Thursday, September 20, 2018
PM Abe re-elected as LDP president for 3rd term
TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Sept. 20 for his third consecutive term Full article
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Tokyo med univ. chooses 1st woman president after sexism scandal
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Failure to balance power supply, demand soon after quake led to Hokkaido blackout
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Kim, Moon join hands on peak of sacred North Korean volcano
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6.7 bil yen in digital currencies stolen from Japanese exchange
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Mayor opposes deployment of land-based Aegis missile defense battery
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Japan
- Huge surge in hackers stealing virtual currency: NPA
- Failure to balance power supply, demand soon after quake led to Hokkaido blackout
- Tokyo med univ. chooses 1st woman president after sexism scandal
- Life term upheld for ex-US base worker over murder of Okinawa woman
- Emperor, Empress postpone visit to rain victims in Hiroshima, Ehime
Business
- Panel to probe cutting mobile phone fees in Japan after Suga's '40% reduction' comment
- UK lawmakers: 'Wild West' cryptocurrencies need regulation
- 6.7 bil yen in digital currencies stolen from Japanese exchange
- EU opens investigation into how Amazon uses data
- World Bank: Global poverty rate drops to record low 10 pct.
Sports
- Sumo: Hakuho closes in on 41st career championship with win on Day 12
- Swimming: Ex-world champ Koga to take doping case to CAS: source
- Rugby: Japan marks year to go until RWC, announces big TV deal
- Tennis: Wawrinka reaches St. Petersburg Open quarterfinals
- MLB: Hoskins sparks Phillies over Mets before key Atlanta trip
Lifestyle & Health
- Nearly 500 cases of rubella in Japan in 2018; 127 new cases in less than a week
- Los Angeles takes step toward banning sale of fur products
- Coca-Cannabis? Coke analyzing cannabis in wellness drinks
- Japanese items sold at Russian post offices catching consumers' eye
- Calling teen vaping 'epidemic,' officials weigh flavor ban
