August 16, 2022

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  • August 16, 2022
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HEADLINES

Morning news   

  • August 16, 2022
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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Japan PM Kishida eyes visits to Kuwait and Qatar this month

  • August 16, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 4:24 a.m.
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INTERNATIONAL

Editorial: Yoon’s ability to improve relations with Japan will be tested

  • August 16, 2022
  • , The Japan News , 12:30 p.m.
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INTERNATIONAL

Sri Lankan president: China cannot use southern port for military purposes

  • August 16, 2022
  • , The Japan News , 2:41 p.m.
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INTERNATIONAL

Japan urged to support Africa on verge of hunger crisis

  • August 15, 2022
  • , Jiji Press , 10:48 p.m.
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INTERNATIONAL

Afghan ambassador to Japan asks for international help

  • August 15, 2022
  • , NHK WORLD
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INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh’s first Japanese-backed industrial park nears launch

  • August 16, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 8:17 a.m.
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INTERNATIONAL

U.S. congressional delegation meets with Taiwanese leader Tsai

  • August 16, 2022
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INTERNATIONAL

South Korean President Yoon expresses willingness to improve ties with Japan

  • August 16, 2022
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INTERNATIONAL

ECONOMY

Panasonic to increase EV battery production for Tesla by 10%

  • August 15, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 8:40 p.m.
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ECONOMY

Support for restart of Hamaoka plant surges sharply

  • August 15, 2022
  • , The Asahi Shimbun
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ECONOMY

KEPCO begins commercial operation of No. 4 reactor at Oi nuclear plant

  • August 13, 2022
  • , Tokyo Shimbun , p. 3
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ECONOMY

Infographic: Trend in geothermal power generation, 1966–2020

  • August 15, 2022
  • , Yomiuri , p. 6
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ECONOMY

Editorial: Roadmap for development of innovative nuclear reactors

  • August 9, 2022
  • , Sankei , p. 2
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SECURITY

U.S., Japanese defense chiefs hold teleconference

  • August 16, 2022
  • , NHK
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SECURITY

SECURITY

Universities avoid defense research based on lingering post-WWII ideology

  • August 14, 2022
  • , Sankei , p. 1, 3
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POLITICS

Political fund problems involving cabinet ministers 

  • October 29, 2014
  • , Yomiuri
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POLITICS

POLITICS

Tokyo rally to protest discrimination, hate speech 

  • October 29, 2014
  • , Tokyo Shimbun
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POLITICS

Russia to double LNG exports to Japan in 2025 

  • October 28, 2014
  • , Yomiuri
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POLITICS

POLITICS

Prime minister’s schedule on Aug. 15, 2022

  • August 16, 2022
  • , Sankei , p. 5
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POLITICS

Idea of dissolving Diet by year’s end suddenly emerging 

  • October 28, 2022
  • , Sankei , p.3
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POLITICS

CCS Suga increases his presence in Abe cabinet 

  • October 25, 2014
  • , Yomiuri , p.4
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POLITICS

Commentary: U.S. commander concerned about “risk” in East China Sea 

  • October 25, 2014
  • , Kanagawa Shimbun
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POLITICS

Japan to set up interagency meetings for Unification Church victims

  • August 16, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 3:29 a.m.
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POLITICS

POLITICS

Small-town Japan’s big hopes for energy self-sufficiency 

  • October 28, 2014
  • , Nikkei
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POLITICS

Cabinet finds no need to examine ministers’ relations with Unification Church

  • August 16, 2022
  • , The Japan News , 12:48 p.m.
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POLITICS

Kishida orders review of COVID classification

  • August 16, 2022
  • , The Japan News , 2:28 p.m.
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POLITICS

PM Kishida comments on separation of religion and politics

  • August 16, 2022
  • , Nikkei
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POLITICS

Memorial ceremony held to honor war dead

  • August 16, 2022
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POLITICS

Kishida takes summer vacation for first time since becoming prime minister

  • August 16, 2022
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POLITICS

Two cabinet ministers visit Yasukuni Shrine on anniversary of end of WWII

  • August 16, 2022
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POLITICS

Takaichi clarifies controversial tweets on cabinet reshuffle

  • August 16, 2022
  • , Fuji TV
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SCIENCE

SCIENCE

Japan asteroid probe hints at how organic matter could reach Earth

  • August 16, 2022
  • , Nikkei Asia , 00:49 a.m.
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SOCIETY

Editorial: Japan must sharpen diplomacy, defense capabilities to maintain peace

  • August 16, 2022
  • , The Japan News , 12:31 p.m.
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