The Japanese government has decided to hold a meeting of the Imperial Council on December 1st to discuss when Emperor Akihito will abdicate.
The administration of US President Donald Trump has designated North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.
US Secretary of State has indicated that he is aiming to resolve issues with North Korea through diplomacy as well as the aggregation of pressure.
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NHK has learned Japan is getting closer to finding out a date for the Emperor's abdication.
The Japanese government has decided to convene an Imperial House Council meeting on December 1st to hear opinions about an abdication date.
The participants will include the Speaker and the President of both Chambers of the Diet and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
The Japanese government has decided to convene an Imperial House Council meeting on December 1st to hear opinions about an abdication date.
The participants will include the Speaker and the President of both Chambers of the Diet and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Key words : Trump designate angry
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US President Donald Trump has designated North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.
Trump on Monday made the announcement amid heightening international criticism of Pyongyang's nuclear and missile development programs.
Trump said, "In addition to threatening the world by nuclear devastation, North Korea has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism including assassinations on foreign soil."
Washington originally placed the North on the list in 1988. But President George W Bush removed it from the list in 2008.
The listing is expected to trigger an angry response by North Korea.
Trump on Monday made the announcement amid heightening international criticism of Pyongyang's nuclear and missile development programs.
Trump said, "In addition to threatening the world by nuclear devastation, North Korea has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism including assassinations on foreign soil."
Washington originally placed the North on the list in 1988. But President George W Bush removed it from the list in 2008.
The listing is expected to trigger an angry response by North Korea.
Key words : secretary aiming
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has indicated that he is aiming to resolve issues with North Korea through diplomacy as well as pressure.
Tillerson spoke to reporters on Monday about US President Donald Trump's decision to relist North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.
He said the decision will dissuade some third parties from undertaking certain activities with North Korea.
He emphasized that the US will obstruct Pyongyang's activities to earn foreign currency and step up measures to isolate the country from the global community.
But Tillerson added that the designation is to send a message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that it is only going to get worse until he is ready to talk.
He is urging Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear and missile development programs.
Trump has said that in addition to threatening the world with nuclear devastation, North Korea has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism, including assassinations on foreign soil.
His administration is expected to announce powerful new sanctions on Tuesday.
Tillerson spoke to reporters on Monday about US President Donald Trump's decision to relist North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.
He said the decision will dissuade some third parties from undertaking certain activities with North Korea.
He emphasized that the US will obstruct Pyongyang's activities to earn foreign currency and step up measures to isolate the country from the global community.
But Tillerson added that the designation is to send a message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that it is only going to get worse until he is ready to talk.
He is urging Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear and missile development programs.
Trump has said that in addition to threatening the world with nuclear devastation, North Korea has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism, including assassinations on foreign soil.
His administration is expected to announce powerful new sanctions on Tuesday.
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Key words : US air strike
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The US military has begun air strikes on opium factories in Afghanistan jointly with the country's armed forces, in an attempt to cut off narcotics funding for the anti-government Taliban.
US Army General John Nicholson told reporters on Monday that the air raids are part of a new strategy announced by President Donald Trump. He said the authorization has given the military a new method to corner the enemy.
The raids by American aircraft, including B-52 bombers and F-22 fighter jets, targeted more than 10 opium factories in the southern province of Helmand, which is under the influence of the Taliban.
There are an estimated 400 to 500 opium factories across Afghanistan.
The US military plans to step up the operations and shatter the Taliban's financing from opium production and trade.
US Army General John Nicholson told reporters on Monday that the air raids are part of a new strategy announced by President Donald Trump. He said the authorization has given the military a new method to corner the enemy.
The raids by American aircraft, including B-52 bombers and F-22 fighter jets, targeted more than 10 opium factories in the southern province of Helmand, which is under the influence of the Taliban.
There are an estimated 400 to 500 opium factories across Afghanistan.
The US military plans to step up the operations and shatter the Taliban's financing from opium production and trade.
Key words : Abe make sure
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says it is the responsibility of the current generation to make sure no questions remain about whether Japan's Self-Defense Forces are unconstitutional.
Abe said in May of this year that a clause acknowledging the existence of the Self-Defense Forces should be added to the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution.
The head of the opposition Democratic Party, Kouhei Ohtsuka, said in an Upper House session on Tuesday that his party regards the SDF as constitutional whether or not it's spelled out in the Constitution.
He asked Abe if he thinks the SDF are unconstitutional, and how adding such a clause would affect them.
Abe responded that he does not think the SDF violate the Constitution, but that many textbooks raise doubts about their constitutionality.
He reiterated his eagerness to amend the Constitution, saying it is irresponsible to tell Self-Defense Force personnel that they might be unconstitutional, but still ask them to put their lives at risk if necessary.
Abe declined to comment on the draft amendment his Liberal Democratic Party is working on. But he asserted there will be no change in the duties or authority of the SDF if their existence is spelled out in the Constitution.
Abe said in May of this year that a clause acknowledging the existence of the Self-Defense Forces should be added to the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution.
The head of the opposition Democratic Party, Kouhei Ohtsuka, said in an Upper House session on Tuesday that his party regards the SDF as constitutional whether or not it's spelled out in the Constitution.
He asked Abe if he thinks the SDF are unconstitutional, and how adding such a clause would affect them.
Abe responded that he does not think the SDF violate the Constitution, but that many textbooks raise doubts about their constitutionality.
He reiterated his eagerness to amend the Constitution, saying it is irresponsible to tell Self-Defense Force personnel that they might be unconstitutional, but still ask them to put their lives at risk if necessary.
Abe declined to comment on the draft amendment his Liberal Democratic Party is working on. But he asserted there will be no change in the duties or authority of the SDF if their existence is spelled out in the Constitution.
Key words : Hiroshima contribute
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The mayor of the atomic-bombed city of Hiroshima will attend next month's Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Norway, together with the mayor of Nagasaki.
This year's prize goes to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, or ICAN. The group contributed to the adoption of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
The Nobel Committee invited Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue to the award ceremony in Oslo on December 10th. Both cities were atomic-bombed in 1945.
Nagasaki's Taue has already accepted the invitation.
Matsui met his municipal assembly steering committee on Tuesday. He told the members he hopes to share the joy of receiving the prize with the survivors of the atomic bombing and the group ICAN.
He also expressed his wish to appeal to governments around the world to sign and ratify the UN treaty.
The assembly approved Matsui's trip to Oslo.
Matsui plans to join the mayor of Nagasaki in meeting foreign ambassadors and visiting an atomic bomb exhibition to be held there.
This year's prize goes to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, or ICAN. The group contributed to the adoption of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
The Nobel Committee invited Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue to the award ceremony in Oslo on December 10th. Both cities were atomic-bombed in 1945.
Nagasaki's Taue has already accepted the invitation.
Matsui met his municipal assembly steering committee on Tuesday. He told the members he hopes to share the joy of receiving the prize with the survivors of the atomic bombing and the group ICAN.
He also expressed his wish to appeal to governments around the world to sign and ratify the UN treaty.
The assembly approved Matsui's trip to Oslo.
Matsui plans to join the mayor of Nagasaki in meeting foreign ambassadors and visiting an atomic bomb exhibition to be held there.
Key words : transcript
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A transcription of the former Japanese emperor's monologue about wartime days is set to be auctioned in New York in December.
The late Emperor Showa gave his thoughts on key events before and during World War Two in hearings shortly after the war.
The text was transcribed by former diplomat Hidenari Terasaki. He served as the emperor's close aide and interpreter when he met US General Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, after the end of World War Two.
The auction house says the original copy of Terasaki's handwritten transcription reaches 173 pages.
It covers the 1928 assassination of Manchurian warlord Zhang Zuolin to the emperor's August 15th, 1945, radio broadcast announcing Japan's surrender.
The auctioneer says the notes contain the same content that was published in Japan in the 1990s and became a best-seller.
It says the original transcriptions were kept by Terasaki's family members who moved to the United States after the war.
Auction officials say the lot is likely to fetch a price of least 100,000 dollars when it goes under the hammer on December 6th.
They say they are thrilled to have been given the opportunity to sell the only extant copy of a document that is critical for the understanding of 20th century world history.
The late Emperor Showa gave his thoughts on key events before and during World War Two in hearings shortly after the war.
The text was transcribed by former diplomat Hidenari Terasaki. He served as the emperor's close aide and interpreter when he met US General Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, after the end of World War Two.
The auction house says the original copy of Terasaki's handwritten transcription reaches 173 pages.
It covers the 1928 assassination of Manchurian warlord Zhang Zuolin to the emperor's August 15th, 1945, radio broadcast announcing Japan's surrender.
The auctioneer says the notes contain the same content that was published in Japan in the 1990s and became a best-seller.
It says the original transcriptions were kept by Terasaki's family members who moved to the United States after the war.
Auction officials say the lot is likely to fetch a price of least 100,000 dollars when it goes under the hammer on December 6th.
They say they are thrilled to have been given the opportunity to sell the only extant copy of a document that is critical for the understanding of 20th century world history.
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