December 26, 2018
HEADLINES
Morning news
- December 26, 2018
- , All newspapers and TV networks
- JMH Summary
INTERNATIONAL
Top ROK diplomat hints at delay of settlement of dispute over requisitioned workers
- December 26, 2018
- , Nikkei evening edition
- JMH Summary
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Mattis resignation raises concerns about lack of check on Trump
- December 24, 2018
- , The Japan News , 7:44 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Government approves measures it says will make life easier for foreign workers under new blue-collar visas
- December 25, 2018
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan sinks to No. 3 contributor to U.N. as China rises
- December 23, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 2:17 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
With six months to go until G20 summit in Osaka, Japan sets out its agenda
- December 23, 2018
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan says S. Korean warship locked radar “multiple times”
- December 25, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 4:51 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
DPFP lays out SOFA revision proposal
- December 23, 2018
- , Sankei , p. 4
- JMH Translation
INTERNATIONAL
FOCUS: Quitting whaling commission is risky gambit by Japan
- December 22, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 10:16 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Quitting the IWC a shortsighted move on the part of Japan
- December 24, 2018
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 12:30 a.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Taiwan, Japan to hold maritime cooperation talks in Tokyo this week
- December 24, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 7:33 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan pledges support for Indonesia over volcano-caused tsunami
- December 24, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 5:30 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan’s relevant ministers mum on Putin’s comments on Northern Territories
- December 22, 2018
- , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 7
- JMH Translation
INTERNATIONAL
Japan, Morocco agree to cooperate
- December 26, 2018
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
- JMH Translation
INTERNATIONAL
Chinese intelligence chief made secret trip to Japan in October
- December 23, 2018
- , Yomiuri
- JMH Summary
INTERNATIONAL
Japan braces for Russia taking tough stance in territorial talks
- December 22, 2018
- , Asahi
- JMH Summary
INTERNATIONAL
Share of Japanese describing relations with U.S. as “good” decreases
- December 22, 2018
- , All national papers
- JMH Summary
INTERNATIONAL
Korean requisitioned workers to take legal measure to seize assets of Japanese firm
- December 25, 2018
- , All national papers
- JMH Summary
ECONOMY
Japan to resume commercial whaling next summer
- December 26, 2018
- , All TV networks
- JMH Summary
ECONOMY
Noon news
- December 26, 2018
- , All TV networks
- JMH Summary
ECONOMY
Editorial: Stimulus measures bloat FY19 draft budget to over ¥100 tril. / Road map to fiscal reconstruction blurred
- December 22, 2018
- , The Japan News , 7:34 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Editorial: 100 trillion yen draft budget clouds Japan’s fiscal future
- December 22, 2018
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 1:15 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
FOCUS: Japan drags feet on fiscal consolidation
- December 21, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 3:22 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan govt OKs 2.7-T.-yen extra budget for FY 2018
- December 21, 2018
- , Jiji Press , 12:24 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Opinion poll & results of Nikkei survey of 100 major companies
- December 21, 2018
- , NIKKEI Business Daily , pp. 13–14
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
Editorial: Japan must ditch nuclear plant exports for global trends in renewable energy
- December 25, 2018
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
ECONOMY
With TPP in mind, budget allocated for support of farmers
- December 26, 2018
- , Mainichi , p. 7
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
Japanese, U.S. firms tie up to develop cultured meat
- December 25, 2018
- , Jiji Press , 12:39 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
FY19 budget allocates more money to Haneda, Narita and other infrastructure improvement in Tokyo
- December 22, 2018
- , Nikkei , p. 33
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
Govt compiles guidelines for ESG investments
- December 24, 2018
- , The Japan News , 7:12 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Mitsui confirms talks for stake in Russian LNG project
- December 23, 2018
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 6:08 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Long-awaited Mitsubishi jet has one last hurdle to clear
- December 22, 2018
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 7:09 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Osaka, Wakayama, Nagasaki to submit IR business plans: government survey
- December 23, 2018
- , Mainichi , p. 26
- JMH Translation
ECONOMY
5% more Japanese firms operating in India in 2018
- December 25, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 11:44 a.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Editorial: Fed must take flexible approach to navigate crucial financial phase
- December 21, 2018
- , The Japan News , 7:34 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Most Kyoto firms have no plans to add foreign workers, survey finds
- December 23, 2018
- , The Japan Times
- English Press
ECONOMY
USTR to seek discussions with Japan on currency exchange
- December 22, 2018
- , All national papers
- JMH Summary
ECONOMY
White House economic advisor comments on trade with Japan, China
- December 23, 2018
- , Nikkei
- JMH Summary
ECONOMY
Editorial: Gov’t support package for foreign workers lacks consistency, initiative
- December 21, 2018
- , The Mainichi
- English Press
ECONOMY
Japan to announce decision to withdraw from IWC
- December 26, 2018
- , Mainichi, Nikkei, Sankei
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
Civic group filing suit over Ginowan Mayor’s boycott of Futenma referendum
- December 26, 2018
- , Okinawa Times, Ryukyu Shimpo
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
EXCLUSIVE: AWACS plane use eyed for Izumo after revamp to de facto aircraft carrier
- December 24, 2018
- , Jiji Press , 9:50 a.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Japan wants to sell old F-15s to US to fund F-35 purchases
- December 24, 2018
- , Nikkei Asian Review , 2:00 a.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
FOCUS: Okinawan-Hawaiian activist seeks U.S. support in halting air base work
- December 23, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 12:39 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Assemblies of 3 Okinawa cities reject referendum-related budgets
- December 20, 2018
- , Jiji Press , 9:43 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Editorial: Referendum on base in Okinawa should be open to all voters
- December 25, 2018
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 2:15 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Japan to develop communication detection system against malicious programs
- December 25, 2018
- , The Japan News , 4:55 p.m.
- English Press
SECURITY
Defense Ministry decides not to ask contractors for payment moratorium
- December 22, 2018
- , Asahi , p. 4
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
MOD announces recruitment of women to crew subs
- December 22, 2018
- , Yomiuri , p. 35
- JMH Translation
SECURITY
Japan concerned about departure of Defense Secretary Mattis
- December 22, 2018
- , All national papers
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
ROK warship directs fire-control radar at Japanese plane
- December 22, 2018
- , All national papers
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
GOJ to bypass prefectural government when providing subsidies to Okinawa towns
- December 22, 2018
- , All national papers
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
Ginowan mayor announces plan to skip referendum on Henoko project
- December 26, 2018
- , All national papers
- JMH Summary
SECURITY
U.S., Japan, UK conduct joint training
- December 24, 2018
- , Sankei
- JMH Summary
POLITICS
Osaka leaders to quit to seek voters’ verdicts on metropolis initiative
- December 26, 2018
- , NHK
- JMH Summary
POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Dec. 25, 2018
- December 26, 2018
- , Sankei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Dec. 24, 2018
- December 25, 2018
- , Sankei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Dec. 23, 2018
- December 24, 2018
- , Sankei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Dec. 22, 2018
- December 23, 2018
- , Sankei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on Dec. 21, 2018
- December 22, 2018
- , Sankei , p. 5
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Economy minister Seko tapped to oversee 2025 Osaka Expo
- December 22, 2018
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
LDP picks ex-Okinawa Minister Shimajiri as candidate in by-election for Okinawa’s No. 3 district
- December 25, 2018
- , Mainichi , p. 5
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Osaka Governor, Mayor mulling moving up elections to April
- December 24, 2018
- , Jiji Press , 6:54 p.m.
- English Press
POLITICS
Japanese “interested” in DPRK missile program plummets to 60%, Cabinet Office poll
- December 22, 2018
- , Yomiuri , p. 4
- JMH Translation
POLITICS
Abe to enter his seventh year in office
- December 26, 2018
- , All national papers
- JMH Summary
OPINION POLLS
Trend in average cabinet support rate, Saitama University Social Survey Research Center
- December 26, 2018
- , Saitama University Social Survey Research Center
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Olympics: 2020 organizers announce unchanged 1.35 tril. yen budget
- December 21, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 3:08 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
“My husband was tricked,” Mrs. Kelly
- December 26, 2018
- , Yomiuri , p. 29
- JMH Translation
SOCIETY
Japan compiles 1st white paper on support measures for ex-cons
- December 21, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 11:44 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Estimated No. of babies born in Japan in 2018 drops to record low
- December 21, 2018
- , Kyodo News , 4:44 p.m.
- English Press
