October 30, 2018

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HEADLINES

Noon news

  • October 30, 2018
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HEADLINES

Morning news

  • October 30, 2018
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INTERNATIONAL

WTO sets up panel for settling Japan-S. Korea steel bar duty dispute

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Jiji Press , 12:41 p.m.
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INTERNATIONAL

Gist of joint press remarks after Japan-India summit

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Sankei , p. 5
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Indian PM’s visit to Japan timed to keep China’s expansionism in check

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Sankei , p. 2
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INTERNATIONAL

India and Japan seal $75bn currency swap deal

  • October 29, 2018
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 11:19 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Japan and India pledge cooperation on AI and 5G

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 7:12 a.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

S Korean court orders Nippon Steel to compensate wartime workers

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 2:18 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Japan says S. Korea’s ruling on forced labor “unacceptable”

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Kyodo News , 3:40 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Editorial: Japan-China summit offers fresh start for stronger ties

  • October 29, 2018
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 2:05 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Editorial: Japan and China should seek stable ties that can endure

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 10:26 a.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Commentary: From Shimoda Conferences to Mount Fuji Dialogue

  • October 29, 2018
  • , The Japan Times
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Yokohama to reopen its NY office

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Kanagawa Shimbun , p. 18
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INTERNATIONAL

PM Abe holds summit with Indian leader Modi

  • October 30, 2018
  • , All national papers
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INTERNATIONAL

Xi repeatedly mentioned President Trump in meeting with Abe

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Yomiuri
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INTERNATIONAL

U.S., ROK senior diplomats discuss North Korea’s denuclearization

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Asahi, Sankei
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ECONOMY

ECONOMY

Canada becomes 5th nation to ratify Pacific free trade deal

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Kyodo News , 8:07 a.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

LDP division conditionally OKs new foreign worker status

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Jiji Press , 3:42 a.m.
  • English Press

ECONOMY

JIC’s first fund will target U.S. biotech firms

  • October 29, 2018
  • , NIKKEI Business Daily , p. 16
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ECONOMY

Jeep gains popularity among young people

  • October 29, 2018
  • , NIKKEI Business Daily , p. 10
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ECONOMY

SECURITY

Okinawa governor to speak at press clubs in Tokyo

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
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SECURITY

Land ministry suspends Okinawa’s move to block U.S. base transfer

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Kyodo News , 3:42 p.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

New GSDF base construction in Okinawa may start in early 2019

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Jiji Press , 10:53 a.m.
  • English Press

SECURITY

The balance of Japan’s weapons loans exceeds 5 trillion yen

  • October 29, 2018
  • , Tokyo Shimbun , Lead story
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SECURITY

U.S. launches new missile defense command in Japan

  • October 29, 2018
  • , The Japan Times
  • English Press

SECURITY

Gov’t planning to set up a public-private consortium against cyberattacks

  • October 27, 2018
  • , Yomiuri evening edition , Lead
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SECURITY

SECURITY

SECURITY

Instances of noise from Atsugi decline at all 11 measurement points

  • October 26, 2018
  • , Kanagawa Shimbun , p. 23
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SECURITY

GOJ to provide Y7bn to Okinawa in base-hosting subsidy

  • October 27, 2018
  • , Okinawa Times , p. 2
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SECURITY

Gov’t to provide Y35.5bn in base-hosting subsidies

  • October 27, 2018
  • , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 3
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SECURITY

Cartoon: Status of Forces Agreement

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Akahata
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SECURITY

Expert: Effectively use Armitage Report for Japan-U.S. alliance

  • October 25, 2018
  • , Yomiuri , p. 13
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SECURITY

SECURITY

U.S., Japan hold consultations on “nuclear umbrella”

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Nikkei
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POLITICS

Prime minister’s schedule on Oct. 29, 2018

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS

Gist of representative interpellations at Lower House plenary session, Oct. 29

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 7
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POLITICS

Editorial: Abe up to his usual tricks of giving cursory answers in Diet

  • October 30, 2018
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 1:00 p.m.
  • English Press

POLITICS

Kono urges North Korea to make decision to denuclearize

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Kanagawa Shimbun , p. 2
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POLITICS

Cartoon: Abe’s policy speech at the Diet

  • October 27, 2018
  • , Asahi , p. 16
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POLITICS

Cartoon: Trick or treat

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 2
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SCIENCE

Utilization of ASEAN joint research eyed

  • October 29, 2018
  • , The Japan News , 8:53 p.m.
  • English Press

SCIENCE

EU enlists Japan to help establish AI safeguards

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 2:57 p.m.
  • English Press

SCIENCE

As IPCC report warns of growing climate change risks, Japan seeks to adapt

  • October 28, 2018
  • , The Japan Times
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Amb. Kennedy meets with art association chief as cultural award adviser

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Sankei , p. 24
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SOCIETY

Gov’t says Tokyo 2020 Olympics spending smaller than auditor claims

  • October 30, 2018
  • , Kyodo News , 1:57 p.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

49% read more than one book a month, Yomiuri nationwide survey on reading

  • October 27, 2018
  • , Yomiuri , p. 2
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