October 2, 2017
HEADLINES
Noon news
- October 2, 2017
- , All TV networks
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- October 2, 2017
- , All newspapers and TV networks
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AMBASSADOR
Tokyo posting will be defined by ‘tight’ Trump-Abe ties, Hagerty says
- September 29, 2017
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
AMBASSADOR
U.S. envoy to Japan says military action against N. Korea unlikely
- September 29, 2017
- , Kyodo News , 5:24 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Italy to expel North Korean ambassador
- October 2, 2017
- , NHK
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INTERNATIONAL
Abe expresses desire to advance peace treaty with Russia
- October 2, 2017
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Trump must restrain provocative language in dealing with N. Korea issue
- October 1, 2017
- , The Japan News , 7:59
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
White House announces President Trump’s travel to Asia
- September 30, 2017
- , All national papers
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INTERNATIONAL
Secretary Tillerson meets with top Chinese officials
- October 1, 2017
- , All national papers
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INTERNATIONAL
DPRK preparing to launch missiles?
- October 1, 2017
- , Yomiuri, Sankei
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INTERNATIONAL
Foreign Minister Kono to visit China in November
- September 30, 2017
- , Nikkei
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ECONOMY
Koike party’s rise clouds outlook for weak yen
- September 30, 2017
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 12:56 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission to investigate Toshiba for document falsification allegations
- October 2, 2017
- , Sankei , p. 1
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
Japan’s manufacturing employment hits 7-year high
- September 30, 2017
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 7:16 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
INTERVIEW: Ireland hopes to boost exports under Japan-EU EPA
- September 30, 2017
- , Jiji Press , 5:32 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Tainted water leak suspected at Fukushima nuclear plant
- September 28, 2017
- , Kyodo News , 10:57 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
U.S. military community donates 16,000 origami cranes to vandalized sacred cave in Okinawa
- October 2, 2017
- , Ryukyu Shimpo
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SECURITY
ASDF conducts PAC-3 drill in Okinawa with eye on DPRK’s ballistic missile launches
- September 30, 2017
- , Sankei , p. 28
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SECURITY
Two Ospreys make unscheduled landing on Ishigaki Island
- September 30, 2017
- , All national papers
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SECURITY
USS Ronald Reagan bound for Korean Peninsula
- October 2, 2017
- , Asahi
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Oct. 1, 2017
- October 2, 2017
- , Nikkei , p. 2
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Sept. 30, 2017
- October 1, 2017
- , Nikkei , p. 5
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Sept. 29, 2017
- September 30, 2017
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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POLITICS
Japan’s largest opposition party splits
- October 2, 2017
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 12:49 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Kibo’s coordination with DP hits bump
- October 1, 2017
- , The Japan News , 7:14 a.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Koike holds the whip hand in Japan’s fractured opposition
- September 30, 2017
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 7:00 a.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
DP, Party of Hope differ substantially on security policy, constitution, consumption tax
- October 2, 2017
- , Nikkei , p. 2
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POLITICS
Full text of policy agreement to be signed by DP members joining Party of Hope
- October 2, 2017
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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POLITICS
Koike campaign joined by Osaka, Aichi governors for October election
- September 30, 2017
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 10:46 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Japanese Communist, Social Democratic parties to team up in lower house election
- September 30, 2017
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
POLITICS
Proposed Party of Hope regulations to allow for more than one leader
- October 2, 2017
- , Mainichi , p. 2
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POLITICS
Problems on the horizon for Koike’s political strategy
- October 2, 2017
- , Yomiuri , p. 3
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POLITICS
Both PM Abe, CCS Suga out of Tokyo for 4 hours on Oct. 1
- October 2, 2017
- , Mainichi , p. 2
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POLITICS
Gist of Nippon Ishin’s campaign platform
- October 1, 2017
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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POLITICS
Campaign pledges of Party for Japanese Kokoro
- October 1, 2017
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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POLITICS
Editorial: Abe’s predominance called into question in general election
- September 29, 2017
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
POLITICS
Party of Hope to reject Democratic Party liberals
- October 2, 2017
- , All national papers
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POLITICS
Party of Hope commands strong support in polls
- September 30, 2017
- , Yomiuri
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POLITICS
Party of Hope, Japan Innovation Party agree to avoid showdown
- October 1, 2017
- , All national papers
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POLITICS
Editorial: More than rosy promises needed to secure future of social security
- October 2, 2017
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 1:55 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Editorial: Can the long-running govt overcome complacency? / Economic policy seen at ‘impasse’
- September 30, 2017
- , The Japan News , 7:59 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Editorial: ‘National crisis’ scenario could push Japan on perilous course
- September 30, 2017
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 3:00 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Editorial: Koike’s new party should clarify which Abe policies it opposes
- September 30, 2017
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
POLITICS
Editorial: Whether Abe keeps control of govt focal point of election / DP’s merger into Kibo no To fuels distrust
- September 29, 2017
- , The Japan News , 8:05 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Ex-U.S. spy, UN rapporteur warn of mass surveillance by government
- October 2, 2017
- , Akahata , p. 2
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Koike reverses cancellation of official attendance at event
- September 29, 2017
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 26
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OPINION POLLS
34% say they will vote for LDP, 19% for Party of Hope in LH election, Yomiuri spot poll
- September 30, 2017
- , Yomiuri , Lead story
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OPINION POLLS
Spot opinion poll & results from Yomiuri Shimbun
- September 30, 2017
- , Yomiuri , p. 10
- JMH Translation
OPINION POLLS
Kyodo News 2nd trend survey & results from Tokyo Shimbun
- October 2, 2017
- , Tokyo Shimbun , pp. 1, 20
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SCIENCE
The massive network of the human body – Prologue
- September 30, 2017
- , NHK
- JMH Summary
SCIENCE
The massive network of the human body – Part 1: The kidney – Key to life expectancy
- October 1, 2017
- , NHK
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SOCIETY
3.2 mil. Japanese suspected of gambling disorder: gov’t estimate
- September 29, 2017
- , Kyodo News , 9:48 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
77% of public unaware of antidiscrimination law for disabled people
- October 1, 2017
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
More Japanese wives are in workforce despite husbands’ high income
- September 29, 2017
- , Kyodo News , 11:00 a.m.
- English Press
TV PROGRAMS
Ruling, opposition lawmakers discuss upcoming general election
- October 1, 2017
- , NHK
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