NHK has learned that former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn has admitted that there exists a document about his receiving large payoff after retirement.
Japan's Prime Minister and Okinawa Governor have been unable to bridge their differences over the relocation of a US base within the prefecture.
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Key words : learned admitted receive
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NHK has learned that former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn has admitted that there exists a company document about his receiving massive remuneration after retirement. But he reportedly added that he has not signed the document.
Ghosn was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of understating his compensation in the firm's securities reports for 5 years until March 2015 by about 5 billion yen, or about 44 million dollars, in violation of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
Sources close to the matter said Ghosn and Nissan had agreed that Ghosn was to receive worth about 2 billion yen, or about 17.6 million dollars, as annual payments.
The sources say both parties have agreed to declare half the amount in the firm's yearly report, and that Ghosn will receive the undeclared portion after his retirement.
Ghosn reportedly maintains that he has asked former Nissan representative director Greg Kelly -- who was also arrested -- to arrange the post-retirement payments legally, and that Kelly told him the arrangement was legal.
Tokyo prosecutors have apparently decided that regulations require post-retirement payments to be declared in securities reports once their size was finalized.
Key words : Abe Denny unable to bridge
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki have been unable to bridge their differences over the relocation of a US base within the prefecture.
The central and Okinawa governments began month-long talks on November 9th on moving the US Marine Corps Futenma Air Station from Ginowan City to the less populated coastal area of Henoko in Nago City.
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kazuhiro Sugita and Okinawa's Vice Governor Kiichiro Jahana held their fourth and last meeting on Wednesday, but they still remain apart on a solution.
Abe and Tamaki held discussions later in the day at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. It was their second meeting since mid-October.
Tamaki asked for the removal of risks posed by the Futenma base, but reiterated his opposition to building a new base at Henoko.
He urged Abe to consider the overwhelming opposition to the planned base that voters showed in September's gubernatorial election.
Abe again sought support for the relocation plan so that land occupied by Futenma Air Station can be returned.
Abe proposed ending talks between Sugita and Jahana for now, and arranging a new round of discussions at a more suitable time.
Tamaki told reporters, that the people of Okinawa are full of discontent over the inconvenience, inequality and unfairness of hosting the bases. He stressed the central government must be held responsible.
Key words : finance ministers
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The Group of 20 finance ministers will gather in Argentina on Thursday. The key focus of the meeting is whether they can have constructive discussions on the trade dispute between the United States and China.
The dispute between the 2 largest economies has become the biggest risk for the global economy.
The G20 members have repeatedly expressed their concerns, but have so far failed to find a way to resolve the issue.
The meeting comes ahead of the G20 summit that will be attended by US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Trump and Xi are scheduled to hold a one-on-one meeting on the sidelines.
Key words : Abe meet separately
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet separately with US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Argentina.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced that Abe will leave for Buenos Aires on Thursday to attend the G20 summit.
Suga said open discussions would be held among the world leaders to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth of the global economy. He added that Japan, as the host country for next year's summit, wants to lead the discussion to send a united message for the growth.
He also said that the prime minister would have a joint meeting with Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In the course of Abe's trip, he will make the first visit to Uruguay and Paraguay as prime minister.
Suga also revealed that Abe talked with British Prime Minister Theresa May by phone on Tuesday and conveyed his intension to visit the UK early next year.
Key words : Japan ambassador too early
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Japan's Ambassador to the United Nations says it is too early for the Security Council to allow North Korea exemptions from sanctions at a time when denuclearization talks remain stalled.
Ambassador Koro Bessho was speaking to reporters on Tuesday.
The UN Security Council's resolutions stipulate exemptions for humanitarian and other reasons.
Bessho's remark comes as China, Russia and other nations are increasing their dialogues with Pyongyang, and urging the Council's sanctions committee to consider applying the exemptions.
The Japanese diplomat cited the stalled denuclearization talks with North Korea and indicated that Japan will call for the strict implementation of the sanctions, in cooperation with the United States.
He added that the US also maintains that such exemptions could be adopted only if there is no possibility of aid being diverted to other purposes.
He suggested that the monitoring of the procedures by UN officials as well as other strict checks are preconditions should exemptions be allowed.
Key words : UN report says
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A UN report says global greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high last year.
In the emissions gap report released in Paris on Tuesday, the UN Environment Programme says annual emissions reached 53.5 billion tons in 2017. That's up 1.3 percent from the previous year.
The report says emissions should be reduced to 40 billion tons by 2030 to keep the global average temperature increase below 2 degrees Celsius and to minimize the impacts of climate change, such as heatwaves, heavy rain and flooding.
The report urges countries to take more ambitious action. It warns that emissions could rise to 59 billion tons by 2030 if nations maintain the current level of ambition and action.
Satya Tripathi, the head of the New York Office of UNEP, says there isn't much time left, and the earlier action is taken, the better the results will be.
The report is expected to be discussed at a UN conference on climate change that will open in Poland on Sunday.
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Key words : Chinese photographer missing
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A Chinese photographer is missing after visiting China's Xinjiang region. His wife says he was detained by Chinese authorities.
57-year-old Lu Guang has won a number of international awards for his photos showing the realities of life in China, including pollution and poverty.
His wife, who lives in the United States, said on Twitter on Monday that she has been unable to contact Lu since November 3rd.
She said Lu visited the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in October to take part in a photography event.
She said a relative of one of the staff from the event told her that Lu and the staff member had been taken away by police.
The Chinese authorities heavily restrict news gathering in the Xinjiang region. Concerns are growing globally that a large number of Muslim Uighur residents are being unlawfully detained under the pretext of anti-terrorism measures.
Lu told NHK in April that a freelance photographer like himself has the advantage of taking the photos he wants to.
He said most Chinese reporters are not so free due to strict control by the authorities.
Key words : Abe will showcase
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the Japanese government will showcase Japan's technology and culture to the world at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Abe addressed the 2-day general assembly meeting of the Association of National Olympic Committees that began in Tokyo on Wednesday. Olympic officials from 206 countries and territories are gathered for the event.
Abe said Tokyo's previous hosting of the Olympic Games in 1964 left behind many legacies which live on today, such as bullet trains, expressways and clean cities.
He said Japan will work as a team to make the 2020 Games safe, secure, comfortable and attractive.
The prime minister said during the 2020 Games, Japan will express its gratitude for the support it received from around the world after the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident.
He added that Japan intends to actively show how it is recovering from the disaster.
Key words : panel of experts
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A Japanese government panel of experts has endorsed domestic guidelines for genome editing of fertilized human eggs.
Recently a Chinese university researcher's claim that he created gene-edited twin babies has drawn international condemnation.
The draft guidelines approved by the panel on Wednesday allows only basic research aimed at upgrading reproductive medicine.
Researchers are banned from putting gene-edited eggs back into a mother, or from creating gene-edited babies. But the guidelines do not prescribe how violations would be punished.
The government hopes to put the guidelines into effect in April next year.
Panel chair and Saitama Medical University Professor Osamu Ishihara said experts are paying close attention to what has been reported in China.
He said such a problem is not likely to occur in Japan if the guidelines are properly implemented.
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