Japan: Kyodo News

• G-7 transport chiefs vow to take lead in promoting self-driving cars

  KARUIZAWA, Japan, Sept. 24 – (Kyodo)

• Inada seeks support from Okinawa governor over U.S. base relocation

  NAHA, Japan, Sept. 24 – (Kyodo)

• Japan mayor cancels trip to S. Korea sister city over comfort women

  FUKUI, Japan, Sept. 24 – (Kyodo)

• 22:38 24 September
  Asian Games: Aichi-Nagoya set to be named hosts of 2026 Asian Games
• 21:56 24 September
  Baseball: Fighters cut magic number to 5 behind Masui’s solid start
• 21:43 24 September
  Kyodo news summary -5-
• 21:40 24 September
  Yahoo Japan eyes 4-day workweek for all its employees
• 21:35 24 September
  Police open murder case over elderly man poisoned at Yokohama hospital
• 21:12 24 September
  Basketball: B-League 1st division results
• 21:05 24 September
  Badminton: Takahashi, Matsutomo win to set up Rio final rematch
• 20:28 24 September
  Museum opens in Nara to display Kitora tomb murals
• 20:05 24 September
  G-7 transport chiefs vow to take lead in promoting self-driving cars
• 19:29 24 September
  Sumo: Ozeki Goeido wins 1st career championship
• 19:24 24 September
  Japan mayor cancels trip to S. Korea sister city over comfort women
• 19:11 24 September
  Tennis: Osaka’s Tokyo title run continues, books final vs Wozniacki
• 19:10 24 September
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• 19:01 24 September
  Baseball: Japanese baseball linescores (Sept. 24)
• 18:50 24 September
  Baseball: Pacific League standings (Sept. 24)
• 18:49 24 September
  16 pregnant women infected with Zika in Singapore
• 18:42 24 September
  Inada seeks support from Okinawa governor over U.S. base relocation
• 18:37 24 September
  Baseball: Central League standings (Sept. 24)
• 18:29 24 September
  New commercial building “Ginza Place” opens in Tokyo
• 18:27 24 September
  Sumo: Results of main bouts for 14th day of Autumn sumo
• 18:21 24 September
  Sumo: Ozeki Goeido wins 1st career championship
• 17:51 24 September
  Tennis: Osaka’s Tokyo title run continues, books final vs Wozniacki
• 17:28 24 September
  Sumo: Main bouts for final day of Autumn Grand Sumo
• 17:13 24 September
  Rugby: Hokkaido gov’t hoping rugby is long-term winner of Sapporo 7s
• 17:11 24 September
  Weather forecast for Sunday

South China Sea

• Duterte nixes Philippine-U.S. joint patrols in S. China Sea
• Indonesia outlines plan to change name of S. China Sea to Natuna Sea
• Taiwan’s interior minister visits disputed Spratly island

United Nations (Fully Accessible)

• U.N. rights expert sees engagement with N. Korea as important
• N. Korea defends nuke test as countermeasure to sanctions, threats
• U.N. Security Council adopts resolution on nuke test ban

Japan-China

• More Chinese have negative view on Japan-China relations: survey
• Duterte to visit China, Japan in Oct.
• China’s former top diplomat to visit Japan next week

North Korea

• U.N. rights expert sees engagement with N. Korea as important
• N. Korea defends nuke test as countermeasure to sanctions, threats
• Park rejects calls to hold talks with N. Korea

Nuclear Issues

• Mayors of A-bombed cities hail U.N. nuclear test ban resolution
• U.N. Security Council adopts resolution on nuke test ban
• U.N. Security Council adopts resolution on nuke test ban

Opinion Pieces (Fully Accessible)

• OPINION: Democracy in retreat
• OPINION: The threat that won’t go away
• OPINION: It’s time to address long-overdue flaw of Japan’s imperial law

Video Advisory

• Video Advisory (Sept. 24) Minister visits stadium construction site
• Video Advisory (Sept. 23) Japan may scrap Monju reactor
• Video Advisory (Sept. 21) Medalist Fukuhara announces marriage

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5. 20 Sep 2016First Japanese private hospital opens in Cambodia

Source: Kydo News

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