Japan's top government spokesman has harshly criticized South Korean President Moon Jae-in for his remarks about South Korean court rulings on wartime labor.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has urged his British counterpart, Theresa May, to avoid a no deal Brexit.
Japan's labor minister has pledged to find out why his ministry kept releasing improper job statistics that apparently led to underpayment of benefits to millions of people.
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Key words : top government harshly
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Japan's top government spokesman has harshly criticized South Korean President Moon Jae-in for his remarks about South Korean court rulings on wartime labor.
Moon referred on Thursday to the ruling that ordered Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal to compensate South Korean plaintiffs who say they were forced to work for the Japanese company during World War Two.
Moon told reporters on Thursday that the issue was not created by the South Korean government, and the Japanese government should take a more humble stance.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference on Friday it's extremely regrettable that the president's remarks were aimed at shifting South Korea's responsibility to Japan.
He said a Japan-South Korean accord that was signed in 1965 to settle claims covers all organizations, including the judicial branch, of both countries. The Japanese government says any right to wartime claims was settled completely and finally in the bilateral accord.
Suga said Japan believes the state in breach of the accord was created when the South Korean top court's ruling was finalized last year, and Seoul has a responsibility to correct the situation.
Suga criticized the South Korean government for neglecting to take concrete measures. He said it is extremely serious that moves are underway to seize the defendant's assets in South Korea.
He said Japan has asked South Korea to hold talks to resolve the situation.
Suga added that he thinks the South Korean government will respond sincerely to the request.
Key words : Abe urged
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has urged his British counterpart, Theresa May, to avoid a no deal Brexit. He also threw Japan's support behind her Brexit deal with the European Union.
Abe was in London for his seventh summit with May on Thursday. He told May that Japan wants to further develop its strong partnership with Britain. The country is due to withdraw from the EU in March.
He expressed his appreciation for May's efforts to ensure legal stability for companies doing business in Britain by allowing a transition period.
May told Abe that the deal is also good for Japan. She expressed her appreciation for Abe's support.
Both leaders have agreed to build a new bilateral economic partnership as the Economic Partnership Agreement between Japan and the EU will take effect next month.
Abe told May that Japan will support Britain's bid to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement.
The two leaders agreed that their nations will work to achieve economic growth and close disparities through such means as free trade in the run-up to the G20 summit in Osaka. They pledged to make the summit a success.
They also agreed to cooperate in tackling such global challenges as plastic waste, which is causing climate change and ocean contamination.
They were in accord on the need for complete, verifiable, and irreversible abolition of North Korea's weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles with all ranges.
Abe sought Britain's cooperation in resolving the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea.
As part of defense cooperation, they agreed to expand joint drills between the British military and Japan's Self-Defense Forces.
They reaffirmed that they will work together to stem North Korea's attempt to evade economic sanctions through offshore ship-to-ship transfer of banned products.
They agreed to hold talks by the foreign and defense ministers of both nations in Tokyo this spring.
They reaffirmed their cooperation in providing maritime security and quality infrastructure, including such telecommunications infrastructure as 5G connections.
After the talks, they held a joint news conference. Abe said Japan and Britain have established strong partnerships in the political and economic fields. He said their partnership will be sustained even after Brexit and it could grow even stronger.
May said Abe's visit was significant in terms of timing. She said relations with countries like Japan will grow more significant as their visions become more global.
Key words : labor minister pledged
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Japan's labor minister has pledged to find out why his ministry kept releasing improper job statistics that apparently led to underpayment of benefits to millions of people.
At a news conference on Friday, Takumi Nemoto offered deep apologies for causing trouble to the public over the ministry's release of statistics compiled through improper methods for years. The data in question cover corporate salaries and working hours surveyed monthly.
Although the surveys are supposed to cover all major businesses with payrolls of at least 500 people, they covered only one third of such firms in Tokyo.
The faulty data led to underpayment of unemployment benefits and workers' accident compensation.
Nemoto said an audit team including lawyers will continue its probe into why the problem occurred, and that he will consider punishment depending on the findings.
He denied a suggestion by reporters that the ministry's failure to disclose the problem for many years amounts to systematic concealment.
Nemoto said he hopes to fulfill his responsibility by overseeing a thorough investigation, compiling measures to prevent recurrence, and paying proper benefits to all affected people.
Key words : Tokyo prosecutor financial law
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Tokyo prosecutors have brought a new indictment against Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn. The former auto tycoon has been charged with aggravated breach of trust and with violating a financial law by underreporting his compensation.
It's alleged Ghosn inappropriately transferred funds from a Nissan subsidiary to a Saudi Arabian businessman's company after the man helped Ghosn cover personal investment losses.
It's also alleged Ghosn underreported nearly 40 million dollars of compensation over a 3-year period.
His close aide and former Nissan Representative Director Greg Kelly and the company itself have also been indicted on this charge.
The three parties have already been indicted for understating Ghosn's income over a separate time period. In a high-profile court hearing earlier this week, Ghosn denied any wrongdoing.
He has been detained and re-arrested on a series of allegations since November.
It's expected his lawyers will now request bail.
Key words : Nissan filed
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Nissan Motor has filed with Tokyo prosecutors a criminal complaint accusing the firm's former chairman Carlos Ghosn of aggravated breach of trust.
The move on Friday stems from Nissan's in-house investigation into Ghosn's alleged financial misconduct.
Prosecutors indicted Ghosn on Friday on the breach of trust charge, and for underreporting his executive pay.
They say Ghosn unlawfully channeled the automaker's funds to a firm run by a Saudi Arabian businessman. The person allegedly helped offer credit guarantees to cover Ghosn's personal investment losses.
Nissan says it also acknowledged Ghosn's illegal act. It added that its investigation continues and that the firm is considering releasing the results.
Key words : French media criminal charge
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French media are reporting that the country's judicial authorities are preparing to file criminal charges against the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, Tsunekazu Takeda, over an alleged corruption scandal.
AFP news agency says the allegation is linked to Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games.
Takeda is suspected of paying two million euro, or about 2.3 million dollars, in connection with the bid.
Two years ago, French prosecutors investigated Takeda over a transfer of money from a Japanese bank to a firm in Singapore.
The firm is linked to a man whose father was a member of the International Olympic Committee at the time, and a former President of the International Association of Athletics Federations.
After an in-house probe, the JOC announced it had found nothing illegal about the payment.
Key words : Tokyo hearing bribe
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Sources close to the International Olympic Committee say its ethics commission conducted a hearing by phone to look into allegations of bribery by the chief of the Japan Olympic Committee President, Tsunekazu Takeda.
The sources said the commission met for 7 hours on Friday in Lausanne, Switzerland. During the session, its chair, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, also talked with Takeda.
French authorities are investigating him for suspected involvement in alleged bribery over Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.
Details of Friday's meeting are not known, but it is believed that no conclusion has been reached.
The IOC said in a statement that it will continue to monitor the situation, and that Takeda continues to enjoy the full presumption of innocence.
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