Rescuers are continuing the full search for survivors 2 days after a deadly earthquake triggered massive landslides in northern Japanese prefecture Hokkaido.
US President Donald Trump has pressured Japan to reduce its trade deficit with the US.
A United Nations' panel of experts has been unable to publish a report on sanctions against North Korea due to objections from Russia and China.
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Key words : rescuers triggered death toll
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Rescuers are continuing their search for survivors 2 days after a deadly earthquake triggered massive landslides in Hokkaido. The death toll stood at 21 on Saturday, with 8 people still missing.
The search effort is focused near the epicenter in the town of Atsuma in southern part of the prefecture.
All of the missing people are from Atsuma. Thursday's quake hit the top of Japan's seismic intensity scale. Large-scale landslides wiped out homes.
The prefectural government said more than 11,000 people were taking shelter in 51 municipalities as of 11 AM on Saturday.
Hokkaido Electric Power Company said 99 percent of the power supply has been restored across the quake-hit island. But residents of Atsuma are still without water.
Public transportation is slowly returning to normal. International flights resumed at New Chitose Airport on Saturday morning.
Key words : Japan post
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Japan Post Bank says it will keep all of its outlets in quake-hit Hokkaido open during the weekend so that customers can withdraw money even without cash cards.
The bank has been offering special services for people who have lost their passbooks or cash cards in the disaster. It is allowing them to withdraw up to 200,000 yen, or about 1,800 dollars, per person just by showing their driver's licenses or other ID.
Japan Post Bank says its 5 outlets in the prefecture, and 15 related post offices in badly hit-areas in the city of Sapporo and Shinhidaka town will remain open during the weekend. Continuing power outages in these areas has left people unable to use cash dispensers.
The outlets will be in service from 9 AM to 4 PM on Saturday and Sunday.
A manager at the bank's branch in Sapporo, Takayuki Igarashi, said he will be glad if the bank's service will be of help to people affected by the disaster.
Key words : Kansai partially powerful
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Kansai International Airport in western Japan is set to resume some international and cargo flights on Saturday, one day after the resumption of domestic flights. It was forced to shut down by a powerful typhoon on Tuesday.
14 international flights are scheduled for Saturday -- 12 by budget carrier Peach Aviation and 2 by All Nippon Airways.
Some domestic flights were resumed on Friday after the airport operator confirmed the safety of Runway B and Terminal Two.
Earlier this week, Typhoon Jebi flooded the airport, which is located on a manmade island.
Strong winds from the typhoon also caused a fuel tanker ship to crash into a bridge that connects the airport and the mainland, damaging the bridge.
The airport's Terminal One, used by many airlines, remains closed due mainly to a power outage.
That's keeping the number of domestic flights at around 50 percent of the normal level and international flights at less than 10 percent.
The airport operator says it wants to partially reopen Terminal One in about a week's time.
Special shuttle bus services have begun between the airport and a railway station on the mainland. It is using bridge lanes that were not damaged by the tanker crash.
It is expected to take about a month to resume train services across the bridge.
The operator says those who parked their cars at the airport will be able to retrieve them on Saturday. About 5,000 vehicles have been left in the airport's compound.
Key words : Trump pressure
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US President Donald Trump has pressured Japan to reduce its trade deficit with the US.
Trump told reporters on Friday that Japan knows "it's a big deal" if the two countries cannot reach an agreement in trade talks.
Japan and the US began a new round of talks last month, but little progress has been made due to wide differences.
Trump said the only reason he isn't in talks with Japan quite yet is that he's still dealing with China.
Trump's remarks are apparently an attempt to use the threat of higher tariffs on Japanese vehicles, and push Japan to open its agricultural market.
A leading US newspaper reported earlier that Trump is very focused on eliminating trade deficits with US trading partners, and that he is bothered by the current terms of US trade with Japan.
Key words : United Nations experts
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A United Nations' panel of experts has been unable to publish a report on sanctions against North Korea due to objections from Russia and China.
The sanctions committee of the Security Council monitors implementation of the council's sanctions against the North's nuclear and missile development.
A 6-month report created by the committee's panel was submitted to the Security Council on August 31st for publishing approval.
But objections from the 2 permanent members have blocked its publication for a week.
The report was compiled by experts from permanent Security Council members and 3 other countries, including Japan.
Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, said on Thursday the report does not include Russian concerns. He did not cite specific examples.
Earlier, Russia and China opposed a US proposal to ban ships and tankers suspected of involvement in offshore transfers of petroleum products by North Korea from entering ports of UN member countries.
The 2 countries cited a lack of information regarding such cases.
There are concerns the delay in the report's publication could hamper the steady implementation of the sanctions. The document covers possible breaches, as well as the panel's recommendations.
Key words : leaders of
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The leaders of Russia and Iran have rejected the Turkish president's call for a truce in Syria.
Presidents Vladimir Putin, Hassan Rouhani and Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Tehran on Friday to discuss the situation in Syria.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government is reportedly set to conduct an all-out offensive in and around the northwestern province of Idlib, the opposition's last major stronghold.
Russia and Iran back the Assad government, while Turkey supports opposition forces.
Rouhani said the fight against terrorism in Idlib is an indispensable part of the mission to restore peace and stability in Syria.
Putin stressed the need for an offensive, saying a major task of the moment is to drive the fighters out of Idlib. But Erdogan said any attack on Idlib would result in a catastrophe.
After the meeting, the presidents issued a joint statement that calls for avoiding civilian casualties.
Earlier this week the Russian military conducted airstrikes in Idlib. Observers say the Assad government will likely go ahead with military operations, supported by Russia and Iran.
Meanwhile, in Istanbul, Syrian refugees and Turkish citizens took to the street to express their opposition to an attack on Idlib. About 200 people, including Turkish human rights activists, marched through a mosque on Friday.
A Syrian refugee said he wants to call on the international community to help stop an attack on Idlib.
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