August 16, 2018
HEADLINES
Noon news
- August 16, 2018
- , All TV networks
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- August 16, 2018
- , All newspapers and TV networks
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INTERNATIONAL
U.S. Olympic gold medalist inspires Tokyo students
- August 16, 2018
- , NTV
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INTERNATIONAL
U.S. sanctions companies in China, Singapore, Russia for illicit trade with DPRK
- August 16, 2018
- , NHK
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INTERNATIONAL
Moon pushes inter-Korean railway ahead of Pyongyang visit
- August 16, 2018
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 4:21 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
ROK’s Moon floats “East Asian railroad community” idea to engage Japan, U.S.
- August 16, 2018
- , Mainichi , p. 6
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INTERNATIONAL
China tells fishermen not to approach disputed Senkaku islands
- August 15, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 6:20 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan PM Abe makes ritual donation to Yasukuni Shrine on WWII anniv.
- August 15, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 7:20 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Venezuela slams Japan foreign minister’s remarks as interference
- August 16, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 1:37 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Nemuro mayor to join Northern Territories field study team
- August 16, 2018
- , Mainichi , p. 2
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INTERNATIONAL
PM Abe visits 68 countries
- August 16, 2018
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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INTERNATIONAL
Myanmar taps Japan connections to overcome Rohingya crisis
- August 16, 2018
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 1:37 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
ROK leader calls for dialogue between U.S., DPRK
- August 16, 2018
- , Asahi, Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei
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INTERNATIONAL
No criticism of Japan in South Korean president’s speech on independence
- August 16, 2018
- , Asahi, Mainichi, Yomiuri, Sankei
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INTERNATIONAL
No cabinet ministers pay homage at Yasukuni
- August 16, 2018
- , Mainichi, Nikkei
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ECONOMY
Japan’s exports to U.S. drop for second straight month
- August 16, 2018
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 11:45 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Over 50% of companies say “trade war will have negative impact,” Sankei poll of 121 major companies
- August 14, 2018
- , Sankei , p. 3
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ECONOMY
Japan extends technical aid to improve India’s railway safety
- August 16, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 12:20 P.M.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Corporate Japan rakes in record quarterly profit: Led by manufacturers, one in four companies posted all-time highs
- August 16, 2018
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 2:18 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan falls into red in goods trade in July on costlier oil
- August 16, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 11:17 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Women make up less than 5% of managers at 40% of companies, Kyodo News survey of 113 major companies
- August 14, 2018
- , Kanagawa Shimbun , p. 8
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SECURITY
Okinawa Prefecture launches essay contest for American students
- August 16, 2018
- , Ryukyu Shimpo
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SECURITY
Okinawa mulls delaying permit revoke in reaction to gov’t landfill postponement
- August 16, 2018
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 2
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SECURITY
LDP aims for “winning streak” in Okinawa elections dominated by Futenma relocation plan
- August 16, 2018
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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SECURITY
Cartoon: The contradiction
- August 15, 2018
- , Akahata , p. 2
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SECURITY
GOJ reportedly postpones Henoko landfill work
- August 16, 2018
- , Asahi, Yomiuri, Nikkei
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Aug. 15, 2018
- August 16, 2018
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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POLITICS
LDP’s Ishiba explains how his position on revising Article 9 differs from PM Abe’s
- September 1, 2018
- , pp. 120-127
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POLITICS
Cartoon: Swimming against the current of the times
- August 16, 2018
- , Akahata , p. 2
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OPINION POLLS
Newspapers cleverly manipulate their opinion polls
- August 1, 2018
- , THEMIS , pp. 62-63
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SCIENCE
LDP eager to attract particle accelerator project to Japan
- August 15, 2018
- , Jiji Press , 8:59 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
25% of local gov’ts hosting Olympic venues looking to get tough on passive smoking: poll
- August 16, 2018
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
