February 28, 2019
HEADLINES
Noon news
- February 28, 2019
- , All TV networks
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HEADLINES
Morning news
- February 28, 2019
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AMBASSADOR
Ambassador Hagerty stresses U.S. obligation to defend Japan in TV interview
- February 27, 2019
- , TBS
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INTERNATIONAL
Trump, Kim focus on nuclear, war-ending issues in Hanoi talks
- February 28, 2019
- , Kyodo News , 2:24 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Kim welcomes U.S. setting up liaison office in Pyongyang
- February 28, 2019
- , Kyodo News , 2:30 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Abe “confident” Trump will convey Japan’s concerns in talks with Kim
- February 28, 2019
- , Kyodo News , 12:16 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
Japan to fund small-arms control in Africa
- February 28, 2019
- , NHK WORLD , 12:23 p.m.
- English Press
INTERNATIONAL
U.S.-DPRK summit begins in Hanoi
- February 28, 2019
- , All national papers
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ECONOMY
GOJ source: U.S., Japanese governments coordinating to hold first round of trade talks in April
- February 28, 2019
- , Fuji TV
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ECONOMY
Japan regulator launches survey to assess IT giants’ sway over vendors
- February 27, 2019
- , Kyodo News , 7:26 p.m.
- English Press
ECONOMY
Itochu invests 20 billion yen in America’s Lycra
- February 28, 2019
- , NIKKEI Business Daily , p. 11
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ECONOMY
USTR Lighthizer plans to visit Japan in March to launch trade talks
- February 28, 2019
- , NHK digital
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ECONOMY
Foreign beef imports surged last month in response to TPP effectuation
- February 28, 2019
- , Yomiuri, Nikkei, Sankei
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SECURITY
Okinawa official says governor planning visit to U.S. to convey referendum results
- February 28, 2019
- , TBS
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SECURITY
SDF members to be dispatched to Sinai Peninsula
- February 28, 2019
- , Mainichi
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SECURITY
Expert urges Japanese public to look at the essence of national security
- February 27, 2019
- , Mainichi , p. 11
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SECURITY
MOD to design new Ikego facilities in FY2019-20
- February 28, 2019
- , Kanagawa Shimbun , p. 24
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SECURITY
Japan conducted 16 operations to “protect” U.S. military assets last year
- February 28, 2019
- , Asahi, Mainichi, Nikkei, Sankei
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SECURITY
Japan, India discuss cybersecurity challenges
- February 28, 2019
- , Yomiuri, Nikkei
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POLITICS
Prime minister’s schedule on February 27, 2019
- February 28, 2019
- , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS
LDP official mentions Abe’s possible fourth term as party leader
- February 28, 2019
- , Nikkei , p. 4
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POLITICS
Deputy PM Aso, LDP chief Nikai agree on simultaneous Upper, Lower House elections
- February 28, 2019
- , TV Tokyo
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POLITICS
LDP’s Kato mentions Abe’s possible fourth term as party president
- February 27, 2019
- , NHK digital
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SCIENCE
Japan to ban exports of nonrecyclable dirty plastic waste
- February 27, 2019
- , Mainichi
- English Press
SOCIETY
Police took action against 40 human traffickers in Japan in 2018
- February 28, 2019
- , Kyodo News , 1:46 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
7,000 cryptocurrency laundering cases reported in Japan in 2018
- February 28, 2019
- , Kyodo News , 11:26 a.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
What English titles will be used for members of Imperial Family after His Majesty the Emperor abdicates?
- February 28, 2019
- , Asahi , p. 37
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SOCIETY
Japan plans event to showcase cultural appeal for Olympics visitors
- February 27, 2019
- , Kyodo News , 9:22 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
“Reconstruction Olympics” theme said not to have caught public eye
- February 27, 2019
- , Kyodo News , 2:30 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
High probability of magnitude-7.0 earthquake off Tohoku coast
- February 27, 2019
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 3:05 p.m.
- English Press
SOCIETY
Veteran Japanese journalist Fumio Matsuo dies at 85
- February 26, 2019
- , Kyodo News , 10:43 p.m.
- English Press
