August 24, 2016

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HEADLINES

Noon news

  • August 24, 2016
  • , All TV networks
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HEADLINES

Morning news

  • August 24, 2016
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Cartoon: Super Mario at Rio

  • August 24, 2016
  • , Sankei , p. 5
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INTERNATIONAL

Chinese foreign minister makes first visit to Japan under Xi leadership

  • August 24, 2016
  • , Asahi, Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei, Tokyo Shimbun
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INTERNATIONAL

Japan, ROK to seek forward-looking relations

  • August 24, 2016
  • , Mainichi
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

IAEA says North Korea reprocessed spent nuclear fuel

  • August 24, 2016
  • , Yomiuri
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INTERNATIONAL

Inoki plans to visit North Korea

  • August 24, 2016
  • , Sankei
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ECONOMY

MAFF to get 573.9 billion yen from second FY16 supplementary budget

  • August 24, 2016
  • , Sankei , p. 11
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ECONOMY

Health ministry prepares guidelines for prescription of new drugs

  • August 24, 2016
  • , Yomiuri , p. 35
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ECONOMY

Gov’t subsidies for businesses that employ seniors

  • August 24, 2016
  • , Mainichi , p. 1
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ECONOMY

Minimum hourly wage to top 700 yen in all 47 prefectures

  • August 24, 2016
  • , Nikkei , p. 3
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ECONOMY

Mitsubishi Aircraft scrambles to reduce weight of U.S. bound MRJs

  • August 24, 2016
  • , Sankei , p. 10
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ECONOMY

SECURITY

Onaga to reject transplant of coral reefs to block FRF construction

  • August 24, 2016
  • , Okinawa Times , p. 1
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SECURITY

‘Wall’ eyed to protect IoT devices at home

  • August 16, 2016
  • , The Japan News , 8:32 p.m.
  • English sites

SECURITY

Terrorism intelligence-gathering staff to be doubled

  • August 24, 2016
  • , Yomiuri , Lead story
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SECURITY

Japan’s coast guard requests 60 billion yen budget

  • August 23, 2016
  • , Sankei , p. 26
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SECURITY

Gov’t to establish training institute for cyber-defense

  • August 22, 2016
  • , Kanagawa Shimbun , p. 2
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SECURITY

Inada visits USS Ronald Reagan in Yokosuka

  • August 24, 2016
  • , Mainichi
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SECURITY

Okinawa media union protests forcible removal of reporters

  • August 24, 2016
  • , Tokyo Shimbun
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POLITICS

Prime minister’s schedule on August 22-23

  • August 24, 2016
  • , Nikkei , p. 4
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POLITICS

Renho discusses Emperor’s abdication, other issues at FCCJ

  • August 24, 2016
  • , Asahi , p. 4
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POLITICS

Osaka Ishin to be renamed Nippon Ishin no Kai

  • August 23, 2016
  • , The Japan News , 07:51 p.m.
  • English sites

POLITICS

Observations on political maneuvering behind cabinet reshuffle

  • August 28, 2016
  • , pp. 158-160
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POLITICS

Cartoon: Koike and Mori

  • August 24, 2016
  • , Asahi , p. 12
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POLITICS

SCIENCE

Sea Shepherd agrees not to attack Japan ships

  • August 23, 2016
  • , The Japan News , 7:52 p.m.
  • English sites

SCIENCE

New Kounotori spacecraft to handle multiple tasks

  • August 23, 2016
  • , Yomiuri , p. 1
  • English sites

SCIENCE

Sea Shepherd agrees to stop obstructing Japan’s whaling vessels

  • August 24, 2016
  • , Asahi, Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei, Tokyo
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Minamata Disease

  • August 23, 2016
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