August 4, 2022

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HEADLINES

Noon news

  • August 4, 2022
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HEADLINES

Morning news

  • August 4, 2022
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AMBASSADOR

Ambassador Emanuel holds talks with Kishida

  • August 4, 2022
  • , Nikkei, Sankei
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INTERNATIONAL

Russian envoy visits Hiroshima

  • August 4, 2022
  • , Chugoku Shimbun digital , NHK
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INTERNATIONAL

Japanese scholars’ views on Pelosi’s Taiwan trip

  • August 4, 2022
  • , Asahi, Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei
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INTERNATIONAL

UN leader comments on upcoming trip to Hiroshima

  • August 4, 2022
  • , NHK
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INTERNATIONAL

Commentary: For a free and open world

  • August 4, 2022
  • , Sankei , p. 5
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INTERNATIONAL

Japan to provide Ukraine with SDF minivans

  • August 4, 2022
  • , NHK
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Japanese man detained in Myanmar to be put on trial

  • August 3, 2022
  • , Fuji TV
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INTERNATIONAL

Pelosi’s Taiwan visit signals start of drawn-out U.S.-China struggle

  • August 4, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 3:54 a.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Analysis: Pelosi’s Taiwan visit is Xi’s final exam to stay top leader

  • August 4, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 4:00 a.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Focus: U.S-China tensions over Taiwan could prompt Japan to ramp up defenses

  • August 3, 2022
  • , Kyodo News , 11:22 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Editorial: U.S. and China need to rethink Taiwan risk management

  • August 3, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 3:57 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Editorial: China must not raise military tensions over Pelosi’s meeting with U.S. ally

  • August 4, 2022
  • , The Japan News , 12:37 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Cartoon: Taiwan or bust

  • August 4, 2022
  • , Asahi , p. 14
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INTERNATIONAL

House Speaker Pelosi reiterates U.S. commitment to Taiwan 

  • August 4, 2022
  • , All national papers
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INTERNATIONAL

House Speaker Pelosi to hold talks with Kishida 

  • August 4, 2022
  • , Nikkei
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INTERNATIONAL

Japan closely watching U.S.-China dispute over Taiwan 

  • August 4, 2022
  • , Mainichi, Yomiuri, Sankei
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

ECONOMY

ECONOMY

ECONOMY

After CHIPS Act, Japanese supplier to triple U.S. semiconductor chemical output

  • August 4, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 12:32 a.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Japan average pump price falls to 169.9 yen

  • August 3, 2022
  • , Jiji Press , 5:44 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Construction of Fukushima water release facilities to begin Thurs.

  • August 3, 2022
  • , Kyodo News , 8:34 p.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

Governor Tamaki calls for peace diplomacy

  • August 4, 2022
  • , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
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SECURITY

Japan faces a reckoning on national defense after Pelosi’s Taiwan trip

  • August 4, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 1:09 p.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

Chinese ships spotted near Senkakus for 110th consecutive day

  • August 4, 2022
  • , Sankei , p. 22
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SECURITY

Chinese frigate remains in waters near Senkakus for five days

  • August 4, 2022
  • , Sankei , p. 22
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SECURITY

Japan’s loan balance exceeds annual budget for SDF equipment

  • August 2, 2022
  • , Nikkei , p. 4
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SECURITY

Japan to strengthen defense capabilities with focus on eight areas

  • August 4, 2022
  • , Asahi, Mainichi, Yomiuri, Sankei
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POLITICS

Is Kishida considering appointing former PM Suga to cabinet post?

  • August 4, 2022
  • , Shukan Shincho digital
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POLITICS

Prime minister’s schedule on Aug. 3, 2022

  • August 4, 2022
  • , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS

PM Kishida meets with ex-PM Mori and other senior LDP members

  • August 4, 2022
  • , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS

Extra Diet session starts amid state funeral controversy

  • August 3, 2022
  • , Kyodo News , 2:40 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

POLITICS

LDP opposes holding a foreign minister meeting with S. Korea

  • August 4, 2022
  • , Mainichi , p. 5
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OPINION POLLS

Highlights of July 2022 Jiji Press Public Opinion Poll

  • August 1, 2022
  • , Jiji Press Public Opinion Poll Bulletin , [No. 1706] – pp. 8–11
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SOCIETY

Japan eyes shift in skilled-worker visas toward food production

  • August 4, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 1:46 a.m.
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