August 24, 2018

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HEADLINES

Noon news

  • August 24, 2018
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HEADLINES

Morning news

  • August 24, 2018
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INTERNATIONAL

South Korea decides to renew GSOMIA with Japan

  • August 24, 2018
  • , NHK
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Japan, China finance chiefs to hold talks next week on expanding ties

  • August 24, 2018
  • , Kyodo News , 12:41 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

New Japan-China flight path mulled

  • August 23, 2018
  • , The Japan News , 8:33 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Film on Hiroshima bombing depicts humanity that transcends national boundaries

  • August 22, 2018
  • , Mainichi evening edition , Lead story
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INTERNATIONAL

President Trump, PM Abe to meet in New York in September

  • August 24, 2018
  • , Asahi
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INTERNATIONAL

Secretary Pompeo to visit DPRK next week

  • August 24, 2018
  • , All national papers
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INTERNATIONAL

Foreign Minister Kono comments on response to DPRK

  • August 24, 2018
  • , Asahi
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INTERNATIONAL

Foreign Minister Kono eyes visit to Iran in October

  • August 24, 2018
  • , Yomiuri
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INTERNATIONAL

Japan, India upgrade 2+2 meeting to ministerial level

  • August 24, 2018
  • , Mainichi
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ECONOMY

ECONOMY

U.S.-China tariff showdown uproots global supply chains

  • August 24, 2018
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 10:19 a.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

FOCUS: Trade war may be dealing heavier blow to U.S. than China so far

  • August 23, 2018
  • , Kyodo News , 10:05 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Tohoku farmers still skeptical of gov’t policy on agriculture

  • August 24, 2018
  • , Mainichi , p. 5
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ECONOMY

Japan to expand monitoring of foreign staff conditions

  • August 24, 2018
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 1:56 a.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Mitsubishi to buy U.S. pork processor as consumption grows

  • August 24, 2018
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 2:00 a.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Japan drugmakers try to secure profits by shifting focus to U.S.

  • August 22, 2018
  • , Nikkei , p. 12
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ECONOMY

Nissan invests $170 mil. to upgrade U.S. plants for sedan production

  • August 24, 2018
  • , Kyodo News , 3:49 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

U.S., China impose new tariffs on each other’s imports

  • August 24, 2018
  • , All national papers
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SECURITY

Saga governor agrees to accept Osprey deployment

  • August 24, 2018
  • , NHK
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SECURITY

Gov’t to pay 10 bil. yen for Osprey deployment in Saga Pref.

  • August 24, 2018
  • , Kyodo News , 2:31 p.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

Costs soaring to safeguard nuclear plants from terrorists

  • August 23, 2018
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 6:05 p.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

Japan’s 1st female fighter pilot to debut

  • August 23, 2018
  • , Jiji Press , 9:50 p.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

Editorial: New Osprey deployment another prompt to review SOFA

  • August 24, 2018
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 1:05 p.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

NATO, Japan’s MSDF conduct joint drill in Baltic Sea

  • August 23, 2018
  • , Kyodo News , 4:16 p.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

Tamaki likely to run in Okinawa gubernatorial race

  • August 24, 2018
  • , Yomiuri, Sankei
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POLITICS

Prime minister’s schedule on Aug. 23, 2018

  • August 24, 2018
  • , Nikkei , p. 4
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POLITICS

Japan’s ministries to request record 102tn yen budget

  • August 24, 2018
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 4:12 a.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

MOFA makes 810.1 billion yen budget request for FY19

  • August 24, 2018
  • , Yomiuri , p. 2
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POLITICS

In LDP race, battle intensifying for non-lawmaker votes

  • August 23, 2018
  • , Jiji Press , 7:36 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

Anti-Abe voters become independents

  • August 22, 2018
  • , Nikkei , p. 4
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OPINION POLLS

Infographics from Yomiuri poll analysis

  • August 23, 2018
  • , Yomiuri , pp. 20–21
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SCIENCE

SCIENCE

Hayabusa 2 probe set to land on asteroid Ryugu in late Oct.: JAXA

  • August 24, 2018
  • , The Mainichi
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Hitachi also suspected of employing foreign trainees for illegal purposes

  • August 23, 2018
  • , Asahi , p. 1
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EDUCATION

  • Ambassador
  • G7 Summit
  • Ukraine
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