Japan's government says it won't submit a resolution condemning North Korean human rights violations at the United Nations this year.
The US aviation safety regulator says it is not suspending the operation of Boeing's 737 Max jets.
US Trade Representative says trade talks with Japan are an extremely high priority, and he's singled out farm products as being a key point in negotiations for a new deal.
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Key words : government says submit a resolution
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Japan's government says it won't submit a resolution condemning North Korean human rights violations at the United Nations this year.
Japan and the European Union have jointly submitted such resolutions to the UN Human Rights Council for the past 11 years. The resolutions referred to Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters on Wednesday that the government made the decision after considering the outcome of last month's US-North Korea summit and the circumstances surrounding the abduction issue.
Suga noted that US President Donald Trump raised and discussed the abduction issue with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the summit.
Suga said the government fully supports President Trump's stance. He noted that the President is determined not to make easy compromises or concessions, but is also ready to continue a constructive dialogue and encourage North Korea to take concrete actions.
Suga said he does not think Japan's decision will undermine the international community's concerted actions.
The EU is expected to submit a solo resolution to the UN this year, and Japan intends to vote in favor of it.
Japan's trade and other sanctions on North Korea are set to expire on April 13. The government is expected to decide early next month to extend them.
When asked about the matter, Suga replied that Japan will work closely with the United States and other countries and continue to fully implement UN Security Council resolutions.
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Key words : Nissan stop
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Nissan Motor says it will stop building its high-end Infiniti cars in the UK around the middle of 2019.
The move is part of Nissan 's decision to pull the luxury brand out of Europe in early 2020. Infiniti has been struggling for sales amid stiff competition from European brands, such as BMW and Mercedes.
The move is likely to add to worries for Britain's economy. A raft of firms are reconsidering production in the country as Brexit draws near.
Nissan launched its Infiniti line in 1989 looking to get a piece of luxury-car sales. The company sells the brand in major auto markets around the world, except for Japan.
The decision to pull the brand from Europe means the vehicles will no longer be built at Nissan's Sunderland plant in northern England. The Japanese automaker also recently cancelled plans for production of another vehicle at the facility.
Other companies have also recently dropped or cut production in the UK, or have plans to do so.
Nissan executives say they will focus their resources on markets with more growth potential, such as the US and China.
Key words : US aviation
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The US aviation safety regulator says it is not suspending the operation of Boeing's 737 Max jets, even though other countries are either grounding the aircraft or banning them from their airspace due to safety concerns.
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed near the country's capital city of Addis Ababa on Sunday, killing all 157 people on board. It follows a crash in October of the same type of plane in Indonesia.
Following the accident, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency suspended all flights in the bloc of Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 jets. Regulators in other countries are also grounding the jets.
In contrast, the US Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement on Tuesday that it was reviewing all available data and so far has found no systemic performance issues and no basis for grounding the planes. Boeing is headquartered in the US.
FAA said it will take immediate and appropriate action if safety problems are identified.
Southwest Airlines of the United States has the world's largest fleet of 34 Boeing 737 Max jets. American Airlines Group has a fleet of 24 of the planes. Both airlines are continuing to fly them.
Key words : US defense
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The US Defense Department is seeking a fiscal 2020 budget focused on countering Chinese and Russian military expansion with increased spending in the space and cyber domains.
On Monday, President Donald Trump proposed a 750 billion dollar national security budget to Congress for the fiscal year starting in October. 718.3 billion dollars of that is for the Defense Department. On Tuesday, defense officials announced the breakdown of the expenses.
The department is seeking 14.1 billion dollars for the space domain than in fiscal 2019, a 15 percent increase. It includes funds to improve space-based missile warning capabilities.
The plan calls for 72 million dollars to establish a new defense branch, the US Space Force, mainly to address threats from China and Russia.
The department also requested 9.6 billion dollars to boost offensive and defensive capabilities in the cyber domain, a 10 percent increase over the previous year.
Another part of the budget requests 104.3 billion dollars for research and development, including for artificial intelligence and hypersonic weapons. China and Russia have been investing in and developing those areas.
During a media briefing, a senior defense official emphasized the US stance toward China and Russia. He said, "If we want peace, adversaries need to know there's no path to victory through fighting us."
Key words : US trade representative talks with Japan
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US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer says trade talks with Japan are an extremely high priority, and he's singled out farm products as being a key point in negotiations for a new deal.
Lighthizer made the remarks to the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday.
He said, "It'll take a while to get an entire FTA, but my own view has been that we have to take care of the agricultural part of it and some others so it's balanced at an earlier stage."
He indicated that American farmers have been at a disadvantage since the Trans-Pacific Partnership took effect in December.
The US withdrew from the free-trade pact soon after President Donald Trump took office.
Lighthizer also touched on America's ongoing trade negotiations with China.
He said he hopes the talks are in their final weeks. But he added that the US won't back down until Beijing agrees to tackle key issues.
These include alleged violations of intellectual-property rights, and forced technology transfers for US firms in China.
Key words : railway
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A railway that connects Asia and Europe through the Bosporus strait has opened in Istanbul, Turkey's biggest city.
The Turkish government calls it a modern rail version of the Silk Road.
At a ceremony on Tuesday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said opening the section is the most important part of a project linking Asia and Europe. He expressed the hope that it will help Istanbul grow as a transport and distribution hub.
The Turkish government says the link will lead to a single rail connection between London in Britain and Beijing in China.
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The government plans to connect the new line to railway networks that serve the capital city of Ankara and other cities in Turkey.
The new line is expected to improve mobility and ease severe traffic congestion in Istanbul.
Key words : subway
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Indonesia's first subway system has moved a step closer to launching later this month. People got the chance to take a test ride on the new project that many hope will ease Jakarta's notorious traffic problem.
The roughly 16-kilometer subway line connects 13 stations in the Indonesian capital. Officials developed the system with help from Japan, including a loan worth more than a billion dollars.
Over 4,000 people climbed aboard for the trial run that started Tuesday.
Jakarta is grappling with some of the world's worst traffic congestion. Officials hope the subway will help ease the problem and shorten travel times.
Key words : group of
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A group of Japanese business people has visited Egypt's planned new capital city to explore commercial opportunities.
The new capital city is under construction in the desert about 40 kilometers east of the present capital of Cairo.
Representatives from 19 Japanese firms visited on Tuesday. The Japan External Trade Organization, or JETRO, is among the organizers of the inspection tour.
Some of the visitors took photos of government buildings under construction.
They also toured a thermal power plant that was built with foreign investment to supply energy to the forthcoming capital city.
The new capital will cover an area of about 700 square kilometers.
Cairo faces severe traffic congestion and a growing population. Egypt's political center, including the parliament building and the presidential office, is expected to be moved to the new metropolis next year.
Key words : African students
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African students from across Japan took part in a job fair in the run-up to the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, or TICAD.
This year's TICAD meeting will be held in the city of Yokohama, near Tokyo, in August.
Wednesday's job fair in Tokyo was hosted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, or JICA.
Some 100 African students studying at universities across Japan under a Japanese government program and 110 Japanese companies seeking business opportunities in Africa took part in the event.
The government program urges students to become interns at such companies.
Many students gathered at a booth put up by a major motorcycle manufacturer.
They were briefed on a project to sell solar-powered water purifiers in Africa in addition to motorbikes.
More than 400 Japanese companies now do business in Africa. Because the upcoming TICAD is expected to focus on increasing investment, a record number of companies took part in this year's job fair.
A Zambian student studying at a university in Kyoto expressed hope of learning about environment-friendly technology through an internship, and taking that knowledge back home.
An official with the motorcycle manufacturer said the company is looking for people who know the countries well so that it can offer services from a local perspective.
Key words : junior high school
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A junior high school in a village near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has held its first graduation ceremony since resuming classes after the lifting of an evacuation order there. The order was issued after the plant's nuclear accident resulting from the massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Iitate Junior High School was forced to operate in Fukushima City after the March 11 accident, as the entire Iitate Village was subject to the evacuation order. The school reopened there last April after the order was lifted for most of the village. The disaster occurred on the day of the school's graduation ceremony that year.
Twenty-two students graduated from the school on Wednesday.
At the ceremony, they thanked their teachers and parents, and spoke about their dreams for the future.
The school's principal told the students that they have walked down a path no others have walked before. She said that in the days ahead, they may face problems that seem to have no correct answers, but can make the path they chose the right one.
The students sang in chorus at the end of the ceremony and said goodbye to classmates and younger students.
One student said he's happy to have been able to graduate from junior high school in the village. He says it's sad to part with friends, but that he intends to enjoy his new life in high school.
Another student said she will never forget this day, and that she wants to help with the village's reconstruction.
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