August 16, 2016
HEADLINES
Noon news
- August 16, 2016
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- August 16, 2016
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INTERNATIONAL
Vice President says “We wrote Japan’s Constitution”
- August 16, 2016
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INTERNATIONAL
Abe administration serious about improving ties with neighbors
- August 15, 2016
- , TVAsahi
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INTERNATIONAL
Cartoon: Xi and Park vs. Abe and Inada
- August 16, 2016
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 3
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INTERNATIONAL
GOJ posts on websites video of Chinese ships in Japanese waters
- August 16, 2016
- , Asahi , p. 1
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INTERNATIONAL
ROK leader calls for efforts toward “future-oriented” ties with Japan
- August 16, 2016
- , Asahi, Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei, Tokyo Shimbun
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INTERNATIONAL
Inada stresses need for continued SDF involvement in antipiracy mission off Somalia
- August 16, 2016
- , Mainichi , p. 5
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ECONOMY
56% of major firms expect Japanese economy to be flat at year-end, Kyodo News poll
- August 14, 2016
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 4
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ECONOMY
Attracting youth to agriculture: Interview with Minister Yuji Yamamoto
- August 16, 2016
- , Mainichi , p. 6
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ECONOMY
Okinawa to strengthen livestock industry in preparation for TPP
- August 16, 2016
- , Ryukyu Shimpo , p. 2
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SECURITY
Editorial: Henoko row back in court
- August 16, 2016
- , The Japan Times
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SECURITY
Abe relays opposition to U.S.’s possible declaration of no first use of nuclear weapons
- August 16, 2016
- , Nikkei digital
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SECURITY
SDF in South Sudan impacted by local instability
- August 14, 2016
- , Asahi , p. 3
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SECURITY
Abe administration’s new counterterrorist medical teams
- August 15, 2016
- , Yomiuri , p. 1
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POLITICS
Editorial: 71 years from end of war, memories need to be passed on
- August 15, 2016
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 15:55
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POLITICS
Editorial: Learn lessons from history of war
- August 15, 2016
- , The Mainichi
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POLITICS
Editorial: War-end anniversary start for constructive peace, prosperity
- August 15, 2016
- , The Japan News , 7:43 p.m.
- English sites
POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on August 15
- August 16, 2016
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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POLITICS
Opposition parties’ three-point offensive for extraordinary Diet sessions
- August 16, 2016
- , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS
LDP tax commission chair to be retained
- August 16, 2016
- , Nikkei , p. 13
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POLITICS
DP’s Maehara asks Nagashima for support in leadership election
- August 16, 2016
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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POLITICS
“Uphold Article 9” says Komeito leader
- August 16, 2016
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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POLITICS
Emperor mentions remorse, Abe vows not to repeat tragedy of war at anniversary ceremony
- August 16, 2016
- , Asahi, Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei, Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
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POLITICS
Abe tries to avoid friction with neighbors over history
- August 16, 2016
- , Nikkei , p. 2
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SCIENCE
Jiji Press public opinion poll on global warming
- August 11, 2016
- , Jiji Press Public Opinion Poll Bulletin , [No. 1491] pp. 1 and 5–7
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EDUCATION
Female mayor to appear in U.S. Embassy video on study abroad
- August 14, 2016
- , Sankei digital
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TV PROGRAMS
Reconciliation between former adversaries
- August 15, 2016
- , NHK
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