March 2, 2022

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HEADLINES

Noon news

  • March 2, 2022
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HEADLINES

Morning news

  • March 2, 2022
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

JAL suspends code-share flights to and from Europe

  • March 2, 2022
  • , NHK , Jiji
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INTERNATIONAL

Kishida comments on war in Ukraine

  • March 2, 2022
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INTERNATIONAL

Japanese Embassy in Ukraine temporarily closed

  • March 2, 2022
  • , NHK
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INTERNATIONAL

USTR report regards Indo-Pacific as core of U.S. economic strategy

  • March 2, 2022
  • , Yomiuri digital
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Japan’s embassy in Kyiv to temporarily close

  • March 2, 2022
  • , Kyodo News , 10:16 a.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Japan decides asset freeze on Putin, Russian central bank

  • March 1, 2022
  • , Jiji Press , 3:34 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Japan on alert amid provocations by China, N. Korea, Russia

  • March 1, 2022
  • , The Japan News , 4:58 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Is North Korean leader primed to trade missiles for tractors?

  • March 1, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 1:19 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Taipei plays down fears of ‘Ukraine today, Taiwan tomorrow’

  • March 1, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 5:53 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Commentary: Xi misreads Putin’s Ukraine gambit despite access to U.S. intel

  • March 1, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 4:06 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Editorial: World on brink of unparalleled crisis with Putin’s nuclear threat

  • March 1, 2022
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 1:05 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Editorial: Putin’s only path forward is a cease-fire

  • March 2, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 1:00 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Ukraine foreign minister asks China to mediate ceasefire

  • March 2, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 2:09 a.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Kishida, Macron agree on need for strong sanctions on Russia 

  • March 2, 2022
  • , All national papers
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INTERNATIONAL

U.S., Japanese finance ministers affirm close cooperation against Russia 

  • March 1, 2022
  • , Nikkei evening edition
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors protest Putin’s hinting at use of nuclear arms  

  • March 1, 2022
  • , Nikkei evening edition
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Kishida plans to visit India later this month 

  • March 2, 2022
  • , Yomiuri
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INTERNATIONAL

Cartoon: Can Zelenskyy be saved?

  • March 2, 2022
  • , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
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ECONOMY

ECONOMY

ECONOMY

Toyota stoppage highlights supply chain vulnerabilities

  • March 1, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 7:05 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Japan biz leader shows concern over Sakhalin-2 project

  • March 1, 2022
  • , Jiji Press , 9:34 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Japan trading houses study impact of Shell’s Russian gas project exit

  • March 1, 2022
  • , Kyodo News , 6:26 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Editorial: Defend Japanese manufacturers’ supply chains from cyber-attacks

  • March 2, 2022
  • , The Japan News , 11:37 a.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Russia sanctions poke holes in insurance for Japanese companies

  • March 2, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 7:16 a.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Japan to tighten export controls against Russia

  • February 27, 2022
  • , Nikkei , p. 5
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Japan public pension fund had 220 b. yen in Russian assets

  • March 1, 2022
  • , Jiji Press , 4:18 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Japan adopts bills to ensure stable energy supply

  • March 1, 2022
  • , Jiji Press , 8:52 p.m.
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ECONOMY

Cabinet OKs bill to expedite approval of new domestic drugs

  • March 2, 2022
  • , Nikkei , p. 5
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ECONOMY

Japan Productivity Center to launch “Reiwa Rincho”

  • March 1, 2022
  • , Nikkei , p. 5
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ECONOMY

JAEA to conduct int’l research project on geological disposal of nuclear waste

  • March 1, 2022
  • , NIKKEI Business Daily , p. 7
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ECONOMY

Asian airlines cancel Russia, Ukraine flights as war heats up

  • March 1, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 4:22 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Japan new auto sales down 18 pct in Feb.

  • March 1, 2022
  • , Jiji Press , 8:12 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Shell to pull out of Russia’s Sakhalin-2 LNG project

  • March 1, 2022
  • , Nikkei evening edition
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SECURITY

U S., Japan hold joint drills southeast of Naha

  • March 2, 2022
  • , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
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SECURITY

Chinese ships spotted near Senkakus for fifth consecutive day

  • March 2, 2022
  • , Sankei , p. 24
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SECURITY

Chinese frigate again seen passing through Miyako Strait

  • March 2, 2022
  • , Sankei , p. 1
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SECURITY

Japan GSDF hosts multinational cyberwar games

  • March 1, 2022
  • , Jiji Press , 1:26 p.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

From Manila to Tokyo, defense debate heats up amid Ukraine war

  • March 1, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 8:13 p.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

As tensions in East Asia mount, Japan looks to beef up Okinawa defense

  • March 1, 2022
  • , The Japan Times
  • English Press

SECURITY

Secret to Ukraine’s fierce resistance? Javelin antitank missiles

  • March 2, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 5:14 a.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

Toyota to restart suspended plants in Japan today

  • March 2, 2022
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POLITICS

LDP’s Kono criticizes tweet by Russian Embassy in Japan

  • March 2, 2022
  • , Sankei , Fuji TV
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POLITICS

Prime minister’s schedule on March 1, 2022

  • March 2, 2022
  • , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS

POLITICS

Support for Kishida Cabinet continues to decline, media outlet polls

  • March 1, 2022
  • , Nikkei , p. 4
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POLITICS

Yamanaka nominated to head Japan Nuclear Regulation Authority

  • March 1, 2022
  • , Jiji Press , 5:22 p.m.
  • English Press

OPINION POLLS

Trend in five-poll average cabinet support rate and cabinet support rate in Social Survey Research Center poll

  • March 2, 2022
  • , Saitama University Social Survey Research Center
  • JMH Translation

SCIENCE

Cabinet approves bill to set up solar panels near airports

  • March 2, 2022
  • , Nikkei , p. 5
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SCIENCE

METI to support renewable energy business in Southeast Asia

  • March 2, 2022
  • , Nikkei , p. 5
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SCIENCE

Editorial: Heed IPCC warning on threat to ecosystems posed by climate change

  • March 2, 2022
  • , The Japan News , 12:14 p.m.
  • English Press

SCIENCE

SCIENCE

SOCIETY

FEATURE: Film uncovering dark side of Japan immigration center hits screens

  • March 2, 2022
  • , Kyodo News , 10:42 a.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Interview with Greg Kelly: “I was not Ghosn’s right-hand man”

  • February 27, 2022
  • , Asahi , p. 31
  • JMH Translation

SOCIETY

Concern growing over foreign students turning on their heel

  • March 1, 2022
  • , Jiji Press , 11:50 p.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Family of Sri Lankan who died in detention to sue for damages

  • March 1, 2022
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 6:55 p.m.
  • English Press

EDUCATION

Pandemic-related college dropouts up 40 pct in Japan

  • March 1, 2022
  • , Jiji Press , 9:44 p.m.
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