US President Trump says the repatriation of the remains of US soldiers who fought in the Korean War is already underway.
Japan's Prime Minister Abe has expressed willingness to have direct talk with North Korea, but stressed that such dialogue would need to leave towards resolving the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North.
The education board of Takatsuki City in Osaka Prefecture has apologized for a sloppy safety check of a concrete block wall that collapsed in Monday's earthquake, killing a 9-year-old girl.
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Key words : Trump soldier
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US President Donald Trump says the repatriation of the remains of US soldiers who fought in the Korean War is already underway.
In a joint statement at the US-North Korea summit last week in Singapore, Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to recover the remains of US troops who were held captive or went missing during the war. The statement calls for the immediate return of those who have already been identified.
At a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, Trump said the remains have been already returned or are in the process of being returned.
He did not give any other details.
President Trump sounded upbeat about the prospects for North Korea's denuclearization. He said the North has stopped firing missiles and is destroying some of its key test sites.
He stressed the importance of realizing total denuclearization, adding that the process has already started taking place.
But some observers doubt that the North will completely eliminate its nuclear arsenal, as the joint statement lacks specifics.
Key words : senior US
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A senior US official says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to meet with North Korean officials "at the earliest possible date" to try to implement the outcomes of the US-North Korea summit.
State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert told reporters on Thursday that both sides have been in communication since the June 12th summit.
Nauert said the timing and venue for Pompeo's next meeting with the North's officials had yet to be decided.
The summit's joint statement says Pompeo is to conduct follow-up negotiations. Pompeo himself said in a speech on Monday that he might again visit North Korea.
Key words : abe expressed
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed willingness to talk directly with North Korea, but stressed that doing so must help resolve the issue of Japanese abducted by the country.
Abe was speaking to a nonpartisan group of lawmakers that submitted recommendations on the abduction issue after the June 12th summit between the United States and North Korea.
The group told Abe that sanctions on the North should not be eased until the abduction, nuclear and missile issues are resolved comprehensively.
They also called for a cautious approach at a possible summit with North Korea, and said the talks must be substantive and lead to a return of the abductees.
Abe responded that Japan will maintain its current sanctions until the North takes concrete steps toward denuclearization. He added that the 2 countries must end their mutual distrust and talk face-to-face.
The group's head, former abduction issue minister Keiji Furuya, later told reporters that the matter requires bilateral talks but that hasty negotiations would achieve nothing.
He called on the government to stick to its principles in talks with the North.
Key words : top government
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Japan's top government spokesperson says the government will suspend evacuation drills for ballistic missile launches, as tensions have eased since the US-North Korea summit earlier this month.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga was speaking at a news conference after a Cabinet meeting on Friday.
The government has been holding joint drills with prefectural and municipal governments to prepare for a possible North Korean ballistic missile attack.
29 of these exercises have been held across Japan since March 2017.
Suga said that drills in 9 prefectures will be suspended during the current fiscal year. He cited a significant reduction in the tensions affecting Japan's security environment since the US and North Korean leaders met on June 12.
Suga said the government and municipalities will continue to conduct exercises to provide the public with essential information, including the use of the J-ALERT nationwide warning system.
Key words : Syria escalated
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Syria's government, led by President Bashar al-Assad, has escalated attacks in opposition-controlled areas of the country's southwest.
A state-run news agency reported on Thursday that Syria's military carried out artillery strikes on positions of anti-government forces in Deraa Province.
The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 20 people were killed in the 3 days up to Thursday, and that 12,500 civilians fled the province.
Last year, the United States and Russia agreed on a ceasefire deal between the government and opposition forces for southwestern Syria.
US State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said Syria's military violated the deal by carrying out the attacks.
The US had warned that it would take firm, appropriate measures against such violations.
In May, Syria's government took control of areas around the capital Damascus with backing by the Russian military.
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Key words : education board sloppy
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The education board of Takatsuki City in Osaka Prefecture has apologized for a sloppy safety check of a concrete block wall that collapsed in Monday's earthquake, killing a 9-year-old girl.
The wall adjoined a swimming pool of an elementary school.
The school principal told reporters on Thursday night that an independent expert had warned 3 years ago that the wall was not safe. The principal said the school then asked the education board to take a look. The board sent someone to carry out an inspection.
The board said on Friday that officials who oversee building maintenance carried out the inspection in February, 2016.
The officials, who have no architectural qualifications, conducted a visual assessment. They also tapped the wall with a special sounding rod before determining that there were no safety problems.
Board Chair Hiromi Tarui said officials did not understand the full extent of the risk and regarded the inspection merely as a daily check. He said it was extremely regrettable that they could not prevent the collapse.
Key words : nhk learned remove
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NHK has learned that a city in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, has decided to remove the concrete block walls at public elementary and junior high schools.
There has been growing concern over the safety of such structures since a wall collapsed and killed a schoolgirl in Monday's powerful earthquake.
The 9-year-old was killed just outside her school in Takatsuki City.
In Minoo City, the quake registered the same seismic intensity as in Takatsuki. The city has conducted emergency checks at 20 public elementary and junior high schools.
Experts examined 9 walls in 8 schools. None of them were found to be in violation of building regulations, but one of them was 2.8 meters high.
Officials have decided to remove all 9 of the concrete walls as they are making the children feel uneasy.
They say they hope to start taking down the walls by the end of the month, and will consider replacing them with steel fences.
On Tuesday, following the girl's death, the land ministry advised local governments to cooperate with education boards to check the safety of concrete block walls. The ministry is advising property owners to take similar action.
Key words : labor ministry
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