August 18, 2016
HEADLINES
Noon news
- August 18, 2016
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- August 18, 2016
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INTERNATIONAL
Abe to visit Cuba next month
- August 18, 2916
- , TVAsahi
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INTERNATIONAL
U.S. official denounces DPRK nuclear program
- August 18, 2016
- , FujiTV
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INTERNATIONAL
Mikiko Otani elected as first Japanese member of UN committee on children’s rights
- August 18, 2016
- , Mainichi , p. 6
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INTERNATIONAL
DOS spokesperson comments on nuclear deterrence
- August 18, 2016
- , Nikkei , p. 7
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan, China, ROK to hold foreign ministerial in Tokyo next week
- August 18, 2016
- , Asahi , p. 3
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INTERNATIONAL
North Korea confirms resumption of plutonium production
- August 18, 2016
- , Mainichi , p. 2
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INTERNATIONAL
Senior Japanese, Russian diplomats to meet in Moscow next week
- August 18, 2016
- , Mainichi , p. 2
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ECONOMY
No. of foreign visitors to Japan tops annual record in first 7 months
- August 17, 2016
- , The Mainichi
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ECONOMY
MLIT to support regional airports with eye to attracting more overseas visitors
- August 17, 2016
- , Yomiuri , p. 1
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ECONOMY
Japan looks to simplify foreign investment procedures
- August 18, 2016
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 6:00 a.m.
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ECONOMY
Energy conservation habits produce reserve margin
- August 18, 2016
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
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ECONOMY
JA Zenno to increase supply of generic agrichemicals
- August 18, 2016
- , Mainichi , p. 6
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ECONOMY
‘Farm restaurant’ regulations to be eased
- August 17, 2015
- , The Japan News , 9:22 p.m.
- English sites
ECONOMY
Gov’t to make wind power available in shorter period of time
- August 18, 2016
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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SECURITY
U.S. deploys three types of strategic bomber simultaneously in Asia
- August 18, 2016
- , NHK
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SECURITY
Abe’s alleged opposition to “no first use” policy causes stir
- August 17, 2018
- , TBS
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SECURITY
Governments in Tokyo, Kanagawa ask U.S. military not to conduct landing practice at Atsugi
- August 18, 2016
- , Asahi
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SECURITY
ROK to move to build trilateral missile defense system with U.S., Japan
- August 18, 2016
- , Asahi
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SECURITY
Marine arrested in Okinawa for DUI
- August 18, 2016
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
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SECURITY
U.S. Forces to conduct FCLP on Iwo Jima from Aug. 23
- August 17, 2016
- , Kanagawa Shimbun , p. 22
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SECURITY
Rapid rescue of foreign troops to be added as GSDF mission
- August 18, 2016
- , Yomiuri , p. 3
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on August 17
- August 18, 2016
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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POLITICS
Amari’s ex-secretaries cleared over illegal profiting
- August 17, 2016
- , The Mainichi
- English sites
SCIENCE
NASA to capitalize on successful Japanese mission in conducting asteroid probe
- August 18, 2017
- , NHK
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SCIENCE
Japan to develop new space monitoring system
- August 18, 2016
- , Yomiuri , p. 1
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SOCIETY
Gov’t may establish “surgeon general” post
- August 18, 2016
- , Sankei , p. 1
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SOCIETY
Sex trade a shaky safety net for Japan’s working-poor women
- August 17, 2016
- , The Japan Times
- English sites
EDUCATION
Education Minister Matsuno promotes new student aid system
- August 18, 2016
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 7
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EDUCATION
MEXT considering offering tuition subsidies to children at private primary, secondary schools
- August 17, 2016
- , Asahi , p. 1
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