People in Japan are attending memorial services on Monday to mark eight years since a major earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident hit the northeast of the country.
The Tokyo District Court on Monday rejected a request by former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn to attend the company's board meeting.
A Malaysian court has dropped a charge against an Indonesian woman accused of murdering the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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Key words : people in Japan memorial service
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People in Japan are attending memorial services to mark eight years since a major earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident hit the northeast of the country.
Hundreds of thousands of lives were changed and many people are still coping with the aftermath.
Across Japan, people observed a moment of silence at 2:46 PM, the exact moment the magnitude-9 quake struck.
They paid tribute to the nearly 16,000 people who died and over 2,500 others who are still missing.
Japan's government says more than 3,700 people have died in the years that followed due to health problems or other complications related to the disaster.
At a memorial ceremony in Tokyo, survivors and family members spoke about their losses and how they are trying to move on.
Masaaki Konno from Miyagi Prefecture said: "I couldn't find any trace of my mother. Even though I repeatedly visited the area, there remains a gaping hole in my soul because of the regret, the feeling of powerlessness, the sadness, agony and despair of not being able to find her. Mother, where are you?"
Kaneko Takahara from Fukushima Prefecture was one of hundreds of thousands ordered to leave their homes after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident.
She said: "A gift arrived for us when we were living in the evacuation facility. It contained the seeds of an indigo plant carefully harvested by children and a handwritten letter.
"Our hopes had been taken away by the earthquake and by the long evacuation. But these seeds of 'love and affection' helped us to restore our former brightness and encouraged us to keep going."
The Imperial Family was represented by Prince Akishino. He expressed his concern for people who haven't been able to return home. Authorities say there are still more than 50,000 evacuees.
Prince Akishino said, "It is important that we all continue to unite our hearts to be with the afflicted for many years to come, to ensure that none of those who are in difficult situations will be left behind, and that each and every one of them will be able to regain peace in their daily lives as soon as possible, and that with this in mind, steady progress in reconstruction will continue to be made."
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed to strengthen disaster prevention measures.
He said: "We will ceaselessly review disaster-prevention and mitigation measures that will save the lives of people in future.
"Once again, I would like to make a firm pledge that from now onwards we will continue to exert our efforts in every field, both in the hard and soft aspects, to build a strong and resilient nation that is resistant to disaster."
Key words : meteorological agency says activity
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Japan's Meteorological Agency says seismic activity is continuing in wide areas of northeastern Japan eight years after a magnitude-nine earthquake hit the region.
The agency says tremors are occurring in a region along the coast from Tohoku to Kanto. It says the areas have experienced 477 tremors with an intensity of one or higher on the Japanese scale of zero to seven for the past year through Sunday evening.
It says the number has dropped from 8,112 recorded in the year following the earthquake that struck on March 11, 2011.
However, the agency says that in the aftershock region, tremors have occurred more frequently than before the disaster.
The agency says the number of quakes in the region is still about 50 percent higher than before the 2011 mega-quake.
It warns of a high probability of an earthquake of magnitude seven or higher and a subsequent tsunami occurring there.
Last month, a government research panel also announced that the maximum probability of a magnitude-seven earthquake occurring along the Japan Trench in the next 30 years is higher than 90 percent.
The Japan Trench lies in the Pacific Ocean off the Tohoku and Kanto regions and has been the site of many mega-quakes.
Key words : three reactor experienced meltdown
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People in Japan will take a moment to pause and remember the lives lost eight years after a major earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident devastated the country. Hundreds of thousands of lives were changed forever and many are still coping with the aftermath.
On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9 earthquake struck, generating a tsunami more than ten meters tall. Nearly 16,000 people died and more than 2,500 others remain missing.
Japan's government says more than 3,700 more have died in the years that followed due to health problems or other complications related to the disaster.
Another 470,000 people were forced from their homes. Authorities say there are still more than 50,000 evacuees.
In Fukushima Prefecture, several municipalities remain blocked off.
That's because three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant experienced meltdowns in what's considered one of the world's worst nuclear accidents.
Clean-up is still ongoing. Last month, a robotic probe sent inside one of the reactors made direct contact with debris, but it was too dense to move.
Meanwhile, coolant water being poured over the debris continues to accumulate. The contaminated water has been mixing with groundwater flowing into the compound from nearby hills.
Japan's nuclear authority says once the water is sufficiently diluted it can be disposed of by releasing it into the ocean. The final plan has yet to be decided amid persistent protests from the fishing industry.
Key words : nuclear watchdog
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The head of Japan's nuclear watchdog has urged his staff to speak up if they think something is wrong that puts nuclear safety at risk.
Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Toyoshi Fuketa addressed about 330 employees on Monday, the eighth anniversary of the 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Fuketa told them they should not assume their colleagues and superiors are doing their jobs well. He said it would be tantamount to professional negligence if they suspect something is wrong, but fail to flag it.
He said NRA employees are deluding themselves if they think Japan will not be hit with another accident as serious as the one in Fukushima just because many countermeasures have been taken.
Fuketa said they need to realize that they cannot necessarily comprehend how such accidents develop.
Key words : people in New York
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People in New York gathered at a church on Sunday to remember the victims of the March 11 disaster.
About 400 people took part in the event in Manhattan that was organized by Japanese residents of the city.
After a minute of silence, a video message was played, thanking people for their support and showing the ongoing reconstruction of the affected areas.
Nanami Miura was an elementary school student when she lost her home in Miyagi Prefecture eight years ago.
She told the participants that she was evacuated to another district, but she was told by her classmates to go back to her hometown. They also criticized her for surviving when other people had died.
Miura said sharing her story has helped her to cope with difficulties. She said she will continue passing on lessons from the disaster, including her experience of being bullied.
An American man, whose wife is from the disaster-hit city of Sendai, said the affected people won't be forgotten and he hopes they will never give up.
A Japanese woman who lives in New York said that even after eight years, she imagines the survivors are still suffering psychologically, and she is praying for them.
Key words : Tokyo distric rejected the appeal
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The Tokyo District Court on Monday rejected a request by former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn to attend Nissan's board meeting on Tuesday. He was released on bail last week and was seeking permission to take part in the meeting.
The court apparently decided that Ghosn's presence could put pressure on other board members and lead to destruction of evidence.
Ghosn was dismissed as Nissan chairman after his arrest in November. But he is still a member of the board.
Sources tell NHK that Nissan officials told prosecutors they were against allowing Ghosn to attend the board meeting.
Ghosn has been indicted for aggravated breach of trust and underreporting his compensation. He denies the allegations. Ghosn was released after spending more than 100 days at a Tokyo detention center.
Ghosn's lawyer, Junichiro Hironaka, told reporters his client wants to fulfill his obligations as a board member by attending the meeting.
Needing court permission to do so is one of the conditions of Ghosn's bail.
His defense team has filed an appeal against the court decision. But the court rejected the appeal.
Key words : top executive
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The top executives of Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors and Renault plan to hold a joint news conference on Tuesday. It will be the first one since the arrest of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn in November. They are expected to announce the launch of a new leadership body to discuss the alliance's future.
The news conference will be held at Nissan's head office in Yokohama. The CEOs of Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors, Hiroto Saikawa and Osamu Masuko, will be joined by Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard and CEO Thierry Bollore.
Senard is expected to head the new leadership body.
Key words : Malaysian dropped
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A Malaysian court has dropped a charge against an Indonesian woman accused of murdering the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
The court accepted the request from prosecutors on Monday, but it's unclear what reason was provided.
Her lawyer Gooi Soon Seng told reporters that Siti Aisyah went to the Indonesian embassy after leaving court.
The lawyer also said they were grateful for the decision and they believe Siti Aisyah is merely a scapegoat.
Siti and Vietnamese national Doan Thi Huong were accused of smearing Kim Jong Nam's face with the highly toxic VX nerve agent at a Kuala Lumpur airport in 2017. Police say four North Koreans are also accused of the murder, but they fled Malaysia just after.
Both of the women have pled not guilty and say they committed the act believing it was a prank for a reality TV show. News reports say the trial for Doan Thi Huong has been put on hold.
Key words : organizer decided
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Organizers of an annual meeting between Japanese and South Korean business leaders have decided to postpone this year's event due to worsening relations between the two countries.
Business leaders from both sides meet every year to discuss bilateral trade and economic cooperation. The meeting is held alternately in Japan and South Korea. This year's meeting, set to be the 51st since the event began, was scheduled for May in the South Korean capital of Seoul.
But Japanese and South Korean organizers say they have decided to move it back to September or later.
The Japan-Korea Economic Association, based in Japan, says it would be difficult for the leaders to hold discussions, including the issue of strengthening ties, based on economic rationality at a time when diplomatic ties between the countries are strained.
The group's South Korean counterpart, the Korea-Japan Economic Association, says bilateral ties are facing great difficulties because of various contentious issues. It says these issues are also having a huge impact on exchanges between the two countries.
Ties between the countries have been deteriorating since a ruling on the issue of wartime labor in October last year by South Korea's top court. It awarded compensation to four South Korean men who say they were forced to work for Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal during World War Two. Part of the Japanese firm's assets were later seized.
Key words : ethiopian airlines crashed on Sunday
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Ethiopian Airlines says it will temporarily ground its entire fleet of Boeing 737 Max 8 airplanes after one of the craft crashed on Sunday.
The plane came down shortly after taking off from an airport in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa. It was bound for the Kenyan capital Nairobi. All 157 people on board were killed.
Local authorities have been searching for the airplane's black boxes, which store flight data and cockpit voice recordings, to determine the cause.
The airline said the pilot told air traffic controllers just before the accident that the aircraft would return to the airport due to problems.
Many airlines across the world have introduced the fuel-efficient, mid-sized 737 Max 8 since it entered service in 2017.
One of the jets, operated by Indonesian low-cost carrier Lion Air, crashed in waters off the country last October, killing 189 people.
Pointing to similarities between the two incidents, China's aviation authorities have ordered the country's airlines to temporarily halt services of the aircraft starting Monday.
Key words : more than 10,000
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More than 10,000 Russians have taken to the streets in protest against tighter internet restrictions imposed by the government of President Vladimir Putin.
About 15,000 people, mainly youths, took part in a rally in the capital, Moscow, on Sunday. They gathered in response to calls from the opposition camp and renowned blogger Alexei Navalny.
During the rally, bloggers who had come from around the country made speeches accusing the Putin administration of trying to crush their freedom of speech, and even their lives by controlling the internet.
With the number of internet users in Russia accounting for more than 70 percent of the country's overall population, the Putin administration is stepping up its control of cyberspace.
The government had a bill enacted that requires individuals to register their telephone numbers on social media.
Security authorities also detained social media users for posting online what the authorities see as extremist ideology.
One man at Sunday's rally said that if Russian authorities go to the extent of jailing internet users, the country would become a concentration camp.
Key words : Takagi new world
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Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi has set a new world record by winning the women's 1,500-meter race at a World Cup event in the US state of Utah.
Takagi finished with a time of one minute and 49.83 seconds in Sunday's race in Salt Lake City.
She broke the world record set two races before by US skater Brittany Bowe. Bowe's record was one minute and 50.32 seconds.
Twenty-four-year-old Takagi is known for her ability to maintain her speed throughout a race.
In last year's PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Takagi won gold in the women's team pursuit, silver in the women's individual 1,500-meter event, and bronze in the 1,000 meters.
Another Olympic gold medalist from Japan, Nao Kodaira, got her 23rd World Cup win in the women's 500-meter race on Sunday.
In the men's 500 meters, Tatsuya Shinhama picked up his third World Cup win, setting a new Japanese record of 33.79 seconds.
A number of world records have been set at the Utah Olympic Oval, as athletes benefit from the high altitude and the low air resistance.
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