January 6, 2022

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HEADLINES

Noon news

  • January 6, 2022
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HEADLINES

Morning news 

  • January 6, 2022
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

MOFA opens consulate general in central Vietnam

  • January 5, 2022
  • , Yomiuri , p. 4
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INTERNATIONAL

A plea for action by the nuclear powers, not more words

  • January 5, 2022
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 4:54 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

U.S., Japan to hold virtual 2+2 meeting on Jan. 7

  • January 6, 2022
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Japan, Australia to sign defense agreement

  • January 6, 2022
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ECONOMY

Japan regional banks launch system to monitor ship-to-ship transfers

  • January 5, 2022
  • , Kyodo News , 2:29 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Business leaders call for innovation and growth

  • January 5, 2022
  • , NHK WORLD
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Editorial: RCEP members must improve pact to catalyze greater cooperation

  • January 5, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 1:01 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Japan’s new auto sales down 3.3 pct in 2021

  • January 5, 2022
  • , Jiji Press , 8:54 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Editorial: OPEC+ needs to continue stable crude oil supply to support global growth

  • January 6, 2022
  • , The Japan News , 12:38 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

84% of firms in Japan see economic growth in 2022, Kyodo News poll of major companies

  • January 3, 2022
  • , Kyodo News , 10:33 a.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Opinion poll & results of Nikkei survey of 100 major companies

  • January 6, 2022
  • , NIKKEI Business Daily , pp. 3, 14
  • JMH Translation

ECONOMY

Kishida calls on business leaders to raise wages 

  • January 6, 2022
  • , Nikkei
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SECURITY

MCAS Iwakuni confirms 115 new COVID-19 cases

  • January 6, 2022
  • , TBS
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SECURITY

Chinese ships spotted near Senkakus for ninth consecutive day

  • January 6, 2022
  • , Sankei , p. 22
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SECURITY

Editorial: N. Korea should stop folly of launching missiles, furthering isolation

  • January 6, 2022
  • , The Japan News , 12:00 p.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

Taiwan should destroy chip infrastructure if China invades: paper

  • January 5, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 3:08 a.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

Japan needs more offensive firepower for deterrence: Patrick Cronin

  • January 5, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 2:46 a.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

SECURITY

Japan worried about protection of dual-use advanced technologies

  • January 5, 2022
  • , Nikkei , p. 5
  • JMH Translation

SECURITY

SECURITY

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile toward Sea of Japan 

  • January 6, 2022
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POLITICS

Prime Minister’s schedule on Jan. 5, 2022

  • January 6, 2022
  • , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS

Kishida to seek “stable administration” thru Upper House poll

  • January 5, 2022
  • , Jiji Press , 8:28 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

Kishida calls for reinforcement of power grid toward decarbonization

  • January 5, 2022
  • , Nikkei , p. 4
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POLITICS

Kishida attends labor group Rengo’s new year party

  • January 5, 2022
  • , Jiji Press , 11:34 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

POLITICS

Editorial: Network of ties fundamental to ‘new form of capitalism’

  • January 5, 2022
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 4:27 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

SCIENCE

SCIENCE

Japan’s daily COVID cases top 2,000 for first time in over three months 

  • January 6, 2022
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SCIENCE

Okinawa logs 623 new COVID-19 cases  

  • January 6, 2022
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SCIENCE

Health ministry revises hospitalization requirement for Omicron patients 

  • January 6, 2022
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SOCIETY

2022 shaping up as pivotal year for success of 2025 Osaka Expo

  • January 5, 2022
  • , The Japan Times
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  • G7 Summit
  • Ukraine
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