SECURITY
Japanese paratroopers conduct training in Guam
- July 31, 2021
- , Mainichi, Sankei
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Aug. 1, 2021
- August 2, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on July 31, 2021
- August 1, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 6
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on July 30, 2021
- July 31, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 4
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Media mix: The risk of vote-splitting makes casinos more likely in Yokohama
- July 31, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
POLITICS
Main events scheduled for Aug. 2-8
- July 30, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 12:29 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Inside Japanese politics: Japan’s ‘post-Olympics’ curse looms large for embattled Suga
- July 31, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 3:01 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Commentary: Lessons from ‘two Nixon shocks’ of 1971 still valid for Japan
- August 1, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 10:15 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Aug. 22 Yokohama mayoral election drawing keen attention
- August 1, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 12:37 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
LDP Chief term to sway election timing: Suga
- July 30, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 10:11 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Expert panel head warns PM of coronavirus crisis
- July 30, 2021
- , NHK WORLD , 8:24 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Editorial: Unfounded optimism about pandemic making things worse
- July 31, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 1:39 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Editorial: Japan gov’t should rethink stance, boost measures to battle 5th wave of virus
- August 2, 2021
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
POLITICS
Japan’s ex-PM abe to be reinvestigated over scandal
- July 30, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 8:01 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Editorial: Reinvestigation into Abe scandal should address citizens’ concerns
- August 1, 2021
- , The Japan News , 5:15 p.m.
- English Press
OPINION POLLS
Trend in five-poll average Cabinet support rate and Cabinet support rate in Social Survey Research Center poll
- August 2, 2021
- , Saitama University Social Survey Research Center
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OPINION POLLS
Highlights of July 2021 Jiji Press Public Opinion Poll
- August 1, 2021
- , Jiji Press Public Opinion Poll Bulletin , [No. 1670] – pp. 8–11
- JMH Translation
SCIENCE
OIG releases document on delay in DOD’s addressing PFAS risk at military installations
- August 2, 2021
- , Okinawa Times
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SCIENCE
Additional 17 people involved with Games test positive for COVID-19
- August 2, 2021
- , TBS, TV Asahi
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SCIENCE
Japan’s government to study hydrogen storage at airports
- August 1, 2021
- , The Japan News , 2:02 p.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
MOE to postpone decision on carbon pricing
- July 30, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
SCIENCE
TEPCO to raise fish in treated radioactive water
- July 30, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 4:02 p.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
METI to promote energy efficiency at large-scale data centers
- July 30, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
SCIENCE
Japan space center joins push to settle Mars and beyond
- August 2, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 0:00 a.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
Japan’s JGC and Cosmo to begin jet biofuel production in 2025
- July 30, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 6:01 p.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
Japanese private rocket launched successfully
- July 31, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 9:57 p.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
JAXA seeks to recruit, nurture more female workers
- July 26, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 23
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SCIENCE
Tokyo’s daily COVID-19 tally hits 4,000 for first time
- August 1, 2021
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SCIENCE
GOJ decides to impose COVID-19 state of emergency on four more prefectures
- July 31, 2021
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SCIENCE
Suga was allegedly optimistic about preventing fifth wave
- July 31, 2021
- , Asahi
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SCIENCE
WHO chief commends Tokyo Olympics on COVID-19 prevention measures
- August 1, 2021
- , Sankei
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SCIENCE
More people infected with COVID-19 at home
- July 31, 2021
- , Nikkei
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SCIENCE
Tokyo doctors at odds with local government over status of healthcare capacity
- July 31, 2021
- , Asahi, Sankei
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SCIENCE
Almost three out of four elderly people fully vaccinated against COVID-19
- August 1, 2021
- , Mainichi, Yomiuri
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SCIENCE
Kono says COVID-19 booster shots may be administered next year
- July 31, 2021
- , Nikkei
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SCIENCE
Suga rejects view that Olympics triggered COVID-19 resurgence
- August 2, 2021
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SOCIETY
Air Force base worker in Okinawa arrested for alleged attempted forcible intercourse
- July 31, 2021
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
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SOCIETY
Belarusian sprinter seeks protection at Haneda Airport
- August 2, 2021
- , NHK, NTV, TBS, TV Asahi
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SOCIETY
Japan’s COVID test bureaucracy leaves returning citizens stranded
- August 1, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 0:41 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Crown Prince Akishino to attend Olympics closing ceremony
- July 30, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 8:30 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Olympic athletes pained by online bashing, mental health care sought
- July 31, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 3:05 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Tokyo Olympics CEO says COVID cases at Olympics “within expectations”
- August 1, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 5:49 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Expert calls for talks to establish lockdown law in Japan
- July 30, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 3:27 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Young people told to get shots that are largely unavailable
- July 30, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 3:30 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Infographic: Five COVID-19 indicators for 11 key prefectures (July 29, 2021)
- July 30, 2021
- , NHK digital , 11:09 p.m.
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Infographic: Status of gov’t indicators for COVID-19 in Tokyo (Aug. 1, 2021)
- August 2, 2021
- , Tokyo Shimbun , P. 1
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SOCIETY
Infographic: 937,293 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 (Aug. 1, 2021)
- August 1, 2021
- , NHK digital , 7:13 p.m.
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SOCIETY
Olympic volunteers voice dismay over way event is run
- August 1, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 6:40 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Athletes getting a raw deal as Games pass midway point
- August 2, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 1:44 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan governors seek restraints on travel in summer
- August 1, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 9:56 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan starts vaccinating returnees against coronavirus
- August 1, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 11:45 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan expands COVID emergency as experts debate Olympic factor
- July 30, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 8:00 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Olympics must not be blamed for people letting their guard down
- July 31, 2021
- , The Japan News , 12:30 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Consulate General Naha public affairs staff member featured in exchange gathering
- July 29, 2021
- , Okinawa Times , p. 23
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SOCIETY
Hiroshima Declaration to call for consensus on nuke abolition
- July 30, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 7:03 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Tokyo Olympics not to observe moment of silence for A-bomb victims
- August 1, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 9:29 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Life expectancy hits record high again for Japanese men, women
- July 30, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 5:55 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Take thorough precautions to protect children from coronavirus infection
- August 1, 2021
- , The Japan News , 2:13 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Cartoon: Tottering
- August 1, 2021
- , Kanagawa Shimbun , p. 15
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Two athletes stripped of Olympic credentials for violating playbook
- August 1, 2021
- , All national papers
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SOCIETY
Prosecutors admit Yokohama agents falsely indicted for illegal export
- July 31, 2021
- , All national papers
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EDUCATION
Japan scraps plan to use private English tests for unified exam
- July 30, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 5:47 p.m.
- English Press
EDUCATION
Editorial: Entrance exam reform doomed by failure to listen to test-takers, schools
- August 2, 2021
- , The Japan News , 2:07 p.m.
- English Press
