May 17, 2016
HEADLINES
Noon news
- May 17, 2016
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- May 17, 2016
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INTERNATIONAL
Record number of foreigners visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
- May 16, 2016
- , NTV
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INTERNATIONAL
President’s trip to Hiroshima not possible without lobbying by former Ambassador Roos
- May 17, 2016
- , Mainichi
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INTERNATIONAL
Former defense secretary expresses hope for President Obama to propose concrete actions
- May 17, 2016
- , NHK
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INTERNATIONAL
Analysis: PM Abe wants to reboot Abenomics through G7 Summit
- May 17, 2016
- , Mainichi , pp. 1, 2
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INTERNATIONAL
Advance team to inspect Hiroshima on May 18
- May 17, 2016
- , NHK
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INTERNATIONAL
White House press secretary implies that President might meet with hibakusha
- May 17, 2016
- , NTV, TBS
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INTERNATIONAL
New ambassador to China says Japan to maintain engagement in South China Sea issue
- May 17, 2016
- , Yomiuri , p. 2
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INTERNATIONAL
President unlikely to meet with hibakusha
- May 16, 2016
- , Mainichi evening edition , p.1
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INTERNATIONAL
Korean hibakusha hope President visits cenotaph for Korean victims
- May 17, 2016
- , Asahi , p.7
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INTERNATIONAL
ROK announces participation in joint missile defense training with Japan, U.S.
- May 17, 2016
- , Asahi, Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei, Tokyo Shimbun
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INTERNATIONAL
New Japanese envoy stresses need to build Sino-Japanese ties for “new era”
- May 17, 2016
- , Asahi, Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei, Tokyo Shimbun
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INTERNATIONAL
Concern mounting in Tokyo about resignation of Blue House official
- May 17, 2106
- , Asahi, Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei, Tokyo Shimbun
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INTERNATIONAL
Senior GOJ official holds talks with Russian deputy premier
- May 17, 2106
- , Sankei , p.3
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ECONOMY
High-ranking Treasury official cautions Japan against devaluing currency
- May 17, 2016
- , Nikkei
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ECONOMY
JA Zen-Noh to begin exporting cheap rice to U.K, Southeast Asia next month
- May 17, 2016
- , Nikkei , p. 5
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ECONOMY
Koizumi meets ex-U.S. serviceman claiming radiation exposure in Operation Tomodachi
- May 16, 2016
- , Tokyo Shimbun evening edition , p. 2
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ECONOMY
Over 20% of companies have employees who work more than 80 hours of overtime: survey
- May 17, 2016
- , Asahi , p. 7
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ECONOMY
Municipalities nix restart of Hamaoka nuclear power station
- May 14, 2016
- , Mainichi , p. 29
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SECURITY
Okinawa Governor Onaga meets with U.S. experts
- May 17, 2016
- , Okinawa Times
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SECURITY
Okinawa governor discusses Henoko relocation with U.S. experts
- May 17, 2016
- , Okinawa Times , p. 3
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SECURITY
Government to foster “white hat hackers” to protect critical infrastructure
- May 17, 2016
- , Yomiuri , p. 1
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SECURITY
80% of SDF large-size choppers unable to deploy for Kumamoto relief operation
- May 16, 2016
- , Yomiuri , p. 30
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SECURITY
GOJ to build team of “white hat hackers”
- May 17, 2016
- , Yomiuri , p.1
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POLITICS
Ruling, opposition camps struggling to present unique policy platforms for summer election
- May 17, 2016
- , Yomiuri
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on May 16
- May 17, 2016
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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POLITICS
Campaign period may be extended to avoid announcement on Okinawa Memorial Day
- May 14, 2016
- , Asahi , P. 4
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POLITICS
Gist of interpellations at Lower House Budget Committee, May 16
- May 17, 2016
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 6
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POLITICS
Cabinet support rating rises to 47.6%, Jiji Press opinion poll
- May 14, 2016
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 6
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POLITICS
Former “deputy-level” defense officials to hold meeting
- May 16, 2016
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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POLITICS
Passage of important bills uncertain
- May 15, 2016
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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POLITICS
Opinion poll & results from Yomiuri Shimbun
- May 16, 2016
- , Yomiuri , p. 14
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POLITICS
U.S., Japan wary of new Philippine leader
- May 17, 2016
- , Sankei , p.3
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POLITICS
LDP focuses on economy in prefectural assembly election in Okinawa
- May 17, 2016
- , Yomiuri , p.4
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SCIENCE
Soil contaminated in 3/11 nuclear accident to be used in pilot recycling project
- May 14, 2016
- , Asahi , p. 7
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SCIENCE
Editorial: We need a thorough discussion about cost-effectiveness of high price medications
- May 16, 2016
- , Nikkei , p. 2
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SCIENCE
U.S., Japan to hold multinational meeting on mercury policy in Minamata
- May 17, 2016
- , Kumamoto Nichinichi
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SCIENCE
G7 environment ministers wrap up discussions on measures against global warming
- May 17, 2016
- , Asahi, Mainichi, NIkkei
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SOCIETY
YIES holds discussion on President Obama’s visit to Hiroshima
- May 17, 2016
- , Yomiuri , p. 2
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SOCIETY
Only Okinawa conducts law-mandated studies on child poverty: survey
- May 17, 2016
- , Tokyo Shimbun , Lead story
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TV PROGRAMS
Yoshimoto’s new venture
- May 16, 2016
- , NHK
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