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B: Japan
- Nikkei floats the idea of MyNumber for online ID. Ex Stanford Professor Oniki Hajime writes the article.
- At the same time Ishiba faced with questions about the “problem” of fake news on social media in parliament.
- JAL execs take paycut over pilot misbehavior (30% for 2 months)
- Fuji TV pressure continues, Minato Koichi, president, resigns.
- Shinsei Bank pays off it’s government loan, plans to go public. LTCB of Japan, nationalized in 1998 after struggling with bad debts since popping of bubble in 1989.
- Government considers making high school “free”.
- Nintendo to launch Switch successor this year.
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