September 28, 2017
HEADLINES
Noon news
- September 28, 2017
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- September 28, 2017
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INTERNATIONAL
Former USG officials, experts to make contact with DPRK officials in Oslo in mid-Oct.
- September 28, 2017
- , Asahi , p. 11
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INTERNATIONAL
Foreign minister Kono to visit China in November
- September 28, 2017
- , Mainichi , p. 5
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INTERNATIONAL
Prime ministers of Japan, China to exchange congratulatory telegrams
- September 28, 2017
- , Yomiuri , p. 2
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INTERNATIONAL
Professor says Russia has prepared “escape route” for Kim Jong Un in case of U.S. attack
- October 7, 2017
- , pp. 50-53
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INTERNATIONAL
“Comfort women” statue in Seoul designated as public facility
- September 28, 2017
- , Kyodo News , 3:57 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Abe expresses concern over S. Korea’s “comfort women” memorial
- September 28, 2017
- , Asahi , p. 4
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INTERNATIONAL
Pyeongchang Olympic Games organizers fix website map with a missing Japan
- September 27, 2017
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Abe conveys resolve to abductee families following U.N. speech
- September 28, 2017
- , Kyodo News , 1:09 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
FM Kono, Australian opposition leader affirm need for bilateral cooperation in DPRK issue
- September 28, 2017
- , Mainichi , p. 5
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INTERNATIONAL
Interview with Irene Hirano Inouye
- September 1, 2017
- , Nikkei Magazine Style Ai , p. 5
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INTERNATIONAL
President Trump says “U.S. is totally prepared for the second option” for North Korea
- September 27, 2017
- , All national papers evening edition
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INTERNATIONAL
U.S. imposes sanctions on 8 North Korean banks, 26 individuals
- September 27, 2017
- , All national papers evening edition
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INTERNATIONAL
Secretary Tillerson to visit China
- September 27, 2017
- , Asahi, Yomiuri evening edition
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INTERNATIONAL
U.S. lawmaker says “all options are on table”
- September 28, 2017
- , Sankei
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INTERNATIONAL
Abe to attend ceremony at Chinese Embassy
- September 28, 2017
- , Asahi, Mainichi
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INTERNATIONAL
South Korean parliament panel passes bill on “comfort woman day”
- September 28, 2017
- , All national papers
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ECONOMY
Growing popularity of ESG investing
- September 27, 2017
- , NHK
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ECONOMY
Japan’s chief TPP negotiator Kazuyoshi Umemoto
- September 27, 2017
- , Nikkei evening edition , p. 2
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ECONOMY
Kobe Steel and US Steel to boost output capacity of high-strength steel
- September 27, 2017
- , Nikkei evening edition , p. 3
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ECONOMY
Toyota to invest 373 m. dlrs in 5 U.S. plants
- September 27, 2017
- , Jiji Press , 8:12 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Doyukai chief says Party of Hope’s policies seem “half-cooked”
- September 27, 2017
- , Mainichi , p. 6
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SECURITY
Tokyo metropolitan police conduct anti-terror drill eyeing Tokyo Games
- September 26, 2017
- , Tokyo Shimbun evening edition , p. 2
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SECURITY
Commentary: Japan needs non-emotional discussion of possession of nuclear weapons
- September 25, 2017
- , Sankei , p. 7
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SECURITY
Okinawa prefectural government questions MOFA about nuclear deployment
- September 27, 2017
- , Ryukyu Shimpo , p. 2
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SECURITY
Endangered coral found in Henoko
- September 28, 2017
- , NHK
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POLITICS
DP President Maehara proposes merger with Party of Hope
- September 28, 2017
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POLITICS
Prime Minister Abe dissolves Lower House
- September 28, 2017
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Sept. 27, 2017
- September 28, 2017
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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POLITICS
Abe dissolves lower house as opposition bands together
- September 28, 2017
- , Kyodo News , 9:09 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Get behind Koike: Japan opposition chief proposes de facto merger
- September 28, 2017
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 2:32 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Gist of Koike’s news conference launching the Party of Hope, Sept. 27
- September 28, 2017
- , Mainichi , p. 5
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POLITICS
Japan set for largest party realignment in 15 years
- September 28, 2017
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 12:26 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
DP mulls official endorsement of candidates by Party of Hope
- September 28, 2017
- , Yomiuri , p. 3
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POLITICS
Ruling parties wary of opposition unity in Lower House election
- September 28, 2017
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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POLITICS
LDP, Komeito not drafting common campaign platform for Lower House election
- September 28, 2017
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 2
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POLITICS
Experts’ views on Abe’s TV appearances after announcing Diet dissolution
- September 28, 2017
- , Asahi , p. 33
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POLITICS
Rengo inching closer to Koike’s “Party of Hope”
- September 28, 2017
- , Nikkei , p. 3
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POLITICS
Editorial: Koike’s new party platform unduly skewed toward populist policies
- September 27, 2017
- , The Japan News , 7:53 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Editorial: Tokyo Gov. Koike’s new party enticing and perturbing
- September 27, 2017
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
POLITICS
Former PM Koizumi says he won’t be involved in Koike’s new party
- September 28, 2017
- , Mainichi , p. 5
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POLITICS
Top court rules vote gap in 2016 upper house election constitutional
- September 27, 2017
- , Kyodo News , 6:09 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Asao, Matsumoto join LDP
- September 28, 2017
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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POLITICS
LDP’s Tokyo chapter picks Kamoshita as chairman
- September 28, 2017
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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POLITICS
Keidanren to ask firms for political donations for LDP for fourth consecutive year
- September 27, 2017
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 7
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POLITICS
Democratic Party to be effectively “dissolved”
- September 28, 2017
- , All national papers
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POLITICS
Polls show support for Party of Hope
- September 28, 2017
- , Asahi, Mainichi
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OPINION POLLS
18% say they will vote for “Party of Hope” in proportional representation segment of LH election, Mainichi spot poll
- September 28, 2017
- , Mainichi , p. 1
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OPINION POLLS
64% disapprove of dissolution of Lower House, Mainichi spot poll
- September 28, 2017
- , Mainichi , p. 5
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OPINION POLLS
Spot opinion poll & results from Mainichi Shimbun
- September 28, 2017
- , Mainichi , p. 5
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OPINION POLLS
70% are unconvinced by Abe’s reason for dissolving Lower House, Asahi spot poll
- September 28, 2017
- , Asahi , p. 1
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OPINION POLLS
54% say right to dissolve Lower House should be restricted, Asahi spot poll
- September 28, 2017
- , Asahi , p. 4
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OPINION POLLS
Spot opinion poll & results from Asahi Shimbun
- September 28, 2017
- , Asahi , p. 4
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SCIENCE
JAXA going to the moons of Mars in 2020s to return with samples
- September 23, 2017
- , Kobe Shinbun , p. 25
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SCIENCE
JAXA partners with NASA to go to the moons of Mars in 2024
- September 25, 2017
- , Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun , p. 3
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SCIENCE
JAXA to launch probe to the moons of Mars in 2024 to bring back samples
- September 23, 2017
- , The Fukushima Minyu Shimbun , p. 26
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SCIENCE
Eradicating mercury pollution through Japanese technology
- September 27, 2017
- , Mainichi , p. 27
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SOCIETY
New guidelines outlined to deal with quake that may kill 320,000
- September 27, 2017
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 6:20 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan police confirm 114 “JK” biz outlets featuring schoolgirls
- September 28, 2017
- , Jiji Press , 10:41 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Surviving sexual assault in Japan, then victimized again
- September 27, 2017
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
