October 1, 2021

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HEADLINES

Noon news

  • October 1, 2021
  • , All TV networks
  • JMH Summary

HEADLINES

Morning news 

  • October 1, 2021
  • , All national papers , All TV networks
  • JMH Summary

INTERNATIONAL

Blinken calls for N. Korea missile launches to be taken “seriously”

  • October 1, 2021
  • , Kyodo News , 9:52 a.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Afghan staff members of JICA, others arrive in Japan

  • October 1, 2021
  • , NHK
  • JMH Summary

INTERNATIONAL

Soon-to-be PM Kishida to follow diplomatic policy of Abe, Suga

  • September 30, 2021
  • , Nikkei , p. 4
  • JMH Translation

INTERNATIONAL

S. Korean lawmaker pins hopes on Kishida

  • September 30, 2021
  • , Jiji Press , 6:21 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Kim Jong Un seeks to split Seoul and US with hotline offer

  • October 1, 2021
  • , Nikkei Asia , 2:15 a.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Editorial: Address mounting threat posed by diversification of Pyongyang’s missile arsenal

  • October 1, 2021
  • , The Japan News , 12:37 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

U.S. House eyes measure against Japan over parental child abductions

  • September 30, 2021
  • , Jiji Press , 4:03 p.m.
  • JMH Translation

INTERNATIONAL

South Korean PM says early Moon-Kishida summit ‘needed’

  • September 30, 2021
  • , Nikkei Asia , 8:56 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

U.S. welcomes Kishida’s election as LDP leader  

  • October 1, 2021
  • , Sankei
  • JMH Summary

INTERNATIONAL

North Korea test-fires new anti-aircraft missile 

  • October 1, 2021
  • , NHK
  • JMH Summary

INTERNATIONAL

Japan condemns DPRK missile launch as violating UN resolutions 

  • October 1, 2021
  • , Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei
  • JMH Summary

ECONOMY

Japan biz leaders make many demands on Kishida

  • September 30, 2021
  • , Jiji Press , 11:24 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Expert: New administration should make focused investments on environment and IT

  • September 30, 2021
  • , Yomiuri , p. 11
  • JMH Translation

ECONOMY

Mizuho hit by 8th system glitch this year, money transfers delayed

  • September 30, 2021
  • , Kyodo News , 10:44 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Honda to enter satellite launch business by 2030

  • October 1, 2021
  • , Nikkei
  • JMH Summary

SECURITY

U.S. military aircraft accidentally deploys flare near Kadena

  • October 1, 2021
  • , Ryukyu Shimpo
  • JMH Summary

SECURITY

U.S. military dismisses speculation about Futenma being source of water contamination

  • October 1, 2021
  • , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
  • JMH Translation

SECURITY

Chinese ships spotted near Senkakus for 17th consecutive day

  • October 1, 2021
  • , Sankei , p. 24
  • JMH Translation

SECURITY

North Korea’s missiles: “Obtaining technology from abroad”

  • October 1, 2021
  • , Mainichi , p. 3
  • JMH Translation

SECURITY

Opinion: NPA moves to address cyber threats through public attribution

  • September 29, 2021
  • , Nikkei , p. 7
  • JMH Translation

SECURITY

Now you see me, now you don’t speck of rock is back again

  • October 1, 2021
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 7:30 a.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

Commentary: Australia ‘crosses the Rubicon’ with nuclear submarine accord

  • September 30, 2021
  • , Nikkei Asia , 4:44 p.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

U.S. F-35s to conduct test operation on JS Izumo

  • October 1, 2021
  • , Yomiuri, Nikkei
  • JMH Summary

SECURITY

Ginowan announces results of latest water quality survey

  • October 1, 2021
  • , Asahi
  • JMH Summary

POLITICS

Kishida unveils new LDP executive lineup

  • October 1, 2021
  • , NHK
  • JMH Summary

POLITICS

U.S. asks if Japan’s Kishida is strategic partner in the Abe mold

  • October 1, 2021
  • , Nikkei Asia , 3:50 a.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

Prime minister’s schedule on September 30, 2021

  • October 1, 2021
  • , Sankei , p. 5
  • JMH Summary

POLITICS

Some skeptical about Amari’s appointment as LDP secretary-general

  • October 1, 2021
  • , Mainichi , p. 26
  • JMH Translation

POLITICS

POLITICS

3A influence lift Kishida to the top, knock down Kono, Nikai

  • September 30, 2021
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 2:50 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

Kingmaker’s gambit: Abe’s maneuvers hand Kishida victory

  • September 30, 2021
  • , Nikkei Asia , 1:26 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

In the LDP’s leadership race, Abe is looking like the ultimate victor

  • September 30, 2021
  • , The Japan Times
  • English Press

POLITICS

FOCUS: Faction politics behind Kishida’s win in LDP race

  • September 30, 2021
  • , Jiji Press , 3:55 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

Seko reappointed secretary-general for LDP in Upper House

  • October 1, 2021
  • , Nikkei , p. 4
  • JMH Translation

POLITICS

Low-key style of Kishida molded by politicians in Hiroshima

  • September 30, 2021
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 4:45 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

After ‘stability’ keys victory, time for Kishida to exercise teamwork

  • September 30, 2021
  • , The Japan News , 3:03 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: LDP’s Kishida eyes Lower House dissolution for Oct. 14

  • September 30, 2021
  • , Jiji Press , 10:10 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

FOCUS: Unbridged gap between LDP lawmakers, grassroots members

  • September 30, 2021
  • , Jiji Press , 3:30 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

Kishida wants to succeed where past PMs failed by actually raising wages

  • September 30, 2021
  • , The Japan Times
  • English Press

POLITICS

POLITICS

CDP, JCP agree on possible limited non-Cabinet alliance

  • September 30, 2021
  • , Jiji Press , 6:22 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

Kishida decides on LDP leadership, cabinet appointments 

  • October 1, 2021
  • , All national papers
  • JMH Summary

OPINION POLLS

92% say domestic economy is deteriorating, Nihon Yoron Chosakai poll on Japan’s economy

  • October 26, 2021
  • , Tokyo Shimbun , pp. 2, 4
  • JMH Translation

SCIENCE

Honda to enter satellite launch business by 2030

  • September 30, 2021
  • , Nikkei Asia , 6:00 p.m.
  • English Press

SCIENCE

Japan races to hire 270,000 artificial intelligence engineers

  • September 30, 2021
  • , Nikkei Asia , 2:01 p.m.
  • English Press

SCIENCE

Japan lifts COVID-19 emergency declaration nationwide

  • October 1, 2021
  • , All national papers
  • JMH Summary

SOCIETY

Businesses in Japan call for border reopening as COVID curbs ease

  • September 30, 2021
  • , Nikkei Asia , 1:57 p.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Editorial: Japan gov’t must make post-state of emergency strategy clear

  • September 29, 2021
  • , The Mainichi
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Once-reluctant lawyer hailed as hero for foreign technical interns

  • October 1, 2021
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 10:50 a.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

LP gas-fueled emergency generators gathering attention

  • September 30, 2021
  • , Jiji Press , 5:32 p.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

EDUCATION

University of Tokyo to set up $536m fund for school-born startups

  • September 30, 2021
  • , Nikkei Asia , 6:02 p.m.
  • English Press

EDUCATION

Govt subsidies eyed to boost ratio of female researchers in leadership roles in Japan

  • October 1, 2021
  • , The Japan News , 2:08 p.m.
  • English Press
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