South Korean envoys, who returned from their visit to North Korea, have left for Washington to brief the US administration on their talks with the North's leadership.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he expects to be briefed on the details of the latest inter-Korean talks from a South Korean envoy who met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
A decision about the disposal of radioactive waste from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has yet to be made, 7 years after an accident occurred at the plant in 2011.
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Key words : south envoy left for
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South Korean envoys, who returned from their visit to North Korea, have left for Washington to brief the US administration on their talks with the North's leadership.
A South Korean delegation, led by the head of South Korea's National Security Office, Chung Eui-yong, met North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Monday.
Both sides agreed to hold a 3rd inter-Korean summit on the south side of the truce village of Panmunjom in late April.
On Thursday, Chung and National Intelligence Service Chief Suh Hoon, who also visited Pyongyang, departed for Washington from Incheon airport near the capital Seoul.
The 2 officials are expected to meet White House national security adviser H. R. McMaster and Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo. They are scheduled to come back to Seoul on Sunday.
On Tuesday, Chung said he thinks conditions are now right for talks between the United States and North Korea.
On Thursday, Chung also stressed the need to quickly make circumstances for a dialogue between the US and North Korea.
In explaining to lawmakers of governing and opposition parties on Wednesday, however, President Moon Jae-in said that denuclearization is the final goal and it is difficult to immediately achieve that.
Observers say all eyes are on how the US side will respond to the South Korean explanation as the administration of President Donald Trump has demanded the North make clear its intention of denuclearization.
Key words : Abe expect
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he expects to be briefed on the details of the latest inter-Korean talks from a South Korean envoy who met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
A South Korean delegation visited Pyongyang earlier this week and agreed with North Korea to hold a summit of their leaders in April.
Speaking at an Upper House committee on Thursday, Abe said South Korea's National Intelligence Service chief Suh Hoon is scheduled to visit Japan next week.
Abe said he hopes to find out from Suh details that were not made clear by the South Korean government's announcement.
Abe said Japan needs to hear what North and South Korea discussed and make its own analysis.
The Prime Minister said the North must show concrete action toward denuclearization for any meaningful dialogue with the country.
Abe said North Korea must never be rewarded with an easing of sanctions just for holding talks.
He said Japan, the United States and South Korea will continue to work with China, Russia and other relevant countries to increase pressure on Pyongyang until it abandons its nuclear and missile programs.
Key words : Trump announced steep
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President Donald Trump announced earlier this month his government will impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. But trading partners and even some members within Trump's own White House are pushing back against the move.
White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders says some countries may be exempt from the tariffs, on national security grounds.
Sanders said, "There are potential carve-outs for Mexico and Canada based on national security and possibly other countries as well based on that process."
She said the US will move on a case-by-case, and country-by-country, basis.
She added that Trump is likely to make an official decision to impose the tariffs on steel and aluminum imports by the end of this week.
Attention is focused on whether Japan and other US allies will be subject to the duties.
Key words : Insight Japan and China relation
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Key words : Japan has pledged
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Japan has pledged about 6 million dollars to an international fund to help child refugees.
The fund, Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, was set up in 2016 by the United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF, with NGOs working for children.
Japan's UN ambassador Koro Bessho exchanged documents confirming the pledge with the fund's Executive Director Howard Taylor on Wednesday.
The money is to help pay for mental care for children and their families forced to live in refugee camps in Africa.
People in the camps fled civil war in South Sudan to neighboring Uganda, or violence committed by the Nigerian-based Islamic extremist group Boko Haram.
Ending violence against children is one of the United Nation's sustainable development goals.
Ambassador Bessho said at a signing ceremony that children must be free from violence and allowed to live with hope.
Executive Director Taylor expressed gratitude for Japan's pledge, calling it a "very genuine, heartfelt action-oriented commitment" to end violence against all children.
Key words : decision Fukushima
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A decision about the disposal of radioactive waste from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has yet to be made, 7 years after an accident occurred at the plant in 2011.
Japan's government plans to dispose of waste that contains more than 8,000 becquerels of radioactive substances per kilogram. Among the waste materials slated for disposal are ash, mud, and straw.
More than 203,000 tons of waste is being temporarily stored at sewage treatment plants and on farmlands in 11 prefectures.
The Environment Ministry plans to build 3 disposal facilities. Tochigi, Chiba, and Miyagi prefectures will each host one. Outside Fukushima, the largest amounts of radioactive waste are in those 3 prefectures.
Disposal efforts have gone nowhere because of local opposition to the construction plans.
The ministry says it will continue to try to persuade local residents to accept the disposal facilities.
Radioactive concentrations in waste decrease over time. The Miyagi Prefectural Government hopes to give priority to the disposal of straw, grass, and other bulky items that have safe levels of radioactive substances.
Key words : railway station
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A drill has been held at a railway station in Tokyo to prepare for what would happen if an earthquake paralyzed the city's public transport network.
The drill took place on Thursday, 3 days before the 7th anniversary of the 2011 earthquake that devastated northeastern Japan.
About 50 people took part in the drill, including police officers and volunteers. It was held at Kitasenju Station, a transport hub used by 4 different railway companies.
The drill prepared for a scenario in which a major quake had caused all railway services to be suspended, leaving about 7,000 commuters stranded at the station.
Police officers guided commuters to a designated temporary shelter, where volunteers handed out food and water.
The March 11th, 2011 earthquake affected areas far from the epicenter in northeast Japan. The Metropolitan Police Department says about 3.5 million people were stranded in Tokyo until train services resumed.
A 20-year-old volunteer who participated in the drill said it was a good experience. He said that if a disaster occurs, he wants to be helpful to people, especially the elderly.
The head of Senju Police Station, Takashi Makino, said police will work with locals to help stranded commuters if a large-scale earthquake hits the metropolitan area.
Key words : more athlete
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More athletes than ever will participate in the Winter Paralympic Games opening on Friday in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Officials of the International Paralympic Committee and the PyeongChang organizers told a news conference on Thursday that 567 athletes will take part.
They also said the number of delegations competing in the games is a record high for the Winter Paralympics.
The IPC says 48 countries, plus the Neutral Paralympic Athlete delegation, will take part.
North Korea, Georgia and Tajikistan are sending athletes for the first time.
Officials said Russian athletes will be among the record-high number of competitors. But they will compete as individuals because Russia is banned from the Games over a doping scandal. They will appear under the name Neutral Paralympic Athletes.
285,000 tickets had been sold as of Wednesday. That's 28 percent more than the target set by the organizing committee.
IPC President Andrew Parsons said he expects the Games to be record-breaking in many areas.
He said the Paralympics offer the best opportunity to change the lives of a number of people with disabilities.
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