South Korean President and North Korean leader will meet at a facility on the South Korean side on the line to divide two countries on Friday.
Japanese Prime Minister says Japan, the United States and South Korea will work closely together to make North Korea take concrete steps to resolve various issues.
Japanese Prime Minister says he is planning to visit the Middle East during the spring holidays period.
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Key words : south facility on agenda
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet at a facility on the South Korean side of the military demarcation line in the truce village of Panmunjom on Friday.
The inter-Korean summit will be the first in more than a decade. Attention is focused on whether the meeting will lay the groundwork for the first-ever US-North Korea summit aimed at denuclearizing the North.
The main agenda of the previous 2 inter-Korean summits in 2000 and 2007 was economic cooperation. However, in Friday's summit, Moon plans to directly confirm Kim's willingness for denuclearization, and create an environment for the US-North Korea summit to take concrete steps towards that.
Moon appears ready to work closely with the administration of US President Donald Trump. He plans to brief Trump over the phone soon after the summit. He is also expected to travel to the US to meet with Trump in mid-May.
Some people in South Korea have voiced opposition as it is believed that Moon, hoping to make the summit a success, is unlikely to raise North Korea's human rights record and acts of terrorism in the past.
About 40 people rallied in front of the presidential office on Wednesday. They included families whose loved ones were taken by the North during the Korean War.
They called for the issue to be taken up at the summit, along with the abduction of Japanese nationals.
On Wednesday, a press center for reporters covering the summit opened on the outskirts of the South Korean capital, Seoul.
The presidential office says about 3,000 members of the media have already registered. That's more than double the number that covered the 2 previous inter-Korean summits.
Key words : prime closely together
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Japan, the United States and South Korea will work closely together to make North Korea take concrete steps to resolve issues including its nuclear and missile programs and the abduction of Japanese nationals.
On Thursday Abe attended a Lower House budget committee, briefing members on his meeting with US President Donald Trump earlier this month.
Abe said it is meaningless to have talks with the North merely for the sake of talks, and Pyongyang should not be rewarded simply for agreeing to having a dialogue.
He stressed the international community needs to remain committed to applying maximum pressure on the North until it takes concrete steps.
He pledged that Japan, the US and South Korea will cooperate to make sure that Friday's inter-Korean summit and the expected US-North Korea summit will make the North take concrete action on the abduction, nuclear and missile issues and other matters.
He added that Japan will at the same time keep up maximum pressure in close coordination with China, Russia and other countries.
Referring to a telephone conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday, Abe said he had asked Moon to put the issue of abductions of Japanese nationals on the agenda at Friday's summit.
Abe explained that Moon had said he plans to convey Abe's stance and tell the North's leader Kim Jong Un that the resolution of the abduction issue will contribute to peace-building in Northeast Asia.
Key words : Japanese visit middle east
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he is planning to visit the Middle East during the spring holidays that begin this month.
Abe told a Lower House budget committee on Thursday that he will make the tour if the situation, including the Diet schedule, allows. He said he will visit the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Israel and Palestine.
Abe said the Middle East region is important to Japan from the viewpoint of energy security. He said he aims to strengthen multi-layered relations with the region in such fields as the economy, security and advanced technology, in addition to securing stable energy sources.
Abe also said he will urge constructive engagement by Israelis and Palestinians to realize peace in the Middle East, as Japan has a relationship of trust with both parties.
The Prime Minister said Japan wants to actively contribute to Middle East peace by providing aid for Palestinians' economic independence and other measures.
Key words : syria humanitarian
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The prolonged war in Syria is resulting in donor fatigue among countries struggling to provide humanitarian aid to people displaced by the fighting.
More than 80 countries and organizations took part in a 2-day donor conference in Brussels that wrapped up on Wednesday.
The participants pledged new aid measures and raised 4.4 billion dollars. But the amount fell short of the UN target of 6 billion dollars because the United States has refused to contribute.
In addition to the lack of funds, the UN special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, expressed concern that the prolonged chaos would allow Islamic State militants to make a comeback.
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini called on Russia and Iran to urge the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to agree to peace talks.
Key words : Kono called
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Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono has called for the creation of an international framework that will extend aid to Syria in a sustainable manner.
Kono made the appeal at an international donor conference for Syria that was held in Brussels on Wednesday.
He condemned the suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria by the government of President Bashar al-Assad, calling it inhumane and intolerable.
Kono expressed readiness to work with the international community on developing a system that will identify those who use chemical weapons in a bid to prevent a recurrence of the tragedy.
Kono also announced that Japan will provide emergency financial aid worth 14 million dollars to Syrian refugees, including those who have fled to Jordan and Lebanon.
Noting that prolonged support for the war-torn country is increasingly burdening donor nations, Kono stressed the need for an international framework to provide sustainable aid to Syria.
Kono later told reporters that he fears nations will become cash-strapped while providing support to Syria.
He said Japan is one of the many countries that run a fiscal deficit. He suggested an international tax may be considered to come up with the funding for aid.
Key words : Insight
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Key words : Japanese financial
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A Japanese entrepreneur has urged the United Nations and other international organizations to make their financial assistance more accessible in developing countries.
Makoto Goda is the chief executive of Nippon Biodiesel Fuel, which has introduced biofuel and electronic money to farmers in Mozambique.
He was invited to a UN conference in New York on Wednesday on private-sector investment in developing economies. The UN recognizes his business as a model case for supporting sustainable development.
Goda said financial support from the African Development Fund has been a great help, but he found that the procedures were too complicated.
He also said small and mid-sized companies have no idea how to access the massive funds operated by governments and international organizations, and what is needed now is someone to bridge the 2 sides.
Key words : school children
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A high court in northeastern Japan has ordered local governments to compensate families of schoolchildren who died in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.
Seventy-four students at Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, died in the disaster. The families of 23 of the children filed a lawsuit against the city and the prefecture, demanding damages. A lower court in October 2016 ordered local governments to pay damages.
The Sendai High Court on Thursday ruled that the prefecture and the city should pay the families a total of slightly more than 13 million dollars, or about 90,000 dollars more than was ordered by the lower court.
The high court said the school failed to prepare adequately before the disaster on March 11th, 2011.
Presiding Judge Hiroshi Ogawa said it was possible to predict before the disaster that tsunami could reach the school. He added that it had failed to clarify evacuation sites and routes in its anti-disaster manual.
The plaintiffs' lawyers say the ruling is the first to acknowledge inadequate disaster preparedness and award damages in a suit involving a quake-triggered tsunami.
The lower court had said the school was negligent in how it evacuated the children, and that they could have been saved if they had been taken to safety quickly.
Key words : member prosecutor
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A member of a Japanese all-male pop group has been referred to prosecutors for suspected indecent behavior with a high-school girl. The news is having widespread repercussions.
Tatsuya Yamaguchi, a 46-year-old member of the band TOKIO, is accused of forcibly kissing a high-school girl at his home in February this year. Tokyo police have sent papers to prosecutors on suspicion of an indecent sexual assault.
In a news conference on Thursday, Yamaguchi apologized for the incident. A lawyer for the 5-member group's agency said Yamaguchi will be suspended indefinitely from his entertainment activities.
Fukushima Prefecture has begun removing posters featuring the group. The prefecture has used TOKIO in posters and TV commercials to promote the safety of local produce since fiscal 2012. This was after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant suffered meltdowns following the massive quake and tsunami in 2011.
TOKIO members have also been working as special ambassadors to promote a tour of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic flags.
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike told reporters on Thursday that it is very disappointing because she likes TOKIO and their songs and she thinks Yamaguchi has lots of fans.
She says she understands that Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials are working on how to handle the existing images featuring Yamaguchi.
But Koike added that she wants other TOKIO members to keep working as flag tour ambassadors.
Businesses are also being affected. Suzuki Motor has decided to stop airing a TV commercial featuring the group. TOKIO has been the image character for a Suzuki compact car for the past 3 years.
The automaker has also removed images of TOKIO from a website promoting the model and says it will discuss whether to renew its contract with the group.
A delivery service company, Yamato Transport, has decided to suspend the airing of commercials featuring the group.
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