December 28, 2021
HEADLINES
Noon news
- December 28, 2021
- , All TV networks
- JMH Summary
HEADLINES
Morning news
- December 28, 2021
- , All national papers , All TV networks
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INTERNATIONAL
“New cold war” between U.S. and China over Taiwan Strait
- December 26, 2021
- , NHK
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INTERNATIONAL
Opening remarks by U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Greene at Nikkei Virtual Global Forum
- December 28, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 26
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INTERNATIONAL
South Korea says CPTPP membership would stabilize supply chains
- December 27, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 11:27 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Who’s afraid of condemning China’s abuses? Japan’s ruling coalition
- December 27, 2021
- , Japan Forward
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Interview: Taliban seek ties with US, other ex-foes
- December 14, 2021
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Kishida gives up on attending UN nonproliferation talks in person
- December 28, 2021
- , All national papers
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INTERNATIONAL
U.S. official says Biden administration eyeing nuclear declaratory policy
- December 26, 2021
- , Kyodo
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INTERNATIONAL
Kishida eager to sign reciprocal access accord with Australia
- December 28, 2021
- , Mainichi, Yomiuri
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INTERNATIONAL
LDP policy chief Takaichi says Japan announced decision on Beijing Olympics “too late”
- December 28, 2021
- , Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nikkei
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ECONOMY
Japan to release 100,000 kiloliters from state oil reserves
- December 27, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 9:26 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan’s food exports to total some 1.2 t. yen in 2021
- December 27, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 8:03 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Major companies adopt pro-LGBT policies but still a long road ahead, Asahi survey of 100 leading companies
- December 28, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 7:00 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Editorial: Will Japan join arms race with record defense spending?
- December 28, 2021
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 5
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SECURITY
Editorial: Strengthening defense capability should be based on a medium- to long-term national strategy
- December 27, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 2
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SECURITY
Additional staff, bureau assigned to land-use surveys
- December 24, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 2
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SECURITY
U.S. Marines among 12 apprehended in Okinawa for drug smuggling
- December 23, 2021
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
SECURITY
Two Marines indicted on charges of smuggling cannabis
- December 23, 2021
- , Okinawa Times , p. 29
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
Coordination underway for defense chiefs of U.S., Japan, ROK to meet in Hawaii
- December 28, 2021
- , NHK
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SECURITY
Japan to inform U.S. of increase in defense spending at 2+2 meeting
- December 28, 2021
- , Nikkei
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SECURITY
U.S. begins pre-departure virus testing of military personnel
- December 28, 2021
- , Mainichi
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SECURITY
PFOS detected in spring water sampled at 70% of surveyed locations in Okinawa
- December 28, 2021
- , Asahi
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SECURITY
GOJ, Okinawa remain apart over Futenma relocation
- December 28, 2021
- , All national papers
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SECURITY
Japanese, Chinese defense chiefs agree to begin operating defense hotline next year
- December 28, 2021
- , All national papers
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Dec. 27, 2021
- December 28, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 4
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Japan’s Foreign Minister Hayashi ‘imagines’ future as leader
- December 28, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 6:08 a.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
By bringing ‘negative legacies’ to a close, Kishida runs risk of drawing Abe’s ire
- December 27, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
POLITICS
Japan to help smaller firms pass on higher costs
- December 27, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 7:32 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Cartoon: Who’s that masked man?
- December 26, 2021
- , Kanagawa Shimbun , p. 10
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OPINION POLLS
Kishida administration sees support rate continue to increase three months after launch, Nikkei poll
- December 28, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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OPINION POLLS
Infographic: Trends in approval of government’s COVID-19 measures, Asahi poll
- December 24, 2021
- , Asahi evening edition , p. 9
- JMH Translation
SCIENCE
Local community asks U.S. military to restrict personnel movement following cluster infection at Camp Hansen
- December 28, 2021
- , Okinawa Times
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SCIENCE
METI to enable JOGMEC to invest in private firms’ decarbonization efforts
- December 23, 2021
- , Nikkei , p. 5
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SCIENCE
NASA, JAXA to join hands in addressing climate change
- December 27, 2021
- , Nikkei evening edition
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SCIENCE
Japan aims to send astronauts to the moon in late 2020s
- December 28, 2021
- , Yomiuri
- JMH Summary
SOCIETY
Japan seeks arrest of Chinese ex-student over alleged link to space agency cyberattacks
- December 28, 2021
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
SOCIETY
Vaccine officials split on whether to expose visa overstayers
- December 27, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 6:50 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Changing times brought renewed enthusiasm for learning English in Japan
- December 28, 2021
- , The Japan News , 11:47 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan governors want border controls implemented strictly
- December 27, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 9:03 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
New leader of abductee families group says all he can say to his sister is “I’m sorry”
- December 24, 2021
- , Yomiuri , p. 28
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Community transmission of omicron spreads beyond Japan’s major cities
- December 27, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Cartoon: With apologies to the Three Sacred Treasures
- December 24, 2021
- , Asahi , p. 12
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