December 29, 2021
HEADLINES
Noon news
- December 29, 2021
- , All TV networks
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- December 29, 2021
- , All newspapers and TV networks
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INTERNATIONAL
Seoul blasts bid by Tokyo for Sado gold mine to be on heritage list
- December 29, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 2:25 p.m.
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INTERNATIONAL
ROK takes issue with Japan’s plan to nominate Niigata gold mine as World Heritage site
- December 28, 2021
- , NTV
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INTERNATIONAL
Sado Gold Mine proposed for 2023 World Heritage candidacy
- December 28, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 10:41 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Pacific island nations probe digital currencies with Tokyo startup
- December 29, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 3:02 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Your predictions for Asia in 2022
- December 29, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 6:00 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan PM urges S. Korea to abide by 2015 agreement on “comfort women”
- December 28, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 8:07 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan to establish embassy in Kiribati, consular office in New Caledonia
- December 29, 2021
- , Yomiuri
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ECONOMY
Japan OKs plan to fight reputational damage over water release
- December 28, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 12:11 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan Nov. jobless rate rises to 2.8 pct
- December 28, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 12:19 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
CCP executive expects Japan’s support in joining TPP
- December 24, 2021
- , Mainichi , p. 6
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ECONOMY
Japanese companies switch to ‘software-driven’ business models
- December 28, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 3:03 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan telecom giant NTT to check suppliers for human rights abuses
- December 28, 2021
- , Kyodo News , 8:10 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan automakers to fit cars with level 2 self-driving tech by 2022
- December 28, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 9:12 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Omicron gradually spreading to various U.S. bases in Okinawa
- December 29, 2021
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
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SECURITY
Surveys by three parties all point to high level of toxic chemicals in water at U.S. Army facility
- December 29, 2021
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
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SECURITY
Major North Korean spy uses Japanese cellular phone number
- December 29, 2021
- , Tokyo Shimbun , Lead story, p-2
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SECURITY
Chinese ships return to Senkaku area for first time since Dec. 24
- December 29, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 18
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SECURITY
Japan moving to join ASEAN defense hotlines
- December 29, 2021
- , NHK WORLD
- English Press
SECURITY
Scrambles against China increase five-fold from half year ago
- December 29, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 2
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SECURITY
Editorial: Will nation support accelerated pace of defense budget increase?
- December 27, 2021
- , Asahi , p. 6
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SECURITY
Agriculture Ministry approves transplantation of coral reefs off Camp Schwab
- December 29, 2021
- , Asahi, Mainichi, Yomiuri, Sankei
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SECURITY
Abnormally high level of PFOS detected in water sampled at U.S. army facility
- December 29, 2021
- , Asahi
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SECURITY
Okinawa scholar indicted for interfering with U.S. military operations
- December 29, 2021
- , Asahi
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SECURITY
Citizens may be penalized for leaking sensitive data
- December 29, 2021
- , Sankei
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POLITICS
How unknown Hirokazu Matsuno became PM Kishida’s right-hand man
- December 29, 2021
- , Nikkei Asia , 12:05 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Dec. 28, 2021
- December 29, 2021
- , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS
As NPT “intermediary,” Japan is at crucial stage
- December 29, 2021
- , Mainichi , p. 3
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POLITICS
Japan to secure 2.3 m. people for local digitalization
- December 28, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 6:10 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Editorial: Musashino City Council did the right thing in rejecting foreigner voting
- December 28, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
POLITICS
Kishida tells ministries to report key measures in advance
- December 29, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 2:09 a.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Former top bureaucrat tapped as prime ministers’ advisor on national resilience
- December 29, 2021
- , All national papers
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SCIENCE
GOJ updates space program
- December 29, 2021
- , Asahi, Yomiuri, Nikkei
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SOCIETY
Editorial: Top overseas news stories for 2021 reflect pandemic’s continued shadow
- December 29, 2021
- , The Japan News , 12:28 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan narrows definition of in-flight omicron close contacts
- December 28, 2021
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan’s Princess Kako turns 27, wishing for sister’s happiness
- December 29, 2021
- , Jiji Press , 1:19 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Editorial: New ‘black rain’ guidelines leave atomic-bombed cities divided
- December 28, 2021
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 4:25 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Public health experts warn of potential rapid spread of Omicron
- December 29, 2021
- , All national papers
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SOCIETY
Rollout of COVID-19 boosters to be expedited
- December 29, 2021
- , All national papers
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