US President Donald Trump says he will insist on denuclearization at his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
South Korea has vowed to create an atmosphere to make the planned US-North Korea summit a success.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will ask Russia to play a constructive role to denuclearize North Korea.
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Key words : Trump insist
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US President Donald Trump says he will insist on denuclearization at his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
North Korea's first vice minister of foreign affairs on Wednesday hinted at calling off the US-North Korea summit scheduled for next month. Kim Kye Gwan said the North would be forced to reconsider the meeting if the US tries to drive the country into a corner and demand unilateral nuclear disarmament.
Trump met reporters at the White House on Wednesday.
He said the United States hasn't been notified at all that North Korea cancelled the meeting. He said his administration will wait and see what happens.
White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders also met some members of the media, where she called the US-North Korea summit an important meeting.
She expressed readiness to proceed with preparations.
She described Trump as being prepared for tough negotiations.
She said if North Korea wants to meet, the United States will be ready, and if it doesn't, that is okay, too.
She added that if North Korea does not wish to have a meeting, the US will continue the ongoing maximum pressure campaign.
Key words : south vowed atmosphere
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South Korea has vowed to create an atmosphere to make the planned US-North Korea summit a success.
South Korea's presidential office convened a National Security Council meeting on Thursday, one day after North Korea harshly criticized the ongoing US-South Korea military exercises and suspended high-level talks with the South.
Pyongyang also hinted at calling off the US-North Korea summit that is scheduled for next month.
National Security Office chief Chung Eui-yong and other officials met for about one hour to discuss how to respond to the North's latest moves.
They agreed to call on Pyongyang to hold the high-level talks at an early date. They also confirmed that South Korea will use various channels of dialogue with the United States and the North to ensure that the US-North Korea summit takes place and that it will be a success.
President Moon Jae-in will visit Washington next week to brief US President Donald Trump on last month's inter-Korea summit.
Observers say South Korea is determined to bolster its efforts to help Washington and Pyongyang narrow their differences over how to achieve the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Key words : china seek middle
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China's foreign minister says the United States should seek the middle ground in negotiations with North Korea for achieving a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.
China's Foreign Ministry said Wang Yi made the remark during a visit to France on Wednesday.
Wang, who is also state councilor, reportedly stressed the importance of easing tensions on the peninsula and said the measures North Korea has taken should be acknowledged.
Wang said all other parties, especially the United States, should cherish the opportunity for peace.
Earlier on Wednesday, North Korean state-run media issued a statement by First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan. Kim said Pyongyang would be forced to reconsider a summit with the US next month if Washington presses for unilateral nuclear abandonment.
Observers say Wang's remarks are a call on the US to make compromises on Pyongyang's demands to achieve denuclearization of the peninsula.
Key words : Abe ask
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will ask Russia to play a constructive role to denuclearize North Korea.
Abe is expected to make the request when he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin next week in Russia.
In the lead-up to a planned US-North Korea summit, Pyongyang threatened to withdraw from the talks in reaction to joint military exercises by the US and South Korea.
Abe believes Russia has a significant role to play in ensuring the denuclearization of North Korea, given Moscow's leverage over the country.
Abe also plans to urge Putin to promote joint economic activities on 4 Russian-held islands with a focus on 5 priority projects.
The projects were agreed by the 2 leaders at their summit meeting in September last year and include seafood farming and sightseeing tours of the islands.
The Japanese government maintains the 4 islands are an inherent part of Japan's territory. It says the islands were illegally occupied after World War Two.
Amid a growing discord with the United States over Syria and Iran, Russia is becoming increasingly frustrated with Japan, a staunch US ally.
Observers say it remains to be seen whether the bilateral summit will be able to produce any tangible results regarding North Korea and the joint economic activities on the islands.
Key words : Insight Japanese effort to help Myanmar education of children
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Key words : three people
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Three people who were forcibly sterilized under Japan's former Eugenic Protection Law have filed lawsuits seeking compensation from the Japanese government.
A Tokyo man, a woman in Miyagi Prefecture and a man in Hokkaido, all in their 70s, filed separate lawsuits on Thursday.
The plaintiffs claim they were forced to undergo sterilization because of mental and other disabilities, which deprived them of their constitutional right to decide whether or not to have children.
They are seeking between 100,000 and 350,000 dollars in compensation for years of neglect by the government.
This is the first time multiple lawsuits have been filed simultaneously by victims of forced sterilization.
About 16,500 people across Japan are said to have been sterilized without consent under the former Eugenic Protection Law, which was in effect until 1996.
Key words : Saijo died heart
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The Japanese singer Hideki Saijo has died. He was 63.
His agency said Saijo died of acute heart failure late Wednesday in a hospital in Yokohama, near Tokyo.
Saijo was born in Hiroshima City and made his debut at the age of 17. He won a huge following, especially among young women, for his energetic singing style.
He was also popular in other Asian countries. He performed at a concert held just before the 1988 Seoul Olympics, becoming the first Japanese to sing in the Japanese language at a public venue in South Korea since the end of World War Two.
In 1998, he sang at the Great Wall of China in an event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Japan-China peace and friendship treaty.
He suffered a stroke in 2003 and another one in 2011.
His speaking was impaired and the right side of his body was paralyzed.
But Saijo worked hard on his rehabilitation and performed on stage about 40 days after his 2nd stroke, seated in a chair.
In a program aired by NHK in 2014, Saijo said he decided to go on stage to give strength to people who suffered from the same illness. He said he wanted to stay positive and work hard so that his condition would improve, even if only slightly.
His agency says Saijo was hospitalized on April 25th after falling unconscious when he was with his family.
Key words : Japanese Nobel
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A Japanese Nobel prize-winning scientist says he's developing an energy-efficient semiconductor for use in household appliances. Air conditioners using the chip can run on about 10 percent less power.
Professor Hiroshi Amano of Nagoya University says the chip is made from a blue light-emitting diode material that uses less electricity.
The Nobel laureate in physics is developing the semiconductor with researchers from the National Institute for Material Science.
It uses a material called gallium nitride. Semiconductors made from the substance use less power than commonly used silicon chips.
The developers hope to have the chip ready for market in 2 years.
Key words : Japan machinery order down
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Japan's machinery orders for March are down, showing that many firms are reducing investment in their factories and other facilities.
Businesses cut back on equipment upgrades in March. Orders for machinery declined for the first time in 3 months.
The Cabinet Office says the number fell 3.9 percent from February. The data doesn't include the shipbuilding and electric utility industries because investment in those sectors is highly volatile.
The drop is being attributed to declines in orders for steel-making machinery and for components used in manufacturing rail cars.
But the Cabinet Office says machinery orders show signs of picking up.
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