December 26, 2019

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HEADLINES

Noon news

  • December 26, 2019
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HEADLINES

Morning news

  • December 26, 2019
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Gist of Japan-China summit on Dec. 23

  • December 24, 2019
  • , Yomiuri , p. 4
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INTERNATIONAL

Editorial: Japan, China must sincerely discuss resolution of unresolved bilateral issues

  • December 24, 2019
  • , The Japan News , 7:35 p.m.
  • English Press

INTERNATIONAL

Japan Nov. beer exports to S. Korea down 99 pct

  • December 26, 2019
  • , Jiji Press , 12:19 p.m.
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INTERNATIONAL

Editorial: Japan must use Xi’s state visit to build healthy, multilayered ties

  • December 24, 2019
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 3:30 p.m.
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INTERNATIONAL

Japan inks memorandum with Pakistan on import of skilled labor

  • December 24, 2019
  • , Kyodo News , 3:39 a.m.
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INTERNATIONAL

FOCUS: Abe-Moon talks, Seoul’s donation plan could lead to improved ties

  • December 25, 2019
  • , Kyodo News , 12:52 p.m.
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INTERNATIONAL

Gist of Japan-South Korea summit

  • December 24, 2019
  • , Kyodo News , 9:50 p.m.
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INTERNATIONAL

Editorial: Moon administration should act to get situation back on even keel

  • December 25, 2019
  • , The Japan News , 7:35 p.m.
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INTERNATIONAL

Editorial: Abe and Moon should turn thaw into strategic cooperation

  • December 25, 2019
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 3:30 p.m.
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Abe, Moon agree to continue talks on requisitioned workers issue

  • December 25, 2019
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INTERNATIONAL

Leaders of Japan, ROK, China reach overall agreement on free trade, DPRK

  • December 25, 2019
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INTERNATIONAL

Abe, Xi agree to cooperate for successful state visit to Japan by Xi

  • December 24, 2019
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INTERNATIONAL

PM Abe stresses significance of welcoming President Xi as state guest

  • December 25, 2019
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

LDP Secretary General Nikai to visit Vietnam in January

  • December 25, 2019
  • , Yomiuri
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Eight municipalities of Japan, S. Korea to cooperate on job creation

  • December 22, 2019
  • , Ryukyu Shimpo , p. 4
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INTERNATIONAL

FOCUS: Path to “New Era” of Japan-China ties still unclear

  • December 24, 2019
  • , Jiji Press , 3:54 p.m.
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INTERNATIONAL

Gist of trilateral summit between Japan, China and S. Korea

  • December 24, 2019
  • , Kyodo News , 9:37 p.m.
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INTERNATIONAL

Commentary: 2020 relations among Japan, China and South Korea

  • December 23, 2019
  • , The Japan Times
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INTERNATIONAL

Commentary: North Korea: Agree, but verify

  • December 23, 2019
  • , The Japan Times
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INTERNATIONAL

Commentary: The great power game in the Pacific: What Japan can do

  • December 24, 2019
  • , The Japan Times
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INTERNATIONAL

Letters to the editor: U.S. envoy nominee’s conflict of interest

  • December 20, 2019
  • , The Japan Times
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INTERNATIONAL

Russia releases 5 Japanese fishing boats seized off Hokkaido

  • December 24, 2019
  • , Kyodo , 5:04 p.m.
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ECONOMY

US resilience brightens spirits in corporate Japan, Nikkei poll of 100 major Japanese companies

  • December 26, 2019
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 6:40 a.m.
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ECONOMY

Japan’s tougher rules on foreign investment worrying investors

  • December 24, 2019
  • , Jiji Press , 5:22 p.m.
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ECONOMY

Osaka becomes 1st to start selecting casino resort operator

  • December 24, 2019
  • , Jiji Press , 10:41 p.m.
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ECONOMY

Japan begins accepting applications for “local 5G” service license

  • December 24, 2019
  • , Kyodo News , 11:28 a.m.
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ECONOMY

Sumitomo, others form JV to offer local 5G networks

  • December 24, 2019
  • , Jiji Press , 5:33 p.m.
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ECONOMY

Keidanren to urge member firms to go beyond cutting work hours

  • December 24, 2019
  • , Jiji Press , 12:08 p.m.
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ECONOMY

Japan’s lifetime employment and low pay risk brain drain: lobby

  • December 24, 2019
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 7:06 a.m.
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ECONOMY

Editorial: Many issues must be settled to make Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025 a success

  • December 25, 2019
  • , The Japan News , 7:25 p.m.
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ECONOMY

How to spend it: Taisei juggles $1bn in stashed cash

  • December 26, 2019
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 2:01 a.m.
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ECONOMY

Japan to resume exporting beef to China

  • December 24, 2019
  • , Asahi
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SECURITY

Suga says removing danger at Futenma “extremely important”

  • December 26, 2019
  • , NHK digital
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SECURITY

SECURITY

Gov’t endorses new JCG head

  • December 24, 2019
  • , Yomiuri , p. 27
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SECURITY

Japan’s SDF to use more renewable energy sources

  • December 23, 2019
  • , Jiji Press , 4:27 p.m.
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SECURITY

U.S. sailor arrested for DUI in Okinawa

  • December 22, 2019
  • , Okinawa Times , p. 26
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SECURITY

SECURITY

Futenma Replacement Facility construction costs expected to surge

  • December 26, 2019
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SECURITY

Chiba municipality to accept provisional deployment of SDF Ospreys

  • December 26, 2019
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POLITICS

Prime minister’s schedule on Dec. 25, 2019

  • December 26, 2019
  • , Sankei , p. 4
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POLITICS

Prime minister’s schedule on Dec. 24, 2019

  • December 25, 2019
  • , Sankei , p. 4
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POLITICS

Prime minister’s schedule on Dec. 23, 2019

  • December 24, 2019
  • , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS

Abe calls for all antiterror measures for Tokyo Olympics

  • December 23, 2019
  • , Jiji Press , 5:33 p.m.
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POLITICS

CDPJ-DPFP merger accord by year-end unlikely

  • December 26, 2019
  • , Jiji Press , 9:08 a.m.
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POLITICS

Japan prosecutors arrest lawmaker over Chinese casino scandal

  • December 25, 2019
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 6:53 p.m.
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POLITICS

TOKYO REPORT: LDP-Komeito alliance marks 20th anniversary

  • December 23, 2019
  • , Jiji Press , 7:30 p.m.
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POLITICS

Arrest in casino bribery case hitting Abe’s growth strategy

  • December 25, 2019
  • , Jiji Press , 6:33 p.m.
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POLITICS

China-backed 500.com: The company tied to Japan’s casino scandal

  • December 25, 2019
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 3:59 p.m.
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POLITICS

Editorial: Bribery scandal casts doubt on government’s bet on casino resorts

  • December 26, 2019
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 2:25 p.m.
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POLITICS

Japan’s ruling party divided over Tokyo governor’s reelection bid

  • December 23, 2019
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 5:00 p.m.
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POLITICS

Strength of in-house groups in House of Representatives

  • December 26, 2019
  • , Yomiuri , p. 4
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POLITICS

INTERVIEW: Gov. Koike stresses smooth Tokyo Olympics preparations

  • December 25, 2019
  • , Jiji Press , 11:25 a.m.
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POLITICS

Support for Abe cabinet falls to 38%

  • December 24, 2019
  • , Asahi
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OPINION POLLS

Disapproval rate for Abe Cabinet exceeds approval rate, Asahi survey

  • December 24, 2019
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 4:45 p.m.
  • English Press

SCIENCE

Gov’t doubles budget for quantum technology to 34 billion yen

  • December 23, 2019
  • , Yomiuri , p. 2
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SCIENCE

Japan approves program to grow human organs in pigs

  • December 23, 2019
  • , Jiji Press , 5:42 p.m.
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SCIENCE

Chinese drone maker targets farms in Japan, South Korea and Australia

  • December 24, 2019
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 4:22 p.m.
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SOCIETY

Idol group Arashi to serve as Japan-China goodwill ambassador

  • December 25, 2019
  • , Jiji Press , 5:29 p.m.
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SOCIETY

American man arrested for smuggling MDMA pills in Fukuoka

  • December 26, 2019
  • , Yomiuri , p. 27
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SOCIETY

Japan’s births fall below 900,000 for the first time on record

  • December 24, 2019
  • , Nikkei Asian Review , 2:39 p.m.
  • English Press

SOCIETY

Population falls stem mainly from one thing: Lack of money

  • December 25, 2019
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 6:45 p.m.
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SOCIETY

Gov’t mulls method of releasing Fukushima’s radioactive water

  • December 23, 2019
  • , Kyodo News , 9:54 p.m.
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SOCIETY

Japan revises child support payments guidelines

  • December 23, 2019
  • , Jiji Press , 11:22 a.m.
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SOCIETY

U.S. serviceman, base worker arrested for DUI

  • December 22, 2019
  • , Sankei , p. 20
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SOCIETY

Record-low competition to teach at Japan elementary schools

  • December 23, 2019
  • , Jiji Press , 6:56 p.m.
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SOCIETY

Editorial: Raise your voices to close the gap in Japan’s gender equality

  • December 25, 2019
  • , The Asahi Shimbun , 2:15 p.m.
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SOCIETY

Editorial: Looking back on 2019, a year that made us realize advent of a new age

  • December 23, 2019
  • , The Japan News , 7:21 p.m.
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SOCIETY

Japanese municipalities slow in hiring disabled people

  • December 25, 2019
  • , Jiji Press , 7:42 p.m.
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SOCIETY

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