August 31, 2018
HEADLINES
Noon news
- August 31, 2018
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- August 31, 2018
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INTERNATIONAL
President Trump, PM Abe to hold summit on Sept. 25
- August 31, 2018
- , Asahi evening edition
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INTERNATIONAL
Suga comments on UN body’s suggestion that GOJ adopt victim-centered approach toward comfort women
- August 31, 2018
- , NHK
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INTERNATIONAL
FM Kono to visit Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Germany
- August 31, 2018
- , Jiji
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INTERNATIONAL
Gov’t scrambles to quiet down uproar over Trump’s alleged “Pearl Harbor” remark
- August 31, 2018
- , Kanagawa Shimbun , p. 3
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan, China agree to bolster economic cooperation amid trade war
- August 31, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 6:21 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan, China confirm trade protectionism benefits no nation
- August 30, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 9:36 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan halts Iran oil imports under U.S. pressure
- August 30, 2018
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 6:28 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Tokyo protests Beijing’s exclusion of Sankei Shimbun reporter from covering diplomatic meeting
- August 30, 2018
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial on China’s ban on Sankei’s reporting: Stop the bizarre press censorship
- August 31, 2018
- , Sankei , p. 2
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan wants economic survey with Russia this fall
- August 31, 2018
- , NHK , NHK WORLD
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan, Djibouti foreign ministers agree to boost maritime security cooperation
- August 31, 2018
- , Asahi , p. 4
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INTERNATIONAL
LDP chief Nikai meets with senior Chinese official in Beijing
- August 31, 2018
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
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INTERNATIONAL
Cartoon: U.S.-Japan relations
- August 31, 2018
- , Asahi , p. 12
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INTERNATIONAL
Japanese companies to halt Iranian oil imports
- August 31, 2018
- , Nikkei
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INTERNATIONAL
UN panel on discrimination urges Japan to find lasting solution to comfort women issue
- August 31, 2018
- , Asahi, Mainichi, Yomiuri, Sankei
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INTERNATIONAL
Japan, China agree on cooperation against trade protectionism
- August 31, 2018
- , Asahi, Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei
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ECONOMY
Japanese chemical companies boost production in U.S. with shale gas, reducing trade risks
- August 31, 2018
- , Nikkei , p. 13
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ECONOMY
Hitachi wins $840 mil. order for monorail system in Panama
- August 31, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 7:13 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Decommissioning begins at Monju
- August 30, 2018
- , The Japan News , 08:40 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
U.S., Mexico allegedly agree to de facto “quantitative limit” in auto trade
- August 31, 2018
- , Nikkei
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SECURITY
Okinawa retracts approval of landfill work for U.S. base transfer
- August 31, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 8:42 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Record 5.3 tril. yen defense budget sought with missile shield system
- August 31, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 4:45 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Japan scrutinizes China’s Huawei and ZTE over spying fears
- August 31, 2018
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 2:04 a.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Advisory panel to Abe kicks off discussions on Japan’s new defense guidelines with a focus on space and cyberspace
- August 29, 2018
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SECURITY
Taiwan, Japan should strengthen military relations: experts
- August 30, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 9:15 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Government developing AI tech to monitor suspicious activity at sea
- August 30, 2018
- , The Japan News , 08:02 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Editorial: Prepare for security threats to Japan from a long-term perspective
- August 30, 2018
- , The Japan News , 07:35 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Seiko Noda gives up on running in LDP presidential race
- August 31, 2018
- , Jiji
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Aug. 30, 2018
- August 31, 2018
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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POLITICS
Komeito Chief Yamaguchi likely to be reelected to 6th term
- August 30, 2018
- , Jiji Press , 8:36 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Nonbinding law to test Japan’s political parties on gender equality
- August 30, 2018
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
POLITICS
LDP key person Koizumi maintains silence on presidential election
- August 31, 2018
- , Kanagawa Shimbun , p. 1
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POLITICS
CDPJ faces dilemma of sluggish support rate resulting from militant approach to Diet
- August 31, 2018
- , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS
Strength of floor groups in House of Representatives
- August 31, 2018
- , Mainichi , p. 5
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POLITICS
Editorial: LDP should stop media intervention, hold debate in presidential race
- August 30, 2018
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
POLITICS
Cartoon: LDP presidential election
- August 31, 2018
- , Mainichi , p. 2
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SOCIETY
Osaka High Court upholds male-only right to deny legal fatherhood status
- August 30, 2018
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
SOCIETY
Japan forced to take measures against “abduction” of children under Hague Convention
- August 29, 2018
- , Nikkei , p. 2
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