Japan's Prime Minister says he plans to offer additional funds worth more than 300 million dollars for areas hit by floods and landslides.
The United States has accused North Korea of breaching UN Security Council sanctions resolutions by exceeding the UN-imposed limit on imports of refined petroleum products.
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Key words : recent record 190 people dead
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Key words : industry ministry small and
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Japan's industry ministry says about 370 small and mid-sized businesses have suffered due to torrential rain in western Japan.
Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko has pledged assistance to the companies.
Seko said his ministry will assign officials to each of the firms so they can get financial advice to rebuild their businesses.
Government-backed financial institutions are offering consulting services to the companies. Special loans of up to 150 million yen, or about 1.3 million dollars, are also available.
The government also plans to make available about 18 million dollars from a reserve fund in its fiscal 2018 budget.
The money is to be used to provide water, food, air conditioners and temporary toilets for victims of the disaster.
Key words : Abe plans to offer
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he plans to offer additional funds worth more than 300 million dollars for areas hit by floods and landslides.
Abe told the 5th meeting of the emergency task force on Friday that the government will front-load local allocation tax grants worth about 311 million dollars for 58 municipalities, mainly in western Japan. He urged them to use the money for relief and rebuilding work.
The government has already decided to provide about 18 million dollars' worth of reserve funds from the state budget.
The prime minister said he heard that more than 5,500 volunteers are working in the affected areas. He said he respects and appreciates what they are doing.
Abe said more people are likely to join the volunteers during the 3-day holiday weekend, and he hopes they will be careful and take precautions against heatstroke.
Key words : United States accused
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The United States has accused North Korea of breaching UN Security Council sanctions resolutions by exceeding the UN-imposed limit on imports of refined petroleum products.
The US mission to the United Nations on Thursday submitted a report and satellite imagery to the Security Council sanctions committee.
A copy of the document obtained by NHK states that North Korean tankers have called at ports in the North at least 89 times between January and May, likely to deliver petroleum products illicitly procured via offshore ship-to-ship transfers.
It says the US estimates that North Korea has already breached the limit of 500,000 barrels per year imposed by a Security Council resolution in December of last year.
One of the satellite photos, taken in April, shows the North Korea-flagged Wan Heng 11 anchored at Nampo port in the west of the country. This tanker was spotted 2 months earlier alongside another tanker in open waters in the East China Sea.
The US report explains that the vessel is in the process of delivering refined petroleum products procured via an illicit ship-to-ship transfer.
The US government is calling on the sanctions committee to order UN member countries to immediately halt all transfers of refined petroleum products to North Korea.
In the wake of signs of reduced tensions on the Korean Peninsula, China and Russia are calling for an easing of the sanctions on North Korea.
It remains to be seen how the latest US claim about North Korea's actions will affect discussions on the implementation of the UN Security Council sanctions.
Key words : TEPCO
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Shareholders of Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, are seeking a court injunction to block the firm from extending financial support for the resumption of another operator's nuclear power plant.
Earlier this month, all 5 commissioners of the Nuclear Regulation Authority agreed that the Tokai No.2 plant in Ibaraki Prefecture meets the new regulations introduced after the 2011 nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
TEPCO and Tohoku Electric Power Company have shown their willingness to help cover about 174 billion yen, or roughly 1.5 billion dollars, needed for work to ensure the safety of the Tokai plant.
Three of TEPCO's shareholders filed a request for an injunction at the Tokyo District Court to stop the utility from providing the financial aid.
The plaintiffs say TEPCO will not be able to recover its assistance, given the poor financial condition of the Tokai plant's operator, the Japan Atomic Power Company.
They add that TEPCO has no reasonable capability to support the firm because it needs to deal with its own Fukushima Daiichi plant.
The Tokai nuclear plant is the closest such facility to the capital, at about 110 kilometers from central Tokyo. And it's the only nuclear plant in a comparatively densely populated area. Some 960,000 people live within 30 kilometers of the plant.
A lawyer for the plaintiffs said the greater Tokyo area and the central functions of the country will suffer damage should an accident occur at the Tokai plant.
He added that providing aid is tantamount to throwing money down the drain as the Tokai plant will not be profitable even with the support.
TEPCO says it refrains from commenting as it is unaware of the request for a court injunction.
Key words : Insight consumption tax hike
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Key words : stock exchange
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Share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange bounced back on Friday, boosted by the yen's decline against the dollar and optimism about the US-China trade dispute.
The benchmark Nikkei Stock Average gained more than 500 points during trading before finishing at 22,597. That's up 409 points from Thursday's close.
The TOPIX of all first-section issues rose 20 points to 1,730.
Market sources say investors placed buy orders after China released trade data that shows its exports to the United States increased in the first half of this year.
The sources say investors got the impression that frictions between the world's 2 largest economies have so far had a limited impact on China.
They also say the Nikkei was lifted by robust US jobs and inflation data. Those figures made the dollar more appealing, and investors spent most of the week buying it.
As a result, the greenback hit a fresh half-year high, rising to the upper 112-yen level. Market sources say the Japanese currency was also sold as strength in global markets made the safe-haven less attractive.
Key words : Kyoto
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The Japanese city of Kyoto will host a plenary session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in May next year.
The IPCC is made up of scientists and government officials from around the world assessing how global warming is affecting the earth and how to address it.
At the session, delegates plan to approve reports from participating countries on how they calculate their greenhouse gas emissions.
The Japanese government had recommended Kyoto as the host because the city has experience hosting international conferences on the environment.
It is also the place where the Kyoto Protocol on global warming was adopted in 1997.
Environment Minister Masaharu Nakagawa told reporters that the plenary session will help raise public awareness on problems caused by climate change.
IPCC held a plenary session in Yokohama, near Tokyo, in 2014.
Key words : big issue
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Health management is becoming a big issue as Japan's population rapidly ages. Yokohama City is working with companies to see how much help a smart home and artificial intelligence can offer.
The so-called "Future Home" comes equipped with more than 20 devices linked to an Internet of Things network.
The floor is equipped with a sensor that can detect people's movements. Officials say this can be used to monitor elderly people living alone and prevent burglaries.
Other systems plan to use AI to automatically open curtains to wake residents as well as propose balanced meals.
Employees from firms taking part in the experiment will live in the house through September. They will report back on how the experience altered views on their health.
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