August 17, 2021
HEADLINES
Noon news
- August 17, 2021
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- August 17, 2021
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INTERNATIONAL
President Biden defends decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan
- August 17, 2021
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INTERNATIONAL
China chides U.S. for hasty troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
- August 17, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 2:19 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Opinion: Foreign Minister Motegi’s Israel visit a historic opportunity for Japan
- August 17, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 5:00 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: World must not abandon Afghanistan as Taliban regain control
- August 17, 2021
- , The Japan News , 12:01 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan’s Shizuoka Gas to enter natural gas supply business in Thailand
- August 16, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 3:42 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan, Egypt share concerns over Afghan situation
- August 17, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 12:55 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Western nations’ labeling of NSS chief Akiba as pro-China causes confusion for Japan gov’t officials
- August 1, 2021
- , Sentaku , p. 44
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan to send emergency supplies to quake-hit Haiti
- August 16, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 9:10 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Suga sends condolences to Haitian PM over earthquake
- August 16, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 10:08 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Top Japanese officials comment on collapse of Afghan government
- August 17, 2021
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INTERNATIONAL
ROK leader calls for dialogue with Japan
- August 17, 2021
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ECONOMY
LDP’s Seki: Create fund to support semiconductor industry
- August 14, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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ECONOMY
Delta surge clouds hopes for Japan GDP recovery
- August 17, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 1:26 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Even after pandemic, Japan’s labor market faces shortages and mismatches
- August 16, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SECURITY
U.S. military has no plans to ground Ospreys after panel falls off one
- August 17, 2021
- , Ryukyu Shimpo
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SECURITY
Chinese ships spotted near Senkakus for eighth consecutive day
- August 17, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 22
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Aug. 16, 2021
- August 17, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS
Opposition shows understanding for “political truce,” calls for convening extraordinary Diet session
- August 17, 2021
- , Asahi , p. 4
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POLITICS
LDP’s support rate is fourfold that of main opposition party
- August 12, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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POLITICS
Strength of in-house groups in House of Councillors
- August 17, 2021
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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POLITICS
Suga borrows from Abe’s playbook in war memorial speech
- August 16, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 3:00 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Weeklies predict the outcome of the Lower House election
- August 15, 2021
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 21
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POLITICS
Japan digital agency to be launched; info leak concerns linger
- August 16, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 1:41 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
LDP presidential election may be held on Sept. 29
- August 17, 2021
- , Asahi, Yomiuri, Sankei
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POLITICS
Cabinet approval continues to slide
- August 16, 2021
- , Kyodo
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POLITICS
Tottori leader to head governors’ association
- August 17, 2021
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OPINION POLLS
Suga Cabinet’s support rate drops to record-low 31.8%, Kyodo News poll
- August 16, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 10:50 p.m.
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OPINION POLLS
Kyodo News opinion poll & results from Tokyo Shimbun
- August 17, 2021
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 4
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OPINION POLLS
73% opposed to having integrated resort in Yokohama, Kanagawa Shimbun poll
- August 17, 2021
- , Kanagawa Shimbun , p. 2
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SCIENCE
A room with a lunar view: Japan eyes remote construction on the moon
- August 17, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 5:15 a.m.
- English Press
SCIENCE
Editorial: Will China take heed of the U.N. panel’s climate change report?
- August 16, 2021
- , Japan Forward
- English Press
SCIENCE
Seven more prefectures to be placed under COVID-19 state of emergency
- August 17, 2021
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SCIENCE
Booster shots to be administered next year
- August 17, 2021
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SOCIETY
Experts’ panel endorses plan to expand COVID-19 state of emergency
- August 17, 2021
- , NHK
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SOCIETY
Increasing number of minors infected with COVID-19 during fifth wave
- August 17, 2021
- , Nikkei
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SOCIETY
Record number of seriously ill COVID-19 patients reported
- August 17, 2021
- , NHK
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SOCIETY
Revised law seeks to secure full-time doctors at immigration facilities
- August 11, 2021
- , Yomiuri , p. 3
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SOCIETY
Suga vows to give antibody treatment to COVID-19 patients at hotels
- August 16, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 9:17 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Infographic: Map of COVID countermeasures (Aug. 17, 2021)
- August 17, 2021
- , NHK digital , 1:19 p.m.
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SOCIETY
Japan secures doses for COVID-19 booster vaccination: Min.
- August 16, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 8:13 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Tokyo scales down COVID-19 epidemiological survey
- August 16, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 4:42 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Desperate need for hotel rooms for those with mild symptoms
- August 14, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 4:15 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: Popular sovereignty still tested 76 years after war
- August 16, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 3:38 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: As pandemic eerily evokes wartime Japan, gov’t must prioritize lives
- August 16, 2021
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
SOCIETY
Infographic: Five COVID-19 indicators for 19 key prefectures (Aug. 15, 2021)
- August 16, 2021
- , NHK digital , 9:03 p.m.
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SOCIETY
Infographic: Status of gov’t indicators for COVID-19 in Tokyo (Aug. 16, 2021)
- August 17, 2021
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
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SOCIETY
Infographic: 1,163,448 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 (Aug. 16, 2021)
- August 16, 2021
- , NHK digital , 7:10 p.m.
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SOCIETY
Paralympian from Georgia arrested over assault at Tokyo hotel
- August 16, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 9:59 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Paralympics to be held without spectators
- August 17, 2021
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