Kyodo News Digest: Aug. 22, 2021
⏩Opposition wins Yokohama mayor election in blow to Suga
⏩Japan eyes sending SDF plane to Afghanistan for evacuation
⏩Latest #news summarieshttps://t.co/AE70ZnAxNE
— Kyodo News | Japan (@kyodo_english) August 22, 2021
Heavy #rain continues in western #Japan, mudslide warnings issuedhttps://t.co/1LfmRER3pP
— Kyodo News | Japan (@kyodo_english) August 19, 2021
Mother, 2 kids die in central #Japan mudslide as heavy #rain continueshttps://t.co/JXSL4GPZGj
— Kyodo News | Japan (@kyodo_english) August 15, 2021
PM Suga regrets opposition win in Yokohama mayor election https://t.co/0BHuT6HoZ1
— The Mainichi (Japan Daily News) (@themainichi) August 23, 2021
PM Suga's leadership under fire as LDP candidate loses Yokohama vote https://t.co/LzSeCCMTnm
— The Mainichi (Japan Daily News) (@themainichi) August 23, 2021
The Mainichi (Japan Daily News)
Landslide risks remain as heavy rain predicted for western, eastern Japan on Aug. 20https://t.co/j1WZvUELiF— The Mainichi (Japan Daily News) (@themainichi) August 20, 2021
Big setback for Suga as opposition wins Yokohama mayoral race #yokohama #casino #COVID19 | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis https://t.co/wR9wDq9Gt9
— Asahi Shimbun AJW (@AJWasahi) August 22, 2021
Eight found after landslide in Nagano; mother and 2 sons dead#Japan #rain #floods #mudslides #Nagano #Gifuhttps://t.co/p9zZ4qtdFl
— Asahi Shimbun AJW (@AJWasahi) August 15, 2021
Eight rescued after landslide in Nagano, but 3 feared dead#Japan #disaster #rain #floods #mudslides #Nagano #Gifuhttps://t.co/p9zZ4qtdFl
— Asahi Shimbun AJW (@AJWasahi) August 15, 2021
In a stunning political setback for Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on his home turf, opposition party-backed Takeharu Yamanaka defeated seven other candidates in the race to become Yokohama mayor. https://t.co/2ajZHTp8Na
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) August 22, 2021
After nearly two years, Japan could soon be getting a new, Senate-approved U.S. ambassador — one who has the ear of President Joe Biden. https://t.co/aCDu09hu9f
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) August 22, 2021
Voting is underway in the Yokohama mayoral election, with the result set to have major implications for Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's hopes of remaining in power beyond the fall. https://t.co/Nzj8pnHwKP
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) August 22, 2021
Heavy rain continued to pound western Japan on Thursday, with the weather agency issuing mudslide warnings. https://t.co/srpiKD2M6z
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) August 19, 2021
Japan's weather agency has warned of the risk of further flooding, swollen rivers and mudslides across wide areas of the nation as heavy rain from last week continues. https://t.co/eiU2V5dNZH
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) August 18, 2021
Heavy rain continued to pound western Japan on Thursday, with the weather agency issuing mudslide warnings. https://t.co/srpiKD2M6z
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) August 19, 2021
Next month’s Yokohama mayoral campaign has suddenly become a major challenge to Prime Minister Suga on his own turf. https://t.co/WCY6dx2n5o
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) July 8, 2021
Hachiro Okonogi, chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and a close aide to PM Suga, said he will run in the August election for mayor of Yokohama. https://t.co/SVBD1ea4eD
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) June 22, 2021
BREAKING | Suga suffers blow as LDP-backed candidate loses Yokohama mayoral election.https://t.co/j8oOiCAgx8
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) August 22, 2021
SUGA'S LAST STAND? | JAPAN PM BETS ON MAYORAL RACE
Struggling with rock-bottom support, Prime Minister Suga hopes his candidate's victory in his home turf of Yokohama will boost his political fortunes as well.https://t.co/vjn6FeKIFu
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) August 19, 2021
Public safety commission chief Okonogi to run for Yokohama mayor: Hachiro Okonogi, chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and a close aide to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, said Tuesday he will run in the August election for… https://t.co/eKyfg8Uhbs
— Japan Today News (@JapanToday) June 22, 2021
#Japanese #Pharmaceutical company Eisai Co launched Tazverik, an anticancer #drug
Read Here || https://t.co/uYXKuTSEQw#Japan @EisaiUS #Cancer #Cancers #COVID19 #Corona #coronavirus #kabulairport #Kabul #AfghanWomen #Afghanistan #Taliban #JoeBiden #Afghanishtan #UnitedNations
— Drug Today Online (@drugtoday) August 16, 2021
Sygnature has entered a collaboration with Epigeneron, Inc., a Japanese bio-venture company that uses a unique, cutting-edge technology to identify potential drug targets that regulate the expression of disease-related genes. Read more: https://t.co/N0rWDrAWI9#drugdiscovery
— Sygnature Discovery (@SygnatureDiscov) August 20, 2021
Japanese Red Cross teams are working in evacuation centers and distributing relief supplies after torrential rain triggered mudslides and floods across south-western Japan. @ifrc @jrcs_pr pic.twitter.com/UuziNGy63v
— IFRC Asia Pacific (@IFRCAsiaPacific) August 17, 2021
https://twitter.com/Flood_List/status/1426950145145544705
@Tesla Japanese companies’ partners for an #EnergyStorage facility in #Hokkaido #Japan @elonmusk #batterystorage https://t.co/UYgmNM3uVx pic.twitter.com/swBfXoJasC
— Emerging Technology News (@EtnMagazine) August 20, 2021
Oracle America has sued Japanese information technology company NEC Corp in federal court for allegedly infringing copyrights. Oracle is known to have licenced the software to the NEC since 2004. #yourippartner #destekpatent
Resource: Reuters pic.twitter.com/MTeeOOIMbN— Destek Patent – Your IP Partner (@DestekPatentGLO) August 20, 2021
Yokohama picks opposition candidate over Suga's ally for mayor https://t.co/CeW6TlCeEh
— ST Foreign Desk (@STForeignDesk) August 22, 2021
Japan braces for more rain after floods, landslides | Malay Mail https://t.co/UESdXR6qp9
— Malay Mail (@malaymail) August 18, 2021
President Joe Biden plans to nominate Rahm Emanuel, who previously served as chief of staff to former President Barack Obama and mayor of Chicago, as U.S. ambassador to Japanhttps://t.co/YNrZHo1Cb7 pic.twitter.com/e3X2qfKqfi
— Arab News Japan (@ArabNewsjp) August 21, 2021
Kyodo News says ruling party executives are refusing to talk about the Yokohama result, as they are in shock, but a senior Komeito executive says, "public dissatisfaction with the Suga administration's Covid policies was vented directly at Okonogi." (MP) #Japan #YoshihideSuga
— SNA Japan (@ShingetsuNews) August 22, 2021
In photos: Japan hit by heavy rain, causing floods, landslideshttps://t.co/O2wiRYg1lA pic.twitter.com/sqCsJnSYHR
— DAILY SABAH (@DailySabah) August 17, 2021
Torrential rain triggers a mudslide and more floods across Japan, leaving three people presumed dead and forcing the evacuation of dozens of residents pic.twitter.com/byEbmwN5wI
— TRT World Now (@TRTWorldNow) August 16, 2021
Torrential rain triggered a mudslide and more floods across Japan today, leaving three people presumed dead and forcing the evacuation of dozens of residents. https://t.co/tGIiwLCzEt
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) August 16, 2021
A dose of sporting kotahitanga has been welcome over the past fortnight in Tokyo.#HeraldPremium https://t.co/p0tuob7C9T pic.twitter.com/Roia8nWaTd
— nzherald (@nzherald) August 8, 2021
There were heartbreaking scenes in Tokyo as an athlete had a gold medal ripped away from her at the last moment – and the event’s use of horses became a hot topic. https://t.co/1UEGe8MbzS pic.twitter.com/CV61q3unfP
— nzherald (@nzherald) August 6, 2021
https://twitter.com/nzherald/status/1423130931896987651
Tokyo has reported a record increase in cases for three days in a row, including 3865 on Thursday, before logging another 3300 on Friday. https://t.co/nAF2rlmqFs pic.twitter.com/A14FHpwvOC
— nzherald (@nzherald) July 31, 2021
New Zealand Paralympians' splash and dash for extra cash in Tokyo https://t.co/Vl66SYjFLX pic.twitter.com/BmT7ce9SJs
— Stuff (@NZStuff) August 22, 2021
Tokyo Olympics: Marathon drama evokes memories of two crazy races over 100 years ago https://t.co/o4TdzAW4Hg pic.twitter.com/Ib3pfZivlz
— Stuff (@NZStuff) August 9, 2021
Tokyo Olympics: 'The lights went out', Zane Robertson explains marathon finish line collapse https://t.co/NZqO75E9uM pic.twitter.com/dH8pruR9Xg
— Stuff (@NZStuff) August 8, 2021
Tokyo Olympics: New Zealand 13th, Lisa Carrington beats Georgia, Serbia, Ireland on medal table https://t.co/d0RLLzbtU4 pic.twitter.com/HNfNslfKNq
— Stuff (@NZStuff) August 8, 2021
In Yokohama, Japan’s second-largest city, the stunning defeat Sunday of the mayoral candidate backed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) could spell the swift downfall of embattled Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. https://t.co/KYa4OCU8Pu
— Newsmax (@newsmax) August 22, 2021
Iran's foreign minister has met with his Japanese counterpart in Tehran and the two discussed de-escalation of tensions in the region, @AP reports https://t.co/oE6pBoZJ8n
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) August 22, 2021
Japanese Prime Minister Suga suffers a blow when a former aide loses in an election for mayor of Yokohama https://t.co/TbAFPEOQue
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) August 23, 2021
Japan extends its virus emergency as record infections strain the health system https://t.co/BVELJsqzbN
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) August 17, 2021
Japan is facing calls for harsher lockdowns seen in other parts of the world https://t.co/CQY7kfzA05
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) August 13, 2021
Japan has administered more than 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines and surpassed the U.S. in the share of elderly fully vaccinated, government figures show https://t.co/ZSnAX0L2jH
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) August 10, 2021
Xi's crackdown on Hong Kong is prompting Japan to talk openly about defending Taiwan https://t.co/joQc7J9ltn
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) August 8, 2021
Japan is seeking to expand a state of emergency in Tokyo to surrounding areas, as well as Osaka, and extend it to the end of August https://t.co/6I2mXNJSGZ
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) July 30, 2021
Delta dogs countries while Olympics bring political risk to Japan. Dig into our biggest political stories of the week https://t.co/TqMeUvhYON
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) July 24, 2021
The cancelation of the football match between South Africa and Japan deals a further blow to the troubled Olympic games https://t.co/3tYLJ4RMOp
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) July 21, 2021
“In his last Liberation Day speech as president…Moon said his government was ready to work with Japan on threats to the world such as the coronavirus pandemic and climate change.” @Lee_Jeong_Ho @bpolitics https://t.co/3GF426Ffh3
— The Korea Society (@koreasociety) August 16, 2021
737. Japan restarted the first nuclear reactor in more than three years, a long-awaited step forward for the nation’s utilities https://t.co/IPbGaieTEV via @bpolitics
— Malcolm Scott (@malcscot) August 8, 2021
The Federal will likely lift its zero-interest rate policy next year, Alan Blinder, a former Fed vice chair, told Japanese wire service Jiji Press https://t.co/RjkdbxrNZG
— Bloomberg Australia (@BloombergAU) August 15, 2021
Tokyo weighs use of Olympic venues as temporary medical facilities -paper https://t.co/6aW1gjtBSv pic.twitter.com/IwhbUyhohg
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 22, 2021
Japan's private-sector activity hit by COVID-19 surge – PMI https://t.co/3O8v8IfmYL pic.twitter.com/f9K5TPYPYf
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 23, 2021
Analysis: Risks of party revolt grow for Japan's PM Suga after local poll loss https://t.co/KM4sZhJ2Uh pic.twitter.com/o2uOi9O30i
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 23, 2021
Japan ex-foreign minister Kishida likely to run in LDP race -Sankei https://t.co/jXLMC7hzZK pic.twitter.com/q51nWyp3tb
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 23, 2021
Iran urges Japan to release billions in blocked funds amid U.S. sanctions https://t.co/xS1I3LsvRS pic.twitter.com/SDHOnbJH2p
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 22, 2021
Exit polls show ally of Japan's Suga losing Yokohama election, NHK says https://t.co/0HUBYEkSpJ pic.twitter.com/HuosEaMchH
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 22, 2021
Yokohama mayor election seen as bellwether for Japan PM Suga https://t.co/4P0C2N2ukT pic.twitter.com/Aj2v611JvH
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 22, 2021
Tokyo installed the #Paralympics symbol ahead of the Games set to begin next week https://t.co/FI4lOHWTpH pic.twitter.com/7Q2gqwuPsc
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 20, 2021
Tokyo 2020 organizers held a flame gathering ceremony, days before the opening ceremony for the Paralympics https://t.co/WhfE3S9a8d pic.twitter.com/LuS1pXmPCT
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 20, 2021
Japan plans to dramatically ramp up daily COVID-19 tests, borrowing from anti-contagion measures used in the recent Tokyo Olympics, as it battles its worst wave of infections, driven by the Delta variant https://t.co/NWLccx2Wnd pic.twitter.com/9Bcq8tA9oH
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 20, 2021
'My intention is to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, please hold my hand and help me’: Afghan athlete Zakia Khudadadi made a plea for help as she sought to become the country's first female competitor at the #TokyoParalympics https://t.co/iGfc1ez4vO pic.twitter.com/64eTX7aqNb
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 18, 2021
Japan is set to extend its state of emergency in Tokyo and other regions to September 12 and widen curbs to seven more prefectures https://t.co/tA5OkvAbDf pic.twitter.com/tsq8lG2X3H
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 17, 2021
ICYMI: Thousands of people in front of the Eiffel Tower celebrated the #Olympics coming to Paris in 2024 as #Tokyo2020 ended pic.twitter.com/ocRLlhPwRN
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 15, 2021
WATCH: SoftBank Group’s Vision Fund unit posts a first-quarter profit of $2.14 billion https://t.co/fA9HfI1hcF pic.twitter.com/23zKhfvhnv
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 15, 2021
WATCH: Noah Lyles, the American sprinter who won the bronze in the men’s 200 meters at #Tokyo2020, talks about mental health and racial equality pic.twitter.com/B5EsmRm75Y
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 15, 2021
ICYMI: France rolled out the red carpet for the Olympic flag's arrival from Tokyo as Paris is set to host the 2024 Summer Games https://t.co/aHJNE6pPNy pic.twitter.com/sdROYkRsEi
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 15, 2021
ICYMI: Fireworks exploded over Tokyo skies, bringing an end to the #Olympics https://t.co/sUGtvs4IUg pic.twitter.com/R26pvgrxPQ
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 15, 2021
Japan's Suga pledges not to wage war again as ministers visit controversial shrine https://t.co/UugfxH0NxQ pic.twitter.com/v2DENmWTlu
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 15, 2021
In call, Biden commends Japan's Suga for successful Olympics https://t.co/f8NHiwwWLH pic.twitter.com/gyYbWGPXtS
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 10, 2021
Around 500 participants, including Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, gathered at Nagasaki Peace Park to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing pic.twitter.com/A5aLVSeBjr
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 9, 2021
Japan PM Suga apologises for skipping parts of Hiroshima speech https://t.co/Adoeiesdnr pic.twitter.com/hdojOZNvaQ
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 6, 2021