Japan Times leads with
Japan and China to pursue nuclear-power cooperation
The key background is in the second paragraph:
The plan is aimed at paving the way for Japanese companies involved in nuclear power to do business in China, where reactor construction is expected to increase to meet mounting energy demands.
Fact is that China is rapidly emerging as the major new market for nuclear power, and European and U.S. reactor builders are already hustling for business. Japanese firms don't want to be left out.
Asahi Shimbun leads with
Support for cabinet continues to decline, 39%
According to a poll conducted by the newspaper support for the Abe cabinet has declined from 47% a year ago. Confronted with a choice between the cabinet's focus on economic growth and taking steps to prevent further polarization between rich and poor, the public favors the latter, 45% to 30%.
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