May 18, 2018
HEADLINES
Noon news
- May 18, 2018
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- May 18, 2018
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INTERNATIONAL
President Trump reportedly hints at providing political safeguards to DPRK regime
- May 18, 2018
- , NTV, TBS, Fuji TV, TV Asahi
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INTERNATIONAL
First female CIA director confirmed
- May 18, 2018
- , NHK
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan foreign minister to visit Latin America, U.S.
- May 18, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 11:37 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Chinese envoy to Japan hopes for expansion of bilateral relationship after Li’s visit
- May 18, 2018
- , Yomiuri , p. 10
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INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: U.S. must fulfill its responsibility to ease tensions in the Middle East
- May 17, 2018
- , The Japan News , 7:43 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
S. Korea to set up research institute on comfort women in Aug.
- May 17, 2018
- , Jiji Press , 9:10 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
U.S. maintains stance of calling for complete denuclearization
- May 18, 2018
- , Yomiuri
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INTERNATIONAL
Pentagon says joint military drills to continue despite North Korea’s call for cancellation
- May 18, 2018
- , NHK
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ECONOMY
USG official cites merits of American LNG to buyers
- May 16, 2018
- , Jiji , 9:11 p.m.
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ECONOMY
Abe: “U.S.’s return to TPP a benefit”
- May 18, 2018
- , Sankei , p. 5
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ECONOMY
Trade strategy impasse (Part 3): Dilemma in rule-making
- May 18, 2018
- , Nikkei , p. 5
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ECONOMY
Abe sees hope for Trump change of heart on TPP
- May 18, 2018
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 1:57 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Outline of draft of new Basic Energy Plan
- May 17, 2018
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 6
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ECONOMY
Editorial: METI’s new energy agenda is still powered by old thinking
- May 18, 2018
- , The Asahi Shimbun
- English Press
ECONOMY
Jointly built container port opens in Vietnam’s Haiphong
- May 17, 2018
- , The Japan Times
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ECONOMY
Only 0.5% of Japan’s catch quota for juvenile bluefin tuna remains
- May 17, 2018
- , Mainichi , p. 4
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ECONOMY
Japan mulls countermeasures against U.S. tariffs on steel
- May 18, 2018
- , All national papers
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ECONOMY
Bill to approve TPP-11 to clear Lower House today
- May 18, 2018
- , Asahi, Yomiuri, Nikkei
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SECURITY
Japan extends SDF dispatch to U.N. mission headquarters in S. Sudan
- May 18, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 12:31 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Iwakuni: Local communities and the U.S. base – The SOFA Hurdle (Part 4)
- April 18, 2018
- , Chugoku Shimbun digital
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SECURITY
Defense Secretary Mattis plans to visit Japan
- May 18, 2018
- , Mainichi, Nikkei
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on May 17, 2018
- May 18, 2018
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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POLITICS
Edano mulls no-confidence motion
- May 18, 2018
- , Mainichi , p. 5
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POLITICS
Cartoon: Work-style reform
- May 18, 2018
- , Mainichi , p. 2
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POLITICS
Ruling, opposition parties apart on revision of referendum law
- May 18, 2018
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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SCIENCE
IBM selects Keio to host first quantum computing hub in Asia
- May 17, 2018
- , The Japan Times
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SOCIETY
Japan on U.S. list of nations noncompliant with Hague Treaty
- May 17, 2018
- , Jiji Press , 8:33 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Number of visitors to Japan top 10 M. at fastest pace
- May 17, 2018
- , Jiji Press , 10:09 p.m.
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SOCIETY
State Department designates Japan as “country of noncompliance” with Hague convention
- May 18, 2018
- , Jiji
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EDUCATION
Abe proposes including IT-related subject in university admission tests
- May 18, 2018
- , Yomiuri , p. 2
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EDUCATION
70% of nat’l universities are opposed to gov’t conditions for free education, Mainichi survey
- May 17, 2018
- , Mainichi , p. 30
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TV PROGRAMS
“Unconventional” royal marriage in the UK
- May 17, 2018
- , NHK
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