October 15, 2018

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HEADLINES

Noon news

  • October 15, 2018
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HEADLINES

Morning news

  • October 15, 2018
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Abe says upcoming talks with Putin will be “extremely important”

  • October 12, 2018
  • , Kyodo News
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Abe, Putin likely to meet twice by year-end

  • October 12, 2018
  • , Jiji Press , 7:34 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Commentary: Japan in uncharted waters over territorial dispute with Russia

  • October 13, 2018
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 2;10 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Abe calls on China to rectify its violation of intellectual property rights

  • October 14, 2018
  • , Mainichi , p. 6
  • JMH Translation

INTERNATIONAL

Japan seeks liaison office in Pyongyang to solve abduction issue

  • October 14, 2018
  • , Kyodo News , 8:33 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

CCS Suga: Japan eyes solution to abduction issue through summit meeting

  • October 13, 2018
  • , Nikkei , p. 4
  • JMH Translation

INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Japan, China ruling parties propose Korean Peninsula peace

  • October 13, 2018
  • , Yomiuri , p. 4
  • JMH Translation

INTERNATIONAL

Tokyo protests S. Korea’s anti-Japan hero flag in naval event

  • October 12, 2018
  • , Jiji Press , 11:51 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Northern Territories minister keen on exchange programs with Russia

  • October 15, 2018
  • , Yomiuri , p. 4
  • JMH Translation

INTERNATIONAL

Japan, New Zealand continue cooperation on maritime security

  • October 15, 2018
  • , Kyodo News , 1:53 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Japan, India share natural disaster prevention expertise

  • October 15, 2018
  • , Kyodo News , 2:07 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Japan to help reconstruct quake-hit Sulawesi

  • October 14, 2018
  • , NHK , NHK WORLD
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Gov’t not referring to nuclear ban treaty at UN

  • October 15, 2018
  • , Mainichi , p. 3
  • JMH Translation

INTERNATIONAL

Japan, Lithuania agree to boost bilateral economic cooperation

  • October 12, 2018
  • , Kyodo News , 8:50 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

ROK leader says Kim Jong Un promised complete denuclearization

  • October 13, 2018
  • , Asahi evening edition
  • JMH Summary

INTERNATIONAL

Japan-China summit planned for Oct. 26

  • October 13, 2018
  • , All national papers
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INTERNATIONAL

Russia to conduct missile training on Northern Territories

  • October 13, 2018
  • , Sankei
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INTERNATIONAL

Indian leader to visit Japan in late October

  • October 13, 2018
  • , All national papers
  • JMH Summary

INTERNATIONAL

Abe to visit Europe this week

  • October 15, 2018
  • , Nikkei, Sankei
  • JMH Summary

ECONOMY

China’s self-driving game plan shuns US partners for Japan

  • October 13, 2018
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 2:44 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

China leads alternate logistics route from Japan to Europe

  • October 15, 2018
  • , Kyodo News , 1:12 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

INSIGHTS into the WORLD / Is the world regressing to protectionism?

  • October 14, 2018
  • , The Japan News , 8:00 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Editorial: US stock plunge serves as stark warning about trade wars

  • October 12, 2018
  • , The Mainichi
  • English Press

ECONOMY

FOCUS: U.S. stands alone as G-20 worries over trade tensions

  • October 13, 2018
  • , Jiji , 4:41 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Editorial: G20 nations must deepen cooperation to dispel uncertainty in world economy

  • October 14, 2018
  • , The Japan News , 7:41 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Hitachi, GE to jointly develop next-generation nuclear reactors

  • October 15, 2018
  • , Kyodo News , 12:23 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Dismantlement of ten nuclear facilities estimated to cost 18 billion yen

  • October 15, 2018
  • , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 1
  • JMH Translation

ECONOMY

Flying ‘truck’ for long-distance deliveries in the works at Yamato

  • October 12, 2018
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 2:00 a.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

Weak IT spending leaves corporate Japan high and dry, Nikkei survey

  • October 15, 2018
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 12:03 p.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

U.S. to demand currency clause in trade talks with Japan

  • October 14, 2018
  • , All national papers
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ECONOMY

Japan came up with “TAG” acronym to save Abe’s face

  • October 15, 2018
  • , Asahi
  • JMH Summary

ECONOMY

G20 fails to offer countermeasures to U.S.-China trade friction

  • October 13, 2018
  • , All national papers
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ECONOMY

Consensus reached on seeking conclusion of RCEP talks this year

  • October 14, 2018
  • , All national papers
  • JMH Summary

SECURITY

SECURITY

DM Iwaya: No change in Japan-U.S. agreement on relocation of Marines to Guam

  • October 13, 2018
  • , Ryukyu Shimpo , p. 3
  • JMH Translation

SECURITY

More F-35As eyed to counter China

  • October 13, 2018
  • , The Japan News , 8:28 p.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

New Okinawa governor voices opposition to U.S. base relocation

  • October 12, 2018
  • , Kyodo News , 5:15 p.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

Editorial: Back to drawing board the only solution to Futenma issue

  • October 13, 2018
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 2:25 p.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

Tab for Ospreys staying airborne in Japan can only soar

  • October 15, 2018
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 7:00 a.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

Japan’s request for access to U.S. base blocked by SOFA provisions

  • October 13, 2018
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 6:05 p.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

New Okinawa Governor Tamaki meets with PM Abe

  • October 13, 2018
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SECURITY

U.S. Air Force grounds all F-35s

  • October 13, 2018
  • , Asahi, Mainichi
  • JMH Summary

SECURITY

U.S., Japan conduct amphibious landing drill in Kagoshima

  • October 15, 2018
  • , Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei
  • JMH Summary

SECURITY

ASDF planes scrambled fighter jets 560 times in first half of fiscal year

  • October 13, 2018
  • , All national papers
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SECURITY

Japan to keep SDF facility in Djibouti indefinitely

  • October 15, 2018
  • , Sankei
  • JMH Summary

POLITICS

Prime minister’s schedule on Oct. 14, 2018

  • October 15, 2018
  • , Sankei , p. 5
  • JMH Translation

POLITICS

Prime minister’s schedule on Oct. 13, 2018

  • October 14, 2018
  • , Sankei , p. 4
  • JMH Translation

POLITICS

Prime minister’s schedule on Oct. 12, 2018

  • October 12, 2018
  • , Sankei , p. 5
  • JMH Translation

POLITICS

Fund scandal hits new Japanese parliamentary vice land minister

  • October 15, 2018
  • , Jiji Press , 3:19 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

Interview: Justice Ministry preparing for acceptance of more foreign workers

  • October 12, 2018
  • , Jiji Press , 5:31 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

Gov’t to issue 700 billion yen in construction bonds for FY18 extra budget

  • October 13, 2018
  • , Yomiuri , p. 9
  • JMH Translation

POLITICS

POLITICS

LDP to name Shindo as chief secretary of Lower House constitution commission

  • October 14, 2018
  • , Mainichi , p. 2
  • JMH Translation

POLITICS

Lower House member Imai to bolt DPFP

  • October 14, 2018
  • , Mainichi , p. 2
  • JMH Translation

POLITICS

Editorial: LDP must sincerely try to build consensus on constitutional revision

  • October 12, 2018
  • , The Japan News , 8:31 p.m.
  • English Press

OPINION POLLS

OPINION POLLS

Shinjiro Koizumi preferred for next prime minister of Japan, Jiji poll

  • October 12, 2018
  • , Jiji Press , 5:26 p.m.
  • English Press

SCIENCE

Japan eyes 25% plastic waste reduction by 2030: sources

  • October 13, 2018
  • , Kyodo News , 6:30 p.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Vietnamese interns, students die in succession in Japan

  • October 14, 2018
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 6:20 p.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Infographic: No. of foreign workers in Japan

  • October 14, 2018
  • , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 3
  • JMH Translation

SOCIETY

Citizens protest against anti-immigration group

  • October 15, 2018
  • , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 26
  • JMH Translation

SOCIETY

Japan far short of putting women in 10% of executive posts

  • October 14, 2018
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 3:57 a.m.
  • English Press
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