December 22, 2021
HEADLINES
Noon news
- December 22, 2021
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- JMH Summary
HEADLINES
Morning news
- December 22, 2021
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INTERNATIONAL
Kishida again voices hope for early summit with President Biden
- December 22, 2021
- , TBS
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INTERNATIONAL
South Korean ambassador meets with Japan foreign ministry No. 2
- December 22, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 2:38 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
NTT’s Sawada becomes chair of Japan-U.S. Business Council
- December 22, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
INTERNATIONAL
Japan-China CEO Summit stresses friendship and cooperation
- December 22, 2021
- , Asahi , p. 7
- JMH Translation
INTERNATIONAL
China scuttles Japan embassy event over Abe comments on Taiwan
- December 21, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 7:12 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Commentary: Moon stays active in diplomacy as end of his term approaches
- December 21, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 12:04 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
North Korea braces for economic winter as omicron cuts off trade
- December 21, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 5:01 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Expert: DPRK abandoned brinkmanship after Hanoi summit
- December 20, 2021
- , Mainichi , p. 7
- JMH Translation
INTERNATIONAL
Expert: Concerns over the sophistication of North Korea’s “nuclear first strike” capabilities
- December 20, 2021
- , Mainichi , p. 7
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INTERNATIONAL
LDP heavyweight says more countries may sever ties with Taiwan
- December 21, 2021
- , Yomiuri , p. 9
- JMH Translation
INTERNATIONAL
Japan to offer $100 mil. aid to Afghanistan
- December 21, 2021
- , NHK WORLD
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan expresses grave concern about Hong Kong election
- December 22, 2021
- , Sankei
- JMH Summary
ECONOMY
Huawei, Buffalo sign general license agreement
- December 22, 2021
- , Asahi , p. 7
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
Japan to limit rare-earth mining to protect offshore deposits
- December 22, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 6:44 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Private sector must face economic security as its own issue: Meisei Univ. prof.
- December 21, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 10
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
Japan to introduce new framework to promote farm exports
- December 21, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 11:11 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
TEPCO seeks 2023 finish for treated-water facility
- December 21, 2021
- , NHK WORLD
- English Press
ECONOMY
Nagasaki IR plan includes health tourism
- December 20, 2021
- , NIKKEI Business Daily , p. 5
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
Port of LA to test manure-derived hydrogen as fuel for trucks, cranes
- December 22, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 3:54 a.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
USG welcomes formal agreement with Japan on host nation support
- December 22, 2021
- , Yomiuri digital
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
U.S. sailor at Yokosuka arrested for trespassing under influence of alcohol
- December 22, 2021
- , Yomiuri digital
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SECURITY
GOJ to slash funding for Okinawa
- December 22, 2021
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
Editorial: Use budget to host U.S. bases to boost Japan-U.S. response capabilities
- December 22, 2021
- , The Japan News , 12:02 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Chinese fighter departs from aircraft carrier off Okinawa
- December 21, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 3:56 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
National Police Agency to strengthen cooperation in international cybercrime investigations
- December 18, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 34
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
Ex-Japanese worker of U.S. military’s Atsugi base sues gov’t for compensation
- December 21, 2021
- , Kanagawa Shimbun , p. 18
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SECURITY
Japan to increase share of cost for stationing U.S. forces to $9.2 billion over 5 years
- December 22, 2021
- , All national papers
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SECURITY
GOJ to cut spending for Okinawa’s development by 20% in fiscal 2022
- December 22, 2021
- , Asahi, Mainichi, Nikkei
- JMH Summary
POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Dec. 21, 2021
- December 22, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
DPFP picks Maehara as election strategy head, Otsuka as policy council chief
- December 22, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Former CCS Kawamura to be tapped as special advisor to LDP vice-president
- December 22, 2021
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Editorial: Mayor’s haste to let foreigners vote stirred up social division, confusion
- December 22, 2021
- , The Japan News , 12:46 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Cartoon: Merry Give Out-mas!!
- December 22, 2021
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
- JMH Translation
OPINION POLLS
Kishida Cabinet approval rate rises to 49% on virus moves, Asahi survey
- December 21, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 6:50 p.m.
- English Press
OPINION POLLS
More voters against diplomatic boycott of Games, Asahi survey
- December 21, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 7:00 p.m.
- English Press
OPINION POLLS
Opinion poll & results from Asahi Shimbun
- December 21, 2021
- , Asahi , p. 4
- JMH Translation
SCIENCE
U.S. promises genome sequencing of COVID-19 virus sampled from military personnel
- December 22, 2021
- , Asahi digital
- JMH Summary
SCIENCE
Okinawa chief presses U.S. military to take steps to stop COVID-19 infections on base
- December 22, 2021
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
- JMH Summary
SCIENCE
Okinawa governor asks U.S. military to prohibit personnel from leaving Camp Hansen
- December 22, 2021
- , Asahi
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SCIENCE
Japan to ask for 14-day quarantine at facilities to block Omicron infections
- December 22, 2021
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SOCIETY
Nation’s first community transmission of Omicron strain detected in Osaka
- December 22, 2021
- , All TV networks
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SOCIETY
Close to 200,000 deaths possible if massive quake occurs off Japan’s northern Pacific coast
- December 21, 2021
- , The Japan News , 3:02 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japanese high schoolers create video to encourage disaster-hit Kentucky
- December 22, 2021
- , The Japan News , 12:56 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Over 3,000 foreigners in Japan refuse to be deported
- December 21, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 10:02 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Sony Life employee suspected of hiding swindled cash
- December 21, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 5:00 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
3 death row inmates hanged; 1st executions in 2 years
- December 21, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 7:05 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Women at work: Standing out above the old boys: Forging a path as a woman in corporate Japan
- December 21, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Glass ceiling intact at one-third of Japan’s top corporations
- December 21, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 8:00 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Hibakusha group urges Japan to ratify nuclear ban treaty
- December 21, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 10:27 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Ivermectin for COVID? Unproven treatment stokes concern in Japan
- December 21, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
