August 9, 2021
HEADLINES
Noon news
- August 9, 2021
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- JMH Summary
HEADLINES
Morning news
- August 9, 2021
- , All national papers , All TV networks
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INTERNATIONAL
Secretary Blinken, FM Motegi reaffirm commitment to further strengthen alliance
- August 7, 2021
- , NHK
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INTERNATIONAL
Amb. Linda Thomas-Greenfield: The Olympics were a symbol of the Japanese people’s resilience
- August 9, 2021
- , Yomiuri , p. 2
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INTERNATIONAL
Q&A: Interview with Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield
- August 9, 2021
- , Yomiuri , p. 5
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INTERNATIONAL
Olympics signaling Japan’s overcoming of adversity: U.S. envoy
- August 6, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 11:14 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
U.S. envoy hails Tokyo Olympics as overcoming great adversity
- August 6, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 9:43 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
North Korea prepares to resume trade with China
- August 9, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 5:41 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Italian Ambassador says Olympics with no spectators was only viable choice for Japan
- August 7, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 5
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INTERNATIONAL
China tightens grip on key components of tech economy
- August 7, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 12:02 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Commentary: Cashless pioneer China extends lead with digital yuan
- August 6, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 2:01 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Commentary: Despite Moon’s claims, South Korea still relies on Japanese chip materials
- August 8, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 4:12 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
North Korea flouts UN sanctions 3 years on
- August 7, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 2:35 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan urges Belarus to stop repression of citizens
- August 6, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 8:21 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Stand with the people of Myanmar
- August 6, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Commentary: Tokyo too preoccupied to worry about attack on oil tanker
- August 8, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Interview: Hisashi Owada: Education vital for international order based on cooperation
- August 7, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 7:30 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Secretary Blinken expresses serious concern over China’s human rights violations
- August 8, 2021
- , All national papers
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INTERNATIONAL
U.S. envoy to UN praises Tokyo Olympics for overcoming adversity
- August 9, 2021
- , Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nikkei
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan asks U.S. envoy to UN for continued support to resolve abduction issue
- August 9, 2021
- , Sankei , NHK, TV Asahi
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INTERNATIONAL
NSS chief Akiba to make four-day visit to U.S. starting on Aug. 7
- August 7, 2021
- , Sankei
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INTERNATIONAL
Motegi holds virtual meeting with five Mekong states
- August 7, 2021
- , Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan lodges protest over South Korea’s livestreaming from Takeshima
- August 7, 2021
- , Sankei
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INTERNATIONAL
Polish envoy thanks Japan for assisting with Belarusian athlete’s defection
- August 7, 2021
- , Yomiuri, Sankei
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ECONOMY
U.S. goal of 50% electric vehicles to pose challenges for Japan’s automakers
- August 6, 2021
- , Mainichi , p. 6
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
Chinese car makers gearing up to compete in Japanese market
- August 5, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 7:00 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan’s public pension fund earns 4.9 t. yen in April-June
- August 6, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 9:18 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
English services to be offered to foreign financial institutions entering Japan
- August 8, 2021
- , The Japan News , 1:40 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Coral reef transplantation work off Camp Schwab resumed
- August 7, 2021
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
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SECURITY
U.S. military dismissive of Okinawa’s plan to protest alleged sexual assault by base worker
- August 8, 2021
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
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SECURITY
Cost of refurbishing F-15 fighters to increase by 23% to 398 billion yen
- August 6, 2021
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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SECURITY
Commentary: The emerging threat of ROK’s missiles
- August 5, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 5
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SECURITY
Editorial: Gov’t should address local community’s concerns about Mageshima base plan
- August 5, 2021
- , Asahi , p. 12
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SECURITY
EXCLUSIVE: Japan govt to forgo booking costs for new Aegis ships
- August 7, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 5:40 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Japan adds 15 U.S. military sites to list of no-fly zones for drones
- August 7, 2021
- , Asahi, Yomiuri, Sankei
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SECURITY
Defense Ministry studies use of drones to detect hypersonic missiles
- August 8, 2021
- , Sankei
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POLITICS
Olympics unlikely to turn around public disapproval as Suga had hoped
- August 9, 2021
- , Kyodo
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POLITICS
Suga supports anti-casino candidate in Yokohama mayoral race
- August 9, 2021
- , All national papers
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Aug. 8, 2021
- August 9, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Aug. 7, 2021
- August 8, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 7
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Aug. 6, 2021
- August 7, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 4
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POLITICS
Main events scheduled for Aug. 9-15
- August 6, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 2:48 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Inside Japanese Politics: Yokohama election tests Japan’s casino push amid COVID headwind
- August 7, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 2:00 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Japan’s casino resort candidates put finishing touches on bids
- August 8, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
POLITICS
Suga’s easy reelection hopes clouded by potential opponents
- August 8, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 5:46 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Media Mix: Let them eat pancakes: A new film looks at Yoshihide Suga’s brand of politicking
- August 7, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
POLITICS
Suga omits part of speech at Hiroshima ceremony
- August 7, 2021
- , The Japan News , 3:34 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Independents consistently make up over 30% of opinion poll respondents
- August 6, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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OPINION POLLS
Poll: 61% glad that Tokyo Olympics were held
- August 9, 2021
- , TBS
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OPINION POLLS
Opinion poll & results from Asahi Shimbun
- August 9, 2021
- , Asahi , p. 3
- JMH Translation
OPINION POLLS
Support for Suga cabinet drops to 28%
- August 9, 2021
- , Asahi
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SCIENCE
Editorial: Battered by floods, will Germany go to extremes on decarbonization?
- August 8, 2021
- , The Japan News , 5:05 p.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
Suga denies Tokyo Olympics’ link to spike in COVID-19 cases
- August 7, 2021
- , Yomiuri
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SCIENCE
Risk of COVID-19 infection at home grows due to surge in new cases
- August 8, 2021
- , Nikkei
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SCIENCE
Japan to revise export law to send radioactive waste to foreign countries for disposal
- August 7, 2021
- , Asahi, Mainichi, Nikkei
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SCIENCE
Infection routes of COVID-19 cases shifting due to Delta variant
- August 9, 2021
- , Sankei
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SCIENCE
First infection with Lambda variant of COVID-19 confirmed in Japan
- August 7, 2021
- , Asahi, Yomiuri, Nikkei
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SCIENCE
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination appears difficult in Japan
- August 7, 2021
- , Yomiuri
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SOCIETY
Suga voices gratitude for successful Olympics
- August 9, 2021
- , Kyodo
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SOCIETY
Member of Ghana’s Paralympic team tests positive for COVID-19
- August 9, 2021
- , Fuji TV
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SOCIETY
More than 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in Japan
- August 9, 2021
- , Fuji TV
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SOCIETY
Officials to be penalized for death of Sri Lankan
- August 6, 2021
- , NHK WORLD , 7:45 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan to show Sri Lankan woman’s video to bereaved family
- August 6, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 5:05 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Employers not investigated in 20% of cases of missing trainees
- August 8, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 8:00 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: A full accounting of the Tokyo Olympics must be the next step
- August 7, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 1:55p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Tokyo Olympics close as Japan weighs legacy of pandemic Games
- August 8, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 10:27 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Experts make mixed evaluations of controversial Tokyo Olympics
- August 8, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 9:22p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
World watches bright, dark sides of Tokyo Games
- August 9, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 1:51a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan’s Olympic glory due in part to athletes with foreign roots
- August 8, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 5:58 p.m.
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
View from Osaka: Kansai looks to lessons from Olympics for own international events
- August 6, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Where is Japan’s COVID hot spot? In Tokyo, 60% infected at home
- August 8, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 5:00 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Tokyo Paralympics crowds unlikely as delta drives COVID surge
- August 7, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 4:53 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan studying giving 3rd coronavirus vaccine shots next year
- August 7, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 1:07 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Expand overnight patient lodgings to deal with 5th wave of infections
- August 7, 2021
- , The Japan News , 12:46 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Infographic: Five COVID-19 indicators for 19 key prefectures (Aug. 5, 2021)
- August 6, 2021
- , NHK digital , 11:14 p.m.
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Infographic: Status of gov’t indicators for COVID-19 in Tokyo (Aug. 8, 2021)
- August 9, 2021
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
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SOCIETY
Infographic: 1,032,961 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 (Aug. 8, 2021)
- August 8, 2021
- , NHK digital , 9:24 p.m.
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SOCIETY
Translation apps facilitate smooth operations at COVID-19 vaccination sites in Japan
- August 8, 2021
- , The Japan News , 2:58 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Home oxygen gear in demand as Japan limits COVID hospitalizations
- August 7, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 6:32 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Japan gov’t cannot shirk responsibility to protect lives amid 5th virus wave
- August 7, 2021
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Hiroshima anniversary is a good time for Japan to set its own course
- August 6, 2021
- , Japan Forward
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: A-bomb victim Japan should lead efforts to ban nuclear arms
- August 6, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 4:25 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Time to share horrors of nuclear weapons as Japan observes A-bomb memorial day
- August 6, 2021
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
SOCIETY
Hiroshima marks 76th anniversary of atomic bombing
- August 7, 2021
- , All national papers
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SOCIETY
IOC chief Bach says Tokyo Olympics set great example of power of sports
- August 7, 2021
- , Yomiuri
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