August 20, 2021
HEADLINES
Noon news
- August 20, 2021
- , All TV networks
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- August 20, 2021
- , All national papers , All TV networks
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INTERNATIONAL
DOS official clarifies President Biden’s remark on Taiwan
- August 20, 2021
- , Yomiuri , NHK
- JMH Summary
INTERNATIONAL
U.S. asked Japan to deploy SDF to Afghanistan
- August 20, 2021
- , Fuji TV
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INTERNATIONAL
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Andy Li pleads guilty
- August 19, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 9:42 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Taliban’s pledge to govern fairly cannot be taken at face value
- August 20, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 12:55 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Opinion: Japan, Taiwan shared deep emotion through Tokyo Olympics
- August 19, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 6
- JMH Translation
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Science labs are the new front line of competition with a rising China
- August 20, 2021
- , The Japan News , 12:55 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Cartoon: Raising the white flag
- August 18, 2021
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
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INTERNATIONAL
G7 affirms need for safe passage out of Afghanistan
- August 20, 2021
- , All national papers
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan considering evacuating Afghan embassy employees in Kabul
- August 20, 2021
- , Nikkei
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ECONOMY
IAEA to start review of Fukushima water release in Sept.
- August 20, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 0:00 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Exports of Fukushima farm products on recovery, overcoming radiation rumors
- August 19, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 9:03 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japanese government requests WTO for dispute settlement panel on stainless steel
- August 20, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 5
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ECONOMY
Shionogi plans clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine in Southeast Asia
- August 19, 2021
- , Sankei , Lead story
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ECONOMY
Japan panel calls for steps against tax evasion by IT giants
- August 20, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 0:00 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
UA Zensen President Matsuura emerges as likely candidate for next Rengo chief
- August 20, 2021
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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ECONOMY
Japanese government gives teeth to revised Whistleblower Protection Law
- August 19, 2021
- , The Japan News , 3:45 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Editorial: Will power generation with ammonia play a leading role in decarbonization?
- August 20, 2021
- , The Japan News , 12:58 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Objects that fell off U.S. military aircraft larger than initially described
- August 20, 2021
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
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SECURITY
New SDF missile unit to be deployed on main island of Okinawa
- August 20, 2021
- , Ryukyu Shimpo
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SECURITY
Chinese ships entered and exited Japan’s territorial waters near Senkakus on Aug. 19
- August 20, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 24
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SECURITY
Chaotic Afghan exit compels Japan to rethink reliance on U.S. security
- August 20, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 4:23 a.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
JCG to deploy largest-class patrol ship to Ishigaki office
- August 19, 2021
- , The Japan News , 4:22 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Okinawa assembly adopts resolution against attempted sexual assault by U.S. base worker
- August 20, 2021
- , Asahi
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SECURITY
Japan to seek over 5.4 trillion-yen defense budget
- August 20, 2021
- , Mainichi, Yomiuri
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SECURITY
Turmoil in Afghanistan demonstrates Japan’s inability to defend its own people
- August 20, 2021
- , Nikkei
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on August 19, 2021
- August 20, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS
Kishida signals eagerness to run in LDP leadership race
- August 19, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 10:58 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Japan may hold Lower House Election without dissolution
- August 19, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 11:23 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Suga on the ropes: Japan mayoral race bellwether for re-election bid
- August 19, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 2:01 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Deputy CCS Sugita hospitalized for medical checkup
- August 20, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS
Harassment of female candidates by voters
- August 8, 2021
- , Asahi , p. 7
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SCIENCE
JAXA plans to collect sample from Martian moon
- August 19, 2021
- , NHK WORLD
- English Press
SCIENCE
Japan’s top COVID-19 adviser negative about allowing students to attend Paralympics
- August 20, 2021
- , Mainichi
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SCIENCE
State of emergency to expand to cover 13 prefectures
- August 20, 2021
- , All national papers
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SCIENCE
Japan prepares to give COVID-19 booster shots to medical workers
- August 20, 2021
- , Yomiuri, Sankei
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SCIENCE
IAEA to review plan to discharge Fukushima water
- August 20, 2021
- , Yomiuri
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SOCIETY
GOJ not planning to call for across-the-board school closures in September
- August 20, 2021
- , NHK
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SOCIETY
More than 50 million people in Japan have received second COVID-19 shot
- August 20, 2021
- , Fuji TV
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SOCIETY
Fake COVID-origin news floods China as officials turn blind eye
- August 20, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 2:10 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
29 People in Japan to receive aid over vaccine health damage
- August 20, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 2:05 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Tokyo medical institute to start COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials in 2022
- August 19, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 3
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
40 prefectures now at ‘explosive growth’ in new virus infections
- August 19, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 4:15 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
95% of Paralympic programs in Japan affected by COVID-19 spike
- August 19, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 9:21 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan to release details about Lambda variant infections
- August 19, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 3:53 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Infographic: Trend in new COVID-19 cases nationwide
- August 19, 2021
- , NHK digital , 7:48 p.m.
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SOCIETY
Infographic: Five COVID-19 indicators for 29 key prefectures (Aug. 18, 2021)
- August 19, 2021
- , NHK digital , 4:27 p.m.
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SOCIETY
Infographic: Status of gov’t indicators for COVID-19 in Tokyo (Aug. 19, 2021)
- August 20, 2021
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Infographic: 1,232,459 persons in Japan confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 (Aug. 19, 2021)
- August 19, 2021
- , NHK digital , 7:48 p.m.
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SOCIETY
Editorial: Industries hard-hit by pandemic need sufficient policy support
- August 19, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 3:47 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Interviews of Musashi warship crew members posted online
- August 19, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 5:40 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Emperor to attend opening ceremony for Paralympics
- August 20, 2021
- , All national papers
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