October 29, 2021

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HEADLINES

Noon news

  • October 29, 2021
  • , All TV networks
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HEADLINES

Morning news

  • October 29, 2021
  • , All national papers , All TV networks
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INTERNATIONAL

Editorial: Don’t let China eliminate Taiwan from UN system

  • October 29, 2021
  • , Sankei , p. 2
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INTERNATIONAL

China Coast Guard to be given authority to send criminal cases to prosecutors

  • October 29, 2021
  • , Yomiuri , p. 2
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Kim Yo Jong now in charge of North Korea’s diplomacy and security

  • October 29, 2021
  • , Nikkei Asia , 0:32 a.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

China’s ambassador to Japan opens Twitter account

  • October 28, 2021
  • , NHK WORLD
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

France declines to back AUKUS deal, wary of Indo-Pacific tensions

  • October 28, 2021
  • , Kyodo News , 3:00 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Taiwan president confirms U.S. troops’ presence on island 

  • October 29, 2021
  • , All national papers
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

U.S., Japanese officials discuss DPRK 

  • October 29, 2021
  • , Mainichi
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

UN panel adopts Japan’s anti-nuke resolution 

  • October 29, 2021
  • , Mainichi, Sankei
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ECONOMY

Sony confirms possible TSMC partnership on Japan chip factory

  • October 28, 2021
  • , Nikkei Asia , 7:11 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Toyota harnesses quantum computers to develop battery materials

  • October 29, 2021
  • , Nikkei Asia , 2:37 a.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

BOJ cuts FY 2021 domestic growth forecast

  • October 28, 2021
  • , Jiji Press , 8:11 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

8 Japanese automakers’ domestic output halved in Sept.

  • October 28, 2021
  • , Jiji Press , 5:54 p.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

Mayor lodges protest with defense ministry bureau over U.S. military helicopter landing

  • October 29, 2021
  • , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
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SECURITY

Chinese ships spotted near Senkakus for tenth consecutive day

  • October 29, 2021
  • , Sankei , p. 26
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SECURITY

GSDF, ASDF conduct joint exercises in U.S.

  • October 29, 2021
  • , Okinawa Times , p. 2
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SECURITY

SECURITY

POLITICS

Prime minister’s schedule on Oct. 28, 2021

  • October 29, 2021
  • , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS

Kishida’s panel on new capitalism launches with a mere change of name

  • October 27, 2021
  • , Nikkei Asia , p. 3
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POLITICS

Races tight in 40% of Japan’s single-seat districts, Nikkei poll

  • October 28, 2021
  • , Nikkei Asia , 10:17 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

Tepid turnout: Voter apathy looms over yet another election in Japan

  • October 29, 2021
  • , The Japan Times
  • English Press

POLITICS

Survey: Candidates split over defense capabilities

  • October 28, 2021
  • , The Japan News , 5:32 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

Survey: Kishida rated more favorably among election candidates than Abe in 2017

  • October 28, 2021
  • , The Japan News , 4:55 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

CDPJ, JCP take different approaches to non-cabinet cooperation

  • October 27, 2021
  • , Yomiuri , p. 4
  • JMH Translation

POLITICS

Editorial: Issue of separate surnames tests Japan’s tolerance of diversity

  • October 29, 2021
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 1:50 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

SCIENCE

Japan to make COVID-19 booster shots available to everyone who is eligible

  • October 29, 2021
  • , All national papers
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SCIENCE

Japan to lift 10,000-person cap on spectators at events

  • October 29, 2021
  • , All national papers
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SOCIETY

Nissan’s internal investigation: Act of self-cleansing or plot?

  • October 28, 2021
  • , Nikkei , p. 47
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SOCIETY

Global COVID vaccine coordinator calls unequal supply ‘a tragedy’

  • October 28, 2021
  • , Nikkei Asia , 6:28 p.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Japan’s top COVID-19 adviser urges cautious pace in opening border

  • October 28, 2021
  • , Nikkei Asia , 11:46 a.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

EDUCATION

EDUCATION

Vox Populi: It is time for Japan to reopen its doors to foreign students

  • October 28, 2021
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 12:22 p.m.
  • English Press
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