December 1, 2021

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HEADLINES

Noon news

  • December 1, 2021
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  • JMH Summary

HEADLINES

Morning news 

  • December 1, 2021
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INTERNATIONAL

Japan, U.S., EU trade ministers vow to fight “non-market” practices

  • November 30, 2021
  • , Kyodo News , 11:47 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Japan urges its nationals to leave Ethiopia

  • November 30, 2021
  • , Yomiuri , p. 4
  • JMH Translation

INTERNATIONAL

Biden’s China playbook: Cooperation or confrontation?

  • December 1, 2021
  • , Nikkei Asia , 3:57 a.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Pearl Harbor 80 years on: Lessons and legacies

  • December 1, 2021
  • , Nikkei Asia , 6:00 a.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Japan to continue funding Russian gas project: Hagiuda

  • November 27, 2021
  • , Mainichi , p. 6
  • JMH Translation

INTERNATIONAL

Hiroshima announces bid to host G7 summit in 2023

  • December 1, 2021
  • , Asahi
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ECONOMY

Japanese and Taiwanese experts discuss TPP, semiconductors at int’l symposium

  • November 29, 2021
  • , Mainichi , p. 6
  • JMH Translation

ECONOMY

Japan’s shrinking labor pool sharpens quest for productivity

  • December 1, 2021
  • , Nikkei Asia , 5:10 a.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Japan to give internet users more control of their browsing data

  • November 30, 2021
  • , Nikkei Asia
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Japan to bolster domestic vaccine production

  • November 29, 2021
  • , NHK WORLD , 10:51 a.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Keidanren head: Japan should accelerate growth strategy

  • November 30, 2021
  • , The Japan News , 3:58 p.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

SECURITY

USFJ members still exempt from border control measures

  • December 1, 2021
  • , NHK
  • JMH Summary

SECURITY

U.S. military operates Ospreys at Naha port despite protests from local governments

  • December 1, 2021
  • , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
  • JMH Summary

SECURITY

SECURITY

Japan may launch economic security think tank in FY 2023

  • November 30, 2021
  • , Jiji Press , 3:25 p.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

Gov’t faces challenges in promoting economic security law

  • November 27, 2021
  • , Asahi , p. 4
  • JMH Translation

SECURITY

U.S. Marine Corps to airlift cutting-edge rocket launcher within Japan

  • November 28, 2021
  • , Sankei , p. 2
  • JMH Translation

SECURITY

Pentagon’s Global Posture Review highlights Indo-Pacific as priority  

  • December 1, 2021
  • , All national papers
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SECURITY

SECURITY

U.S., Japanese naval forces conduct joint exercises 

  • December 1, 2021
  • , Nikkei , NHK
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POLITICS

Prime minister’s schedule on Nov. 30, 2021

  • November 30, 2021
  • , Sankei , p. 5
  • JMH Translation

POLITICS

Profile: Opposition leader Izumi is “realist” on foreign policy, nuclear power

  • November 30, 2021
  • , Kyodo News , 3:29 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

New Japan opposition leader seeks to battle LDP on policy

  • December 1, 2021
  • , Nikkei Asia , 9:40 a.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

Editorial: CDPJ must strive to rebuild under new leader with constructive policies

  • December 1, 2021
  • , The Japan News , 11:45 a.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

Editorial: CDP’s 1st task with makeover is to create viable track record

  • December 1, 2021
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 3:00 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

Editorial: Where will new German government go with Merkel’s policy directions?

  • December 1, 2021
  • , The Japan News , 12:19 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

Japan’s main opposition party seeks to rebuild under new leader Kenta Izumi

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

POLITICS

Komeito to establish intraparty organization to discuss economic security

  • November 29, 2021
  • , Nikkei , p. 2
  • JMH Translation

POLITICS

Commentary: Center-left Kishida endorses bold moves in security realm

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

POLITICS

Japan Lower House max vote-value gap tops 2 times

  • November 30, 2021
  • , Jiji Press , 11:04 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

Cartoon: The very picture of a fight in a cup

  • December 1, 2021
  • , Asahi , p. 12
  • JMH Translation

POLITICS

CDPJ elects Izumi as new leader

  • December 1, 2021
  • , All national papers
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SCIENCE

Japan confirms first case of Omicron variant

  • December 1, 2021
  • , All national papers
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SCIENCE

Japan to begin administering booster shots today

  • December 1, 2021
  • , Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nikkei
  • JMH Summary

SOCIETY

Japan confirms second case of Omicron variant

  • December 1, 2021
  • , NHK
  • JMH Summary

SOCIETY

Cartoon: The challenge of the water’s edge

  • December 1, 2021
  • , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
  • JMH Translation

SOCIETY

France issues arrest warrant for Japanese woman over parental kidnap

  • November 30, 2021
  • , Kyodo News , 8:58 p.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Plea bargaining places heavy burden on those cooperating

  • November 22, 2021
  • , Nikkei , p. 39
  • JMH Translation

SOCIETY

Ex-navy officer recalls attack on Pearl Harbor, conversion against war

  • December 1, 2021
  • , The Japan News , 2:48 p.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Japan’s 1st Omicron variant case rekindles anxiety among businesses

  • November 30, 2021
  • , Kyodo News , 11:12 p.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Japan’s population drops 0.7 pct: 2020 census

  • November 30, 2021
  • , Jiji Press , 7:18 p.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Infographic: Trends in total population, 1920 – 2020

  • December 1, 2021
  • , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 3
  • JMH Translation

SOCIETY

Infographic: Trends in working-age population, 1920 – 2020

  • December 1, 2021
  • , Nikkei , Lead story
  • JMH Translation

SOCIETY

SOCIETY

Osaka governor cancels visit to Dubai Expo

  • November 30, 2021
  • , Jiji Press , 5:58 p.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Japanese Princess Aiko comes of age at 20

  • December 1, 2021
  • , Jiji Press , 1:50 a.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Entry control eased in Fukushima Daiichi host town

  • November 30, 2021
  • , NHK WORLD
  • English Press
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