May 18, 2016
HEADLINES
Noon news
- May 18, 2016
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- May 18, 2016
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INTERNATIONAL
Criticism about absence of apology during Hiroshima trip
- May 18, 2016
- , Asahi
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INTERNATIONAL
Former A/S Campbell comments on President’s planned visit to Hiroshima
- May 18, 2016
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INTERNATIONAL
Senior White House official says President Obama’s remarks in Hiroshima will be “very personal”
- May 18, 2016
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INTERNATIONAL
G7 shares concerns over China’s maritime actions: Japan’s G7 sherpa
- May 18, 2016
- , Nikkei , p. 3
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INTERNATIONAL
White House spokesman speaks on President’s trip to Hiroshima
- May 18, 2016
- , Sankei , p.2
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INTERNATIONAL
Top G7 officials to voice resolve to lead global economic growth
- May 18, 2016
- , Sankei , p.2
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan, ROK discuss launch of comfort women fund
- May 18, 2016
- , Asahi, Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei, Tokyo Shimbun
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INTERNATIONAL
Russians anxious to attract Japanese investment
- May 18, 2016
- , Asahi , p. 4
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INTERNATIONAL
Former President Bush comments on Donald Trump
- May 18, 2016
- , Asahi, Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei, Tokyo Shimbun
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ECONOMY
Mitsubishi’s mileage scandal causes confusion over tax payment among minicar owners
- May 18, 2016
- , Asahi , p. 7
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ECONOMY
Mitsubishi kept using improper fuel economy testing method without careful examination
- May 18, 2016
- , Mainichi , p. 2
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ECONOMY
Keidanren chairman expects S. Korea to join TPP
- May 18, 2016
- , Sankei , p. 11
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ECONOMY
Fiscal coordination needs to be judged by each nation: MOF chief of international finance
- May 17, 2016
- , Nikkei , p. 3
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ECONOMY
G7 unity for world economy to be tested at financial ministerial
- May 18, 2016
- , Yomiuri , p.2
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ECONOMY
U.S., Japan sharply at odds over foreign exchange policy
- May 18, 2016
- , Nikkei , p.3
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SECURITY
GOJ to improve port facilities in northern Okinawa to accommodate foreign passenger ships
- May 17, 2016
- , Yomiuri
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SECURITY
Survey of newspaper editorials on Trump’s foreign, economic policies
- May 18, 2016
- , Sankei , p. 6
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SECURITY
Person connected to U.S. military questioned over involvement in disappearance of Okinawa woman
- May 18, 2016
- , Ryukyu Shimpo
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SECURITY
Okinawa Governor Onaga meets with group of experts, four members of Congress over Futenma
- May 18, 2016
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
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SECURITY
Police tighten security around embassies ahead of G7 summit
- May 18, 2016
- , TVAsahi
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SECURITY
Okinawa chief reiterates determination to derail Henoko initiative
- May 18, 2016
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p.1
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SECURITY
USAF Ospreys to conduct night flight training in Kanto
- May 18, 2106
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p.1
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POLITICS
LDP starts collecting fines from Diet members who fail to recruit enough party members
- May 14, 2016
- , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on May 17
- May 18, 2016
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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POLITICS
Gist of interpellations at Upper House Budget Committee, May 17
- May 18, 2016
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 6
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POLITICS
SDP abandons plan to merge with DP
- May 18, 2016
- , Asahi , p. 4
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POLITICS
66% of teenagers say they “will go vote,” Mainichi poll
- May 18, 2016
- , Mainichi , p. 1
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POLITICS
Diet debate rages over issue of waiting lists for children’s daycare centers
- May 17, 2016
- , Mainichi , p. 5
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POLITICS
G7 Summit to discuss measures to prevent tax evasion
- May 18, 2016
- , Mainichi , p. 5
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POLITICS
Government’s white paper on agriculture focuses on TPP
- May 18, 2016
- , Sankei , p. 11
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POLITICS
Abe to announce postponement of tax hike right after Ise-Shima Summit
- May 18, 2016
- , Yomiuri , p.2
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SCIENCE
Administration hopes to speed up human resources development for AI technology
- May 16, 2016
- , Asahi , p. 7
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SCIENCE
Gov’t encourages establishment of a bank to store all personal data
- May 17, 2016
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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SCIENCE
Japan vows to keep its promise to strengthen surveillance of ocean
- May 18, 2016
- , Mainichi , p. 4
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SCIENCE
G7 science ministers support international cooperation in disaster risk reduction
- May 18, 2016
- , Yomiuri , p. 2
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SCIENCE
Former PM Koizumi hopes to support former U.S. service members involved in Operation Tomodachi
- May 18, 2016
- , NHK
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SCIENCE
Mitsubishi to build lunar lander
- May 18, 2017
- , Nikkei
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SOCIETY
Low rate of female scientists in Japan
- May 18, 2016
- , Yomiuri , p.2
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EDUCATION
Mississippi school performs play with spirit of Hiroshima in mind
- May 14, 2016
- , Tokyo Shimbun evening edition , p. 1
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TV PROGRAMS
More middle-aged men taking up sports
- May 17, 2016
- , NHK
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